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I was in the gym, minding my own business. JP, my trainer, was training his client...this young petite girl on an arms day. She was working hard. Anyways they go to do weighed bench dips. It's where you take two benches, put your feet on one and hands on another (behind your butt) and dip down with weight. This guy, later who we find out is named Jim, is about 54, somewhat heavy set but has a musculature to him. Anyways he must have been using (one of) the benches before JP got there. He went off for about 5 or 10 minutes though doing God knows what and then came back.
JP was pleasant when he got back and told him he could "totally work in if he needed to". The guy kind of erupted at him and JP said "we didn't know you were here, you were gone for several minutes" to which JIm replied "That's because I was having to pick up my sh** all over this gym" (keep in mind, my gym is small, finding collars takes you less than a minute to do). So JP cedes the bench. He does his set, leaves.
Several minutes pass, I manage 3 sets of Deadlifts and 4 sets of Rows, the guy comes back to the bench....JP again is using. He erupts again, this time even more. He starts claiming JP could be "charged with assault for the way he approached him (absolute bunk BTW)".
I'm not quiet sure whether it was the testosterone or the fact that this guys behavior, cussing out trainers in front of their young female clients, was what drove me over the edge. But I snapped.
I wait until this guy went into the locker room, and then I followed him.
He was washing his hands. I went up behind him and stuck out my hand and said...
"Hey what's your name Pal"
"Why the hell are you asking me that" Jim replied
"Because the way you acted out there was out of line and inappropriate. I know JP and Doc might do things sometimes that bug other members, but that is why we have a front desk"
Jim: "Well let me explain something to you those guys in there were taking my bench..."
"I don't care, we have a front desk here and if you have a problem with one of the trainers go talk to them and I am sure they will be happy to sort it out for you"
Jim: "Do you know I could charge you with assault for the way you approached me in this bathroom" Yeah...uh huh saying "what's your name" is assault...riiiiiigggght.
"Go ahead and try, I have a great lawyer"
Jim: "(Changes back to topic) Do you work here"
"No..."
Jim "So that just makes you nothing..."
"No, but I've been going here since the day they openned and I am concerned for both the safety of this place and it's members"
[BTW he is standing uncomfortably close to me when he is saying all this]
Jim: "You know I've been working out since before you were born"
(In my Head) You don't have much to show for it
Jim: "I work for the District Attorney" (By the way he told my trainer he was a Cop, not an attorney...something is fishy here).
"Yeah, well you aren't the manager here..."
"Look Pal, if you want to talk to the management staff I'm sure they'll be happy to accomidate you in any way..."
So basically the conversation ends, and he takes me into the office with Stephanie...who I think has a slight crush on me...and we talk it out. Basically she talks to him politely...while I finish exercising outside. She comes and gets me, we all go back in together...Jim tries to order me to sit down to which I said "Oh please after you...I'd rather stand".
When I told him his langauge and behavior was borderline violent he said "what are you some psychologist" to which I replied "well are you? going around acusing everyone of assault without probable cause".
Anyways after realizing he wasn't getting any grief from me or the staff he left...but he was writing a bunch of crap down up front before he left and gave his card to Steph.
Funny aside, Stephanie said she thinks Jim was guy who pulled up along side her on the Highway and cussed her out via his moving vehicle (she drives a convertable I think) for throwing her cigarette butt out the window claiming it was a federal offense.
JP was pleasant when he got back and told him he could "totally work in if he needed to". The guy kind of erupted at him and JP said "we didn't know you were here, you were gone for several minutes" to which JIm replied "That's because I was having to pick up my sh** all over this gym" (keep in mind, my gym is small, finding collars takes you less than a minute to do). So JP cedes the bench. He does his set, leaves.
Several minutes pass, I manage 3 sets of Deadlifts and 4 sets of Rows, the guy comes back to the bench....JP again is using. He erupts again, this time even more. He starts claiming JP could be "charged with assault for the way he approached him (absolute bunk BTW)".
I'm not quiet sure whether it was the testosterone or the fact that this guys behavior, cussing out trainers in front of their young female clients, was what drove me over the edge. But I snapped.
I wait until this guy went into the locker room, and then I followed him.
He was washing his hands. I went up behind him and stuck out my hand and said...
"Hey what's your name Pal"
"Why the hell are you asking me that" Jim replied
"Because the way you acted out there was out of line and inappropriate. I know JP and Doc might do things sometimes that bug other members, but that is why we have a front desk"
Jim: "Well let me explain something to you those guys in there were taking my bench..."
"I don't care, we have a front desk here and if you have a problem with one of the trainers go talk to them and I am sure they will be happy to sort it out for you"
Jim: "Do you know I could charge you with assault for the way you approached me in this bathroom" Yeah...uh huh saying "what's your name" is assault...riiiiiigggght.
"Go ahead and try, I have a great lawyer"
Jim: "(Changes back to topic) Do you work here"
"No..."
Jim "So that just makes you nothing..."
"No, but I've been going here since the day they openned and I am concerned for both the safety of this place and it's members"
[BTW he is standing uncomfortably close to me when he is saying all this]
Jim: "You know I've been working out since before you were born"
(In my Head) You don't have much to show for it
Jim: "I work for the District Attorney" (By the way he told my trainer he was a Cop, not an attorney...something is fishy here).
"Yeah, well you aren't the manager here..."
"Look Pal, if you want to talk to the management staff I'm sure they'll be happy to accomidate you in any way..."
So basically the conversation ends, and he takes me into the office with Stephanie...who I think has a slight crush on me...and we talk it out. Basically she talks to him politely...while I finish exercising outside. She comes and gets me, we all go back in together...Jim tries to order me to sit down to which I said "Oh please after you...I'd rather stand".
When I told him his langauge and behavior was borderline violent he said "what are you some psychologist" to which I replied "well are you? going around acusing everyone of assault without probable cause".
Anyways after realizing he wasn't getting any grief from me or the staff he left...but he was writing a bunch of crap down up front before he left and gave his card to Steph.
Funny aside, Stephanie said she thinks Jim was guy who pulled up along side her on the Highway and cussed her out via his moving vehicle (she drives a convertable I think) for throwing her cigarette butt out the window claiming it was a federal offense.
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