Those People at the Gym
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usedtobefatmatt
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Great thread!
I have this one guy at my gym that chain smokes. He smokes right before entering the gym, will go out and smoke during his workout and then gets on the machines and reaks of smoke. You cant be within three machines of him, he stinks that bad.
I have this one guy at my gym that chain smokes. He smokes right before entering the gym, will go out and smoke during his workout and then gets on the machines and reaks of smoke. You cant be within three machines of him, he stinks that bad.
JulianaRose
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About a year ago I was a Courthouse Member, and never really had too big of a problem with anyone there. It was, however, a very very popular place for the overly tanned soccer moms to throw their children in the daycare center and walk on the treadmill and talk about "Little Jimmy's birthday party and how many calories was in that evil Starbucks coffee." Of course so that the whole gym could hear.
Then I'd see the really small size zero girls turning their nose up at the "really fat people" at the gym. I'm not quite sure I understand why that is, because I think it's awesome when I see a really large person at a gym working out, because they are at least somewhat interested in improving their life.
I joined a different gym less then a week ago and so far I don't have a problem with anyone there, for now at least!
Then I'd see the really small size zero girls turning their nose up at the "really fat people" at the gym. I'm not quite sure I understand why that is, because I think it's awesome when I see a really large person at a gym working out, because they are at least somewhat interested in improving their life.
I joined a different gym less then a week ago and so far I don't have a problem with anyone there, for now at least!
BrownEyedGirl
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I had a 3-day free trial membership at a local gym. It was close enough to have a bit of a walk beforehand and after, which was nice as I got a little fresh air. But I only went twice. See, the way I figure it, the gym is for working out, it's not a singles bar. I am not there to pick anyone up or compete in a beauty pageant, I am there to work up a sweat. I don’t wear makeup, I wear baggy clothes, my hair is pulled into an ugly little ponytail and I am prepared to sweat.
Long story shortened: I met Mr. “My goal is to sleep with all of the female members of the gym under the age of 50” – you know the type, early 30's, fairly good looking, bulks up all the time, very social with the females in the gym...and he leers, tries constantly to make conversation, he propositions even though you have a wedding band, and he generally creeps you out and makes you feel like a piece of meat. And he doesn’t stop bothering you even when you very bluntly turn him down.
End of free trial membership, I bought an elliptical for the home. Now the only leering perv I have to concern myself with is my husband
Long story shortened: I met Mr. “My goal is to sleep with all of the female members of the gym under the age of 50” – you know the type, early 30's, fairly good looking, bulks up all the time, very social with the females in the gym...and he leers, tries constantly to make conversation, he propositions even though you have a wedding band, and he generally creeps you out and makes you feel like a piece of meat. And he doesn’t stop bothering you even when you very bluntly turn him down.
End of free trial membership, I bought an elliptical for the home. Now the only leering perv I have to concern myself with is my husband
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gpucci
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With the stories I have read here I am SOOOOOOO glad I do not have to go to a gym. I got all I need at home. But I am not one to even want to get all buffed out. I see people that can't even lower their arms to their sides. They look freakish and funny. I got my 6 pack, and am a clean 165 (at 5'10). I have a home gym. It's a Vectra On-Line 1800. I have some free weights, but I put them up in the garage because the machine does it's job.
My buddy went overboard. He's a juicer and something like 5'7 and 225lbs. He looks like a tank driver. He's one of those freakish looking people that live at the gym. Steroids have turned him into a dick... We have been friends since 5 years old, and 25 years of friendship down the tube. I hope none of you use it. It's just dumb.
My buddy went overboard. He's a juicer and something like 5'7 and 225lbs. He looks like a tank driver. He's one of those freakish looking people that live at the gym. Steroids have turned him into a dick... We have been friends since 5 years old, and 25 years of friendship down the tube. I hope none of you use it. It's just dumb.
BrownEyedGirl
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My brother-in-law was pretty skinny as a teenager; I didn't know him back then but I have seen pictures. He admits that during his last year of highschool and for 6 years after he was a heavy steroid user and he really messed up his life during that time. It's sad to see what people will put themselves and their family/friends through to reach their goals.
LeaJnice
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I love my gym. Yes all "those" people are there...
but these people are there as well
Mr and Mrs We have been married for 10 years and were just trying to get healthy
Mrs Im 80 years old and still kicking
Mrs and Mr I weigh over 300 lbs and I work my butt off in spite of what people might think of me.
