How to Not Look Like an Idiot in the Gym

By easyrider

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Check to see if you are guilty of any of these idiot gym behaviors and stop immediately.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Step1
Wear matching outfits from head to toe.

Matching your headband to your t shirt to your jacket to your pants to your shoes screams (look at me I'm so fashionable but I can't lift worth didly).
Step2
Only do upper body.

Many men have the dillusion that they do not need to work legs because "I work them when I run". Bull Honky. Real men squat and deadlift, the longer you go without doing these exercises, the more your manliness shrinks.
Step3
Grunt obnoxiously loud while lifting little weight.

There's nothing wrong with grunting as it has been proven to give an extra burst of energy. DO NOT do this for every exercise and DO NOT do this if you are not pushing some damn respectable weight. You will look like an idiot.
Step4
Flex in the mirrors.

You can do this at home. People in the gym don't want to see it, as much as you think they do. Don't do this ever again.
Step5
Talk on your cell phone.

Cell phones don't belong on the gym floor. It does not make you look cool or important to yack on the phone the whole time you work out. It makes you look like an idiot.
Step6
Bring all your loud friends.

Nothing crappier for the rest of the gym than when you stand around laughing and talking outrageously loud with your friends. We don't want to hear about how you got so wasted last night and nailed this chick. You did not nail that chick. You passed out and pissed yourself. We know.
Step7
Wear Under Armour to lift weights.

Unless you are a professional athlete you have no business wearing underarmour to lift weights. You are not going to be doing box jumps holding dumbells supersetted with 315 pound speed squats. This will surely make you look like an idiot.

Tips & Warnings

  • I could go on and on but you get the point.
  • If I see some more idiots in the gym and get inspired there may be a part 2.
  • Stay tuned.
  • WARNING: I DARE you to think this doesn't apply to you.

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FLstudio said

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on 2/6/2008 :p guilty of mobile phone use,
- but i was working my legs so i had my hands free :p -

you missed out the rep skip. i hear so many neebie count '1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10. yesssss' *takes manly drink and walks around gym flexing.. :p

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