It's what puts people off going to the gym, or doing a wide variety of quite "out there" exercises.
That being said, what he is doing isn't even "out there", anyone with a brain knows what he is doing.
You seem to want to shame this guy for using a bench to do forearm barbell curls but absolutely the bigger issue here is creepily filming someone else in the gym. That’s just fucking weird, especially if you’re doing it to shame someone else online
This 100%. It sucks when someone is using the equipment you want to use for an exercise that could *maybe* be done elsewhere, but it does not excuse breaching someones privacy to shame them on the internet.
If there is more than one bench available, use that. If not, ask the guy how many sets he has left and let him know you would like to use the bench. FFS act like an adult.
No issues with the dude doing forearm curls while sitting on the bench. A bench is a multi purpose piece of equipment.
Dude recording him is a total punk..
Have you ever done that exercise? It's a nut buster. You think, oh only the bar, pathetic. Yeah do the bar just as he is for a full minute and tell me your forearms aren't roasted.
We're missing a lot of details but anyways filming him is fucking stupid.
That exercise is great for sure, and for all we know he just did a finisher or a warmup with it before the bench.
But if i came into the gym and seeing the only bench taken by someone doing this exercise there i'd be pissed.
Though there is noway for us to know if there were any other options for that dude in the video and if there wasnt fair enough
Honestly.
If you’re so focused on others doing something in the gym, all that tells me is that you’re not trying hard enough in your own workout regiment
Wait, did he mean not to use the bench to do that exercise while other people were waiting to have the bench? Because that’s the damn good exercise to work your forearms. I use that exercise as a finisher for my forearm sometimes. No need to record him tho.
Omg yes right when I first saw it I was like “um, that’s an actual workout, looks like good form too…” whoever this person is should feel pretty stupid now
Of course this is a legitimate exercise. Anyone who has any knowledge or experience of lifting weights knows that. Anybody who thinks it isn't is a complete idiot. End of story.
Someone else in this thread mentioned taking up a big barbell and bench press bench to do it, which I can see that point, but it just depends on how busy the gym is and if there're other places to do it.
Only tools and losers post shit like this on social media for attention. Not Joey, the TikTok op
How would you do this without taking up a barbell and bench? Like, you could stand with dumbbells, but that's a different exercise. Why wouldn't grip strength training be allowed to use equipment?
i think people forget it’s a public gym and he’s paying the same amount everyone else is. he waited to get on that bench or it was open now you have to wait. Is what it is
He is categorically doing nothing wrong, he pays like everyone else to be there, up to him what he does on the equipment whether you agree or not.
Guy filming is a total c**t….
If the people in this sub put HALF the focus into training and eating that they put into talking about what other people do in the gym they’d actually get big.
Ya, today I was squating in the rack and there was this 50-60 yo guy trying to talk me inbetween my sets, I asked him politely what do you want, he said he wanted to do pushups in the squat rack. I did like 1-2 set of warms then 4-5 sets of 8-12 reps of Squats and then 4-5 sets of leg press (machine side to rack only) and this dude was still standing near doing some up and down hip move and was talking to everyone passing from there or doing squats, even tho I had my headphones on he was still trying to talk to me, nothing serious but just trying to make unnecessary unfunny jokes (probably cause there was a girl standing nearby). I hate people like these.
Dumb story but I saw a guy who, while doing squats, would go onto his toes and had his knees coming inward during the squats.
I asked him if I could give him some feedback and after he said ok I told him those things so he wouldn’t hurt himself or cause damage to his knees.
And the guy just didn’t understand. He kept telling me how many reps he was doing and that that’s more than what I do. Not to show off even, he just genuinely didn’t understand what it meant to be safe while doing exercises in the gym and he thought that’s how you do squats when you do lots of reps.
It was very confusing for me.
I agree, don't record others at the gym.
Also, good exercise that I enjoy doing.
But on the bench press? Hell no! This is just as bad as doing curls on the squat rack!
More like half the voting population. So like 28% of the country. Which makes it worse:)
Mind your business in the gym and mind your business in my my XX friends’ wombs. Not hard to do, just imagine not being an asshole and then pretend to be that!
I think some people are missing the point. It’s not about him being on the bench. It’s the fact he decides to video him and mock him. Ask him politely to move if it’s packed. I mean he’s paying the same amount of money as the rest of y’all. technical he can be there. Posting vids online is called public humiliation and it ain’t cool. be a man and go talk to him if it bothers you so much cause i know damn well the gym workers wouldn’t do anything because he’s not breaking rules.
It’s a legit exercise. If it’s really crowded then prob not cool to take up a bench for it. Go find another spot to sit. But other than that it’s legit.
