Are you a GYM IDIOT?

Well, I don’t think I’m a gym idiot. I don’t exceed the time on the treadmill, I work in around other people on equipment, and make sure that others can work in around my sets, I occasionally grunt on the last rep of a set but it certainly doesn’t sound like a women’s tennis match, I full body lift and do my fair share of cardio, I wipe down equipment when I’m done. Other people, however, may think I am if they don’t know my routine or schedule. The Tuesday/Thursday morning gym goers see this:
Girl walks in and runs 8 – 9 minutes on treadmill (so if they don’t leave the cardio room they think “that idiot, wtf does she think she’s accomplishing in 8 – 9 minutes?)
Girl walks into weight room, checks phone (mfp to make sure I’m on the right set of exercises for the day), checks kindle (that’s where my workout program lives, to make sure I’m doing my exercises in the right order).
Girl does a set and checks phone and types text message (this is not a text message, I’m logging and updating my increased weight in mfp), checks kindle (l like to verify that I’m doing my moves right and have all my moves for the day bookmarked on my kindle so that I can verify my form).

The guys that I normally lift with know that I work hard, know what I’m doing (they talk to DH about me), and know why I walk around with my phone and kindle because I’ve shown them my program. They also know that I’m a group fit instructor and have an idea on what other workouts I do. The people that I don’t normally lift with I’m sure are looking at me like I’m a *kitten*.

What bothers me at the gym?
1) Hogging equipment, let others work in instead of resting on the equipment between sets.
2) Not wiping down equipment, I have my own sweat issues, I don’t want to deal with yours too
3) Not putting equipment up, I shouldn’t have to search for equipment or trip over it. If you’re strong enough to get it out and you’re strong enough to lift it then you’re certainly strong enough to put it away.
Everything else is none of my bidness

The women who looks like an overcooked scrawny plucked chicken who sits naked whilst getting ready in the locker room, even when having her period & we can see her tampon string hanging down her thigh. It actually makes me feel sick to see her, especially as it is a family gym so a lot of kids are getting changed with their mum. My son (4 years old) actually once asked me why she was orange colour. lol, too much fake tan *kitten*.

The couple who wear those fugly shoes that look like gloves, you look like a pair of twats & having stupid looking shoes does not make you good at working out.

Eeek, that sounds scary, she should try to hide her tampon, at least!!

But apparently those ugly shoes are good when lifting REALLY heavy. Especially with squats and deadlift. But I still wouldn't be caught dead in them

I've only seen this once (so far), but two young women, hair and makeup done, doing NOTHING while standing over some guy bench pressing, trying to impress him I'm sure (certainly not spotting LOL). Literally, five minutes later, guy has moved to core machines and girls have followed - still doing nothing. At least the guy seemed disinterested and just focused on his workout.

I see nothing wrong with this, in fact I encourage all young women to do this

FYI I'll be at the gym tonight ladies!

I can't stand when a person sits on a machine for minutes at a time while I go do 3 or 4 other exercises waiting on them taking 5 minute breaks between sets, or the gang or 5 people around the free weights. The people that wont pick a side of the aisle to walk down and choose the middle "we all pay the same fees, you're not a vip or more important than the rest of us". The people that don't wipe off a machine after they use it and its all slick with a cross between sweat and their sunless tanning lotion. I usually do the 5 minute warm-up on a cardio machine then go about my routine and finish it off with a 5 minute cooldown and I wipe down every machine or weights I use. And last but not least I despise the person that smells like a hamper full of gym socks.

Yum, hamper full of gym socks cologne . . . come hither my sweet.

My buddy is a gym idiot. He is pretty big and refuses to do any cardio. Only weights. He also wants to do the Tough Mudder this year...with 0 minutes of cardio under his belt. Good luck, my friend.

OH...good luck with that one! I'm doing one in April. He does realize its like 11 miles of running, too, right??

What makes these guys gym idiots is that these nit wits wear flip flops on their feet so they dont get a "foot fungus" yet they rest thier junk of the counter top of the sink! NASTY!!!

So saving this so I can read later.

You won't catch me dead without my makeup on! I have always worn makeup, always will, the gym is no exception! That doesn't make me an idiot though, maybe obsessive compulsive. : )

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

LiKe OmG r u stalking me?

I go to gym before work, so I always have a full face of makeup...don't have time to do it afterwards....;)

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

LiKe OmG r u stalking me?

I go to gym before work, so I always have a full face of makeup...don't have time to do it afterwards....;)

:huh: you go from the gym straight to work sans shower?