The Gym is great for people watching!!

binary_jester

Born Free guy...I walk in and there is this guy in the treadmill...shirtless. And lets say he was not going to be appearing on a Men's Health magazine anytime soon. When he finished, he got off, toweled off and THEN put on his workout shirt.

Peeper...One guy is always around a certain area when a female is on the (what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?
To be fair to him, I caught myself one time. The pec machine is right across from it. I was doing my sets, staring but not looking...then realized WHERE i was looking. Felt so guilty I almost dropped the weight.

Gross. Isn't going shirtless against your gym rules??

Yes. I think it also breaks a health code law and a commandment.
Funny...the first thing that popped into my head was the Chariots of Fire song.

binary_jester

Born Free guy...I walk in and there is this guy in the treadmill...shirtless. And lets say he was not going to be appearing on a Men's Health magazine anytime soon. When he finished, he got off, toweled off and THEN put on his workout shirt.

Peeper...One guy is always around a certain area when a female is on the (what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?
To be fair to him, I caught myself one time. The pec machine is right across from it. I was doing my sets, staring but not looking...then realized WHERE i was looking. Felt so guilty I almost dropped the weight.

Gross. Isn't going shirtless against your gym rules??

It should be. I don't know if many men would be working out if women were working out topless.

Umm you're kidding right? or do you mean just standing and staring?

edorice

The treadmill addict may be a marathon runner...

The chicks that have billboard signs on their azzes. Pink or SOMETHING always written in block letters on their butts. Need attention???

Scorpiomom222

Born Free guy...I walk in and there is this guy in the treadmill...shirtless. And lets say he was not going to be appearing on a Men's Health magazine anytime soon. When he finished, he got off, toweled off and THEN put on his workout shirt.

Peeper...One guy is always around a certain area when a female is on the (what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?
To be fair to him, I caught myself one time. The pec machine is right across from it. I was doing my sets, staring but not looking...then realized WHERE i was looking. Felt so guilty I almost dropped the weight.

Gross. Isn't going shirtless against your gym rules??

It should be. I don't know if many men would be working out if women were working out topless.

Umm you're kidding right? or do you mean just standing and staring?

Of course. It was meant to sound sarcastic and semi-passive agressive. :blushing:

citizenstarr

This thread has had me laughing so hard today I think I might just track it as cardio lol. I got my boyfriend to come with me to the gym one day and we were each on a treadmill next to each other. There were a few other people in there doing ellipticals but no one was using the weights. Lo and behold Mr. Remote Control comes in. This guy would go to a weight machine, do 3 reps, collapse like he just lifted an elephant and then get up and change the tv channel even if we were watching it! He did this for the entire time we were there. I gave up on trying to watch anything because every 4 minutes he would be up and changing the channel again. WEIRD.

The thing I don't understand and I see all the time - why do people come to the gym to do things like crunches, lunges, squats, etc. with no weights - just doing it in front of the mirror? Do you not have mirrors at home? Are you just there for attention? I would rather stay in my home and do that kind of routine if I don't need any actual gym equipment o_0

Megooo19

(what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?




lol thats funny. Now I'm going to think of that everytime I use that machine.

binary_jester

Born Free guy...I walk in and there is this guy in the treadmill...shirtless. And lets say he was not going to be appearing on a Men's Health magazine anytime soon. When he finished, he got off, toweled off and THEN put on his workout shirt.

Peeper...One guy is always around a certain area when a female is on the (what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?
To be fair to him, I caught myself one time. The pec machine is right across from it. I was doing my sets, staring but not looking...then realized WHERE i was looking. Felt so guilty I almost dropped the weight.

Gross. Isn't going shirtless against your gym rules??

It should be. I don't know if many men would be working out if women were working out topless.

Umm you're kidding right? or do you mean just standing and staring?

Of course. It was meant to sound sarcastic and semi-passive agressive. :blushing:

I know. You know if more women went topless, it would get more guy in the gym. TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM LADIES!

binary_jester

This thread has had me laughing so hard today I think I might just track it as cardio lol. I got my boyfriend to come with me to the gym one day and we were each on a treadmill next to each other. There were a few other people in there doing ellipticals but no one was using the weights. Lo and behold Mr. Remote Control comes in. This guy would go to a weight machine, do 3 reps, collapse like he just lifted an elephant and then get up and change the tv channel even if we were watching it! He did this for the entire time we were there. I gave up on trying to watch anything because every 4 minutes he would be up and changing the channel again. WEIRD.

The thing I don't understand and I see all the time - why do people come to the gym to do things like crunches, lunges, squats, etc. with no weights - just doing it in front of the mirror? Do you not have mirrors at home? Are you just there for attention? I would rather stay in my home and do that kind of routine if I don't need any actual gym equipment o_0

I use mirrors to make sure my form is correct when I lift.

