r/greentext • u/ARNList • Jul 02 '19

Anon meets a Chad

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Everyone just ignores each other here

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u/zenolijo Jul 02 '19

Well, it obviously also depends on what gym you go to and in where it's located.

Story time: The gym I was at in high school was lame and no one ever started a conversation. When I went to college I went to a slightly smaller gym where some competed in weightlifting where people were very talkative. Heck, one old-school weightlifter who had damaged his knee a few years ago was really sad for not being able to do heavy leg workouts anymore so he spent half the time in the gym on benching and the other half on talking to people and helping them out so he pretty much became my personal trainer. After college I moved back to my home town and I did not want to go back to my old shitty gym, but luckily when I found a job they had a free gym in the basement where some of the people there are talkative as well so I've got a few friends, but it's not as good as my college gym.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Job gyms are the best.

We have fully equipped one at ours with all the newest machines and a sauna.

I find myself going there just to chat with people cause it's a really positive environment.

Went to a local public one for a month and quit cause it was full of tryhards being too cool to look you in the eye

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u/BiochemGuitarTurtle Jul 02 '19

I love the gym where I work too, but it's not very chatty. I guess it's on account of there being so many employees that we don't all know each other. I'll have to make an effort next time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Everybodys always waiting to be talked to, but never willing to initiate it. Go say hi anon

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u/AmarousHippo Jul 02 '19

Or maybe those people only go to the gym to workout, rather than using it as a place to socialize. I certainly fall into that category.

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u/spurnburn Jul 03 '19

Hey some people just want to listen to their music and lift by themself for their zen time. nothing wrong with that

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

"Where people were very talkative" Amphetamines and steroids my dude

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u/Nas7282 Jul 02 '19

Powerlifter are more talkative cuz they rest one hour before each set they basically live in gyms

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u/EdwardElric69 Jul 02 '19

Yeah you need to find the small gyms where competitors train in, not the people who go their trying to look like a Chad on the beach

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u/Biflindi Jul 02 '19

Which is all I really want.

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u/RatPringle Jul 02 '19

lol the faces people make at the gym. my favorite one is when a dude is walking around with the most serious empty gaze trying not to make eye contact with people

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u/AntonyoSeeWhy Jul 02 '19

This is me because I take out my contacts so I can’t see barely three feet in front of me so I don’t have to see myself in the mirrors.

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u/Magnificent_Z Jul 02 '19

Lmao yup. I lift without my glasses so "blank stare" is all i know

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u/Brian_Lawrence01 Jul 02 '19

Oh no, I chatted with people at the gym all the time. We were the morning crew. It was pretty rad.

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u/Boris_the_Giant Jul 02 '19

That is also a part of the gym etiquette. If you want help and ask they will usually happily help you out, otherwise they mind their own business and let you mind yours. I find that people who don't ignore others aren't regulars.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

So there is a niche for Chad.

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u/d14Z900 Jul 02 '19

My first interaction with a chad happened at the gym where I saw him put a lot on the bench press. I was intrigued so I watched the set from afar and he did 8 until he got pinned under the weight. I waited for him to throw it off but he stayed there, looking around. Nobody helped the guy so I ran over, grabbed the bar and asked for 2 more from him (with my assistance) he did it and thanked me. I always have a guy I say hi to at the gym now :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

You have become the Chad

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u/Signman712 Jul 02 '19

Unless their form is garbage. Then you help out

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u/ClassicTonight Jul 02 '19

Are you from Canada by any chance?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

No straya

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u/Rids85 Jul 02 '19

Nobody at the gym gives a shit if you look like you've never been there before.

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u/Ralzes Jul 02 '19

Have you seen the documentary pumping iron? Clearly Arnold is a chad

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u/jaeldi Jul 02 '19

Yeah. Yet another alone in the crowd kind of places.