>be me on my front squats>guy comes over really smarmy right off the bat>"Hey man, can you stop slamming your weights cause you're loud and you might not hear it but-">I try to cut him off "Yeah sure man sorry."That should have been end of conversation if you ask me but he just goes on and on and on>"-cause like you might not hear it but like everyone's really annoyed about it and like if it's gonna happen again the boss will have to be told.">"Uh-huh okay.">"Just cause like, you know the equipment does like, it does get damaged it can be ruined like that you know and like, last time you were on the lat pulldowns and you were letting the weights smack down after every set like, you can't be doing that like..."Keep in mind, this gym has some rando's shitty dubstep mixtape or just metal blasting real loud over the stereo 24/7, but apparently me racking my shit too loud is the biggest problem ever and this guy has been watching me and internally seething about this for like a week, I was even fine with just saying a quick my bad and trying to be more quiet but the way this guy kept going on and on passively aggressively threatening me, plus I noticed the annoying old ass receptionist who's somehow really shit and unconcerned with his job but also keep making up retarded rules and getting on people's cases about it picking arguments with anyone under 50 about inane shit was hanging around, he definitely asked this guy to to talk to me instead of doing it himself.Anyways, I surmised that I must be making progress and the jealous gainz goblins are trying to stop me.
>>77141817You sound like you wanna fuck him.
>>77141817They're trying to assert their dominance like the animals they are. They'll try and piss you off and shit then appeal to others like a woman too. If we can just do these things with 0 right to retaliate then why don't I juke you out when it's icy out? >slamming weight trying to get you to tweak something mid rep pretending like they are innocent>trying to get people to tweak their shit by setting down weight slow
>>77141817They are actively seeking to cause harm and play the victim stop treating them like a respectable human. Nobody doesn't think about how your discs might slip mid rep. >nuh uh I didn't mean THAT>I love rules and rules love me
>>77141817Idk just ignore I guess. If someone is being retarded then don’t acknowledge.
>>77141853Op sounds enthralled by a most likely fictitious gay sadist retard because he's an enthusiastic gay bottom who expresses himself in a very thorough way. At least that's what this whole situation is coming across as, we should see what else there is to this story to see if op is going to pursue this side quest further until he is driving around an expensive car and wearing nice clothes.
>>77141873>>77141865I really don't get it, because it's not like I'm going apeshit screaming or tossing the bar, I just get done with my set, I step into the rack, the bar clinks against it and I set it down on the hook, I have no idea what they want from me, am I supposed to slowly and gently lower it into the hook every time?Or on deadlifts, I do it on the padded area, but if I feel my back pulling even slightly weird or anything I'm letting that shit drop immediately I don't play around with that shit, I'm not going to ack myself because some autistic might get stimmed out by the sound of some weights clinking on the floor in a damn gym.Also, everyone's annoyed but nobody has ever said shit to me about it before, but then you have old fucks taking up 3 machines on a superset and leaving in the middle to go outside(in their inside shoes) to take a 15 minute smoke break at peak hours, but that's fine apparently, but if I leave my shoes beside the door and not specifically on the fucking shoe rack it's the end of the world.They can't even track my membership properly and after I waste 15 minutes standing there as he looks through 3 separate notebooks, instead of apologizing to me he asks ME to tell the other receptionist to a message on how to do the job properly the next time I see him, like what? I'm supposed to be the manager for your employees too now? I really don't get what the fuck is wrong with this retard but I've already made my mind up that I'm just going to ignore it and if they bother me again then I'm just switching gyms.
>>77141877They literally come up and stand over you until you finish a set while motioning for you to take your earphones out so they can yap at you, I'm not kidding they will stay there right in my business for minutes while I'm squatting heavy.
>>77141887just relax breh average person is a retard. Don't think you're the biggest fish or anything but life gets a lot easier when you stop paying mind to people you would otherwise never give a fuck about because they interacted with you. If people are even interacting with you in this manner you must be somehow giving off massive faggot vibes. Either tell them to get fucked or if you're not up to it just say ok and carry on with what you were doing
>>77141817the only time somethign close happened was when i was screaming as loud as i can until my vocal cords hurt after getting inspired by SS3 goku, while hyping myself up for squats.he was literally walking toward me from the other side of the gym clearly intending on telling me to be quiet. but he turned around as soon as he got close enough to realize the size difference (i was a lmao270lbs 5'11 teenager back then, now im 6'1 320lbs tho).during this time i would also blast anime music at full volume from my phone speakers. eventually i went to the gym one time with my dad and he told to stop acting like a nigglet so i stopped screaming except when im actually doing the reps.