Which reminds me of...

Look -at-me-dude....guy has TERRIBLE form. Using his lower back for curls, bouncing the weights, etc. The guy had the curl bar loaded up with 45's on each side...grunting like he is giving birth to a watermelon, drops the weights like an Olympian power lifter, them immediately looks around to see if anyone noticed.

Scorpiomom222

I know. You know if more women went topless, it would get more guy in the gym. TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM LADIES!

HAHAHA This is true, but only dancers and pornstars would be willing to "take one for the team." :laugh: :laugh:

Scorpiomom222

This thread has had me laughing so hard today I think I might just track it as cardio lol. I got my boyfriend to come with me to the gym one day and we were each on a treadmill next to each other. There were a few other people in there doing ellipticals but no one was using the weights. Lo and behold Mr. Remote Control comes in. This guy would go to a weight machine, do 3 reps, collapse like he just lifted an elephant and then get up and change the tv channel even if we were watching it! He did this for the entire time we were there. I gave up on trying to watch anything because every 4 minutes he would be up and changing the channel again. WEIRD.

The thing I don't understand and I see all the time - why do people come to the gym to do things like crunches, lunges, squats, etc. with no weights - just doing it in front of the mirror? Do you not have mirrors at home? Are you just there for attention? I would rather stay in my home and do that kind of routine if I don't need any actual gym equipment o_0

I use mirrors to make sure my form is correct when I lift.

Which reminds me of...

Look -at-me-dude....guy has TERRIBLE form. Using his lower back for curls, bouncing the weights, etc. The guy had the curl bar loaded up with 45's on each side...grunting like he is giving birth to a watermelon, drops the weights like an Olympian power lifter, them immediately looks around to see if anyone noticed.

I agree. Mirror people just need to make sure they are doing it right to avoid injury.

DigitalRain

Cell Phone Guy: This old man WALKS on the treadmill the entire time I'm there, and he must be important cuz he's always on his phone. It drives me BANANAS. I don't know why, but it screws with my running mojo. The funny part is I sometimes overhear him saying things like "I can't, I'm on a treadmill!"

The Tattooed Cheetah: This gal I like. She's a runner with tattoos and looks like a cheetah: She's tall, and a lean, mean racing machine. She can carry 8 mph + forever. I aspire to be like her. I smile at her when I see her and always let her know how impressive she is to me.

I remember when I first started going to the gym there was this beautiful woman who ran at a pretty fast pace on the treadmill for what seemed hours. Not only that she was a graceful runner, I remember thinking she looked like a gazelle :laugh: I could only stare in awe. No signs of fatigue, no sweating, just effortless, pretty running.

DigitalRain

Peeper...One guy is always around a certain area when a female is on the (what I refer to it as) yes/no machine. You know...the one that exercises your inner/outer thighs?
To be fair to him, I caught myself one time. The pec machine is right across from it. I was doing my sets, staring but not looking...then realized WHERE i was looking. Felt so guilty I almost dropped the weight.

I experienced this. I was on the leg press machine and this dude decided he was going to position himself so that he could get a good view of my butt. The gym was almost empty, he could have picked any area but NOOOOO he HAD to sit there. Had the nerve to stare with no shame. As soon as he sat down and I saw what was going on, I grabbed my towel and left.

One of the reasons I prefer an all women's gym.

Beth720

The chicks that have billboard signs on their azzes. Pink or SOMETHING always written in block letters on their butts. Need attention???

I have never understood this trend. Especially because from what I've observed, the girls who wear the letters on their butts are the most likely to get all offended if they catch people looking at their butts. If you don't want people to look, DON'T WEAR WRITING THERE!!!!

chrisdavey

AWESOME STORIES PEOPLE!

I am glad I have a home gym :P Another positive about that is that I can just wear shorts and no fashion contests there!

I do mma classes though and we have one guy who is about 19 and apparently has a karate background. He is very competitive but not overly skilled in anything other than karate. Anyway, after his first class he said and I quote "I just want to be like Chuck Norris"

BTW I can use an elliptical trainer and check emails on my phone no problem. No issues at all

binary_jester: Absolutely LOL at the yes/no machine!!!! hahaha

Also, I need a mirror to do squats and deadlifts. I've only gone heavy (for me) once without it in the last 6 months and I hurt my knee because of it. Not worth risking IMO.

