[Volvo-brickster]

So,

Who is not looking forward to going to the gym the next 2 weeks?

Always, without fail, the gym will be filled with people trying to fulfill their new years "resolutions", hogging up equipment and space.

Anyone share the same sentiments as me ?

[SizzleChest]

complaining about too many people in the gym after new years is like complaining about too many drivers on the road during rush hour. ya it's inconvenient, but they have just as much right to be there as you or i do.

[RRxtar]

its alright tho. they usually just stick to the eliptical and bikes and the 5-20lb weights. :D

[4444]

its alright tho. they usually just stick to the eliptical and bikes and the 5-20lb weights. :D

quite the opposite, i've found, they sit on all the machines, doing everything wrong. i don't attempt to claim to be an expert, far from it, i do what i do, and i do it right... but i hate working out in gyms with other ppl so much that i've built myself a gym in my garage.

no one to bother me, and its cold as hell (i love to work out in the cold, get far too hot in the gym)

i certainly don't admire those needing to continue their regular routines for the next 2 months or so in a gym....

[Meowjin]

I'm one of those. I havn't hit the gym in 3 omnths due to injury. Time to drop 40 pounds before vietnam!

[Supafly]

I'm one of those. I havn't hit the gym in 3 omnths due to injury. Time to drop 40 pounds before vietnam!

lol so you can put it all back! when you get there:)

[hal0g0dv2]

saw a bunch of fat fucks at the gym today

[RayBot]

The bottom line is that they will pretty much only be there for the next two weeks.

Most statistics will tell you that people that use fitness and weight loss as a New Years Resolution give up within two weeks of the New Year....which coincidentally co-incides with the new stuff coming out on Fox and NBC :P

Statistics are right...once a couch potato always a couch potato.

[Powerslide]

seems like my gym never really swells up around new years so we're ok
took 3 months off too, gotta get back next week

[sas]

They normally really only occupy machines ( they love the lat tower and bench machines) and most treadmills have a 20 minute limit, so I do not mind.

How many do you see actually using the power rack or barbell? As long as I can squat, dead, etc.. I could not care less.

[tough]

yeah they only go on the cardio machines

[Honyoung]

i told myself that after winter break ill be back to the gym
i stopped so i could gain some weight last time i checked i was 140 hopefully more now

[Elevorett]

My gym here in Victoria gets nuts. (Oak Bay Rec).
Without fail, right after new years the month of January is brutal. My gym is a relatively small one, and the community is tight-nit. I know every regular (I go 5 times a week).

Now I know that the gym-hoppers have as much right as I do, but what I CANNOT stand is when a newbie shows up and treats the place and people with that "i'm better than you disrespect". I feel like this gym is a second home and you're trespassing!!

[Ducdesmo]

It bugs me...I cannot find a parking space and every machine/bench is hogged up. For the next month, I'm going to go at the odd hours just to avoid the rush.

[RayBot]

It bugs me...I cannot find a parking space and every machine/bench is hogged up. For the next month, I'm going to go at the odd hours just to avoid the rush.



or whats worse for me as a huge gym pet peeve is that they are just sitting on the equipment, talkiing on their cell phones or their other friends.

[Richmond69er]

i dont know... i think its kinda funny to see all the new people in the gym.
i use it as motivation.

[Volvo-brickster]

i havent gone once yet :(

just doing what i can at home with free weights

[SizzleChest]

or whats worse for me as a huge gym pet peeve is that they are just sitting on the equipment, talkiing on their cell phones or their other friends.

cell phone usage in gyms really irritates me

[antonito]

Here's something that may make it a bit more easy to put up with:

these new years people bring in huge amounts of easy cash for the gyms. Without them, gyms would have to charge a lot more from the regulars.

Maybe it'll help....I still get pissed off though :P

[DK33]

Woo! new years crowd the swoll is overwhelming! I like to see the teamwork workout, one guy benches a really heavy weight while his buddy spots him and does his deadlifts at the same time. A very efficient workout right guys...

