Weird/Funniest things you have seen at the Gym
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I saw a young guy about 18 trying to figure out how the stair machine worked. He'd go super fast for a second and then struggle to get back to the top then go slow and slowly speed up way to fast. To beat it all there was an older guy behind him who kept making eye contact with me with a WTH kind of look on his face. When he walked a way they guy says "Well, I've NEVER seen anything like that here."0
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Honestly most of the funny things I see are how people are dressed. I go to planet fitness, and we all know for the most part they are a very cardiocentric gym, though mine has the most free weights I have ever seen in a PF, because it used to be a golds gym. So when I see somebody in full MMA gear gloves and all, and not even using the free weights, I think it is hilarious. Then there are these two guys that come dressed just in street clothes, but not regular street clothes, I'm talking about nice sweaters, designer jeans, and shoes, and they only do the pull-ups on the pull-up assisted machine, and ab workouts, to their credit though, my gym is full of a lot of extremely attractive women, but the bad part for them is these women are actually way into fitness, and lifting weights and can be heard making fun of these guys.0
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Curling in the squat rack... Not so much weird as it is annoying, especially since my gym only has one squat rack.0
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There's a guy at my gym that, while walking on the treadmill, makes airplane noises with his arms out like he's flying. He's also a compulsive cleaner and wipes everything down before he leaves. I mean everything, even the equipment he didn't use.0
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There's this one guy who goes crazy after finishing a work out. Like, leaping round screaming and dancing crazy. Lol. Good for him for achieving goals, and it brightens my work outs up!0
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Is it weird to sing when you're on the treadmill? I don't think it is...as long as you can carry a tune. Right? lol
I don't notice other people that much but when I'm hitting a certain stride and one of my favorite songs comes on the ipod I just can't contain myself......I'm happy. I sing!0 -
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So this wasn't at the gym, per se but I find this to be germane since it has to do with exercising!
I was playing tennis one night and these guys were on the court next to me. They had 40s in the brown bag and smoking cigs while playing. Now that is classy!!!0 -
I think there's a lot of people who would love to see him at their gyms!There's a guy at my gym that, while walking on the treadmill, makes airplane noises with his arms out like he's flying. He's also a compulsive cleaner and wipes everything down before he leaves. I mean everything, even the equipment he didn't use.0 -
This guy was working out in red flannel pajama pants with his t-shirt tucked in and a fishing hat. And, the whole time he was there he was on this back extension machine flinging himself back while doing bicep curls at the same time. He literally did this for at least 20 minutes.0
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Saw a guy sleeping on the shoulder press on Saturday. He woke up, used the machine for a minute, moved to a different machine, settled in, and fell asleep again. He slept (snoring away) for about 20 minutes, woke up, did some exercise, went to a different machine, and took another nap. He was still following this pattern when I left about an hour later. Truly bizarre.0
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Is it weird to sing when you're on the treadmill? I don't think it is...as long as you can carry a tune. Right? lol
I don't notice other people that much but when I'm hitting a certain stride and one of my favorite songs comes on the ipod I just can't contain myself......I'm happy. I sing!
i dont sing out loud but do a mean lip synch, along with hand movements0 -
Yesterday I saw a guy doing what I call "full body whiplash pullups" he did them for about 20-30 seconds at a time - it hurt just seeing him out of the corner of my eye. It sort of looked like what gymnasts do on the uneven bars when they are trying to build momentum. Made me feel a little better about my measly 5 pullup sets.
Otherwise I was probably the main source of entertainment - doing freeweights for the first time and starting with an empty barbell (I'm 5'8 ~196 pounds and a pretty stout/beefy individual) in the same area where this tiny lady had 90+ barbell on most of the same stuff I was doing.0 -
It was HAlloween and I was running on the treadmill. I look up and what do I see walking past: a big giant Pikachu (yellow Pokemon).
I giggled and said hey Pikacho,!
The person turns, and goes "I am Wolverine!"
