Tell me about weird gym behavior

[wambam]

I thought this would make a funny thread. Have you ever observed really bizarre gym/studio/etc behavior? 

There's this man. He recently started going to my yoga studio and he is…odd. He wear a bandanna around his head and gaucho pants. No shirt, ever. His first strike is that he smells atrocious. I walk in, see him, and immediately pick a spot on the other side of the room. It would be fine if he just practiced yoga like a normal person but he does not. He makes these weird swift movements with his arms the entire class. Rather than just lifting his arms into a pose, he shoots them in the air with a big grunt. I’ve never seen anything like it. Then the teacher will say something like “if you’re rounding your back, consider holding you knee instead of your toes.” And guys, he does the exact opposite. It’s like his internal dialogue is “Eff you, I do what I want.” On the one hand, it’s distracting. But on the other hand, I cannot wait to see what crazy stuff he does next.



Okay, your turn. What weird behaviors have you seen?

[wambam]

Feb 1, 2017 11:46:20 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Also this girl who would be in the front row for every turbo kickbox clsss and did not give a single fuck about the choreography she'd straight turn around and stare at her ass and twerk for entire sections. Sometimes feeling it so much that she'd have one hand on the mirror or floor. Some of us would end up cheering on particularly bootylicious performance days.

I miss that class

This is Orange County ca. I can't make this shit up

OMG this is amazing

[al320]

A woman at my old gym used to show up to spin drunk. Like, she just came from drinking, and was drunk.

There was this guy i used to always see walking, for hours, on the treadmill, wearing a full pack. I thought this was odd till i learned he was training to hike the appalachian trial. Then it all made sense.

[ktzmoh]

The other day in the gym I saw a woman come in with no bra. Like very clearly no bra, and kind of big boobs. She got on the elliptical and just went with it.

Also there was a guy I couldn't stop watching. He was standing on top of one of those big yoga balls and did a full set of slow controlled squats while balancing on top of the ball. I've never seen anything so awe inspiring.

[cinco]

Feb 1, 2017 12:18:37 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Also there was a guy I couldn't stop watching. He was standing on top of one of those big yoga balls and did a full set of slow controlled squats while balancing on top of the ball. I've never seen anything so awe inspiring.

Wow! I lose my balance on the bosu, lol.

[bluelikejazz]

I don't post a lot, but my favorite was the guy with his sleeveless shirt cut all the way from the pits to the seam at the bottom. He would spend at least 10 of every 15 minutes staring at himself in the mirror, rubbing his abs, and taking tons of selfies. He'd then walk away and do some sort of lift for 2-3 minutes, and then come back to the mirror for another 10 minutes.

For awe inspiring - there is a lady who I see frequently in the mornings on the elliptical with her oxygen machine. I'm just going to assume she's cleared this with her Dr., but to have that kind of dedication is pretty awesome.

[panicked]

There's a lady in my yoga class who insists on breathing RIDICULOUSLY loud and pushes out every breath so she ends up taking a loud gasp at the end. It's distracting.

[starburst604]

I'll never forget a guy that was in the kickboxing class I took for years - he would wear these super short short and while he was working out he'd hold them up even more so they hugged his balls. He also totally did his own moves, threw spins in where he felt like it. He sweat so much that when he did spins he would spray people. Anyone who was new to the class would get SOOO annoyed by him and I was at first too. Then he would just become a fixture. The instructor from that class is a friend and my hair stylist and we still talk about him and wonder what he's up to these days.

At the new gym I just joined, I've seen more than one person wearing jeans to work out. WTF?

Of course, I'm probably now the weird person at the gym with my pool running. "Why is that chick just running back and forth in the pool and not swimming?! Does she not know how to swim?"

[taratru]

There's a guy that comes in every day with khaki pants and combat boots to lift. It's...odd. And seriously, in the time it takes me to do my entire lifting circuit, he does three sets of one lift.

Our gym is connected to our senior center, so there are SO MANY OLDS that do random weird shit. They like to be in the pool lanes, standing and talking.

[wambam]

Feb 1, 2017 17:47:19 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Feb 1, 2017 11:33:57 GMT -5 wambam said:

I thought this would make a funny thread. Have you ever observed really bizarre gym/studio/etc behavior? 

