Pardon me but WTF?!

[cozener]

So I go down to the gym just now. Its a cardio day for me so I'm wanting to get on the elliptical. There's a woman on the other elliptical. She has turned on the tv and has it on the Food Network. Thats weird enough. But no, she also has her iPod stuck in her ears. Yet...she's watching this cooking show with an intense look on her face so I don't feel like I can ask her if I can change the channel. I tried...really tried to do my workout but after three minutes I just couldn't take it any more. I jumped off, got dressed and left. I'll go back in about a half an hour. Hopefully she'll be gone by then.

[dungeonmistress]

I guess u aren't into food porn?? Lol

[cozener]

No and I'm a little freaked out. It made me feel dirty. Usually I don't mind that so much but this was a different kinda dirty altogether.

[Athena]

Did she even know how to change the channel? Would she have noticed that you had done so?

Stoopid questions, I know, but what can I say...

[SP1966]

Most gyms have the TV's sound running over an fm station so she may have been listening to the show on her iPod. As for her choice of station I love the food network, I have learned allot about cooking watching that and there are so many recipes that you learn that can be easily modified to be healthy, or at least Keto!

[cozener]

Did she even know how to change the channel? Would she have noticed that you had done so?

Stoopid questions, I know, but what can I say...

Oh she would have noticed. She was watching the tv with the same look a starving wolf gives a fresh carcass. I was afraid to tap her on the shoulder to ask if I could change the channel for fear that she might eat my hand.

Most gyms have the TV's sound running over an fm station so she may have been listening to the show on her iPod. As for her choice of station I love the food network, I have learned allot about cooking watching that and there are so many recipes that you learn that can be easily modified to be healthy, or at least Keto!

This is a small gym at work. We don't have that kind of tech setup. She was listening to music while watching the show. This is what tripped me out.

And now I know who it is thats been watching the food network while they work out. I usually go in a little later than I did today and when I turn on the tv its always on that channel. I always wondered the hell was doing that.

[Nikonguy]

Next time wait till she takes her 3 minute cigarette break and THEN change the channel.

[Atropa]

Oh man I love the food network, now I'm afraid some dude might come tap me on the shoulder, I would have to eat him . Cardio makes me hungry.

[cozener]

You watch it while your doing cardio?

[Atropa]

Oh hell no, I'm to busy running all in all I do not get the people who watch TV/read while working out seems like it would distract you from your goals imo but then again I listen to music so maybe they think the same of me but I find a fast/hard beat makes me work faster and harder.

[Keltron]

Oh man I love the food network, now I'm afraid some dude might come tap me on the shoulder, I would have to eat him . Cardio makes me hungry.

brb, stretching and warming up my tapping finger.

[Deborah_Lyn]

Oh she would have noticed. She was watching the tv with the same look a starving wolf gives a fresh carcass. I was afraid to tap her on the shoulder to ask if I could change the channel for fear that she might eat my hand.

thank you for the lol!!!

[cozener]

Oh hell no, I'm to busy running all in all I do not get the people who watch TV/read while working out seems like it would distract you from your goals imo but then again I listen to music so maybe they think the same of me but I find a fast/hard beat makes me work faster and harder.

I'm the opposite. I don't see how people can do cardio without something to distract them.

[do1more]

You watch it while your doing cardio?

well duhhhhhhh - its kind of like watching real porn while your having sex.............. extra incentive

[Atropa]

well duhhhhhhh - its kind of like watching real porn while your having sex.............. extra incentive

..... If the sex is being done right, watching TV is not what one is doing..... just sayin

[DerAlta]

So I go down to the gym just now. Its a cardio day for me so I'm wanting to get on the elliptical. There's a woman on the other elliptical. She has turned on the tv and has it on the Food Network. Thats weird enough. But no, she also has her iPod stuck in her ears. Yet...she's watching this cooking show with an intense look on her face so I don't feel like I can ask her if I can change the channel. I tried...really tried to do my workout but after three minutes I just couldn't take it any more. I jumped off, got dressed and left. I'll go back in about a half an hour. Hopefully she'll be gone by then.

Maybe you could have closed your eyes and concentrated on your own workout?

[cozener]

If only it were that easy.

[crupiea]

Iused the treadmill this morning, here is what I had the tv tuned to.

http://g4tv.com/sexyladies/

[IronCharles]

I'm sorry, but if you would allow what's on TV in the gym to cause you to walk out and abandon your workout..... well maybe you should rethink your motivation to exercise.




