Worst Thing You have been Witness to at the Gym!

This is SERIOUSLY, the best thread! I've been laughing for the past 20 minutes reading all the past posts.

I once saw a very large man walking on the treadmill at the highest possible incline. He had a thin rope tied around his waist, with a caribbeaner (Y'know, the mountain climbing device) attached to the treadmill. I thought to myself... if he actually falls down, his home-made device is definitely NOT going to be secure enough to hold him!

I also saw a woman on the elliptical in FULL makeup (foundation, heavy mascara, eyeliner... the works). After about 20 minutes of running, the makeup started melting off her face like a watercolor painting, leaving pools of orangey liquid drips of sweat on the machine and on the floor. It was so disgusting.

This isn't *bad*, just bizarre.

The woman on the elliptical in front of me last year was eating FRENCH FRIES while working out. I'm not joking. She had a to-go box from somewhere and was chomping away!

I'm sure she was trying to put "eating your exercise calories" to the ultimate test.

It wasn't bad but just weird... some guy probably like 60 was wearing a fishnet long sleeve shirt to work out in! Honestly whats the point of that? You just look like a fool... haha This is a great topic

This isn't the worst, but it is the funniest-to me!

I was around 40, 168 pounds but more importantly completely out of shape. Could hardly get out of bed let alone work out. Suffice it to say I was very timid and avoided even talking to anyone there.

Having worked out on the treadmill for weeks and hitting a plateau, my trainer friend told me to hit the eliptical machine.

Sure. No problem. I get on and do 1 minute.....ONE and I thought. "I am going to die, right here!" Of course I do not die, so I decide to work my way up 1 minute at a time. It will teach me patience and increase my confidence.

After about 2 weeks I am up to 10 minutes. Ten minutes of HELL:noway: I 'think' I am barely making it to the next 1 minute increment.

So one night I am on the machine next to a hottie in her 20s hittin git hard. I get on feeling old and fat. I get going and after just 2 minutes I am bright red and sweating like crazy. About the 10th minute, when I know I have 1 more to go.........I really cute young guy walks down the isle of elips and stops in front of mine.

I think "Oh great he can SEE I am the one that is going to be done the quickest! I must look so old and crappy to him he is just going to stand there and make me feel like crap! "

Well...........I showed him, as I pushed on harder and faster. The longer he stood there, the harder I tried. I worked and worked-thinking all along..........."GO AWAY before I DIE!:mad: "

20 minutes later I finally see he is getting ready to go. I get off the machine and I am so worked up I say to this poor guy "Gave up huh? Thought the old fat ***** was going to be done in a minute HUH?????"

He looks at me :huh: " No Hon, I was waiting for my girlfriend on the machine next to you!!" And the two of them walked away!


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I actually LOL when I remember that night. It also comes in handly when I am thinking I can't do something!!

Today I saw a chick wrap saran wrap around her stomach in the gym locker room before going to work out.... I took a pic because I couldn't believe it haha.


Proof.