8 People You Meet In Gym
June 11th, 2006
1. Muscle Men
these are the very big, beefy and hulking men who stalk around the gym in an imposing manner like they own the place. most of them wear little football shorts that provide the opportunity to show off their thick and muscular thighs, but The White Singlet is a compulsory must. on the days that they dont feel like wearing a white singlet, a grey singlet is then the option.
you can recognise these (pre-politician) Schwarzenegger types not only by sight, but also via auditory perception. you dont even have to strain hard to hear the urrrrrnnnnghhhssss and aaaaaaaaRRRghhhHHsss that come from the weightlifting section of gym, courtesy of the Muscle Men demographic. while to some of us, these sounds are a bit disconcerting and sound like they’re better off in the bedroom, it is NOT our place to go over and tap them on the shoulder and say “hey can you please shut up”, because – one, you dont want to be their next protein shake, and two, i once had a trainer who would anticipate those sounds with great relish. he would lean on my treadmill and say excitedly, ‘OOH OOH HERE IT COMES!’. so dont take away his fun, as well as the fun of others who share his sentiment!
sometimes, though not everytime, but almost always – you can distinguish the Muscle Men from other counterparts by their smell as well. it is more than sufficient to say that when you walk past them and exercise your God-given right to inhale, you’d wish you DIDN’T have that God-given right.
2. Models Who Dont Work Out For More Than 2 Minutes
ooh I SO LOVE to see models come to the gym! it’s just so fun :D see this is what they’ll do – they come to gym in their long, sleek, black tights and small navel-baring halter top (usually pink and from Nike), get on the treadmill, frown at it for a bit, poke at the buttons, walk for 2 minutes, run for 1 minute, get off the treadmill, collect their stuff from the locker room, and then leave.
huh?
after so many years of gymming observation at Menara Maxis, i’ve come to realize that yes, this is indeed the routine of the majority of our model-esque gymmers. donno why but Menara Maxis is where they all go to. maybe cos KLCC is next door, so they can go shopping after that. hey actually come to think of it, why DO all models hang out at KLCC?
oh wait did i also mention that they come to gym wearing makeup? but WHY?! it’s so bad for the skin!! clogged pores!!! the horror.
3. Super Skinny Girls Who Look Like They Dont Need To Work Out Anyway
oh, all you women know the type! they prance around the gym in their hot little workout clothes without wobbling one bit, looking very sexy and completely out of place amongst the sweaty and heavier general populace. you look at them through slitted eyes, glare at them and think to yourself “what the hell does she need to come to gym for?!” and then you immediately feel self-conscious. and then you suddenly feel like jogging another 2km. or doing another 3 sets of leg presses.
they are also the girls who walk around stark naked in the locker room without a care in the world, leaving in their wake all the other women trying to look like they’re not looking, but of course they are all looking. it’s like being a witness to PDA. you kinda wanna look, but it would be rude to, and will make you seem like you dont see it everyday. which you dont. but who wants to let the rest of the world know that?
4. The Sullen Ones With A Purpose
these are the people who go to gym, work out, shower and leave. no socialising, no locker room discourse, no flirting with the pretty receptionists, no sitting around pretending to read newspapers while checking out bums of Models Who Dont Work Out For More Than 3 Minutes. they usually look really constipated while working out. and damn fierce also. dresscode : the most inconspicuous loose tshirts and shorts.
5. Super Hot Yuppies
the first time i went to the Menara Axis branch, i thought i’d died and went to Hot Yuppie Haven. i love hot yuppies. that is all.
6. Personal Trainers Who Accost You Into Hiring Them
they call you to check on your progress all the time, work out a nice programme for you, greet you warmly everytime they see you. amd so you think wow, they are REALLY friendly, and that they just really want to help you reach your ultimate goals of fitness … but thou art wrong! they just want your RM 1,050 for 10 Personal Training sessions!! okay lah they’re not all that bad. but most of them are.
7. The Joy Luck Club
heeheehee. the Joy Luck Club consists of these rather loud and very excited Chinese ladies who go to the gym everyday to catch up with their friends. this club doesnt exist outside of the Leisure Mall branch of my gym, so if you wanna see them, you will just have to go there. you dont have to look at the machines, or at the weights section – the only place they hang out is the Group Exercise Room and the Juice Bar.
this bunch ah, they very funny wan. during G-Ex, they only go for the happy-clappy sorta classes, namely Body Jam and Body Attack, and occasionally Body Combat. and naturally they will all flock to the front of the room, occasionally holding hands in one long line.
but that’s not the best part.
the best part is that on certain days of certain weeks, they actually colour-coordinate their outfits!!!!! damn shocking okay, one day i went for Body Jam and saw like 10 women – and 1 man, they always have this guy with them – at the front wearing yellow tops and black slacks. i was like shit, got dress code ah today?? everybody else (meaning, us poor folk who werent exclusively invited into the Joy Luck Club) were clearly confused as well. the Joy Luck Club later haughtily told us it was a ‘friend-friend’ thing. oh. right. okay.
