Here are some more things that I have witness at the local gym Instead of “Ranting” about them, I have creatively made up some names for the people I run into at the local gym. Feel free to comment and add to the list.

1. “Cell Phone Guy” - In-between each set, hell even during a set, this guy is yapping away on his phone. Sometimes taking up to 15 min to get back to work.

2. “Upper Body Guy” - Trains everything except his lower body. Its sad, cause he is a monster upstairs, but has nothing down below.

3. “A.D.D. lady” - This person goes from exercise to exercise with no plan, order, or thought process. She might do 10 reps of a bench press, stop move to the leg press, do 4 reps, stop go over and do 25 crunches, etc… NO she is not circuit training either. When you see her, stay away!! She will run you over without stopping just to get to her next exercise!

4. “Partial Rep Man” - This guy does everything with partial reps. He can partially bench 350, and partially squat 485, and even does half curls.

5. “Eating-Disorder Woman” (No, I am not making fun of the disease, only the type of person that continues to flaunt it) - This woman weighs in at about 80 pounds, but still spends 60 mins on the treadmill, followed by a 45 min circuit training routine and caps off her workout with another 30 min on the Elliptical. Total calories burned - all she’s got. You can count each vertebra, see anatomical landmarks that I have not seen since cadaver lab in grad school.

6. “Is that Tank Top even considered a shirt,” Guy - This is the guy who is (sorry to generalize here) usually 100% pure Italian or wishes he was, and wears something that resembles a tank top. Basically it is two straps that come across the shoulders and connect back around the guys abdomen. You can see (whether you really want to or not) ALL of his chest, 6 pack, and sometimes navel. Its not a shirt. He might as well not wear anything. Many times, he accessorizes his tank top with jean-shorts and work boots.  

7. “Scream, Grunt and yell” guy - This is the guy who will let everyone in ear shot know exactly when he is lifting and just how hard he is working. He will grunt, yell and scream sometimes no matter how heavy the weight or what he is doing. (by the way, sometimes this guy has been known to morph into Tank Top man)

8. “Advice” Guy - This is the guy who likes to walk around and openly critique everyone’s training and give free, unsolicited advice about how they are training. Keep in mind, this guy really doesn’t know what he is doing either, but likes to pass on what he reads from FLEX magazine.

9. “Sorority” Girl - This is usually a blue-eye, blond hair girl with fake boobs, and wearing spandex with a half shirt. She loves to do 15 reps of everything, while making sure everyone is watching her do them. She spends her rest periods flirting with “Tank Top” and “Upper Body” guy, and exchanging stories about how drunk she got last night.

10.  ”70’s” Man - This guy is an older man and still thinks it is 1977. He proves it with his matching velvet jump suit, Velcro sneakers, and striped headband. He is also usually the friendliest person in the gym and will talk to anyone who will listen. Most times, he is taking advice from “advice” guy or “upper body” guy, while he can’t stop staring at “Sorority” girl.

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