Do they make you wear sweat pants too? If they allow spandex and underarmour tell them you’re intimidated by the fat-ass chick on the stairmaster!
The UF gym has similar rules for students using the rec center. You have to bring a towel, no tank tops allowed, etc.
I go shirtless and barefoot in my gym whenever I want. 
[quote]stitch0102 wrote:
Do they make you wear sweat pants too? If they allow spandex and underarmour tell them you’re intimidated by the fat-ass chick on the stairmaster! [/quote]
fucking seriously dude.
fat people are fucking gross as shit. sorry if someone in above average shape makes you cry yourself to sleep. ITS CALLED REALITY. people can be big and strong and attractive and it can be visible. ooooooh no. too bad you cant cover up your obesity, no not even with your $300 dollar Dior frames. its still there, youre still fat. fat people just seriously disgust me. because you cant be born fat, its not a disease, its just the product of giving in. you really dont have the will power to not eat twinkies 4 times a day?
its so pathetic bro. i work in a resturaunt that is pretty low class. basically the demographic is over 40 white trash with gambling problems. although on fridays and saturday nights more younger people come in. anyway one day it just hit me how many fat people were coming in. everyone talks about obesisty but when im just out on the street or whatever yea i see fat people but lots of skinny people too and then in this place it was like fat ass after fat ass. i was like wow, so this is what they were talking about. how fucking sad. no one even cares about themselves. so you know what why the hell should i care about a person who doesnt care about themself? quit fuckin cryin and start fucking dietin.
…yea fat people fucking piss me off ESPECIALLY the ones who think theyre fucking better than you because theyre fat even though deep down they KNOW theyre atrocious. peace out im goin to work.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
stitch0102 wrote:
Do they make you wear sweat pants too? If they allow spandex and underarmour tell them you’re intimidated by the fat-ass chick on the stairmaster!
fucking seriously dude.
fat people are fucking gross as shit. sorry if someone in above average shape makes you cry yourself to sleep. ITS CALLED REALITY. people can be big and strong and attractive and it can be visible. ooooooh no. too bad you cant cover up your obesity, no not even with your $300 dollar Dior frames. its still there, youre still fat. fat people just seriously disgust me. because you cant be born fat, its not a disease, its just the product of giving in. you really dont have the will power to not eat twinkies 4 times a day?
its so pathetic bro. i work in a resturaunt that is pretty low class. basically the demographic is over 40 white trash with gambling problems. although on fridays and saturday nights more younger people come in. anyway one day it just hit me how many fat people were coming in. everyone talks about obesisty but when im just out on the street or whatever yea i see fat people but lots of skinny people too and then in this place it was like fat ass after fat ass. i was like wow, so this is what they were talking about. how fucking sad. no one even cares about themselves. so you know what why the hell should i care about a person who doesnt care about themself? quit fuckin cryin and start fucking dietin.
…yea fat people fucking piss me off ESPECIALLY the ones who think theyre fucking better than you because theyre fat even though deep down they KNOW theyre atrocious. peace out im goin to work.[/quote]
Obviously there is no form of intelligence screening required to work at that restaurant.
[quote]GuerillaZen wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
stitch0102 wrote:
Do they make you wear sweat pants too? If they allow spandex and underarmour tell them you’re intimidated by the fat-ass chick on the stairmaster!
fucking seriously dude.
fat people are fucking gross as shit. sorry if someone in above average shape makes you cry yourself to sleep. ITS CALLED REALITY. people can be big and strong and attractive and it can be visible. ooooooh no.
too bad you cant cover up your obesity, no not even with your $300 dollar Dior frames. its still there, youre still fat. fat people just seriously disgust me. because you cant be born fat, its not a disease, its just the product of giving in. you really dont have the will power to not eat twinkies 4 times a day?
its so pathetic bro. i work in a resturaunt that is pretty low class. basically the demographic is over 40 white trash with gambling problems. although on fridays and saturday nights more younger people come in.
anyway one day it just hit me how many fat people were coming in. everyone talks about obesisty but when im just out on the street or whatever yea i see fat people but lots of skinny people too and then in this place it was like fat ass after fat ass.
i was like wow, so this is what they were talking about. how fucking sad. no one even cares about themselves. so you know what why the hell should i care about a person who doesnt care about themself? quit fuckin cryin and start fucking dietin.
