More People Watching At The Gym

katierg

There was a thread I just could not stop laughing at yesterday, about funny people and things that happen at your gym. So tonight while I was doing my thing I paid a lot closer attention to who and what was around me. I made some interesting discoveries.

1. That old man on the treadmill, he is at every gym, including mine. I was there for an hour and a half and he walked the treadmill the entire time.

2. Guys who just sit on the machines and talk about how buff they are. There were about 6 of them there tonight. Kindof annoying when you are waiting for a machine in your circuit and someone is sitting there texting on it instead of using it while the other machines you need are occupied by Gab and McGabberson Meathead.

3. The girls without panty lines. It's true. There were about 10 women there tonight and NONE of them had panty lines. WTH?

4. The guy who doesn't work out, walks around looking like he will and ends up only chatting up chicks (soooo obvious what his purpose is in paying the $40/month membership fee. HELLO the gym is NOT a dating service. Fo shizzle?)

Your turn!

jsheph1

5. The guy who makes sexual sounding grunts with each rep.

corey_e

The guy who lifts his cheek and lets it rip right next to you. Ugh

And there is a mullet man at my gym who HOGS machines! He puts his sweat towel on them and wanders around so no one else will use it. :grumble:

katierg

5. The guy who makes sexual sounding grunts with each rep.

LOL Maybe he feels more powerful when he vocalizes.

Kelleinna

The gym I go to is a Curves-type place (though not actually Curves), and my pet peeve is two friends who come together and are so busy chatting that they either don't hear the prompt to change stations or they change so slowly that the 30 seconds is half over by the time they change. Shut up and exercise, people! (Or is that "exercise something besides your mouths!")

EDIT: I should mention that these people primarily bug me when they're occupying the two stations ahead of the one I'm at in the circuit, so I can't advance until they do.

katierg

The guy who lifts his cheek and lets it rip right next to you. Ugh

And there is a mullet man at my gym who HOGS machines! He puts his sweat towel on them and wanders around so no one else will use it. :grumble:

Ew! I would totally take his towel and tell him to shove it somewhere.

But the farting thing is actually kindof funny. I know guys who do that just to make the other guys laugh. I can't help it. I am a sucker for fart jokes.

newkay

Me. I'm there. The girl who accidentally ran off the side of the treadmill when my boyfriend's ex girlfriend's clone walked in front of me on saturday. we were all mutual friends at one point.. but not many people scare me more now!!
Yes, people noticed.

cgeiser1

There's this super super buff guy at my gym who walks around in silver booty shorts.

There's another guy who works out and drinks pepsi, seriously!

Girls who look like they came from a photo shoot with full on make-up and hair

I'm sure I'll think of more my gym is in Hollywood after all!

katierg

Me. I'm there. The girl who accidentally ran off the side of the treadmill when my boyfriend's ex girlfriend's clone walked in front of me on saturday. we were all mutual friends at one point.. but not many people scare me more now!!
Yes, people noticed.

ROFL! Im sorry that's awful but it just made me think of Ashley in season 9 Biggest Loser and how they just KEPT playing that one clip of her falling off the treadmill on day 1.

katierg

There's this super super buff guy at my gym who walks around in silver booty shorts.

There's another guy who works out and drinks pepsi, seriously!

Girls who look like they came from a photo shoot with full on make-up and hair

I'm sure I'll think of more my gym is in Hollywood after all!

I am moving there this Summer. What gym is it?? lol

Carissa83

What's wrong with the girls without panty lines?!? I think I'm proudly one of those, lol.

zandhmom75

Where I used to have access to a gym, there was a little, elderly woman that would come in, wearing her polyester slacks and one of those sweatshirts with the birdhouses on it. She had "her" treadmill, right by the door, and if anyone was on it, there would be hell to pay! Luckily everyone was understanding, and obliged her when she came in. She wanted to be by the fan, and she didn't want to have to walk too far for a machine. What? Aren't you here to walk? Lol! Then she would toodle along for about 10 minutes, and be done!

fitstarr

How about the "peacok" puffed up 18 y/o who keeps staring at you! I just want to yell "WHAT if I'm doing something wrong TELL ME!" or piss off I'm here to sweat!

And how about a small room with 12 ladies during a spin class and someone lets one fly! Hello! Ladies GROSS! I really don't need to deeply breath in your bowels!

Re panty lines, LULU Lemon makes awesome under things with no lines so there's no double butt going on

OK thanks for the vent!
Happy Gyming!

msbanana

Twinkle Toes!!
I just noticed this guy tonight... He was young-ish (mid twenties tops) looked rather fit (he's tall (well over 6 feet) and lean) he was wearing your standard matching nike running gear. He was on the treadmill tonight and if he was going faster than 4.5mph I'd be shocked. He was making the motion like he was jogging but taking REEEEEEEEALLY tiny steps. I was waiting for him to bust out a eukele and start singing "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"

He kept this up for the better part of my 30 minutes on the elliptical. I got to watch this in all it's glory as I was right behind him. I was staring in wonderment when the hot guy on the stair stepper next to me stifles a laugh... I look at him and realize he too is witnessing the spectical and we both lost it. People turned to stare at us the Crazy Laughing Cardio People.

believetoachieve

1. That old man on the treadmill, he is at every gym, including mine. I was there for an hour and a half and he walked the treadmill the entire time.


