What fit people are really thinking in the gym

TR0berts wrote: »

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During rest:
Is it time to lift, yet?

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I should probably add, for completeness/accuracy, that sometimes during my rest period, my thoughts are more like "F... I have to do that again?" or "oy - how many more sets? F me."

Gym time is my decompress time - I go through the day and think through each interaction and how I could have done this better in preparation for the next day.

Other than that it's the infrequent "If gym bunny doesn't get out of the power cage working with just the bar she is in for some wicked crop dusting."

Sara1791 wrote: »

CSARdiver wrote: »

Gym time is my decompress time - I go through the day and think through each interaction and how I could have done this better in preparation for the next day.

Other than that it's the infrequent "If gym bunny doesn't get out of the power cage working with just the bar she is in for some wicked crop dusting."

So how much weight must the female gym member who pays dues just like you be lifting in order to merit the cage?

ditto. (as someone who, alas, cannot yet overhead press even the empty bar).

In the Locker Room
-"Dang, I hope the locker thief doesn't strike again. Maybe I'd be safer leaving my wallet in the car."
-"Is that Irish Spring I smell?"
-"Okay, where are my gloves and headphones? Headphones? Headphones!? Oh...wait. I put them on already."

In the Gym
-"God, I hope I can get a Smith Machine."
-"Nope, they're all taken. Drat the luck!"
-"If I use this bench, will I hit that dude who is doing shrugs when I start doing dumbbell flies?"
-*walks around aimlessly, but pretending to have purpose walk* "Still no Smith Machine."
-"Why are there so many pointless hip abduction machines in here? They could have put like four more Smith Machines in."
-"OMG Smith Machine is available!" *dashes across weight room* *does squats*
-"I really hope I don't drop a dumbbell on myself again like last time. That was embarrassing."
-"Where do all of the attachments to the four stack multi-towers go? Is it like the one rogue sock that vanishes in the dryer? How can twelve attachments go missing at the same time?"
-"I hope I don't pee a little on myself doing hanging leg raises again."

In the Cardio Area
-"I hope no one has used that stationary bike since I did yesterday, because I adjusted everything perfectly." *inspects each bike*
-"Why is this slow song in the middle of my gym playlist?!"
-"I really hate cardio."
-"Did my headphones battery really just die? Great, I guess I'm going to die too. How am I supposed to do cardio without music?"

Leaving the Gym
-"Yeah, I did it!"

How about "OMG, why are my armpits so big?"

JaxxieKat wrote: »

-"Why are there so many pointless hip abduction machines in here? They could have put like four more Smith Machines in."
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bwahaha..except I'm usually eyeing the Smith Machines (and a bunch of other stuff including the aforementioned hip abduction machine) with an.."if they got rid of those things they could put a bunch more normal racks & bars in" when I'm waiting to do squats.

That and "why TF didn't they just spring for ALL adjustable benches" as I wait to bench press while racks and bars with fixed inclined or perpendicular full backed seats sit vacant.

AliceDark wrote: »

I think it's an important distinction to note that a lot of the time, when we are judging people at the gym, it's due to behavior and not due to weight/physical appearance*. If you're being inconsiderate, breaking the norms of gym etiquette or doing something unsafe, someone will probably notice and might think poorly of you. But behaviors can be learned, and nobody started off knowing exactly which unspoken rules applied at each gym. Most of us learned at some point, and the people who aren't new and still break the rules get judged for it. (I'm thinking of you, terrible trainers at my gym, who absolutely should know better and yet still do things like stand in my bar path when I'm trying to bench).

*Of course, sometimes it is due to weight/physical appearance, but some people are jerks. That's a universal truth about people, whether they're in the gym or not.

This is a good point. I don't give a flip if someone's overweight or super fit, as long as they are behaving respectfully and not doing something unsafe, I don't pay them much mind. I DO notice when people who have no business teaching other people how to lift do so without regard for safety, form, and what their students can do, or when someone is being rude and hogging multiple pieces of equipment or refusing to let people work in. Those people I feel judgy toward.

During cardio: "Why is every freakin' TV tuned to the Food Nerwork?!!?! Now I'm hungry!"

And yesterday ...

*sets of deadlifts*

Lookee there, now I know who the douche is that not been racking his weights lately. Off he goes for pull-ups, leaving me to use the crappy incline bench with the rusty pins that stick or pull 100+ lbs off of the bar just to set up. Thanks a lot.

*last set of deadlifts*

Forget it, I'll deal with the pins. If I rack the weights first, odds are I wont' be able to finish my reps.

*set of incline press*

And there's the douche on the assisted pull up machine. Why's he using that if he's not using the assist? Isn't that awkward having to avoid the assist bar every rep? There's 3 empty regular pull-up/chin-up bars he can use and he's plenty tall enough to reach them without climbing the rack like a monkey. Unlike me. *grump*

*set of incline press*

*BANG*

Yikes - not smart to just drop on the assist bar. That sounded terrible. And looks like it hurt. Yay - here comes the gym staff to explain 'What Not To Do'. Maybe that'll help.

*last set of incline press*

Hey, look who's coming back to rack his weights. Guess he got the full spiel. Maybe he just didn't realize, though I wonder why he thought the rest of us were racking ours. Doesn't matter.

*on to next lift*

I admit it, I watch people. There are a couple of dudes that have truly excellent form, and they are a joy to observe. Especially when Stealth Muscle Guy is doing 500lb deadlifts or Ironic Facial Hair Guy is benching 250 like it ain't no thing.

Sometimes it's more curious, like "How does Hijab Girl keep from losing that thing when she runs?" or "What on earth is Sleeveless Hoodie Dude *doing* with a balance ball, two resistance bands, and the Smith machine?"

I don't do a gym (workout at home and a practice facility) but I would imagine if I were in a gym the thought would be the same...

"**** I'm tired!"

In The Gym

"Gee I really want to start wearing those cute tank top workout shirts but I am just too lazy to shave my underarms!! I'll wear them in the Summer!"

Good Post - I keep to myself. Gym is my "me" time, so I'm always talking in my head, or I hope it's in my head lol. Though, I do fear that my underwear are showing through my leggings during squats/deadlifts etc. Which I usually decide, who cares if they are.

I'm not that fit but I'm usually trying to just hold in my farts.