The Six Worst People At The Gym
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You can meet some good people at the gym, get advice, receive encouragement and share experiences. But there also are those who make your stay a little more unpleasant. Here are my favorite six types.
Once Upon A Time At The Gym
It’s no big secret that I prefer to work out at home. Originally it was simply because I was too self-conscious to drag my chubby self into public for exercise, now it simply is because of the convenience and the cost effectivity.
But from time to time together with friends I do venture into a gym and while there are many nice people to be met, some others are, shall we say, a little more distracting to your workout experience:
Share Your Experiences!
Of course, a whole bunch of subtypes exist – the Broadcaster often also is a good Warthog, who to everyone’s dismay is actually screaming into the phone while on the bench.
If you know other types or funny situations with them, shoot! 
Picture courtesy of Paul Sapiano.
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Just happened today at the gym. A guy volunteered himself to spot me while I was in the middle of my set and coaxed me into continuing reps past my stopping point. I ended up dropping a dumbbell on my chest. Then I saw a different guy interrupt someone in the middle of his set and change his workout from dumbbell chest press to alternating dumbbell chest press. I don’t get mad so much at correcting someone’s form, especially if they’re going to hurt themselves, but this was a whole other level of rudeness.
That guy had you continue and then didn’t catch that dumbbell? That and the other thing really is rude! What do these people think they are doing?
There’s this 10lb kid that goes to my gym. He’s always wagging right along, and trying to be friends with me between sets. Sometimes he gets so bad that I have to put a gate up to keep him away from me.
But srs, I once saw a family reunion in my old gym. If you’re one of those guys, I don’t even know what to say.. Mostly because of how tired I am
Sleep, Moon, sleep!
You look so adorable in that picture
and I just love how you talk, and you are super funny as well! The sweat is what drives me crazy the most! I had such a great laugh with the dropping of the pink dumbbell 
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Thanks, Tat!
To get the “pink dumbbell” right, I had to try seven times to perform the chic girl style of bending down correcty – my lower back really hurt. I apparently wouldn’t make a good female
HI EC – Funny video! the worst offenders at my gym combine several of these transgressions – I’m talking about the overly sweaty ones who don’t clean the benches while grunting loudly during sets like they are passing a kidney stone.
We also have someone I call the “sports guy” who loudly stands beside your cardio machine talking about sports games with his friends or yells at scores on the television in the weight room – charming. 
Hahaha!
Guys who pull the cable to perform bicep curls so close to the machine that it rubs against their crotch.
Well, they may consider it a form of having sex