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"Not forgetting Nosey Nigel who is more interested in what everyone else is doing at the gym rather than concentrating on what he is there for "True but it's hard to stay focussed when you have some moron behind you 'deadlifting' but dropping the bar from the top of every rep. | |||
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. "  | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right' 
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. " maybe they dont want to make the same sort of progress you do... maybe for them progress is making it out of the door due to crippling social anxiety. maybe, just maybe people have their own reasons for doing things | |||
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. maybe they dont want to make the same sort of progress you do... maybe for them progress is making it out of the door due to crippling social anxiety. maybe, just maybe people have their own reasons for doing things" That's a very good point I hadn't considered | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off"Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really. Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk. | |||
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. maybe they dont want to make the same sort of progress you do... maybe for them progress is making it out of the door due to crippling social anxiety. maybe, just maybe people have their own reasons for doing things That's a very good point I hadn't considered" i spent years shying away frompublic exercise (well all exercise to be fair!), not because of social anxiety but for fear i would be judged or laughed at, started and pointed at until one day i simply thought 'fuck it!'. i needed to do something for my body and my health. I know it happens, but it doesnt make it right and it should be challenged. luckily i found running and parkrun and a wonderful bunch of supportive and encouraging people. I also have a gym at work where again supportive and encouraging people train. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off" fuck me I'm happy with myself when I just get to the gym, now I've gotta be paranoid that I'm doing everything wrong  good job I don't give a shit what other people think  | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk. "i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'. you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem? You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever! | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "Do you feel better now you have got that off your chest | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "I am waddling Wendy as I do hold onto the handrail. Not because I'm lazy and taking an easy option but because I had a TIA a couple of years ago which affected my balance. I did have an induction and I do know how to use the machines .........safely | |||
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"My PT always used to say 'everyone in a gym is fighting demons. Try not to be a cunt until you understand their demons.' I think it can be carried into real life too." | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever! "Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social. You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive". | |||
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"Well at least Wendy had the guts to get off the sofa and attend a gym full of judgemental gym bunnies that pour scorn on her.... She maybe slow but she’s doing fucking laps round everyone still sat on their sofa scoffing pizza!" At least waddling Wendy is trying to make a difference to her life. Would the OP prefer she stays at home eating pizza just so she doesn't offend their delicate eyes? I used to be "waddling Wendy" clinging onto the bar on the treadmill. The reason for this is because I have a spinal injury and couldn't walk unaided. It took me nearly a year but I improved my health to a point where I don't need any walking aids and was even able to run on the treadmill for short periods. In the process I also lost 7 stone. Thankfully I went to a gym where the other members are not judgemental like the OP and were encouraging and supportive. A gym is for anyone who wants to try and get fit, not just those who already are. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... ". With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive". "LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out? | |||
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"A gym snob, just the type I avoid every time I go. X " Yes, believe in objective science makes me a snob | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
"I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come."Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication | |||
