Yesterday at the gym I was asked how i was doing by a nice, young, lovely looking gym instructor. Well actually what he said was “How’re you doing? You doing ok?” which could be one of several things:
-”How you doing wink wink nudge nudge” Unlikely, but hopeful
-”Are you ok? You look like a stunned mullet, and are you sure you know how to use that machine, because you’re going really slow?” More likely, less hopeful
-”I’m insanely bored cleaning these machines, and you look funny, how are you doing?” -_- probably the most likely
-”You look like you’ve never been to a gym before in your life! Is your face always that colour? Why are you screwing it up like that? Are you ok?” Its my concentrating face, dammit! I have to concentrate so i dont get flung off the treadmill
I’m going to go with option (a)
Also, ive been quite off plan lately. Well the past week anyway. Eating has been border line, exercise non existant. Its because i didnt really feel well enough to exercise until midweek, and starting to be on plan midweek never works for me. So it’ll be damage control tomorrow, and back to it on monday.
FB
September 21st, 2008 at 1:11 am
My money is on the first option. My vision of you is a totally hot rocking girl (don’t ruin my internal movies with photos
). Gym people generally say absolutely nothing to me unless I know them. It’s like a secret code of behavior amongst them. I’ll bet it’s a worldwide phenomena.
Huh, a gym boyfriend, I never had one of those. Let me know how it goes
Go again, and report back in! I wanna know about a lovely gym boy! Is it a university gym or a public one?
And the treadmill? Wow, I never get on those. Because, you see - I have issues with balance and coordination. I too always have the sensation of totally flying off. Do you like the treadmill? Is it something I should consider adding to my repertoire? Do you run on the treadmill or what? The few times I’ve done it I crank the incline up all the way and walk, I don’t know about this running business.
sterling
September 21st, 2008 at 1:14 am
Oops, that was me who left the other comment - I was logged out and it used my forum handle. No crazy stalker is on your blog
caligirl98
September 21st, 2008 at 2:14 am
Goodness, you sound like me when a annoyingly cute guy talks to me…I always look over my shoulder as if I’m being Punk’d.
Iconisedghost
September 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Cali: yeah they just cant win can then. I mean, i was like “are you trying to make fun of me? Huh? You get your kicks from that??” when really he was probably just being nice ^_^”
Sterling: what other comment? O_O
iconisedghost
September 21st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Oooh gotcha
i hate how those logged out comments email alerts always end up in my junk mail box
I am SO a totally hot rocking girl, but like you said i also have co-ordination problems. Its a good job that the treadmills have side bars at the gym where im at because i weave all over the fricken place otherwise. I often turn it up too fast and end up slowly heading for the back of it and then fighting to run really fast to get to the front again so i can reach the buttons to slow it down. I do like it though, i usually run on it and i’m quite heavy footed so of course, that makes it look even more hillarious. I dont like the incline thing because thats too much like hard work, and i can barely stay on it when its flat! I would definately recommend trying the treadmill though
Ive never had a gym bpyfriend either. It could be absolutely horrendous. I mean, they would be all perfect and fit, and id feel so blobby
But it would be great for those annoying parties with people you dont like. “Look at what I get to date!” But then he might be all like “lets run until we die, it’ll be fun!” and id be like “No, lets stay at home and read and eat chocolate”
Im going back today, and i should be there at approx the same time. So i suppose it depends on if the people there work the same hours on fridays as well as mondays. Its a public gym.
sterling
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Soooo-OOO-ooo… the lovely gym boy? Was he there? What a freaking cool way to be motivated to go to the gym. I’d probably become an exercise anorexic
A gym boy toy would be fun arm candy.
Iconisedghost
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 am
I went and i didnt see him…i was an hour earlier though. I will keep trying! Lol yes good arm candy…and i could rent him out for manual labour too! its win/win! I would probably become a gym anorexic too, but i dont want to look like im trying too hard *flicks hair* Gotta play it coool
sterling
September 28th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Have you seen him since??
Renting out your gym guy would be a great idea - or just use him for your own projects.
I wonder how gym guys look outside the gym? My neighbor owns a gym and I’ve never EVER seen him in anything but a tank and track pants. Even when he’s off work, gym closed. He won’t even wear a coat in the winter. Do gym guys do that in your part of the world? Will you force the gym guy to put on regular clothes?
Iconisedghost
September 29th, 2008 at 2:14 am
I havent seen him
I could rent him out to the health psych students doing projects on exercise and heat regulation
I dunno what gym guys look like out of the gym…its hard to imagine. I would make mine wear real clothes. And wrap up in winter. Im not sure what the gym guys over here do in winter, they probably dont wear shoes though. I would have to try and feed him up though, just to see if gym guys can actually put on weight or if they’re genetic freaks. That would be my first experiment