[Gh0stRider]

or whats worse for me as a huge gym pet peeve is that they are just sitting on the equipment, talkiing on their cell phones or their other friends.

exactly! i hate that as well.:gtfo:

[KJQL]

i made it a new years resolution to work out too

haven't worked out even once yet, lol

[chr1s]

it's not my new year's resolution, but I started going to the gym at around the same time... so i guess I am one of them. :cries

[Meowjin]

ignore these tools. 2 years ago i had a new years resolution to drop 80 pounds and I did it.

[ws6ta]

i made it a new years resolution to work out too

haven't worked out even once yet, lol

:lol same here

[Volvo-brickster]

Woo! new years crowd the swoll is overwhelming! I like to see the teamwork workout, one guy benches a really heavy weight while his buddy spots him and does his deadlifts at the same time. A very efficient workout right guys...

:haha:

or the guys that do standing curls and swing so hard you think they are going to pull something

and the guys that do bench while going down 3 inches and back up

[wyattH]

hell yes. so frustrating. if you are willing to learn and put the time in, great, welcome aboard.
if you go in there as a noob and show other members little respect (not sharing machines, walking by each other in a rude way like you're the shit, not listening to tips, etc).. then yes, f* off.

[alex.w *//]

lol, made a resolution to get big as well.

but im doing this all at home.

already have a bench press, multi workout machine, and walking machine.

cant believe i have these things for years, and im starting now

[m4k4v4li]

ignore these tools. 2 years ago i had a new years resolution to drop 80 pounds and I did it.

wow buddy how fucking heavy were u then like 250?

[Harvey Specter]

Lol, I dropped 60lbs (220lbs now 160ish) in 2 years by working out at home on my treadmill. It's really not that hard to drop weight if you get yourself into a good routine and have a very clean diet.

[RRxtar]

today was the first time i really noticed the resolution trainers.

i goto the gym 8:30pm-10pm at night 4 nights a week for the last 2 years. the gym closes at 10pm. consistantly, by 9:00 theres just the usual 10 people in there and by 9:30 its down to 2 or 3. today at 9pm there must have been 50 people and at 9:45 there was still been 30 people in the gym.

i cant imagine what peak time would have been like.

[RayBot]

So, me and my wife just bought 1yr memberships at our nearest community centre...so no more watermania for me.

I went there for the first time today......no fatties there.....just lots and lots and lots of hot asian girls trying to improve their already fine asses.

[Derek_N84]

some relatively chubby dude kept looking at my treadmill display as he kept running the other day. everytime i sped up he would match me, turned out to be a bad choice as he got thrown off the tread and ate shit hardcore by the 5th minute in going 8.5 :lol

[noots]

So, me and my wife just bought 1yr memberships at our nearest community centre...so no more watermania for me.

I went there for the first time today......no fatties there.....just lots and lots and lots of hot asian girls trying to improve their already fine asses.

And which community centre are these fine asian girls at?

[RayBot]

And which community centre are these fine asian girls at?

Chigga pleez...

Thats why i didn't mention the name of the community centre in the first place :)

[quasi]

Lol, I dropped 60lbs (220lbs now 160ish) in 2 years by working out at home on my treadmill. It's really not that hard to drop weight if you get yourself into a good routine and have a very clean diet.

That's really good, congrats.

[Osse]

Damn considered on going to the gym but been lazy!
Just been doing some light exercises at home and cutting down on my carb intake (ie no rice after 5pm etc.) So dropped from 182lbs to 175lbs.

170 is the goal..another 5 to go. woot woot

Its funny, my goal last year was to gain weight (I always hovered around the 160-165lb range) and now its the opposite.

[maxxxboost]

I haven't noticed any unusual people at the gym. The ones at the gym were more in shape than me. LOL

I notice 3X more girls. But that coming from a gym that had like 0 to start with :D

[RayBot]

Well.....3 x 0 is still ZERO!

