After over 10 years working in the Health and Fitness industry working in all facets from front desk to personal training I have had plenty of time to observe different personalities in the gym.
A while back my good friend and author of the Stupid Gym Shit blog posted a list of different types of people you see at the gym…members and such the post was called Gym Lingo You Must Know… and it was hilarious…
Much in the same vein I was inspired to make a list of my own … only this list is about the different types of TRAINERS you find in the gym arena … Enjoy
The Old School Players
1.) The Meathead- The classic trainer. Fake tan, extra medium shirt with NO PAIN NO GAIN logo, or something to the like, cutting off the blood supply right at mid bicep, Reebok’s from the 1980s that only he seems to know where to buy, and yes, the fanny pack. What’s in it? Steroids? Bubble-yum? It remains a mystery…
2.) The Repeater- This is the trainer that you see repeating the same workout every hour on the hour regardless of the client. A 17 year old kid training for football and a 50 year old man on beta blockers should be on the same program right???? Wait.
3.) The Functional Trainer- No traditional bodybuilding workouts here…ever…at all. This is the guy that you’ll see twirling himself and his clients around the gym like freakin’ Peter Pan. Are they working out or playing twister?
The New School Fools
1.) The Crossfitter- This is the guy that swears by Crossfit as the one and only method of training. No matter the client, no matter the goal, Crossfit is the answer… See you in the ER.
2.) The Vegan Crusader- If you eat meat you hate living things and are going to die of cancer. Milk gives you cancer, beef gives you cancer, chicken gives you cancer…what doesn’t give you cancer???? Tree bark and grass clippings.
3.) The Paleo Guy- This is my favorite. Because like MOST vegans, MOST of these guys got it all wrong. Dude…Newsflash… Paleolithic cavemen were NOT eating Butterball bacon and McCarthur Farms butter…
4.) The Reverend- This is the preacher/trainer. Most of them egotistical freaks in the midst of a personality crisis between who they are and who they want to be. Now you’ve got this dude reciting lines to you during your workout telling you how you need to change your focus or your life. Dude, shut up.
That’s all I got for now, but I’d love to hear about any of these maniacs you can spot!!