View Full Version : Man kicked out of gym for grunting
Questor
11-02-2006, 07:51 AM
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_305235233.html
Grunting is commonplace at most gyms, but not Planet Fitness, which discourages so-called "musclehead behavior."
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UnknownSoldier
11-02-2006, 08:02 AM
When I deadlift I can't help not to grunt >_< how lame to get kicked out
-Superman-
11-02-2006, 08:07 AM
If you don't grunt, what can you do? What is a grunt anyways? Is it just normal breathing? When I bench press or squat I go "sshhhhhhhhhh". Is that a grunt? I can't hold my breath. I wish I was there at the gym. I would of gone berzerk.
I once puked in the squat rack after a set of squats. Surely they wouldn't have kicked me out for that. :)
hoser813
11-02-2006, 08:13 AM
if they dont want "muscleheads" in there, then they should just get rid of all the free weights and replace them with cardio machines.
That's hilarious.. especially that Lunk-o-meter!! Can you image a siren and flashing lights going off if you grunt or drop a weight?? What's more intimidating?? The siren and flashing lights or the grunt?
BTW.. I wonder what they do about farts? I have that problem a lot when I squat and DL.. and sometimes they are loud! I would love to see the siren go off when I farted!! I would love to read that story online! or see it on the TV News. Man gets booted from fitness club for farting! :fart:
PS.. and did you see all the Smith Machines? And people using them? OUCH!!
Anthony
11-02-2006, 08:47 AM
Did anyone notice the "no deadlifting" on the sign? WTF!!
I'm all for creating non-intimidating environments for people with security issues ... but to ban one of the most important (if not THE MOST IMPORTANT) movement in existance? She shouldn't be allowed to own or operate a gym. PERIOD.
What is it, a ****ing library??
Three
11-02-2006, 08:52 AM
Did you see the picture of the lunk alarm? On it is their definition of a lunk:
lunk (lunk) n. [slang] one who grunts, drops weights, or judges...and "judges" is highlighted.
Talk about a bunch of pantywaists.
-Superman-
11-02-2006, 08:52 AM
Can someone tell be briefly what a grunt is and if it is different that a ssssshhhhhhh or ahhhhhhh. Thanks.
P.S. This is a serious question so don't make fun of me.
What I would call a grunt would be what a caveman would do for lack of a better description. To me a shhhhhhhhhh would be exhaling.
-Superman-
11-02-2006, 08:57 AM
What I would call a grunt would be what a caveman would do for lack of a better description. To me a shhhhhhhhhh would be exhaling.
Thanks. I guess something like a monkey or something too. :D
MixmasterNash
11-02-2006, 09:12 AM
If Jean-Paul Sartre and Tom Stoppard ran a gym as a huge joke:
http://www.planetfitness.com/raleigh/photos/PDR_0202.jpg
Stumprrp
11-02-2006, 09:13 AM
roflmao...
that is just SILLY, that lady should really be shot or forced to do 20 rep squats and see if she grunts, hell i SCREAM sometimes.
the planet fitness near me just got rid of all 100lb, 90lb, 80lb and 70lb dumbbells, because they dont want body builders. wow, talk about crazy. and what used to be powerhouse, now clubfit, decreased the size of the free weight area, although they carry up to 150.
so you either go to golds or the Y in my state, lol.
that guy is jacked btw.
Guido
11-02-2006, 09:29 AM
Did you see the picture of the lunk alarm? On it is their definition of a lunk:
lunk (lunk) n. [slang] one who grunts, drops weights, or judges...and "judges" is highlighted.
Hmmmmm...who's JUDGING there? Bunch o' hypocrites! :mad:
That **** is absolutely insane, and intolerable. Everyone wants to always cry about descrimination, there's some right there!
After reading this story again, does this woman (pollazzannoo or some ****) have a problem with big, masculine men?
Altephor
11-02-2006, 10:30 AM
That's rediculous. We should all write that place.