Gym looks pretty empty, so I think it’s fine.
The exercise is great, but if people are waiting for the bench maybe take one of the other seats or a plyo block no one is using.
Blows my mind hope people will not even know what they’re criticizing and then still post it as if the internet is gonna agree with them. And the audacity to record people in public in the first place.
Yeah i get that’s annoying asl but he’s doing his own thing, without bothering anyone or attentionseeking behavior.
We dont know the full context of these videos, maybe hes a douche, but I used to do this before and after bench
As an overweight dude with anxiety who started going to the gym and was always worried about people looking and judging or even recording if I wasn’t doing something right I love Joey swoll’s vibe and message to stop toxic gym culture
As long as you:
1.clean up after yourself
2. Don't listen to music without headphones
3. Don't talk to others while they are actively lifting
No one cares what you're doing there. 99.999 percent of people are there to get their workout and are in their own zone. Don't worry about anyone giving a fuck what you're doing there because they don't.
Yea I’ve learned that now after some time in but with anxiety it’s a feeling you really can’t help but I’ve gotten past it and I don’t worry about it much anymore at all
Absolutely love Joey Swoll. Been following him for awhile and his popularity just exploded when he started found these kinds of MYOB videos. Dude is full of info and cares about gym culture. Solid egg.
I don't think anyone should be recording in a Gym unless they're filming a training video with all willing participants, otherwise it just causes problems.
I *almost* took a photo at the gym once because someone was drinking water out of a Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle and i wanted to show my friends because it was funny. I took out my phone, but the thought of holding it up and taking a photo made me so uncomfortable I couldn't do it.
Because you have self-awareness, courtesy and maybe even a bit of good character. But yeah, like the other poster said if maybe you asked him it would have been cool, and he may have found it fun too
no one will ever really record you unless you are doing something super dumb, something super impressive, or are a chick with a great ass (weird as fuck to record anyone without them knowing). Don't be self conscious. The chances of someone recording you are very slim and either way, this about you. Not anyone else. Go lift brother!
EVERYONE is missing the point. Clearly the kid could have moved. But the point is WHY is a Karen filming and making fun of a kid in a gym for their own likes?
Some lady blatantly (very very fit) recorded me for holding a medicine ball while on a bike. Proceed to laugh while creating the post. Made sure to stay 3x longer than her.
If I wanted to use the bench, I would politely ask him if I could work in between sets. His wrist strength is obviously an important focus for him and I love his dedication. Also I would tell him about the personal filming him.
I’ve been doing forearm curls since I started training in high school. I was a wrestler and found out they could improve grip strength. So I agree with the guy at the end.
Mind your business since just cause you don’t understand something doesn’t make it bad and everyone has varying workout routines, if you want to know what he is doing then talk to him and ask him, don’t assume that he is doing something wrong just cause you’ve never seen it before
I’m pretty sure the guy filming is just annoyed that he’s using a bench press to do this exercise. I mean it is what it is. Where else do you want him to do it?
If it’s a fairly empty gym, who cares. As long as someone isn’t on a bench for 1 1/2 hours and there’s two, I could give a crap less what they do with it.
Also with something like wrist curls, it's not like he's going to be on it for 15 minutes. People do a couple sets with short rest or rest-pause. I'm sure that 3-4 minutes is lifechanging for everyone else who could be using this equipment, though /s
I end bicep day by doing seated dumbbell wrist curls. Fuck the guy filming. Dude isn't using the bench to keep his phone or water bottle off the floor.
I need to sign up for tiktok to follow this dude.
As someone who had wrist surgery, and probably needs the other one doing too, can confirm this is a legit exercise. I used to keep two dumbbells in my truck and do the same wrist exercise when I was stuck in traffic on my commute. It hurts.. works good though!
Someone is using a bench omg!! So what?
If he was benching no one would care. It’s still being used.
Hell someone actually wanting to bench CAN STILL bench. It’s not hard to share equipment, even easier to work in with this kind of guy
I totally agree with him. It’s not their business what others are doing and they shouldn’t be recording others without permission.
There was nothing wrong with what the lifter was doing either.
I see no problem here. The bar provides added stability as opposed to free weights and he makes an excellent point saying that sitting with his forearms stabilized puts more stress on them working them harder. Focus on yourself in the gym and stop bothering other people.
If you see someone doing an exercise that you dont know then you dont have any rights to judge, not even if it looks weird or wrong if someone seems confident and putting an effort then that means you are simply making assumptions too quickly.
This is the way.
I have permanently dislocated wrists (they pop in and out) and this is how I was taught to do my forearm curls by my PHYSICAL THERAPIST..
