Am I the only one who does this?

12346»

Replies

  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I wear my cheapo Walmart workout clothing with pride. It is cotton, it is breathable and it is cheap.

    I came to work!

    some how all that says it can't be cute and attractive??

    OMG>... look at all my make up running all over my face!!!!
    20130922_190614_zpsa4ddb9c3.jpg

    holy chit!!! MY STUFF MATCHES!!!!

    Underwear too!!!

    PRed my dead lift that day- just a hair short 300 lbs.

    all of that means nothing because apparently my socks matched my pants- and I was wearing mad crazy eye liner.

    You'd have pulled 405 with baggy sweats and no eye liner.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    Eat clean, train dirty I say............ So no... NO DRESSING UP at the gym!

    You are there to sweat, not look pretty... Its not a fashion parade/catwalk.... God they need to grow up...!!!
  • tnoc2
    tnoc2 Posts: 2
    Eat clean, train dirty I say............ So no... NO DRESSING UP at the gym!

    You are there to sweat, not look pretty... Its not a fashion parade/catwalk.... God they need to grow up...!!!

    No disrespect to the people turning it into a fashion show, but when I work out, I sweat so much that i'd ruin anything nice. Also a reason I dont like to wear expensive headphones, afraid i'll short them out or something.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    Hey everyone! Hope your day is going well!

    So here is my thing,I do a lot of home work outs, so when I actually go to the gym, I go there to Get.Stuff. Done. I don't go there to flirt or hang out, I go there to sweat. And a lot. The thing is, I go to the gym at my university and it's filled with girls with their hair done all nice and cute, make up on, and some cute matching outfit (Once I saw a girl on the bike in heels. No lie) and they glare at me for having the audacity to show up in a baggy shirt and shorts with my hair pulled back out of my way and either in a messy ponytail or braid.

    So my question is, am I the only one who does this? Should I start dressing up? Are the days of showing up at the gym to work out over? I could really use some feedback that Im not alone in this lol Do you guys get this too?

    Thanks!!
    -Rachael

    I haven't read anything except this OP, and I feel like the correct answers are:
    "yes" you are the only one
    "yes" you should start dressing up
    "no"
    and "no"

    i will check my answers later, but i'm pretty sure i nailed it.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member

    You'd have pulled 405 with baggy sweats and no eye liner.

    I know- what was I thinking!!!
    You are there to sweat, not look pretty... Its not a fashion parade/catwalk.... God they need to grow up...!!!

    you do know sweating is NOT a good indicator of a good workout right?

    You know what is cool about growing up? Not caring what other people think- if you are okay with what you look like- then you should be okay with what other people look like. Life's too fricking short to not be happy with who you are and what you look like.

    People who care more about what other people look like- are really insecure and jealous- if you weren't- this wouldn't be an issue.

    As they say- Haters gonna hate.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Sadly, you are just going to a crap gym. Ages ago, I went to a gym that was actually a pick up joint in disguise. I say, if you go to your gym to exercise, ignore the others and exercise. I'm currently going to a gym that is awesome. Everyone is there to exercise. There are no girls showing up as you described, busily posing in front of the mirrors, pretending to lift weights at my former gym. There are wonderful gyms out there. I love mine and I hope you find one like it some day. Meanwhile, ignore the divas and build yourself a body the others will secretly envy. Best of luck to you!

    Love how you assume that looking in the mirror is "pretending". It's a lot easier to lift with mirrors around, you can make sure your form is correct. It's not a vanity thing.
    Yep. I sweat like crazy and look AWFUL when I work out, but I check my form in the mirrors when my trainer isn't there watching and keeping me in check.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Sigh this thread.... :yawn:
  • dammitjanet0161
    dammitjanet0161 Posts: 319 Member
    Everything I have have matches, but that's only because I only ever buy black or dark grey gear, so it just matches by default. I clearly like to think I am a ninja in the gym :laugh:

    Love the superman pants!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Everything I have have matches, but that's only because I only ever buy black or dark grey gear, so it just matches by default. I clearly like to think I am a ninja in the gym :laugh:

    Love the superman pants!