3. The girls without panty lines. It's true. There were about 10 women there tonight and NONE of them had panty lines. WTH?

Just wanted to say that I'm proud of that old man, and ANY person who makes it to the gym, regardless whether they're walking or running. They're making an effort for their health, a massive KUDOS to them!

I avoid panty lines. No one needs to stare at my undies shifting around or going up my bum when I run (c'mon, it happens sometimes!). Nothing wrong with wearing a thong so that people don't have to be faced with the gross visual. I dislike when women DON'T wear discreet undies and you've got a quadruple-bum happening!!

dawnna76

no panty lines here. I dont need my panties riding up and distracting me so i go commando under my underarmor!

katierg

Twinkle Toes!!
I just noticed this guy tonight... He was young-ish (mid twenties tops) looked rather fit (he's tall (well over 6 feet) and lean) he was wearing your standard matching nike running gear. He was on the treadmill tonight and if he was going faster than 4.5mph I'd be shocked. He was making the motion like he was jogging but taking REEEEEEEEALLY tiny steps. I was waiting for him to bust out a eukele and start singing "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"

He kept this up for the better part of my 30 minutes on the elliptical. I got to watch this in all it's glory as I was right behind him. I was staring in wonderment when the hot guy on the stair stepper next to me stifles a laugh... I look at him and realize he too is witnessing the spectical and we both lost it. People turned to stare at us the Crazy Laughing Cardio People.

ROFL!

Last week I was on the elliptical for the first time in a while and after my 20minutes warming up on it I jumped off. You know how the machines at these places are so close together? There was a drop dead gorgeous guy on the one next to mine and I ended up jumping off light headed/off balance and nearly hit my head on one of the swinging arms of his machine. I missed it but I was sooooo flustered by his "oh man! you ok?" that I took a step in the wrong direction and knocked over the garbage can full of discarded machine wipedown rags which I then had to pick up along with all the sweat soaked cloths, RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. Sooooo embarrassing!

cacrat

The grunting is highlarious. But I hate the people who think they know what they're doing but they really just look like their about to hurt themselves. So they just get into something and start moving things around. Like when someone uses the ab machine for an arm workout. Huh?

cgeiser1

I thought of another one! super tan steroid woman

katierg

The grunting is highlarious. But I hate the people who think they know what they're doing but they really just look like their about to hurt themselves. So they just get into something and start moving things around. Like when someone uses the ab machine for an arm workout. Huh?

YES! I saw this about 4 different times tonight. Guys who look so proud to be using a machine and they are using it wrong! Don't they know that the reason you have certain posture and hand positioning is to work the right muscles and work them properly???

katierg

24 hour fitness on sunset blvd.

What brings you to Hollywood btw?

Also Hi new friend!

Getting married. Hubby-to-be needs to be there for his job so we are looking for places in the Hollywood neighborhood.

katierg

What is also with the women who are about mid 40's that come in and workout (BARELY) with hair down and makeup on and matching hot pink sweatsuits that do minimal everything? Why come in if you're not going to sweat!?

AdamATGATT

This brunette kept staring at me during my entire workout tonight. It was kind of creepy. She just sat there from her little perch and watched the entire time. After a while she started making this deep, rumbling sound...most likely a purr, since it was my cat watching me. I love working out at home so I miss a lot of what everyone else has mentioned.

I definitely don't miss the guys who walk through the gym with their shirt off on their way out, just to show everyone how buff they are...when it's 20 degrees outside. Yeah, goodluck with that.

PirateJenny

The guy who takes over the pull-down lat machine for a half an hour (20 of which are spent flexing and admiring his "guns") and then leaves the weights spread all over the mats, despite very large notes from the staff to re-rack your own weights. Invariably, the next person who tries to use the lat machine is half his size and has to lug his needlessly huge weights back to the rack. In addition, he never wipes down anything, sweats to an amazing degree AND makes extremely loud dying gorilla (hhhhhhuuuuurrrraaaUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!) noises with every extension or lift. Then he gets a paper cup of water and leaves it on the floor or empty bench.

Whew! That felt good.

My second nominee is anyone who leaves a big wet spot on the seat of the weight machines. Towels are cheap, people. I should not have to mop up your leavings with my towel.

katierg

Anyone have mirrors at their gym? At mine the "meatheads" who lift weights in front of the mirrors are constantly SPITTING (I kid you not) on them. Really? Didn't you EVER have a mother??

Cori615

The soccer moms that won't shut up about their kids!

katierg

The soccer moms that won't shut up about their kids!

That is why I hide in my own little world with my iPod earphones shoved down into my ears. lol

backinthenines

What's wrong with the girls without panty lines?!? I think I'm proudly one of those, lol.

and me!! :drinker:

Commando in lycra rules!

CallousMalice

Oh gawd... I just joined a gym the other day (haven't had time to go there yet but I will soon) and reading all these makes me nervous. Maybe I should've stuck to power walking around the neighborhood....

katierg

No don't you dare get scared lol it's pure entertainment

cacrat

Yeah, don't worry. People watching at the gym is just as fun as people watching anywhere else.

Agreed on the meatheads watching themselves with the mirrors in the gym. We have one guy who will always pull the one sleeve up that's closest to the mirror while doing whatever workout.