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"Well at least Wendy had the guts to get off the sofa and attend a gym full of judgemental gym bunnies that pour scorn on her.... She maybe slow but she’s doing fucking laps round everyone still sat on their sofa scoffing pizza! At least waddling Wendy is trying to make a difference to her life. Would the OP prefer she stays at home eating pizza just so she doesn't offend their delicate eyes? I used to be "waddling Wendy" clinging onto the bar on the treadmill. The reason for this is because I have a spinal injury and couldn't walk unaided. It took me nearly a year but I improved my health to a point where I don't need any walking aids and was even able to run on the treadmill for short periods. In the process I also lost 7 stone. Thankfully I went to a gym where the other members are not judgemental like the OP and were encouraging and supportive. A gym is for anyone who wants to try and get fit, not just those who already are." What tosh. If wendy was recovering from a spinal injury then she wouldn't have the treadmill on a delusionally fast speed that she couldn't possibly maintain without the handrail. The common theme is people cheating their way through gym sessions and deluding themselves, stop try to make it about something it's not. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress. "Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt | |||
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"Ooooh tell us some of the jokes that Punny Paul was making, OP. Love a good pun. "They can't, as soon as they arrived he didn't weight around | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication ". I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt "Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication . I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week."A costas and a Christos on one thread don't see that all the time | |||
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"I'm the big bloke in the corner who goes about his business and doesn't worry about others, I steal all the weights and swear alot. Most people think I'm a big angry, grumpy bloke when in fact I'm only to happy to help those less experienced than me. " I love those blokes in the gym, I enjoy the grunting | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication . I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week."It is all about habits and routine. I put on too much fat because i was eating excessively everytime i felt stressed out. It became a habit that i didn't even think about, stressed out - must be time for some sweets. Fortunately I've broken the cycle and working back to a decent shape. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication . I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week."Why do I get the impression he was being sarcastic! | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
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"LOL this is the best thread I have ever read on here. Don't mind Wendy or even Paul but posing Peter really gets my goat....just fuck off and train, no one gives a shit what you look like, how many times you check your Instagram feeds with your bogus, cyber mates or how you squeezed yourself into your wife's tank top. They just do my head in but the girls are getting as bad. I mean some girls go gym in a full face of tranny make-up...erm hello this is the gym you're supposed to sweat, looking like the Joker in Batman. This is why I use the 24h gym and go around 11pm or midnight when none of the wenches are about but then it's full of "rude boys" being equally as immature...grrrrr" I respectfully disagree. It's the Geordie shore, metrosexual men with their abercrombie and fitch tops that boil my piss. They never do free weights. Always pussy out on a machine that is just designed to make a free weight exercise easier, lat pulldown being a prime example. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating. "I do like a medal lol But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem. Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward? | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication . I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week.
Why do I get the impression he was being sarcastic!"Not at all
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. maybe they dont want to make the same sort of progress you do... maybe for them progress is making it out of the door due to crippling social anxiety. maybe, just maybe people have their own reasons for doing things That's a very good point I hadn't considered i spent years shying away frompublic exercise (well all exercise to be fair!), not because of social anxiety but for fear i would be judged or laughed at, started and pointed at until one day i simply thought 'fuck it!'. i needed to do something for my body and my health. I know it happens, but it doesnt make it right and it should be challenged. luckily i found running and parkrun and a wonderful bunch of supportive and encouraging people. I also have a gym at work where again supportive and encouraging people train." Cat fight | |||
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"I'm the big bloke in the corner who goes about his business and doesn't worry about others, I steal all the weights and swear alot. Most people think I'm a big angry, grumpy bloke when in fact I'm only to happy to help those less experienced than me. Is your name Dave "Yep, big Dave | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward? "Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets. The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely? | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating. "If you see someone in the gym who isn’t using a machine correctly would you go over and offer them some helpful advice? | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... . With the exception of Wendy I see all of these at my gym.I do bike and treadmill for just over a hour 3-4 times a week so far so good for me have lost some weight with hopefully more to come.
Good for you, finding 3 - 4 hours a week is excellent dedication . I finish work the gym is 5 minutes walk from my job it has almost becoming part of my working week.