    You're doing it wrong. Your workouts would be 136% more effective if you're sh1t didn't match.

    It's science.
  • Rottnme
    Rottnme Posts: 167 Member
    If you're asking it sounds like you may be in the wrong gym. I would suggest giving a couple of others a try if that is a possibility. When you find one that fits you, you won't ask these questions. If this is your only logical option, do what you are there for and get out. There are ways to get your workout in, it just takes the attitude to get there.
  • rrsuthy
    rrsuthy Posts: 236 Member
    A lot of women, at the gym I sometimes go to, wear cute outfits or yoga pants, etc. I'm in long shorts (think soccer or basketball shorts) and a baggy t-shirt. I think, to each his/her own. Some people are motivated by outfits, some people prefer comfort, etc. I don't judge others (unless they are only their to flirt or hook up and then I judge away) who are working out. Life is too short to get in other people's business.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    If I could get the nerve up, I'd totally flirt at the gym. I see a guy who I'd love to talk to. He's hot, we clearly have fitness goals in common. I'm just a chicken. So I just do bank shots with my eyeballs into the mirror. Sigh.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    you do know sweating is NOT a good indicator of a good workout right?

    I get a little brow sweat but nothing else. I'm kind of sad I'm not a sweater. :<

    Do we HAVE to look around and judge everyone else for what they're wearing/not wearing? As long as they're working it and being safe and considerate of others at the gym, each to their own.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    you do know sweating is NOT a good indicator of a good workout right?

    I get a little brow sweat but nothing else. I'm kind of sad I'm not a sweater. :<

    lol

    My trainer loves that I'm a sweater. She said when she trains non-sweaters she feels like she isn't working them good enough and that she isn't doing a good job. Lucky for her, I'm drenched within five seconds from just picking up a weight.
  • 19TaraLynn84
    19TaraLynn84 Posts: 739 Member
    Hey everyone! Hope your day is going well!

    So here is my thing,I do a lot of home work outs, so when I actually go to the gym, I go there to Get.Stuff. Done. I don't go there to flirt or hang out, I go there to sweat. And a lot. The thing is, I go to the gym at my university and it's filled with girls with their hair done all nice and cute, make up on, and some cute matching outfit (Once I saw a girl on the bike in heels. No lie) and they glare at me for having the audacity to show up in a baggy shirt and shorts with my hair pulled back out of my way and either in a messy ponytail or braid.

    So my question is, am I the only one who does this? Should I start dressing up? Are the days of showing up at the gym to work out over? I could really use some feedback that Im not alone in this lol Do you guys get this too?

    Thanks!!
    -Rachael

    my hair is done
    my make up is on
    and I'm always in a cute matching out fit

    I can dead lift almost 300 lbs.

    guess I don't work out?

    show up how you want- and do what you want- who cares why they are there as long as they aren't in your way talking while you want to use equipment.

    stop snarking on chicks who don't want to do what you want to do. I work REALLY effing hard. I also NEVER step out of my house looking like rubbish. I also hate baggy clothes- I also have short hair- which means it must be done- or I like like a 6 year old little boy.
    I also work in close proximity to my job- which means I run into people at work.

    You focus on YOU. If you like your baggy clothes- then wear them. I hate them- don't own them. won't work out in them. That's fine. My clothing choices- have absolutely ZERO impact on you.

    Hard work has nothing to do with your appearance.

    So again- focus on you and unless yappy cell phone girls are in your way- just forget about it and realize you have a bad *kitten* bod you earned and are proud of in the summer time.

    Pretty much this! All the threads I've seen about how people dress and what they choose to do at the gym really bug me. Everyone in there has paid for their membership just like you have. Why in the world does it matter how they dress? Who cares if they have on make-up? I think these dirty looks you say all the others are giving you are just in your head. 'Cause if you were working out as hard as you say you are, you wouldn't notice what anyone else is doing. Or what they're wearing.

    And one more thing: threads like these are the reason some people are too scared to join a gym. ;)
  • Oscarinmiami
    Oscarinmiami Posts: 326 Member
    if you go to pick up on guys then dress up, if you go to work out go in a t-shirt and yoga pants...

Categories