Ms I just had a baby and I gained 100 lbs
And Im there : ) Mrs Im 216 lbs of chunky and I go to the gym 5 days a week for an hour. I heard one of the employees say "shes always here" and I am always there....and im not a size 0..
The size 0 girls used to annoy me... They dont bother me.
I used to feel really crappy around the beefy trainer guys who wouldnt stare at my ace while I stretched.
I pretty much ignore everyone... I just smile when someone passes by, I put on my headphones, and zone everything out.
but these people are there as well
Mr and Mrs We have been married for 10 years and were just trying to get healthy
Mrs Im 80 years old and still kicking
Mrs and Mr I weigh over 300 lbs and I work my butt off in spite of what people might think of me.
Ms I just had a baby and I gained 100 lbs
And Im there : ) Mrs Im 216 lbs of chunky and I go to the gym 5 days a week for an hour. I heard one of the employees say "shes always here" and I am always there....and im not a size 0..
The size 0 girls used to annoy me... They dont bother me.
I used to feel really crappy around the beefy trainer guys who wouldnt stare at my ace while I stretched.
I pretty much ignore everyone... I just smile when someone passes by, I put on my headphones, and zone everything out.
Vintage_Fan
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Haha I love this thread. I can identify with almost all of the characters people mention!
I have one idiot who always tries to get on whichever machine is being used the most.
I finished on the treadmill and indicated he could go on it as he was STANDING WATCHING MY DIGITAL DISPLAY! (HATE THAT!)
What did he do? Go on it for about 30 seconds and then the stampede moved to the rowing machine so off he went to watch someone else and try and get on a rower...
Very annoying!
I have one idiot who always tries to get on whichever machine is being used the most.
I finished on the treadmill and indicated he could go on it as he was STANDING WATCHING MY DIGITAL DISPLAY! (HATE THAT!)
What did he do? Go on it for about 30 seconds and then the stampede moved to the rowing machine so off he went to watch someone else and try and get on a rower...
Very annoying!
This made me laugh so hard I could barely contain myself.
I've got this guy that tries to figure out peoples reps and then lap them. following them to every machine and looking over their shoulder until they're done and then following them to the next machine. get your own program man!
I've got this guy that tries to figure out peoples reps and then lap them. following them to every machine and looking over their shoulder until they're done and then following them to the next machine. get your own program man!
heyoou
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Well finally joined this great community and enjoy the threads here like "befores and afters" and "Those People at the Gym".
Here is my pet peeve about the gyms.
The tattoo people. Too many people with tattoos in my gym.
Not a jealousy thing, just too many people in tattoos, men and women.
The Jeans people who think working out in their jeans is OK.
How can the staff allow this?
The can't afford a lock people who put their clothes in the lockers and can't afford to buy a $1 combination lock for safekeeping their valuables.
The overly obese or belly fat people who need to show their body deficiencies when they workout. (I'm not trying to offend anybody here)
Cover it up, I don't need to see your flowing belly in the flesh.
I'm overweight and still have the belly fat myself and until i get a belly that looks healthy, I will always wear the appropriate clothing to cover up.
Nobody needs to see my belly fat.
The people who do have some muscle but are really overweight in the midsection and keep looking in the mirror as if they look perfect.
On the same note, people who have built pretty good muscle from the waist up but have the skinniest legs. I never see them work out their legs.
Speaking of the member who took a break from working out to go smoke.
Years back when I lived in Ontario, near work, I recall seeing an elderly lady in an electric wheelchair on the street in motion, by the curb with car traffic, smoking a cigarette and coughing.
I found it to be one of the most pathetic things i've ever witnessed. Right around that time,maybe months later, I took a long good look at myself and gave up smoking for good. For some reason, I never forgot about that day. Didn't want to be that person.
Here is my pet peeve about the gyms.
The tattoo people. Too many people with tattoos in my gym.
Not a jealousy thing, just too many people in tattoos, men and women.
The Jeans people who think working out in their jeans is OK.
How can the staff allow this?
The can't afford a lock people who put their clothes in the lockers and can't afford to buy a $1 combination lock for safekeeping their valuables.
The overly obese or belly fat people who need to show their body deficiencies when they workout. (I'm not trying to offend anybody here)
Cover it up, I don't need to see your flowing belly in the flesh.