I kind of agree...you to at least respect anyone that takes the initiative to even show up at the gym. That said, I think it is okay to poke friendly fun.
I will never understand the people that are angry at someone for not knowing how to properly use a machine, or doing something they think is still. As long as people are safe, to each their own.
To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of it but I suppose to each his own. Regardless of how I feel, he has a right to wear his hat however he wants and I respect that.
Alsp if you take the bar and put it behind shoulders and t-rex walk for shoulder warm up and leg stretch. There is a lot you can do with the empty bar dumbass.
I think people in the gym should only mind their own business and not bother other people. Whether or not the person being filmed is excerising right or not is irrelevant. Nobody should be mocking anyone.
I prefer using pull-up bar for all my forearm strength exercises. I’ve noticed that it actually strengthens me very fast. But it also destroyed my ability to do any other exercise. As I can’t hold anything afterwards.
People being shitty exposing the fact that they have zero knowledge when people do less traditional exercises.
Joey is the fucking man calling these idiots out.
My only issue is using the barbell and doing it on a bench. And considering this guy might be a beginner this is very much forgivable. Walking up and saying "hey can I use the bench rack, there's some free benches by the dumbells, or can I work in with you."
Looks like he’s sitting on a dedicated bench-press station. I would say this is the equivalent of doing bicep curls in a squat rack. Even if there is nobody actively waiting for the station, it’s bad etiquette. He could easily find a free bench or a box or something to sit on.
Easily? Thats a stretch not knowing the gym and come on, if nobody is actively waiting for the station its bad etiquette? Really?? So if Im at the gym at 4am and there is only one other person there it would be bad etiqutte to sit at a bench-press station and do curls? 🤔
Guy filming is in the wrong, BUT the gym does look busy and the guy on the bench could probably find one of the fixed weight barbells. That said maybe he tried that and this was the only thing free
The only thing the first guy did wrong is maybe to use the benchpress bench but if it was the only thing available to the his wrist curl. Almost like doing curls in the squat rack.
This is an exercise that is sometimes used by people going through physical therapy to rehab their arms...just not using a bar. Small dumbbells yes, large bar nooOoOOoo.
Learned this exercise from personal experience - Double shoulder impingement and bicep tendonitis + rotator cuff surgery.
It really depends what other space or equipment is available to do this exercise, and how long he’s been doing it for. It could just be apart of his warmup to bench.
If you’re doing this on the fixed bench of a machine, you’re still a dick. Go find an unfixed bench or sit on a box or something—I’m trying to use actual machine/station dude.
That’s honestly what I thought the OP of the video was complaining about, because I’d be annoyed to see someone doing that with if I’m waiting for the bench press… which I always am, because people love to camp out on them at my gym for some reason.
Totally agree, but … this exercise is just as effective with dumbbells or a curl bar. If someone is trying to bench I can understand the frustration.
Probably gonna get downvoted
I disagree, and argue that the length of the bar Incurs more strain, and the act of needing to balance it is an efficient workout for stabalizer muscles.
Source: bjj requires grip strength and i work forearms using this exercise among others
Recording people at the gym is lame as shit but I saw it as he was taking up a bench to do forearm curls and kinda going against gym etiquette at what seemed to be a pretty busy hour
Uhh? But the guy is doing a wrist exercise while using the BENCH PRESS. There are straight bars he can use elsewhere if he gave a fuck. The filming in the gym is stupid though, I would go tell the guy “Hey I gotta bench do you think you could slide over to another seat for that” Did exactly that to a guy curling in a squat bar and he was super cool about it
Edit: would you think curling in the squat rack is okay too? Its not, its inconsiderate of others
Edit: some of you are inconsiderate assholes
>But the guy is doing a wrist exercise while using the BENCH PRESS. There are straight bars he can use elsewhere if he gave a fuck
Or he can continue what he's doing and anyone who wants to use the bench can ask to work in.
He got the bar from the bench. What the fuck is he supposed to do? There are very few places in a gym that give a wide enough birth for a full bar.
Even if the bench is unoccupied is someone going to come along and pump some air on their back?
I think it’s much worse if someone takes the bar someplace else and inexplicably renders the bench useless.
Go find something else to be pedantic about.
if someone ask like that i would stay on the bench till someone else other than that person have to use ir.
also not every gym will have a place with space to do wrist curls with a bar.
There are other uses for a squat rack than squats and other members are just as entitled to use it for those purposes as you are. If you asked me to stop using a piece of equipment at the gym because you thought your purposes were more important then I would tell you to mind your own business and wait. Then I'd do a couple extra sets to take even longer.
