Crazy people
Mm, student gyms are fun. No seriously they really are fun... A few good and bad things.

Good.
- There would be the fact that I've not paid membership at my gym for the last 11 months, yet no one has pointed this out to me.
- The gym staff are so damn good looking it's all you can do to keep your hands to yourself when they're spotting you.
- The gym when quiet is actually rather well kitted out and the staff are helpful and friendly.

Bad.
- Fucking chavs and a curse of Asian "buff" boys, now don't get me wrong. I don't have a racist bone in my body however there is this segement of the Asian male 18-25 demographic whose entire gym experience centres around picking up the heaviest weight possible. Doing 20 reps in 2 seconds, throwing weights down and flexing. The chavs do the same but are more vocal about calling each other "cunts" when the weight lands on their toes...
- Further to this, the muscle heads who complain of aching tendons, legs and arms with the Chav/Asian boy population. Here I am lifting my 12kg bar bells slowly and with control and guess what? My arms don't hurt! I've not jerked my tendons off at ends... If your body is hurting to the extent that you need to take painkillers and the doctor recommends you cut down the weights, there might be something said for being responsible and monitoring your weights... Slow & Controlled is much better than Fast & Irresponsible.
- Skinny "birds", I understand it's the current fashion for women to be thin, however if I can pick you up with one hand, fold you up into my wallet and bring you out at parties for a party trick odds are... You're a little too thin... Your body, your choice but please think of the rest of us poor mugs who want to use the machine you've just spent the last 30 minutes on doing minimal reps and weights with 10 minute breaks inbetween.
- Aggressive personal trainers for luck of any other words **PISS. ME. OFF**. Yes, I appreciate the help you've given me, yes I appreciate that you give good rates. Oh really, no I didn't know you were in the army, no I don't know that you were the cheapest trainer here. Oh, yeah I come here a lot also to exercise, by myself. Go away. I have a personal trainer who works with me to my level of fitness, not yours.

In saying that, I do enjoy the gym when it's not busy. My week thanks to my trainer involves the gym 2-5 times a week with a mix of CV and free weights/machines, jujitsu 3/4 times a week followed by about 10 odd miles on the bike 2/3 times a week and considering the difference it's made on my body I'm eternally grateful to those great personal trainers who take into consideration your personal preferences and limits however those basturds who can't and won't...

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
(Helo, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 16:01, 1 reply)

Personal trainers or Personal shoppers?
Whether to burn calories or cash...
( monkeybananaraffle, Tue 14 Jul 2009, 16:42, closed)