characters in the gym

[italianplayboy09]

yesterday when i was at the gym i noticed someone who was a character and a half. so im working out (its a big gym) and this older man who is definitely out of shape but not morbidly obese walks up from the stairs and walks towards the free weight section. i noticed him b/c i just got done doing a set so i was looking towards that direction, but anyways he comes along wearing a charlie brown t shirt. now i dont mean a t shirt with charlie brown on it but the actual t shirt that charlie brown wore in the cartoons (brown with the black squiggly lines at the bottom). i started laughing but to myself. it was back day for me so as i go to do some cable rows i notice him again doing calf raises on this machine and he is drinking a diet coke in between each set. i dont know how you can attempt to workout and drink coke while your doing it, another funny moment that i just laughed to myself. but at least it wasnt regular coke . these characters make my workout a little easier b/c its amusing

[DSM4Life]

One of the more resent ones for me was: A overweight kid walks in with this belly almost sticking out of his wife-beater ,blue and white flower shorts and flip flops ! What made it even better was when he went to do his DB bench presses he made sure to totally cover the bench with his beach towel as if he didn't want any contact with the bench at all.

[outofthebox]

i appreciate the little guys weighin in at like 140-150 with toothpics for arms that try so damn hard and are pushin like 135 on the bench screamin their heads off just as much as i enjoy the fat people eating and drinking on the treadmils and bikes

[perfectbeast2001]

We have a big pot of free sweet lollies at my gym. The fat people allways have one pre cardio to "give them energy" and one after "as a treat". I wonder why they dont lose weight?

[J.S.N.]

i like the musclebuilder guys who act like they're trying to cure cancer in the gym. they're super serious like "don't **** with me i'm doing the most important thing in world history here."

[Dangerdan]

I like overweight trainers.

[perfectbeast2001]

i like the musclebuilder guys who act like they're trying to cure cancer in the gym. they're super serious like "don't **** with me i'm doing the most important thing in world history here."

HEY thats me!

[italianplayboy09]

HEY thats me!

lol, the gym i go to doesnt have any junk food or sweets around and that includes soft drinks as well

[Foskamink]

lol, the gym i go to doesnt have any junk food or sweets around and that includes soft drinks as well

same here

[T3/T4 GSR]

i appreciate the little guys weighin in at like 140-150 with toothpics for arms that try so damn hard and are pushin like 135 on the bench screamin their heads off just as much as i enjoy the fat people eating and drinking on the treadmils and bikes

So you lump people who are putting hard work into their lifts in the same group as fat people eatting on treadmills?

[Mike Dura]

Don't be surprised if there is someone in the gym looking over at you thinking that you're a character. What comes around definately goes around!

yesterday when i was at the gym i noticed someone who was a character and a half. so im working out (its a big gym) and this older man who is definitely out of shape but not morbidly obese walks up from the stairs and walks towards the free weight section. i noticed him b/c i just got done doing a set so i was looking towards that direction, but anyways he comes along wearing a charlie brown t shirt. now i dont mean a t shirt with charlie brown on it but the actual t shirt that charlie brown wore in the cartoons (brown with the black squiggly lines at the bottom). i started laughing but to myself. it was back day for me so as i go to do some cable rows i notice him again doing calf raises on this machine and he is drinking a diet coke in between each set. i dont know how you can attempt to workout and drink coke while your doing it, another funny moment that i just laughed to myself. but at least it wasnt regular coke . these characters make my workout a little easier b/c its amusing

[doittoit]

We have a big pot of free sweet lollies at my gym. The fat people allways have one pre cardio to "give them energy" and one after "as a treat". I wonder why they dont lose weight?

I don't think those lollies are what made them 300lbs but I get your point lol, they lack discipline!

[doittoit]

yesterday when i was at the gym i noticed someone who was a character and a half. so im working out (its a big gym) and this older man who is definitely out of shape but not morbidly obese walks up from the stairs and walks towards the free weight section. i noticed him b/c i just got done doing a set so i was looking towards that direction, but anyways he comes along wearing a charlie brown t shirt. now i dont mean a t shirt with charlie brown on it but the actual t shirt that charlie brown wore in the cartoons (brown with the black squiggly lines at the bottom). i started laughing but to myself. it was back day for me so as i go to do some cable rows i notice him again doing calf raises on this machine and he is drinking a diet coke in between each set. i dont know how you can attempt to workout and drink coke while your doing it, another funny moment that i just laughed to myself. but at least it wasnt regular coke . these characters make my workout a little easier b/c its amusing

I actually drink a regular coke "gasp" sometimes while lifting, more cals the better!

