GYM RATS

Friday, January 25, 2013


Yesterday while I was at the gym I realized something. There are always your typical gym rats. You see them every time you go to the gym, no matter what gym you go to. Below is a sampling of the people I saw yesterday at the gym. 

1. The young red head with incredibly fair skin wearing nothing but a little pink bra, booty shorts, TONS of makeup, and her hair curled and down. She was doing side crunches and was whipping everyone in the face with her hair. 

2. The wanna be weight lifter. By the time I finished all 6 of my sets on one of the weight machines he had done about 4 reps on his. He grunts all loud and makes sure everyone is watching him but in reality he's just sitting there most of the time "resting."

3. The super fit mom. She's more ripped than any of the 20 somethings, meets with a personal trainer every time, has a golf hat on, and is doing some crazy cross fit workout. 

4. The skinny boy. He comes in his converse, sweat shorts, and patterned tanktop. He wanders around the gym, touching everything, trying to figure out what everything is. He ends up over on the elliptical with his eyes all over the place trying to get a feel for everything. 

5. The meat head. He's got the ripped college t-shirt on, basketball shorts, and is over by the free weights. He tries to find the heaviest dumbbells and gets his buddy to help him lift it up and then does 2 sets while he grunts and yells. He slams it down on the ground as he startles the whole gym. He then takes a break and wanders over and always seem to find a girl on the bikes that he knows. 

6. The old man. Surprisingly impressive. He's got his socks on up to his knees, sweatpants over his belly button. and a sweatband on. You see him do 10 pull ups in a row, then hop on a stationary bike for an hour straight. How does he do it??

7. The pretty girl. She has her makeup done as if she's going clubbing, hair in a super high pony tail, or top knot. She always has a coordinating work out outfit on. On her elliptical or stair master she has a Cosmo magazine, bright pink water bottle, ipad, iphone, headphones in, and she's trying to text without falling off the machine.  

I was dying to take pictures of all these people but I'm pretty sure I would have gotten in some trouble so I'll let you all use your imaginations. Is this pretty typical at your gym? What funny things have you seen while working out? 




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38 comments:

  1. These are so true! I do not understand how girls work out with their hair down!!

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  2. So so true. I can't stand when girls workout with their hair down.. honestly? Who are they trying to impress?! Crazy girls ;)

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  3. This is amazing! I love the grunting guy lifting and the chics with makeup who do not sweat!

    xx
    Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes

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  4. I was at the gym this morning and saw every single one of these people! I love it!!!

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  5. ....and then there are the girls in threadbare shorts from third grade paired with old high school marching band t-shirts who get all cranky when their treadmill isn't hooked up to the TVs mounted on the walls making it impossible to hear what's going on on Ellen.

    Guilty.

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  6. Definitely sounds typical! I don't understand the whole face full of makeup and hair down thing.. kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion, because obviously you're not going at it as hard as you can :p

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  7. Haha! This sounds like my gym experience. And then there's me. My hair's in a bun out of my face, I'm wearing a ratty t-shirt and some yoga pants with a teeny bit of foundation just because I don't want to scare anyone. But I sweat it all off by the time I'm done.

    Love this! I found it so humorous. :)


    Jana @ life could be a dream

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  8. oh i work at a gym so i can vouge for all of these! haha

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  9. This made me laugh out loud because it is SO true!

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  10. hahaha i am dying at all of these! i was at the gym last night and pretty sure i saw them all. love it! you're too funny!
    xo c&e

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  11. i think each gym actually hires people under these roles and requires they have a representative present during all working hours. because i've never been to a gym that didn't have these exact people.

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  12. This was hilarious. Had me laughing so hard that I woke littleman up from his nap. I don't frequent the gym often, most of my exercise is done in the convenience of my home, but this was a funny visualization!

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  13. hahaha these are perfect! love it. i'm pretty sure i'm the girl that is trying to text without falling off the machine... but that's okay! best post ever :)

    xo, b.
    www.themisterandme.com

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  14. LOL! This made my day and I see every one of these people in my gym too except grunting is not allowed in mine - Planet Fitness! Love it!!

    I am a new follower :)

    Lyndsey
    www.footballandglitter.blogspot.com

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  15. Hahah <3
    I used to go to the gym when I was younger but nor recently.
    The most amazing thing I saw was the "Transformer". He appeared at first as a very obese geek who couldn't run for 5 minutes, and few months later he left as a trendy, fit hunk and actually quoted Han Solo "Sometimes I amaze even myself".
    He was epic.
    x, Lara
    http://rockteraptor.blogspot.fi/

    Ps. I must have been a female version of the skinny boy, altho eventually I figured out how things worked.

