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WWAW having to wipe down your bench at the gym?

1073waaf

The ONLY station that REALLY ROCKS!
I went to the gym today to run a few miles, as I do a few times a week in the winter. Between miles, I sometimes hop on a row machine for a few minutes just to change muscle groups.

While I was rowing, a lady was on a stairmaster next to me. I don’t know her, but I’ve been seeing her come in since the beginning of the year. So a resolutioner who survived the first three weeks. Good on her. Now, there’s no way to beat around it, this is a large lady, well into obese territory from a medical standpoint. But she’s on this stairmaster just fucking crushing it. Probably 75-80 stairs a minute, for a good 15 minutes by the time I sit down to row, which is more than I can do at the moment.

And wouldn’t you know, some fucking brototype just has to walk by and say something shitty about her weight to me. She’s got earbuds in, but the look on her face tells me she heard.

Now, I’ve been going to the gym regularly for four and a half years, and at my gym, you almost never hear shit like this. And there’s a good reason for that, it’s rude, cruel, and entirely counter-productive.

So I got up from my machine and told him, “Wait right there.” Then I went and grabbed two 60lb dumbells off the free weight rack and handed them to him.

“What are these for?” The brotosaurus asked.

“For you, while you do stairs for…” I glanced at her display, “15 minutes.”

“What? I can’t do stairs with that much extra weight,” he said.

“Really? Because she can. So until you’re as tough as she is, maybe keep your mouth shut,” I said.

Because I’m sorry, but that shit isn’t going to fly around me. I have my issues with the body positivity movement and its tactic acceptance of unhealthy lifestyles, but this is someone who has made a commitment to changing her circumstances and is putting in the REALLY hard work necessary.

The dead last thing anyone in her situation needs, or deserves, is some little brohemian asshole who can’t relate to what she’s going through making snide remarks while she’s actively engaging in making a positive change. She has earned encouragement from other people making the same strides. And if that’s too hard, then the least she deserves is his silence.

End gym rant.
 

LingerLonger

Still spreading the O&A virus
I couldn't imagine anything more disgusting than sharing a gym.
Unfortunately this is how probably many, or maybe even most, men have to workout or shower in their early 20s. Between being in college or the military you are sharing almost every moment of your life with someone else. I know of a few times in the military where guys would refuse to shower and everyone would beat the shit out of them, strip them naked, then hose them down in the showers and throw shampoo at them. One time a guy wasn't showering and some idiot threw laundry detergent on him during the hazing and he had permanent chemical burns and was given a medical discharge.
 

Jen_Tomlinson

Everyone’s alt
Unfortunately this is how probably many, or maybe even most, men have to workout or shower in their early 20s. Between being in college or the military you are sharing almost every moment of your life with someone else. I know of a few times in the military where guys would refuse to shower and everyone would beat the shit out of them, strip them naked, then hose them down in the showers and throw shampoo at them. One time a guy wasn't showering and some idiot threw laundry detergent on him during the hazing and he had permanent chemical burns and was given a medical discharge.
One time my dad took me outside and hosed my ass down in the Tampa area.

:cindrhr:
 

NortheastPhilly

Shock Jock
Imagine going to a gym. Cancel netflix and cook your own food for a couple months and use the money to buy your own equipment. If you live in a tiny apartment do cardio and calisthenics until you get your shit together.
Some of us have jobs and things to do. I need to lift large weights in a short amount of time instead of doing 1000 pushups or however many you would need to do in order to gain any significant amount of muscle
 
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