[maxxxboost]

Well.....3 x 0 is still ZERO!

lol.. well you know what i mean :p

[Richmond69er]

Chigga pleez...

Thats why i didn't mention the name of the community centre in the first place :)

i know which one u speak of

[Meowjin]

wow buddy how fucking heavy were u then like 250?

I was 262 at the time?

this is what i looked like at the beginning of 2006, I think I was 19 at the time

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2232/2038578498_b10d5005ba_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/253/526492876_2d96d8e518_b.jpg

this is me beginning of may 2007

[BoneThug]

explain the pose

[Meowjin]

I had bitch tits after all was said and done

[abinga]

Who cares about the pose. Great job on the transformation.

[Care]

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[Volvo-brickster]

Back on topic...every gym gets like this. And it can be frustrating but the whole bashing overweight people? The OP is probably the type of guy who bashes overweight people for eating McDonalds and then bashes them for working out and trying to live a healthier lifestyle. Lame ;)



Nah, i bash people who set the bar impossibly high and have no hope of changing their lifestyle and maintaining it.

Sure they have every right to be there, but it's a slow an agonizing process for everyone else there.

[meepmeepdeath]

i go to sfu's gym and i notice a trend, it gets packed usually beginning of the semester and it slowly dies after 2 weeks. dont worry people give up easily just give it time

[Harvey Specter]

That is a big drop, nice job.

[RRxtar]

congrats on the hard work majin! and props for the confidence in posting pictures too!

[SkinnyPupp]

FUCK Chinese New Year just ended, and my gym was packed.. I guess people do resolutions here too! :mad:

[!SG]

go late at night, after 10pm, u see less ppl, more regulars, and u can catch the channel 9 news for a good hour while ur on the cardio, 11:00 for canada world wide, 11:30 for local news. then the rest of the time either listen to what they are broadcasting or ur own ipod.

leave the cell on vibrate and in the locker. that late at night, less chance of missing any important calls.

[Berzerker]

^^ Its bad to work out to late at night. It affects your sleep. Your also supposed to eat about an hour before lifting and then again after lifting and that is also bad to do late at night :P

Berz out.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yeah, working out late is bad. If you had a good workout, you will have problems sleeping, because your heart will still be going, and you will still be in 'burn calories' mode.

Besides, my gym closes at 10pm anyway...

[Meowjin]

fucking shit, I weighed my self today 235 FUCK.

I started to diet like crazy and work out like mad starting 2 weeks ago, if you don't know i had a car accident last year and couldn't work out because of the excruciating pain in my neck and back.


My dreams of having a 6 pack in vietnam are nill but I can still drop at least 25 pounds and look good on the beaches

[Meowjin]

Maybe I should post a daily diet/workout log, and track progress here with pictures. See how much weight I can lose in 50 days.

[RayBot]

Hey Majin..

Im on the losing weight block as well. I was 238 during new years, and 232 now...

Shall we put it to the test?

[TreeHugger]

i go to sfu's gym and i notice a trend, it gets packed usually beginning of the semester and it slowly dies after 2 weeks. dont worry people give up easily just give it time

Probably because the work is starting to pile up?

When I went to bonsor, I couldn't stand the girls who came specifically to WALK on the treadmill for 30 minutes.


Seriously? Are you serious? Come on now.

[Meowjin]

Hey Majin..

Im on the losing weight block as well. I was 238 during new years, and 232 now...

Shall we put it to the test?

lets do it

[RayBot]

lets do it

Sweet.....extra motivation!!! After everything is all said and done, hockey and nachos should do the trick :P

[Richmond69er]

^^i look forward to seeing ur guys logs for this!!