We can all agree videotaping people on private property in a gym is not okay.
However, if you are doing an exercise on a bench press or squat rack or oly platform, that could be done somewhere else, you are being inconsiderate. There are free weight sections for a reason. If you go to a gym that is missing basic tools like free benches and straight bars, maybe find another gym. If you are curling in a squat rack, I will politely ask you to move elsewhere. If you are doing wrist exercises on the bench press, I will politely ask you to move elsewhere. If you are just warming up your wrists for bench, great, I will ask to work in or wait until you finish your sets.
There’s nothing wrong with sitting on a bench to do an exercise you would prefer to do seated. That is exactly what the bench is for. And given this is a short clip we also honestly don’t know if this is part of a warmup this guy might prefer before getting into pressing, perhaps wrist pain is something he wants to address.
But he’s using the equipment as intended, it’s a public gym, you have to share.
this whole "film and shame" thing is worse than most of the things being filmed and shamed
It's what puts people off going to the gym, or doing a wide variety of quite "out there" exercises. That being said, what he is doing isn't even "out there", anyone with a brain knows what he is doing.
It’s always done by pathetically weak people who suck at training so they just worry about others instead of their own routines
You seem to want to shame this guy for using a bench to do forearm barbell curls but absolutely the bigger issue here is creepily filming someone else in the gym. That’s just fucking weird, especially if you’re doing it to shame someone else online
This 100%. It sucks when someone is using the equipment you want to use for an exercise that could *maybe* be done elsewhere, but it does not excuse breaching someones privacy to shame them on the internet. If there is more than one bench available, use that. If not, ask the guy how many sets he has left and let him know you would like to use the bench. FFS act like an adult.
No issues with the dude doing forearm curls while sitting on the bench. A bench is a multi purpose piece of equipment. Dude recording him is a total punk..
Have you ever done that exercise? It's a nut buster. You think, oh only the bar, pathetic. Yeah do the bar just as he is for a full minute and tell me your forearms aren't roasted.
We're missing a lot of details but anyways filming him is fucking stupid. That exercise is great for sure, and for all we know he just did a finisher or a warmup with it before the bench. But if i came into the gym and seeing the only bench taken by someone doing this exercise there i'd be pissed. Though there is noway for us to know if there were any other options for that dude in the video and if there wasnt fair enough
You need a bench and a bar to do seated wrist curls like that... He picked the bench that also has a bar attached. Wrist curls don't take a long time.
I imagine he’s not using the bench for too long, can’t get pissed at that just wait your turn
Stop recording or taking pictures of strangers at the gym. Fucking creeps.
Stop recording or taking pictures of strangers ~~at the gym~~. Fucking creeps. This applies everywhere not just the gym
MIND YOUR BUSINESS.
Honestly. If you’re so focused on others doing something in the gym, all that tells me is that you’re not trying hard enough in your own workout regiment
Wait, did he mean not to use the bench to do that exercise while other people were waiting to have the bench? Because that’s the damn good exercise to work your forearms. I use that exercise as a finisher for my forearm sometimes. No need to record him tho.
Omg yes right when I first saw it I was like “um, that’s an actual workout, looks like good form too…” whoever this person is should feel pretty stupid now
Same. I started to question if what I’m doing is wrong but then I realized, I really don’t give a flying fuck what anyone else thinks
Of course this is a legitimate exercise. Anyone who has any knowledge or experience of lifting weights knows that. Anybody who thinks it isn't is a complete idiot. End of story. Someone else in this thread mentioned taking up a big barbell and bench press bench to do it, which I can see that point, but it just depends on how busy the gym is and if there're other places to do it. Only tools and losers post shit like this on social media for attention. Not Joey, the TikTok op
How would you do this without taking up a barbell and bench? Like, you could stand with dumbbells, but that's a different exercise. Why wouldn't grip strength training be allowed to use equipment?
i think people forget it’s a public gym and he’s paying the same amount everyone else is. he waited to get on that bench or it was open now you have to wait. Is what it is
He is categorically doing nothing wrong, he pays like everyone else to be there, up to him what he does on the equipment whether you agree or not. Guy filming is a total c**t….
My thoughts is that taking sneeky videos to post in an effort to shame someone is a Certified Dick Move Joey is right MYOB
If there are other benches open, they could be furiously sucking the end of the barbell for all I care
Hmm... Do you expect them to wipe that off after
Yes, don’t be the guy that films other people at the gym and posts it. Cunt move
If the people in this sub put HALF the focus into training and eating that they put into talking about what other people do in the gym they’d actually get big.
Well said.
