Are you a GYM IDIOT?

The version of "Gym Idiot" I encounter is when trying to job on the track. Wanna walk 3-4 wide & block both the WALKING and JOGGING lane? At least listen for the joggers. There is a thick white line dividing, with WALKING stenciled on one side and JOGGING stenciled on the other side every quarter-lap.

This and going the wrong way on the track, when it is clearly stated which way you should be going. The track at my gym has it so the walkers go one way and joggers go the opposite. If you accidently miss the marking and there is someone on the track before you and are using the lane you are in going the opposite direction.

The version of "Gym Idiot" I encounter is when trying to job on the track.

Hating on people who try to job on the track? Everybody's gotta make money somehow.

Brought your handbag into the weights room.
Full face of makeup.
1 set, update your facebook status on your iphone, next machine.

Ohhh I HATE the girls who come to the gym looking like they are at a damn night club, Hair all curled and makeup on, tiny little tanktop with no sportsbra. I go to the gym to work my *kitten* off and expect to look like crap doing so

The ladies that sit on the recumbent bike with their magazines and phones out. Theres one lady at my gym brings a kindle!!!

Women who lift stupid pointless weights that make no improvement on doing the exercise with bodyweight only

Um, I read my kindle while doing a stationary bike. I was pregnant, and didn't want to over do it.

The version of "Gym Idiot" I encounter is when trying to job on the track.

Hating on people who try to job on the track? Everybody's gotta make money somehow.

lol, typo on my part. I meant when I jog and find the track blocked with people walking 3-4 wide. At least pay attention for others if you want to walk beside people.

JM

I loathe the gym idiot - I remember back in college I was rowing crew so my upper body was really strong. Well - this dude is using the lateral pull down - probably about 80lbs - grunting and screaming "get it! get it!" and "bring it home!" TO HIMSELF! then drops the damn weights. So, for kicks I asked if he was between sets, sat down, upped the weight a bit and started whistling as I pulled down. He probably couldn't please his woman that night, you're welcome :bigsmile:

lmao

Brought your handbag into the weights room.
Full face of makeup.
1 set, update your facebook status on your iphone, next machine.

I'm guilty of the makeup thing - but I go to the gym right after work, and I wear makeup to work. Weekend gym seshes = clean face.

This too.

I don't know what I'm doing in a gym... So I qualify as a gym idiot

You are so not alone!!!! I have to basically stalk a few people to learn the machines and the free weights.

I used to drink a giant gatorade right after doing cardio, I'm glad I kicked THAT habit.

Brought your handbag into the weights room.
Full face of makeup.
1 set, update your facebook status on your iphone, next machine.

Ohhh I HATE the girls who come to the gym looking like they are at a damn night club, Hair all curled and makeup on, tiny little tanktop with no sportsbra. I go to the gym to work my *kitten* off and expect to look like crap doing so

I've spotted a girl who has started coming to the Combat Class I do. She wears low cut velour tracksuit bottoms with diamante words on the back, a tiny crop top, full face of make-up, fake tan, hair extensions......and she can't even do "jab-cross" properly. Looks ridiculous.

There are only two types of people that really make me cringe, and one type that makes me chuckle to myself.

Cringe #1 - the person casually walking on the eliptical next to me talking loudly into their cell phone. Please remove yourself from the gym, especially if I can hear you over my headphones.

Cringe #2 - the guy who wants to impress everyone by loading down his bar wtih weights and then lets the weights or machine jerk him around because he's not strong enough to really lift those weights. Dude you're about to hurt yourself in a bad way.

Chuckle - the guy or gal staring at other members of the opposite sex and not paying attention to what they are doing, causing them to trip over something and fall or make a general comedic event occur due to not paying attention at all to what's in front of them.

This guy might qualify http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWrZDWcHCHM&feature=related

Person who hangs out on a bench while chatting and occasionally lifting a 5 pound weight.

Guys & girls who wear cologne... I'd rather smell your sweat!

Singing or dancing on the treadmill.. yes I have seen it! You can't sing and you certainly can't dance!

What is the purpose of wearing perfume on the treadmill? One night I had to walk to the other side of the gym to get away from this one woman. I was able to smell her 5 minutes before seeing her.

At least at my gym, guys do not seem to be bad working out, but the smell of AXE body spray emitting from the locker room could choke a hooker.

Amen to that :laugh:

inconsiderate people who do not wipe their sweat off the seats, seriously??!?

This seriously gets to me!! People that DRIP in puddles all over the floor and all over the machine and then just WALK AWAY without even so much as a quick wipe over....it really upsets me! :grumble:

I forgot about the Jersey Shore guys who wink at themselves in the mirror while they are lifting and point to themselves in the mirror in between sets. Or the guys who lift their shirts up and take pictures of their abs to show off to facebook / the dating site they are on to show their worth.

That last one is probably more jealousy