[!SG]

i know some say its bad to work out at night, but if anything, it helps me sleep better at night cuz im so freakin tired!

im suppose to have a snack before bed anyways. im diabetic. sucks to wake up all anxious, and shaky just cuz u got low blood sugar.

[RayBot]

^^i look forward to seeing ur guys logs for this!!

In ways, i do too....

My full program is gonna be hindered for about 2 weeks because i just re-strained my back on saturday. Nonetheless, i am still going to the gym today to recooperate and do what i can do.

[RRxtar]

i goto the gym 8:30pm-10pm 4 days a week and i can be home, have my shake, shower, read RS, and be in bed dead asleep by 11 no problem.

[omega_cc]

i goto the gym 8:30pm-10pm 4 days a week and i can be home, have my shake, shower, read RS, and be in bed dead asleep by 11 no problem.

yea..pretty sure thats not 'great' for your body, but hey, to each their own. its better for your body to work out in the morning though.

[RayBot]

...have my shake,

Remember...if you shake it more than 3 times, ur masturbating.

[RacePace]

fucking shit, I weighed my self today 235 FUCK.

I started to diet like crazy and work out like mad starting 2 weeks ago, if you don't know i had a car accident last year and couldn't work out because of the excruciating pain in my neck and back.


My dreams of having a 6 pack in vietnam are nill but I can still drop at least 25 pounds and look good on the beaches

don't beat yourself up about it and go nuts if your back and neck still hurt

[Meowjin]

don't beat yourself up about it and go nuts if your back and neck still hurt

I go easy on my back and and legs day, I avoid squats for now, but do natural leg excersizes (suicides, burpies, goblet squats)

[RayBot]

Im happy i didn't become the same statistic as the 'two week new years resolution' mob....but still the fattie coming to the gym as much as i can, you know....because of such a busy real estate working schedule :rolleyes:

Heres a brief progress log recorded on my calender:
Back from hong kong (November 17): 244 lbs.
New Years Day: 241 lbs.
January 24: purchased gym membership
Feb 1: 234 lbs
Feb 9: 230 lbs
Feb 11: 227 lbs.

I used my wife's Wii Fit, and it congratulated me!!

[projectcivic]

I go to the gym at 530am 6 days a week and I noticed right after new years there was a good amount of new comers but by the end of January they were all gone. It didn't bug me much since its a big gym and at 530am there isn't a ton of people anyways so.... But I was at the gym on a Friday night at the beginning of January and it was the busiest I have ever seen it. Every single piece of equipment was being used, a ton of new comers, and the new comers are always easy to spot, they either have all the matching gear (shoes, shorts, top), or they show up in groups and jsut seem lost, or they spend 5 mins at a time on 3 or 4 different pieces of cardio equipment and never touch weights just cardio and maybe some cable machines. Or a combination of all those things.
Either way I could care less, in fact I kind of enjoy it. Its worth a laugh sometimes but overall they mostly are trying to do the same thing I was trying to do a couple of years ago. I lost over 70lbs in just over a year, so who am I to mock them for trying. I only wish they would actually stick around for longer then 3 weeks. We all start someone.

[f00tzilla]

shit you go at 5:30am that's intense.. i like working out in the morning too but for me its more like 8am

[maxxxboost]

Bump.
Who kept up with with their 2009 work out resolution?
Who is going to make a 2010 work out resolution?

[RayBot]

Big time. Lost 45 lbs....kept it off. Now i am training for the Vancouver Marathon. Lets see where that brings me......

[hal0g0dv2]

2010 reach 245 ish pounds
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[jeffh]

id like to hit 170 by summer, currently hovering at 161-162

just about to step out the door to the gym, not looking forward to the swell of people

[hotong]

I hate fat fucks
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[jeffh]

gym not even open, went for run outside, FUCK its cold and icey

[Richmond69er]

^ same, went yesterday and found they were closed. and re-open monday!

[Alpine50]

i gotta get back to the gym, took 3 months of gotta stick with it, get re-motivated