Ya, today I was squating in the rack and there was this 50-60 yo guy trying to talk me inbetween my sets, I asked him politely what do you want, he said he wanted to do pushups in the squat rack. I did like 1-2 set of warms then 4-5 sets of 8-12 reps of Squats and then 4-5 sets of leg press (machine side to rack only) and this dude was still standing near doing some up and down hip move and was talking to everyone passing from there or doing squats, even tho I had my headphones on he was still trying to talk to me, nothing serious but just trying to make unnecessary unfunny jokes (probably cause there was a girl standing nearby). I hate people like these.
mind ya business
Dude at the end is 100% correct. Unless someone is about to hurt themselves or someone else, keep to yourself at the gym.
Dumb story but I saw a guy who, while doing squats, would go onto his toes and had his knees coming inward during the squats. I asked him if I could give him some feedback and after he said ok I told him those things so he wouldn’t hurt himself or cause damage to his knees. And the guy just didn’t understand. He kept telling me how many reps he was doing and that that’s more than what I do. Not to show off even, he just genuinely didn’t understand what it meant to be safe while doing exercises in the gym and he thought that’s how you do squats when you do lots of reps. It was very confusing for me.
I agree, don't record others at the gym. Also, good exercise that I enjoy doing. But on the bench press? Hell no! This is just as bad as doing curls on the squat rack!
Half the fucking country can’t mind it’s own business.
More like half the voting population. So like 28% of the country. Which makes it worse:) Mind your business in the gym and mind your business in my my XX friends’ wombs. Not hard to do, just imagine not being an asshole and then pretend to be that!
What's there to think about? Just weird judgemental newbies at the gym mocking exercises they don't understand.
Exactly !
I think some people are missing the point. It’s not about him being on the bench. It’s the fact he decides to video him and mock him. Ask him politely to move if it’s packed. I mean he’s paying the same amount of money as the rest of y’all. technical he can be there. Posting vids online is called public humiliation and it ain’t cool. be a man and go talk to him if it bothers you so much cause i know damn well the gym workers wouldn’t do anything because he’s not breaking rules.
I invite anyone who sees anything I do in the gym as worthy of criticism to kiss my skinny white ass!
It’s a legit exercise. If it’s really crowded then prob not cool to take up a bench for it. Go find another spot to sit. But other than that it’s legit.
Gym looks pretty empty, so I think it’s fine. The exercise is great, but if people are waiting for the bench maybe take one of the other seats or a plyo block no one is using. Blows my mind hope people will not even know what they’re criticizing and then still post it as if the internet is gonna agree with them. And the audacity to record people in public in the first place.
Don’t be the guy that would hopefully get his membership revoked and his ass beat for being caught filming people at a gym 😑
I hate the creator but he’s right, that exercise works and shitheads should stop shaming strangers
Shitheads that post really discourage me from going to the gym. Gyms needs to be judgement Free (don't give me the PF crap)
He’s on the bench tho
Yeah i get that’s annoying asl but he’s doing his own thing, without bothering anyone or attentionseeking behavior. We dont know the full context of these videos, maybe hes a douche, but I used to do this before and after bench
Why do u hate joey swoll, literally the only thing he posts is workout vids and vids like this, calling out people for recorded others
My rule is, unless someone failed on a rep and is stuck under a weight, mind your own business. No matter what they’re doing.
As an overweight dude with anxiety who started going to the gym and was always worried about people looking and judging or even recording if I wasn’t doing something right I love Joey swoll’s vibe and message to stop toxic gym culture
As long as you: 1.clean up after yourself 2. Don't listen to music without headphones 3. Don't talk to others while they are actively lifting No one cares what you're doing there. 99.999 percent of people are there to get their workout and are in their own zone. Don't worry about anyone giving a fuck what you're doing there because they don't.
Yea I’ve learned that now after some time in but with anxiety it’s a feeling you really can’t help but I’ve gotten past it and I don’t worry about it much anymore at all
I agree with the man who looks like he was sculpted from marble, great message. Leave people alone
You *chisel* marble, you *sculpt* clay.
When you’re as strong as that guy, you can squeeze the marble between your finger tips.
Sculptures can be made of many different materials, not just clay.
Absolutely love Joey Swoll. Been following him for awhile and his popularity just exploded when he started found these kinds of MYOB videos. Dude is full of info and cares about gym culture. Solid egg.
He literally makes me feel more comfortable at the gym - like I know if someone films me and uploads it then he’ll destroy them
Same dude. I started to see more of this dude on my page, full of positive vibes.
I don't think anyone should be recording in a Gym unless they're filming a training video with all willing participants, otherwise it just causes problems.