It is all about habits and routine. I put on too much fat because i was eating excessively everytime i felt stressed out. It became a habit that i didn't even think about, stressed out - must be time for some sweets. Fortunately I've broken the cycle and working back to a decent shape. ". You are absolutely right good habits and routine as long as we work at it sick with we will get to where we want to be if not as long as we feel better that's good as well. | |||
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"A gym snob, just the type I avoid every time I go. X Yes, believe in objective science makes me a snob
Each to their own ! Does your subscription cost more because of these people op? Will your fitness be affected? Would you rather only gym bunnies used your gym? I'm confused to see what your actual problem is? "Honestly it was the guy in the red top dropping deadlifts that prompted the thread. In 17 years of attending gyms I've never seen something so stupid and anti social. Not to mention it was a 90kg deadlift ffs. | |||
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"I'm the big bloke in the corner who goes about his business and doesn't worry about others, I steal all the weights and swear alot. Most people think I'm a big angry, grumpy bloke when in fact I'm only to happy to help those less experienced than me. Is your name Dave
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely? "You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
If you see someone in the gym who isn’t using a machine correctly would you go over and offer them some helpful advice?"Not if they were any of the types described because they'd probably tell me that correct form is subjective and to leave them alone, as half the people on this thread have. Also I'm conscious of the fact that I'm not in the best shape of my life either so i don't think i currently look like the guy that should be dishing out advice, even if my advice is objectively correct. In other gyms at other times then i would gladly work with a younger person and offer them a spot / help them out. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "Have to excuse Posing Peter. He could be a power lifter who often have up to ten mins between sets. I must add Blind Barry. He’s totally ignorant to who is training what and steps on to the machine you are using just after you have finished a set. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism."You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"? I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions. | |||
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"I'm a bit of a waddling wendy, I've not been to the gym for years but I do go to exercise classes on a regular basis. I thought I'd try something different and try a kettlebells class and by fuck I thought I was going to keel over, but I pretty much kept up minus the burpees and reverse burpees but I kept moving for the whole hour and I was pretty impressed with myself especially as some of the gym bunnies also stopped ans skipped circuits. I can be judgemental, but I keep my thoughts to myself but I wouldn't knock someone for tying to improve themselves no matter how tiny the effort. Now you might not have put them down in person, but coming on here complaining about them you might have just put someone else going back to the gym that sees themselves in one of the characters you so delicately described. " You're not a waddling wendy unless you are using the handrail to 'walk' at a speed you couldn't do without the handrail. The fact that you did burpees deserves respect | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
Have to excuse Posing Peter. He could be a power lifter who often have up to ten mins between sets.
I must add Blind Barry. He’s totally ignorant to who is training what and steps on to the machine you are using just after you have finished a set. "Posing peter, the guy who asks if anyone has any deca the first time he does a 100kg bench press | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions. "Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing. Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned. | |||
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"Geordie shore, metrosexual? LOL what the hell is that anyway? new species of wimp? they're just pathetic but I know the type. You should see them in the changing rooms...all the creams and potions, fighting for the mirror and hairdryer...im like guys c'mon what the fuck has happened to MEN." You know the type, 20" biceps and 20" quads, because leg day is always tomorrow | |||
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"I'm a bit of a waddling wendy, I've not been to the gym for years but I do go to exercise classes on a regular basis. I thought I'd try something different and try a kettlebells class and by fuck I thought I was going to keel over, but I pretty much kept up minus the burpees and reverse burpees but I kept moving for the whole hour and I was pretty impressed with myself especially as some of the gym bunnies also stopped ans skipped circuits. I can be judgemental, but I keep my thoughts to myself but I wouldn't knock someone for tying to improve themselves no matter how tiny the effort. Now you might not have put them down in person, but coming on here complaining about them you might have just put someone else going back to the gym that sees themselves in one of the characters you so delicately described. You're not a waddling wendy unless you are using the handrail to 'walk' at a speed you couldn't do without the handrail. The fact that you did burpees deserves respect "I did four, but I'll take your respect, I'm far from fit, but I do push myself as much as possible but Kettlebells was a shock to the system | |||
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"Not forgetting Nosey Nigel who is more interested in what everyone else is doing at the gym rather than concentrating on what he is there for
True but it's hard to stay focussed when you have some moron behind you 'deadlifting' but dropping the bar from the top of every rep. "I would struggle to focus if you where in my gym lol | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned."..... ....I'm wiping the dust off my Davina dvds now .. but may end up arse over elbow behind the tele as I've had half a bottle of rose.. | |||
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"This thread reminds me of that Churchill quote '....yes Madam, but in the morning I will be sober again and you will still be ugly'. Do your own thing peeps, and never mind about anyone else. I do a double studio class, Total Body followed by Total Abs, and my teacher (who has the most perfect body) thinks I'm the bees knees ha! "Hard to do your own thing when some twat is picking up 90kg and dropping it on the floor 8 times in a row | |||
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"There ya have it in a nutshell why I wouldn't go to a gym. Desperately need to lose weight and get fit but to be judged and labelled like this. No thanks. I'll stick to walks along the canal and hope my "waddling" doesn't offend the fit walkers. Jeez T "Just go to the gym and use good form (ask someone if you don't know what that is), don't sit on machines for 8 minutes not using it, put weights down instead of dropping them and nobody is going to judge you. | |||
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"Gyms are much like fab. A special blend of different people. I find not judging full stop works best for me " | |||
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"Gyms are much like fab. A special blend of different people. I find not judging full stop works best for me "Except it's not like fab because there are many different ways to enjoy sex but there is only one way to deadlift. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
....I'm wiping the dust off my Davina dvds now .. but may end up arse over elbow behind the tele as I've had half a bottle of rose..