I'm overweight and still have the belly fat myself and until i get a belly that looks healthy, I will always wear the appropriate clothing to cover up.
Nobody needs to see my belly fat.
The people who do have some muscle but are really overweight in the midsection and keep looking in the mirror as if they look perfect.
On the same note, people who have built pretty good muscle from the waist up but have the skinniest legs. I never see them work out their legs.
Speaking of the member who took a break from working out to go smoke.
Years back when I lived in Ontario, near work, I recall seeing an elderly lady in an electric wheelchair on the street in motion, by the curb with car traffic, smoking a cigarette and coughing.
I found it to be one of the most pathetic things i've ever witnessed. Right around that time,maybe months later, I took a long good look at myself and gave up smoking for good. For some reason, I never forgot about that day. Didn't want to be that person.
Great thread! Seems like we all have the same archetypes frequenting our gyms..
The Talkers, The Flexers, the Cell Phone Talkers, the Leave-Weights-Scattered-Across-the-Facility'ers, the Yoga Pants Princesses, etc....
The only one that has really bothered me over the years were the young guys in wife-beaters who brought a beat-box to the gym. Thankfully their membership was a 3-day trial and not the real deal.
The Talkers, The Flexers, the Cell Phone Talkers, the Leave-Weights-Scattered-Across-the-Facility'ers, the Yoga Pants Princesses, etc....
The only one that has really bothered me over the years were the young guys in wife-beaters who brought a beat-box to the gym. Thankfully their membership was a 3-day trial and not the real deal.
I feel so lucky at my gym! For the most part, I don't run into a lot of this stuff.
But, I WILL say....
At my gym, we have 2 fairly large mats that people mostly use for abs. Each mat could comfortably have 3 people on it, with maybe 3 ft between them. So 4 in a pinch. I can't stand the people who will plop themselves RIGHT in the middle, putting their cell phones and free weights all over the mat so no one else can us it! Or even the guy who sits on it, the WRONG way, taking up the space of 3 people! Dang people, have some spacial awareness!!
Overall, though, I really enjoy my gym I like the girls who wear just sports bras but I see them every day (they give me something to aspire to, even when I am a little jealous!). I appreciate the guy who waited at an appropriate distance, not watching me, and asked when I was done before jumping onto a weight machine. I LOVE my dance classes and how much we all support each other. I think it's all those good people who make the tools and dingbats much easier to put up with!
Thanks for the laughs in this thread
But, I WILL say....
At my gym, we have 2 fairly large mats that people mostly use for abs. Each mat could comfortably have 3 people on it, with maybe 3 ft between them. So 4 in a pinch. I can't stand the people who will plop themselves RIGHT in the middle, putting their cell phones and free weights all over the mat so no one else can us it! Or even the guy who sits on it, the WRONG way, taking up the space of 3 people! Dang people, have some spacial awareness!!
Overall, though, I really enjoy my gym
I like the girls who wear just sports bras but I see them every day (they give me something to aspire to, even when I am a little jealous!). I appreciate the guy who waited at an appropriate distance, not watching me, and asked when I was done before jumping onto a weight machine. I LOVE my dance classes and how much we all support each other. I think it's all those good people who make the tools and dingbats much easier to put up with!Thanks for the laughs in this thread
heavyman26
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Lol this is a great question. Mine is Mr. Athletic that jumps on the machine right next to me when there is 6 other machines open and he tries to one up me. Mr. Athletic sees it as a competition and he wants to break my confidence. I am just the fat guy trying to lose weight and this bozo can grate cheese with his abs. I turn my headphones on full blast and hold my head up high. These guys are totally obsessed with competition. I used to think I was just being paranoid until it started happening to me on a regular basis. The guy looks over at my machine and he will raise his level 5 or 6 higher and go faster than me. It is like that movie with Billy Bob Thorton and Sean William Scott where they are on the treadmill and they want to see who can go harder. Oh and the guy who works there whenever I go never says hello to me and reminds me of a serial killer. All the other workers have said hello and have a good day but this guy has never said a word to me.
Little John
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Ha! I've got a few, myself. Not that I've been in a while (a kid tends to cut into the time I can spend going to a gym, and I have my own basic setup now).