>>77141891>playing dumb that they might make you get a sports injury>>77141887This is how their brain works it's alpha male laying down the law kind of shit, they are legitimately stupid. They won't actually fight you and will keep pissing you off because nobody ever stopped them. Think of it more of how to stop an animal growling at you. If he could he'd probably accidentally unload 3 pl8s on squat, it's called mental retardation and sadism to be exact. Appeal to authority, narcissism/psychopathy and dark triad machiavellianism.Ask him if he wants to work in, tell him you'll do what you want and there's nothing he could do to stop you and ask him if he's hoping you get injured. It's hard to deal with these clowns it's like arguing with a goose quacking at you.
>>77141897>If people are even interacting with you in this manner you must be somehow giving off massive faggot vibesIdk maybe, the old guy is like this with everyone who's under 40 for some reason, he constantly lectures paying customers on shit like talking too loud, maybe I'm too approachable or something, generally I'm a pretty friendly guy so that might just embolden these types of people.>just say ok and carry on with what you were doingthat's usually what I do but this time they just kept goingI could have started an argument but by the time I started getting mad I was done anyways so I just left, you're right in that there's no real reason to pay these types any mind but it still bothered me enough to go on a rant about it on hereit's also just a recurring theme I noticed of these types of people, especially gym receptionists being annoying as fuck
>>77141906Not like the PC people were gonna stop ronnie yelling at the gym.
There's a subset of the population that thrive on putting other people down and asserting themselves.
>>77141912This specific guy has always been nice enough just a little annoying so it took me off guard a bit, but now I'm wandering about it cause apparently he's been seething about me letting weights clank for a while now. He does this shit where he'll step behind me every time I bench heavy to "help" me out by spotting me, but if I even start struggling a tiny bit he'll snatch that shit up, actually stealing my gains this guy, I've told him several times that I use the bench with the safeties so I can go to failure but he keeps doing this shit and I thought he was just a well meaning retarded guy until now.
>>77141817have you tried not being a pussy? Seriously , the conversation went one fucking phrase longer than you were expecting and now you're complaining about it online, looking for the approval of some autistic incels who are too affraid to show their fucking face online. Rethink the way you react to life, you faggot.
>OP took issue with being told to be quiet in a gym and doesn't think it's fair>Didn't stand up for himselfYou sound like the bitch crying about it here.Next time do this, ask the staff if it's ok to do what you're doing even if it makes some noise. If they ok it then who the fuck cares what some faggot thinks? Do it and if they come up to you again tell him the staff ok'd it and you're just doing your routine not his and yours makes some noise. If he's still on your case tell him "well too bad I'm minding my own business and so should you"
>>77141961Just read the rest of your wall of text. If the staff/owner is a bitch too when you ask him then just switch gyms. How much noise are you even making doing front squats? Are you lobbing it into the floor from your shoulders? Racking it should just make a mild sound
>>77141817>im gonna tell mommy.....Unless they are ready to throw hands, the problem ain't that serious.Ignore the tard
>>77141961>>77141957Ultimately I'm just going to keep doing shit as I've been doing it, I just like complaining about shit, complaining together with other is a big past time where I come from its kind of fun.>Didn't stand up for himselfWhat about supposed to do? Start an argument and waste even more time?>Rethink the way you react to life, you faggot.And do what? Rethink it how and why? Have you tried not being a wannabe online tough guy? You act like what I'm doing is such a waste of time and retarded but at the end of the day you're here too wasting your fucking time
>>77141935I've had gay guys hit on me when I was a freshman in high school, one time (17-19 iirc) someone left a condom in my locker because they watched me undress. Now that they understand that not only am I a better fighter but also bigger and stronger and my face looks meaner, they assume I don't give a fuck and will just knock them out. Now this guy might be retarded but all of those gay guys acted just like that, up to nothing as if it's me who's dumber than them. He's gonna keep doing it, try being an asshole so his charade is up.
>>77141966No, it's literally just the bar clinking against the frame when I rerack it, or before that the plates on the lat pulldown smacking down on each other or the bar thumping the ground when I'm deadlifting. I don't see how anyone would be any less noisy if they're actually working out with a heavy weight and not just fucking around.