8. Girl Who Brings McDonalds Into Locker Room, Allowing Delicious Smell To Waft In The Air, Thus Pissing Off All Other Gymmers (read, Dieters or Keep-Fitters) And Earning Many Death Glares, But Does Not Care Because She Has McDonalds And They Don’t!!!
that would be me :D
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51 Comments Add your own
1. Jaywhy | June 11th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
you are a mean mean mean nasty person and will prolly go straight to gym hell….that being said McD’s prolly would like to extend a formal appreciation for your promotional efforts…lol
2. Jon | June 11th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Padaaa… paap…paap…paap
I’m lovin’ it ^_^
3. justakid | June 11th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
mcdonals!!! hehe.. actually sorta sick of it adi.. been goin out n eating tat every single day -.-
but hell, it’s cheap it’s tasty and it’s reli damn convenient.. *esp wen ur tryin 2 make it 2 a movie in time*
skul starts 2moro!! :’( form3 is so .. back2back drama la.
4. nick au | June 11th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Hey there. Cool blog. I sent an email to your gmail address. Do read the contents and get back to me.
by the way, I’ve been to the gyms often and I definitely caught what you were trying to get. lol
very true indeed.
cheers.
nick au
5. eric | June 11th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
su ann. your addiction to mcd’s is incurable.. oh wait.. so is mine.. tee hee..
why la be the devil of the locker room with the calorie ridden fries and erm.. what’s that on your other hand.. looks too flat to be a burger.. you don’t only eat the bread right? =P
6. Samantha | June 11th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
omg…share wid me ur french fries!!!
7. vvens | June 11th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
you look so naughty! hmmp.
*pinch pinch*
8. foreverjas | June 11th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
wah.so do u jz eat mcd in the gym ? hahax. hope nobody “murders” u silently…. ish..ishh..beware.hahax.
9. arthur | June 11th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Is that wat u REALLY look like after a session in the gym??? hahah, if i have assumed correct, then i also would like to assume that ur not working hard enough?? hahaha, mayb u shud try making em noises that weightlifters make, hehehe, from what i collect it gives u a certain boost. hahaha, how true that is, i am depending on u to find out and then u can get back to me =)
10. Esther | June 11th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
lolx… no. 8’s good one. wouldn’t want to be in the same gym as you. but, i’m too lazy to get to gym either
11. kristof | June 12th, 2006 at 2:41 am
reminds me of this movie, dodgeball. the gym an irony in itself
12. arifsanchez | June 12th, 2006 at 2:55 am
Im random stalker of ur blog and u’ve been tagged by me: http://blog.shafla.com/2006/06/12/let-me-tell-you-about-my-perfect-dream-lover/
13. george | June 12th, 2006 at 4:20 am
LOL
do the 5 people you think you’ll meet in heaven :)
14. abby | June 12th, 2006 at 9:08 am
you like poses with you looking away from the camera lense like a candid shot huh. but do you know you look really gorgeous when you look straight into the camera and smile like a child? serious. drop dead pretty ;)
15. bulat | June 12th, 2006 at 11:43 am
that is absolutely EVILLLL. and i like it!! bwahahahaha: D i do that too.. but arh..my trainer always manages to take it away from meT_T….i cant possibly win him anyway…his eyes are more googly then mine…or maybe cause they are blue ~_~
theres a similar “auntie group” in my gym: D just not so…colour coordinated and they really can kick ass cause half of them has been working out for more than 20 years!!O_o
16. kennysia | June 12th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
I am a no.4, dressed like a no.1, trying to be a no.5, hoping to catch a glimpse of no.3, working out in a place where there’s no no.2 but lots of no.7 employing no.6s, who will go beserk at the sight of no.8s.
17. ashleigh | June 12th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
man,you’re good
18. pinkpau | June 12th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
jaywhy : i knowwww. i fear one day i’ll see a No Food Allowed sign in the locker room .. who will i taunt then?!
jon : dont we all! :D
justakid : *patpat* two more years to sort-of freedom. i’m going to spare you the old-fart deal and NOT tell you that you should enjoy your high school years.. :P
nick : replied you :)
eric : oh, our sausage mcmuffin days! how i miss them. hey if college level ever got debate, let’s join!!! i’m serious wan!! and actually yes it’s a filet burger (your favourite if i recall correctly), just that it’s a bit flat already, haha
samantha : sorry babe, all gone :P
vvens : faster put up alvls prom pics!!
