17 Problems Only Gym-Goers Understand
By Michael Koh
1. Going to bed early because you have a class at 7AM.
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2. The treadmills were full, so you had to settle for the elliptical
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3. People listening to music really loud next to you
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4. Or slamming weights, because animals
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5. It’s time to leave, but you just can’t miss this episode of Law And Order
WHAT DO YOU DO?
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6. You watch someone leave the machine and not wipe it down
If you use it, clean it. Seriously. (Let this be your life’s mantra.)
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7. The music is just totally not motivating
Did something happen to the DJ? Why is Sigur Ros on repeat?
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8. The weight area is completely overrun
No place to do my bicep curls :'(
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9. The weights are not where they’re supposed to be
For some reason, I’ll always find one 25 lbs dumbbell on the rack, but can’t find the other.
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10. You accidentally make eye contact with someone
AWKWARD. I AM TOTALLY NOT CHECKING YOU OUT. TOTALLY NOT ‘MIRIN.
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11. You got to the gym, but you’re really tired so…
You bike! For an hour! Or until you get bored!
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12. That feeling you get when you have to decrease the weight from whoever used it before you
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13. When it’s pizza night? (Planet Fitness)
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14. Watching people using the machines wrong
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15. Watching guys trying to pick up girls
Come on guys, it’s the gym.
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16. Any time you go to the gym with a friend that’s far more fit than you…
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17. When you’re the only one at the gym! (Not a problem)
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But it’s all worth it because you’re going to get super fit!