The Gym is great for people watching!!
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There is the awkward talking man. Where no matter how hard he is working out or YOU are working out he can carry a conversation and expects you to do the same. And USUALLY starts a conversation by announcing "MY BUTT HURTS. Did you hear me? I said MY BUTT HURTS!!!" At which point I'm sweating, gasping for air and laughing my now sore butt off.
BAHAHA I hope I never run into a guy like that. I'd deck him for messing up my concentration. lol0 -
OK, never popped in here....or if I have I don't recall... Perhaps it's the gym I go to or simply the times I go but I seem to be missing much of this crazy action that's shared on here
Call me lucky? I dunno...
But yesterday I was there particularly early and had my first experience (at the gym!
:laugh: ) with a grunting man as He was working hard on crunches/planks you name it, he was kicking' Butt. I will be honest... and it certainly could have been my mood but....ahhhhh:blushing: it rather turned me on at the time:laugh: I suppose that sounds like an odd reaction compared to those other posts on here getting annoyed by it... like I said, perhaps it was my mood simply because it was my first gym-grunting experience.:laugh: But had I heard it from the neighbors I wouldn't have pinned it to someone doing crunches etc.:smokin:
But I'm odd that way, I go do my thing at the gym and am floored by all the hard work everyone around me is doing, always impressed and inspired. Never had anyone peek over at my machine to check out my speed/distance...but then if they ever did, I doubt I would notice. I'm very much in a zone when I workout...perhaps again...lucky for me?
Some of these stories on here sound frighteningly uncomfortable.:glasses: :laugh:
So far nothing to complain about and I've been going for 3 years now...oh and I'm the one chewing the gum, it keeps my anxiety level down in life and keeps me in the zone:blushing: :laugh:
Oops..OK, I thought of one...dropping the weights (machines) does make me cringe..BANG, bang! ...as I know it's not great for the machine and it's something I'm highly sensitive to trying not to do but it does happen at times even when I'm careful at the end of my last set. OK, so that's all I got....
Whatever it takes for me to get in my workouts and get healthy...I'm all for it.
Cheers to those of you suffering some of these wild experiences:drinker:0 -
But yesterday I was there particularly early and had my first experience (at the gym!:laugh: ) with a grunting man as He was working hard on crunches/planks you name it, he was kicking' Butt. I will be honest... and it certainly could have been my mood but....ahhhhh:blushing: it rather turned me on at the time:laugh: I suppose that sounds like an odd reaction compared to those other posts on here getting annoyed by it... like I said, perhaps it was my mood simply because it was my first gym-grunting experience.:laugh: But had I heard it from the neighbors I wouldn't have pinned it to someone doing crunches etc.:smokin:
LMAO I thought the same thing today about the guy lifting weights next to me! And he's good looking on top of it!
There's another guy there who is so loud I'm afraid he's going to poop himself...I can tell when he's at the gym even if I can't see him. :laugh:0 -
I like the guy that reads on on the elliptical. He glares at his book like it's cursing at him. I spend the whole time waiting for it to burst into flames.0
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I like the guy that reads on on the elliptical. He glares at his book like it's cursing at him. I spend the whole time waiting for it to burst into flames.
LOL!!! OMG! Ha ha!0 -
Tonight there was a guy on one of the shoulder press machines so his back was open and towards the cardio area. Well he had on baggy basketball shorts that we under his butt cheeks so he was sitting on the waistband. Then you see his boxer briefs but they don't quiet cover his whole rear end so I am on the treadmill doing my warm up tonight and right in front of me is a bunch of crack. I got to stare at that for 10 mins as Tuesday is the busy night so there were no other treadmills to go to.0
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I like the guy that reads on on the elliptical. He glares at his book like it's cursing at him. I spend the whole time waiting for it to burst into flames.