>>77141973I was walking around the locker room pissed and hoping to fuck the guy up btw I'm not a coward. Gay dudes hang around naked in the gym and I wanna say their brain works like a Seinfeld episode, I'm definitely putting money on this dude wants a poor poolboy bottom or some shit.
>>77141973I think what you're describing is referred to as twink death anon
>>77141976The most important question though.... do you le mog him???
>>77141976It's literally safer, people who bitch about this are like worms trying to squirm away with trying to cause harm. People have explained it to them too. A lot of people legitimately are sick fucks, they'd probably play dumb.>encouraging op to fight the person he says is threatening himIt's gonna blow up in your face op you can belittle him and challenge him to a sanctioned fight though.
>>77141980I would fucked them up then too though just they don't believe it. I still got it bitch I'll go make a grindr account right now.
>>77141976also I have observed that some people are too averse to natural noisesevery place needs to either have loud distracting noise(music) or complete silence, and it physically irks them when places that are prone to making certain sounds actually generate those soundsthey can't comprehend why they are hearing metallic clanking noises in gym and simply want it to stop for no reason
>>77141970 >What about supposed to do? Start an argument and waste even more timeIf you're just doing a normal squat exercise and racking it normally then wtf else does that guy want? Tell the staff your case ahead of time if you're worried about the guy making a scene and getting the staff on his side, then you do your shit and if that guy comes up to you again tell him how your sounds are reasonable amd if he doesn't wanna hear it kindly tell him too bad take a hike
>>77141985I guess so, we're the same height but I'm stronger and have a better frame, also he's bald and coping about it, he has a weird square bald patch on a really short buzz cut, part of what made me think he had a TBI or something.>>77141987He wasn't like threatening to beat me up or anything, he just kept saying he'll have to "talk to the boss" and that I "might damage the equipment" and that I'm annoying everyone, it's that passive agressive threatening kind of shit, if I went off on him then I'd be the unhinhed guy, that's how they play this type of game.
>>77141980It was you... wasn't it. First I'm going to give you a lapdance, then I will punt you right in boner.
>>77141994The stuff is the old fuck who I think asked this guy to come neg me in the first place, he's really weirdly snakey like that for some reason and this guy never came off as anything but a retarded but nice enough guy from our previous interactions, so I might have had more patience for him then I should have.
>>77141997>there's a DL gay predator who wants people to slip discs and startle them mid repA lot to assume but yeah maybe teach him how to lift so it doesn't end up hurting gym noobs? Who the fuck even does this guy think he is it's just entertaining at this point.
>>77141999>trying to intimidate me by posting oiled up half naked menHey, don't threaten me with a good time buddy.
>>77142011Just so you know this is exactly how gay guys treated me since they thought they could say I looked 18.
>>77142016First you will be aroused and then you will be terrified.
>>77142020You're saying they're coming for my big hairy cheeks bro? Scary.I'm not 100% convinced on them being gay sadists but you are right that they are spiritually faggy.
>>77142026There's just no way they haven't heard it can slip your discs. They're the same kind of people who hurt animals and shit they're fucked up. It's either that or some control freak sperg and so conveniently if that's the case you can't really put the blame on them for being retarded.
>>77142026He probably would though, they'll get kicked out if they only go around asking barely college looking dudes for help cleaning the pool and mowing his lawn in the summer heat.>inside the mind of a competitive homosexual
>>77141817lol I pray for some bitch to come up to me and say some shit like this. I am mentally ill, on steroids, and love to fight
>>77142011If the old guy is an ass too then that's fucked. I think it's at least worth it talking to him on the off chance he can see reason. Otherwise just go somewhere else, escape the gay drama
>>77142043>offer to donate punching bag since you are well off and this is the closest gym to work or something >when the guy is there every time hit the bag>"hey you-">sorry I don't give a shit right now too tired>see him coming up and put on headphones >start being aggressively concerned for his form and go tell the staff he's gay and was looking at your ass>he asked me if I wanted to get my dick sucked and I don't think he's even a pimp>his asscheeks are plopped right there in the sauna and he sits around naked for way too long>he doesn't even talk to females
>>77142043If they bother me again I'll just switch gyms when my pass runs out
>>77141817Covid was like Christmas for faggots like this. They can imagine nothing better than having carte blanche from overarching institutions to moralise and exert authority over the people around them for not following arbitrary bullshit rules. The fucked up part is people like this are everywhere.
>>77141970>n-no usure, keep being a passive aggresive bitch, that definitely works for you fagboy.