There's one guy at the Y who always yells at us for 'dropping' the weights. (read dropping as letting down a deadlift) It's so rediculous.
Vapour Trails
11-02-2006, 10:34 AM
One guy at my gym grunts for every rep he does. Its not a normal grunt either, more like he's going to shoot a load. Try listening to that for one hour straight.
I don't have a problem with an occasional grunt when you are pushing heavy weights, but if you grunt while doing curls, you're an idoit.
Jordanbcool
11-02-2006, 10:34 AM
I really don't see the need for the story.
The place simply wouldnt get any business from any real lifter. Its basically a weight room for pussies and old grandma's. Not really people I want to be with while I work out anyways. I like to workout at night now at my gym because I'm surronded by people that actually weight lift instead of grandma's that do yoga stretching while I'm squatting.
I'd go in there, make a HUGE obnoxious scream/grunt while I lift. Then when asked to leave I'd make a big scene threatening to throw weights across the room etc. etc.
Bascially just give those guys a really hard time for being such weinies. Soon you'll hear "please, use inside voices". What a crock of crap.
pepsihatman
11-02-2006, 10:40 AM
I never realized how restrictive PF was. I have a friend who goes there because it's cheaper than most of the other gyms in the area. I'm going to have to show him this report.
Edit: I just saw the "No Deadlifting" sign. That's rediculous. That would make me choose another, more expensive gym, simply so that I could do my favorite exercise.
sCaRz*Of*PaiN
11-02-2006, 11:40 AM
Did anyone notice the "no deadlifting" on the sign? WTF!!
I'm all for creating non-intimidating environments for people with security issues ... but to ban one of the most important (if not THE MOST IMPORTANT) movement in existance? She shouldn't be allowed to own or operate a gym. PERIOD.
What is it, a ****ing library??Yeah, it's completely ridiculous. The heavy compounds are about the only exercises that I start to making noises doing. Not so much of a grunt, but more of an angry growl, lol. You need to exert the energy and I couldn't imagine doing a compound exercise without proper breathing or the noises that may ensue from exerted energy. So stupid.
voodazz
11-02-2006, 11:40 AM
I fart when I deadlift, but it's silent but deadlies so I'm safe.
Validus
11-02-2006, 12:57 PM
WOW I'm in shock. No self respecting lifter should ever go there. My reasons why this is rediculous. 1. The guy was squatting 500lbs ! enough said! 2. I can't stand people who Judge and call bodybuilders "muslce heads" and "meatheads" just because they take care of their bodies and can lift large amounts of weight 3. The gym is our house in the first place if you want to be a silent curl jockey go do it in your basement. 4. no deadlifting? enough said! I am no were near a judgemental person and I as well as many other lifters are more than happy to help anybody out that includes in the gym so why people can't get over their own insicurities when in the gym amazes me.
I only make noises during max lifts, and they're not very loud at all...most of the time. And if I'm like 3/4 the way through some ball busting volume exercise. But still, nothing out of the realm of decency.
Altephor
11-02-2006, 01:34 PM
I also like how it says 'Other gym members don't mind the rules' and then shows a picture of a girl on a treadmill.
Well no **** you don't care about grunting if you're just running. Jesus these people are f'ing stupid. Makes me want to go to the one around here and just toss a 10 lb weight across the room.
PGreezy
11-02-2006, 02:05 PM
Thats the dumbest thing Ive ever heard. NO DEADLIFTS!!!! Deadlifts are the best. Thats probably the worst gym ever. There is no way to do HEAVY squats or deads without some type of grunt. And the musclehead comment really does offend me. The so called "muscleheads" know more about exercise and nutrition than most people ever will.
Nik00117
11-02-2006, 02:10 PM
Frankly I consider them complete idiots. I'd go to that gym just to get kicked out, seriously I would, I'd dead lift and when she would get in my face about dead lifting I'd comment on why they got so many fat asses in this gym etc blah blah then get escorted out by the cops.
