Dumb things heard at the gym

Not a gym thing, but my coworker is basically starving herself to lose 50 lbs. She says she's on the keto diet and admittedly, I don't know much about it, but I doubt it's supposed to be as painful as it seems to be for her.

I guess that's not so much dumb as it is misinformed/misguided.

I used to work with a girl that was convinced that the more that you sweat means the more weight that you lose. Her theory was that sweating = hot. hot = melting. sweating + hot + melting = fat melting from your body. She told us she didn't exercise she just laid in a lawn chair in the sun bc it made her sweat a lot so she knew she was losing fat.

If only it was that easy! Since moving to Hawaii I'd probably be 0% body fat if that were the way it worked!

I heard a girl telling to one next to her that she always wears jacket, pullover, long sleeve shirt, T-shirt and maybe something else when she is running. This way she is sweating more = fat melting. She told other girl "you really have to try this, it works like magic". Since both were skinny it maybe does work :noway:

P.s.: it was summer when I heard them talking

"I will not squat to parallel it's really bad for the knees"

"I want my abs to show (you should try counting calories) pffft, counting calories is for females"

I pretty much don't go anywhere without make up - even the gym

I don't wear makeup anyway, other than nail polish (weak nails),

LOL Other than nail polish? nail polish isn't make up.

but why would someone want their pores blocked when they know they're going to be getting hot & sweaty,

make up =/= full blown face make up.
mascra = make up
lip stick = make up
eye liner = make up

and none of those things are going to eff up your pores.

plus why would someone want to have makeup running when they sweat,

1.) some people don't natural sweat much
2.) some people actually know how to properly apply their make up and their make up doesn't run.

plus why would someone want to have makeup wiped off (probably unevenly) when they wipe off sweat?

because they don't use man paws to wipe their faces

Not everyone doesn't care what they look like

I look just fine the way I am.

are you implying that people who wear make up think they are NOT fine the way they are??

My skin is clear, color is good, eyelashes are fine, hair is fine, lips are fine...

so's mine

in short, I don't need to pretend.

make up isn't always about pretending- it's also about enhancing and just feeling glamorous.

I don't need to be painted, don't want to achieve someone else's idea of "beautiful" if it means compromising who I am.

at what point did throwing mascara and eye shadow on become compromise? I know who I am. WIthout question. And I'm fu*king fabulous. I'm not compromising anything- I'm quiet happy wearing make up and not "disowning myself"

Some people feel at home and most true to themselves painted up. And that is totally okay.

people who cry about being sweaty with their raggedy pony tail and being a sweaty mess

Heck, no! I'm happy that I'm a sweaty mess, tired, sore, etc. I worked hard to get there!

that's great- but someone else wearing their make up doesn't bother you and you don't need to judge it- clearly you are. And that's great if you're proud of your sweaty mess... I am proud to look good and look fierce.

Two hours of Russian power lifting- nothing's sliding. Seriously- why does this bother ANYONE and think that I"m hiding myself or who I am or trying to make up for ANYTHING. Still looking fabulous!!!
Not asking you to do it.
But I am asking that people stop caring that I do.

No but how do you *really* feel about it? :laugh:
Just kiddin' :blushing:

For the record, this girl goes nowhere without her khol eyeliner, a bit of rouge & some gloss.
That includes the gym and I look damn cute. It might disturb some to know that I also do my hair before I go anywhere.

This includes dog walking, running errands, going to the supermarket & the gym. I'm pretty sure I don't care what anyone thinks about it :bigsmile:

For me, I don't care if I wear make-up or not! But I have a huge lazy factor to me so it's impressive enough if I show up at the gym. I'm also too lazy to wear make-up or do my hair for my professional workplace. I only do it when I go out - haha. Just remember everyone feels different about make-up! Like... I might only be inclined to judge your makeup if 1) It looks super awesome and I want it or 2) you have blue eyeshadow up to your eyebrows with no other colour to even really make it a "look"... that always seems... weird to me.

The only thing I don't like is my mascara... I have water proof stuff but it seems to literally melt into my eyes and sting. Even when I'm not exercising.

Also people putting on makeup before a workout.

what's the matter, too beautiful?

I try to out grunt the guys to assert my dominance.

wait- you mean we aren't supposed to pee on the near by machines and then hump near by strangers who seem to be encroaching on our space.

I accidentally broke a guy's leg that way once.

My husband was teaching me form for squats and deadlifts (he knows what he's doing, not to worry), and he told me, "And when you're done, you drop the weights as loudly as you can, pound your chest, and yell like Tarzan because THAT'S WHAT REAL MEN DO." He was kidding, of course, but I couldn't stop laughing.

He missed the "piss on the rack and hump other gym goers" part, though, so now I'm questioning his methods.

WOW

Took my mom to they gym with me (is this starting to sound like a bad idea?) because she had been asking for a few weeks. Her goal is to lose fat and since she doesn't like to sweat, lift weights, or look "weird" I told her to do cardio first. She declined which then I took her through my day's weight/core sets. We get the free weights/benches area and she asks a guy, low BF% obviously works out seriously, lifting right next to me during the middle of his sets what she should do to lose weight. :noway: I was in the middle of my reps too or else I would have "nudged" her with my foot. He took it very well though and finished his set before answering her in which he asked her goals and such. She said to lose weight and not build big muscles in which he told her point-blankly that she was in the wrong area and to start with cardio then come back here. Basically what I told her before we started working out. I had finished my set by then and had stood up in which he remarked that I had a really good figure and he could tell that I lift :drinker: Yea!!! I told him that I do, but that I also do some cardio and that I suggested it to her, my mother, that she should do that first. She had also asked him to be her personal trainer... *face palms* In which he said that he didn't have enough time since he's a teacher and whatnot. Now ever time I see him at the gym he waves hey to me. It bothers me because I like anonymous at the gym. >.< However, in the end she was upset that the fit guy and I told her the exact same thing. She didn't ask to go to the gym with me again due to how upset she was at me/us. I want to tell her that there's no magic pill to make you lose fat. You lose fat by burning it. Burn baby, burn!!! :happy:

I wear makeup all the time, too. It's just what I do. I don't understand why it bothers people that OTHER women wear makeup to the gym?? I wear makeup when I play sand volleyball and it's 100 degrees out...my Diorshow doesn't budge.

Can I oogle you?

I try to out grunt the guys to assert my dominance.

wait- you mean we aren't supposed to pee on the near by machines and then hump near by strangers who seem to be encroaching on our space.

I accidentally broke a guy's leg that way once.

My husband was teaching me form for squats and deadlifts (he knows what he's doing, not to worry), and he told me, "And when you're done, you drop the weights as loudly as you can, pound your chest, and yell like Tarzan because THAT'S WHAT REAL MEN DO." He was kidding, of course, but I couldn't stop laughing.

He missed the "piss on the rack and hump other gym goers" part, though, so now I'm questioning his methods.

clearly he doesn't know anything.

Just break up.

I feel that Just Break Up is used so often here that it should just be shortened to JBU, and then we can all laugh at the new people who don't know what JBU means.

I got told by a PT that girls shouldn't do Stronglifts 5x5 because it will make me bulk up and that that routine is for "serious body builders." He was nice and I let him give me the free little demo work out plan to try and get me to sign up with a PT. Didn't sign up.

I see a guy every day at the gym that bounces the bench press off his chest, leans back on lat pull downs, swings his curls up to name a few. We have nicknamed him bouncy Mcbouncster! haha

He also does the same weight every time and never makes progress, you would think he would realize that is because he cheats on every movement. Oh well, not my problem.