I almost fell off the treadmill I laughed so hard.0 -
Yesterday I saw a guy doing what I call "full body whiplash pullups" he did them for about 20-30 seconds at a time - it hurt just seeing him out of the corner of my eye. It sort of looked like what gymnasts do on the uneven bars when they are trying to build momentum. Made me feel a little better about my measly 5 pullup sets.
Otherwise I was probably the main source of entertainment - doing freeweights for the first time and starting with an empty barbell (I'm 5'8 ~196 pounds and a pretty stout/beefy individual) in the same area where this tiny lady had 90+ barbell on most of the same stuff I was doing.
sounds like crossfit exercises0 -
Yesterday I saw a guy doing what I call "full body whiplash pullups" he did them for about 20-30 seconds at a time - it hurt just seeing him out of the corner of my eye. It sort of looked like what gymnasts do on the uneven bars when they are trying to build momentum. Made me feel a little better about my measly 5 pullup sets.
Otherwise I was probably the main source of entertainment - doing freeweights for the first time and starting with an empty barbell (I'm 5'8 ~196 pounds and a pretty stout/beefy individual) in the same area where this tiny lady had 90+ barbell on most of the same stuff I was doing.
sounds like crossfit exercises
Probably a crossfit kippling pullup0 -
Yesterday I saw a guy doing what I call "full body whiplash pullups" he did them for about 20-30 seconds at a time - it hurt just seeing him out of the corner of my eye. It sort of looked like what gymnasts do on the uneven bars when they are trying to build momentum. Made me feel a little better about my measly 5 pullup sets.
Otherwise I was probably the main source of entertainment - doing freeweights for the first time and starting with an empty barbell (I'm 5'8 ~196 pounds and a pretty stout/beefy individual) in the same area where this tiny lady had 90+ barbell on most of the same stuff I was doing.
sounds like crossfit exercises
Probably a crossfit kippling pullup
After a quick google that sounds right, thanks for the term. Looks like it's legit, so it looks like I'm the dumb one (just haven't seen that before).0 -
Is it weird to sing when you're on the treadmill? I don't think it is...as long as you can carry a tune. Right? lol
I don't notice other people that much but when I'm hitting a certain stride and one of my favorite songs comes on the ipod I just can't contain myself......I'm happy. I sing!
i dont sing out loud but do a mean lip synch, along with hand movements
What sort of hand movements are we talking about?? Air guitar perhaps.... because I also have a habit of playing drums on the front of the treadmill. When you're listening to a lot of Zeppelin it can't be helped. IMO We could almost start a band man. lol0 -
So.. last night at the gym, it was pretty quiet being Sunday night, and I was in the corner quietly getting on with my squats and overhead presses.. it was impossible not to notice a young svelte blonde monopolising two guys in the weights section. She'd talk to them for 5 minutes, go off and do one exercise on the mats, come back, then they were trying to help her with the pullup machine.
Eventually they went over to the bench, and I almost dropped the bar because for one guy's first set she literally sat on his lap. I thought this was only something that happened in male fantasies (and seriously, with which part of his body was he trying to lift?!). She didn't try that stunt for the rest of the time they were on the bench.. but after I'd finished I went to stretch out and she was at the other end of the area. A few minutes later, the guy she'd sat on came over to 'help' her stretch. kneeling in her crotch. pushing one leg vertical over her head and the other flat on the floor. I left them to it..
Amazing!0 -
This thread makes me want to shout my reps.
One ah ah ah ah
two ah ah ah ah ah
three ah ah ah ah ah0 -
At the gym I go to, the treadmills and the bikes sort of face eachother. About 2 months ago there was a guy running next to me on the treadmill, when he had finished, he went to one of the lateral bikes to warm down. I dont know how I came to notice, and please dont judge me haha, but his running shorts had kind of ridden up his leg, to the point where one of his man vegetables was free, dangling and in full view. I couldnt tell him, because that just makes it look like I was staring at his crotch. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to finish my run in fits of laughter. Still makes me chuckle.
