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The thread by Kirch (sp?) got me thinking about all the people who annoy or amuse me for various reasons at the gym. This is mostly for fun, but these things do get to me in varying degrees lol. I'll list a few, but please feel free to add your own as well.
1. Locker room crotch watcher / man troller. There's always at least one guy in the locker room who insists on walking around butt naked, except for the towel hanging around his neck (instead of tied around his waist) who insists on trying to engage you in small talk (if he succeeds, he'll walk over to you and put one leg up on the bench you're setting on, putting you right at eye level with somewhere you dont want to be), or who watches you intently while you're trying to change. Oddly enough, he's usually there when you get to the gym, and is still hanging out in the locker room when you're ready to leave. Hey, I could care less if you're gay or straight, but I come to the gym to work out... not to pick up men or to fulfill some secret exhibitionist fantasy. Quit leering at me and cover yourself up already.
2. Big guy in little clothes. Is there a rule written somewhere that states "The larger you get, the more effeminetly you shall dress"??? Why do these big, roided up guys insist on wearing flourescent, lavender, spagetti strapped tank tops with plunging necklines paired with tiger striped biker shorts? It's like a desperate cry for attention. "Look at me! See how huge I am?" Meanwhile Their lack of clothing means they leave sweat all over. I have to clean up any equipment I want to use after they leave.
3. The shadowboxer/Kata guy. He can be seen throwing sloppy, ineffective looking punches & kicks, or doing kata in the mirrors between every set he does on the weights.
4. The screamers. These guys grunt, groan & scream more than women in labor. If you need to do all of that to get the weight up, maybe you should take a little off the bar? Just a thought. It doesn't make you look hardcore or intense, it just makes you annoying.
5. Gymbos. Women who come into the gym wearing outfits that would make a Hooter's waitress blush. Although they may be attractive... rarely are they as attractive as they'd like to think they are. It's as if they think that if they bare enough of their @$$ that no one will notice their facial deficiencies. The funniest thing about them is that you will often hear them complaining about some guys staring at them. Maybe if you weren't wearing a sports bra and a thong, you wouldn't get this (ahem) "unwanted" attention.
6. Squat rack curler. Please do not tie up one of the only three squat racks in the gym because you're too lazy to bend down between sets of curls. There are preset barbells on racks specifically for bicep curls... use them and leave the squat racks for people who are working legs today.
7. The fitness authority. They will run over to you, offering unsolicited advice on how you're doing everything wrong and will show you "better ways to do that." If you were a certified personal trainer, I might be inclined to listen to you, but you're some guy who's been coming for about as long as me, but you dont look any better than when you started. Why should I believe anything you have to say on this subject?
8. Gym bullies. The spandex wearing, roided out beefcake guys who try to bully everyone else in the gym. They try to stare you down, or outright bully you off of equipment that you're using because they want it now. Not everyone fears you because you are 6' tall and 290lbs ok? Either ask to work in with me, or wait your turn, but stop with the tough guy crap. I deal with "tough guys" on the job every day and am not impressed by your mean mugging me.
9. Dumbell hogs. These people grab several sets of dumbells (20lbs - 40lbs for example) and monopolize them for days while they do pyramids, drop sets, or whatever. You could be doing this on a machine instead. All you'd have to do is move the pin one space between sets, but instead you selfishly tie up half of the gym's dumbells.
10. Sac dryers. These guys are the absolute worst! These are the inconsiderate clowns you see immediately upon entering the locker room, standing naked in front of the hair dryers, blow drying their nether regions.
Dont they have any consideration for the rest of the world??? The mere thought of inhaling another man's floating pubes is disgusting. Use a towel to dry off with for God's sake. What's wrong with you???
I know I'm not the only one. Let's hear some more.
1. Locker room crotch watcher / man troller. There's always at least one guy in the locker room who insists on walking around butt naked, except for the towel hanging around his neck (instead of tied around his waist) who insists on trying to engage you in small talk (if he succeeds, he'll walk over to you and put one leg up on the bench you're setting on, putting you right at eye level with somewhere you dont want to be), or who watches you intently while you're trying to change. Oddly enough, he's usually there when you get to the gym, and is still hanging out in the locker room when you're ready to leave. Hey, I could care less if you're gay or straight, but I come to the gym to work out... not to pick up men or to fulfill some secret exhibitionist fantasy. Quit leering at me and cover yourself up already.
2. Big guy in little clothes. Is there a rule written somewhere that states "The larger you get, the more effeminetly you shall dress"??? Why do these big, roided up guys insist on wearing flourescent, lavender, spagetti strapped tank tops with plunging necklines paired with tiger striped biker shorts? It's like a desperate cry for attention. "Look at me! See how huge I am?" Meanwhile Their lack of clothing means they leave sweat all over. I have to clean up any equipment I want to use after they leave.
3. The shadowboxer/Kata guy. He can be seen throwing sloppy, ineffective looking punches & kicks, or doing kata in the mirrors between every set he does on the weights.
4. The screamers. These guys grunt, groan & scream more than women in labor. If you need to do all of that to get the weight up, maybe you should take a little off the bar? Just a thought. It doesn't make you look hardcore or intense, it just makes you annoying.
5. Gymbos. Women who come into the gym wearing outfits that would make a Hooter's waitress blush. Although they may be attractive... rarely are they as attractive as they'd like to think they are. It's as if they think that if they bare enough of their @$$ that no one will notice their facial deficiencies. The funniest thing about them is that you will often hear them complaining about some guys staring at them. Maybe if you weren't wearing a sports bra and a thong, you wouldn't get this (ahem) "unwanted" attention.
6. Squat rack curler. Please do not tie up one of the only three squat racks in the gym because you're too lazy to bend down between sets of curls. There are preset barbells on racks specifically for bicep curls... use them and leave the squat racks for people who are working legs today.
7. The fitness authority. They will run over to you, offering unsolicited advice on how you're doing everything wrong and will show you "better ways to do that." If you were a certified personal trainer, I might be inclined to listen to you, but you're some guy who's been coming for about as long as me, but you dont look any better than when you started. Why should I believe anything you have to say on this subject?
8. Gym bullies. The spandex wearing, roided out beefcake guys who try to bully everyone else in the gym. They try to stare you down, or outright bully you off of equipment that you're using because they want it now. Not everyone fears you because you are 6' tall and 290lbs ok? Either ask to work in with me, or wait your turn, but stop with the tough guy crap. I deal with "tough guys" on the job every day and am not impressed by your mean mugging me.
9. Dumbell hogs. These people grab several sets of dumbells (20lbs - 40lbs for example) and monopolize them for days while they do pyramids, drop sets, or whatever. You could be doing this on a machine instead. All you'd have to do is move the pin one space between sets, but instead you selfishly tie up half of the gym's dumbells.
10. Sac dryers. These guys are the absolute worst! These are the inconsiderate clowns you see immediately upon entering the locker room, standing naked in front of the hair dryers, blow drying their nether regions.
Dont they have any consideration for the rest of the world??? The mere thought of inhaling another man's floating pubes is disgusting. Use a towel to dry off with for God's sake. What's wrong with you???I know I'm not the only one. Let's hear some more.
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