borostu82

just a quick question, when you see some tool doing a exercise totally wrong do you tell them or leave them too it?

i have told someone in the past who was doing an exercise wrong and he just looked at me like i was a n0b and carried on with his sh1t form.

i ask this because sonme of lads who train in the gym where i train while down in london have terrible form and i cant help but stare but dont want all the locals thinking im a n0b in there gym

andyboro

I think it depends on the gym and the person... if the lad doesnt spend as much time looking in the mirror as he does training then id go and say summat because id like to think someone would do the same for me but if they're more ego than muscle then they're not gonna listen so i wouldnt bother.

Tinytom

Why bother telling them? More likely to contribute to bad feeling towards you than anything else.

Plus it means you get bigger than them so you are better.

I'd just carry on with my workout.

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wogihao

Best not to say anthing, they are there for my personal amusement.

I make a point of never corecting anybody - anyway its just hypocritcal (anyone thats seen my old youtube vids would testify to that lol).

But then again I dont think I would take kindly to someone saying I was doing somthing wrong - even if they were right if they embarresed me infront of other people or said it in a wrong way then I would be ****ed.

It all depends how you handle it. I would much rather someone have a chat to me about **** and then as a side note mention about some form issue. Not trying to sound like a form nazi but in a friendly way.

I guess as well it depends who you are, if your a competitor, or a big fella/girl im more likely to take notice of what your saying than just some dude..

I know thats wrong but thats just how i think.

BcfcChris

I don't bother to say anything normally. Had a trainer tell me my form was wrong on Deads the other day and it wasn't so I got annoyed! They lots of varations stuff like Deads so I wouldn't want to say anything and the person be knowing what they doing so annoy them!

Ollie B

**** him just get on with your training. Its what your there for.

Magic Torch

It makes me laugh when you see ppl loading dumbells on to the crossover cables to use for tricep pull downs.....Or when they do 5 sets of bench and 5 sets of incline then 5 sets of decline LMAO

Let them get on IMO - unless I know/talk to them but randoms can get fcuked....I have the odd person ask me stuff now and again, where I will always try to give them 5mins of my time to help....kinda giving a bit back if you get me....

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borostu82

its funny i looked around last night i seen some guy doing squats with DBs his feet were nearlly together toes pointing very wide and when he went down he was going half way but his kness were going everywhere his ROM was about 6" he could see i was watching an thought he would ask my advice i think he just felt stupid.

another gym was doing w/g chins he was swinging everywhere and he was jolting his shoulds at the bottom it was like he pulled him self up and dropped and the machine wobbled to help him back up god only knows how he never hurt/disolcated his shoulder.

i think i'll leave them guys too it and just laugh inside.

Littleluke

I've tried to help people before and it's like p!ssing in the wind most the time. They already know everything.

Aftershock

Ha HA yes I've seen that crowd as well.

Generally I wont say anything to people using bad form unless the form they are using is likely to cause them serious injury.

borostu82

when i was in the army i was training with a friend and there was some young lad training all wrong so my friend give him some good advice and he put it across well the lads face was a picture then he just said who the fcuk are you to give advice then he continued rattling on about if his training was cr*p how come he looked so good i turned away to hide the huge grin across my face the lad was certainly not in good shape

need2getbigger

I do my cardio at the local fitness centre and have seen some guys train like donkeys,,doing db curls with so much weight they have to swing to get the weight up and seen them do db shrugs by rolling their shoulder from front 2 back attempting to do a full circular motion..
The shape some of the guys get on their backs when doing some excersises impresses me as to howe they can stand up and walk out afterwards..It shows that they don`t listen as they get told how to use all the equipment when they do the induction to the gym

I have seen one person do 20mins on the treadmill sweat pouring off him instead of cooling down he just stopped the machine, promptly feel off and walked like a drunk for about 5mins,,which I found very amusing

A few years ago I trained with the best training partner I had,,the guy knew his stuff . he tried to correct some guy once and had his head bitten off,which made me laugh as my psycho partner dwarfed the guy..I decided then not to try and correct anyone as they seem to know better ..
Though I will be the first to admit I learn something new everyday as well

Lost Soul

correct, men are unable to leave their egos behind, problem is it means they leave any gains behind too

dmcc

I normally just laugh at them, inside. People who have more swing than a jazz band, or who do BB curls with about ¼ of full range but move their elbows back so the bar does through a full range of motion, are beyond help.

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Jimmy_Cricket

It's unreal how many people "go to the gym" now....

Seen a few crackers the other night wearing their xxxxxxxxxxxxxl t-shirts to hide the fact they were skinny and make them look maaaaaaaaaaasive..!