Dude at the gym doesn't understand that I'm dominant over him....?

Question

Yesterday, my friend and I were doing curls w/the EZ bar and didn't think to put on the collars. The bar swayed a bit and one plate came off and then caused the other plate to come off. It made a really big bang. Some big *** guys next to us started chuckling and one of them said, "It's not your guys first day today is it? HAR HAR HAR CACKLE CACKLE."

"Fxck you, cro-magnon" was my reply.

He slammed his palm on my chest, grabbed my shirt and then shoved me down to the ground. This was a guy in his mid-30's mind you, picking on a 20 year old.

Even though I'm more jacked than him, he is delusional and oblivious that I'm dominant. How does one finally show him that he is lower in the pecking order?

Answer 1

Get a life. Seriously, get a life.I wish I could watch that guy pound you into the ground. Obviously you arent as jacked as you think you are. hahahaha

Answer 2

you might find out that your not higher in pecking order and i guess you are probably seeing the affects of steroids on ones mental condition. Good Luck and stay safe.

Answer 3

you all need to lay off the steroids

Victory more often comes from the mind than the muscles.

And if you use your mouth as a weapon, you should be able to back it up. Often backing it up involves wisdom and experience.

Answer 4

You all need to quit the barbaric 'roid rage!  It's such a cavemanish way to behave.  You may have physical strength behind this guy but mind you he's in his 30's.  He's got a financial plan and could afford some good lawyers if you keep a hot head.

Answer 5

You know you might just be a little delusional yourself. This person along with his friends could more than likly kick your butt along with your friend. So you are more jacked than he, that is from your prospective not his, yea you might have or look as if you have more than he but do you know for sure what he has. I have known some guys that look just like anyone but is a black belt. you would never know it from looking at them. Count your blessing sonny. Now if he slammed his palm on your chest and then shoved you to the ground just might tell you a thing or two about him. he has a little smarts about something how was it so easy for him to ground you? You did not fight back are you the wimp and are working out to get a girl or are you already one? Ball is in your court son.

Answer 6

If you didn't do anything at the time, then its too late...  This makes him the dominant one.  Now you still have a chance to become the better person.  You can apologize for the whole incident and try to make a friend.  Though some tend to revert to the child world, one who maintains their adult-like status is surely the most dominant.  After all, we do live in a civilized world.  Machismo is for junior high.    

Answer 7

Saying you're "dominant" over him makes it sound like you have power over him, which you don't. Just say you're stronger.

How about you just get over it, and control your temper before you hurt yourself, someone around you, or get arrested? You never even have to see this guy again. Just forget him.

And you missed your chance to prove your strength. Not fighting back was, however, the right thing to do.

And you have no right to call him cro-magnon when you both behave so stupidly.

Answer 8

Next time you see him at the gym grab his water bottle and drink out of it... or better still if he has his lunch there... like his tofu sandwiches... take it and eat it right in front of him.

That'll show him.

Oh... and good luck with your stay in hospital.

Answer 9

Have a lift off with him......Bench max, squat max, curl max......

Just make sure you call him out when he's standing around with his little ***** fxckin friends to put him on the spot. Then spit in his face. Also when your working out you should yell an offensive comment towards him like if your bench pressin on rep one scream his name real loud like JOHN on two IS on three MY on four *****  

Answer 10

if he is 30 and you are 20 be careful who you think is more dominant as a guy gets older and more experianced they have more control over another person do not think becuase you are bigger that you dominate him .and on the other hand it was harmless and their is not need to show how macho either one of you are ,just work out and get fit it is not about kicking ***

Answer 11

ERrrrr... he kinda just proved otherwise.  If you were ever going to be dominant over him you missed your opportunity.  Now you have acknowledged (by your inaction) that "yes" he is the alpha dog.

BTW Alpha males don't "ask" how to dominate-

they dominate.