bothersome people at the gym

[lanky]

I agree with the posts about the police officers. even on the days they were not scheduled to work they wear the "cops banquet galleria " shirt..and god forbid the shirt is dirty and in the laundry basket at the house they will wear a dark navy blue skin tight t-shirt as close to the police uniform as they can get..and the pants with it..I know this because i was a member of a gym that was affiliated with a police academy..OH the stories i have heard..i wish i had a tape recorder with me at the gym to use as blackmail if i ever get pulled over for speeding

 

[gimma a break]

I hate the guys that want to work in with you to show off their strength. One guy came up to me when I was doing trap work, I only had 225 on the bar so he came over like a bad ass. He ended up trying to hang with me and ended up leaving the gym after he hurt is back. I hate to see people get hurt but that was hilarious.

 

[BigRupe]

What type of people bother you the most at the gym? Mine are probably the guys who shadow box and dance around in front of the mirror like were in a f@#ing boxing ring.

A few years ago a gym I belonged to was pushing female particpation... mostly soccer mom types... and they were adding a "Jazzercise" section, babysitting, and a female only section.

Meanwhile they marketed the "new look" like crazy.

In any event one day I was doing arms and I went to do seated dumbbells and 3 women had hijacked 3 of the seats and were doing 2.5 pound curls, about 100 each as they talked about the one chicks "heavy flow period" that had lasted 10 days.

They just sat their socializing chatting away oblivious of the need to hurry up or share or that their loud conversation might not be what anyone within 30 feet of the trio wanted to hear.

I kid you not, it was UFB!

A week or so later the 3 Gymketers were back doing cardio on the treadmill and one of them was actually "eating" a chocolate energy bar WHILE she walked on the treadmill...again it was UN F@CKING BELIEVABLE

It was hilarious

 

[bigpaisan]

What about the crowds that show up certain times of the year.....like the new year's crowd for new years resolutions.....their all over the gym clogging up all the machines and literally causing lines, then like 3 weeks later they give up and you don't see them again till the spring. Oh yea...and the infamous "before the summer" crowd. They workout through the summer....they all have no idea what their doin and jus get in your way. Then they stop workin out at the end of the summer......get really fat over the winter, and the cycle repeats.

 

[stuck]

This didn't really bother me, but it was the weirdest exercise I've ever seen.

A girl, soccer build, probably early 20's, went over to the power rack. Any girl in the power rack is cool to me, so I kept an eye on her.

She grabbed one of those 1/2 excercise balls. I'm not sure what they're called, but it looks like half a regular exercise ball, except the bottom of it is flat, hard plastic, so they don't move around when you're on them.

She turns it upside down, rounded part on the floor, and stands on the flat part. She manages to get the bar on her shoulders, and starts doing good mornings.

So, she's wobbling all over the place trying to keep from falling off this thing that she's turned upside down, and leaning forward trying to squeeze out good morning reps at the same time. Weird shit. Surprisingly, she didn't kill herself.

 

[bigpaisan]

oh yea also.......the guys who style their hair to come workout.

 

[Bozwell]

Let's see...The guys that try to train with their shirt off until they get told to put one one by staff.
guilty as charged ,lol.. never been told to put my top on though ... but I sweat LOT due to the medication Im on and hate it when my shirt sticks to me and I start to itch I always put my shirt on the bench or whatever I use so I dont leave pool of sweat
plus my body is pefect for and people can use it for reference..lol

 

[shape]

the older women who go to a makeup artist and get the works hair,nails etc to come to gym as well as wearing every piece of jewelry they own

 

[drrman]

I did see a fat man yesterday that talked on his cell phone the ENTIRE workout...no shit, he was doing shoulders and arms, he would hold the phone and talk with one hand and work teh other arm, then change hands!!

how the fuck can you get a good workout and talk on the phone?

 

[KD1]

I hate the guys that insinuate that Im using steroids. I mean, they are right but fuck them with that "Hey I need some extra help" shit or saying I look good but then making a "syringe" type hand jesture. Dudes coming up asking about superdrol or 1-ad. I dont even answer them, just shake my head like I dont know what they are talking about.

Also the old naked guys in the locker room. WTF is that about.