Morons in the gym© Matt Danielson
Sep 21, 1999
I got some neat suggestions from people who liked this month's poll, so I thought I'd add some more annoyances of my own, as well as others. Remember, it's not always dead serious, so take it for what it is.Things in the gym we love to hate... The gym owner who purposefully lets the drinking fountains grow incredibly cruddy - but generously offers to remedy the problem by selling bottled water for $2 a quart.
The teenage girl who spends 30 minutes putting on her makeup, then does two sets of bicep-curls with 1-pound dumbbells, does 5 minutes on the Stairmaster, and then goes home.
The guy who pulls off his shirt and starts flexing in the mirror when he thinks you're not looking.
The guy who pulls off his shirt and starts flexing in the mirror when he knows you're looking.
The 6 foot 8 basketball-player who picks the stairmaster in front of you, effectively blocking the only TV that is not running either baby care product commercials or the Congo Bowling Championships.
The wannabe Hulk who loads on 280 lbs on the barbell and start pounding away bicep curls by throwing his upper body back and forth - without ever bending the elbows.
The guy next to you, who is of the same size and age as you, who uses three times more weight than you - WITHOUT cheating!
The slick dude with extremely tight spandex training shorts, who REALLY, REALLY wants there to be no confusion about his gender.
The guy with a furry back who insists on standing right in front of you when you try to focus on your own form in the mirror.
The same guy with the same furry back, who never wipes off the bench after use, leaving a puddle of sweat large enough for a duck to swim in. Half an hour later you find loose hairs from his back stuck with the dried-in sweat to the pad.
The person who kicks your water bottle over, and pretends he doesn't notice.
The guy who uses terrible form, but gets personally insulted if the instructors try to correct him.
The woman in a thong who likes doing stiff-legged deadlifts, just to see if she can make one of the guys drop a dumbbell on his foot.
The guy who gives loud and very, very bad training advice to his admiring girlfriend.
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It sounds to me like the people you're talking about are victims of a common gym-disease known as: "Scientificus Lazius"
That means, they know a thousand and one excuses to do some fiddly high-tech ...
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Ok heres the stickler for me, besides the idiot who lines up his dumbells and dont put them away. The nutritionally challenged who tell me I "cheat". The quote, unquote "natural" bodybuilders who try ...
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Amen, bro...If it's any comfort, try working as a professional Personal Trainer in this kind of environment.
Not only do you have all sorts of morons who want free advice when you're in the middl ...
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I loved the article.Sometimes you think maybe it's me. Am I the only one bugged by this stuff. You start to get this feeling that you spend more time cleaning and straightening up the mess than you do ...
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