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From
the Hindenburg to the Fountainhead to Mr. Sweaty Bench,
these are more of the people that you meet when you're
lifting at the gym.
Continued
from Part 1, you're sure to recognize many, if not all, of
these personalities from the gym.
1. Taking
Up Space
If
you've been to a gym and watched somebody just kind of
standing around looking lost, then you've seen this type.
They work their way slowly from one end of the gym to the
other, getting in the way and doing a few half-hearted
dumbell curls every 10 minutes. |
2. The
Copycat
You can have
some fun with the Copycat. When you notice them watching what you're
doing (because you know they're going to copy you), do something
extremely goofy and pretend that it works incredibly well. Chances
are, when you've moved on to your next exercise, the Copycat is
going to try it. Just like dueling banjos.
3. The
Hindenburg
If you're
having gastrointenstinal difficulties, don't do squats (or sit-ups).
That just doesn't work out well for anybody. The humanity!
4. The
Wannabe Powerlifter
Powerlifting
is a tremendous sport. Watching somebody who is trying to powerlift
but doesn't know how and is doing it all wrong can be tremendously
funny. If you've ever watched somebody cinch a belt up so tight they
look like a wasp then do a knee-buckling quarter squat with way too
much weight, you know what I'm talking about.
5. The
Pro
"There is
only one right way to do things and everything else everybody does
is all wrong and I'm the only who knows what they're doing and if
you don't like it I'm going to take my dumbells and go home."
6. The
Ignorant Personal Trainer
Every gym has
them and I don't have any idea how they slip through the cracks.
They teach bad exercises and poor form to unfortunate clients who
just don't know any better. Then they answer their cell phone while
they're spotting!
7. Fountainhead
Stop hogging
the water fountain and let someone else have a turn! Fill up your
water bottle at home - don't stand there for five minutes while the
trickle from the fountain slowly fills your gallon jug. That goes
double for backwashing into the fountain.
8. Mr.
Sweaty Bench
If you sweat
so much that you slide off the back end a FLAT bench when you lie
down, bring a towel, for crying out loud! And please, please, PLEASE
wipe it off when you're done. Don't make me have to invent a
standing bench press exercise.
9. The
Inventor
Sometimes new
exercises or techniques work and sometimes they land you right on
your head. The Inventor will get back up and try again, sometimes
performing the most incredibly effective movements you've never
seen. I know because I am an Inventor! But put together a bad
Inventor and a Copycat and you've got trouble!
10. The
Houseguest
If you've ever
seen someone walk into the gym carrying a gym bag big enough to
stash a body in and full of so much stuff that they could live on an
island for a month, you've seen the Houseguest at work. Three hours
later, when they leave the gym, they even have the keys to lock up.
11.
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
No need to
carry that dumbell to your bench, just roll it! After all, that's
why they're round, right?
12.
Beyond B.O.
It's not a
crime to take a shower. If a cloud follows you around like Pig Pen
in the Charlie Brown comics, you may want to look into that bathing
thing.
You can read Part 1 of "Gym Personalities" Here.
About The Author
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Nick
Nilsson is Vice-President of the online personal training
company BetterU,
Inc. He has a Bachelor's degree in Physical
Education and Psychology with emphasis on biomechanics,
physiology and kinesiology. He has been inventing new
training techniques for more than 16 years.
Nick
is a personal trainer and the author of a number of
bodybuilding eBooks including "Metabolic Surge - Rapid
Fat Loss," "The Best Exercises You've Never Heard
Of," "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt
NOW!" and "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've
Never Heard Of" all available at: www.Fitness-eBooks.com
He can be contacted at betteru@fitstep.com |
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