…yea fat people fucking piss me off ESPECIALLY the ones who think theyre fucking better than you because theyre fat even though deep down they KNOW theyre atrocious. peace out im goin to work.
Obviously there is no form of intelligence screening required to work at that restaurant.[/quote]
no, they only do that at T.G.I.Friday’s, fucking douchebag.
man thong and a wife beater. see how long it takes to get approached. Offer to spot someone on the bench first though.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
GuerillaZen wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
stitch0102 wrote:
Do they make you wear sweat pants too? If they allow spandex and underarmour tell them you’re intimidated by the fat-ass chick on the stairmaster!
fucking seriously dude.
fat people are fucking gross as shit. sorry if someone in above average shape makes you cry yourself to sleep. ITS CALLED REALITY. people can be big and strong and attractive and it can be visible. ooooooh no.
too bad you cant cover up your obesity, no not even with your $300 dollar Dior frames. its still there, youre still fat. fat people just seriously disgust me. because you cant be born fat, its not a disease, its just the product of giving in. you really dont have the will power to not eat twinkies 4 times a day?
its so pathetic bro. i work in a resturaunt that is pretty low class. basically the demographic is over 40 white trash with gambling problems. although on fridays and saturday nights more younger people come in.
anyway one day it just hit me how many fat people were coming in. everyone talks about obesisty but when im just out on the street or whatever yea i see fat people but lots of skinny people too and then in this place it was like fat ass after fat ass.
i was like wow, so this is what they were talking about. how fucking sad. no one even cares about themselves. so you know what why the hell should i care about a person who doesnt care about themself? quit fuckin cryin and start fucking dietin.
…yea fat people fucking piss me off ESPECIALLY the ones who think theyre fucking better than you because theyre fat even though deep down they KNOW theyre atrocious. peace out im goin to work.
Obviously there is no form of intelligence screening required to work at that restaurant.
no, they only do that at T.G.I.Friday’s, fucking douchebag.[/quote]
I think you need to reread the above and then reconsider who the douchebag is in this particular scenario.
its still you.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
its still you.[/quote]
oh shi-
I missed this before, for whatever reason it was bumped, I’ll voice my opinion. A gym called LA Fitness, was called Family Fitness used to have that stupid rule, maybe they still do I don’t know. The girls also couldn’t show a whole lot of skin, and that’s just…stupid.
Glad the gym I do go to I work at. And very often if I am closing for the night I’ll do my own workout, play my own music, gym completely empty, and I can wear what I want. And it may be vain, but I typucally take my shirt off, depends on the workout. Having that no sleeves rule would not fly over too well at my gym.
[quote]T3hlulzkiller wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
its still you.
oh shi-[/quote]
LOL
[quote]PF_88 wrote:
I missed this before, for whatever reason it was bumped, I’ll voice my opinion. A gym called LA Fitness, was called Family Fitness used to have that stupid rule, maybe they still do I don’t know. The girls also couldn’t show a whole lot of skin, and that’s just…stupid.
Glad the gym I do go to I work at. And very often if I am closing for the night I’ll do my own workout, play my own music, gym completely empty, and I can wear what I want. And it may be vain, but I typucally take my shirt off, depends on the workout. Having that no sleeves rule would not fly over too well at my gym.[/quote]
Holy cow, glad I went with Golds over LA Fitness, then! There were just WAY too many treadmills and ellipticals in that place, gave me a very weird vibe! The sleeve thing would have made me cancel during the remorse period.
elano, where do you live, brotha? Atlanta/Roswell here.
most of the guys who wear sleeveless shirts…shouldn’t
I say buy a polo shirt that you don’t mind getting dirty in. Wear it to the gym. Bust out some hard sets then go all incredible hulk on that ass and flex through the shirt…Sleveless wouldn’t look so intimidating anymore after that display of raw unadulturated power…GRRRR and RAWR!!!
