Drew Baye High Intensity Training

Today was leg day, and I walked over to the hack squat machine as I usually do. A woman was standing there, glued to her phone. I politely asked if she was using the machine. “Yes!!.” She said. “Okay, how many sets do you have left?” Her: “I haven’t even started yet” Then I asked again, “how many sets do you have?” “FIVE!” she snapped, as if I had personally interrupted the most important moment of her life. No problem. I walked away, completed THREE other exercises, and eventually circled back. (30 min later) Guess what? She was STILL standing there. Same machine. Same phone. Not lifting. Not working out. Just occupying the equipment like she'd claimed ownership of it. I approached her again and politely asked if I could work in. Her response? “LEAVE BITCH!” At this point, I reminded her that she'd already been on the machine for over 30 minutes, despite initially claiming she had five sets left. That's when the situation took a turn. She called me a “F*ckin’ bitch” and told me to get out of her way or else. I calmly pointed out that this was a PUBLIC gym, she didn't own the equipment, I could stand here just like she can, and calling me names didn't magically give her the authority. Then the manager got involved. And somehow, things went from ridiculous to completely unhinged. She started snatching weights out of the manager's hands, arguing, and refusing to follow instructions. He explained the gym's 30-minute equipment rule and confirmed that I was allowed to work in. He asked her “how long is your rest” she said 10 minutes rest between sets. At five sets that would put her at one machine for an hour🤣 So he started taking the weights off the machine and told her to leave. She wasn’t having it. And started snatching the weights out of his hands and putting it back. Instead of accepting the rules like a reasonable adult, she escalated even further. She began threatening people and eventually said she was going to get her GUN and got into his face. Let that sink in. All of this over a HACK SQUAT MACHINE. The situation became serious enough that the gym ultimately had her trespassed from the property. And honestly, the machine wasn't even the biggest issue anymore. It was the entitlement. The complete inability to hear the word "no," respect shared spaces, accept accountability, or recognize that other people exist outside of your own little bubble. You don't own the gym. You don't own the equipment. And you certainly don't get to intimidate, threaten, or assault people because you didn't get your way. I'm noticing more and more situations like this lately, where basic courtesy is mistaken for weakness, accountability is treated like an attack, and being told to follow the rules somehow becomes a personal injustice. There's a difference between confidence and entitlement. And this was entitlement on full display today. When did basic respect and common courtesy become such difficult concepts for people to understand?

Funny how the loudest critics of single set training are more often than not the ones who recommend two sets.

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