I hate the gym in January (1 Viewer)

[Steelfan7]

I thought that this thread was going to be complaints about the old naked guys in the locker room again.

 

[bentley]

I thought that this thread was going to be complaints about the old naked guys in the locker room again.

He seems all for that part of it.

 

[prosopis]

I thought that this thread was going to be complaints about the old naked guys in the locker room again.

I saw a horrible one today. I was glad my kids were not with me. It was scary.

 

[CrossEyed]

what is a nataulis machine?

the machines where you push on pads connected to weights by a system of cables and pulleys.

I thought they were a series of tubes.

 

[Sand]

Went to the gym tonight. The lot was packed. The pool was pretty much empty, though.

I'd take a few more people in the pool, as long as they are hot women (and not more of the aqua aerobics group (read:65+ and mostly massive)).

 

[flapgreen]

Damn. Unhealthy people try to make a change and they have to put up with a dbag like this looking at them as an inconvenience to his routine.

 

[flapgreen]

I thought that this thread was going to be complaints about the old naked guys in the locker room again.

That thread got deleted. Criticizing naked old men for throwing their junk at your gym isn't allowed on here

 

[gruecd]

What the hell ever happened to tying on some running shoes and taking off around the neighborhood? I never understood why anyone would run on a treadmill, at least if the weather won't kill you.

It was about 19 degrees here in Atlanta this morning, with near 0 wind chill. I ain't running in that.

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

I run in sub-zero weather pretty regularly.Top = Three layers --> Under Armour Cold Gear mock night, light Nike fleece, and windbreakerBottom = Three layers --> U/A boxer jock, U/A Cold Gear tights, windpantsSmartwool socks, hat, and glovesI'll take that over the dreadmill any day of the week.

 

[bentley]

No waiting on the Wii Fit board tonight.

 

[tosberg34]

Wait, so you get paid (by our tax dollars, no less) to work out, but you're complaining that you're inconvenienced for a few weeks in January by the resolution crowd? Sorry, but I'm not sure I can work up a lot of sympathy for you on that one.

You do realize civilian employees also deploy right? That's why the policy is in place. But I'm sure if you worked somewhere that offered such a policy, you wouldn't use it out of principle right?

Of course I would use it. I just wouldn't moan and complain that other people had decided to use their hard earned money to join and attempt to get healthier, regardless of the time of year.

I guess you missed the point where it's on base and therefore there is no fee, it's free. Odds are pretty good that if there was a fee, 90% of these folks wouldn't have stepped foot inside. And sorry, but no, when I walk in to the gym and have to turn around and walk out because there's no machines avaialble for use, I really don't get all giddy with excitement that the place has been overrun with people that will likely disappearin a few weeks, never to be seen again. And I really don't understand why that concept is so hard for someone to grasp.

So I'm guessing you'd be happier that they all stayed and then you would NEVER be able to get on your favorite machine? Be glad that their are only there for 4 weeks, moron. Don't you guys take steroids anyways?And weren't you a beginner once? How did you feel when you first showed up and all the other snobs who thought they owned the place looked at you? I have no sympathy for you (or anybody else that supports your view). Sorry pal, you're still a loser.

 

[FinHead]

What the hell ever happened to tying on some running shoes and taking off around the neighborhood? I never understood why anyone would run on a treadmill, at least if the weather won't kill you.

It was about 19 degrees here in Atlanta this morning, with near 0 wind chill. I ain't running in that.

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

I run in sub-zero weather pretty regularly.Top = Three layers --> Under Armour Cold Gear mock night, light Nike fleece, and windbreakerBottom = Three layers --> U/A boxer jock, U/A Cold Gear tights, windpantsSmartwool socks, hat, and glovesI'll take that over the dreadmill any day of the week.

I'm also a big fan of Smartwool... love their socks for backpacking!I have a nice sub-zero backpacking trip this weekend.Top = Under Armour Cold Gear Mock, Cold Gear zip layer, Mountain Hardware Windstopper technical fleece, and an eVent light jacket all to keep me warm and dispel the sweat.

 

[FinHead]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Well, I'm not sure what Finhead was talking about...

Under Armour's Cold Gear clothing

 

[Zow]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Army and Navy store on Grape St. off MacArthur has very good selection and prices.

 

[Steve Tasker]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Well, I'm not sure what Finhead was talking about...

Under Armour's Cold Gear clothing

Yeah, that's what I was referring to as well. I wasn't sure if you meant a generic "cold gear" or the actual Under Armour stuff.

 

[E-Z Glider]

There are usually a handful of old fat guys milling around in my gym. Today there were also a few lumpy, sweaty girls. Ill take the upgrade.

