I started my morning by falling ON MY FACE in the middle of the gym. I was trying to do these one leg lunges from Kelly’s blog, which I still think is awesome despite the fact that I’m considering suing her for emotional distress.
No, it’s not her fault. It’s not mine, either. I blame the couple that was working out next to me for annoying me so much that I lost my concentration and, subsequently, my coordination.
It’s not that I mind couples who work out together – whatever, it’s cute. Chris and I don’t do it, but we also don’t go to the same gym. Although I would venture to say that if we did go to the same gym, we still would not work out together. Why? For starters, I hate working out with other people. I don’t want you talking to me while I’m sweating, thanks. In fact, I believe that the first argument Chris and I ever got into was when we went to the park to run together and he would not stop talking to me. So in a grand display of maturity, I turned around and started running in the opposite direction. He did not like that.
But also, he does different exercises. He is a boy. He is stronger than me. He lifts more weight than me. He does less cardio than me. He’s not interested in lunges, or the medicine ball, and I don’t want a bench press anywhere near my chest. He also once told me that as a “man,” he wouldn’t be caught dead using the assisted pull up machine, which happens to be one of my favorites.
Anyway, back to my point – this couple does the exact same exercises, all the time, using the exact same weights. I’m not kidding. This man is so whipped that he is in the gym with his wife/girlfriend/whatever and doing curls with ten pound dumbbells. They work in with each other on machines, and he doesn’t up the weight when it’s his turn. And the worst part? HE WEARS GLOVES. I’m assuming this is because he’s worried that those ten pounders will give him calluses.
Clearly, they make me crazy. But this is a food blog. I’m done now. I had coffee after my breakfast:
First off, HA!
Secondly, sorry.
I have to do those in front of a wall so i can position myself correctly.
Ugh, I know what you mean with the couples that work out. I dont mind the ones where the girl is on the treadmill reading her cosmo and the guy rolls by to say hi then go back to his routine. Thats fine. But if you do the same routine something is wrong.
I cant work out with others because i am a bit scattered and just wander around and do whatever I want/is open and dont really rest. i wont do bcep curls, wait, and then do another set. Ill go to do something else and then come back.
Come to think of it, i dont do bicep curls at all.
I think you showed restraint by running the other way. I would have tripped him.
My boyfriend and i’s first fight was about putting a shelf in the fridge properly. It ended in us screaming and swearing and then stopping and realizing how stupid we were being.
Im done now.
i HATE when people work out together…I dont’ liked being chatted with while I’m working out…it just makes me more tired and annoyed.
there was a couple at the gym on Saturday, and they couldn’t get bikes next to eachother and asked someone to move. They said now, so she just stood there and pouted by him while he biked, annoying the hell out of me. I feel like that’s something Spencer and Heidi would do. Whoa-just made a Hills reference-I just won 50 cool points.
You made me laugh. hahaha. The couple does sound pretty annoying, yet they do make for a good material for a blog posting. hahah.
If it makes you feel any better I’ve fallen on my face more than once trying to demonstrate something to a client. Something about me not being warmed up, it being early in the morning, and trying to do pushups on a stability ball don’t mix well. It usually ends with me being like, ’so you got the idea, right?’ I know, some trainer I am.
Oh, and I can’t workout with Dustin for the exact same reasons.
I HATE THAT TOO… I was at the gym last year where two women got on the treadmills on both sides of me and proceeded to have a full blown conversation (basically in my face), leaning over talking to each other… I wanted to say HELLO, do you see me here in between you both?? I should have gotten off and asked to switch w/ them, but I didn’t want to lol
Bill and I recently started going to the gym together, but all we do is physically go together, we do nothing the same… I couldn’t imagine being followed around or following him around doing everything the same – too much (weird) for me!
this is why I love you.
what about couple bloggers??? we could make one together and fill it with hearts and teddy bears.
You are hilarious! Seriously! I can’t believe while running you turned and went the other way. And the guy wearing gloves with his ten pound weights. Great word pictures!
And don’t feel bad about the fall, I was in a step class years ago, right in front, jumping high, and fell, hard. The instructor actually yelled, “Oh My God” into his microphone. So embarrassing.
HAHA! Honestly, whenever I go to the gym there are so many “good looking” guys but about 95% of them appear to me to be complete douche bags. This is absolutely judgmental and unfair, I know. But…I can’t help it.
I just about spit out my lunch when I read the glove comment. Too funny.
He wears gloves?
Hahahaha! Loved it!!! I guess what I’m wondering is what the couple physically looked like. Were they both ripped? Just regular? Was the dude as small-ish as the lady? I just don’t understand how the guy could get a work out in doing the same things with the same weights as his girlfriend… unless she’s a bodybuilder and he’s Screech…
What about people who talk during Spinning Class? Those people deserve to go to Hell’s Hell.
Kelly T –
Yikes, longest comment ever. Okay:
- Did I miss the wall part of your directions? Just checking.
- I definitely don’t mind the ones who come to the gym together, and say hi every once in a while. But seriously, do your own thing. I like to minimize my gym time as much as possible and chatting is unnecessary.
- I do that, two. I hate waiting. Again, minimizing gym time is the key. Also, I’m glad you don’t do bicep curls because I don’t either.
- I should have tripped him. Next time. Think he learned his lesson, though. And don’t get me started about the Ikea furniture incident, which sounds like it was similar to your fridge ordeal.
Betsy –
Okay, that is HILARIOUS. I actually called Chris and read it to him. I can’t believe you’ve been keeping that story from us all of this time. I would have killed her if she came up to me and asked me to move. And yes, keep the Hills references coming.
Cara –
Yes, good material, but unbelievably annoying.
Robin –
That does make me feel better, thank you.
Lindz –
That would have made me really mad. I wouldn’t have wanted to switch, either. Then you have to start the machine all over…way too much trouble.
Chris –
Thank you. No couple blogging.
Karen –
Thank you. That is embarrassing, in a class. I feel for you.
LT –
This guy is a douche bag. Perfect word choice. My favorites, though, are the guys who walk around with their arms held like a couple inches from their sides as if their muscles are so big that they can’t relax their shoulders. Lucky for this guy, ten pound weights are not going to get him there.
Chandra –
It is important for men to have smooth hands.
Crissy -
GLOVES.
Paula –
I’m glad you asked. So no, totally not ripped. They are very serious about their exercise though in a way that I can’t describe but that makes me unbelievably annoyed and amused at the same time. The funny thing is, the guy appears to be in better shape than the girl. How, I have no idea. He’s still on the small side though. He wears very short shorts. Slightly bigger than Screech. She’s definitely not a body builder, but she wears gloves as well. Maybe I should have mentioned that. She also wears a bandana.
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe I have them confused.
sorry-just happened this past saturday. she was also really ugly. if that helps.
Betsy –
It does. Thanks.
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There is a couple that works out at my apt gym together that remind me of spencer and heidi from the hills (which i have never watched a full episode of, gag). They ride the stationary bikes right next to each other, while contantly talking and smiling at each other, and will wait until there are machines upen rght next to each other to move on. After working out, they proceed to lay out at the pool and make out/fondle each other.
My boyfriend would not be caught dead working out with me. One time he got a pair of running shoes, starting running, sat down after 30 seconds, smoked a cigarette, and said he was glad he bought them because they were so comfortable.