There's this man. He recently started going to my yoga studio and he is…odd. He wear a bandanna around his head and gaucho pants. No shirt, ever. His first strike is that he smells atrocious. I walk in, see him, and immediately pick a spot on the other side of the room. It would be fine if he just practiced yoga like a normal person but he does not. He makes these weird swift movements with his arms the entire class. Rather than just lifting his arms into a pose, he shoots them in the air with a big grunt. I’ve never seen anything like it. Then the teacher will say something like “if you’re rounding your back, consider holding you knee instead of your toes.” And guys, he does the exact opposite. It’s like his internal dialogue is “Eff you, I do what I want.” On the one hand, it’s distracting. But on the other hand, I cannot wait to see what crazy stuff he does next.



Okay, your turn. What weird behaviors have you seen?

This sounds like a scene from the OA!! Lol

OMG LOL. I was telling my intern this story and she said the exact same thing!

[rondonalddo]

There's a guy who kickboxes the foam padding around the columns and sort of ...barks? It's like he's trying to get himself psyched up, but, dude, it's a YMCA in a rural location.

[juliabug]

The guy who shows up for spin in sweat pants and long sleeves and ends up with a huge puddle of sweat on the floor. Bleh!

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Feb 1, 2017 12:18:37 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Also there was a guy I couldn't stop watching. He was standing on top of one of those big yoga balls and did a full set of slow controlled squats while balancing on top of the ball. I've never seen anything so awe inspiring.

I kneel on the big ball and do some balancing work to improve my core. I can't stand on it though - that's cool!

[Deleted]

This week at the pool in the changing room... A woman noticed there was quite a bit of hair in the drain in the open shower section. She pointed it out to everyone in the changing room, and yes, it was gross. I made a mental note to let them know at reception, but she gets so mad that she reaches down and scoops it up. I nearly vomited in the shower.

Celeb spot (of sorts): I had a free personal trainer session last year. The guy was French, so I asked if he had been over in the UK very long and what brought him over. He said that he was a professional ice skater. I say - oh, didn't realise there was much call for that. And it turned out he had been on the television every week on one of Britain's very popular shows (Dancing on Ice) for 4 years and was now married to one of the celebrities he skated with. Celeb-spot fail. I don't watch much TV.

[mrshandy]

OMG, if I ever tried to stand on a balance ball, I'm pretty sure I would break both my ankles. But I'm not the most coordinated person, in case you haven't picked up on it.

That's impressive.

I don't see a lot of weird gym behavior since I'm usually swimming or in a cycling class. I lift at my work gym and it's pretty empty most of the time.

I have had guys mansplaining me on form which makes me.    I'm totally aware that my form may not be perfect so I am open to helpful information from people that are qualified to do so. It's been a while since that happened and I was taken back the first time it did. I need to think of a good comeback if it ever happens again. 

[wambam]

Feb 2, 2017 9:18:48 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

I have had guys mansplaining me on form which makes me.    I'm totally aware that my form may not be perfect so I am open to helpful information from people that are qualified to do so. It's been a while since that happened and I was taken back the first time it did. I need to think of a good comeback if it ever happens again. 

My pet peeve is when people coach who I am not paying to be my coach. Just randos coming up to me and telling me what I need to do. STAHP. I pay #realmitch exorbitantly for this.

[brooke77]

Years ago I went the gym at my apartment complex. There was one guy who used to regularly run in street clothes (jeans and a polo) and flip flops. He would run at a super high speed for about 7 minutes and then leave. There was another guy who used to make XXX obscene noises when he lifted. It sounded like he was in a porno.

[NandaB]

Last week I was trying to do the 29min circuit and there was a lady wearing a very form fitting zip up top. She probably did 5 min of exercise the whole time I was there because she would do something for 30 seconds and then stop, adjust her zipper lower, check her phone, look around, and lower her zipper again. For half an hour. Lol.

[fuckyourcouch]

There was a lady at OTF the other night who spent most of the class doing anything but the class. Lol. It's too expensive for that nonsense.
Example: during rowing, she got up 3x to walk out in the lobby instead. I have no idea what she was doing, she spent some time standing by the water fountain.
During the treadmill portion she kept putting the speed up to a sprint, running for about 15 seconds, and then standing on the treadmill sides while it kept running for maybe 3 min? Why?
She left during weights too lol.
I was so perplexed.

[fuckyourcouch]

I thought of 2 more.

-I saw a guy in jeans at MCM. 26 miles in jeans. NO
-once at the rec center a lady got on the treadmill next to me in 3 inches of makeup, a literal up do, and probably a gallon of perfume. She spent her time on the treadmill taking selfies and walking really slowly in between phone calls. I had to move over to the last treadmill from the perfume cloud suffocating me. Lol.