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

I usually dress up as superman, and my girl, shes wonder woman.

too bad the locker room isnt a phone booth, man that would be sweet.

[bazerk]

At my gym there is this lady who sings (and I mean SINGS) whatever she is listening to on her headphones. No regard, or shame to who is around. Quite funny.

[hardgainer12]

I actually drink a regular coke "gasp" sometimes while lifting, more cals the better!

i mean this in the nicest way possible...ur on the dumb side when it somes to diet. sorry

[J.S.N.]

HEY thats me!

haha douche.

[outofthebox]

So you lump people who are putting hard work into their lifts in the same group as fat people eatting on treadmills?

in the sense that they both qualify as 'characters in the gym' yes....but are they the same no...thats what makes them a character...anyways, i find em both amusing

[BigLittleTim]

There are so many interesting characters in the gyms I use, I've often wondered why someone hasn't set a T.V. sitcom in a gym; I mean, they've used a neighborhood bar, a radio station, a diner, an airport, a M.A.S.H. unit... The writers couldn't make-up some of the weird characters you get in the average gym, plus it would be a great excuse to have lots of hot guys and gals on the show as extras!

Some characters:

-The REALLY fat trainer who is INCREDIBLY popular with clients! Are they not threatened by his being so out-of-shape?

-The old guy in the ponytail and sandals (always!) who carries around the entire Sunday New York Times in a paper shopping bag and reads the whole thing while just sitting there on a weight bench for HOURS!

-The gigantic, black, gay body-builder who's into comic books and billiards. (Sorry Carlos )

-Guy with no muscles who poses in SLOW MOTION in front of a mirror for an hour and then leaves!

-The girl at the front desk with frosted hair, bleached teeth, and big fake boobs who thinks she's arrived because the gym owner tosses her in his Corvette out back in the parking lot.

-Every gym has someone with Tourette's syndrome... yelling "F(#$!!!" during every set.

[copenhagen]

not really characters as i am friends with all these guys, but just sort of nicknames.

weight slinger-pretty much self explanitory, but he always wears his weightbelt.

creeker- old guy who looks like he has been down on the bayou

camo-flanel- camo pants with flanel lumberjack style top everyday

butcherman- has the biggest pair of mutton style chops you have ever seen

lawnmower man- wears a pair of wells-lamont leather work gloves

R.A.T.S.- he always wears a shirt that says this on the front. never asked him cause he is like 6'4 330lbs sub 8%bf, but we think it means Roids Are The Shit.

its all in good fun, no harm intended to anyone of them.

[Foskamink]

R.A.T.S.- he always wears a shirt that says this on the front. never asked him cause he is like 6'4 330lbs sub 8%bf, but we think it means Roids Are The Shit.

dear god that man is a monster

[lightwaytbaby]

-i love the fat personal trainers...haha!!!
-today a kid came up to me and asked me if my arms fall asleep while sleeping at nite, b/c he thought my arms where big, b/c his did once...WTF???
so i walked over to my training partner and asked him if he pays people to come over and ask me stupid shit..lol...this happens all the time.

[cfiler]

There was one guy, who was barely pedaling. He was reading a paper, and eating a bag of potato chips. Pissed me off.

There is drink machines in the change room, and people always drink it. They will have gatoraid or a coke before they workout to "give them energy."

[2gunzup11]

my gym i got tha old guy who looks like magnito (grey hair and all)
i guess hes in pretty good shape for his age but he always yellin and throwin dumbbells around like hes superman or somethin!!

then we got tha kid with I.L.S. (Imaginary Lat Syndrom) thinks hes huge and cant put his arms down cuz he so huge! tha worst is when this guy asks me 2 spot him he throws on 225 for bench and he doesnt even bring it a foot or two from his chest. i hurt my back tryna lift that sh*t for him

[Anabolios]

Don't be surprised if there is someone in the gym looking over at you thinking that you're a character. What comes around definately goes around!

Very fitting statement!!!! I respect anyone in the gym even making half an effort to be there. Some people are funny but I just keep it pushin and do my own shit.

[CoreyTampa09]

No no no you guys got it all wrong...depends on where your from but being from staten island "Guido Central" and little tough wannabe gotties that weigh your left leg and the old guys that go tanning and hit on 17 yr old girls these are the charactes...lets take a look...

