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World of Sport

26th Dec 2016

WATCH: 11 Irish people you know in every single gym

Recognise anyone here?

Conan Doherty

We all know them.

We all have dreams, we all have habits and we all have personality traits that are hard to ignore.

In the gym, a fusion of every one of those things come out inside four testosterone-fuelled walls.

Go do a session, however brief, and you’ll definitely recognise some of these characters – if you don’t, you might be one of them.

1. The “I’m using that” guy

He can’t part with any of the weights or stations… just in case he needs them.

He might never use any of them but, for God’s sake, the supersets – think of the supersets.

2. The man lifting far too much

He’ll ask you for a spot – what he’s really asking is for you to undergo a bicep session to lift the weight that he can’t.

Never back down from the last rep #onemore

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3. The ones improvising because they’d hate for you to think they don’t know what they’re doing

Yeah, good job…

4. The guy who doesn’t need to be there

This does not need to be done in the gym.

5. The MMA guy

Shadow boxing, moving his feet as if he’s ready for battle, asking boys to roll – just go to an MMA class.

6. The greatest spotter in the history of spotting

7. The guy who says you’re doing it wrong

He can’t just leave you alone. He needs to point it out – even if there’s nothing to point out.

8. The combat guys trying to outdo each other

Ready for battle, always. But one man knows more than the other.

Met this chump in the gym today #NoFilter

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9. The GAA guy

Keep it dynamic, keep doing supersets, keep telling yourself to do more. You need to get ready for pre-season.

10. The weight-slammer

It would be too risky to try bringing 10kgs back down to the ground.

11. The screamer

Let it out. Let it all out.

Don't be afraid to let it out. Haters gonna hate #gains

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Gym