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"- waddling wendy would be better off on the step machine or bike - punny Paul probably could pull 150kg it's not that heavy but if he can't do at least 10 pull ups easily I would be daughtfull. - posing Peter interval training is very good for strengening the heart and lungs but no one could do it for long and 8 minutes rest is way to long - sociable suzie probably has strong jaw muscles lol - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top doesn't have to clue what is acceptable in the gym and hopefully drops a weight on his foot. You forgot to mention thick as fuck Frank who does shoulder shrugs in the smith machine. Dumb Dave who tries to lift too much weight with bad form. " Thick as fuck Frank | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "And then there are horrible judgemental people like you that are just plain nasty. You have zero idea what it takes for some people to walk through those doors because of the likes of you. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
If you see someone in the gym who isn’t using a machine correctly would you go over and offer them some helpful advice?"Yes. I always do. Especially if they may look at causing injury or maybe if it’s hard to deduce what they are training when using isolation exercises. I normally go over day hi. Ask how they are getting on, what they are training. Then ask if they would like me to correct their form so that they get the full benefit of the exercise. | |||
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"People don't actually like making themselves feel uncomfortable. So they do the things you've described. If they pushed themselves to feel uncomfortable they would a) spend less time at the gym b) make actual changes over time. Notice those people are the same year round and never seem to actually progress. maybe they dont want to make the same sort of progress you do... maybe for them progress is making it out of the door due to crippling social anxiety. maybe, just maybe people have their own reasons for doing things That's a very good point I hadn't considered i spent years shying away frompublic exercise (well all exercise to be fair!), not because of social anxiety but for fear i would be judged or laughed at, started and pointed at until one day i simply thought 'fuck it!'. i needed to do something for my body and my health. I know it happens, but it doesnt make it right and it should be challenged. luckily i found running and parkrun and a wonderful bunch of supportive and encouraging people. I also have a gym at work where again supportive and encouraging people train." Very similar with me, I went to the gym about 4 years ago for the first time, I had never used a treadmill let alone a rowing machine and free weights. Ok I am still big, but my iPod goes on music is on and I do workouts to help me. So I run 2.5km on a treadmill, and cycle for 2o mins and row and do cross trainer for about 45 mins to an hour 2 or 3 times a week I lift weights and press what I feel comfy with and I when I am in the gym I do what is right for me. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
....I'm wiping the dust off my Davina dvds now .. but may end up arse over elbow behind the tele as I've had half a bottle of rose..
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
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"The guy I train with is 71 and as strong as an ox, why is this? because he enjoys it and has done for about 40 years, why do I train with him? cos hes got a lot of experience and he inspires me but most of all hes non judgemental, if someone is in there dicking round on their phones or chatting, let them, we have all paidto be there, let them be, dont judge, you can only be a better you (thats what he tells me)" Reminds me of a quote I saw (quite appropriately in a gym) The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. Really liked that. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off "
I'm probably the one you'd describe as a 'waddling wendy'
Like other posters I'm recovering from a spinal injury, I'm also on medication which makes it very hard to lose weight and the injury had me immobile for several months.