BAHAHAHA I LOVE it!0 -
I was working out on the stationary bicycle and this young skinny kid walks by me eating a humongous glazed donut!!!!! Seriously!? At the gym?????? He looked at me and laughed, LITTLE BRAT!0
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Butt cracks and Donuts...AMAZING!0
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He really is a BRAT!!!! LOL0
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I was at the gym this afternoon and I tried to watch, but I found I was just too focused on my exercise to pay that much attention to what other people were doing. I find a place to focus on the wall and just stare at it - or at the tv. Haha.
My gym is so small though. Most people seem to be ok. But I found it very amusing reading all of these! :P0 -
I think he is not the type of grunter we are talking about... because if I heard THOSE grunts coming from my neighbors house I would call the cops!O
But yesterday I was there particularly early and had my first experience (at the gym!:laugh: ) with a grunting man as He was working hard on crunches/planks you name it, he was kicking' Butt. I will be honest... and it certainly could have been my mood but....ahhhhh:blushing: it rather turned me on at the time:laugh: I suppose that sounds like an odd reaction compared to those other posts on here getting annoyed by it... like I said, perhaps it was my mood simply because it was my first gym-grunting experience.:laugh: But had I heard it from the neighbors I wouldn't have pinned it to someone doing crunches etc.:smokin:0 -
I think I am the oddball at my gym :-)
Me too.
I appear to be the one the instructors are scared of approaching for some reason.
No idea why, I'm not big and scary honest....0 -
I've got so many!! I love my gym but we definately have some regular characters.
1. Me. I dance. While I do Cardio. It's not my fault. I used to run on the tread- running requires concentration. I have tendonitis and bursitis in my hip and am temporarily forced to do low impact cardio so you'll find me on the elliptical doing intervals. (I get plenty of crazy looks just for that) But I have a tendency to listen to Dub and Dancehall on the music player and sometimes I can't resist the dancing (it just takes over). I figure I'm doubling the calorie burn.
2. Short shorts guy. This guy is fit and tan and runs miles and miles without breaking a sweat. I admire that. His shorts however are REALLY short. They're that sort of loose airy material and may only come 2 or 3 inches below his bum. It's all fine when he's stand but yesterday he was stretching and was doing a VERY full V stretch... I saw his junk. :noway: Totally unnecessary.
3. The Tick. There's this guy... his shoulder/chest measurement must be 50 inches his wait 20 inches. It's the strangest thing ever. He looks likes the Tick. (If you're not familiar with the cartoon google it.) It's unreal. And on top of that he curses and talks to himself... strange.
4. The Social Hour Bippy Twats. I just hate them- they're not really a spectacle or maybe they are with their impractical work out gear spending time stretching provokatively in pairs talking sh about other girls at the gym or the guy they did that's in the free weights area or sitting at a machine flirting with the meat heads but never actually lifting a weight. Just taking up space I want to use. If you want to hang out exchange numbers and go out for a drink and get the eff out of my way I'm trying to do work. (and dance).
5. Creepy Staring Guy. He's not always there (at least when I am) But I have caught him staring at me a few times and not in a good way. Like he's sitting on a bench and just staring not lifting and when I move areas so does he. I've seen him do this to other girls as well. One evening he was staring as I was trapped on the Stair mill and my musical device had died I heard him tell one of the meatheads that he came in because he liked the scenery. blech. CREEP-O. :grumble:
And that's it for now... there are so many. lol0 -
The observations actually make me more nervous about the gym now. I just assumed everyone was focusing on their own workout.0
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The observations actually make me more nervous about the gym now. I just assumed everyone was focusing on their own workout.
I sooo agree with you. I just go and look at the tv. I'm probably that odd ball on the elliptical machine who is drenched in sweat and bright red, dancing or shaking my head as I dance with the music.
oh well, lets give them something to talk about. lol 0 -
Something things are funny, but I don't judge and I am a gym rat. At my gym, you get major respect for showing up.The observations actually make me more nervous about the gym now. I just assumed everyone was focusing on their own workout.0 -
I had a gym partner who used to take a mid-workout cigarette break from the treadmill....
