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Originally Posted by Oldgixxer
I'd have to grab the 120lb DB's,walk alongside that camera setup and accidentally have one slip out my hand at just the right time.....I seriously,seriously miss the old hardcore juicehead gyms from back in the 80s/90s/00's..where you can train w like minded gym rats and know you can always grab a spot from someone who isn't gonna let that weight crush your neck while benching cause their too busy texting and not paying attention to you...the ones that had no or minimal air conditioning,no sanitizing stations,no candy dishes at the front counter and had chalk dust everywhere...where you'd hear people yelling/screaming at their training partner to get that personal best or last rep etc.
And if you were brave enough to bring in a camera you'd better be taking pics of your buddy with an Olympic bar across his shoulders,the bar bending like a banana 'cause your squatting 7 plates on each side with just a belt&knee wraps or,deadlifting 505lbs+ w just some chalk on your palms. And if you couldn't lift that amount of weight,you kept training your ass off til you could come close.
Nowadays you have these people taking vids of themselves benching 135lbs on a Smith machine or squatting 185lbs and not even close to parallel let alone ass to ankles. Hogging the weights/rack/bench because they have to take&post a vid on social media to impress others. GTFO with that shit. Honestly,the women seem much worse w this shit then the guys...posing w the duck-face expression showing their ass or tits off and fixing their hair/make-up right there on the gym floor so they can take a fucking selfie while you're just trying to finish your session before you lose your pump and they're preventing you from doing that cause their pics/vids are much more important than your workout. again,GTFO w that shit
Kinda the equivalent to owning a Honda Civic w a fart can muffler and huge two-tiered wing on the back that runs 17sec in the 1/4mi and you're at the NHRA Gator Nationals taking vids of your Civic posting how fast it is. Get in where you fit in lol
Ok...old,cranky man is done ranting..carry on  |
1990 worked out at Metroflex Gym Arlington (Original). Brian owned it. It was hot. Used to carry the bike out front into the sun and just cardio. Too old now.
Still working out but adaptation is key ......... CPI stem cell shots in both wrists, shoulders, neck and lower back needed ........... ima happy wreck !
