Guys who wear sunglasses when working out...

[gib]

Yesterday, I was at my gym, when I saw a new guy I have never seen before walking around, with a mean "don't mess with me look", chest pushed out and lats spread, with his and arms spread almost like a guy doing a pose on the Olympia stage as he walked around. On top of that, he was wearing sunglasses while working out!

I'm a pretty easy going guy, who generally does not pick on people, or start a fight unless the guy really deserves it, and I tend to be pretty relaxed about people who do strange things provided they don't directly addect me, but for some reason this guy really got on my nerves. I was tempted to actually come up and take his glasses of in a joking way, or come right up to his face and look directly at him, or maybe give him a bit of a nudge if he got in my way (my gym behaviour is usually really pretty good, I am happy to help out beginners, and treat people who deserve it with respect, and not that it really matters, but for the record, I am way stronger (and bigger) than this guy.

OK well its OK if you are working out in the sun on Muscle Beach, and I guess some of those magazine pics in the 80s and 90s have a few cool pics of bodybuilders wearing shades, (and yes, Arnie looked cool in shades as Terminator)... So, what do you guys think I should do. Have you ever seen guys wearing shades while working out, and if so, do you consider that offensive or annoying?

[windsor88]

challenge him to a cage fight with the winner to face the Grundy/Goodbum winner.  Seems to be the "thing" to do lately.

[RZA]

I don't give a fuck if a guy wears a clown outfit at the gym or else. As long as they don't stay right in front of the DBs rack doing lateral raises for hours.

[freespirit]

... So, what do you guys think I should do. Have you ever seen guys wearing shades while working out, and if so, do you consider that offensive or annoying?

Only in America you find these "characters". In Europe there's no chance to witness this type of behaviour, except maybe for Italians. These guys spend a lot of time standing before mirrors.

[RZA]

Only in America you find these "characters". In Europe there's no chance to witness this type of behaviour, except maybe for Italians. These guys spend a lot of time standing before mirrors.

Wrong, you do see them on occasion in Paris (where I live). But I don't mind them. Really, a guy who will just take a bench and stay there for half an hour reading the newspaper or doing 25 sets of shitty bench press with 60lbs while the place is crowded is much more of a pain in the ass.

[gib]

"In Europe there's no chance to witness this type of behaviour, except maybe for Italians." Ha ha ha - love that quote.

[d0nny2600]

Nasser does it....what an assclown

[Stu]

Damn stud, I think you did really well to keep your rage in check and not beat this guy into the middle of next century....


 

[wavelength]

Only in America you find these "characters". In Europe there's no chance to witness this type of behaviour, except maybe for Italians. These guys spend a lot of time standing before mirrors.

It's not just the Italians, it's everone south the 'I'm so awesome' equator 

[gordiano]

Yesterday, I was at my gym, when I saw a new guy I have never seen before walking around, with a mean "don't mess with me look", chest pushed out and lats spread, with his and arms spread almost like a guy doing a pose on the Olympia stage as he walked around. On top of that, he was wearing sunglasses while working out!

I'm a pretty easy going guy, who generally does not pick on people, or start a fight unless the guy really deserves it, and I tend to be pretty relaxed about people who do strange things provided they don't directly addect me, but for some reason this guy really got on my nerves. I was tempted to actually come up and take his glasses of in a joking way, or come right up to his face and look directly at him, or maybe give him a bit of a nudge if he got in my way (my gym behaviour is usually really pretty good, I am happy to help out beginners, and treat people who deserve it with respect, and not that it really matters, but for the record, I am way stronger (and bigger) than this guy.

OK well its OK if you are working out in the sun on Muscle Beach, and I guess some of those magazine pics in the 80s and 90s have a few cool pics of bodybuilders wearing shades, (and yes, Arnie looked cool in shades as Terminator)... So, what do you guys think I should do. Have you ever seen guys wearing shades while working out, and if so, do you consider that offensive or annoying?

Oh brother.....

[webcake]

maybe try lifting weights when your at the gym and stop critiquing what other males are wearing...

[gordiano]

I don't give a fuck if a guy wears a clown outfit at the gym or else. As long as they don't stay right in front of the DBs rack doing lateral raises for hours.

Oh, you'd hate my gym. The fuckers there, I call 'em "campers". They fucking park their fucking dumb asses right in front of the rack. You know, like no one else might need access to it, or the weights. They do like 50 sets and shit, sometimes, synchronized curling, laterals, et cetera.

[RZA]

Oh, you'd hate my gym. The fuckers there, I call 'em "campers". They fucking park their fucking dumb asses right in front of the rack. You know, like no one else might need access to it, or the weights. They do like 50 sets and shit, sometimes, synchronized curling, laterals, et cetera.

It's probably the only occasion where I start being aggressive. I'll just tell'em once then shove if they don't get it.

[Tapeworm]

Do you train at night?  Maybe he wanted to watch you weave, then breathe your story lines, and keep track of the visions in his eyes.

[Luv2Hurt]

Maybe its the cat from my gym?  He walks in to the gym ready for action, sunglasses on, weight belt on, gym bag in hand.  Never takes of the weight belt even if doing cardio, the sunglasses are on just 50% of the time.

[Pollux]

 

[Red Hook]

maybe he was wearing sunglasses to avoid making eye contact with other men at the gym who are more interested in checking out other men than working out..just maybe

did his socks match his work out clothes? 

[m8]

Dangerous grip.

[Playboy]

maybe he was wearing sunglasses to avoid making eye contact with other men at the gym how are more interested in checking out other men than working out..just maybe

did his socks match his work out clothes? 

Or to hide the pupils and red eye from the excessive nubain use 

[240 is Back]

Oh, you'd hate my gym. The fuckers there, I call 'em "campers". They fucking park their fucking dumb asses right in front of the rack. You know, like no one else might need access to it, or the weights. They do like 50 sets and shit, sometimes, synchronized curling, laterals, et cetera.

yeah, i train mostly in non-peak hours at my gym.  It's full of the douchebag types who grunt, shadow-box, do drop sets with the 30, 25, 20, 15s that take all day.  Worst type are the mouth-ajar guys who believe it's a sign of strength to have their mouth ajar nonstop.  You know, the BSA types.  I see a little bell/light going off, like in my car when a door is open.  "Mouth, ajar.  Mouth, ajar".

[Euro-monster]

I don't give a fuck if a guy wears a clown outfit at the gym.

This WILL get you fuckedup if you train at my gym.. 

[polychronopolous]

There's this big dude at my gym, everytime I see him he has 405 on the bench press rack, but will spend well over 30 minutes at a time talking on his cell phone while sitting down. I have never seen him lift that weight to this day.

[chainsaw]

Only in America you find these "characters". In Europe there's no chance to witness this type of behaviour, except maybe for Italians. These guys spend a lot of time standing before mirrors.

Here, it usually are people darker than Italians.
I have it too in my gym, 1 or 2.
They know they are ridiculous.
I stare at something in their general direction
just to fuck with them.

[wavelength]

That's not Dame Edna on Roids.

[d0nny2600]

That's not Dame Edna on Roids.

Gayer than yes it is