Feminization of the gym

[cookiedough]

WHat self-respecting man wears gloves to the gym?! I can't think of a good reason to wear them aside from preventing blisters/callouses. Not wanting callouses, and fearing an "owey" like a blister, are not masculine traits. Thick, leathered paws are one of the few things that separate us from the chicks anymore.

I suspect the "guys" that wear them think they look tough and/or mean. These are the same guys that cut their shirts, I've noticed. It's part of their manly kit of accessories they tote around in a shoulder bag from station to station. Gym-gay also eats a powerbar between screaming sets w/ weights he can't handle properly. It's standard form to put one foot up on a bench while eating said powerbar, I should mention. And, is it good etiquette or germaphobia to towel the bench before, but not after, every set? Am I alone in seeing how feminine all this really is?

Gloves
Shoulder bag
Self-styled clothing
Towelette
Public display of nutrition
Accessories


What is happening to us men?!

I feel like pulling up a big loogie and spitting on the floor right now.

[WetWorks]

lol there should be a test before you can workout. if you fail you will need to be taught the right way or a boot camp style learning system

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by WetWorks

lol there should be a test before you can workout. if you fail you will need to be taught the right way or a boot camp style learning system

I say boot camp is the test. Earn your way into the gym. Maybe a novel concept, imagine turning people away. It could be a badge of honor to be a member... My brain is spinning.

[yohimbe]

You mean I gotta get rid of my matching headband and wrist bands? Damn

Next it'll be the cycling shorts

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by yohimbe

You mean I gotta get rid of my matching headband and wrist bands? Damn

Next it'll be the cycling shorts

Oh, god. BP just climbed. Bike shorts at the fucking GYM!? I was a competitive endurance athlete for 7 years and I would NEVER wear bike shorts to the gym.

I'm gonna fucking knock out the next guy I see at the gym wearing spandex.

Can you tell the test is kicking this a.m.?

[crazedhate]

amen to this! what all is happening to gyms and dudes at gyms anyway?
soft rock/love songs playing at gyms, no dropping weights, hiteous color matched machines and surroundings (turquoise and white, yellow and purple, etc. yuck), men doing "circuit" classes along with women, dudes in the mirrors about an inch away looking like they're checking their makeup, ppl sitting on machines playing chatty cathy with their neighbor like it's a sewing circle, ppl without a clue using horrible form on everything they do and doing full body workouts everytime, ppl doing cardio with a fan blowing on them afraid to sweat, lol, the best one yet.
most gyms suck, that's why i want my own. most ppl suck, thats why i aint got me many friends. why can't everyone just be cool like the members here at SW (well most of them, lol)

[cookiedough]

I think WW has the best idea; requisite boot camp to join the gym. Moderators making sure that people put their shit back where they found their shit. Also, helping w/spotting and advising on form.

Wait a minute... This is Varsity football! We're longing for organized sports at the gym! Eureka.

[Jimbo]

Why is there never any chalk in the gym's for grip.I have to take some liquid chalk grip stuff with me lol
Should also have saw dust on the floor for the sweat,lol
Our gym is so shit they won't buy 50kg or above dumbbells got stuck with 45s

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Why is there never any chalk in the gym's for grip.I have to take some liquid chalk grip stuff with me lol
Should also have saw dust on the floor for the sweat,lol
Our gym is so shit they won't buy 50kg or above dumbbells got stuck with 45s

YES! BUckets & buckets of chalk, saw dust floor.

[Replicator]

thank feck i work out at home and dont have to see these gay boys + accesories any more
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[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by Replicator

thank feck i work out at home and dont have to see these gay boys + accesories any more
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Ah, but you don't see the young pussy either

[powerman]

Not at the gyms i train at....QUDAS and home where men are still men and none of those bullshit accessories

[Chal]

CD's Gym lol...

[ssti]

its funny but those gay mother fuckers are everywhere. how about the old man with the little running shorts on and shirt tucked in all i can think of is that jack ass movie and am waiting for his nuts to fall out of his shorts. he's next to the bike shorts guy.

