Phones in the gym?

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MR. BMJ

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Do you tools take your phone in the gym and look at it between every set? I leave mine in the car so I don't break it, but I can see somebody having on them for an important call or an emergency call for like kids or something....heck, even to snap a pic or two or listen to music.

However, how many of you do a set, then pull out your phone and stare at it until the next set? How the hell do you get focused like that?

Myself, I try to take that time to get O2 in, focus and think about the next set, and listen to my music (I have a small ipod shuffle) and use other guys in the gym to motivate me for the next set I want to kill (or just get through while dieting).
 
I use it quite often through the workouts. It is my source of music but it's also a distraction.
 
MR. BMJ said:
Do you tools take your phone in the gym and look at it between every set? I leave mine in the car so I don't break it, but I can see somebody having on them for an important call or an emergency call for like kids or something....heck, even to snap a pic or two or listen to music.

However, how many of you do a set, then pull out your phone and stare at it until the next set? How the hell do you get focused like that?

Myself, I try to take that time to get O2 in, focus and think about the next set, and listen to my music (I have a small ipod shuffle) and use other guys in the gym to motivate me for the next set I want to kill (or just get through while dieting).
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Lol if pulling out a phone in between sets make you lose your "focus" either you a serious beast OR just sound pretentious. It's lifting weights, it's not that serious
 
I used to set it to Metallica and let the albums roll. Never brought it out my pocket unless I thought I broke it with a dumbbell. Tools lol
 
In 27 years I think I have brought my phone into the gym about a dozen times, some of those times were because I forgot it was in my pocket but I left it in the locker and didn't take it on the floor with me, the rest of the times it was because I was waiting for important calls that I didn't know what time the people would be calling so I took my phone everywhere with me. I didn't talk, text, listen to, or go on the phone a
t all, I just had it with me so I could see if someone was calling me, I would just glance at it and that was it.

I don't like when people have their phone and are on it texting or talking during their workout, they sit there on the machines or benches and mess on their phone and it takes them an hour to finish 3 sets of the exercise they are doing!

The gym is my time to get away from the phone and all the bothers of the outside world for an hour!!!

Thanks
TMM
 
TheMuscleMan said:
In 27 years I think I have brought my phone into the gym about a dozen times, some of those times were because I forgot it was in my pocket but I left it in the locker and didn't take it on the floor with me, the rest of the times it was because I was waiting for important calls that I didn't know what time the people would be calling so I took my phone everywhere with me. I didn't talk, text, listen to, or go on the phone a
t all, I just had it with me so I could see if someone was calling me, I would just glance at it and that was it.

I don't like when people have their phone and are on it texting or talking during their workout, they sit there on the machines or benches and mess on their phone and it takes them an hour to finish 3 sets of the exercise they are doing!

The gym is my time to get away from the phone and all the bothers of the outside world for an hour!!!

Thanks
TMM
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That's the exact reason for the thread TBH, you nailed it. These turds sit there punching on their phones forever and like you said, 3 sets of curls turn into like an hour.

Bananas said:
Lol if pulling out a phone in between sets make you lose your "focus" either you a serious beast OR just sound pretentious. It's lifting weights, it's not that serious
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Bananas....Bro, come on man, you know i'm a serious BEAST!;)
 
So I'm your bitch now?
By the way, very nice butt. A bit hairy but nice and round. You got my vote.
 
I usually shut all applications off including email and text and ONLY use it for music. Too many HOTT distractions as of late in the gym
 
bufbiker said:
So I'm your bitch now?
By the way, very nice butt. A bit hairy but nice and round. You got my vote.
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You get the cool messages...the girlfriends tits, my knee on a mother fuckers throat etc......
 
I sometimes use my phone in the gym quickly between sets or for texting during cardio .... But for the most part I don't use it just occasionally
 
Got a bunch of fools at the gym like that. Do a set, play on the phone 5 minutes - like that the whole workout. Needless to say they look the same year after year making no progress. My mind is prepping for that next set during rest breaks - gotta stay 100% focused for optimal gains.
 
Bananas said:
Lol if pulling out a phone in between sets make you lose your "focus" either you a serious beast OR just sound pretentious. It's lifting weights, it's not that serious
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Not that serious? Just WOW. Serious beast category here too dude!
 
I have seen people take pics while on the machines! They get on the machine or bench and pose with the bar and snap a pic!!!! I am like seriously they are posing on the equipment like they are doing the exercise and take pics. I seen a girl get on the lying leg curl machine and take a pic of her butt, she was on the machine just as if she was going to do a set with her head down and one hand holding the bar and the other reaching up over her head pointed towards her back and butt and legs and took a pic!!! That took the cake for dumbest girl in the gym! She had it so it looked like she was in the middle of doing a rep, there was no weight on the stack but I am sure that couldn't be seen in the pic. The same girl took a downward pic of herself on the reverse fly machine like she does rear delts!! It was a smashed boob pic, she was facing the machine with her chest pressed against the pad and her chin resting on the top of the pad and she took the snap, she made sure her boobs were pushed up and pressed just right because she was adjusting herself for like 15 minutes before the pic. She didn't do not one set on either machine, just took pics. What a waste of an hour on the machines just for 2 pics and no sets!!! Some people in the gym just baffle me.

Thanks
TMM
 
Yep! Sure do!
But I don't take pics, send texts, emails, etc.

I have an app to track my workouts. Sets, reps, weights, etc.

Most importantly: Music.
Kinda like it's part of my gym "leave me alone" uniform. Hat pulled military low, a t-shirt that encourages people to not talk to me, and my earphones. It all keeps me in my zone, and dialed in.
 
I use it for music. I never look at texts or take calls. Sometimes if I get a call that reminds me to turn DND on so everything is blocked til I'm done.

I did send a sexy pic to ozzy and friggiepoo today though. The spider veins on my quads looked mighty cool so I thought ozzy could use them to help himself get off tonight. He likes spider vein porn.
 
I've threatened to smash my buddies if he didn't get off if it lol. But it really doesn't bother me, as long as I'm not stuck waiting behind someone for something I need, while they let the world know how awesome they are for being in the gym. I wonder if they post the fact that they are curling the straight bar...with no weights on it....:D
 
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