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Title: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: hifrommike on January 07, 2006, 08:51:45 AM
Gym user upset at cover-up call   :P

A sports enthusiast was told not to wear vests at a council gym because the sight of "big hairy armpits" would upset other users.

Anthony Ward, 41, said he was told by an instructor to wear T-shirts instead of a vest while using gym equipment at Horfield Leisure Centre, Bristol (UK).

Mr Ward, a gym member for two years, vowed to continue wearing vests.

A Bristol City Council spokeswoman said vests were not banned but gym users are being advised not to wear them.

'Completely ridiculous'

The father-of-one from Horfield, Bristol, was undergoing an induction session on some new equipment at the recently-refurbished centre.

"At the start of the session the female instructor said that men should wear T-shirts rather than vests as sweat could cause the equipment to rust. To me, an armpit is just part of the human body."

"She also said that the sight of a big hairy armpit would put off other gym users. I thought this was completely ridiculous and challenged her about it at the end of the session."

"There are a lot of men who wear vests in the gym and surely the gym is one of the only places where it is actually required that you sweat."

"To me, an armpit is just part of the human body, I don't think it's fair to have a different policy for men and women."

A Bristol City Council spokeswoman said: "When we were training staff we asked them to advise people to wear T-shirts because sweat can damage the equipment.

"It has never been a rule or policy. If this gentleman has been told he cannot wear vests that is not the case and we apologise."

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/bristol/4457828.stm

Published: 2005/11/21 17:27:20 GMT
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: The Showstoppa on January 07, 2006, 09:13:25 AM
He wears a vest to the gym?  :-\
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: 8 INCH not biceps on January 07, 2006, 09:54:46 AM

 A vest now all he need is a tie and he is good to go.
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Diesel1 on January 07, 2006, 11:02:06 AM
UK vest = wife beater

what you call a 'vest' we call a waistcoat
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: ToxicAvenger on January 07, 2006, 11:26:02 AM
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what you call a 'vest' we call a waistcoat

my dad still does!


and i find it annoying how american people dont know the difference between a hat n a cap..its a baseball cap...NOT hat..

a hat is full brimmed.. >:(
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Brutal_1 on July 11, 2008, 08:43:09 AM



gayer than a thread about hairy armpits making it 2 years on the G&O ?!?!?!
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 11, 2008, 08:43:57 AM
Gayer than stanky pits
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Army of One on July 11, 2008, 08:45:14 AM
Gayer than being paid for gay men to sniff your armpits while being a well know bodybuilding site promoter.
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Camel Jockey on July 11, 2008, 08:45:18 AM
my dad still does!


and i find it annoying how american people dont know the difference between a hat n a cap..its a baseball cap...NOT hat..

a hat is full brimmed.. >:(

Gayer than calling braces "suspenders"
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Tapeworm on July 11, 2008, 08:47:29 AM
Lol, the pinkies are running wild.
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 11, 2008, 08:48:10 AM
Gayer than Illinois Nazis
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Tapeworm on July 11, 2008, 08:50:50 AM
Gayer than Illinois Nazis

Or Cali nazis for that matter.  I hear there's a grass roots movement starting up in Canada too.
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Brutal_1 on July 11, 2008, 08:51:22 AM



gayer than a chick having three bushes  :-X
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: chris2489 on July 11, 2008, 09:26:36 AM


gayer than a chick having three bushes  :-X

Know that's just hot.
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: bigbobs on July 11, 2008, 09:27:30 AM
Gayer than trying to train arm-pits with cross-bench pullovers
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 11, 2008, 09:28:00 AM
Gayer than a Nasser fetish
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Brutal_1 on July 11, 2008, 09:30:27 AM



gayer than doing hanging knee raises with no deodorant  :-X
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: bigbobs on July 11, 2008, 09:30:33 AM
Gayer than only training arm-pits once every 5 days
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Brutal_1 on July 11, 2008, 09:31:02 AM
Gayer than only training arm-pits once every 5 days
;D
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Bluto on July 11, 2008, 09:46:05 AM
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Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Ursus on July 11, 2008, 11:16:32 AM
my dad still does!


and i find it annoying how american people dont know the difference between a hat n a cap..its a baseball cap...NOT hat..

a hat is full brimmed.. >:(

yet we know that candy are sweets, a footpath is a sidewalk, pants are trousers
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: HTexan on July 11, 2008, 02:26:11 PM
Gayer than only training arm-pits once every 5 days
i train my arm-pits 5 times a week, i'm i overtraining? ;D
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Ursus on July 11, 2008, 02:31:43 PM
my armpit looks like a fanny
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: Dreadlifter on July 11, 2008, 03:30:19 PM
rofl
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: bigbobs on July 11, 2008, 03:34:14 PM
i train my arm-pits 5 times a week, i'm i overtraining? ;D

I find it most effective to train arm-pits on back days, right after back so they are somewhat pre-exhausted, and then again a few days later, so twice every five days.  The arm-pit pump I get when training them after back is amazing!

It's usually like:

Day One: Chest, Delts
Day Two:  Back, Armpits
Day Three: Legs, Calves
Day Four: Arms, Armpits
Day Five:  Off
Title: Re: No hairy armpits in a UK gym!
Post by: dantelis on July 11, 2008, 03:41:04 PM
Shouldn't this also be banned then too?  Nothing worse than getting on a piece of equipment after a fat woman has sweat all over it.

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