Recently, I've been going to the gym for about 6-7 days straight, trying to get back into the habit and routine. I actually started on July 1, and it is now July 27th and I'm still going strong. The problem with going to a public recreation center with multiple facilities is that the small fry that occupy other areas of the gym will often wander or find themselves in the weight room.
Fine. If you're there to get big, grow some muskles and be healthy, then feel free.
However, that is often not the case. The gym is actually like your highschool - full of cliques, groups and individuality. There is one group that I just can't stand and I think my hate for them from highschool has translated over into the gym. That, or they've just followed me here.
You know, the typical asian stereotype? g-star shirts, nike sweats - only in black or white because god forbid, if they wore any other color they would probably get chopped, Ed Hardy shoes and white tipped hair. There aren't just one of these, there are 4, 5 maybe even sometimes 6 about the same size as I was when I was 12. They stand around each other, pretending to stretch while looking around to see what everyone else is doing so that they can follow along. And the one thing about these groupies is that they will be at the gym for 2 maybe 3 hours but actually only work for a total of maybe 5 minutes.
The thing about these groupies is that they almost cross the line of homo. Gay people working out is fine, but straight guys trying to be funny being homo is not. Touching each others biceps to see how firm they are or pinching your buddy's cheek saying he's cute after he finishes his set is not cool. Not cool at all.
There is also one more that stands out more than the rest. That one guy who thinks he's big, but isn't really, but he always has to throw that dirty look to everyone after he drops his weights.. saying "fuck you, my penis is small" and he walks around with his arms coming in towards his body because working his back doesn't help his penis, only his biceps do.
While it does get annoying to see these types of characters around the gym, it helps to pass the time. When you're on your last set and you just can't seem to push that bar back off your chest, think about some motherfucker pinching your cheek. It'll probably piss you off enough to get that last one in.
Until next time, happy working out my friends.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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Be like me. By your own olympic bench and dumbell set and work out at home!
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