I've had various treatments inc physio, the gym visits are actually an extension of that.
My QUALIFIED PT (which you CLEARLY are not), has instructed me NOT to use an incline and to have my hands on the bars at all times (nerves in my legs messed up can mean my legs can just go from under me with no warning), I also have been instructed on 'odd' (to the uneducated) methods to using other equipment. AND to rest a full five mins before standing after using certain fixed weight machines.
You have NO IDEA
A what these people's medical history is
B what they've been CORRECTLY told to do.
C what their goal is
D what progress they've made
E what the CURRENT correct advice for them is (or you seeing as you seem to be saying you're still following knowledge from several years ago - science on physiology is constantly changing)
F as pps have said what demons THEY are battling let alone how you would feel in their shoes.
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
....I'm wiping the dust off my Davina dvds now .. but may end up arse over elbow behind the tele as I've had half a bottle of rose..
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
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""The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
and then there are those doing fuck all exercise because they are too busy making bullshit judgements on others trying to better themselves simply because they aren't doing it 'right'
you do your thing and let them do theirs. for some people it takes all of their mental strength to walk through those doors for fear of people judging them and this just proves they are right.
this sort of thing really pisses me off
Err no, I've burnt 800 calories so not 'fuck all' and i love the way you wrote 'right' as if the correct form for a deadlift is subjective. Says it all really.
Every gym offers free inductions so there's no excuse. If you used all your mental strength to come and do these things then you wasted your trip and would have been better off taking the dog for a longer walk.
i'll give you the fuck all exercise was wrong but not the 'right'.
you didn't even mention deadlifts it your judgmental tripe in your OP so it was clear by saying 'right' i meant you think your way is the only right way of doing things. they arent hurting you being there, you clearly still got to do the workout you wanted so whats the problem?
You complain about fatties yet take the piss when they try to get to the gym? clever!
Yes i judge people who drop weights making a lot of noise. It's anti-social. Yes i judge people who sit on machines for ages in between sets. It's anti-social.
You seem to implicitly believe that being 'nice' is going along with peoples delusions. There's a hard science behind what does and doesn't work in exercise and your attitude is the reason nobody goes up to wendy and says "if you took your hands off the rail, lowered the speed and increased the incline then you'll be doing something a lot more productive".
LOL it really isn't.... I WOULD go up to Wendy and share tips and knowledge not smirk and pass judgement like you! How many Wendy's have you helped out?
I didn't smirk, you added that in. I'm sure the judgement in my head and thumbs is not the reason wendy doesn't make any progress.
Oh... So I'm part of the problem and you're not... Riiiiggghhhttttt
Basically yes. None of these people know how i feel about them, i rant on here rather than show them any contempt. I am not effecting them in any way. The only reason i know what I'm doing at the gym is that in my formative years i went to a decent one where the more experienced members would literally interrupt my workout to tell me when i was doing something stupid. Usually using far more weight than i could do with good form and they weren't afraid to tell me. Trial and error is generally how people learn. But people like you want everything to be subjective, let's all agree to disagree and have a medal for participating.
I do like a medal lol
But everything is subjective. Their reasons for going to the gym might not be the same as yours. Why is that so wrong? People like you, making the judgements you do and making them public knowledge (not to their faces but I'll bet you there are people reading this that are to afraid to go to gym right now) are a major part of the problem.
Also... If you had such a positive experience in the gym, why wouldn't you want to pay that forward?
Because paying it forward doesn't mean helping people delude themselves. If anyone asks me for a spot i accept and always tell them to ask me whenever they need one. If I'm on a machine then i always invite people to work inbetween sets.
The gym is not the only place to exercise. If you jog up a flight of stairs 20 times then i assure you that your heart rate will go over 140bpm and you will be burning fat. If people can make it through the door, why should they not be encouraged to use the time wisely?
