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[Timmy M]

oh my days i've just remembered... went to my old gym on friday to cancel my membership and horror of all horrors i saw some one not only curling in the squat rack, he then went on to do behind the back wrist curls!!!!! i thought those people were a myth! luckily i canceled out this silliness with supersetting bent over rows with front squats for 6 x 5 (also did some one handed snatches to warm up with to show him whats what )

[ZenGwen]

Well, I've been away for a while. Most of this is because I went to the USA for a week, for my mom's 60th birthday. While I was there, I stopped off in her gym. I liked the gym. It was really nice. My mom just showers there rather than at home so she picked a pretty luxurious one with lots of stuff available. And they let me take my shoes off to do weights. A lot of the staff were wandering around in Vibrams.

There was this one guy though... Tall, ripped, stereotypical frat-boy looking guy. White sports shorts, white sneakers, pastel blue t-shirt, white baseball cap (while working out, inside). Next to him, a lady who I hope was his girlfriend, because if I were here and were not his girlfriend, I'd have been pretty much speechless. Actually I was pretty much speechless anyway, and I didn't even know the guy.

They go into the dumbbell area, chatting a bit, and he watches as she tries out a couple different lighter weights of dumbbells. When she's picked one, he steers her to somewhere with lots of room, and shows her how to do chest flyes, "because they're good for your tits."

Yes.

She giggles a bit and does them. In the meantime he picks up some massive dumbbells, goes over to a bench, and starts doing bench presses. It quickly becomes apparent he is a screamer. The loudest, longest screamer I have yet come across. Three seconds per rep. I timed it. I can only assume he reallryeally enjoys bench presses, because I have only ever heard noises like this from men in bed. And then he just drops the huge dumbbells on the floor, from the top, absolutely no attempt to control them. Having done his one rep at a massive weight, he will pant for a while, before picking up the weights with a loud grunt and walking them back to the rack. So it sounds like this, really loud, every time:

"uuuuhhhhhhhh-RRRRRRAAAAAHHHHH!... THUDTHUDthudthudthud. Phew, huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh.... NGH!"

I swear to god, I have never been so tempted to make sarcastic comments at the gym. While he's working on his bench-press induced orgasms, his girlfriend is doing huge sets of flyes with her tiny weights, then nipping off to use the computers in the hallway between sets.

Other than that, I loved the gym, though! There was a very cute PT there who grinned at me until I took out my earphones, then said "It's not often someone comes in and sets up a deadlift bar, I'm curious!" I told her they were my favorite, she said that was great. Kinda made my day. Definitely made up for the screamer.

[So Late So Soon]

Well, I've been away for a while. Most of this is because I went to the USA for a week, for my mom's 60th birthday. While I was there, I stopped off in her gym. I liked the gym. It was really nice. My mom just showers there rather than at home so she picked a pretty luxurious one with lots of stuff available. And they let me take my shoes off to do weights. A lot of the staff were wandering around in Vibrams.

There was this one guy though... Tall, ripped, stereotypical frat-boy looking guy. White sports shorts, white sneakers, pastel blue t-shirt, white baseball cap (while working out, inside). Next to him, a lady who I hope was his girlfriend, because if I were here and were not his girlfriend, I'd have been pretty much speechless. Actually I was pretty much speechless anyway, and I didn't even know the guy.

They go into the dumbbell area, chatting a bit, and he watches as she tries out a couple different lighter weights of dumbbells. When she's picked one, he steers her to somewhere with lots of room, and shows her how to do chest flyes, "because they're good for your tits."

Yes.

She giggles a bit and does them. In the meantime he picks up some massive dumbbells, goes over to a bench, and starts doing bench presses. It quickly becomes apparent he is a screamer. The loudest, longest screamer I have yet come across. Three seconds per rep. I timed it. I can only assume he reallryeally enjoys bench presses, because I have only ever heard noises like this from men in bed. And then he just drops the huge dumbbells on the floor, from the top, absolutely no attempt to control them. Having done his one rep at a massive weight, he will pant for a while, before picking up the weights with a loud grunt and walking them back to the rack. So it sounds like this, really loud, every time:

"uuuuhhhhhhhh-RRRRRRAAAAAHHHHH!... THUDTHUDthudthudthud. Phew, huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh.... NGH!"

I swear to god, I have never been so tempted to make sarcastic comments at the gym. While he's working on his bench-press induced orgasms, his girlfriend is doing huge sets of flyes with her tiny weights, then nipping off to use the computers in the hallway between sets.

Other than that, I loved the gym, though! There was a very cute PT there who grinned at me until I took out my earphones, then said "It's not often someone comes in and sets up a deadlift bar, I'm curious!" I told her they were my favorite, she said that was great. Kinda made my day. Definitely made up for the screamer.

hahah, that is hilarious. HIs GF has a "tit" day at the gym as part of her week split lol.