Pajama Pants Guy - I think his nickname is self-explanatory. Friendly, mind you, just fun to watch someone working out in PJ bottoms and giving pointers (to those that seem to want them)
Cat Sweatshirt - Looks to be mid-30s, always wears cheesy sweatshirts with animals on them, often in Xmas themes.
The Spoiled Boys - A pack of 3-4 teenage boys who seem to exist just to be annoying. Grunting, poor lifting form, light weights, camping out on benches, must travel together and do the same exercise together (usually DB curls). And, being spoiled, are complete morons who have no idea what they're talking about -- Favorite overheard conversation was their seemingly-scripted hypocritical racist take on life:
Boy 1 (wearing shorts around his bum): They're always walkin' around with their pants hanging off their butts!
Boy 2 (who grunts while lifting and throws his weights down when done): Yeah, they're a bunch of gorillas!
The Playas - Seriously? I have to go home in 20 minutes, get the f* off the curl machine so I can get in a full workout for once! Go to a club to pick up a member of the opposite sex!
Dumbbell Shufflers - If you picked up the 35# weight from the 35# weight slot, can you put it back there. I'd rather you left it on the floor than on the 65# slot - especially if I'm just finishing up with 65# dumbbells, and I want to put them back!
I miss the people watching of being in a gym, but definitely enjoying the benefit of my own equipment.
Pajama Pants Guy - I think his nickname is self-explanatory. Friendly, mind you, just fun to watch someone working out in PJ bottoms and giving pointers (to those that seem to want them)
Cat Sweatshirt - Looks to be mid-30s, always wears cheesy sweatshirts with animals on them, often in Xmas themes.
The Spoiled Boys - A pack of 3-4 teenage boys who seem to exist just to be annoying. Grunting, poor lifting form, light weights, camping out on benches, must travel together and do the same exercise together (usually DB curls). And, being spoiled, are complete morons who have no idea what they're talking about -- Favorite overheard conversation was their seemingly-scripted hypocritical racist take on life:
Boy 1 (wearing shorts around his bum): They're always walkin' around with their pants hanging off their butts!
Boy 2 (who grunts while lifting and throws his weights down when done): Yeah, they're a bunch of gorillas!
The Playas - Seriously? I have to go home in 20 minutes, get the f* off the curl machine so I can get in a full workout for once! Go to a club to pick up a member of the opposite sex!
Dumbbell Shufflers - If you picked up the 35# weight from the 35# weight slot, can you put it back there. I'd rather you left it on the floor than on the 65# slot - especially if I'm just finishing up with 65# dumbbells, and I want to put them back!
I miss the people watching of being in a gym, but definitely enjoying the benefit of my own equipment.
MysticRealm
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I am lucky cause I currently work out in the little gym in my condo building so not too many people.
There are only 3 tvs for all the treadmills, ellipticals, and bikes. And the people who watch GOLF on them!!! Haha, golf is so bloody boring to watch!!!
The dude next to me on the elliptical who would pick up his phone, play with it, put it down and literally 2 SECONDS later, pick it up and play with it, put it down, pick it up ONE SECOND later, play with it, put it down, pick it up, put it down, pick it up. I was like A. what kind of workout are you getting in if you are playin on your phone the whole time, B. if you're going to pick it up the second you put it down, why put it down in the first place! It's very distracting, bang, pick up, bang, put down, bang, pick up, bang put down. Then he would mumble things and I was never sure if he was trying to talk to me or not (it was very strange to see a fairly buff guy choose the elliptical rather than the treadmills (which were ALL open) or at least the bike, so I wasn't sure if he chose the elliptical just to be next to me (I was looking pretty fly for being at the gym if you ask me )
That's really all I can think of for my little gym.
There are only 3 tvs for all the treadmills, ellipticals, and bikes. And the people who watch GOLF on them!!! Haha, golf is so bloody boring to watch!!!
The dude next to me on the elliptical who would pick up his phone, play with it, put it down and literally 2 SECONDS later, pick it up and play with it, put it down, pick it up ONE SECOND later, play with it, put it down, pick it up, put it down, pick it up. I was like A. what kind of workout are you getting in if you are playin on your phone the whole time, B. if you're going to pick it up the second you put it down, why put it down in the first place! It's very distracting, bang, pick up, bang, put down, bang, pick up, bang put down. Then he would mumble things and I was never sure if he was trying to talk to me or not (it was very strange to see a fairly buff guy choose the elliptical rather than the treadmills (which were ALL open) or at least the bike, so I wasn't sure if he chose the elliptical just to be next to me (I was looking pretty fly for being at the gym if you ask me
)That's really all I can think of for my little gym.