FOR REAL??:noway:0 -
1. ME. I used to go to the gym with my last boyfriend and when i was on the treadmill there was this really funny show on tv, so i was the girl bursting out laughing. He used to look at me and either laugh or shush me lol
2. The tiny teenage girls that are really made up, not a hair out of place, matching down to their jewellery and shoe laces. Go into the gym and walk on the treadmill for ten minutes trying to catch the eye of the muscle men. They leave just as in tact.
However, they then go downstairs to the pool and sauna. Now that is fricking hillarious. You have not seen panda eyes til you've seen these girls. It's literally streaming down their faces. But they think they look cool in their itsy bitsy teenie weenie bikinis so who am i to ruin it.
3. The grunters
4. The muscle men glued to their own reflections
5. The guy my ex told me about that used to strut around naked after his shower before blow-drying his pubic hair
6. The girl in the tiny shorts with bum cheeks hanging out. You could see exactly what type of bikini wax she had when it came down to stretching, uggh.
7. The pool guy. This guy was quite obese...fair play, he's at the pool in the gym. I saw him every monday morning. However, i was there for an hour and a half and i never once saw him get wet, go in the jucuzzi, steam room or sauna. He just sat on the side in his swim trunks and watched you. He did talk to a few people who were picking up their towels or whatever, but mostly just creepy.0 -
I too find myself laughing, or smiling ridiculously (when a song I love comes on or I get a text from a friend that's hilarious)... I'm sure some have thought I'm slightly cuckoo ... LOL0
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The observations actually make me more nervous about the gym now. I just assumed everyone was focusing on their own workout.
I used to feel the same way. I actually felt offended by some of the stuff this thread had in it, but if you care enough about your fitness, you'll just pay attention to that instead of people that might be watching. I peak at people all the time, cuz it's nervous habit, so I notice stuff. I LOVE going to the gym now, and unless we absolutely could not afford it, I wouldn't have it any other way.0 -
bump! I love a good laugh! :bigsmile:0
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Now that I have started c25k...I dub myself (named after one of my favorite groups)...Weezer. Twice I had to wave people off assuring them I was ok on the treadmill the other night.0
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Now that I have started c25k...I dub myself (named after one of my favorite groups)...Weezer. Twice I had to wave people off assuring them I was ok on the treadmill the other night.
Great job for starting the C2-5K! That's awesome!0 -
My uncle is in his 50's and can jog all day, just not very fast. But he is the funniest thing i have ever seen. His breath comes out as "Choo" and as he gets faster, so does his breathing.
Choo.........Choo.........Choo......choo...choo..choo, choo, choo, choo!
He sounds just like a train and i'm always waiting for the "Whoo whoo" of the whistle.
Bless him x0 -
I wish all my MFPeeps lived in the same city as me. Then we could all work out together and run together in races and stuff. :bigsmile:0
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My uncle is in his 50's and can jog all day, just not very fast. But he is the funniest thing i have ever seen. His breath comes out as "Choo" and as he gets faster, so does his breathing.
Choo.........Choo.........Choo......choo...choo..choo, choo, choo, choo!
He sounds just like a train and i'm always waiting for the "Whoo whoo" of the whistle.
Bless him x
HAHA I breath really lightly, but if you listen closely, if my breathing was more loud, it would sound like a woman in labor. hoo hoo hee hee LMAO0 -
I'd trip you at the starting line.I wish all my MFPeeps lived in the same city as me. Then we could all work out together and run together in races and stuff. :bigsmile:
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I'd trip you at the starting line.I wish all my MFPeeps lived in the same city as me. Then we could all work out together and run together in races and stuff. :bigsmile:
You are such a JERK!!! And I would be waiting with a rock to throw at your shoes so that YOU tripped. haha0 -
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