Speciman A - "Staten Island Big" (Put in your town name where he applies) - This is the guy who comes in and does chest at least 3 times a week and arms the other 3 who looks good with a tee shirt on but when he forgets to wear sweatpants we realize he has toothpicks for legs and didnt realize lifting legs is part of the body. He walks around in usually apparel most consider to go out in and walks around with a 24/7 grin like he must kill the world

Specimen B "Selfish Whores" - The girls who dont have to walk ona treadmill, eat healthy or anything but can keep ridiculous bodies. They stay on the elliptical or treadmill at sluglike speeds for 40 minutes and do the same 6 leg machine workouts they did the day prior. Their sole purpose is to look good and be eye candy for every guy in there to boost their morale becuase deep down they're a mess.

Specimen C - "Group of young hoodlums" - These are the kids that wear jean shorts and G-Unit wifebeaters to the gym(Size Small but still its falling off them) and they take up all the space flat bench for 30 minutes groaning and posing in front of the mirror for 30 minutes

Specimen D - "The old guy" This is the guy after you just squated your last set and your dead and need to take a piss and what do you see upon entering the locker room....some sweaty old guy standing naked with no purpose...WHY MUST U BE NAKED SHRIVELED UP OLD BALL MAN?!

Specimen E - "The badass" - This is the one guy everyone knows at the gym is there for one reason and one reason only...hes probally training to kill someone. The look in his eye, the dedication day after day with that anger fuming from his pores...everyone knows it and he cant hide it...the only guy in the gym to put on the mankind mask and do neck with the cables and actually feel good about it.

Specimen F - "The guy that knows it all" - Hell come up to you correct your workouts, tell you to do this, get rid of that but yet he drank 2 muscle milks prior to working out and his working on numbers 3,4 and find when hes going to leave....KEEP UR MOUTH SHUT NOBODY CARES!

[lightwaytbaby]

Specimen D - "The old guy" This is the guy after you just squated your last set and your dead and need to take a piss and what do you see upon entering the locker room....some sweaty old guy standing naked with no purpose...WHY MUST U BE NAKED SHRIVELED UP OLD BALL MAN?!

the others i can deal with, but this really pisses me off...
old balls....gross!

[thegodfather]

I dont really like to point to too many characters in my gym, as I usually try to ignore them and not laugh too hard...My gym has mostly blue collar guys who work in some aspect of construction. Because of this, dudes come strolling in wearing jeans, work boots,& a shirt covered in some type of construction material (paint, spackle, tar, etc) fresh from that day. I mean, cool deal you work hard, but get ****ing changed i dont feel like getting on a machine or sitting on a bench thats got fresh remnants of the house you were working on today....

[UpstateTank]

Heres a character for ya
The kid is about 6 foot nothing...maybe 160lbs soaking wet. Wears big thick glasses, and always sports his jean shorts to the gym. He walks around with his arms blasted out to his sides like hes got lats the size of jay cutler. The best part happens when he attempts to "lift". This kid will do boxsquats and throw 365 up on the bar...then proceed to walk around and look at the weight for (no exaggeration) 15 minutes. Ill complete 2 or 3 exercises in the time it takes this kid to do one set.

So last time I was there while he was "lifting" the football team was there as well...and as usual this dumbshit throws 365 on the bar in preparation for box squats...the whole team stops and stares at sheer amazement becuase of pure stupidity this kid is demonstrating....So he gets under the bar (after 15minutes of walking around)...pushes up and starts to go down...about 4 or 5 inches down his legs give out and he lets the bar slam down...then he starts to smile and laugh like it was funny

this kids gonna kill himself before the year over

[Schmidty]

At my gym there is this lady who sings (and I mean SINGS) whatever she is listening to on her headphones. No regard, or shame to who is around. Quite funny.

Their is a really femanin guy at my gym that does the same thing.He sings along with the britne spears that he listens to on his Ipod.And no matter what time i go he is their 9am11pm4am he is always their.but the guy is ripped so i give him credit.hes half my size and benches a little less than me.I hate that.

