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What are some of the things you see at your gym that could be considered strange or goofy by at least a significant number of people. Let's have a laugh here folks. I will throw in the first weird one I have seen an old man build a tower with aerobics steps just to train his forearms, I have some more but I want participation so bring it on.
Me--running barefoot on the treadmill. People think I'm weird, but I have reached the point where I no longer worry about plantar fascitis, even though my job entails being on my feet for long periods on concrete floors.
I expect loud noises from the heavy lifters at the gym.
And I expect to see barbies in their full make-up hogging up machines doing diddly-sh*t.
Those aren't strange.
Strange was the Italian (I found out later) couple who would show up (both the hugely muscled Fabio-looking man and the insanely fit fake tan wife) in these neon tights with leopard/zebra/tiger print tops and (??!!) onesies/leotards to work out.
Later on, I found out they were Italian and they designed the outfits. It was always a freakshow fanshion show with those two...and their giant, giant crimped hair.
But respect. They were very nice and they were VERY fit.
There used to be a guy who ran on the treadmill and every 10 seconds or so he would make this huge sighing sound. More than a sigh but less than a yell. it was annoying. The first time I heard him I talked about it at the front desk. Apparently they had asked him to stop from all the complaints but that he still did it. I work out at a different time now so I have no idea if he is still there.
Also the people ( rarely) who come in in street clothes and workout. That is just weird.
The other day I saw a guy on the treadmill. Using his macbook. It looked like he was doing accounting or invoicing or similar so he had to type. I call that weird. And not a good workout.
There was an older guy at my gym who looked to be about 80 years old. He was very short and wore baggy gym trunks with no underwear. When he'd pedal on the stationary bicycle, he seemed cheerfully oblivious that the goods were hanging out there for the world to see. Or maybe he was showing off, who knows? I have no idea what his real name was, but I called him "Peter Penis."
Oh, where to start! I sometimes workout at my university gym and there are some weird and downright strange things I've seen (in no particular order).
1.) A guy in street clothes benching. Stops and racks the bar only to pick up his cell phone and carry-on a 30 minute conversation with his girlfriend calling her all sorts of things such as "Sweetie poo", "Sexy African princess", and "Ghetto mama" (I kid you not).
2.) Scrawny guy who walks around, sits down on a bench, and copies whatever exercise others are doing around him, and then standing up in front of the mirrors flexing as if he's in some body show competition.
3.) Woman walks in and starts doing various exercises with 50-lbs dumbbells upon which several guys seeing that they are lifting 20s, 25s, and 30s drop their weights and walk towards the other end of the gym.
4.) Some guy stretching before his workout by doing various pelvic thrusts and making loud grunts (sort of like Tarzan's yell combined with Maria Sharapova's grunts)
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