Things you have seen in the gym which make you go 'Hmmmmmm' ...

I will kick it off.

- Fat people who have all the latest gear on and have their ipods on their arms and look ready for action, then they do 10 minutes walk, a 5 minute go on the cross trainer and they are done.

- Guys who spend all their time doing weights, they come over to the running machine, set it to go at 12mph so the whole machine sounds like its about to keel over, and making a huge racket in the process, which adds to the 'Hey everyone look at me' scenario. They run for about a minute, then stop and thats it. The entire cardio workout in just one minute.

- Girls who go to the weight section and immediately put the pin at the lowest level.

- Personal trainers who clearly couldnt run a 5k themselves giving advice.

- Guys in the weights section who wear singlets to show off all the acne they have on their back from the 'roids they are on. Ahh nothing says attractive more than muscles laden with acne.

- People who look at the guy next to them on the treadmill to see what distance and speed they are doing in order to try and beat them in some childish game (oh, actually that one is me, so ignore that)

Ummm, thats it for now, but Im sure to think of some more.

I saw a woman in the gym on a reclined bike, she was really going at it and all the ham in her sandwich was hanging out

Girl at the gym who brings a latte in with her, and doesn't put it down, even while doing crunches on a Swiss ball.  I've even see her holding it for her entire 5 min X-trainer session.

Bloke who spends 45 minutes on the X-trainer, sweating like a pedo at a swimming gala, but who then dresses for work without showering first.

Anyone who drops weights, rather than placing them down quietly.

People who use the assistance platform on dips/pull-ups.

The morbildy obese bloke who has a personal trainer but doesn't do any cardio at all. Not sure what he's trying to achieve, but dumb-bell curling 5kg for 3x20 isn't going to do much.

Girl with an awesome rack and superb figure.  She works hard at the gym, and makes it worth getting up to go there in the mornings.

Then again, all those people are in there for at least one of the two reasons people go to the gym, just like me, so fair play to them all.

Intermanaut wrote (see)

 

Anyone who drops weights, rather than placing them down quietly.

 

Arrghh, how could I forget that, my number one pet hate.Youre jogging along and then 'KLANG!!' ..... you hear the weights drop behind you. Yeah we get it, youre a tough guy and the only reason you dropped the weight on the ground is because of how much weight you are lifting. (roll eyes).

I used to work at a gym when I was at uni, saw all the types you descibe above and more!

Sussex Runner (NLR) wrote (see)

How about guys who think they are Charles Atlas by piling on huge weights and then swinging down on them like orang-utans. "Never mind if I'm training properly, look at how many kilos I can move!"

These types are the worst. Horrible form. They take over the weights section and intimidate newbies who want to try it out.

People having sex in the jacuzzi, sauna, steam rooms. If your gym has a jacuzzi then avoid it, the way the filters looked when they were changed would make you puke  Also avoid the swimming pools if the chlorine smells really strong. That means something nasty has happened in the pool and they are trying to clean it.

Customers who would always try it on with the gym staff. I don't think there was a single staff member there that hadn't been chatted up by one of the members. It was even worse for the personal trainers, especially the female ones.

xine267 wrote (see)

Customers who would always try it on with the gym staff. I don't think there was a single staff member there that hadn't been chatted up by one of the members. It was even worse for the personal trainers, especially the female ones.

I would have thought that was a bonus rather than a negative.

What about the fat sweaty greek guy with the back hair hanging out of his singlet who forgets to wipe down the equipment after he's used it?

Also-ran wrote (see)

Rowing machines: People with no idea about technique, about to do themselves a lower back injury, and the staff who completely ignore whats going on in front of their eyes. "They had an induction, so thats our liability waived"

the problem is that most of the instructors have no idea on how to use the rower either so they teach poor technique and thus it perpetuates. 

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

 

- Fat people who have all the latest gear on and have their ipods on their arms and look ready for action, then they do 10 minutes walk, a 5 minute go on the cross trainer and they are done.

 

People observing other people in the gym long enough to know their entire work-out regime.

What's that about?!

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

What about the fat sweaty greek guy with the back hair hanging out of his singlet who forgets to wipe down the equipment after he's used it?

 

bit of xenophobic stereotyping there eh?? 

PhilPub wrote (see)

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

 

- Fat people who have all the latest gear on and have their ipods on their arms and look ready for action, then they do 10 minutes walk, a 5 minute go on the cross trainer and they are done.

 

People observing other people in the gym long enough to know their entire work-out regime.

What's that about?!

Touche Philpub ....... You hoisted me on my own petard!

fat buddha wrote (see)

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

What about the fat sweaty greek guy with the back hair hanging out of his singlet who forgets to wipe down the equipment after he's used it?

 

bit of xenophobic stereotyping there eh?? 

Well the guys at the gym even call him Phil the Greek!

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

xine267 wrote (see)

Customers who would always try it on with the gym staff. I don't think there was a single staff member there that hadn't been chatted up by one of the members. It was even worse for the personal trainers, especially the female ones.

I would have thought that was a bonus rather than a negative.

 

It's really not. Having sweaty, smelly people sleazing all over you while you are trying to do your job isn't very appealling.

People who hang on to the front of the dreadmill because the speed and/or incline are/is too high. If you have to hang on, slow down!

Singles/pairs/groups who hog machines during resting/chatting phases. If you're not lifting it, get off it!

The short Italian chap who, annoyingly, can do wide-grip pull-ups for hours.

EKGO wrote (see)

I saw a woman in the gym on a reclined bike, she was really going at it and all the ham in her sandwich was hanging out

..was that a euphemism? lol

The man and woman this morning I spied in the sports hall with an ipad doing a workout video.