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2004/03/17, 12:55 PM
I have quit 2 different gyms in the past year because they have become such meat markets that it's nearly impossible to get any real work done. I now belong to a gym very close to my home and have no intention of quitting this one, but once again I'm noticing more and more new members turning the place into a cursing bar instead of a workout facility. This goes for both men and women; or should I say boys and girls, since that is how most of them act.
I swear I actually saw one woman putting more makeup on before she headed out to her workout. No this was not a foundation, or cream to prevent breakouts, this was MASCARA AND EYELINER!! She was not there to work out, she was there to bat eyes at any male who would notice her.
The worst are the young high school girls who come in clearly just to meet guys. They come in pairs and sit around on the equipment and giggle and point at the guys. And of course there are several guys there that just eat that stuff up!! Oh, they just love that kind of attention!! That's why they're there in the first place!!!
I actually had one girl get mad at me because I asked her to move off of a piece of equipment that she wasn't using. She was pissed because this particular mahine had a teriffic view of some guys heiney while he was doing squats!!! I had to restrain myself from actually picking her up and tossing her across the room. (And she was tiny enough that I could have easily done it!!)
And that's another thing: I have seen a few members (young teenage girls) that by the looks of them, clearly have an eating disorder of some sort. They are stick thin, always where the equalivant of a snow suit to work out in, and literally spend HOURS on the treadmill or elliptical machine. How does the owner or manager of the gym allow these girls to join and then let them abuse their bodies in such a fashion? Isn't there some sort of health screening or assesment given when you join? These girls need help!
OK, I'm done venting. I feel much better now....:surprised:
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2004/03/17, 01:28 PM
I can totally understand where you are coming from.......the people at the gym arent that bad here in that respect...but they are some rude people in there to say the least. Most of the people that come to my gym are in there to workout because if you live here you claerly understand that is all there is to do...although I do hate when the visitor season is heavy as it is now and people come in there and get in your way...they act as if they are the only person in there and everything should revolve around them. This angers me to the point to where I am glad I dont own a gun because I would have shot a person for this behavior. When I lived in San Diego and went to a public gym down the street I would see all these skinny girls come in there half dressed and spend a few mins (or until their cell phone rang)on the treadmill and then get off do a little weight and leave and I am struggling through my cardio routine. The biggest problem that seems to happen in the gym I go to is guys come in there and think it is cool to just fart as much as you can while you are there........I have a theory about this and goes like this I dont sh!t in your living room floor so please dont fart in front of me. You know I think all the women on here strive to be in better shape and have the perfect body.......and when you work your a$$ off day by day and the changes arent coming quickly enough it is frustrating.
On another note and here is my venting.........I was at a particular watering hole this weekend and was with some guys that I know (because I dont have any female friends) and these guys kept checking these girls out and granted they were ok in the looks dept I am not still not sure why their tongues were hanging out like rabid dogs. Ok being the only female there I am wondering how come guys dont look at me like that (keep in mind I am happily married but I have never been the girl that stops the conversation when she walsk in the room and for once I think it would be nice)one guy told me that you have a nice body and are good looking but you will never be that girl that turns all the guys head........this disturbed me some because I work out so hard to get a better body but then he broke my dream of being a size 2 down to me he said you will never be a size 2 (genetics) and if you are you wouldnt look right because you have a large frame.........he said what makes you is your personality. What kind of crap is this.........I work so hard in the gym to get that awesome body because jsut once I would like to be the center of attention and now I realize it may never happen.......this is very frustrating to me and makes me want to work that much harder..........sorry Cafenervosa I just had to vent....didn mean to post hog....please forgive me....:big_smile:
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you can lead the horse to the water but you can't make them drink.....
~lynnoakdale
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2004/03/17, 01:51 PM
Hey lynnoakdale from a totally guy perspective ogling at the fairer sex is called "perving" and I guess that about sums up the intelectual quality of it all. Most guys that perv tend to do so with some discretion, that is the subject is often unaware that she has been perved! So be careful what you wish, chances are that you have been the recipient of the once up and down and once again, which I'll have you know is accompanied by a variety of "adult" thoughts that have nothing to do with discussing Shakespeare either!
Being the centre of attention isn't so much the result of a striking body clad in minimal gear, it has arguably more to do with personality than looks, so if you really want to encircle yourself with a bunch of pervs you really do need to develop something of a dumb disposition and wear some revealing outfits. Large frame, small frame whatever ...it doesn't matter, it's the sex you exude that will bring em in.
And that's just a guys perspective and mine.
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2004/03/17, 01:56 PM
Living on a military base I can comiserate with the problem of the skinny mini's whose only reason for being in the gym is to skope out the guys. Most of the girls here are either 18-19 year olds who just joined the AF and are fresh out of boot camp, in good shape and wear entirely too much mascara and lipstick <along with the hoop earings> to have any respect from anyone but the hormonal 18 year old guys. Now if this wasn't bad enough I sit there on the elliptical or weight bench sweating my Tshirted butt off and dream of ways to strangle each and everyone of them. On the flip side it's always a comfort to see the gym attendant following around some Major/Captain counting how many reps they do because they haven't made fitness requirements, being these are about the only peeps in the gym that I am in better shape than :laugh:
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2004/03/17, 02:38 PM
thanks nerraw for the insight.........and Kyrah I can totally understand as I live on a military base too....I know that there is more to a person then the way they look and their body does not define them.......I have been around plenty women who feel the need to apply much lipstick and mascara on an hourly basis that has never been me. I save that for the weekend or when I am in something other then this uniform. However I do go to the gym and sweat like a pig so if I had an makeup on it would have ran down my face by the time I am down in there. I have agoal and I dont stop the cardio until I have sweat beads on my arms....kind of obsessive I know but it works for me. Kyrah I would love nothing more then holding all the size 2 women down and feed them chocolate until the explode. Thanks for the insight nerraw and you may be one in a few because most men that I encouter never get past the looks (except my husband) to get to know a girl.....it all starts and ends with the way she looks.....Yes I have met some very shallow people in my time and it is funny because those are the ones who need to be in the gym the most........some men just think with the wrong head I believe sometimes.........I am confident in myself as a person and I am starting to like my body more and more everyday but sometimes us women need a little reassurance....:dumbbell:
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you can lead the horse to the water but you can't make them drink.....
~lynnoakdale
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