Fit4Vet

Bump, I have to be able to find this tomorrow - when I'm bored to tears at work! :blushing: :bigsmile:

cardigirl

One of my best performances at the gym had to be the time I was running intervals on the treadmill, listening to my iPod, and my hand hit the cord, knocked the iPod off of the little shelf it was on and I stepped on it before I could get the darn treadmill to pause. There were a couple of people (men) behind the treadmill (on stationary bikes) so as I turned around to pick up the iPod I bowed and said "Ta Da!!!" They laughed, but also told me they had been afraid for me getting hurt. Awwww, that was nice of them.
:blushing:

gambitsgurl

Here's my Top 10 (the first five of which are on me)...

1) One day I was finishing up an elliptical workout. I got off the machine, looked around for a minute and then turned to go get some paper towels so I could wipe the machine down. Trouble is, I turned right into the back of the machine, kicked it, made a really loud noise and then tripped all over myself trying to recover and not fall. I thought about taking a bow, but didn't.

2) Another morning I was walking in as usual and glanced up at one of the TV's as I was walking by it. Smacked right into a pole. Stairmaster Girl (#6 below) tried to conceal her laugh but I saw it.

3) Yet another time I was walking from one station to another while writing on my clipboard. Banged my shin hard on a bench and once again tripped all over myself trying to not fall. That hurt! See a pattern here?

4) I was doing close grip bench press one time and thought I could get one more rep. Well, it turns out I couldn't. I got the bar down on my chest and couldn't get it up. No worries. I'll widen my grip to take advantage of the stronger chest muscles and get it up. No bueno. Chest muscles shot too. So I'm laying on the bench with this heavy bar laying across my chest and trying to decide what to do. Just when I think I'm going to have to make the embarrassing side dump with the weights, some guy sees me in trouble and says, "Hey...do you need help." A distressed "yeah" was all I could manage to muster. After that it was a very long time before I was willing to lay under a bar again.

5) Most recently...I was doing a 5x5 set of Seated Cable Rows so I was using pretty heavy weight (210 I think). My usual practice for heavy weight on this machine is to firmly grasp the bar, plant one foot on the foot platform and use that one leg to push myself back into position as I sit down (to avoiding putting too much stress on my back). Well, I was doing that and my foot slipped off the platform. This left 210 pounds of weight pulling me in a direction I didn't want to go at a pretty rapid rate. I managed to avoid falling completely off the bench, but the plates made a loud bang when they crashed down and I bruised the back of my leg pretty good on the platform. Hoping no one say, I firmly re-planted my foot on that platform and started the process over.

OMG this sounds like me. I was the one at the gym everyone laughed at

In Zumba I was known to break out free style cause I couldn't follow the moves. I was a TOTAL failure at step class.

I'm about to join again and it's a good thing I can laugh at myself.

This thread has made my day.

sillygoose1977

The treadmill addict may be a marathon runner...

The chicks that have billboard signs on their azzes. Pink or SOMETHING always written in block letters on their butts. Need attention???

HAH! The last thing I would ever want to post across my *kitten* is the word Juicy! :laugh:

mizfit

Great thread.
There are 3 people that stand out from the gym I went too

1. The Whiner: Young woman would come in and train with her personal trainer and the entire session she would whine and complain about every exercise he would try to get her to do and I do say try because she would barely make an effort. Then she would always find an excuse to step away like needing to go to the bathroom or getting water (ever heard of a water bottle?) At first I thought her trainer had it easy because he didn't have to really do much with her but then I realized having to hear her constantly whine and complain would be so much worse . Must be nice to have all that money to waste.

2. High Heels: I've seen women walking around in flip flops or barfeet in the change room but this one woman would walk around in her towel and high heels!!!! I've never seen anything like that before. She would just strut around back and forth for awhile which was very very strange.

3. The Grunter: I was on the treadmill and down below was the weight area. The first time I heard him I nearly fell off. It was a muscle head guy who would wear a small tank top and small shorts with his super tan and everytime he would lift the weights he would make the loudest grunting sounds and it was obvious he wanted everyone to watch him. He would only do a few reps grunting loudly each time and then stop to strike a pose in front of the mirrors.

ShaneT99

High Heels reminded me of another one.

11) Figure Competition Lady? - There's an Asian girl who is probably 24 or 25 that comes into my gym on a fairly regular basis. She's lean and in very good shape. Anyway, one day I was doing squats and she comes walking out of the women's locker room wearing a tiny string (thong) bikini and matching high heels. Being married, Christian and trying to focus on my workout I'm trying my absolute best to completely ignore her presence, but she continues to parade all around the free weights area chatting it up with a couple of the trainers. Then she proceeds to go stand in front of the mirrors (near the squat rack where I was) and practice what I guess would be her runway walk. She ends up doing that for probably 30-45 minutes with 5-6 different thong bikinis and matching heels. I can only assume that she was preparing for some sort of figure competition, but seriously? In the gym? You're a very attractive woman and all, but you're showing me and everyone else in the gym way more of your body than anyone but your husband needs to see.