Helping others in the gym??

[outlawtas]

I love seeing the guys doing the 10 in 1 (dumbell press followed by a shoulder raise follwed by a cartwheel) exercises and the pointless made up ones that make you look stupid. But I only help when asked as I have a busy enough life.

I think it's funny when a small guy sees your do an exercise and then runs to do the same one your doing lol

 

[ManOfMuscle]

i've had a guy come up to me in middle set while doing front raises to tell me they are worthless..
how does one judge this if they do not know your training program and such?

He was right. lolz

 

[ManOfMuscle]

I think it depends on how you approach someone. I'm a young guy but I like to think my form is good, alot of the kids at my gym are high school students who are training for sports. A few times I've just approached a few of them and said "hey man, i think you'd be able to lift more if you tried this or that". Some people are approachable, some aren't but thats true anywhere in life. Out of the 3-4 times I've done this over 2 years, only 1 kid wasn't thankful.

I tend to help out the younger guys more than the older ones also. I see a lot of myself in them at times, and I feel bad because I remember what learning to lift in a high school weight room can do to your ideas on training. People who watch me work out even for 10 minutes can tell I know what I'm doing, and more often than not they are just happy to be getting advice from someone more knowledgeable.

 

[getfitdoc]

sounds like a pretty terrible way to approach someone, almost as if setting up confrontation

i just reread what i wrote. it was pretty stupid.

Like bigfood and lifttilldie said, the best answer is not to say anything unless asked.

 

[Soul Rebel]

Certification means nothing to me. There are a lot of small faggots out there with certificates that I could give a shit about. It seems as if certificates are used as a way to imply that they are superior to you. I just do what works.

 

[Miss Muscle]

I too have the urge to give advice sometimes....but I don't. I often have guys come up to me to "give" advice. I've heard it all.......my favorite....
"If you lift heavy you are going to get big muscles." O RLY???? IS THAT SO BAD YOU STUPID DOUCHE? I didn't say it to his face though.

When they do point out a flaw in my technique I do appreciate it. I was so tired on bench press once that I wasn't going all the way down, and a guy did mention it. I already knew it but he was trying to be helpful and then he left me alone.

But otherwise I get pissed off because often it's retarded advice.

People who have bad technique are good entertainment anyways. Unless it's actually somebody really giving an honest effort who just doesn't know proper form. In that case I might go tell the staff. Staff usually come around once an hour and do a count and I often see them giving friendly advice.....and the staff in my gym aren't pushy or trying to get clients.....they are genuinely cool people. And they often start with....."Do you mind if I give you a quick suggestion".....and if the person looks annoyed they totally back off and are cool.

 

[getfitdoc]

Certification means nothing to me. There are a lot of small faggots out there with certificates that I could give a shit about. It seems as if certificates are used as a way to imply that they are superior to you. I just do what works.

but to me cert. + strong is a good combo. there are some trainers that are horrid. But, a trainer that is stong, and in shape, and his clients get results, thats what i look for.

 

[Annonomous432]

I think al so that it depends what type of gym your in. if your in your local juicehouse gym, dont say shit to anyone because it tends to lead to a fight or arguement. At more "upscale" gyms people tend to take advice with more open arms. But on that note, i still dont help people.