[pixieopower]

best gym moment for me ever. Usually I work out middle of night, no one around but me, my laptop, and the mirrors. Got off work late. It was around 6 or 6:30 am. I was tired. I just worked 14 hours serving at an all night restaurant. I was unaware meatheads NEED to workout in pack because like i said I never see humans when I go to the gym.

So I am doing my body weight stuff and moved on to free weights and was doing my sets. Meat head guy #1 comes over, says, "Are you sure you want to be workin out like a man?". I Looked at him with confusion. His friend came over and blocked him. Meathead #2..."Doood! Dont screw with her! She feeds us when we are drunk! Remember the chick you almost made drop out food last week. the one who shot that tray of 5 breakfasts straight up and held it there when you didnt get out of her way? Thats HER". Meathead #1 looks terrified and says, "Oh GOD! You could kick my a**! And I would deserve it!"

I actually LOLed and THE ONLY response that came to mind was, "Dooood, I KNOW! Right?"

[Komnenos]

Two big burly blokes on the bench press yesterday. One is trying to bench pretty big and struggling to squeeze out a last rep. He's getting nearer and nearer to full extension when his spotter chooses some rather unfortunate motivational words.

"Come on, mate! You've got it! Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!"

...

I've never seen a bar come down quicker!

[Barbarossa]

best gym moment for me ever. Usually I work out middle of night, no one around but me, my laptop, and the mirrors. Got off work late. It was around 6 or 6:30 am. I was tired. I just worked 14 hours serving at an all night restaurant. I was unaware meatheads NEED to workout in pack because like i said I never see humans when I go to the gym.

So I am doing my body weight stuff and moved on to free weights and was doing my sets. Meat head guy #1 comes over, says, "Are you sure you want to be workin out like a man?". I Looked at him with confusion. His friend came over and blocked him. Meathead #2..."Doood! Dont screw with her! She feeds us when we are drunk! Remember the chick you almost made drop out food last week. the one who shot that tray of 5 breakfasts straight up and held it there when you didnt get out of her way? Thats HER". Meathead #1 looks terrified and says, "Oh GOD! You could kick my a**! And I would deserve it!"

I actually LOLed and THE ONLY response that came to mind was, "Dooood, I KNOW! Right?"

This is fantastic. Food service respect AND woman-working-out respect all at the same time? That's legendary. Good job.

[airen123]

I had heard of this, but I had not seen this until yesterday. Tall blond guy totally pulled up his shirt to check out his abs in the mirror, surreptiously looking around to make sure no one noticed. Wow.

Then I kept watching him, and he was lifting with 10-15 lb weights Kind of funny, because he was pretty ripped.

[airen123]

best gym moment for me ever. Usually I work out middle of night, no one around but me, my laptop, and the mirrors. Got off work late. It was around 6 or 6:30 am. I was tired. I just worked 14 hours serving at an all night restaurant. I was unaware meatheads NEED to workout in pack because like i said I never see humans when I go to the gym.

So I am doing my body weight stuff and moved on to free weights and was doing my sets. Meat head guy #1 comes over, says, "Are you sure you want to be workin out like a man?". I Looked at him with confusion. His friend came over and blocked him. Meathead #2..."Doood! Dont screw with her! She feeds us when we are drunk! Remember the chick you almost made drop out food last week. the one who shot that tray of 5 breakfasts straight up and held it there when you didnt get out of her way? Thats HER". Meathead #1 looks terrified and says, "Oh GOD! You could kick my a**! And I would deserve it!"

I actually LOLed and THE ONLY response that came to mind was, "Dooood, I KNOW! Right?"

win!

[ZenGwen]

best gym moment for me ever. Usually I work out middle of night, no one around but me, my laptop, and the mirrors. Got off work late. It was around 6 or 6:30 am. I was tired. I just worked 14 hours serving at an all night restaurant. I was unaware meatheads NEED to workout in pack because like i said I never see humans when I go to the gym.

So I am doing my body weight stuff and moved on to free weights and was doing my sets. Meat head guy #1 comes over, says, "Are you sure you want to be workin out like a man?". I Looked at him with confusion. His friend came over and blocked him. Meathead #2..."Doood! Dont screw with her! She feeds us when we are drunk! Remember the chick you almost made drop out food last week. the one who shot that tray of 5 breakfasts straight up and held it there when you didnt get out of her way? Thats HER". Meathead #1 looks terrified and says, "Oh GOD! You could kick my a**! And I would deserve it!"

I actually LOLed and THE ONLY response that came to mind was, "Dooood, I KNOW! Right?"

Oh my god, that's amazing! I lol'd.

[GreenEyesBright]

Heard a guy yelling while benching. Looked at my BFF and deadpanned "Yup, he's a screamer..." Its amazing what you hear when you aren't wearing headphones.

