Unwanted competition
 

Am i the only one that didnt know this? But whilst hard at work in the gym doing my bench pressing i got the feeling i was being watched. A guy bp next to me was eyeing me up:gay: i thought, i was worried! however i soon noticed that when i added weight to my bar he did the same plus an extra 5kg. I spoke to a pt and he explained that most people who train like to compete against each other. Is it me or do i need to change my gym:) Anyone heard of this?

I never pay enough attention in the gym to anyone else that I would notice.

Ive never noticed it before, wondered if you had heard of it..

Yeah, I've heard of other people doing that. Especially since I'm still in school & a lot of the students are still kids...people are fucking weird. :) I wouldn't change gyms; just ignore it. I understand that it would be annoying. I'm pretty fortunate in that most of the people at my gym are serious and fairly well educated in regards to ES.

Why do you give a shit what other people think?

LOL....just concentrate on your own training because not matter what you lift, there IS someone out there who is stronger than you.

So, be humble and worry about yourself.

Sorry bud, but I have a 20,000lb calf raise. No one has stronger calves than me. :D You can probably power curl more than me though :p

Ahahahahhahahha....:D

I would never let it bother me, just find it strange that guys go to a gym to secretly compete with another dude. Could be a British thing.

It's a man thing. Nothing to do with race.

Unless you are west african....because in that case everyone just wants your awesome genetics! :D

Ha, try being a girl that pushes heavy weight in the gym! I train at an all guys gym. I've been there for years, so the guys that have been around forever are cool. The newbies college and high school guys make it a point to come right next to me and go for the heavier weights...or try like hell...

I make it a point not to make eye contact with anyone. I do notice it but who cares...I'm just in there to do my thing and go home.

I understand what your saying Kimm, my girlfriend wont come into weights room cus some guys look at her as if to say women shouldnt be there. And im talking about the kind of guys that spend 2 hours every day of the week doing bicep curls and nothing else.

Well I hope your g/f ignores it and goes straight for the weights. I find too many women get intimidated and are afraid to take that 1st step. Women need to realize that in order to get the best results, weight training is crucial in any kind of program!

I find that this unwanted competition is especially prevelent in people that have ILS and a small dick :D

One time someone pulled that shit with me while I was deadlifting. He assumed that I was doing single reps because it was heavy, meanwhile I was really just acclimating during my warmup. Needless to say he looked like a humpback whale around 275lbs and couldn't even hang onto 315, but by then I was about done my warmup :biglaugh:

I think there were complaints made by a number of women (and rightly so) so they do group classes for women which she loves.

some people may have different ways to motivate themselves. or he's just trying to stroke his ego.

dont worry about those dudes. people are dumbassed. while they are watching you they could be finishing another set. i pay attention to no one (except for the women, but i stare subtly :)). i have my own workout to do, and i only have a certian amount of time to rest in between each set. while they stare i will be approaching my goals. while they get stuck

or maybe he wants to stroke your "ego."

hahahaha

now my ego's worried:biglaugh::biglaugh:

I've noticed it. I don't care much, but I sometimes do a near-max rep to make em knock it off. Of course, there are a lot of people that are stronger than me.

Yeah, that's true about women being intimidated. Not all, but some. There's this Women's Only section at MLG. It sucks when people are close-minded enough to lead to that. I've seen some women pressing impressive weights nonetheless.

Same at golds.

I dont really notice competition much. I just like to go to the gym and do my thing. When i get in my "zone" im almost impossible to bother. doesnt matter to me if i can 50 lbs or 500 lbs. all that matters when i get there is, me getting that much closer to reaching my goal.

I am perpetually in fear of getting stronger because the stronger I get more is at stake, I feel. So, if someone can outlift me, I feel happy. There is hope then.

This is just how I perceive it.

Plus, I am the really quiet guy at the gym who has a stopwatch on and is sitting reading his novel and then when his stopwatch goes off he meanders over to the Squat Rack and does some singles, then sits back down and continues reading his novel.

:)

Was it a good read?...

Then there's this guy next to Wolf, trying to read faster than he is....

Zac, I go to Gold's, I just call it MLG (My Local Gym), so it applies to anyone. Where are you from? I'm from San Antonio, Tx.

the golds i am at is in alexandria, VA. probably 5 minutes from my house.

makes for a good jog on some days.

No.

The guy next to me is trying to do French Dips and check himself out in the mirror at the same time.

:biglaugh:

Uh Oh...
 

hahahaha


You can usually spot the newbs by the guys who use the usual denominations of weight alot. Like 135lbs,185lbs,225lbs etc because they don't actually know what they can lift. An experienced lifter will have 210lbs instead of 205 or 170lbs instead of 165lbs because he is tuned to his body and knows his limits.

Anyways, just go in and lift what you lift and be polite to others and answer questions if they ask.

IW

Hey matt, you should kick the guy in the nuts