At the Gym; why no men?

JOhnH said:
If they did, you would see bicyclists wearing them into burger places.
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C'mon....not all bicyclists!...thought we had settled that. :rolleyes:
 
wrbix said:
C'mon....not all bicyclists!...thought we had settled that. :rolleyes:
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OK, I admit that it would not apply to all bicyclists. Or even most. But you have to admit that it would apply to some bicyclists. It might even apply toa POAer or two.
 
What you guys are missing, is that this is in Florida and all the old blue hair ladies and whales are widows or Old Maids ,so that is why no men.

The hard bodies all have BF"s that work out other wise,
 
Exercise is dumb. Jug (scotch) is considerably more enjoyable.
 
JOhnH said:
OK, I admit that it would not apply to all bicyclists. Or even most. But you have to admit that it would apply to some bicyclists. It might even apply toa POAer or two.
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Really....
 
I forgot to pack my argyle socks in my gym bag last night. So I get to parade around in dress shoes and white gym socks.

It's a fairly uncomfortable combination.
 
meh - go sockless with dress shoes. All the cool people are doing it.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I forgot to pack my argyle socks in my gym bag last night. So I get to parade around in dress shoes and white gym socks.

It's a fairly uncomfortable combination.
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Ha! Not too long ago I forgot my workout shoes but still wanted to workout. You get some strange comments doing squats in black socks and wing tips.
 
Matthew said:
meh - go sockless with dress shoes. All the cool people are doing it.
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That's even worse, these shoes flat out don't work without socks. I do have a pair of casual "walking" shoes sitting on the shelf I use when I ride my motorcycle in. I switched to those.

Bill Jennings said:
Ha! Not too long ago I forgot my workout shoes but still wanted to workout. You get some strange comments doing squats in black socks and wing tips.
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Yeah I've done that. Normally I'm wearing my gym shoes in to the gym and I pack my work shoes, but if I ride the motorcycle, I'm wearing boots and have gym shoes packed. I wasn't about to do spin class in motorcycle boots, so I scrounged up some flip flops from the lost and found bin and drove on.
 
Many moons ago I had a gym membership for a short time, mainly to swim laps. I discovered that at least a certain percentage of people must go there to be looked at. I would see women in the locker room applying makeup *before* their workout.

Haven't been to a gym in years...
 
Everskyward said:
Many moons ago I had a gym membership for a short time, mainly to swim laps. I discovered that at least a certain percentage of people must go there to be looked at. I would see women in the locker room applying makeup *before* their workout.

Haven't been to a gym in years...
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I think it's a time of day thing too. I go early in the morning. Zero dark thirty on weekdays, when it isn't crowded, and people are there to work out. The later in the day it gets, the more it turns in to a social club. After work it becomes a serious meat market.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I think it's a time of day thing too. I go early in the morning. Zero dark thirty on weekdays, when it isn't crowded, and people are there to work out. The later in the day it gets, the more it turns in to a social club. After work it becomes a serious meat market.
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This was after work (when I worked 'normal' hours most of the time). I would use the gym to delay my commute home, avoiding rush hour.
 
Everskyward said:
This was after work (when I worked 'normal' hours most of the time). I would use the gym to delay my commute home, avoiding rush hour.
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That's the reason I go in so early, to avoid the morning rush hour. But the other thing is I'm just so beat and tired after work I'm not very energetic at the gym. I used to do it after work a long time ago but found mornings to work better for me.
 
Sac Arrow said:
That's the reason I go in so early, to avoid the morning rush hour. But the other thing is I'm just so beat and tired after work I'm not very energetic at the gym. I used to do it after work a long time ago but found mornings to work better for me.
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Lunchtime, take a little extra time, work a little later. Bonus, the gym is 1/2 mi. from work, so super convenient.
 
Bill Jennings said:
Lunchtime, take a little extra time, work a little later. Bonus, the gym is 1/2 mi. from work, so super convenient.
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I did that for a while too when I first signed up for my present gym. It just took too much time out of the day. I need about a two hour block to get through everything including a shower. When I show up in the morning, there is no need to change back in to my gym clothes because I'm already wearing them. I sleep in them in fact, so all I need to do is throw my shoes on, grab my bag and head out the door.
 
I don't do the classes just elliptical and weights. There is a pretty good mix of men and women at my gym. The thing that jumps out at me is that most of the younger women have tattoos, some of them A LOT of tattoos. Guys have them too, but I notice them women more. :D
 
Anthony said:
I don't do the classes just elliptical and weights. There is a pretty good mix of men and women at my gym. The thing that jumps out at me is that most of the younger women have tattoos, some of them A LOT of tattoos. Guys have them too, but I notice them women more. :D
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I really, really, intensely hate tattoos on women. Especially the butt crack ones. I can sort of "accept" a small one on an ankle or a shoulder. Tattoos would generally be a deal killer to me.
 
I swim now, and don't get to see too many tattoos. One of the lifeguards had a pretty elaborate tramp stamp, but I don't think she's there anymore.

When I used to use the treadmills and other equipment, some of the tank-topped ladies had some pretty fancy ink on the back of their shoulders.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I really, really, intensely hate tattoos on women. Especially the butt crack ones. I can sort of "accept" a small one on an ankle or a shoulder. Tattoos would generally be a deal killer to me.
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I have never dated, nor been married to anyone with a tattoo, but I am a bit older than most of these girls. lol!

I don't think it would be a "deal breaker" if as you say it was a small, tasteful one. Growing up we always thought only Marines, bikers, and trailer trash had tattoos, but times change.
 
Anthony said:
I have never dated, nor been married to anyone with a tattoo, but I am a bit older than most of these girls. lol!

I don't think it would be a "deal breaker" if as you say it was a small, tasteful one. Growing up we always thought only Marines, bikers, and trailer trash had tattoos, but times change.
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I would agree with you on that. I wouldn't say it would be an absolute deal breaker, just depends on how many, where, and the level of offsetting attributes. Let's just say I wouldn't throw Jennifer Aniston out the front door if she was sitting in the living room and there was a visible tattoo on her ankle.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I would agree with you on that. I wouldn't say it would be an absolute deal breaker, just depends on how many, where, and the level of offsetting attributes. Let's just say I wouldn't throw Jennifer Aniston out the front door if she was sitting in the living room and there was a visible tattoo on her ankle.
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Does she consider brisket to be BBQ?
 
JOhnH said:
I'm at the gym. There is a large room on the side with a solid glass front wall. They use the room for various group activities; yoga, zumba, pilates, aerobics, etc.

The room is always full of women with maybe a man or two.

The women range from lithe young hard-bodies to 350+ pound whales to geriatrics. It's kind of fun to watch. The young hard bodies are all so energetic and graceful. The whales look like peasants stomping grapes. The old people run the same gamut. But they are all in there working their hearts and lungs out. Why so few men?

Being that I am 63 yrs old and my flexibility is not what it used to be, my wife convinced me to join a yoga class with her. It is great and I feel it really helps. (we don't do the advanced classes). But I am the only man in there? Why don't men participate in these classes more often?

But don't get me started on the yoga pants. I never knew any material could stretch like that without exploding.
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Maybe you should try a different gym than 'Curves'.

(sorry if this has already been mentioned.... ;)
 
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