MORE GYM Stupidity (Part 2)
…this week in the gym…
The Vest Dude
…you know those weight vest thingies… well… I understand wearing one while you climb stairs. I can somewhat understand walking in one…. BUT how does it help you when you are on a recumbent bike?! Someone please explain… its kinda like watching TV with a dumbell in your lap!!
The Perv
now let me tell you… I see nothing wrong with wearing shorts to the gym. Yes, sometimes I make the mistak of wearing kinda short shorts to the gym… but oh well. This morning I wore such a pair… and decided to climb stairs. Usually I go on the stairmill that is right up against the wall, so that there is a wall behind me and no one is looking up at my ass… today some fatass broke that particular machine, so I was forced to go on the machine in front of it… no biggie, it was 5AM. So this man comes along and goes on the BROKEN machine… where the steps just keep going and going and going… hence it is BROKEN and there is yellow tape all over it! Every other piece of cardio equipment was empty, as well as the other stairmills… this started making me a bit uneasy… although seeing him huffing and puffing in the mirror was amusing. I decided to move on to the treadmill… conveniently placed against a wall as well. People like this bother me but I usually ignore it… what bothered me about this man was the fact that he came up to me before I left and told me I was dressed inapporpriately for the gym (i had a big t-shirt on for a top… in case you were wondering)… I almost dropped my water bottle when I heard this. Dear sir… if you didn’t go out of your way to be on the machine behind me, my ass would not have been right in front of you! WTF?! I’m not workingout in a thong!! Come on now… had I been doing any other exercise (with the exception of SLDLs) those particular shorts would have been FINE! OK… rant is over… i’m still annoyed…
The Food
My gym had a "one day special" on membership going on… actually it was a "one day special" going on for 3 days in a row. Anyway… this "special" was accompanied with a table of free food for the people joining… I guess the plan is to make people eat, then they feel fat and join the gym… I dunno… but there should be a rule against having a table of goodies in a gym!
May 3, 2007 at 1:17 am
Sorry bout that, I’ll be sure to never do my cardio behind you again:)
j/k, but Golds doea that food thing, they are so evil.
May 3, 2007 at 1:25 am
Anyone that tells you to put more clothes on is clearly deranged anyway, looking great.
May 3, 2007 at 1:29 am
heh reminds me of a time at work (gym)
my GF is warmining up on the eliptical trainer, and she too sometimes wears ‘littel’ shorts. though not when she is on leg day (squats, deadlifts,,,,anothe story).
anyway these two ‘gentlemen’, who are new to teh gym, are liteally bobbing their heads in motion to her ass going rolling as she works, im there mic’d up ready to teach and they are giving all the hey, you seen that man i’d like to..’ illspare you the details you get the gist.
this is my GF
c’mon
everyone in the place knows this except these two….
i keep quiet….actually its getting quite amusing, knowing whats coming next…
she finishes,
walk over to where the three, me ready to teach, these two?… just in no shape to do anything much.
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..
she speaks..
"hey baby lets go"….me…. "ok"
the watchers, bright red, leave…not seen them since….
funny sh*t, gotta love gym pervs
May 3, 2007 at 1:32 am
oh yeah
additional rant
people who read a book on the {name cardio machine here}…likewise, folk who want o watch ‘their show’ in the gym..
wtf is that all about…
ill leave you alone now
have fun
j
May 3, 2007 at 2:08 am
i always do that…. i do almost 2 hours of cardio PER DAY… so without the TV or a book…. i’m ready to shoot myself! There is only so much an iPod can do… especially when I have homework. During the semester I always climb stairs with a chem textbook or something… helps pass the time AND you’re getting some studying done…
now when you start reading a novel between sets when you LIFT… that’s a different story….
i will tell you all about the man readng the wall street journal while comfortably laying in the leg press later…. time to go do some cardio….
May 3, 2007 at 5:59 am
i think there may a susbstantial difference between:
you cardio for 2 hours
the people i see on the recline bikes, reading OK magazine with NO resistance a cadence so low you need to count it with a calendar
2 hours….thats hardcore
May 3, 2007 at 7:29 pm
You gym rants are right on!
May 8, 2007 at 8:28 am
You know, I couldn’t have said it better myself. I absolutely hate the stare’s I get when I wear my thong on leg day. Gheez, it’s like there’s something wrong with a dude in a thong…. at the gym….on leg day….(JK).
I would like to say that (unfortunately) there are days when a girl shows up at the gym in something form fitting, that regardless of how hard I try, there’s no stopping my eyes from taking a peek here and a peek there….Sorry!
May 9, 2007 at 1:44 am
looking is not a problem… looking and THEN telling her she is dressed inappropriately… is NOT RIGHT!
June 10, 2007 at 10:20 pm
I agree with the food thing, my gym sells girl guide cookies at the front counter - You feel guilty if you buy some, you feel guilty if you don’t because its for charity - How can you win!!!
June 12, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Fight on…
I totally agree with most of your "greviances" but over the years i’ve just learned how to get by.
When I see someone doing something "stupid.." the first thing I do is look at their body. From the hardcore bodybuilder,fitness competitor, or senior citizen people who are serious their bodies show it and those who aren’t show it as well.
Some of these folks just don’t know any better others are just tasteless(cell phone people…) I’ve done things like switch my workouts. I used to do chest on Mon. but due to the volume and sillyness. I changed my Mon to legs and I have the squat rack all to myself I also try to go early and this avoids a lot of confusion.
My latest rant is the damn leg press. I don’t know how many times I see people put 7 plates on both sides then use the smallest range of motion I’ve ever seen.
I saw one guy put 7 or 8 plates on each side of the leg press and as I looked at him confused he replied "You gotta go heavy for big legs…" I then noticed his legs looked like two baseball bats. He unracks the weight and begins his set. He does about 6 reps but his range of motion was only 3 or 4 inches.
I can guess his range of motion in other "activities…" is only 3 - 4 inches as well–Ha!Ha! I just shook my head and walked away this guy had the nerve to leave the weight on the machine and walk away.
My ultimate goal is to finish on my home gym
but until then you just have to be very focused. Polite but very focused.
Peace and Blessings To All
June 12, 2007 at 5:19 pm
In addition to all the other rants. Please put the dumbells back in the rack you found them and don’t just sit on a machine and get mad when someone asks you to work in..
August 11, 2007 at 2:51 pm
yes weird! My gym had free candies at the reception area too..?!!I would understand if it were a leisure centre with kids but it’s not…
August 13, 2007 at 11:01 pm
planet fitness: pizza every tuesday i believe….. *major sigh*