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[MollyBloom]

[merkurix]

Oh goodie! Let me talk about three gym archetypes I have encountered at the gym:

The Korean kibitzer: This guy sees that you are a foreigner and he advises you to do the exercises the "proper way" (even though you have been lifting the correct "full-range-of-motion way for years). He will even interfere with your workout to "properly" position the weights in your hand well and he speaks to you mostly in Korean.

The "princess": Not a female, but a male. He leaves his weights everywhere in the gym and doesn't put anything back in its proper place . . . EVER. He wears the flashiest most expensive track suit and doesn't bother with the standard gym outfit. He usually piles on a nice collection of dumbbells surrounding him; almost like they could be his audience of adoring fans.

The usurper: This guy uses the Smith Machine area (not the machine itself) to do arm curls; uses the bench press station to do sit-ups, uses the power rack area for floor stretches and uses the cable crossover machine to do pull ups on the arch. Never uses the machine for its intended exercise and doesn't let anyone else use it either.

[ciccone_youth]

i know all those types!!! LOL.

[nautilus]

Mountain hiking

If you want a nice nature ramble, or maybe some meditation in the beautiful peaceful mountains, then of course you will have to go in a big group of like-minded people.
Even the boldest squirrel will have dived for cover when your group leader thunders over the tannoy for those at the back to keep up.
At the top, everyone is of course mandated to down a bottle of soju or makgoli each to keep them hydrated, presumably causing several to stumble to their deaths over precipes on the way down. But if you keep your radio at full blast at least nobody will notice.

You will need to wear the most flourescent clothing imaginable to scare away any nature long before you actually see it. clapping your hands constantly will achieve the same effect.

[nautilus]

Jogging

On no account must you show your legs by wearing shorts, or even your upper arms. tight tracksuits are to be worn, including in the height of summer.
If you run beside a road clogged with traffic, breathing in as much carbon monoxide as possible, it will make your lungs have to work twice as hard and therefore vastly improve their efficiency.

[Crockpot2001]

[ciccone_youth]

haha!!!

love those last two.


last night i went jogging in the park, i only wore running shorts and a wifebeater tank.... i got so many stares, it was awful. but the weather was so hot and humid, i thought it was okay.

[merkurix]

Here's another:

Top heavy guy: Very similar to princess in the way that he will probably buy the most elegant and expensive form-fitting top to show off his hard earned biceps, triceps, chest, nicely chiseled 6 pack and some traps the size of a huge kite. There is nothing wrong with having a great upper body; this guy's upper body is admirable and damn enviable. But all bets are off when you get to the waist down. His legs are half the width of his arms, and his thin, flat calves really look out of place. He is always sure to wear sweat pants to hide this fact, but when he is met in the shower after the workout, well . . . we all know the truth. He is never EVER seen working his legs.

[merkurix]

Cable jerker: This guy is an otherwise normal gym buff except when he gets to the cable crossover station. He gets on all fours and pulls on most of the weight stack of the cable using very strange and awkward contortions. You have never seen anything like this exercise and the guys grunting, panting and moaning as he attempts to jerk the entire weight stack in such an awkward position on all fours really baffles you in an amusing way. You are patient to see if this exercise will yield results.