Gym quircks you have

Iamfit4life
Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I MUST bring my water bottle, mostly filled with ice.


Otherwise I drink too much of it and halfway through my cardio I have to fill it up again, sometimes making me chose to end cadio session



Also...I rap along with Jay-Z, lil Wayne and Emimen

which, is funny

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  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    I always take a pee break midway through my workout.

    I drink lots of water, and it's a nice breather after a few excercises.
  • HOSED49
    HOSED49 Posts: 642 Member
    i set up the treadmill...my iphone where i can see if i get a call since i am on call 24/7, my old iphone now just an ipod with my earphones plugged in....towel hanging over the rail...my backpack right to the side of the treadmill so no one can get it...i see whats on tv , just something to watch...talk myself out of time or set distance...earphones in....lately its the new jayz/kanye cd...speed set, towel over display...mouth along to whatever song comes on .......get lost in the music...
  • allie864
    allie864 Posts: 298
    i set up the treadmill...my iphone where i can see if i get a call since i am on call 24/7, my old iphone now just an ipod with my earphones plugged in....towel hanging over the rail...my backpack right to the side of the treadmill so no one can get it...i see whats on tv , just something to watch...talk myself out of time or set distance...earphones in....lately its the new jayz/kanye cd...speed set, towel over display...mouth along to whatever song comes on .......get lost in the music...
    Aside from a few small things, that's me exactly. :)
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    I have to use a particular machine (only 2 available) for my cardio workout. If one of them isn't open when I get there, I sign up for the next available slot then go hit the weights.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I pick my locker number based on my weight. I like #127. It's nice and roomy. 128 and 129 were half-lockers.
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    I have to use a particular machine (only 2 available) for my cardio workout. If one of them isn't open when I get there, I sign up for the next available slot then go hit the weights.

    I freak out if all the Cybex's are being used.

    Throw a lot of dirty looks.... then sulk over to the bike.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,040 Member
    Always have to have my weight lifting belt, straps, and any other wraps (for really heavy, heavy lifting) with me. I adjust the plates evenly on both sides of the racks on whatever bench or weight loading machine (usually HAMMER) I use.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I pee in the showers.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I pee in the showers.

    That is a very environmentally-friendly thing to do. Thank you for saving the planet, one piss at a time.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    I pick my locker number based on my weight. I like #127. It's nice and roomy. 128 and 129 were half-lockers.
    I do this too! :laugh:
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    I have to use a particular machine (only 2 available) for my cardio workout. If one of them isn't open when I get there, I sign up for the next available slot then go hit the weights.

    I freak out if all the Cybex's are being used.

    Throw a lot of dirty looks.... then sulk over to the bike.

    It is extra irritating when I check the book and the machine isn't even signed in. There was a woman on one of the machines for at least an hour (30 minute maximum rule) on Monday. She wasn't even signed in for the first 30 minutes. I just met this woman last weekend at my daughter's birthday party. Yep, she was the mom of one of my daughter's friend. A reminder of why I don't make a fuss about the rule breakers.
  • Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused
    Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused Posts: 935 Member
    I pee in the showers.

    I *kitten* in them.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I have to use a particular machine (only 2 available) for my cardio workout. If one of them isn't open when I get there, I sign up for the next available slot then go hit the weights.
    Me too, it always has to be the left-most of either two rows of treadmills. I think they're nearer to the air con outlets. And the sweaty guys lifting heavy weights!

    I always leave part of the strap of my rucksack hanging out of the locker so I can find it easily when I come out of the shower without my glasses on.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I pee in the showers.
    That is a very environmentally-friendly thing to do. Thank you for saving the planet, one piss at a time.
    Also acts as an antiseptic, helping to kill any foot fungus.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    I pee in the showers.
    I *kitten* in them.
    You're gonna clog the drains, dude.
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.
  • Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused
    Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused Posts: 935 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    *faints*
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.
    *faints*
    Then, picks himself up to hit the showers.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I have my workout plan and my peri-workout drink with me religiously. I'm pretty regimented in my routines and get really irritated if somebody gets in the way, especially if they don't even know what they're doing or doing some nonsense like curling in the power racks or using our one parallel dip station and they do some awful variation of a dip.
  • reepobob
    reepobob Posts: 1,172 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    Holy effing crap...faints next to SSR
  • HOSED49
    HOSED49 Posts: 642 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    freind request on the way!!!! LOL

    I also have to load the plates facing in...all plates face in and the 45's i will bounce once on the floor before i put all of them on the bar...
  • kaits108
    kaits108 Posts: 305 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    :laugh: best response this thread will get!


    If I'm doing the boring treadmill, I put my phone in the cup holder facing away from me, or every time it blinks that I have a msg or an email I'll be too tempted to check it.

    If I'm taking a class I apparently like to stand in the front to the right of the instructor. I've realized I've done this without even noticing in my Zumba, Body Combat and Kickboxing class! And I try to avoid standing in front of the window that looks down to the gym lobby b/c I totally end up getting caught up in what's going on down there and people watching, that I forget what I'm doing in the class lol! I get distracted easily...
  • juscallmeb
    juscallmeb Posts: 369 Member
    I have to have my water with me.. gloves and ipod... even if my music is on really low.. i need to have my headphones in.

    also, I like to use certain machines too.. and I like to do certain ones in a special order. LOL
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    I have to use a particular machine (only 2 available) for my cardio workout. If one of them isn't open when I get there, I sign up for the next available slot then go hit the weights.

    I freak out if all the Cybex's are being used.

    Throw a lot of dirty looks.... then sulk over to the bike.

    It is extra irritating when I check the book and the machine isn't even signed in. There was a woman on one of the machines for at least an hour (30 minute maximum rule) on Monday. She wasn't even signed in for the first 30 minutes. I just met this woman last weekend at my daughter's birthday party. Yep, she was the mom of one of my daughter's friend. A reminder of why I don't make a fuss about the rule breakers.

    I think most people are creatures of habit...I tend to park in the same spot in the structure, use the same locker and gravitate to the same machines too. Lately, on Mon-Wed-Fri I do 90 minutes on the stepper, which is in the far back. Those days, I love to people- watch and I see how people all go to the same machines every time. Sometimes if a 'newbie' is on THEIR machine, I see their panic and confusion. They will just stand there staring and try to figure out what to do now. Usually there are 15 identical treadmills in the same row not being used, but its not 'their machine'

    One bonus to going in the morning...fewer people, so mostly everything is available so nobody enforces time limits
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    I agree with kaits. I can't see anything topping this one!
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.
    I had to Google than and I'm at work. If I get fired it's all your fault!
  • Solat37_Neil
    Solat37_Neil Posts: 379 Member
    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.
    I had to Google than and I'm at work. If I get fired it's all your fault!

    Me too, and now I'm grinning like a loon :happy:
  • mikey1976
    mikey1976 Posts: 1,005 Member
    i googled it to
    wow
  • jayb123x
    jayb123x Posts: 138
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    i imagine there's a sybian below me when i do squats.
    i find it helps me engage the glutes more, thereby getting a much more effective workout.

    I also have to load the plates facing in...all plates face in and the 45's i will bounce once on the floor before i put all of them on the bar...

    My kids think I'm crazy because I have to have the plates facing inward as well.
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    Didn't have to google what it was :laugh:
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