OK my bad too much sugar in my diet tonight
This was a pretty good read… 
I’ve seen the ‘no tank tops’ rule a few times in Quebec… I live in Ottawa… on the border… and haven’t ran into it here yet… but ya… pretty lame… is there NO other gym you can lift at??
The sharpie idea was GREAT BTW… lol 
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Westclock wrote:
If you need a sleeveless shirt to maintain intensity then you need to reevaluate how you train.
Actually, no we don’t. I like to see my muscles working. I want to see the progress I’ve made. All of these things contribute to my intensity. I really think the only people who can’t understand that…aren’t carrying that much muscle to start with.
I haven’t trained in a full t-shirt in maybe 10 years. It would fuck up my focus now simply because I am used to seeing what is going on with my body, including the pump.[/quote]
I’m going to have to agree with Westclock on this one. If you “need” a sleeveless its all in your head. However, I do agree it is a dumb rule. You should be able to wear whatever you want.
Purdue’s gym used to have this same policy, but I actually didn’t mind it then. The only people that used to wear sleeveless in college were really disgusting fat people or fraternity dooshbags that would sweat all over the place, slobber their armpit hair over everything, and curl in the squat rack. I never saw a single person wear a sleeveless that actually had a toned arm.
One thing that always did piss me off though was the closed toe shoe rule. I don’t know how many times I just wanted to stop off at the gym, or join a friend there but only to be kicked out because I was wearing flip flops, sandals, etc.
[quote]Theta1591 wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Westclock wrote:
If you need a sleeveless shirt to maintain intensity then you need to reevaluate how you train.
Actually, no we don’t. I like to see my muscles working. I want to see the progress I’ve made. All of these things contribute to my intensity. I really think the only people who can’t understand that…aren’t carrying that much muscle to start with.
I haven’t trained in a full t-shirt in maybe 10 years. It would fuck up my focus now simply because I am used to seeing what is going on with my body, including the pump.
I’m going to have to agree with Westclock on this one. If you “need” a sleeveless its all in your head. However, I do agree it is a dumb rule. You should be able to wear whatever you want.
Purdue’s gym used to have this same policy, but I actually didn’t mind it then. The only people that used to wear sleeveless in college were really disgusting fat people or fraternity dooshbags that would sweat all over the place, slobber their armpit hair over everything, and curl in the squat rack. I never saw a single person wear a sleeveless that actually had a toned arm.
One thing that always did piss me off though was the closed toe shoe rule. I don’t know how many times I just wanted to stop off at the gym, or join a friend there but only to be kicked out because I was wearing flip flops, sandals, etc. [/quote]
Well theres a definite reason for the closed toed shoes.
If something falls its always better to have some protection that none, usually it means the difference between breaking the toe and crushing or severing it.
Think about what would happen if a 45 or 100 plate landed on its very edge, the corner of the rim.
That would slice your toe off it you were in sandals.
I notice the original poster hasn’t been back here since the bump, but whatever.
I was disappointed to see that the school in question is my hometown edumatater, and one of my alma maters. For the person who asked, the football team does have a separate workout facility on campus, though I’m not sure of the tank rule there. I play flag football in the team’s practice facility, and I can assure that many of the U players are strutting around practice at the end without shirts on. Double standard?
In general, I understand that different people get motivation from different places, and it’s good to allow people a place to maximize theirs. Having a gym chain in town that prohibits tanks is fine - but it’s not where I want to train (I’ve always said that I train best when there is a lot of female “motivation” running around the gym). But when my tax dollars (and formerly tuition dollars) are going to support it, it’s annoying.
Oh, and I also wanted to give a shot out to the sharpie and speedo comments. Nearly spit water on my keyboard reading those…
4 pages about something so trivial?
Let’s get back to TBT versus splits.
Splits are retarded. Isolation is retarded. Liberals suck. Obama isn’t a US citizen. Canadian beer sucks. Pancakes rule.
etc,etc. I am going to clean off my shit stirring stick now and watch.
I will see your Sharpie-sleeve idea and raise you one ‘Japanese style portable privacy frames.’ You know, the ones with really thin rice paper that only allow you to see shadows behind it?
Take it with you to the gym, spread it out so it covers whatever station you are using so fellow gym members don’t get intimidated.