If I had paid for a gym membership and they had those rules, i'd demand a refund based on the no deadlift rule alone.
hardgainer169
11-02-2006, 02:51 PM
That place isn't even worthy to call itself a gym. WTF? No deadlifting? If you're trying to promote good health that should be a primary concern. Its quite obvious that these chodes are just bilking people of their money with shiny, useless equipment. Give me a break
arnoldsclone
11-02-2006, 02:58 PM
:omg: planet fitness would have a friggin' field day with me, I scream and grunt!:ninja:
no deadlift is like use a condom
ElPietro
11-02-2006, 03:15 PM
I guess I'm the only one with no problem with this. It's THEIR business, they can run it however they want.
Frankly, although sure I consider it excessive, it's probably a fairly successful business model. "Meatheads" probably represent 5% of gym clientele, so they are catering to the other 95%. Moreover, they are probably attracting a lot of new marketshare, considering I bet quite a few folks that go to that gym, probably wouldn't be comfortable in a normal gym environment to stick around.
Their property, their business, their rules. It's not too hard to read signs when you are on a tour of the place before you sign up.
sCaRz*Of*PaiN
11-02-2006, 05:15 PM
^^
Most people don't follow the basic rules anyway, so I don't see the point. Like...people not putting the ****ing equipment away when they're done with it. DBs, bars, and plates are everywhere and they just leave the gym without cleaning up. Of course, grunting is allowed, so it's all good. But it's still one of those gyms that are 95% treadmills. =\
Decent
11-02-2006, 05:22 PM
One guy at my gym grunts for every rep he does. Its not a normal grunt either, more like he's going to shoot a load. Try listening to that for one hour straight.
I don't have a problem with an occasional grunt when you are pushing heavy weights, but if you grunt while doing curls, you're an idoit.
yeah, some grunting does become excessive and annoying. The article doesn't have audio of his grunt, and "how much is too much" is completely subjective, but I've definitely heard people go overboard imo.
It's not fair to the guy who pays to use the equipment and needs to grunt, and it's also not fair for people who go there and don't wanna hear all that nonsense. It's not a library, but it's not an orgy either. Goes both ways.
nejar462
11-02-2006, 05:26 PM
If they can run a gym successfully this way then more power to them. Thats how I feel about it.
bloodninja
11-02-2006, 05:40 PM
Sir, it appears you are rather large and have a goatee...are you sure you aren't a meathead?
ShockBoxer
11-02-2006, 05:52 PM
Sir, it appears you are rather large and have a goatee...are you sure you aren't a meathead?
I think the only logical response to that would be to grunt "Ruhh.... meat... GOOD! RAAAARRRGH!" and then start chewing on a rubber 45.
Doobs
11-02-2006, 06:21 PM
If the guy squats 500 he shouldn't be there in the first place. It was only a matter of time before they got on his case.
"At the end of the day, after serving your community as a corrections officer, the last thing I want is to be escorted out of the gym by the local authorities."
Nobody calls the cops for no reason. The guy sounds like a douche.
Chris686
11-02-2006, 11:25 PM
lol
I could only imagine. I don't really grunt, but towards the end of my sets I might let out a loud grunt now and then.
Could you imagine being worried about something so trivial?
Turnip
11-03-2006, 12:50 AM
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6103/untitledjf1.png
How does a gym that doesnt allow weightlifters profit?
sCaRz*Of*PaiN
11-03-2006, 01:27 AM
^^
Is that real? Wow, how stupid.
Chris686
11-03-2006, 01:50 AM
Yep.
Large men with 25 pound dumbells are a menace.
Turnip
11-03-2006, 03:40 AM
Go small, or go home!
Nik00117
11-03-2006, 05:16 AM
If a guy is standing next to me with two 15 LB pink dumbells and grunting on every single rep like he is some super hero yea that'd tick me off.