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  16. Oh. My. Gosh. Hilarious! And so so true. My husband and I are students so we go to our little university gym. The best one up there is the old man! haha We totally have one of those every saturday morning! He is so scrawny, but he can work out! I can picture it all. Also, I'm really good at taking sneak shots. You gotta try, pretend like your texting and get one with your phone. Just blur the faces when you post them. ...wink wink...
    haha Thanks for the laugh today!

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  17. DYING OF LAUGHTER! This is so true!!! Hahahaha, get pics next time!

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  18. So incredibly typical. Wanna know something funny? I posted about the gym & it's posting monday. Great minds definitely think alike.

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  19. This is so freaking classic. Maybe you should print this and hang it in the locker room! LOL! I agree, I need to see some pictures!!!

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  20. SO TRUE! THe only other one I would add is "The High School Boy-Clique." I feel like at my gym there is always this group of young-ish boys (maybe college freshmen) who always come to the gym together. Walk around together. Crowd around the same person lifting together. Look in the mirror together to make sure they look okay. It totally cracks me up! I'd also like to rant about the person who spends more time sitting and texting than actually working out - but I'll stay away from that topic :-)

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  21. I cannnot wear my hair down or make up to the gym. makes me feel so icky :-p

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  22. This is hilarious! I responded to your tweet yesterday about the girl in the pink bra. That still is just insane. Geez..the people you see at the gym!

    Fanny
    www.pinstripedpenguin.com

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  23. I am seriously cracking up! These are all so true, I love the old man because he is workin' it!

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  24. Omg love this! The girls with a crud ton of makeup on & perfect hair...yeah they're just there to pick up guys lol. I love people watching at the gym, it is so entertaining!

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  25. I'm the curvy girl in the matching outfit (no makeup) who just wants the sweaty people to WIPE OFF THEIR MACHINES! lol I have to admit I get annoyed when the fit moms are hogging all the equipment. Don't they want to come from 7-3 while I'm at work? lol :)

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  26. This made me laugh so hard!! I can picture EVERYONE from my gym as well!! Only the last girl at my gym hair is ACTUALLY curled down fancy- to funny... Oh and the other thing I've noticed lately that beanies are a new fad (especially for men)... don't ask my why it bugs me:)

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  27. I run into quite a few of these characters at the gym myself! Too funny. Apparently they are everywhere in gyms across the nation. Makes me wonder if I'm somebodies character at the gym...but I don't think so!

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  28. omg Jon and I are constantly sending pics of interesting people at our gym!! Not to make fun, just very peculiar! During the day when I go, there are so many adorable old people in their dockers and button downs and then Jon seems to see the crazy women running around in jeans and sports bras!

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  29. Hahahaha ohhh you made me giggle. Especially the old man description. That is so true! And the old men are all surprisingly in good shape, hopefully I am when I am that age! Hope you had a great weekend! : )

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  30. Nah, totally take pictures:) and how do they always know a girl on the bikes?! It's crazy because I never know people at the gym, my hair is always tied down and I barely wear makeup to work let alone the gym:) here's to the rats!

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  31. bahaha! this is great. see, i don't go to the gym... but I still know the people you speak of :) they're everywhere!

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  32. Just found your blog from Daily Tay! Love this post about weirdos at the gym. So true!

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  33. I worked our gym at my college for a year... oh the random people I saw! I would say most of the typical gym rats you identified definitely hold true, but I would also add "the partiers", those people that you can't stand to do cardio near, because the alcohol starts coming off of them in sheets. They work out 5 days a week so they can maintain their boozing habits.

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  34. you forgot the "sweaty dying asthma attack chick" because that would be me. The one that comes in whatever clothes she could find before running out the door, she's on the elliptical and she's sucking air like a hoover. You're pretty sure she's about to fall out from an asthma attack any minute now because her face is bright red and she's sweating like a 300lb man.
    Yeah, that's why I let my gym membership expire.

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  35. Oh deary...you got this ON THE NOSE!!!
    I've sorta opted to run outdoors rather than hitting the gym. These characters definitely happen at my gym. But can you really work out without sweating? without melting your make up? I can't and I've tried...it doesn't work nor does it look pretty!

    But one of the funniest outfits I've ever seen at the gym is here Gym Bloopers I swear he was pretty much wearing nothing!

    Andie's Traveling Pants

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  36. Haha! That is so funny! I'm #1. That fair skinned ginger girl who looks so out of place! I wish so badly taht I could tan but I've been fair for 28 years so I just rock it now! :)

    I wish I could go to the gym. I'm such an outdoor person. I get ADD in the gym. Kudos to you girl :)

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