MysticRealm
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I remember having someone sit next to me in junior high that REAKED of smoke and I would get headaches!
danielpearl
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just want to share my experience in gym with some experienced guys. i am going to gym from last 2 years and i have gained 20 kilos. but i am not satisfied with it. i want more to gain and i want more fats to remove from my body. what diet should i prefer because i almost eat everything on table
MsWant2BHealthy
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1. The girls who are clearly there not to work out, but to pick up guys. I’m fine with meeting you soul mate and wanting someone who’s going to work out with you; your padded bra under your sports bra doesn’t bug me, your makeup and hair perfectly done is nice; but for crying out loud if you’re just standing on the elliptical, not moving, while you chat up the cute guy on the next one over—get off the machine! They were always full at my old gym, and there was always one girl on them that fit the bill…
2. The guy who is clearly there to pick up women, and not work out. There’s a big difference between checking a girl out, and being creepy. There is a guy at my old gym that would leer in a really creepy, serial killer sort of way at any female in the gym—myself included. He’d get on whatever machine was behind wherever we were working out and just leer. If it was a bike, his legs barely moved, if it was a tread mill he kept a casual walking pace, and then when you were done…so was he, and he would watch you leave the gym, sometimes going as far as to follow you to the changing room. Creepy!
3. The people who are impatient when you've just gotten on a machine. Finally, the girl managed to pick up the guy or find other prey and has moved on from the cross trainer, it's a miracle! I’m on it, I've been on it for 20 minutes and my timer is set for 45, heart rate is at goal and I'm working hard. Don’t walk by repeatedly giving me the stink eye, I pay my gym membership just like you do and this is my favorite machine—back off!—I’m heavier than you are and my knees are too bad for the stair master you just suggested, go away.
4. The guy who thinks that because you’re on a machine that requires you pull your legs together you’re easy—I’m doing the workout suggested by my trainer who wants me to strengthen my legs without straining my knees, pervert. I’m not wearing makeup, I have a wedding ring (at that time engagement ring, but still), my hair is in a no-nonsense bun, and I’m wearing baggy sweatpants and a t-shirt—translation: I’m not here to get picked up.
5. The girl who likes to put others down. “I know you’ve been coming here a while, but you’re still not in good shape…” Yes, I actually had a fellow member of the gym tell me this one day while I was getting dressed after a workout. I’d lost 30lbs and a lot of inches, so hearing this was disheartening just two weeks before my wedding. Bitch.
2. The guy who is clearly there to pick up women, and not work out. There’s a big difference between checking a girl out, and being creepy. There is a guy at my old gym that would leer in a really creepy, serial killer sort of way at any female in the gym—myself included. He’d get on whatever machine was behind wherever we were working out and just leer. If it was a bike, his legs barely moved, if it was a tread mill he kept a casual walking pace, and then when you were done…so was he, and he would watch you leave the gym, sometimes going as far as to follow you to the changing room. Creepy!
3. The people who are impatient when you've just gotten on a machine. Finally, the girl managed to pick up the guy or find other prey and has moved on from the cross trainer, it's a miracle! I’m on it, I've been on it for 20 minutes and my timer is set for 45, heart rate is at goal and I'm working hard. Don’t walk by repeatedly giving me the stink eye, I pay my gym membership just like you do and this is my favorite machine—back off!—I’m heavier than you are and my knees are too bad for the stair master you just suggested, go away.
4. The guy who thinks that because you’re on a machine that requires you pull your legs together you’re easy—I’m doing the workout suggested by my trainer who wants me to strengthen my legs without straining my knees, pervert. I’m not wearing makeup, I have a wedding ring (at that time engagement ring, but still), my hair is in a no-nonsense bun, and I’m wearing baggy sweatpants and a t-shirt—translation: I’m not here to get picked up.
5. The girl who likes to put others down. “I know you’ve been coming here a while, but you’re still not in good shape…” Yes, I actually had a fellow member of the gym tell me this one day while I was getting dressed after a workout. I’d lost 30lbs and a lot of inches, so hearing this was disheartening just two weeks before my wedding. Bitch.
Hahaha, God I love reading your posts, you make me laugh so much. Cheeky bugger.