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[Hammlin]

Bumper sticker in the gym parking lot read: Your kid may be an honor student, but mine loves bacon.

[Timmy M]

finally finished that damn starting strength thread... (only been reading ti at work/college) now onto the crossfit one!

[sarahmay]

I was listening to a trainer (she was only about 19/20)..... she was going on to her cllient about how much she was passionate about health well being and exercise and how she was an athlete...... (you know big mouthing herself) anyway she got her client onto the treadmill and the next thing that happened was that her client got a really bad stich and had to get off the treadmill...... anyway to cut a long story short the trainer told her to drink water ( I was like nooooooooo...) so I yelled out to her, do some stretches and some deep breathing exercises and it will go quickly... the trainer told me to mind my business and then the next minute the client vomited up all the water everywhere.....

[tvcasualty]

These are hilarious - a friend of mine told me a few months ago that he was on a machine and the guy on the machine next to him was whispering "sexy" with every rep.

[Bexley]

I lived in China for about three years which was FULL of weird gym behaviour, off the top of my head

A young lady walking at about 3kms per hour on the treadmill eating a chocolate bar

Lots of men working out in Jeans

Guys inspecting their invisible six pack for what seemed like hours on end

A young man who worked out in shorts so short they were a little indecent

Elderly people who came, sat in the armchairs drank tea had a chat and then went home......this would be fine were it not for the fact it's a GYM

People smoking at the gym, no seriously smoking and playing pool

[gymell]

finally finished that damn starting strength thread... (only been reading ti at work/college) now onto the crossfit one!

That's quite an accomplishment. Keep up the good work!

[Vickyloo]

I have a regular at my office gym who "motivates" himself by swearing like a sailor while on the treadmill. Calls himself a fat f#%ker and a wide variety of names that makes even me blush.

Lol, I probably shouldn't admit this but I swear at myself too. Or at the machine, something like "F*ck you, I won't let you beat me!" It starts off in my head but I get myself so worked up that sometimes it slips out and everyone around me moves a little further away. Ha ha. Odd but it really makes me work harder!

[andygates]

Ah, newbies. One-legged block deadlifts. Were they mentioned in a blog lately?

[Leimanu]

best gym moment for me ever. Usually I work out middle of night, no one around but me, my laptop, and the mirrors. Got off work late. It was around 6 or 6:30 am. I was tired. I just worked 14 hours serving at an all night restaurant. I was unaware meatheads NEED to workout in pack because like i said I never see humans when I go to the gym.

So I am doing my body weight stuff and moved on to free weights and was doing my sets. Meat head guy #1 comes over, says, "Are you sure you want to be workin out like a man?". I Looked at him with confusion. His friend came over and blocked him. Meathead #2..."Doood! Dont screw with her! She feeds us when we are drunk! Remember the chick you almost made drop out food last week. the one who shot that tray of 5 breakfasts straight up and held it there when you didnt get out of her way? Thats HER". Meathead #1 looks terrified and says, "Oh GOD! You could kick my a**! And I would deserve it!"

I actually LOLed and THE ONLY response that came to mind was, "Dooood, I KNOW! Right?"

So. Awesome. Revenge like that hardly ever happens.

Why do you have a laptop at the gym? To play your music out loud because you're the only one there?

[pixieopower]

I take my laptop cuz I track my stuff there so i dont forget. AND ok so I watch my shows while doing cardio

[deerskin]

I walked into the gym a few months back to run on the treadmill and there was this dude on the elliptical machine wearing a gas mask. Now I can think of several reasons why this is a totally legit idea (preparing for high altitudes...or the apocalypse); it just wasn't what I expected to see. The entire time I was running I could hear him behind me breathing like Darth Vader.

In hindsight it was kind of awesome.

[Reindeer]

This woman comes in with her personal trainer. I overhear them talk about how she wanted to not only loose fat, but also become toned, especially in the upper body. The dude (who she was paying, obviously) recommends jogging several hours a week and nothing else. She wasn't supposed to lift any weights, even the lighter ones, because that wouldn't make her toned, but bulky like 'those gross female body builders before she knew it'.

[Librarian of Doom]

I was doing my lifts on Friday, the only woman in the free weight room for most of the time I was down there, and there were a couple of groaners. I really had a hard time keeping a straight face with these seriously almost porn-quality grunts and groans coming from the other end of the room.

[Lachy]

I don't over hear much at the gym, but I see somethings. Like guys wearing belts to do cable curls. Wasn't like he just came off heavy squats or something, he was just doing 5 variations of curls with his buds, with his belt strapped on.

[EnygmaEve]

Last night I hit the yoga class to relax after my workout. Near the end of the session the instructor has us doing these rolls where we grab our knees and rock back and forth along our spine.

In the middle of this, the dude in the corner lets out the loudest sustained fart I've ever heard in a yoga class.

I was surprised how no one seemed to react. I wanted to stand up and applaud.