Just two days later and all the lumpy, sweaty scenery is gone.

 

[Lehigh98]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Army and Navy store on Grape St. off MacArthur has very good selection and prices.

Are you watching me right now?You know the area Woz?

 

[John Fogerty Fan]

I lift.

 

[northern exposure]

I thought that this thread was going to be complaints about the old naked guys in the locker room again.

Be careful or the OP will accuse you of stereotyping and attacking him.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Thank you for serving the country and congratulations on surviving cancer. Now please stop being a ####.

Sometimes you fight fire with fire.

Seriously, though, thank you. And good luck with the ongoing battle with cancer. I think you've earned a lot more respect than you've gotten in this thread.

I agree with 90% of your post Fred, Problem is, once someone starts acting like a ####, respect for the person tends to dwindle, yet the respect for what the person has accomplished doesn't.I think that's what we are seeing in this thread.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Thank you for serving the country and congratulations on surviving cancer. Now please stop being a ####.

Sometimes you fight fire with fire.

Seriously, though, thank you. And good luck with the ongoing battle with cancer. I think you've earned a lot more respect than you've gotten in this thread.

I completely respect what he has done. I just think he has a lousy attitude toward other people who want to use the gym.

This is pretty much what I was trying to say.

 

[Drifter]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Army and Navy store on Grape St. off MacArthur has very good selection and prices.

Are you watching me right now?You know the area Woz?

Woz is from Allentown

 

[Paper Lions]

Love my home gym. Coffee is ready when I wake up, in the home gym by 5:45-6:00am 45 minutes weights. 30 minutes cardio. Done for the day.I could never go to a gym after work after working out at home in the morning.

What's your home gym DG? I know you are pretty serious about this, so I thought I'd try to get something useful out of this thread.I'm thinking you really only need the basics...dumbells, bench, cardio machine, and pull up bar.

 

[Cawbird]

For those defending the point that the 'New Year's resolution' group should stay away from the gym in January.............

Look at the bright side............

Since the 1st post of this thread, you are all 2 days closer to the "2-weekers" dispersing and not bugging you any more in the gym for the rest of the year.

You are also 2 days closer to posting this complaint in the FFA again in 2011 because you didn't learn your lesson from 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007...........

 

[Desert_Power]

Love my home gym. Coffee is ready when I wake up, in the home gym by 5:45-6:00am 45 minutes weights. 30 minutes cardio. Done for the day.I could never go to a gym after work after working out at home in the morning.

What's your home gym DG? I know you are pretty serious about this, so I thought I'd try to get something useful out of this thread.I'm thinking you really only need the basics...dumbells, bench, cardio machine, and pull up bar.

I have been looking into this as well. I am thinking you would need someway to work on the lower body and to do dips missing from this list.

 

[Drifter]

My home gym is a bench with leg extension attachment, fitness ball, power block set, additional dumbbells and bars, pull up bar with arm loops for additional ab exercises (door gym, now iron gym), elastic bands, elliptical machine and nordic track machine. Very little that I feel I can't work. Now, with that setup I'm never going to bulk up or do any powerlifting stuff, but that's not my game.

 

[Zow]

We ran in Decatur at 5:30 this morning... an inner and outer layer of Cold Gear and I was all nice and toasty. It's great for outdoor activities in cold weather, I own about 5 Cold Gear turtlenecks.

love the Cold-gear...it's a must-have for running in the freezing cold we have for 4 months of the year here.

I've never heard of Cold Gear but will have to look into it. I've been breaking out the same old thermals and long sleeve t's and sweatshirts for a while but never all that happy with them. My main uses would be running, skiing, and freezing my ### off at football games... what would you recommend? Where's the best place to buy and do they ever have any good deals on them? Thanks!

Army and Navy store on Grape St. off MacArthur has very good selection and prices.

Are you watching me right now?You know the area Woz?

Grew up by the Rita's on Emaus Avenue. I remember you saying you were from Macungie. I have bought UA stuff and some knock off brand stuff at Army Navy for much cheaper than anywhere else around there.

 

[Happy Ragnarok]

I have been looking into this as well. I am thinking you would need someway to work on the lower body and to do dips missing from this list.

I'm thinking you really only need the basics...dumbells, bench, cardio machine, and pull up bar.

 

[Raider Nation]

Are the fatties starting to lose their will yet?

GTL4life!!!1

 

[Ghost Rider]

Are the fatties starting to lose their will yet?

The gym I go to is already seeing a bit less traffic than it was two or three weeks ago.