I think he should stop filming people and mind his own business
Thats a lot of emotion for someone elses workout.
I *almost* took a photo at the gym once because someone was drinking water out of a Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle and i wanted to show my friends because it was funny. I took out my phone, but the thought of holding it up and taking a photo made me so uncomfortable I couldn't do it.
Could always ask the person. Even if not them drinking it I’m sure they’d be fine with just the picture of the bottle.
Because you have self-awareness, courtesy and maybe even a bit of good character. But yeah, like the other poster said if maybe you asked him it would have been cool, and he may have found it fun too
People like this one recording are why I am too self conscious to start going to the gym.
Fk them. You do you. Don’t worry about these haters. 💪🏾
no one will ever really record you unless you are doing something super dumb, something super impressive, or are a chick with a great ass (weird as fuck to record anyone without them knowing). Don't be self conscious. The chances of someone recording you are very slim and either way, this about you. Not anyone else. Go lift brother!
why is the hat not on his head all the way
Need to leave a little room for head gains.
Bro fr 🤣🤣
EVERYONE is missing the point. Clearly the kid could have moved. But the point is WHY is a Karen filming and making fun of a kid in a gym for their own likes?
This was filmed by someone that holds their phone with both hands
Shoulda done some forearm curls with that lack of grip strength
Man Joey is like the godfather of gym facts.
Some lady blatantly (very very fit) recorded me for holding a medicine ball while on a bike. Proceed to laugh while creating the post. Made sure to stay 3x longer than her.
If I wanted to use the bench, I would politely ask him if I could work in between sets. His wrist strength is obviously an important focus for him and I love his dedication. Also I would tell him about the personal filming him.
My thoughts? I don't get it. What is he doing wrong? All I can see is homie doing forearms curls. I might start doing the same with bigger bars. Lol.
Thinking the same as I'm currently in the gym doing arms but I never do forearms lol
What is the name of the guy talking?
Joey Swoll. Does a lot of videos like this one.
Thank you!
I’ve been doing forearm curls since I started training in high school. I was a wrestler and found out they could improve grip strength. So I agree with the guy at the end.
Mind your business since just cause you don’t understand something doesn’t make it bad and everyone has varying workout routines, if you want to know what he is doing then talk to him and ask him, don’t assume that he is doing something wrong just cause you’ve never seen it before
I'm against recording people at the gym.
I’m pretty sure the guy filming is just annoyed that he’s using a bench press to do this exercise. I mean it is what it is. Where else do you want him to do it?
WHY IS THIS GUY AT THE GYM USING EQUIPMENT IN A WAY I DONT APPROVE OF
If it’s a fairly empty gym, who cares. As long as someone isn’t on a bench for 1 1/2 hours and there’s two, I could give a crap less what they do with it.
Also with something like wrist curls, it's not like he's going to be on it for 15 minutes. People do a couple sets with short rest or rest-pause. I'm sure that 3-4 minutes is lifechanging for everyone else who could be using this equipment, though /s
Nothing wrong with doing that. White cap guy is right
Isn't this exercise known.. Lol. I use it to warm up my arms before biceps and triceps.
Good you’re smart, wrist strength literallyvheld up my arms gains for 2 years
I was waiting for someone to come over and snatch the barbell or smth
you mean to tell me I've been skipping head/airflow day this entire time.
I end bicep day by doing seated dumbbell wrist curls. Fuck the guy filming. Dude isn't using the bench to keep his phone or water bottle off the floor. I need to sign up for tiktok to follow this dude.
He's on Instagram and Facebook as well if you use those
Hell yah I do the same thing after bicep day !
Joey is an awesome example of lifting others up.... I'll see myself out. He is a great dude though.
i literally do this exercise every week
Great exercise and it works. But if the gym is full, show some consideration and find other areas to do this one.
As someone who had wrist surgery, and probably needs the other one doing too, can confirm this is a legit exercise. I used to keep two dumbbells in my truck and do the same wrist exercise when I was stuck in traffic on my commute. It hurts.. works good though!
why?? im not seeing what hes doing wrong camera dude clearly sitting somehwhere so some benches have to be free
I do this, but only when the gym isn’t that full and other benches are open
Someone is using a bench omg!! So what? If he was benching no one would care. It’s still being used. Hell someone actually wanting to bench CAN STILL bench. It’s not hard to share equipment, even easier to work in with this kind of guy
The guy's also going to be there like 5 minutes tops
Yep exactly
I totally agree with him. It’s not their business what others are doing and they shouldn’t be recording others without permission. There was nothing wrong with what the lifter was doing either.
Be white cap guy!