If some guy next to me is deadlifting lets say 225 or somthing and grunting a bit that's fine
If some guy next to me is deadlifting lets say 700 and grunting for all I care he can be screaming his head off i'm watching too see if he gets it up.
I agree w/ Pete. Just don't go to that place. Also the guy was probably warned before.
ancom41
11-03-2006, 09:47 AM
As i heard on the radio this morning:
"The only time Planet Fitness members are squatting is when they pee"
No offense to the ladies out there.. but this made me laugh D:
KingWilder
11-03-2006, 09:56 AM
as ridiculous as I think this is...it IS clearly stated in the rules
Powdered_Power
11-03-2006, 10:49 AM
Just boycot the place if you have a problem with their idiotic rules and regulations.... I just can't see how someone grunting would be considered menacing or offensive.
Jorge Sanchez
11-03-2006, 11:14 AM
I love the poll "What other sports should ban grunting?" That question alone illustrates how ridiculous this whole thing is. Then when I clicked on the options I obviously had to choose tennis (although I do love hearing Sharapova grunt/scream when she smacks that ball).
It really is the gym's prerogative, though. There's obviously a market for that kind of thing.
TwiloMike
11-03-2006, 11:16 AM
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6103/untitledjf1.png
How does a gym that doesnt allow weightlifters profit?
Consider the number of serious weightlifters. Consider the number of fat women looking for an easy treadmill routine.
BFGUITAR
11-03-2006, 11:44 AM
What if its an occasional involuntary grunt?
Like on the last rep of a set. It happens.
What are they going to do?
Minotaur
11-03-2006, 12:22 PM
I guess I'm the only one with no problem with this. It's THEIR business, they can run it however they want.
Frankly, although sure I consider it excessive, it's probably a fairly successful business model. "Meatheads" probably represent 5% of gym clientele, so they are catering to the other 95%. Moreover, they are probably attracting a lot of new marketshare, considering I bet quite a few folks that go to that gym, probably wouldn't be comfortable in a normal gym environment to stick around.
Their property, their business, their rules. It's not too hard to read signs when you are on a tour of the place before you sign up.
No, I agree with you.
While I think it's rather wussy and namby-pamby, it IS their business and the sign is posted right inside the door. The guy had to know the rules and what the place was like when he signed up. It sounds like he was making a statement.
On the other hand, the manager is a twit for accepting the guy's membership when it was pretty obvious that he had the kind of build that didn't fit in with that kind of establishment.
They were both wrong and looking to make a statement.
But in the end, I agree that it's their business and they can run it the way they want.
ShockBoxer
11-03-2006, 01:33 PM
What if its an occasional involuntary grunt?
Like on the last rep of a set. It happens.
What are they going to do?
Admonish him to use more sensible weights at higher reps, of course. You meathead. :)
SobaAddict70
11-03-2006, 02:44 PM
I REALLY don't get the "no deadlifting" sign.
ShockBoxer
11-03-2006, 03:20 PM
I do.
You know how easy it is to screw something up deadlifting. Now, in a gym with PTs wandering around you could make a case that you weren't supervised enough and launch a law suit.
Putting a sign up gives them a legal counter: It's quite clear you weren't supposed to be doing them therefore they aren't responsible for any injury you caused yourself. It's already in the contract you sign, of course, but people never read those things and could argue they missed that part and cause a headache.
Plus, nothing is more obnoxious than a deadlift: The longer than average loading and unloading time of the olympic bar (which you probably stole from a bench station or power rack) compared to a machine, the crashing of the weight (I don't release from lockout by any means but if there's a way to gently lower a 1 rep max or even a heavy triple working weight to the ground as softly as a feather I haven't found it), the floorspace it takes up...
SobaAddict70
11-03-2006, 03:24 PM
That's pretty ridiculous.
Fortunately for me, I don't belong to a gym that forbids exercise. :angel:
Guido
11-03-2006, 03:38 PM
I guess I'm the only one with no problem with this. It's THEIR business, they can run it however they want.
