The Muppet Show
Peter Chown
Pete is a nice guy, it's not easy to piss him off, but it would seem that someone has managed it! Bottom line: don't take drugs, especially for training when you don't even know what you’re doing in the first place, share your equipment with others and treat people with respect. Sounds like school? Read on to keep yourself on the straight and narrow.
THE MUPPET SHOW!
The title of this article is refers to some members in commercial gyms that lack respect for anyone else in the gym, in other words they are Muppets! I’ve been in gyms most of my life and for the most part members have always respected other users of the gym, being polite, friendly and helpful. But since I’ve been working and training in various commercial gyms in Essex I see a big change.
The Muppets have 6 main areas of sin:
1. Drugs and No Knowledge
Drug use seems to be a big problem in commercial gyms. Not that I condone it, but in the privately owned bodybuilding gyms, steroids have been around for many years and are part of the environment, are accepted and members seem to have a fairly decent knowledge of what they are doing. However, in your good old commercial gym, good percentages are taking something but have no idea what they are doing. They all think by taking a couple of pills they will be massive but these guys have no muscle, no knowledge of training and no knowledge of nutrition. It’s shocking! If you are one of these guys then bang your head against a wall and knock some sense into yourself!
2. Not Training Properly
These guys also think they know everything, strutting around like they own the place with imaginary lat syndrome! They only train their chest and arms, swinging the weights around like cavemen. Come on guys, man up and get to the squat rack.
3. Putting Others Down
I've had guys in my gym slagging me off too, I know nothing of course, all I’ve done is pump in loads of gear and voila I’m natural Mr Universe! It really is that easy....I wish!!!
4. Share the Kit
These idiots, how dare anyone want to use the equipment they are using? They won’t let any ‘normal’ person work in with them, of course not, they have geared up 12 inch arms so don’t mess with them! They are more entitled to the use of the gym than some housewife or local office worker that wants to get fit. Everyone is entitled to use the equipment, if there is not much equipment then share with other gym users, be polite and respectful.
5. Not Training Legs
These guys also pee their pants whenever they walk past a squat rack. Why do you not train legs? Oh you play football once a week! I understand now. I wondered how Tom Platz (Google him) developed the best legs ever to walk the earth. There I was thinking he loved squats! The only time they use the squat rack is to do bicep curls with the Olympic bar, looks manly I guess.
6. Clothes
I don’t know if it’s just the area where I work (probably!) but what happened to normal gym wear? Now everyone walks in with his or her Louis Vuitton training bag, pink trainers and designer clothes. Maybe I’m just getting old (ha-ha).
What is it with woolly hats while training? OK I understand in the winter and being outside, especially with myself being follicly challenged, or if you are in a gym like Muscle Limits when it is extremely cold in the winter, but a nice air-conditioned gym at a nice temperature? OK, whatever floats your boat! While I’m at it, please tell me what it is with wearing tracksuit bottoms hanging below your arse? I know it’s ‘fashion’ but think someone was having a laugh with that one. And sunglasses, what’s with that in a gym, yes we have a couple of people that wear them in the gym, and I'm not talking about the blind fella who fell off the treadmill the other day.
Solution
Anyway what is the solution to this local Muppet show? Well I suggest taking all these people to a bodybuilding gym, Muscle Limits, Bodyworks somewhere like that and get them all to man up and turn them into real men; yeah I think that will work. Right, that’s my rant over with. I’m going back to my rocking chair and pipe with my feet all nice and cosy in my giant slippers. Bye all!
Peter
About the Author
Peter Chown is a natural bodybuilding champ and always worth listening to. 2006 INBA Natural Mr Universe and 2005 INBF World Heavyweight Champ – and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He is huge, muscular, ripped and strong and does not inject steroids into his ass, his arm or his eyeballs. He just works damn hard and eats right. He will not get all fancy and technical; he is just here to tell us what to do and how to do it. He knows what works. We like this.
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