Ah, the January gym crowd...

[jnevin]

I didn't really see it much until last night since I usually go before or after the typical busy times. I forgot exactly how annoying it could be. I swear I saw 5 different people walking around with Muscle & Fitness mags, looking down thoughtfully at the "Get Big in 2 Months!!!" workout of the month after doing their exercise with extremely poor form. A glance up to the cardio room was funny. There was step class going on and the regulars were there doing fine. The room is usually maybe 1/3 full. Last night it was packed and 2/3 of the crowd was zigging when they should be zagging, flaining their arms, and bumping into each other and the regulars. It looked like some soccer moms were ready to throw down.

The exercises these people do. Old school calisthenics right in the middle of the DB area and its benches. Squat rack curls, power rack curls, curls using the becch press bars while straddling the bench (98% of which are all momentum), smith machine everythings, spastic cable things, fucking whatever. People asking you for a spot mid rep must really want to die, especially when they're doing flyes with 15's and struggling.

Fuck I'm glad it'll be over in a few weeks.

 

[Arabian]

lol you are correct. I have seen more new faces in the past week than I have all year.lololl

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

I went last night and the sights in the locker room were kinda scary. Granted I am no Arnold, but these guys were nassy, plus the yunguns were walking around with their little books and atanding on the scales I swear all three of them together couldn't have weighed in at more than 200lbs.

The pool had women in it that make me look like an anorexic 4th grader.

The Personal Trainer was helping this guy and had him locking his knees every movement.

BM always gets an attitude during January.

 

[Arabian]

I went last night and the sights in the locker room were kinda scary. Granted I am no Arnold, but these guys were nassy, plus the yunguns were walking around with their little books and atanding on the scales I swear all three of them together couldn't have weighed in at more than 200lbs.

The pool had women in it that make me look like an anorexic 4th grader.

The Personal Trainer was helping this guy and had him locking his knees every movement.

BM always gets an attitude during January.

lol

 

[ortiz34]

WORST TIME OF THE YEAR
I hated this time when I worked out
Thankfully this is no longer a problem
women like snuggle bears

 

[jnevin]

I went last night and the sights in the locker room were kinda scary. Granted I am no Arnold, but these guys were nassy, plus the yunguns were walking around with their little books and atanding on the scales I swear all three of them together couldn't have weighed in at more than 200lbs.

The pool had women in it that make me look like an anorexic 4th grader.

The Personal Trainer was helping this guy and had him locking his knees every movement.

BM always gets an attitude during January.

Yeah, my SO's a trainer and she hates the post New Year crowd. They swarm the gym at the peak training times and (improperly) use everything she wants to have her clients use. So, not only does her service suffer, she has to explain to people that don't pay her that they're idiots and are going to hurt themselves and to gtfo of the way.

 

[ortiz34]

Yeah, my SO's a trainer and she hates the post New Year crowd. They swarm the gym at the peak training times and (improperly) use everything she wants to have her clients use. So, not only does her service suffer, she has to explain to people that don't pay her that they're idiots and are going to hurt themselves and to gtfo of the way.

so now you have to listen to her bitch about it too?

 

[jnevin]

so now you have to listen to her bitch about it too?

lol

Basically

 

[Bikini Mod]

I have the ability to go the gym at pretty much whatever time of day I want and I DO tailor my workouts so that I can accompany my husband in the evening for our aquatic workouts

This is THE WORST time of year.

UGH...

I have been training in the same gym for 1 1/2 years and luckily (I guess because I nearly snarl when I walk in, snarl while I am training and snarl on the way out) nobody really talks to me.

I'm REALLY REALLY happy that my sorry Old Grump got his ass back to the gym. He needs to take better care of himself. Old bastard! I just got used to his sorry pasty white old man ass. He has high blood pressure AND his cholesterol is too high.

EVERYONE RAG ON HIS ASS PLEASE...

He is married to an ex-fitness professional with a fair amount of experience in many different aspects of health, fitness and wellness. You think that MAYBE he will listen to his wife?! Clearly I didn't marry him for money or for his looks... I want him to be around for longer than a minute.

What can I say, I am a bitch like that.

 

[ddhicks620]

I work out in the early afternoon and my Gym is even now crowded at this time. Too many people are unemployeed and having nothing else to, go to the gym. Sucks!