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  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
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    None of mine seem as interesting as the nicknames everyone else has got, but...

    "140 guy" - Before my bf and I knew his name, we referred to him by the amount that he was overhead pressing! (this is in KG - 308lbs)

    "Mr T" - Because he looks like Mr T.

    "Smiley" - I don't know his name, but he's ALWAYS got a big smile on his face. I couldn't imagine him sad.
  • saraast
    saraast Posts: 62 Member
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    I have a couple:

    The Cop Lady - this woman, I swear, is a goddess. Not that I swing the other way, but this police officer has the best arms, calves, thighs, EVERYTHING. and she inclines that treadmill like non other!

    Creepy Old Guy - only see him (early) Saturday mornings. He says the same line to everybody, everytime: "Good morning, hope you are having a blessed day!" Not that this is a bad thing, but if you don't reply or if you ignore him, he grumbles and keeps grumbling until the next passerby. Get's annoying when you are on the machine right next to him.

    Pauly D. and Ronnie - these two guys, I swear, look like they are from the Jersey Shore. Of course, I named them according to arm width.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
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    The 'how old are you' girl- She's at least 16, and I've seen her go around to tons of other women, including me, asking how old they are, and then she's like 'WOW. THAT'S SO OLD/YOUNG, WHY ARE YOU IN THE GYM? YOU'RE TOO YOUNG/OLD'.

    OMG I can't quite believe that! How rude!! I would've complained about her long ago :/
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    The 'how old are you' girl- She's at least 16, and I've seen her go around to tons of other women, including me, asking how old they are, and then she's like 'WOW. THAT'S SO OLD/YOUNG, WHY ARE YOU IN THE GYM? YOU'RE TOO YOUNG/OLD'.

    OMG I can't quite believe that! How rude!! I would've complained about her long ago :/
    I would have sucker punched her :laugh:
  • blair_bear
    blair_bear Posts: 165
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    Unemployed
    Housewife
    Student
    Staff

    <--- Student. I go at random hours and the same people are always there, one can only assume.
  • doriyoung
    doriyoung Posts: 42 Member
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    I worked in a gym when I was in college. We had nicknames for people.

    The Cocoons – a group of elderly people who came in every Tuesday and Thursday for water aerobics class. They were a tight group of friends and I loved them.

    The Breakfast Club – a group of people who must work together who came in every morning before work with their travel coffee mugs. They did more talking that walking.

    The Baller (also known as Creepy Larry) – I never actually saw this guy in action, but it was an older man who walked around the locker room completely naked having conversations with people. Without any apparent plans to clothe himself in the near future.
  • baypathgradLyns
    baypathgradLyns Posts: 639 Member
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    I swear they probably have me nicknamed as the sweatiest girl, plus maybe "rat's nest" as my hair gets crazy frizzy when I sweat a lot...and all the baby hairs on top of my forehead stick up in all directions lol
  • baypathgradLyns
    baypathgradLyns Posts: 639 Member
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    forgot one more:

    The Italian Stallion: this guy has nicer hair than me! he has this flowy dark long hair (about shoulder length, maybe a little longer) and I swear I have seen him whisk his hair to the back with his hand...I just think, MAN, that guy has some nice hair lol
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
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    Frat Boy - guy that walks around, chest puffed, and total ILS (imaginary lat syndrome for those of you that don't know), and wears nothing but Delta Chi shirts

    Haha, I'll have to remember that term. I've seen a few guys with Imaginary Lat Syndrome!

    From the various gyms I've gone to over the years:

    "Flappy the Wonder Chicken": from the women's gym I attended 8-9 years ago. This gal, in her mid twenties, came in with the matching "cute girl" tracksuit and full makeup and hair done up. She would always show up in the weight room with a couple magazines, and would place them on the floor at each machine she went to. I'd watch her do seated rows, lat pulls, leg curls, etc with not even bad form, but NO form (hell, she didn't even bother to fully sit down while doing lat pulls), doing them really fast and recklessly, all while craning her neck to look down at the floor to read her magazine (and occasionally flipping the page).

    "Lassie": This guy always lifted too much, and each time he braced himself (and I'm sure he held his breath as he tried to power through the excess weight), he let out loud yelps like a medium-sized dog. My trainer and I would quietly make fun of him. It was really, really hard not to bust out laughing. He was there almost all the time, too.

    "The Fly Swatter": I always saw this guy on a treadmill, not going very fast, and he was always flailing his arms around, doing windmill motions one arm at a time, sometimes both at a time, and sometime spinning one forward and the other backward. He would also flick his hand back and up above his shoulder, etc. He looked like he was swatting flies.

    "Sex Sounds": I think we all know this one, and it always seems to come from the guys. A lot of the guys in the weight room let out grunts and other sounds when they lift, but this is the guy who sounds like he's auditioning to play the bottom in a gay porn movie.

    "The Mountain Climber": Usually a woman. This character, and I'm sure others have seen a version of her, cranks the incline on the treadmill waaaaaaay up, then hangs on for dear life as she leans far back while walking. If she were to let go, she would immediately fall on her back. Umm, ladies... the incline only works if you can hold your body vertical while doing it!

