The Gym

The many faces of the gym:

UPDATE: I saw a new one today: guy who wears jeans to the gym: there's nothing left to say about that.

big macho jock: We all know this one. The image of all the ab workout commericals. The guy that looks like all the "after" pictures on the tv commericals of supplements that really work . This is the guy who is at the gym every time you go. And is still there when you go back because you forgot your water bottle. But then you remember that he's probably still trying to live out that childhood dream to be a football star, and you know it probably won't happen, and you feel just a little bit better about yourself.

wanna be jock: the guy that feels its necessary to grunt after every set he lifts. Not just on the first one. not just one the last one. but every single one. I know they are heavy. I believe you. But you do realize you sound like you should be sitting on a toilet instead of working out at the gym?

bikini babe: the girl that every girl loathes because she's everything they wanna be. She's tan, fit, and looks amazing when she's sweating glistening. But then you remember no one gets looks and brains...and you feel just a little bit better about yourself.

wanna be bikini babe: this is the girl who hits the gym around march. the week before Spring Break...praying that she'll lose that "10 lbs" in a week. She attempts to go several miles on the treadmill and completely exhausts herself so she might not even wake up before Spring Break.

stressed out grad student: this is the guy who brings one, two, three, BUT FOUR books to the gym. Is he gonna be on the bike that long...really?

the lost freshman: this is the kid who is so amazed by the machines and weights and gorgeous seniors that he stays at the gym as long as the big macho jock, simply because it's the only place he's found on campus. eventually he'll find his way to the student center, the football field, or he might just turn into the jock if keeps this up till graduation.

and then there's me. I'm a little bit of it the last three..and the second one...still confused at how to use the machines, bringing study materials for the entire gym, hoping I'm fit by march august, grunting after a few of the weights because I've lifted weights every day of my never before in my life, and one who really enjoys people watching at the gym.