Do men not wear their underwear to the gym?0 -
Is it weird to sing when you're on the treadmill? I don't think it is...as long as you can carry a tune. Right? lol
I don't notice other people that much but when I'm hitting a certain stride and one of my favorite songs comes on the ipod I just can't contain myself......I'm happy. I sing!
i dont sing out loud but do a mean lip synch, along with hand movements
What sort of hand movements are we talking about?? Air guitar perhaps.... because I also have a habit of playing drums on the front of the treadmill. When you're listening to a lot of Zeppelin it can't be helped. IMO We could almost start a band man. lol
drums, guitar and general conductor like wand movements.
lots of pearl jam, alice in chains and faith no more for me0 -
seen this guy i guess supposed to be doing pushups.. his arms would go down about 2"'s then he would basically hump the ground and put his *kitten* way up in the air back at the starting point.
seen someone on the elliptical not using the arms just holding on in the mid but his head was moving super fast like a chicken running forward and back.0 -
After a quick google that sounds right, thanks for the term. Looks like it's legit, so it looks like I'm the dumb one (just haven't seen that before).
Not dumb, those are very odd looking. The first time I saw someone do one I was scared for them!! I thought something was wrong with him, hehehe0 -
i don't go the gym but i have a treadmill at home and my boyfriend always laughs at me because i like to sing while running, i'm completely off key the whole time but i find that it helps keep me from holding my breath ..i also like to dance on when walking i shake my hips and my arms, its seems a little dangerous, but i'm always careful when i do i;ve actually gotten pretty good i think lol i keep thinking i should post a video on youtube to see how many views i get lol0
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At the gym I go to, the treadmills and the bikes sort of face eachother. About 2 months ago there was a guy running next to me on the treadmill, when he had finished, he went to one of the lateral bikes to warm down. I dont know how I came to notice, and please dont judge me haha, but his running shorts had kind of ridden up his leg, to the point where one of his man vegetables was free, dangling and in full view. I couldnt tell him, because that just makes it look like I was staring at his crotch. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to finish my run in fits of laughter. Still makes me chuckle.
Do men not wear their underwear to the gym?
i wear running shorts but they have net mesh inside to keep the veggies in. so no underwear.0 -
To those of you who reprimanded me when I mentioned the women at my gym who just walk on the treadmill and sit on the machines, tsk tsking that I'm mocking overweight and/or injured people, no, I'm talking about thin, apparently able-bodied university students. There are a bunch of them. I seriously doubt that they are *all* currently recovering from injuries.
Here's another thing. I went to a bodypump class last night, and almost everybody throws down their barbell so that it hits the floor with a thud at the end of each section. What's that all about? Isn't it better to set it down gently? Are they all using weights that they can barely control?0 -
Here's another thing. I went to a bodypump class last night, and almost everybody throws down their barbell so that it hits the floor with a thud at the end of each section. What's that all about? Isn't it better to set it down gently? Are they all using weights that they can barely control?
In my experience it depends on the exercise. When I'm using heavy weights sometimes it's easier or safer to drop them then it is to set them down gentle. I tweaked my shoulder once trying to set something down quietly, not anymore I drop them if I have to.0 -
IMO you should only use weights that you can control all the time unless there is a spotter. dropping weights isnt only bad decorum (unless you're doing olympic competition lifts) but can also damage the floor and the weights themselves0
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Here's another thing. I went to a bodypump class last night, and almost everybody throws down their barbell so that it hits the floor with a thud at the end of each section. What's that all about? Isn't it better to set it down gently? Are they all using weights that they can barely control?
In my experience it depends on the exercise. When I'm using heavy weights sometimes it's easier or safer to drop them then it is to set them down gentle. I tweaked my shoulder once trying to set something down quietly, not anymore I drop them if I have to.
My teacher makes us do push ups, if she hears those weights bang down.0
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