The gym would have to be on fire to drive me out when it's time to lift. And I would probably try to get one more set in anyways!

[runswithscissor]

The only thing I watch when I am doing my cardio is to watch the cops chasing me over my shoulder so I know if I should speed it up or try a fake 'em out move...

[marcodeniro]

the beauty of the IPOD
1) jam to your fav music, motivational talk or meditation music
2) excuse not to talk to people who would eat up 10 min talking about nothing of importance
3) with a lil bit of imagination and focus enhancers, Seconds turns into hours and a grueling cardio session turns into a trip to a concert venue or whatever

[JC480]

Oh man I love the food network, now I'm afraid some dude might come tap me on the shoulder, I would have to eat him . Cardio makes me hungry.

What gym did you say you worked out at again? : )

But hmm...if girls can put up with us watching football/baseball/bb on the gym TVs, I can handle the view or food network...it's not like I'm there to watch TV anyways.

[jeffaus]

well duhhhhhhh - its kind of like watching real porn while your having sex.............. extra incentive

This thread has suddenly become of interest to me.

[Keltron]

Maybe you could have closed your eyes and concentrated on your own workout?

If only it were that easy.

Ahh, the inevitable "you should be so focused on your training that you shouldn't notice anything about your surroundings, not even a fire alarm or an earthquake" comments... I was wondering when you guys would show up

[IronCharles]

Ahh, the inevitable "you should be so focused on your training that you shouldn't notice anything about your surroundings, not even a fire alarm or an earthquake" comments... I was wondering when you guys would show up

I'd probably ignore the fire alarm, until I saw flames, or smelled smoke. But the earthquake could be a problem, especially if I were squatting or benching. I could see the potential for disaster there, so I would probably wait it out and try to get my sets in between the aftershocks.

[cozener]

Maybe you could have closed your eyes and concentrated on your own workout?

I'm sorry, but if you would allow what's on TV in the gym to cause you to walk out and abandon your workout..... well maybe you should rethink your motivation to exercise.




The gym would have to be on fire to drive me out when it's time to lift. And I would probably try to get one more set in anyways!

First of all, I'm talking about cardio...not lifting. I can lift no matter whats going on. But cardio is different for me in that I don't enjoy it at all. But I do it and I do it with intensity. The only catch is that I have to have something else to think about other than the unpleasantness of the cardio. TV is the only thing that really works for me and when it comes to tv there's really just a few things that I find interesting enough to distract me from the pain of cardio. The Food Network doesn't cut it. In fact, I find it somewhat demotivating. My gym is at work and I have a loose schedule. I have the option of coming back later. If I didn't I would have just toughed it out. But I don't have to do that. I can just leave and come back at a time when my workout can be as pleasant as it can be. And why shouldn't I do this? Its not like I'm skipping the workout altogether.

[IronCharles]

First of all, I'm talking about cardio...not lifting. I can lift no matter whats going on. But cardio is different for me in that I don't enjoy it at all. But I do it and I do it with intensity. The only catch is that I have to have something else to think about other than the unpleasantness of the cardio. TV is the only thing that really works for me and when it comes to tv there's really just a few things that I find interesting enough to distract me from the pain of cardio. The Food Network doesn't cut it. In fact, I find it somewhat demotivating. My gym is at work and I have a loose schedule. I have the option of coming back later. If I didn't I would have just toughed it out. But I don't have to do that. I can just leave and come back at a time when my workout can be as pleasant as it can be. And why shouldn't I do this? Its not like I'm skipping the workout altogether.

Your rationalization skills are superb! Repped!

[cozener]

Lol, thanks. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to have rationalized other than the decision to put my workout off for a half hour so I could watch something interesting on the History Channel instead of some chick cooking supper but hey, I'll take reps where I can get them.

[mush10]

the beauty of the IPOD
1) jam to your fav music
3) with a lil bit of imagination and focus enhancers, Seconds turns into hours and a grueling cardio session turns into a trip to a concert venue or whatever

You run on Mushrooms?

[EMISGOD]

I usually switched the station TO the Food Network when I was doing Cardio before I changed gyms. I would then hide the remote. It didn't bother me to see that on the screen, but you're damn right I made some people just suffer...