WHy do people keep coming back to the gym if they always look the same?

[Rhomboids]

I got my first workout of the year today.  Hitting close to 40 so i wanna get serious this year about being at my best.  I'm in good shape now but nothing crazy.  Especially since not too many getbiggers in my gym.  If you workout in a place with huge people or people that are in shape, you just feel more motivated to train harder because you think you look small - and you do.

But today i saw this woman i hadn't seen in a few weeks.  She had a skin tight outfit on and she had put on a good 15-20lbs.  And she seems like a gym junkie - i only go in three days and not always the same days but she's always there.  I see this Asian hottie that i hadn't seen since last year and i didn't recognize her.  She wasn't obese or anything but very out of shape compared to what she used to look like.  And asians put weight in their faces which is horrible.

Then there's this other dude i see on the regular.  Been at this gym for a while and always looks the same.  Except now he too put on a little bit of weight. 

Of course its no mystery why they're out of shape.  They're coming in, running on the treadmill, then doing NOTHING that makes them uncomfortable.  I'm fucking blowing a blood vessel doing curls, feeling dizzy as fuck after pulldowns.  I mean don't get me wrong i'm not moving half the gym but i'm fucking busting my ass and more important, i know how the fuck to get in shape.  I learned to make a connection between my diet and training to being in shape.  I know if i wanna look above average i gotta put in above average effort. 

But fuck them all. 

[SF1900]

I guess you can look at it like this:

They aren't making progress, but sitting on the couch and doing nothing is a sure way to make no progress at all.

Getting up and doing something is better than doing nothing. I guess in their minds this is how they frame it.

[SamoanIrishman]

I guess you can look at it like this:

They aren't making progress, but sitting on the couch and doing nothing is a sure way to make no progress at all.

Getting up and doing something is better than doing nothing. I guess in their minds this is how they frame it.

Well said. At least they aren't lazy slobs.

[MAXX]

Well looking the same is not a bad thing if you have something good to maintain to start with.

I get your point though.  I see the same thing all the time. They limp away at the cardio Machines at 1/10 of the resistance. Lifting weights with zero intensity. I think most of them would burn more calories from having a wank... Maybe some people see it as a social place. But still they don't talk to other people so it can't be.. IDK really as clueless as you are.

[SGT BARNES]

clearly rhomboids will show all in the gym his amazing gains and massive intensity from each and every workout.

nope.
6 months he looks the same or worse. bank on it.  another yapping mouth driven from insecurity

keep up the notes on exactly what condition every one else is in tho...thats not creepy or pathetic at all.

[SF1900]

Well said. At least they aren't lazy slobs.

I mean, if they are not in the best shape in terms of muscularity, hopefully any training they do will prevent them from becoming overweight or obese. That in itself is a success, especially in todays time.

[Semi-Hex]

I left my gym for a year due to winning a free year membership to a brand new Club Fitness. I'm back at my old gym now and the three people I recognize can only be described as barely maintaining what they had. Same workout, on the same machines, with the too long chat breaks with people.

[Belieber]

The same reason most settle for mediocre jobs, friends, life.

[THE ARS]

They feel good?

This is supposed to be a healthy pursuit you know.

It might be you going about it the wrong way.

[jamesjenkinsfitness]

I got my first workout of the year today.  Hitting close to 40 so i wanna get serious this year about being at my best.  I'm in good shape now but nothing crazy.  Especially since not too many getbiggers in my gym.  If you workout in a place with huge people or people that are in shape, you just feel more motivated to train harder because you think you look small - and you do.

But today i saw this woman i hadn't seen in a few weeks.  She had a skin tight outfit on and she had put on a good 15-20lbs.  And she seems like a gym junkie - i only go in three days and not always the same days but she's always there.  I see this Asian hottie that i hadn't seen since last year and i didn't recognize her.  She wasn't obese or anything but very out of shape compared to what she used to look like.  And asians put weight in their faces which is horrible.

Then there's this other dude i see on the regular.  Been at this gym for a while and always looks the same.  Except now he too put on a little bit of weight. 

Of course its no mystery why they're out of shape.  They're coming in, running on the treadmill, then doing NOTHING that makes them uncomfortable.  I'm fucking blowing a blood vessel doing curls, feeling dizzy as fuck after pulldowns.  I mean don't get me wrong i'm not moving half the gym but i'm fucking busting my ass and more important, i know how the fuck to get in shape.  I learned to make a connection between my diet and training to being in shape.  I know if i wanna look above average i gotta put in above average effort. 

But fuck them all. 

thats the equivalent of me saying why are these people at the gym if they dont have a 3x bodyweight deadlift... silly isnt it?
average person jut wants to feel ok. it their life. to each his own. better than just watching tv getting obese.
you have that much time to observe others, in the gym?

[Viking11]

The average person, is just that, average. They will be be that way their whole life. It takes exceptional effort, gifts, ambitions or all three to be more than that. Most people are content to be  just what they are.

[Competitor 9]

The same reason most settle for mediocre jobs,girlfriends, life.

Bingo most people like the idea of money, hot wife, great job and a great body but are to lazy to go out and make it happen

[tommywishbone]

I guess you can look at it like this:

They aren't making progress, but sitting on the couch and doing nothing is a sure way to make no progress at all.

Getting up and doing something is better than doing nothing. I guess in their minds this is how they frame it.

Power to the people.

[SF1900]

Power to the people.

[jr]

It's the same as pro bodybuilders, they always look the same each year, ever since the 90's.

[tommywishbone]

Damn right.

The worst thing we can do is nothing.

[climber]

It's the same as pro bodybuilders, they always look the same each year, ever since the 90's.

not true, there's a strong trend towards increased palumboism

[pellius]

Wisest words Basile ever said, "At my age staying the same IS an achievement."

He has no idea how much that thought comforted me.

[local hero]

Sheawn Rhaye looked the same his whole pro career.. Should he have stopped and questioned him self at some point, was the OP the man to point out his errors?

[240 is Back]

Will today be the worst gym day of the year?

The first Saturday morning of January with all the New Years crowd.

[240 is Back]

Go to the gym for ten years.   Still looks the same.

Well, the good part is, he's defeated aging for ten years.  Even if the only result of the gym is "prevent daily aging", it's not too bad.  Of course, would love to reverse that process a bit more, and maybe that person had some of that over that timespan.

But if you go to the gym for ten years and look the same... 20 years and look the same... might be onto something.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

It's the same as pro bodybuilders, they always look the same each year, ever since the 90's.

Good point...Shawn Ray notorious for always looking the same...

[Kwon_2]

Some people just enjoy doing it.

And it's always better to do it than not to do it.

[Red Hook]

For the same reason that people remarry

[wes]

They`re stupid.......most that have been going for eons are in terrible shape.


Can you say comfort zone?