You're 100% right Op about encouragement. But I see absolutely fuck all encouraging about your initial post, only criticism.
You do understand that i didn't walk up to them and say "hey check out the forum on fabswingers because I'm just telling the internet what a twat you look like"?
I ranted on the interweb so that my face could betray my emotions.
Yeah I realise that but that's still your attitude to these folk. I know before I even type this that you won't give a shit but it doesn't come across well at all. You might be able to crack walnuts with your arse ( had a look at your pics...think you could) but a nasty attitude is extremely unappealing.
Anyway, not looking for a bun fight. Enjoy the gym and try to ignore these folk if you can't offer them the encouragement you mentioned......
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "Which one are you OP?! | |||
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"It's hillarious how many less-than-fit people have decided the reason they can't go to the gym is because of someone else who might think something nasty about them if they stubbornly refuse to train with any kind of proper technique. It really is pathetic to constantly blame other people for your problems and live as a perpetual victim. " Oh well. At least you don't be forced to watch us doing it all wrong | |||
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"It's hillarious how many less-than-fit people have decided the reason they can't go to the gym is because of someone else who might think something nasty about them if they stubbornly refuse to train with any kind of proper technique. It really is pathetic to constantly blame other people for your problems and live as a perpetual victim. Oh well. At least you don't be forced to watch us doing it all wrong "Or you could just go and do it properly. I never realised people we so passionate about their right to waste their own time. | |||
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"It's hillarious how many less-than-fit people have decided the reason they can't go to the gym is because of someone else who might think something nasty about them if they stubbornly refuse to train with any kind of proper technique. It really is pathetic to constantly blame other people for your problems and live as a perpetual victim. Oh well. At least you don't be forced to watch us doing it all wrong
Or you could just go and do it properly. I never realised people we so passionate about their right to waste their own time. "Meh...I couldn't care less if they are tbh. I've bigger things to be concerning myself over. | |||
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"It's hillarious how many less-than-fit people have decided the reason they can't go to the gym is because of someone else who might think something nasty about them if they stubbornly refuse to train with any kind of proper technique. It really is pathetic to constantly blame other people for your problems and live as a perpetual victim. " Damn, i wish i was perfect like you OP. | |||
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"It's hillarious how many less-than-fit people have decided the reason they can't go to the gym is because of someone else who might think something nasty about them if they stubbornly refuse to train with any kind of proper technique. It really is pathetic to constantly blame other people for your problems and live as a perpetual victim. Damn, i wish i was perfect like you OP. "Yeah I'm not perfect so i can't tell someone how to do a deadlift, that's logical | |||
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"I hop from one machine to the next so I don't have to find somewhere for my crutches every time. So I'm the annoying noisy cunt who distracts everyone with my fat kangaroo impression. What do you call me? " Chubaroo? | |||
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"I hop from one machine to the next so I don't have to find somewhere for my crutches every time. So I'm the annoying noisy cunt who distracts everyone with my fat kangaroo impression. What do you call me? Chubaroo?" That's it, I'm changing my username! (When I can be arsed to get site supporter!) | |||
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"I hop from one machine to the next so I don't have to find somewhere for my crutches every time. So I'm the annoying noisy cunt who distracts everyone with my fat kangaroo impression. What do you call me? Chubaroo? That's it, I'm changing my username! (When I can be arsed to get site supporter!)" I want royalties for any sexual attention it may garner and it's a deal | |||
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"This still going on? How pissy can someone get over what other people do in the gym? Who even cares enough... Get out more
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"This still going on? How pissy can someone get over what other people do in the gym? Who even cares enough... Get out more
I hope the spiteful comments made her feel better about herself
Good luck to her if so.
I'm just wondering how anyone cares enough to be honest."Got her a bit of attention for the evening. Maybe if she dropped a weight now and again more people would notice her | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "Blimey, is that REALLY such a big deal to you? Let others do as they please. Its a free country, incase you have not noticed. Gym police? I think not. Oh, and feel free to abuse me, it's a free country, remember? | |||
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I hope the spiteful comments made her feel better about herself
Good luck to her if so.