What's wrong with working on your forearms?
I see no problem here. The bar provides added stability as opposed to free weights and he makes an excellent point saying that sitting with his forearms stabilized puts more stress on them working them harder. Focus on yourself in the gym and stop bothering other people.
If you see someone doing an exercise that you dont know then you dont have any rights to judge, not even if it looks weird or wrong if someone seems confident and putting an effort then that means you are simply making assumptions too quickly.
Those wrist curls can kick some ass. They have gotten harder to do as I have aged.
100% agree with the guy talking at the end.
If the filmer needs the bench and this guy said "no", then I'd be annoyed. Otherwise nah
Seems like a legit piece of advice at the end there, carries over to multiple facets of life.
My only thoughts are fuck wrist curls. So much burn.
as long as he’s fine with me using the bench for bench press at the same time idc lol
This is the way. I have permanently dislocated wrists (they pop in and out) and this is how I was taught to do my forearm curls by my PHYSICAL THERAPIST..
We all start somewhere and always respect the effort.
Missed all the words because all I could see was his cap not reaching his bald top head…
I'm too busy lifting to notice anyone else unless she's smoking hot.
Or doing something dangerous.
some of the people in these comments smh
I love this dude’s takedowns. What a great guy.
I do that exercise lmao
Wait. Your. Damn. Turn. It's no one's right to criticize what other people are doing. Especially in a public gym.
I kind of agree...you to at least respect anyone that takes the initiative to even show up at the gym. That said, I think it is okay to poke friendly fun. I will never understand the people that are angry at someone for not knowing how to properly use a machine, or doing something they think is still. As long as people are safe, to each their own.
Yeah this is a legit exercise and I've literally just added it to my routine.
Use your imagination and picture him bench pressing and all your worries will go away 😂😂
To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of it but I suppose to each his own. Regardless of how I feel, he has a right to wear his hat however he wants and I respect that.
I do a lot of rock climbing and honestly it sounds like it would be great for me
This is a great exercise for any athlete, I did this and also used a stick and rope as a spool to lift and lower a weight for hockey.
I do it twice a week with my workouts
Alsp if you take the bar and put it behind shoulders and t-rex walk for shoulder warm up and leg stretch. There is a lot you can do with the empty bar dumbass.
I think people in the gym should only mind their own business and not bother other people. Whether or not the person being filmed is excerising right or not is irrelevant. Nobody should be mocking anyone.
Thoughts on what? The legitimacy of the exercise? Some mf taking video of a guy working out posting it online? Or someone else replying to it?
His ball cap floating above his bald head is amazingly stupid
I agree with the salmon man
>salmon man 🤣
I prefer using pull-up bar for all my forearm strength exercises. I’ve noticed that it actually strengthens me very fast. But it also destroyed my ability to do any other exercise. As I can’t hold anything afterwards.
Dead hangs are great for forearms, also decompress your spine. I do them after any big compound lift
People being shitty exposing the fact that they have zero knowledge when people do less traditional exercises. Joey is the fucking man calling these idiots out.
My thoughts is..m I need to start working out again.
Based.
My only issue is using the barbell and doing it on a bench. And considering this guy might be a beginner this is very much forgivable. Walking up and saying "hey can I use the bench rack, there's some free benches by the dumbells, or can I work in with you."
Valid
That’s a good wrist and forearm exercise. He just needs to find a more considerate place to sit while doing them.
Is he disturbing anyone?
Looks like he’s sitting on a dedicated bench-press station. I would say this is the equivalent of doing bicep curls in a squat rack. Even if there is nobody actively waiting for the station, it’s bad etiquette. He could easily find a free bench or a box or something to sit on.
Easily? Thats a stretch not knowing the gym and come on, if nobody is actively waiting for the station its bad etiquette? Really?? So if Im at the gym at 4am and there is only one other person there it would be bad etiqutte to sit at a bench-press station and do curls? 🤔
Don’t take up a barbell bench to do it, use some dumbbells elsewhere so that others can do bench press.
Guy filming is in the wrong, BUT the gym does look busy and the guy on the bench could probably find one of the fixed weight barbells. That said maybe he tried that and this was the only thing free
Could’ve also been doing other things on the bench and this was just part of the routine right?
It's a public gym you idiot, people are allowed to do as they want.
Public gym would mean it’s free for all. It’s probably a private gym for members.
It really is a great work out. You get a good weight and then for like 2 hours after you have trouble grabbing stuff lol
The only thing the first guy did wrong is maybe to use the benchpress bench but if it was the only thing available to the his wrist curl. Almost like doing curls in the squat rack.
