Thursday, November 4, 2010

Gym Peeves


I've got a lot of little gym peeves. Just to name a few:
1. Talking to me when I'm on a cardio machine...
2. Not wiping down your cardio machine after you sweat profusely on it...
3. Changing the TV channel when I was clearly watching...
4. Standing butt naked next to me in the locker room...
5. Working out in your boxer shorts so that I can see your junk when you do sit-ups on the bench press bench...

Recently though there's been one thing that has been annoying me more than anything else. Now look, I know I'm a Vietnamese TV star with a pretty sexy 1-pack so I really shouldn't complain. However, I'm going to. You see, I like to work out in the morning because there is nobody at the gym. Usually the gym has between 1 (me) and 8 people before noon. With that few number of people, there shouldn't be any issue with finding a machine or weight lifting station to use. Well, despite the 95% empty gym, there's this one woman who constantly likes to use the same machines I'm on. Here's an example of what this lady does:

I start to use a machine for my ___. After I finish my first set, I stand up and go to do some sit-ups. Within ten seconds the woman is now using the machine I was using thus not allowing me to do my second set. Okay, no problem. I then go to another similar machine and do a set at that machine/station. As soon as I finish my first set there, the lady strolls over and starts to use it. I then go back to the first machine and readjust the weights/height level and do my 2nd set. Sure enough, as soon as I finish she's back on that machine again.

This may not sound too annoying but trust me, it is. She does this every day no matter what exercise I'm doing. Honestly, it's like she thinks I'm a personal trainer and that if she copies what I do, she too can end up with a sexy one pack. What she doesn't know is that I'm clueless about what I'm doing at the gym. Also, there's no way we happen to be on the same training schedule because I've tried to change my schedule a couple times hoping she would stop mimicking me. And finally, no, it's not like this woman likes me or even wants to be friends with me. She doesn't make eye contact with me -- ever. She just watches what I do and then snags the machine the second I get up. This has truly become my biggest gym pet peeve.