There are some STRANGE people at my new gym....

[jenscats5]

I still like it cuz of the equipment & I'm hoping soon they'll stop staring at me, but so far I've seen:

A fat woman in a bathing suit with a towel wrapped around her waist walking the treadmill.....

An anorexic woman laying on her back with her legs up in the air & spread waaaayy far apart....

We have a few wanna be muscle heads who must think I'm part of some "club" or something, cuz when they see me, they give me the "nod" Uhhhh, ok

And I have seen quite a few female members naked in the locker room. I have seen more bush than I care to. Don't these women know about trimming??

Crazy!! LOL

 

[UA_Iron]

sounds a little weird.

Part of the gym experience is being able to put up with people you dont necessarily agree with or like.

UofA gym is starting to bug me. Its flocked with skinny freshman and people trying to get big doing all these isolatory lifts. There's lines to get into the place at like 2 in the afternoon, it gets really crowded but it costs me 3 bucks per academic year - I can afford to put up with the people.

A lot of hot chicks at my gym too, good and bad when you're trying to be focused but testosterone driven at the same time.

 

[nvrbuffenuff_girl]

A fat woman in a bathing suit with a towel wrapped around her waist walking the treadmill.....

The mental picture of this made me laugh.

 

[jenscats5]

The mental picture of this made me laugh.

What was even funnier is that she was wet....like had just gotten out of the pool!!



Regardless of the weird people, which are kind of amusing, the gym is $37 per month cheaper than my old one & has more of the equipment I need AND even when crowded people are not in my way when I need to lift.....

 

[stevexpress]

well as long as it keeps it interesting i guess you can always look forward to going not only for your workout but for a good laugh

 

[jenscats5]

well as long as it keeps it interesting i guess you can always look forward to going not only for your workout but for a good laugh

Very true!!

 

[VeteranNewbie88]

I have so many stories I can contribute about gym wierdos....they're a special breed...I've been to quite a few gyms during the past few yrs..and one guy that sticks out in my head is this 50-ish smaller guy..wears kakhis and a collared shirt..sometimes a SWEATER..(ala Mr. Rogers)...big glasses..but its not his appearance so much..its the way he "works out"...he only uses machines and will (NO EXXAGERATION) only perform like the first 3-5 degrees of the movement....his range of motion consists of tiny little bounces...everyone that works at this gym, including myself 3 yrs ago, have tried to politely educate him and he wants no part of it...I cam up with a name for him 3 yrs ago when I first found this hilarious gym specimen.."Partial Rep Man"...(said in a long drawn out Superman-type voice)..I just revisited the gym yesterday..and who did I see.. doing 2 inch ROM leg presses? Thats right ladies and gentlemen..its PAAAARTIIIAL REP MAAAAAN!! (Dun da da DUUUN!!!)

 

[jenscats5]

I have so many stories I can contribute about gym wierdos....they're a special breed...I've been to quite a few gyms during the past few yrs..and one guy that sticks out in my head is this 50-ish smaller guy..wears kakhis and a collared shirt..sometimes a SWEATER..(ala Mr. Rogers)...big glasses..but its not his appearance so much..its the way he "works out"...he only uses machines and will (NO EXXAGERATION) only perform like the first 3-5 degrees of the movement....his range of motion consists of tiny little bounces...everyone that works at this gym, including myself 3 yrs ago, have tried to politely educate him and he wants no part of it...I cam up with a name for him 3 yrs ago when I first found this hilarious gym specimen.."Partial Rep Man"...(said in a long drawn out Superman-type voice)..I just revisited the gym yesterday..and who did I see.. doing 2 inch ROM leg presses? Thats right ladies and gentlemen..its PAAAARTIIIAL REP MAAAAAN!! (Dun da da DUUUN!!!)

LOL

I love weird gym stories!!

 

[EnderJE]

BBF has still got the best one with the guy screaming at himself to psyche himself up....

 

[Carmen]

There are two couples i love to watch in the cardio area. One walks so slow on the treadmill that they are reading the paper as they walk. Different sections are draped over the treadmills they are on, all over the place and they are walking at the slowest speed possible.

the other couple runs. the wife bobs her head up and down so her ponytail whips forward and then back.
over

and over

and over.

for 20 minutes at a time. i don't know how she doesn't get whiplash. Her husband tries to expand his calorie burning time by using his arms while running. he punches the air above him.
punch
punch
punch
punch
then switches to punching the air in front of him.
punch
punch
punch
then switches to swatting at the air on his sides.
swat
swat
swat.

they've seen me looking at them and trying not to laugh and they give me dirty looks. its so hard not to say

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING??????