 

[Dexter Manley]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).

The only good thing about the horrific weather we've had, is that it seems to have killed the will of the NYR people earlier than usual this year. Pretty hard to keep up a new routine when you can't make it to the gym a couple of days during week 2 due to weather.

Only a few newbies left, and I wish them the best of luck in sticking with their workout goals.

 

[John Fogerty Fan]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).The only good thing about the horrific weather we've had, is that it seems to have killed the will of the NYR people earlier than usual this year. Pretty hard to keep up a new routine when you can't make it to the gym a couple of days during week 2 due to weather. Only a few newbies left, and I wish them the best of luck in sticking with their workout goals.

Somebody make this guy a fan!

 

[Drifter]

I thought it was Dexter Manley?

 

[Christo]

I thought it was Dexter Manley?

He must have taken a few English classes in the last few years.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Dear skinny, dorky teenage Asianed guy (occasionally) curling the 5 lb. dumbbells,

The bench is not actually just for sitting while you hang out with your nearby friends. TIA.

Yours in Iron,

CP

 

[Lehigh98]

Army and Navy store on Grape St. off MacArthur has very good selection and prices.

Are you watching me right now?You know the area Woz?

Grew up by the Rita's on Emaus Avenue. I remember you saying you were from Macungie. I have bought UA stuff and some knock off brand stuff at Army Navy for much cheaper than anywhere else around there.

Did you go to Emmaus HS? If so, when did you graduate? Maybe you knew one of my nutty cousins-in-law.

 

[17seconds]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).

same hereback to normal. gym half full. a week ago all 40+ cardio machines were in use.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).

same hereback to normal. gym half full. a week ago all 40+ cardio machines were in use.

Rain may have helped.

 

[Wu-banger]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).The only good thing about the horrific weather we've had, is that it seems to have killed the will of the NYR people earlier than usual this year. Pretty hard to keep up a new routine when you can't make it to the gym a couple of days during week 2 due to weather. Only a few newbies left, and I wish them the best of luck in sticking with their workout goals.

Somebody make this guy a fan!

No fan needed , since he can read and write we know it obviously is not the real Dexter Manley.PS on iSnitching.

 

[17seconds]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).

same hereback to normal. gym half full. a week ago all 40+ cardio machines were in use.

Rain may have helped.

Possibly. It was slammed the first day of rain.I'd think more people would be there. Normally I'm outside running.

 

[Captain Placeholder]

Update: The weight room is already back to pre-new years resolution traffic. Traffic is also down in the cardio machine part of the gym, but it's still seeing more traffic than usual (which is no biggie for me since I do cardio after I lift and never have to wait for anything since most people have cleared out by then).

same hereback to normal. gym half full. a week ago all 40+ cardio machines were in use.

Rain may have helped.

Possibly. It was slammed the first day of rain.I'd think more people would be there. Normally I'm outside running.

If you're a weak-willed New Years Resolutioner, rain is a nice excuse not to go.

 

[Tecumseh]

I'm still at it. Still dark at 6:30am=Have to run in the gym. I do my long(ish) weekend runs outside though.

 

[snitwitch]

About to head to the gym for the first time in 2010 (first time in 8 months) to fulfill my resolution. Will I get punched in the face for being there?

 

[IDrinkyourMilkshake]

About to head to the gym for the first time in 2010 (first time in 8 months) to fulfill my resolution. Will I get punched in the face for being there?

Yes

 

[E-Z Glider]

Cyber Monday must be the new Jan 2nd. Most people Ive seen at the gym all year.

 

[Socrates11]

Cyber Monday must be the new Jan 2nd. Most people Ive seen at the gym all year.

Post-Thanksgiving Monday. Had a buddy post this morning "Time to hit the gym to lose the 10 lbs I gained from Thanksgiving". They'll workout a few times then think 'screw it, I'm going to gain even more over Christmas, might as well wait until after New Years'. Next Monday should be back to normal.

 

[ChainsawU]

The gym smelled like gravy today.

 

[Jayrod]

Cyber Monday must be the new Jan 2nd. Most people Ive seen at the gym all year.

I couldn't get up early enough today. But I started my "get fit" routine about 2 months ago.

 

[Wrigley]

I've seen the same 6 people at the gym every morning for the past 8 months.

Early morning workouts are the ####

6:00am rolls around a little early for some people I guess.

 

[Major]

The gym smelled like gravy today.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I've seen the same 6 people at the gym every morning for the past 8 months.Early morning workouts are the #### 6:00am rolls around a little early for some people I guess.

I look forward to your stance on this in about six months, GB.