Thread: Gym Character

I have specific names for specific people in the gym. Do those count?

OK, here is my list. Keep in mind these are specific individuals.

Buddha – This guy works out a lot, but has a huge pot belly and is always rubbing it. He reminds of so many Buddha statues I have seen.

The Fuck Buddies – Two guys who, during the course of a regular conversation in the gym, say “Fuck” every fucking other fucking word. One of the Fuck Buddies is also known as Ab Boy, since all he really seems to work is his abs.

Homo Boy – Not a real big guy, but wears t-shirts with the sleeves ripped off and a tear town to the middle of his chest. He also wears tight sweat pants and pulls the pants up to the knee, exposing his shin high white tube socks and skinny, underworked legs.

Skinny Girl – She’s a gym rat who obviously does not eat enough. She works out every day with an obvious goal to stay as thin as possible.

The Meat Heads – Sort of like Dale Mabry’s description, these are two guys that workout together. They are big guys who seem very dedicated and train hard. No real character flaws…two nice guys who mind their manners.

Dumbbell Girl – She sits on a flat bench with five generations of dumbbells surrounding her. She only seems to use on set though.

Old Guy – He’s a PT who I think is about 60 years old. He comes in stinking of cigarettes and spends 60 minutes in the free weight area yelling motivation to his clients.

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Homo Boy – Not a real big guy, but wears t-shirts with the sleeves ripped off and a tear town to the middle of his chest. He also wears tight sweat pants and pulls the pants up to the knee, exposing his shin high white tube socks and skinny, underworked legs.

I love how its only one pant leg at a time, like one leg is too hot and the other isn't. Supposedly it stems from drug dealers who used to say "hello, I've got goodies." I hear supposedly it was bike messengers that started this trend, although then again many of them do this just to keep thier pants out of the chain.

Mudge, you are obviously not with the times. The one legged pant thing is a statement of todays youth. I believe if the left leg is up, that person is out to fight and if the right one is rolled up then that person is out for lovin.

Originally posted by Dale Mabry
I believe if the left leg is up, that person is out to fight and if the right one is rolled up then that person is out for lovin.

I must have missed that one in "the school of life".

I wear both of mine down.... What does that mean?

Originally posted by Tboy
I must have missed that one in "the school of life".

I wear both of mine down.... What does that mean?

it means somone is about to pop a cap in yo' azz, nizzle.

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
it means somone is about to pop a cap in yo' azz, nizzle.

Fo shizzle?

-OK you got your high school guy lifter who wears that backwards hat and some sort of cutoff of wife beater and some athletic shorts. This guy can be spotted on the bench press or the b-bell rack most of the time doing way too much wieght on everything with horrible form often times asking for a spot.
-Lets not forget the gingerbread 80s lifters. These guys can be spotted easily b/c they often times have a funny mustach and a ponny tail, the hammer pants and either the BB T-string tank top, or the gorilla sweaters that have a neck hole extending around their delts. Often times they will be wearing very colorful outfits, or perhaps they have writing on the clothes that say "Psycho" or "no fear". The easiest way to tell that you are dealing with a guy like this is b/c his arms are puffed out as if his lats were too big to allow for his tris to rest comfortably against his body. so he walks about like me is a gingerbread man, unable to relax his arms at his side.
-more to come later

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
OK, here is my list. Keep in mind these are specific individuals.

Dumbbell Girl – She sits on a flat bench with five generations of dumbbells surrounding her. She only seems to use on set though.

I know this bitch! And she pisses me off too with her wanna be attitude. Thus she didn't like it when I went from a 15 lbs warm up to a 115 lb DB bench. She thought I inconvenienced her by taking away one of the lighter DB's.

Old Guy – He’s a PT who I think is about 60 years old. He comes in stinking of cigarettes and spends 60 minutes in the free weight area yelling motivation to his clients.

Haven't encountered him but it would've been quite funny! I would've said, "dude did you just smoke?"

I don't know if I could handle the attitudes of these colorfull people that you all are describing. I lift at home which saves me from that "hell" in the gym. Although lifting at home has both advantages and disadvantages, I would like the opportunity to go see some of these people but I really don't want to have to pay to do it.