Jerk

No, it wasn't me on this machine and I'm not trying to make it look as if I can do a lot of weight. Truth is, it doesn't take a lot of real effort to do this, and I'll get to that in a sec.

The point is, when I came into the gym (Anytime Fitness in St. Paul, MN) on Sunday, June 15, 2011, at 0600 in the morning, this is what I saw. There were two other people in the gym that morning - one girl (115 pounds and about 5' 4") and some guy - the guy happened to be using this machine.

A few minutes later the guy decided to leave. I paid very little attention to it until I noticed that the girl who was the other person in the gym, wanted to use the machine the guy was working out on. What do you suppose she had to do? She practically got her workout from removing all the weights that moron left on the machine.

First of all, when I saw the guy working out on one of his sets, he couldn't even do the weight properly. He bent his knees about three inches, and at the same time used his hands and arms, pushing up on his legs, to assist him in getting the weight up. He's obviously one of those people who has such low self esteem he's more concerned with what it looks like he can do, using poor form and risking injury in the process, than getting the best result from proper effort.

In short, he's not only a loser in the sense of being a lifter, he's a loser for leaving all his weights on the machine because he's too lazy, arrogant, and inconsiderate to remove them for anyone who follows him. In short, he's telling the next person that he's better than you, and you can be his servant and remove his weights.

It's funny how much one can learn about someone else in situations completely unrelated to how you would normally interact. However, it's these small actions that really show your true character. And remember, someone is watching everything you do.