    I don't have much of a nickname for this one, my trainer would always mutter "here comes grandma..." when she'd come in, but there was always this older woman who would come in, dressed in fitted black workout gear, with dyed black hair put up in a ratty up-do, harshly drawn on black eyebrows, eyeliner, pink lipliner and pink lipstick that all looked like it was applied in the dark. She was painfully thin, always looked miserable and lacked a smile, and looked like she had not aged well, for whatever age she was. She always did cardio and very light weight machine work. Always, always looked the same, as level of fitness and workout getup goes.


    As for me, I suspect that I was "The Farter" for at least some time, even if only to my trainer. Hey, he'd throw me on the incline leg press at heavy weights a lot, right after I spent all day sitting in an office job. Sitting that long does things to your digestive system. I had a lot pent up. I was also doing 8 rep sets with a combined weight (plates + base) of 478 lbs. I had legs stronger than any of the guys in the gym (I sometimes attracted an audience, even). Hell, if I had an incline press available now, I'd probably be up to that strength again.
  • ShadowSP7
    ShadowSP7 Posts: 53
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    Haha, this is hilarious, now I am going to go to the gym and give out nicknames! lol
  • SportyLadyPhotographer
    SportyLadyPhotographer Posts: 173
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    yes
    the frog - guy on a rowing machine
    watcher- really wierd guy who watchs you all the time
    skinny leg guy - cute guy :L
    reddy - skinny red haired girl
    misfits guy- guy who looks like simon off misfits
    ponytail- guy with a pony tail and has a girlfriend with bright red hair
    so many more - i get bored :L
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    damn...I keep thinking of more...

    Joey Buttafuco - because he wore THOSE PANTS!
  • meeksfour
    meeksfour Posts: 59 Member
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    This information is motivation enough to keep going to the gym, I just joined on Monday. It will be like an eye-spy at the gym for me, thank you all for giving me the dirt on all that I might encounter.

    I will be looking for the Zumba Crew tonight, however somebody told our town you have to wear a coin embellished wrap around your waist to do it correctly.

    May I so humbly add one to the list

    CO guy - the correctional officer/law officer who is Somewhat creepy and has shady eyes since he is always casing the joint. Oh, and my guy is wearing a beanie when it is 110 degrees outside.

    My name.... Newbie.... Red in the face, only used the treadmill and wears regular clothes.... No frills ..... Just trying to blend in so I don't look like a fool
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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    "the fat kid from stand by me" - fat kid with curly hair, always on the treadmill and works his *kitten* off. i respect his dedication.
    "the asian Fabio" - this ripped Asian dude with long hair in a pony tail
    "ritchie cunningham"- this red headed guy.
  • chelseabell91
    chelseabell91 Posts: 29
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    I'm totally the one dancing on the treadmill and mouthing the songs i'm rocking out to while running and not realizing it until
    1. I notice people watching
    2. I lose my balance and almost trip hahaha

    Which is why I'm swimming now because I have a sprained ankle :)
  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
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    The Grunter - he grunts loudly every time he lifts weights. I can hear him across the gym. It's so unsexy!
  • KiltFuPanda
    KiltFuPanda Posts: 574 Member
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    I am "Godzilla" - I'm one of the tallest members of the powerlifting group, and by far the heaviest and biggest (54" chest and 52" waist, with 30" legs).

    Which was more that just funny to me, because little did they know that I collect the old Godzilla movies and have a few of the big action figures just waiting for my son to be old enough to play with!
  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
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    I have another one....

    "Fernando"......he's the latin guy who is 5'-1" tall on his tiptoes and has 1% body fat. He looks like he's cut from marble and has the most defined 8 pack iive even seen. I used to be judgemental of him, until he started taking the same Body Attack class as me. Now, he talks to & encourages me when i see him...we look like the odd couple of the YMCA.
  • DisputedEnds
    DisputedEnds Posts: 95
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    salami breath
    pedo man
    blonde *****
    **** head who curls in squat rack
    clueless randoms
    goon squad
    i have two nicknames
    the tank
    and
    zyzz
  • apehl
    apehl Posts: 13
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    These are cracking me up! When I worked at the gym I definitely had nicknames for people..

    Frank the tank - guy had to be in his 60's..named Frank..was on the stairmaster for 40+ minutes everyday until there was puddles of sweat (which I had the privilege of cleaning up thankuverymuch)

    The Blower- this guy only did the bicep curl machine, and he would scrunch up his face and make the loudest blow noise when he exhaled. You wouldn't think someone could be so loud just by breathing..but you could literally hear it across the entire gym.

    Ladies Man - this guy would be in the gym everyday for about 2 hours, going around greeting all the ladies, and getting on machines next to them so he could strike up conversation. Every.single.day I checked him in he was all like "you look amazing"..at first it was flattering, then it just got creepy!

    Muscles - he was my eye candy...completely ripped, wore a sleveless shirt with a baseball cap, and the entire time he was working out it took all my energy not to stare at his muscles contracting every time he lifted. I think he made *me* sweat more than he did..lol

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