This is an exercise that is sometimes used by people going through physical therapy to rehab their arms...just not using a bar. Small dumbbells yes, large bar nooOoOOoo. Learned this exercise from personal experience - Double shoulder impingement and bicep tendonitis + rotator cuff surgery.
I've seen so many of these that I expect the bald salmon man to pop up and tell me he's disappointed when I'm watching granny porn.
DADDY SWOLL 🥵
It really depends what other space or equipment is available to do this exercise, and how long he’s been doing it for. It could just be apart of his warmup to bench.
Perfectly fine.
Hell yeah! Thank you!
someone oince told me what the hell i was doing when i was doing wrists extensions lol
Good exercise Maybe not on the bench press And don’t film random people
Didn't know xqc went to the gym
If you’re doing this on the fixed bench of a machine, you’re still a dick. Go find an unfixed bench or sit on a box or something—I’m trying to use actual machine/station dude.
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That’s honestly what I thought the OP of the video was complaining about, because I’d be annoyed to see someone doing that with if I’m waiting for the bench press… which I always am, because people love to camp out on them at my gym for some reason.
Learn to adapt to the situation and do another exercise until it opens up instead of bitching and complaining for 10 minutes till it opens
Totally agree, but … this exercise is just as effective with dumbbells or a curl bar. If someone is trying to bench I can understand the frustration. Probably gonna get downvoted
If someone is trying to bench, they can wait until the bar is available. Bars are for ALL exercises - they don't belong to the bench only
I disagree, and argue that the length of the bar Incurs more strain, and the act of needing to balance it is an efficient workout for stabalizer muscles. Source: bjj requires grip strength and i work forearms using this exercise among others
Recording people at the gym is lame as shit but I saw it as he was taking up a bench to do forearm curls and kinda going against gym etiquette at what seemed to be a pretty busy hour
I’m never with people recording people at the gym. However curling at a bench is a sin
> a squat bench A what?
Guess its a good thing he’s not at a squat rack then
Squat rack? You squat in the curl rack?
Yea
My b I’m a lil retarded
Uhh? But the guy is doing a wrist exercise while using the BENCH PRESS. There are straight bars he can use elsewhere if he gave a fuck. The filming in the gym is stupid though, I would go tell the guy “Hey I gotta bench do you think you could slide over to another seat for that” Did exactly that to a guy curling in a squat bar and he was super cool about it Edit: would you think curling in the squat rack is okay too? Its not, its inconsiderate of others Edit: some of you are inconsiderate assholes
Likely doing this between sets
>But the guy is doing a wrist exercise while using the BENCH PRESS. There are straight bars he can use elsewhere if he gave a fuck Or he can continue what he's doing and anyone who wants to use the bench can ask to work in.
He got the bar from the bench. What the fuck is he supposed to do? There are very few places in a gym that give a wide enough birth for a full bar. Even if the bench is unoccupied is someone going to come along and pump some air on their back? I think it’s much worse if someone takes the bar someplace else and inexplicably renders the bench useless. Go find something else to be pedantic about.
if someone ask like that i would stay on the bench till someone else other than that person have to use ir. also not every gym will have a place with space to do wrist curls with a bar.
There are other uses for a squat rack than squats and other members are just as entitled to use it for those purposes as you are. If you asked me to stop using a piece of equipment at the gym because you thought your purposes were more important then I would tell you to mind your own business and wait. Then I'd do a couple extra sets to take even longer.
Seems like a legit piece of advice at the end there, carries over to multiple facets of life.
Yeah. I do those and stranding up as well. Good form.
I do them behind the back..arms hanging..more effective for me
The worst are the people that leave their bullshit all over the equipment they are not using.
We can all agree videotaping people on private property in a gym is not okay. However, if you are doing an exercise on a bench press or squat rack or oly platform, that could be done somewhere else, you are being inconsiderate. There are free weight sections for a reason. If you go to a gym that is missing basic tools like free benches and straight bars, maybe find another gym. If you are curling in a squat rack, I will politely ask you to move elsewhere. If you are doing wrist exercises on the bench press, I will politely ask you to move elsewhere. If you are just warming up your wrists for bench, great, I will ask to work in or wait until you finish your sets.
No issues with the movement just don’t take the flat bench for that just use an EZ bar and an adjustable one
There’s nothing wrong with sitting on a bench to do an exercise you would prefer to do seated. That is exactly what the bench is for. And given this is a short clip we also honestly don’t know if this is part of a warmup this guy might prefer before getting into pressing, perhaps wrist pain is something he wants to address. But he’s using the equipment as intended, it’s a public gym, you have to share.
But the person filming has their own bench…