[juggernaught]

Originally Posted by big bench

I have been to several gyms like that. At one, I was wasn't even grunting, just breathing very hard and straining and I was told to keep it down, and then when I was doing db presses, I was using 150's, he tried to tell me not to drop them or I would have to leave. I told him to keep his ass around and pick them up off of me then. He walked off.
But the worst, was a gym that was advertising as being a "hardcore" gym, but they actually had a damn GRUNT ALARM. If you grunted at ALL, or even talked too loudly, an alarm would go off and then a voice would ask you to politely keep it down. I walked out of that place asap.

[FONT=Tms Rmn]Lol ! Same thing happened to me ! I was a member of a club here for about 5 years when they changed managers they started coming down on a lot of the bigger guys ,grunting , slamming weights, spotting to loud ,etc[/font]
I was doing chest with a pair of 160's (actual weight 157 /156) , first off I own them I have carried these things from gym to gym over the years,second I bring over ab pads to put under them when I set them down.I was in the middle of my set and the manager came over and asked me to stop for a second so i am already frustrated being stopped mid set.
Then he proceeds to tell me I am being to loud and I intimidate the other members!I asked him how ? He said when I was doing flat bench with heavy weight and would rack the weight it would startle people.He said I always looked angry.
I had been a personal trainer for several years and at one point had trained the previous owner and manager for two years.
I picked up my dumbbells walked them to my truck came back grabbed my Texas power bar , he asked what I was doing taking things , I told him to pull my file, it should state I own these items and while he was at it cancel my membership ,he told me don't worry about it your banned I laughed and walked out.
Luckily for me a person I knew had just purchased the only other gym in town at the time and had been asking me to switch hell he even gave me three free years membership for myself and my family!