funny gym observations, feel free to add to the list

[JSStevensRKC]

On a beautiful day, a lady comes in to the fitness center and complains to front desk attendee about how it is unacceptable that there were no available parking spots and she had to park one block away. After voicing her complaint she proceeded to walk on the treadmill for 45 minutes.

[pistolfreak]

I love this post, it's going to explode.

- How about the guy who puts 95 pounds and the bench press, moves the weight slowly and then say's " I'm feeling the burn"

- The guys who curl more than they squat

- The people who do plyometric box jumps on a 6 inch box and actually think they are increasing their hops

- The people who run up to the front desk attendant and complain that theres no wipes for the epuiptment when there is clearlly no signs of sweat on the equiptment

- The young guys who walk in the gym with their " Tapout" shits on and their mohawks and end up lifting less weight than the 90 year old rehab patient

- The people who wear ankle weight while they squat( Oh yes, I've seen it, and I thought to myself, WTF)

- The dudes who do nothing but pulldowns for the back and then wonder why they can't do pullups.

I HAVE MORE BUT I'M LAUGHING TO HARD RIGHT NOW

[11cactus11]

Originally Posted by EricJMoss

there was a guy that went to a gym i used to train in that wore a leotard with a thong on the outside of it. he would do these ballet moves (which you could tell he never had training) and told everyone he worked in the NY ballet. it was a classic

A whale tail on a dude!!!
I wish there was a puke icon.

[firetrainer33]

Originally Posted by EricJMoss

does this mean i have yet another victim ?

another one that drives me nuts is the person that gives advice to the person that i am training WHILE I AM TRAINING THEM the pearls of wisdom from the shape magazine they read on the human hamster wheel

There's a saying we've got at my station. "Don't drink the poisoned Kool-Aid."

It's a stab at the mindset some stations have in regards to fire fighting, EMS, and life in general. Basically, they only believe what others tell them to instead of searching for their own answers.

Same could be said for the fitness industry.

[NeilX]

You guys should take some of your funny gym stories and add them to my newly re(released) site http://talesfromthegym.com

you can also submit pics/videos.

one of the new features on the site is product reviews, both good and bad. I just became an RKC in october, and picked up a bunch of stuff ill be reviewing soon for the site (of course it will be in the 'good' section). If you guys have any products of your own you'd like the site to review, send me an email, and if it fits the site, ill pick it up and review it.

as for something funny, this is probably the best video someone submitted to the site:

What muscle does this work? | Tales From The Gym

[avilezj]

Please don't let this thread die....

[firetrainer33]

This is what I was told by a passer by as I was doing TGU's in the park today. Seriously

"I've been sick for a while and I really need to get my strength back and get back in shape. That's why I've been doing mostly cardio."

WTF!

[Daniel-San]

Originally Posted by JSStevensRKC

On a beautiful day, a lady comes in to the fitness center and complains to front desk attendee about how it is unacceptable that there were no available parking spots and she had to park one block away. After voicing her complaint she proceeded to walk on the treadmill for 45 minutes.

Lol, that's just beautiful

[Snake Plissken]

I love women who come into the gym in full makeup and perfume with giant hoop earings and enough spandex on that you can see your face in their ass while they peddle the bike..... but maybe that's just me.

I also love seeing super fat people in full workout suits even though they don't workout...... but its the only thing that fits.

[EricJMoss]

Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

I love women who come into the gym in full makeup and perfume with giant hoop earings and enough spandex on that you can see your face in their ass while they peddle the bike..... but maybe that's just me.

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you know i was almost YOU for halloween

i also almost got a viking costume and was going to walk around with a kettlebell telling everyone i was Kenneth Jay