FYI, if you can talk on your cell phone while you are doing cardio, YOU ARE NOT PUSHING HARD ENOUGH.
Things you should not do or wear at the gym
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We did have some damn good rides back in the day!Fat guys are always more fun to bike with... everything is always DH with a shuttle truck and a beer or two at the end.
Fat guys are also better at planning... thin guys always think whatever they're looking for was just past the last 16 climbs...
I'm all for people getting in shape . He'll I'm even a little chubby right now, but I have the common courtesy to wear clothing that isnt four sizes too small, and make people look at my ass crack and blubber.
I hate how fat women exist.
A few rides ago my group ran across an overweight man on an old, but nice, specialized xc fully. He was having a lot of trouble climbing the hill and asked for some advice. I noticed his rear shock was completely bottomed out when he sat on it and he was in his middle chain ring. I showed him how to lock out his shock and told him to shift down his front derailer. He said thanks and we parted ways.
A woman in our group then said "I know how he could climb the hill easier... He could loose forty pounds"
I looked her in the eye and said "Maybe that's what he is trying to accomplish, asshole." to which she responed "whatever mumble mumble"
People should be encouraged to work out. More power to fat people who do work out.
I could give a **** less what people wear at the gym or on a ride.
It's a gym, not a Vic Stewart's or Starbucks.
A woman in our group then said "I know how he could climb the hill easier... He could loose forty pounds"
I looked her in the eye and said "Maybe that's what he is trying to accomplish, asshole." to which she responed "whatever mumble mumble"
People should be encouraged to work out. More power to fat people who do work out.
I could give a **** less what people wear at the gym or on a ride.
It's a gym, not a Vic Stewart's or Starbucks.
I hear ya; however, it is definitely visual polution. You can't help but see what you see and people should be courtesy of that fact.
Good story and I like your sentiment, but do you mean to say you need to look good to walk into a friggin' starbucks and get a coffee...?
I guess I should have left out the word Starbucks.
I meant to say at a gym it doesn't really matter what your clothes look like, they just need to be comfortable for you.
In public, you at least want to dress decent.
catch my drift?
I wouldn't wear my gym clothes to starbucks, they smell like dead horse.
If chubby folks in tight clothes offend you, I recommend not joining a gym.
Just look the other way. Don't they have TV's at your gym? Or mirrors in front of the machine you work on?
It's not any worse than the sights you see in the locker room.
I'm not saying that people stare at the uglies, just saying that when they walk by in your line of sight, you can't help but see what's there.
What if a co-worker had serious body odor and didn't shower or use deordorant? Wouldn't that be offensive to your nose?
You need to concentrate more on your workout if you can't block distractions.
I see what your saying... But I think it's something your going to have to live with.
Just don't tell some one to cover up more. That's just rude.
NEWSFLASH: the gym, is in public. Showing blubber flowing over your waistline because you're wearing a shirt that stops twelve inches above your waist, and your ass crack because your shorts are four sizes too small is just as offensive there as it is in a starbucks .
This is why I like my workout. We have to wear long pants, and a jacket that is tied with a belt. Everybody is there for a reason, and it is not to chat with, or mack on anyone else.
Whatever.
Different attire is appropriate for different places.
Don't like it? Invest in a Bowflex.
brilliant. You've completely lived up to your reputation.
Weren't you the guy that turned your room mate in for smoking pot? And posted about twenty threads about him and his granny boyfriend? If you're preaching tolerance why don't you practice it?
you know what else pisses me off those damn alcoholics that attend AA WTF is up with that!...D
What about if they taste like Cholesterol?
Repression of the fact that granny boyfriend = red rabbit.
He's the don't ask don't tell poster boy.
Two places that place high on my no-go list - Starbucks and 'The Gym'.
My limited experience tells me both are prime spots for douchebag-spotting.
My limited experience tells me both are prime spots for douchebag-spotting.
also, don't sing along to your iPod.
Desperate words... Just bow out gracefully.
I never turned him in, and I don't give a flying fvck about anyones sexaul preference.
Be happy mutha fvcka
I love when people do that!
There was a guy on the bus this morning that was rocking out to some Mexican station.
The fatty haters are just sad souls looking to boost their social standing by pointing out the flaws of others. These are the same people who would be cracking n-word jokes if they thought they could get away with it.
I'm not supposed to crack n-word jokes?
So what you are saying is that you are fat?
The only time I had an issue w/someone else at the gym was this lady that was a little over weight. She was wearing a pink fuzzy thing that did a good job of covering up what [most] folks didnt want to see. That was all find and dandy, but she must have swam in a vat of perfume before coming to the gym. I honestly had to move as that on top of the cardio was making me nauseous.
Yeah, but that effect happens irrespective of whether it's in a gym. I hate walking toxic waste dumps wherever they are.
From now on this is all I am going to wear to the gym:
Where is it you work out? I've been swimming in my own feces for a week, and have been eating nothing but McDonalds just for you.
Where is it you work out? I've been swimming in my own feces for a week, and have been eating nothing but McDonalds just for you.
I sing along loudly to my ipod when I work out. I don't want to live in a world where people are ever, EVER discouraged from singing. That's like telling someone not to laugh.
great, now im going to be thinking about this thread at the gym tonight.
I disagree. Someone belting out showtunes next to me is pretty annoying, especially when I have to turn up MY music to drown it out.
gg
There is NO room for personal joy in todays image conscious world.
I'm not surprised. Next time, turn down your music and sing along with them.
I would have sung on the bus if I would have known the words. But for all I know, he didn't know the words either (based on the fact I don't know Spanish).