[Mr.Nick]

I was just about to post something like this. I saw this group of about 4, 2 chicks 2 dudes and they were all doing a circuit workout. This didn't bother me except the dudes had no clue what the hell they were doing and were gettin flat out schooled by the chicks who were most definitely not fitness gurus. What really pissed me off is that I was doing back that day and in between heavy sets, I usually go to get a drink of water and one of the pussies was doing his 30lb, yes 30lb skull crushers, with terrible form nonetheless, 2in in front of the fountain. Needless to say, when he heard what was coming out of my headphones and the unamused look on my face, he got the fuck outta my way.

Another time recently, I was lifting in the dumbell area where very few chicks venture and my headphones fell out. I started hearing this very distinct girly ass voice and was very confused b/c there were absolutely no females within earshot from where I was standing. I started looking around thinking I was losing my mind then I realized the dude next to me was what I was hearing. Dude was about as gay as they come, I guess the low cut vneck shoulda tipped me off.

Sometimes, it's not just pussification in general that sucks, but just terrible ettiquette. For example, my last leg day I was doing some prone leg curls and walked 10 feet over to the fountain to get a drink and I turn around and some middle aged heffer, stole my machine. I even had my belt, knee wraps, cell phone and keys all sitting right on front of the machine signifying I wasn't done yet. Not only that, there was an identical machine right next to it open. That lady seemed to realize my annoyance when she got done from her grueling set of 20lbx10 and steered clear.

I could go on and on with this shit, but those are just recent occurrences. I wish I could have my own gym, but that's just not in the budget. Oh well, I usually just try to go at non peak hrs and these kinda things don't happen.

[Replicator]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

Ah, but you don't see the young pussy either

Good point C.D .......but there's the price I have to pay .
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[badstone]

There are queers that run around in my gym with ladies tight pants and those little cut off tank tops. They are there in the afternoons. I go at 445am. I can not understand it. Hell I dont want to understand it. I just want them to stay out of my way...

[cookiedough]

I don't mind the homosexuals, it's the CLOWNS that get to me. No one's impressed w/these guys but they keep going w/the little show every time they hit the gym. I should really start photographing these guys so I can share the pain.

[badstone]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

I don't mind the homosexuals, it's the CLOWNS that get to me. No one's impressed w/these guys but they keep going w/the little show every time they hit the gym. I should really start photographing these guys so I can share the pain.

What about homosexual clowns?

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by badstone

What about homosexual clowns?

Point taken

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

I don't mind the homosexuals, it's the CLOWNS that get to me. No one's impressed w/these guys but they keep going w/the little show every time they hit the gym. I should really start photographing these guys so I can share the pain.

^^^^

[neveroutgunned80]

i wear gloves bro, but its because the callouses that run up my fingers dont like getting torn off from doing set after set of pullups, and my gloves are torn and smell like theyve been used gut a pig and i like it that way. and i enjoy though pussies walking around the gym, when they eat there powers bars i tell them to move away from my bench. and when the leave theyre crap laying around i throw it into the nearest dirtiest corner i see. they faggots are there for a purpose, to remind me that in a world of natural selection theyd be on my dinner plate.

[cookiedough]

Originally Posted by neveroutgunned80

i wear gloves bro, but its because the callouses that run up my fingers dont like getting torn off from doing set after set of pullups, and my gloves are torn and smell like theyve been used gut a pig and i like it that way. and i enjoy though pussies walking around the gym, when they eat there powers bars i tell them to move away from my bench. and when the leave theyre crap laying around i throw it into the nearest dirtiest corner i see. they faggots are there for a purpose, to remind me that in a world of natural selection theyd be on my dinner plate.

YES NOG! Grind em up! Good shit man. You're the exception to the rule. Not a single guy I've seen at the gym in gloves would make it in the wild.

[Gman]

My freaking workout cloths are so old that the smell never really gets washed out. After a couple of hard sets and some sweat they start smelling. I just keep wearing them because there is nothing I hate more than some pussys with brand new stylish workout wear smelling like he bathed in cologne..... and AXE smells.....

[thugjitsu]

Shit, I think I am about one incident away from getting kicked out of my gym. Just the other day some fuck takes his squirt bottle over to the tall water fountain and starts filling up. The short fountain has a bottle filler on it and its fucking short so I ask him to use that as people are waiting. He gives me some half assed smile and keeps filling up. So I smacked the bottle across the gym and told him that he could fill it while he is taking his bath later.


Needless to say I am hanging on by a thread. And to think they were just forgetting the last incident.