[Waffles]

Feb 1, 2017 12:18:37 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Also there was a guy I couldn't stop watching. He was standing on top of one of those big yoga balls and did a full set of slow controlled squats while balancing on top of the ball. I've never seen anything so awe inspiring.

I would break my face. I wobble on the bosu!

There was a guy training in a dress shirt the other day. He must have forgotten half his workout gear and decided to still have a go?

I did feel sorry for his co-workers.

There's also a trainer who is super noisy when he works out. I can hear him over my music.

[emilyinchile]

For a while at my old CF box there was a guy who would do like tai chi-type squats...by which I mean that instead of doing a full squat, he would have his feet very much out to the side, bend his knees only a bit and have his hands up in front of his face in a way that made me think he was ready to start doing a martial art. His hands which he always completely covered in chalk, not just the palms but also the backs of his hands. All of this done while wearing zip-off cargo pants.

Soooo many questions there.

[irene adler]

The only example I can think of off the top of my head is a gentleman who ran at the gym wearing thin, unlined, nylon shorts with nothing underneath. His penis certainly got a workout.

ETA – fixed the talk to text errors

[wambam]

Feb 2, 2017 12:48:22 GMT -5 irene adler said:

The only example I can think of off the top of my head is a gentleman who run at the gym wearing thin, online, nylon shorts with nothing underneath. His penis certainly got a workout

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

[mysticmuffin]

Feb 2, 2017 12:50:25 GMT -5 wambam said:

Feb 2, 2017 12:48:22 GMT -5 irene adler said:

The only example I can think of off the top of my head is a gentleman who run at the gym wearing thin, online, nylon shorts with nothing underneath. His penis certainly got a workout

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

[emilyinchile]

Feb 2, 2017 12:50:25 GMT -5 wambam said:

Feb 2, 2017 12:48:22 GMT -5 irene adler said:

The only example I can think of off the top of my head is a gentleman who run at the gym wearing thin, online, nylon shorts with nothing underneath. His penis certainly got a workout

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

Oh yeah, there was a guy at my old box who wore leggings with nothing underneath, and there was really too much detail on display. The best part was when some friends and I stumbled across his IG where he'd posted a selfie wearing those leggings, and someone had commented "dude, you can see your whole dick" 

[wambam]

Feb 2, 2017 13:48:36 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

Feb 2, 2017 12:50:25 GMT -5 wambam said:

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

Oh yeah, there was a guy at my old box who wore leggings with nothing underneath, and there was really too much detail on display. The best part was when some friends and I stumbled across his IG where he'd posted a selfie wearing those leggings, and someone had commented "dude, you can see your whole dick" 

Oh and then there was the time #realmitch decided to wear skinny pants and I saw his boner at a party. 

OMG I COULD NOT LOOK AT HIM FOR WEEKS

[mrs.jacinthe]

Feb 2, 2017 12:50:25 GMT -5 wambam said:

Feb 2, 2017 12:48:22 GMT -5 irene adler said:

The only example I can think of off the top of my head is a gentleman who run at the gym wearing thin, online, nylon shorts with nothing underneath. His penis certainly got a workout

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

I used to lifeguard at a place where we *regularly* had to tell this one (old, not-so-in-shape) guy to a) pull his shorts up and b) tuck his penis back in.  He wore yellow, unlined, nylon, short shorts.  Either they were falling down or mr. happy was falling out.  Or both, which was a treat, I tell you what.

ETA: And you could see through them after he got wet, so bonus!

[wambam]

Feb 2, 2017 13:52:24 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Feb 2, 2017 12:50:25 GMT -5 wambam said:

There used to be a guy who trained at my gym that wore very thin singlets and I could tell you ALL about the geography of his junk. 

I used to lifeguard at a place where we *regularly* had to tell this one (old, not-so-in-shape) guy to a) pull his shorts up and b) tuck his penis back in.  He wore yellow, unlined, nylon, short shorts.  Either they were falling down or mr. happy was falling out.  Or both, which was a treat, I tell you what.

ETA: And you could see through them after he got wet, so bonus!

[orangello]

I adore the older folks at my gym who show up in khakis. So cute! I also spotted a dude in a Stryker t-shirt and sunglasses on the elliptical the other night.

Other than that, the only craziness I see is people who do their own thing during Group X classes. Not like taking a break when needed or choosing an option, but like deliberately ignoring the instructors, using terrible form, etc. Makes me nuts and is the reason I hate standing in the back.