People watching is one of the greatest pass-times, and doing at the gym is literally people watching on steroids. There are always some characters at the gym, and to each his own, but some of them take away from the gym experience. Let's be real though, sometimes a distraction from the cardio is all you need. Next time you hit the gym, whether it be today or a year from now, look out for these people.
1. The grunter
The first time they grunt, they turn heads. Everyone’s a little confused, but after that, you just have to ignore the repetitive noise that occurs when they’re lifting what is probably too much weight. When you think the grunting stops, they just drop the bar. You jump a foot off of the elliptical because you think a car has driven through the front doors of the gym. But it’s just the grunter.
2. The narcissist
I totally understand feelin' yourself, especially after a workout, but this person literally flexes after every single rep. They get themselves from every angle. They probably spend more time checking themselves out than they do actually working out. You’re just trying to use the leg press but they claimed it 20 minutes ago, before they started their photo shoot in the community mirror.
3. The talkers
These are probably the local moms talking about Johnny’s latest goal in soccer, but they haven’t shut up since they got there. You’re doing your crunches on a mat next to them getting the inside scoop on anything and everything you don’t care about.
4. The professional
You’re trying to pick a treadmill to run on, which is always difficult when there are more than 7 people. You want to pick one so that you’re not too close to anyone, and you stay faaaaaaar away from this one. This person is in a full sprint on the treadmill, and they have been for the last 20 minutes. Your body can’t even fathom running as fast. Picking the treadmill next to them would make you “the one not running as fast,” which would kill your whole gym high.
5. You
You don’t really know what you’re doing. You observe the ones that know what’s going on to learn. You have to look at the little pictures on the machines to figure out how to use them. You’re trying. You’re trying so hard. Hang in there, buddy.
