Rude Ass Guy

[Stump]

OK, so today is bench day and I'm doing my normal warm up before trying to get into the big weight, just finished 315lb for 8 and relaxing before going to 350lb for a few, after pushing that for 3 reps I sat down on the bench to gather my thoughts and suddenly this guys walks up and says " Hey how many sets do you have OR do you have like a 100 more" so I said I have 2 more sets lift but if you want me to I will do 100 more. This guy gives me this look and walks away if like I was the big asshole, so needless to say I took my time and did 2 xtra sets just for the hell of it. So was I in the wrong or what?

 

[mike1107]

OK, so today is bench day and I'm doing my normal warm up before trying to get into the big weight, just finished 315lb for 8 and relaxing before going to 350lb for a few, after pushing that for 3 reps I sat down on the bench to gather my thoughts and suddenly this guys walks up and says " Hey how many sets do you have OR do you have like a 100 more" so I said I have 2 more sets lift but if you want me to I will do 100 more. This guy gives me this look and walks away if like I was the big asshole, so needless to say I took my time and did 2 xtra sets just for the hell of it. So was I in the wrong or what?

I think I would have slapped him in the face lol, sad but true

No seriously, I ain't that agressive BUT I just can't stand people who are coming to you and talking like shit while u don't even deserved it ... this drives me crazy BIG TIME... if he had no reason to say that FUCK HIM and take ur time, u should have done the 100 more

 

[nartic]

Nope. He was most likely mad because you were doing what he wishes he could do an you was just warming up with it. Damn bro I wish I could bench 350 for 10 or 8 reps. I can do 300 or 305 3 times once.

 

[Aqualung]

think about smashing his head, next time you are in the gym lifting them weights!

 

[blackhole]

perhaps he was using ANGER RAGE - see my other post here

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34857

 

[-OC-]

Lol

Shoulda told him "Nope, I got 101 sets left."

 

[Potimus]

Shoulda asked him to work in with ya, but no weight changing between sets

 

[gettnlarge]

I would've laughed and said " you wanna work in...need me to drop the weight to help you." And just left it there, but I am known to be a dick anyway My wife would have then out lifted him! She's pretty hardcore for a girl!
GL

 

[gridlock]

perhaps he was using ANGER RAGE - see my other post here

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34857

LMAO

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

Stump, some people are just so stupid they can't ask a simple question. I am sure if he would have asked you politely "excuse me, do you have more sets to go"? You would have certainly told him politely "just a few". But when someone is so friggin stupid and has no manners and asks you something like that, and in that manner. Then it is only polite to fire back at him the same stupid answer!

SO, YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT! lol

 

[tkav1980]

you should have struck up a conversation and proceded to fart uncontrolably...lol

seriously though i have something similar happen to me and when i posted about it the best advice i got was when your in the gym you only have one job to do...DONT LET ANYONE INTERRUPT IT. ignore it and stay focused on the task at hand. Let your work and results speak for you.

good luck and dont let that asshole ruin your day.

 

[mrsoul]

i always attack these situations from a different angle now for my own peace of mind so that i do not spend the rest of my workout thinking about following the guy to the parking lot. now i say something like," i will speed it up for you man or you are more than welcome to work in". he sounds like the same type of guy who goes to the dumbell rack, picks them up, and does his set right there in front of the rack so noone else can get a dumbell until he is through with his set.

 

[thebrick]

I think you handled that perfectly If someone is polite to me, I will be more than happy to accommodate them. But if a person sets the tone like that right off the bat… fuck 'em.

 

[james001]

You need to have your *gym face* on.. I must look pissed because people never bother me about stuff like that... I can even use multiple machines and people stay off of them even if I walk across the gym to use something else. I think I convey aggression very well and one look in my eyes and you know I would give you trouble.. and I probably would... and I'm really a nice guy most of the time but when I get to the gym I swear something comes over me.

Unless of course you're a female.. then you get a smile and chit chat.

 

[Phidias]

I think I would have slapped him in the face lol, sad but true

No joke I know you would have

Stump, I'd have reacted exactly just like you... except that it's not 2 more sets I'd have performed but rather 5 or 6 with 5 min rest in between! Just would have done one exercise less afterwards to compensate for the increased number of sets

 

[ironserenity]

I think you handled that perfectly If someone is polite to me, I will be more than happy to accommodate them. But if a person sets the tone like that right off the bat… fuck 'em.

You took the words right out of my mouth. My favorite thing to do when someone makes a comment like that is just plug my headphones in and nod and smile like you didn't even hear them, then continue what you were doing.

 

[kingofspades]

Ya, those things piss me off, and I think you were right. I just moved to a new town and started at this new gym and its the worst. So many people you can't even move, people always doing their sets at the dumbell rack so you cant grab them, and the thing I hate most...people doing plyos and fitness exercises that require them to hop skip and jump right next to you the whole time you lift.

I pre-payed a couple months, I'm about to just say screw it though.

 

[Hiramabiff]

Stump, some people are just so stupid they can't ask a simple question. I am sure if he would have asked you politely "excuse me, do you have more sets to go"? You would have certainly told him politely "just a few". But when someone is so friggin stupid and has no manners and asks you something like that, and in that manner. Then it is only polite to fire back at him the same stupid answer!

SO, YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT! lol

BOOMSHAKER...Pam Grier!!!! That's what's up!!! She will always be my fantasy girl!! Fine in the day..still fine as hell!! She likes younger guys too.

 

[hotttsauce]

Next time tell him, "I'll hurry, you need it WAYYYYYY more than me"

 

[Stump]

Thanks!

Mike1107,Boomshaker,Thebrick, Phidias and the rest of you guys thanks for the pep me up and for a few good laughs. After leaving the gym I felt a little upset/uncomfortable with what happened but told myself I did nothing wrong, talked with the wife and she said just to shake it off. I do occasionally take a few xtra minutes in between sets (due my ass being old) but thats every blue moon. Saw the guy in the gym today and he just iged me but hell life continues.