Frankly, although sure I consider it excessive, it's probably a fairly successful business model. "Meatheads" probably represent 5% of gym clientele, so they are catering to the other 95%. Moreover, they are probably attracting a lot of new marketshare, considering I bet quite a few folks that go to that gym, probably wouldn't be comfortable in a normal gym environment to stick around.
Their property, their business, their rules. It's not too hard to read signs when you are on a tour of the place before you sign up.Exactly. It was the guy's fault for signing up for a crap gym like "Planet Fitness" in the first place. One look around and he should have known he was in the wrong place.
VikingWarlord
11-03-2006, 05:09 PM
I really have no words for this. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEETARDED is the best I can come up with.
I don't know how I'd get through sets not being able to make some kind of noise. I wonder if bloodcurdling screams are alright.
Sexybeast777
11-05-2006, 04:05 AM
I don't get it, I grunt all I want in the gym, and I have never been kicked out. Even when I was younger and skinny, I did it, and no one seemed to care
Ron Burgundy
11-05-2006, 08:54 AM
if they dont want "muscleheads" in there, then they should just get rid of all the free weights and replace them with cardio machines.
Hehehe lool
sCaRz*Of*PaiN
11-05-2006, 12:11 PM
I do.
You know how easy it is to screw something up deadlifting. Now, in a gym with PTs wandering around you could make a case that you weren't supervised enough and launch a law suit.
Putting a sign up gives them a legal counter: It's quite clear you weren't supposed to be doing them therefore they aren't responsible for any injury you caused yourself. It's already in the contract you sign, of course, but people never read those things and could argue they missed that part and cause a headache.
Plus, nothing is more obnoxious than a deadlift: The longer than average loading and unloading time of the olympic bar (which you probably stole from a bench station or power rack) compared to a machine, the crashing of the weight (I don't release from lockout by any means but if there's a way to gently lower a 1 rep max or even a heavy triple working weight to the ground as softly as a feather I haven't found it), the floorspace it takes up...It's still a bit ridiculous. My gym allows any exercise to be done, but they have a big sign telling members to be careful and that the gym will not be held accountable for any injury that may occur during the use of their equipment. You don't have to take exercises away to have the same policy. One of the PTs there is the largest dude in my city at 5'6", 200 pounds and he grunts quite a bit while he's working out, but it's understandable when you see the weight that he lifts. He's also a competing bodybuilder. Of course, my gym has those classic inspirational posters of Arnold everwhere, so...
Meh...it is their decision, but it's a bit silly. HUGE guys lifting weights doesn't intimidate me because I understand their passion, but it seems most people have that ignorant "meathead" mentality. The only meat in our heads is brain matter, filled with knowledge of nutrition and bodybuilding with a burning desire to be our best and constantly overcome our weaknesses and achieve goals.
LivinItUp
11-05-2006, 02:04 PM
It's still a bit ridiculous. My gym allows any exercise to be done, but they have a big sign telling members to be careful and that the gym will not be held accountable for any injury that may occur during the use of their equipment. You don't have to take exercises away to have the same policy. One of the PTs there is the largest dude in my city at 5'6", 200 pounds and he grunts quite a bit while he's working out, but it's understandable when you see the weight that he lifts. He's also a competing bodybuilder. Of course, my gym has those classic inspirational posters of Arnold everwhere, so...
Meh...it is their decision, but it's a bit silly. HUGE guys lifting weights doesn't intimidate me because I understand their passion, but it seems most people have that ignorant "meathead" mentality. The only meat in our heads is brain matter, filled with knowledge of nutrition and bodybuilding with a burning desire to be our best and constantly overcome our weaknesses and achieve goals.
I crack up every time I read this topic...I can imagine a guy grunting when he's lifting, then being asked to leave. WOW I would laugh so hard!!! :strong: :strong: hopefully I wouldn't be this dumbass smiley and drop the weight on my head!
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