foreverjas : haha if i’m at the klcc gym, sometimes i bring the rotiboy buns in. WAH that one’s a killer .. cos the smell is so strong! those are the times i really kena :P
arthur : i was at home la when i took this pic! if i started taking pics of myself in the locker room, i think people will think i’m nuts :P or one helluva narcissist. neither of which is true! we both know i’m just a typing sloth :P
esther : i hear you! sigh! sometimes i wonder how gym nuts find the willpower!
kristof : didnt catch that movie. what is the gym’s irony?
arifsanchez : hey thanks! that’s a nice meme. i’ll put it up soon if i get around to doing it
george : i havent even met 1, lets not get to 5 .. :P
abby : really? :D :D
bulat : you have a blue-eyed trainer?! NO WAY :O i am totally jealous!! let’s swap!!
kennysia : hahaha what do you know, an all-rounder!
ashleigh : in more ways than one, too :D
19. ShaolinTiger | June 12th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Am definately a number 4 with a bit of 5 I guess LOLPLS
I just go in, change, work out and leave. The end.
20. JoyceTheFairy | June 12th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Hey i’m No. 3 and 4…
But don’t bang the skinny girls who go work out! I used to go cos i wanted to build up muskel. Too skinny. No strength.
In the end, i lost the plot, stopped going, and the little muskels that i *did* manage to achieve… deflated.
Gone. All that lifting. All that effort. GONE.
21. Pierce Munro | June 12th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
heheh Mc’D. the ggym peoples’ nightmare. Oh especially women. hahaha
u evil meanie =p=p
oh those skinny gal who doesnt seem to need any workouts at all: i think right….maybe it’s their early stage? i mean who knows maybe after a while they’ll have results? =S
22. AbbyC. | June 12th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
LOLX! hilarious! calories. tats why ppl go to gym. and ur tempting thre!
erh! why only bread on ur hands? where’s the meat? huh? LOLZ!!! anyway mcD rulezzz!!
23. Waifon | June 12th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
I’ve seen 1, 3, 4 and 7. Guys who are too bulky with slabs and slabs of muscles kind of turn off lah. Like WWF, where got nice?!
The Joy Luck Club ladies are everywhere for the love of God! But True Fitness at Hartamas don’t have :) Not that I have seen, at least. It ticks me off so badly everytime they speak in horrible thick accented English and double ticks me when they try so hard to speak but end up with lots of lahs, mahs, hai mehs, and hor hor HOR?!
and those skinny girls, no comments. I basically think it’s some sort of a trend to patronize commercialised gymnasiums nowadays because gyms are growing like mushrooms after a rain everywhere! and it seems glamorous and “in” to go to gym no?
girl x: Where are you going after this?
girl y: to the Gym. Fitness First. tomorrow, Celebrity Fitness.
girl x: ooh…ahh…wahhh..wah lau [-_-];;;
I’m definitely 4 and 8, not only McD, occasionally Cinnabon/ Auntie Anne’s pretzels. Defeating the purpose of working out XD My trainer damn nice. No advertising and scams :) how much do you pay ur trainer la?
oh oh…Kotaraya beefballs. It’s very near a junk bookstore and it’s next to a bus terminal. Lots of Metrobus there. Forgot the name because I only give a shit about their balls :D find you the name later.
24. Asyraf Lee | June 12th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Me number 4 who wants to be number 1 *looks at meself*
25. Joyce Tan | June 12th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
I’m number 3.
I always feel so totally out of place when I go to the gym.
26. Adrian C | June 13th, 2006 at 12:36 am
hahaha. hilarious. nice blog. will be visiting back often – keep up the good work.
27. joanne | June 13th, 2006 at 12:53 am
love ur blog!!.. n u are real cute..keep it up~..^^
28. tze | June 13th, 2006 at 2:08 am
don’t lie! you are number 3!
29. ArtificiallyVerbose | June 13th, 2006 at 4:27 am
suann! ur such a stereotyper!!! :P
30. TheRealAnonymous | June 13th, 2006 at 6:50 am
I’m no.4… wanna be no.5… c’mon… who doesn’t wanna be loved?
So… what are the qualifications? Where do i sign up? hahaha
31. Johann | June 13th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Looking very McDs promoter there wifey :P
32. Kit | June 13th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Great blog. very interesting observations about the gym. I tend to agree with all your points!
33. jlwk | June 13th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
haha UR evil..havin mac’d in da gym..hope tat others wont KILL u,anyway in look cute in da weekend mail.
34. marianne | June 13th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
i am number 5, hoping to be number 3, avoiding to be number 7.
:D
35. Jon | June 13th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
I’m… not on the list :(!!!! Apparently PP forgot to add the people you don’t see at the gym… like:
9. Boy who sits in front of computer all day and has never been to a gym in all 17 years of his life.
Yup, that’s me :D
36. foreverjas | June 13th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
i’m just me!!! never been to the gym oso. hehe. u’re goin canada after foundation?
