So which Gym Guy are YOU?

wildcata77

I thank you all for the convo yesterday, which motivated me to stay off the cardio machine as planned lest anyone judge me for being a "cardio bunny" (impossible since I am not rail thin, and am doing interval-intensity cardio at the advice of my doctor and trainer).

Instead I resorted to my typical Gym personality of "Former competitive swimmer". Meaning, I used to work in a pool, teach group and private swim lessons, and coach teams but now I'm obese so the most I can muster is a consecutive half-mile of breastroke, freestyle, and backstroke, with a half lap of butterfly thrown in. I thank you b/c I truly get a better work-out that way...hitting both cardio and strength at once.

So, describe yourself at the gym as if you were being judged by a casual observer. I think it sounds fun.

JNick77

I go to the gym about 4am and I'm usually still waking-up at that point. I put my iPod on and I'm very focused on what I'm doing, I very much zone-out the rest of the world. Because I just keep to myself I think most people would say that I'm unsociable and unapproachable, in general most people just leave me alone which is fine to be honest. I don't mind a little friendly chatter because I wouldn't mind making a couple new friends but I just don't have time for it to be honest. Especially on workouts like I had today where one of my exercises is timed and I try very hard to stick to the timing and very much don't have time to talk.

The people that try to talk to me while I'm doing cardio just kill me. My cardio isn't great and I have asthma on top of it, so chit-chatting while I'm climbing stairs or jogging is very hard for me. I tend to stay away from people while I'm doing cardio because I just can't talk and run at the same time.

AngryDiet

I'm the guy telling you to get the hell out of my basement!

So I'm the guy who's lifting with White Zombie and Front Line Assembly and Slayer playing too loud for motivation.

wellbert

I don't think I'm any kind of gym guy. I'm pretty chill.

I just do my thing.
Load up 10lbs of plates on the olympic bar on the squat rack and do 5 sets of 15 curls. I always unload the 10lb plates when I'm done curling. It's nice being able to put the bar level with my arms so I don't have to wear my shoulders out picking it up off the floor.

I can also get a really good snort/warface on being able to see myself in the mirror while curling. The downside is I can't really see my pump so well in the squat rack, so I have to step out of it to flex in the mirror and make sure it looks OK.

I keep my rest breaks SHORT at 2 minutes and lean on the rack so no one trips over me. I like to watch all the ladies exercising to make sure they have good form. Especially ladies on the adductor machine, as wrong form can really cause hip problems.

I also keep my protein shake with a gallon of milk with me and an extra shaker bottle in case anyone wants to share. I like to think I'm the most courteous guy there.

bizco

Casual observers have described me as the focused, hard-working, strong woman who is determined to add another set of plates to that barbell!

dougii

I'm the guy who is dripping sweat after 60 minutes and 900+ calories burned on the elliptical every other day.... and I always say good morning but at 4:30 a.m. there just aren't that many of us in the gym, 3 including me.

Lauren8239

I thank you all for the convo yesterday, which motivated me to stay off the cardio machine as planned lest anyone judge me for being a "cardio bunny" (impossible since I am not rail thin, and am doing interval-intensity cardio at the advice of my doctor and trainer).

Instead I resorted to my typical Gym personality of "Former competitive swimmer". Meaning, I used to work in a pool, teach group and private swim lessons, and coach teams but now I'm obese so the most I can muster is a consecutive half-mile of breastroke, freestyle, and backstroke, with a half lap of butterfly thrown in. I thank you b/c I truly get a better work-out that way...hitting both cardio and strength at once.

So, describe yourself at the gym as if you were being judged by a casual observer. I think it sounds fun.

Aw, this post makes me sad. Don't let a bunch of negative people stop you from doing what you want at the gym.
Get back on the horse and to he!! with what people on here say. :flowerforyou:

JNick77

Load up 10lbs of plates on the olympic bar on the squat rack and do 5 sets of 15 curls.

I hate you, LOL!

wellbert

Load up 10lbs of plates on the olympic bar on the squat rack and do 5 sets of 15 curls.

I hate you, LOL!

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You can hop in and work some curls with me bro! We'll add another couple 10lb plates and we can each stand side by side, four hands on bar. It's all you!

DrMAvDPhD

I don't think I fall into any of the stereotypes that were listed on the other threads. I like to do a mixture of and you will find me at Zumba, in the pool swimming laps, on the elliptical, or in the weights area lifting the heaviest I can (which is still pretty light). I typically stay away from free weights because they intimidate me and I'm afraid of hurting myself, so I usually am on the free motion machines or doing basic curls/squats with kettlebells.