[RuhlFreak55]

that's me that's me!~!!!!!!!!!!! specimen E

[Foskamink]

Specimen E - "The badass" - This is the one guy everyone knows at the gym is there for one reason and one reason only...hes probally training to kill someone. The look in his eye, the dedication day after day with that anger fuming from his pores...everyone knows it and he cant hide it...the only guy in the gym to put on the mankind mask and do neck with the cables and actually feel good about it.

yep thats me too

[THE_DOME]

i like the musclebuilder guys who act like they're trying to cure cancer in the gym. they're super serious like "don't **** with me i'm doing the most important thing in world history here."

fack yea
that shit is pretty funny

[eyecandy_44]

No no no you guys got it all wrong...depends on where your from but being from staten island "Guido Central" and little tough wannabe gotties that weigh your left leg and the old guys that go tanning and hit on 17 yr old girls these are the charactes...lets take a look...

Speciman A - "Staten Island Big" (Put in your town name where he applies) - This is the guy who comes in and does chest at least 3 times a week and arms the other 3 who looks good with a tee shirt on but when he forgets to wear sweatpants we realize he has toothpicks for legs and didnt realize lifting legs is part of the body. He walks around in usually apparel most consider to go out in and walks around with a 24/7 grin like he must kill the world

Specimen B "Selfish Whores" - The girls who dont have to walk ona treadmill, eat healthy or anything but can keep ridiculous bodies. They stay on the elliptical or treadmill at sluglike speeds for 40 minutes and do the same 6 leg machine workouts they did the day prior. Their sole purpose is to look good and be eye candy for every guy in there to boost their morale becuase deep down they're a mess.

Specimen C - "Group of young hoodlums" - These are the kids that wear jean shorts and G-Unit wifebeaters to the gym(Size Small but still its falling off them) and they take up all the space flat bench for 30 minutes groaning and posing in front of the mirror for 30 minutes

Specimen D - "The old guy" This is the guy after you just squated your last set and your dead and need to take a piss and what do you see upon entering the locker room....some sweaty old guy standing naked with no purpose...WHY MUST U BE NAKED SHRIVELED UP OLD BALL MAN?!

Specimen E - "The badass" - This is the one guy everyone knows at the gym is there for one reason and one reason only...hes probally training to kill someone. The look in his eye, the dedication day after day with that anger fuming from his pores...everyone knows it and he cant hide it...the only guy in the gym to put on the mankind mask and do neck with the cables and actually feel good about it.

Specimen F - "The guy that knows it all" - Hell come up to you correct your workouts, tell you to do this, get rid of that but yet he drank 2 muscle milks prior to working out and his working on numbers 3,4 and find when hes going to leave....KEEP UR MOUTH SHUT NOBODY CARES!

lady's and gentlemen... the man's a genious!

[CSAR]

Hey, if you're 35 or over, does that put you in the Specimen D category? If so, then that would make me a shriveled up old ball man. YEAH!!!

[Foskamink]

last night a guy was walking through to the shower naked.. rubbing his package it was quite gross

[CSAR]

last night a guy was walking through to the shower naked.. rubbing his package it was quite gross

Sorry about that. I didn't think anyone was looking...

Anyhow, what's wrong with being serious in the gym? You know, minding your own business, concentrating on the weights, absorbed in punishing yourself under a bar loaded with plates, etc.? Isn't that what the weight room is for?

[Panzerfaust]

Heres a character for ya
The kid is about 6 foot nothing...maybe 160lbs soaking wet. Wears big thick glasses, and always sports his jean shorts to the gym. He walks around with his arms blasted out to his sides like hes got lats the size of jay cutler. The best part happens when he attempts to "lift". This kid will do boxsquats and throw 365 up on the bar...then proceed to walk around and look at the weight for (no exaggeration) 15 minutes. Ill complete 2 or 3 exercises in the time it takes this kid to do one set.

So last time I was there while he was "lifting" the football team was there as well...and as usual this dumbshit throws 365 on the bar in preparation for box squats...the whole team stops and stares at sheer amazement becuase of pure stupidity this kid is demonstrating....So he gets under the bar (after 15minutes of walking around)...pushes up and starts to go down...about 4 or 5 inches down his legs give out and he lets the bar slam down...then he starts to smile and laugh like it was funny

this kids gonna kill himself before the year over

Someone should say something to him, he is gonna **** himself up big time.

[CoreyTampa09]

Haha..Im working on a more revised list..

[UpstateTank]

Someone should say something to him, he is gonna **** himself up big time.

i say that i should everytime i go but he just looks like one of those kids thats gonna uppin snap one day and bring an ar15 to the skool cafeteria