I'm just wondering how anyone cares enough to be honest.
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people... "I feel like joining a gym just to drop some weights now. | |||
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"The people of Britain have some very strange ideas about what exercise is. Over three quarters of the members in your average gym are a: - waddling wendy who grips the damn handrail on the treadmill making it incredibly easy - punny paul who weights 65kg and swears blind he can do 150kg on the lat pulldown, even though he can't manage two chin ups - posing peter who exerts himself for 30 seconds, on a machine of course, and then sits on his phone for 8 minutes 'rest', later humblebragging about his 3 hour workout - sociable suzie who just walks around nattering to her friends and never actually does any exercise - that stupid fat twat over there in the red top dropping every weight on the floor and grunting like they are heavy even though most of us could lift it with our penis or fanny flaps What the fuck is wrong with people...
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Or you could just go and do it properly. I never realised people we so passionate about their right to waste their own time. "Are you deliberately missing the point of the arguments against your judgmental attitude? Havung seen you about the forums I had a higher expectation of your comprehension skills to be honest. | |||
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"2½ yrs ago, I was Waddling Wendy, desperately clinging on. I was the fat twat who grunted & dropped the weights. Luckily I joined a gym where no one was judgemental, competitive body builders stopped their training to help me out, the manageress, herself a pro comp winner sat & held me while I sobbed my eyes out in the changing rooms. 2½ yrs later, I've dropped 6 dress sizes, I'm 8st lighter, fitter than I've ever been. Qualified as a PT & nutrionist, and bloody proud to now be the one that is there for the Waddling Wendy's of the world. Fucking glad I never went to your gym. " You've done brilliantly, sounds like the gym I go to, people are really friendly and never look down on other users, I don't think I'd like to go to OP's gym either if people are like that there. | |||
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" Fucking glad I never went to your gym. You've done brilliantly, sounds like the gym I go to, people are really friendly and never look down on other users, I don't think I'd like to go to OP's gym either if people are like that there." Thank you lovey x | |||
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"2½ yrs ago, I was Waddling Wendy, desperately clinging on. I was the fat twat who grunted & dropped the weights. Luckily I joined a gym where no one was judgemental, competitive body builders stopped their training to help me out, the manageress, herself a pro comp winner sat & held me while I sobbed my eyes out in the changing rooms. 2½ yrs later, I've dropped 6 dress sizes, I'm 8st lighter, fitter than I've ever been. Qualified as a PT & nutrionist, and bloody proud to now be the one that is there for the Waddling Wendy's of the world. Fucking glad I never went to your gym. " That's inspirational! | |||
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"2½ yrs ago, I was Waddling Wendy, desperately clinging on. I was the fat twat who grunted & dropped the weights. Luckily I joined a gym where no one was judgemental, competitive body builders stopped their training to help me out, the manageress, herself a pro comp winner sat & held me while I sobbed my eyes out in the changing rooms. Well don't young Lady 2½ yrs later, I've dropped 6 dress sizes, I'm 8st lighter, fitter than I've ever been. Qualified as a PT & nutrionist, and bloody proud to now be the one that is there for the Waddling Wendy's of the world. Fucking glad I never went to your gym. " | |||
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" That's inspirational! Thank you xx" Can you throw a bit my way it's a bit lacking at the moment to be honest. I could sleep forever at the mo | |||
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" That's inspirational! Thank you xx Can you throw a bit my way it's a bit lacking at the moment to be honest. I could sleep forever at the mo "Hey lovey, I'd be happy to x If you have any questions, or anything you need help with, please feel free to message me xx | |||
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" That's inspirational! Thank you xx Can you throw a bit my way it's a bit lacking at the moment to be honest. I could sleep forever at the mo
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If you have any questions, or anything you need help with, please feel free to message me xx"Perhaps start a helping thread? Xx | |||
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