I can say with confidence that people are probably pigeonholing me into the "attention wh*re" category by comments I see around here though. I typically have make-up on and my hair done, because I come straight from work and see no need to grunge myself up to go to the gym. My hair is short and can't be tossed in a ponytail. I also don't own men's gym shorts or grungy tee-shirts, so I work out in brightly colored whicking tops and form fitting capris. I am pretty sure not giving up my personal style doesn't make my work-outs less effective, so, judge away :-)

samanthasky

I'm the type of girl at the gym who picks her own little corner treadmill by the window, so I look outside and zone out with my music. I also get a little gassy at the gym so for the sake of my dignity and everyone else's noses, I stay nice and isolated!

surromom2010

I'm the guy telling you to get the hell out of my basement!

So I'm the guy who's lifting with White Zombie and Front Line Assembly and Slayer playing too loud for motivation.

I've never heard the words, "Slayer" and "Too Loud" in the same sentence before and now that I have, it's unsettling

JNick77

Load up 10lbs of plates on the olympic bar on the squat rack and do 5 sets of 15 curls.

I hate you, LOL!

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You can hop in and work some curls with me bro! We'll add another couple 10lb plates and we can each stand side by side, four hands on bar. It's all you!

LMAO

MileyClimb

I don't have a gym around my neck of the woods but I am very competitive in sports really get into it. I would probably be the lean mean competitive fightin' machine

Karalopolous

I talk to myself, occasionally run into equipment and can lift pretty well. Where does that fit?

stepharega

At my local pavillion i'm the one who is on the rower in the middle of the gym! (and its the only one!) i go on the stair master that FACES everyone too! how embarassing..nobody ever goes on it because of that..i actually did a "eff yeah!' face when someone got on it after me! ....basically idc who watches me, i'm gonna work out maaan.

bulbadoof

I'm the one who doesn't really know what she's doing and it shows. I usually have to ask people if I'm doing something right, lol.

Polly758

I'm the kindof scrawny female waiting my turn in the free weights area, avoiding males, trying not to give a **** that there are so MANY of them and they work out in groups!... but still a little self-conscious.

I finally manage to get my cooties all over a bench when they finally leave for the Smith machine, and then once I start nobody bothers me and I forget about everyone else.

That's why I usually work out at home. Nobody stares, and nobody's cooties but mine =D

Jacwhite22

I'm the no nonsense guy. I don't go in with my posse.....I lift heavy. I don't talk much and get in and out.

MustBeTheRows

I'm the no nonsense guy. I don't go in with my posse.....I lift heavy. I don't talk much and get in and out.

This

rllewell

I'm a very focused 6 am to 7:15 am workoutoholic where I do very little chatter with others at my Gold's Gym. Zero conversation during my cardio days where I'm listening to a TV station with headphones while sweating gallons and sipping on a water bottle! On my weightlifting days I'm really concentrating on NOT resting more than 2 minutes between each lift so "good morning" or "are you done with that" is about all I say to others in the Gym. I don’t mix cardio and weightlifting days and I do abs work on weightlifting days and a lot of stretching on cardio days.

jelias1

I've been called a machine in the making.
Punctual, focused and barely noticing others around me.
Moving on autopilot.

5 months ago I was 505lbs everyone in my gym knew it. I could barely walk a mile in about 40 min's.

Now more than a hundred pounds later I am the guy flying on the elliptical for 60 min and 4 miles for 1500 calories
Weightlifting 5 sets of 20 on all the machines alternating between upper and lower body on different days with low weight since I am trying to tone at the same time as build muscle.

Scott613

I breath hard and drool a bit. Sometimes I'll even splash my bottle of water all over me. The sight of it is ugly but, the final product it produces is pretty damn nice looking.

GasMasterFlash

I'm the guy looking at the butts and boobs.

AngryDiet

I'm the guy telling you to get the hell out of my basement!

So I'm the guy who's lifting with White Zombie and Front Line Assembly and Slayer playing too loud for motivation.

I've never heard the words, "Slayer" and "Too Loud" in the same sentence before and now that I have, it's unsettling

Now I have shame.

I'll turn in my metal-head membership card on the way out.

USMCConditioning

No need to go to the gym because all i do is cardio, if i were to go to a gym it would be for swimming. that's about it.

HauteP1nk

I don't work out a gym, and I am girl.

So I guess i am Home-Gym Girl or Running Girl? lol

workoutgirl23

People would probably view me as crazy cardio, Treadmill running lady. I'm always on the treadmill and running for a long time. the treadmill is mainly all i do at the gym. I noticed that no one stays on the treadmill as long as i do. tons of people get on and off the machines next to me,, and i'm still on for over an hour. i'm a treadmill girl. i love to run.

Phrak

Im the clueless guy, that follows the big guys around to copy their workouts.

BackTatJIM

I'm the person who wonders why there is a need to text at the gym! Leave your phone in the car or locker! O and if I have m head phones in I don't want to talk to you

slyder432

I'm the no nonsense guy. I don't go in with my posse.....I lift heavy. I don't talk much and get in and out.

^^^^THIS