Gym question...Problem.....

Me personally I don't give a rats ass if the guys are beginners, muscle-bound freaks or old-timers...everyone pays their membership fees and  should respect that fact.  The gym is there for all members not just a few juiced ******** with 20-inch biceps and continually shrinking 2-inch dicks!  If they don't like the fact that they can't take over the weight room at everyone else's time and expense then they should find another place to work out...and any respectable owner would see to it that the needs of all his patrons far outweigh the the arrogance of a couple of steroid stricken and sterile, limp dicked *****s! Oh and for the politically correct version I'd simply say..."Wow, those gentleman sound very rude and I would suggest you search for another facility more conducive of your pursuit of greater physical fitness." Oh who am I kidding...."F*CK EM!!!! CF

Get into their lockers and put some itching powder in their jock straps... that'll fix their wagons    Smear some poop on their deodorant sticks too, while your in there!

I say the same thing as everone eles . Just tell them what ya think about it . If they dont like TOUGH  get out of the way anyway . But like CB said dont get your ass beat over this .    Nick

Russ,             Screw those *******s Russ....they just need to be taught some good o'l fashion gym edicate. Rusty

Russ, This is why I spent 2.5K on an advanced home system.  I also have 700lb of free weights and a leg press but obviously don't go as heavy when I lack a spotter.  I know it's not as motivating as being in a gym, but I can use it at my own pace on my own timeline.  Don't have to deal with egos, equipment hogs, other peoples sweat, etc. Let the owner sort this one out, they don't own the equipment.  Or take a bunch of your power lifting buddies and get there before them, then do your own rope off tactic.  Turn the tables, see how they like it. Good Luck Guy

I second what Guy says.  Beat them to the punch - show up earlier and set up your own roped off area and make their sorry asses wait.  I remember when I lifted like that a long time ago and doing heavy lifting like that - I was never that rude to say "this is mine right now", but I always said "if you change the weights out, then put it back like you found it" - in this way it would be ready to go when I was ready to go again.  I never felt like the equipment was mine and people do have to share.  What I always encountered is that most people did not like changing out the 45# plates that I was using so many of on my routines - so most of the time that took care of sharing issues.  Anyways Russ, don't put up with that F in bull****  Your money is just as good as theirs.  Taz

Back off, you lightweight!  BwaHahahaha!!!

I'd say sign up for the karate class...wait a few months and then go Bruce Leroy on their muscle butts... ...or you could just go at a different time...lol.    I think (at least if it was me) and there was another gym not too much further away...I'd move.  I like having room when I work out.  Scott

I don't have anything to add that hasn't already been said, but it did remind me of a guy I used to coach with back in the 80's. He was about 5'8" and stocky and real short legged and short armed. He was a naturally built powerlifter. And to be quite honest, he was pretty serious about his lifting.  Once a week he'd go heavy on his squats. He'd put about 675 on a bar and make a lot of noise doing it. And then he'd get under the bar and take a dozen loud deep breaths and blow out like a ******' surfacing sperm whale. And he'd finally take the bar off the rack. Of course by this time there are two dozen kids standing around watching, which was exactly what he wanted and why he made all the noise loading the bar and getting in the rack. And then he'd squat. About 6 inches. I guarantee you the angle in his knees never broke 160 degrees. And he'd rattle the **** out of those plates on every rep. And all the kids would get all wide eyed and **** We had hell getting them to go parallel in their work outs after watching that fiasco. It was really pretty damned comical.

Hmmm...   Taking up three stations at a time eh?   I'd call bull**** on that immediately.   You pay your fee just like they do and if they can't share like nice little kids then call them out on it.   You have to treat the jackasses on a level that they will understand and I'm sure after you do so you will get some, "My bad brother.   Work in with us." or some similar meathead speak.   If that doesn't work then punch them in the kidney when they have 5 plates on each side of the bar doing flat bench.  Problem solved!  :)

Why do most meatheads address pretty much everyone as 'brother'.   Did they get that from Hulk Hogan?