37. sherve | June 14th, 2006 at 3:12 am
Fitness First right?
I go to the Uptown one which has a McD’s right below.
Hell.. i don’t know why i gym sometimes.
I love doublecheese burgers and get them after gym so i actually GAIN WEIGHT when I gym and LOSE when i dont. -_”
Loving your blog : )
Best Msian blog I’ve read so far actually.
38. Angeli | June 14th, 2006 at 9:03 am
lol! that was awesome su ann! ^_-
(lemme try that some time) Hee.
39. foreverjas | June 14th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
ya look hawt in the malay mail!!! luv u! hahax. keep rawking.
40. Kurakat | June 14th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Impressive observation skills…. Is Hunk gazing your favorite hobby? =)
41. James | June 14th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
yeah, i agreed with what abby | June 12th, 2006 at 9:08 am.
42. James | June 14th, 2006 at 11:42 pm
yeah, i agreed with what abby | June 12th, 2006 at 9:08 am said.
43. pinkpau | June 15th, 2006 at 4:39 am
shaolintiger : that’s the way it should be! wait, do you at least check out the spandexed bums of No2 and No3?
joyce the fairy : yeah i know about the skinny girls and how they wanna build muscles :P but it’s really funny how the heavier women will turn around to glare at them as they walk past. one time at the locker room, when this skinny girl walked past without a towel, the lady at the locker next to mine was like “so thin want to come gym for wat!” lol :P so bitter.
pierce : my boy, girls are not guys :P they dont come to the gym to get bigger! toner maybe, but not bigger.. well unless they’e Chyna. you know Chyna?
abbyc : it’s the whole burger! just that cannot see only. haha if u squint, u can kinda see the fish fillet part poking out!
waifon : you’re lucky your gym dont have Joy Luck Club. haha they monopolise the group exercise classes like anything man. about the girls and commercialised gyms, well i donno about that .. most of the girls i know cant stand exercise. and OMG I LOVE CINNABON. and u must tell me the kotaraya meatball place!
asyraf : EH remember that time i asked you how long it takes before u can see results after lifting weights.. you’re right man. after 1 month muscles can actually be built. damn fast.
joyce tan : hahahaha do dumpy old ladies glare at you in the locker room?
adrian c : will do :)
joanne : okie dokie :D
tze : YOU are number 3!
artificially : i cant help it if gymgoers are so easily stereotyped!!!
johann : Max Brenner next!!!
kit : haih what to do la, gymgoers are the same from gym to gym!
jlwk : HAHA you must be the only one who thinks so! some of my friends who flipped thru the paper didnt even know it was me
marianne : me too :P yay! two peas in a pod
jon : i should write a blogpost about 8 types of people who will never go to gym .. haha Boy Who Sits In Front Of Computer All Day will be #1!
foreverjas : canada?? nooo. what makes you think that? and i’m not doing foundation..
sherve : yes fitness first :) hahaha omg you poor thing! mcdonalds is always such a major temptation.
angeli : what, the mcd thing? only if you’re certain people wont discriminate against you for it :P i think it’s the reason why i wasnt invited into the Joy Luck Club .. haha
foreverjas : you’re kidding me right :P haha but thanks!
kurakat : no, girl gazing is .. :P guywatching has gotten boring
james : really ah. like that must take more pics with me staring straight ahead, ahha!
44. sesso anale gratis&hellip | December 28th, 2006 at 4:54 am
sesso anale gratis…
news…
45. wwf girls&hellip | April 17th, 2007 at 5:08 am
wwf girls…
I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….
46. Sunee | April 5th, 2008 at 11:40 am
There’s nothing wrong with it if you want to sneak a peek at the nude women in the locker room. They clearly don’t mind if other women see them nude, and it’s human nature to take a peek at someone who’s walking around in the nude.
I’m always comparing myself to other women in the locker room.
Don’t feel guilty if you check out the competition.
47. vijayasri | June 27th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
about the ‘joy luck club’ u r absolutely right..i always see them early morning probably they come after they send their kids to the school..they are very noisy lah..but i like seeing them inside the classes..very funny and out of direction..
48. vijayasri | June 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
anyway i like ur blog..its totally blew me off..great ..1000applause to u..have a great day..
49. mark | September 6th, 2008 at 8:24 am
check out this, its kind of similar but more people mentioned and its funny http://www.gymmembership.org/2008/08/the-types-of-people-you-find-in-the-gym/
50. Carrie | March 9th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Sunee’s right, there’s nothing to feel guilty about if you sneak a peek at other women in the locker room. I do it all the time. And even though I’m hetero I still can appreciate the nude female form.
51. truth | July 10th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
lol what you wrote is kind of true. I like to think of myself as the silent, sullen type. Musclemen are annoying.
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