Weird things you see at the gym

griffith5150
griffith5150 Posts: 123
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Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
Yeah I lost all focus after that lol
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  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
    Just spitted out my coffee! lol!
  • girlykate143
    girlykate143 Posts: 220 Member
    reading a book in the squat rack. While wearing jeans. who knew it was a library!
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    Actually I'm just tired of seeing people do one set of benches and then spending 20 minutes floating around staring at their phones or giving a stinkeye at everyone that walks past.
  • ameryati
    ameryati Posts: 18 Member
    Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
    Yeah I lost all focus after that lol



    Lol! I remember this one guy who would go like "Yeahhh, that's right" each time he was on the treadmill or elliptical. I always tried to get a machine far away from him as he was too much of a distraction! lol!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
    Yeah I lost all focus after that lol

    i guess you weren't really that focused to begin with.
  • jennynewbury
    jennynewbury Posts: 48 Member
    Some guy on an elliptical l while wearing jeans and a duffle coat was probably the oddest one I have seen in my gym
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    My gym is a running trail and my basement. I see the occasional freaky, disgusting, gross, scary and ugly spider down there. GAG.
  • TheCriz76
    TheCriz76 Posts: 83 Member
    Maybe he was singing a Justin Beiber song? lol
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Women in the free weights section
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Actually I'm just tired of seeing people do one set of benches and then spending 20 minutes floating around staring at their phones or giving a stinkeye at everyone that walks past.

    I did a set of bench press once.
  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
    Yeah I lost all focus after that lol

    There's a guy at my gym who goes up to the mirror between sets and yells things at himself like "WE GOT THIS" and "WE GO HARD" and "THIS IS HARD."

    Also this is an apartment complex gym. It's very small. Feels crowded with more than 3 people in it, extra special gym etiquette required. -_-
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    Oh and there's always that one guy on a yoga mat doing about a thousand weak quarter crunches. I want to tap him on the shoulder and tell him it's not going to work, but who am I to burst his bubble? :)
  • emirror
    emirror Posts: 842 Member
    Women in the free weights section

    *snickers*
  • TheCriz76
    TheCriz76 Posts: 83 Member
    Actually I'm just tired of seeing people do one set of benches and then spending 20 minutes floating around staring at their phones or giving a stinkeye at everyone that walks past.

    I see that all the time since my gym is the local community center. People do a quick set on a weight machine and then just sit there for 20 min between sets BSing with the person next to them
  • griffith5150
    griffith5150 Posts: 123
    Maybe he was singing a Justin Beiber song? lol

    I was thinking more Austin Powers myself lol
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    If I did go to a gym I certainly wouldn't judge or laugh at people. At least they are there, right?
  • james6998
    james6998 Posts: 743 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u4GioVDF5I
    There is a ton of them
  • TheCriz76
    TheCriz76 Posts: 83 Member
    If I did go to a gym I certainly wouldn't judge or laugh at people. At least they are there, right?

    Good point :)
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
    We have a whole crew that is slightly chubby that will wrap themselves in Saran wrap before they work out. First time I only saw one...now I know he has like five buddies that have all bought into this plastic wrap madness. They literally pass the plastic wrap around the changing room. :huh:
  • griffith5150
    griffith5150 Posts: 123
    Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
    Yeah I lost all focus after that lol

    i guess you weren't really that focused to begin with.

    I have ADHD lol lot of things can distract me (I'm the ooo shiny or look squirrel person).... that's why I have Pandora on when I work out to keep my mind focus. This happened right between songs where is a no sound... and he was talking really loud. :bigsmile:
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u4GioVDF5I
    There is a ton of them

    A trainer should tap her on the shoulder and tell her she can seriously hurt herself doing that. Seriously.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    i swear the janitor follows me at the gym. Every day he seems to mopping the floor within 10 feet of me...i could be by the benches and he would be 10 feet away mopping...i could be by the treadmills- yes, he would be next to me. pull up bar- near me. even in the locker room. lol. he reminds me of the indian in one flew over the cuckoo' s nest
  • frood
    frood Posts: 295 Member
    I don't really see anything that weird....which means it's probably me. :blushing:
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    Older gentleman, maybe mid to upper 60's, long grey hair in pony tail, cut off blue jean shorts, wife beater tank, walks in with his boots on and then changes over to his kmart special tennis shoes. Proceeds to the weight area. Takes a seat on a bench, meditates for at least 10 minutes...then proceeds to the squat rack. I know...not totally weird just yet but, then he starts his squat session and drips start to fall on the floor between his legs. No! he has not broken a sweat yet. I hope I don't need to explain this any further. I did report that the squat area needed to be cleaned and why though.
  • Red_Sparrow
    Red_Sparrow Posts: 56
    Kipping sit-ups. Dude was like....flailing around on the decline bench trying to jerk his butt up off of it while doing a situp. What.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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  • gigglybeth
    gigglybeth Posts: 365 Member
    A guy working out in just his socks. I didn't think it was that weird when he was doing crunches in the carpeted open area, but then he went to the free weight area and then the weight machines all sans socks.

    He also loudly talked on his phone via his blu tooth through his entire workout.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Last night I was at the gym and I saw this guy working out on the hip abductor machine talking to himself going yeah baby yeah baby....
    Yeah I lost all focus after that lol

    i guess you weren't really that focused to begin with.

    I have ADHD lol lot of things can distract me (I'm the ooo shiny or look squirrel person).... that's why I have Pandora on when I work out to keep my mind focus. This happened right between songs where is a no sound... and he was talking really loud. :bigsmile:

    you're 37. you can't have a little kid problem.
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    Also don't forget:

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  • gigglybeth
    gigglybeth Posts: 365 Member

    There's a guy at my gym who goes up to the mirror between sets and yells things at himself like "WE GOT THIS" and "WE GO HARD" and "THIS IS HARD."

    Also this is an apartment complex gym. It's very small. Feels crowded with more than 3 people in it, extra special gym etiquette required. -_-

    OMG I am laughing so hard!

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