>>77141817>Hey man you should stop slamming your weights >Unrack, do rep, slam weight >Oh yeah?>Slam >Slam>SlamI've literally told people to not talk to me at the gym lmao People get really mad at people past 3/4/5 who aren't fat
>>77141906>I'm really fat, autistic, and retarded (I got even fatter tho)
>>77142206Were you born gay or did your uncle do that?
I don't want to take anyone's part. yes you might have come across a karen. but there's also guys that are too brown to understand that they are making noise for no reason. unironically im greek-swedish live in both places. swedes are quiet. greeks are loud as fuck for no reason and genuinely give me a border line annoyed stare if i tell them they are being loud.
>>77141817Dropping your weights means you're giving up on your last eccentric, brah.I would assume that you're just desperate for attention, so you slam your weights down to try to get people to look at you.
>>77143208Carry on with your ASSumptions gay boy
gayest thread on the board rn
>>77141887understand the average person is a retard and plays these weird passive aggressive games because they want to exert power without the risk of actual confrontation.Ignoring it just pushes them even further because they got off on slightly irritating someone. They specifically pick you because they see you're not a retard and wont chimp out on them either say something and feed their gossip for the next 3 weeks or just not care anymore and they keep going, they win either way it's a nasty game I'd just switch gyms
>>77141970>What about supposed to do? Start an argument and waste even more time?tell him it's a gym, not a library and dismiss him like a crazy person
>>77141817>on the lat pulldowns and you were letting the weights smack down after every setThis is definitely annoying and totally avoidable. If you have music blasting in your ears it's possible that you're not noticing it, but it definitely is.Not everyone has the same noise tolerance. Everyone in this thread telling you that people are just being jealous meanies is retarded. Just be considerate and set the weights down more slowly, it's not hard.
>>77145926I can maybe do that on the lat pulldown, what about the deadlift, rows, squats, bench, OHP etc? If I have the energy to slowly gently put down the bar at the end then I'm not getting close enough to failure.
>>77145942Unless you're Tom Platz doing sets 405x50 squats to failure, you're not too tired to rack the bar at a reasonable volume. If you just enjoy slamming the bar, which it sounds like you do, there are gyms that are ok with that.
>>77141817Get a home gym bro. You don't have to do deal with those faggots if you're the only one in the gym.
>>77146004Make sure to put space between the plates so that they make noise when you get to the top of the rep. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0t4dZxTQbeESquat as hard as possible.
>>77143197>>77145926>noise toleranceyou're in a gym, not a library. nothing wrong with being loud and apelike when you're tying to lift heavy. anyone who complains about noise in a gym is a turbofag that should never be allowed to step foot in one again.
>>77146330If I could then why would I ever go to a public one?
>>77146361to find pussy
>>77141817honestly OP, it's probably a sign of the times. 90% of the men i talk to are pretty chill (i don't talk to women unless i have to). Personally, I would only even consider this person's words if they're actually training hard and looking to make the atmosphere of the gym a good one, otherwise fuck that cunt. Also for some reason, DYELs that bring their girls with them to the gym always feel the need to molest their girl in front of me as a show of dominance.
>>77141891Just drop your barbell on his foot or something
>>77141817>talking to other goyim cattle everkek at goyim cattle, if you are in the gym or any public setting and you pay attention to some worthless jewish golem you are a moron, simple as.
>>77141906>eventually i went to the gym one time with my dad and he told to stop acting like a niggletSee this is why actual single-mom raised mfkers are so annoying, they don't have a father to tell them to stop acting retarded.
>>77141891>hey literally come up and stand over you until you finish a set while motioning for you to take your earphones outYou are not big enough if they do this.
>>77141817>last time you were on the lat pulldowns and you were letting the weights smack down after every setYou sound like a dyel tryhard that should be banned from the gym
>>77141817you're being a nigger
>>77146355So you would be ok with >>77141906 who blasts anime music from his phone speakers and screams as loud as possible even when he's not doing a set? Because it's not a library?
>>77147376To be clear, in my gym you can literally connect your phone to the stereo and blast shitty phonk anime remixes at max volume, kids come in and do that all the time.
To be fair, on cable machines l(ike the lat pulldown), letting the weights drop back down can damage the machine.However, if somebody tells you to lower the weights slowly on something like a deadlift, tell them to fuck off.
>>77141817And you gossiping about it here instead of telling him to fuck off is somehow not passive aggressive? You got one fragile ego man
