Comments on: Gender Trouble at the Gym – or how to be a woman http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pink coloured glasses http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 pink coloured glasses Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:56:07 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1117#comment-3063 Just thought I'd mention, back and neck muscles finally fully recovered. Can happily tap away at keyboard once more. x x Cal pink coloured glassess last blog post..<a href="http://pinkcolouredglasses.blogspot.com/2008/08/strap-onswith-knobs-on.html" rel="nofollow">Strap-ons...with knobs on</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3063','pink coloured glasses'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3063','pink coloured glasses','Just thought I\'d mention, back and neck muscles finally fully recovered. Can happily tap away at keyboard once more.\r\nx x\r\nCal\n\npink coloured glassess last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkcolouredglasses.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/strap-onswith-knobs-on.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Strap-ons...with knobs on<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Just thought I’d mention, back and neck muscles finally fully recovered. Can happily tap away at keyboard once more.
x x
Cal

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]]> By: Jul http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-3061 Jul Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:39:50 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1117#comment-3061 I'm at the gym 4-5 days/week...and what I've learned is that you have to be serious, and look serious if you don't want to get crap. I put on a baseball hat down a little over my eyes, my lifting gloves, my ipod, and I don't talk to anyone. It's my sanctuary to work out the days stress. If anyone, man or woman is lingering in a space I want to use, I ask them to move - if they're in the way, I tell them....I'm assertive and you have to be. I'm a small thing, but I've got definition, and a nice little 4-pack, and I suppose I look more serious than I used to... Truth is, women are rarely taken seriously in the weight room, and I've found at women's gyms, their weight room is really lacking. They usually have tons of cardio, and crappy equipment. I would never go to a women-only gym. They also tend to have silly rules like "you must have your shirt on at all times," and personally, I like taking mine off and being in my sports bra for certain things to see what I'm working. My advice (take it for what it's worth), is to go to a gym where you see women who seriously train. There is a woman at my gym who is over 50 and has a body like Arnold. She's awesome. Nobody messes with her...and it sets a precedent not to mess with others. If you see a gym where the women wear their little "gym outfits," and are just making eyes at the guys (or each other), go somewhere else. I go to a private gym now, but in the past I've had good luck with Gold's Gym. It was mostly strippers and weight lifters, but everyone there was dedicated to what they were doing...and it was inspiring. Juls last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Grrlplanet/~3/352599998/" rel="nofollow">Joan Jett has great (fantastic) fans.</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3061','Jul'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3061','Jul','I\'m at the gym 4-5 days\/week...and what I\'ve learned is that you have to be serious, and look serious if you don\'t want to get crap. I put on a baseball hat down a little over my eyes, my lifting gloves, my ipod, and I don\'t talk to anyone. It\'s my sanctuary to work out the days stress. If anyone, man or woman is lingering in a space I want to use, I ask them to move - if they\'re in the way, I tell them....I\'m assertive and you have to be. I\'m a small thing, but I\'ve got definition, and a nice little 4-pack, and I suppose I look more serious than I used to...\r\n\r\nTruth is, women are rarely taken seriously in the weight room, and I\'ve found at women\'s gyms, their weight room is really lacking. They usually have tons of cardio, and crappy equipment. I would never go to a women-only gym. They also tend to have silly rules like \"you must have your shirt on at all times,\" and personally, I like taking mine off and being in my sports bra for certain things to see what I\'m working. \r\n\r\nMy advice (take it for what it\'s worth), is to go to a gym where you see women who seriously train. There is a woman at my gym who is over 50 and has a body like Arnold. She\'s awesome. Nobody messes with her...and it sets a precedent not to mess with others. If you see a gym where the women wear their little \"gym outfits,\" and are just making eyes at the guys (or each other), go somewhere else. \r\n\r\nI go to a private gym now, but in the past I\'ve had good luck with Gold\'s Gym. It was mostly strippers and weight lifters, but everyone there was dedicated to what they were doing...and it was inspiring.\n\nJuls last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Grrlplanet\/~3\/352599998\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Joan Jett has great (fantastic) fans.<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m at the gym 4-5 days/week…and what I’ve learned is that you have to be serious, and look serious if you don’t want to get crap. I put on a baseball hat down a little over my eyes, my lifting gloves, my ipod, and I don’t talk to anyone. It’s my sanctuary to work out the days stress. If anyone, man or woman is lingering in a space I want to use, I ask them to move – if they’re in the way, I tell them….I’m assertive and you have to be. I’m a small thing, but I’ve got definition, and a nice little 4-pack, and I suppose I look more serious than I used to…

Truth is, women are rarely taken seriously in the weight room, and I’ve found at women’s gyms, their weight room is really lacking. They usually have tons of cardio, and crappy equipment. I would never go to a women-only gym. They also tend to have silly rules like “you must have your shirt on at all times,” and personally, I like taking mine off and being in my sports bra for certain things to see what I’m working.

My advice (take it for what it’s worth), is to go to a gym where you see women who seriously train. There is a woman at my gym who is over 50 and has a body like Arnold. She’s awesome. Nobody messes with her…and it sets a precedent not to mess with others. If you see a gym where the women wear their little “gym outfits,” and are just making eyes at the guys (or each other), go somewhere else.

I go to a private gym now, but in the past I’ve had good luck with Gold’s Gym. It was mostly strippers and weight lifters, but everyone there was dedicated to what they were doing…and it was inspiring.

Juls last blog post..Joan Jett has great (fantastic) fans.

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]]> By: name janet http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 name janet Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:27:05 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1117#comment-3053 Ah the gym...let's see what have I been called by the "boys". An animal... A gorilla... The moron that called me a gorilla was hitting on me and when ignored came up with "how much are you lifting - you're a gorilla"! Do you really think a girl gym is any better though...the girls in my weight training group used to call me GI Joe and tease me about watching America's Top Model. Apparently I wasn't supposed to watch that show I was to watch world softball or something... janet<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3053','name janet'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3053','name janet','Ah the gym...let\'s see what have I been called by the \"boys\". \r\n\r\nAn animal...\r\nA gorilla...\r\n\r\nThe moron that called me a gorilla was hitting on me and when ignored came up with \"how much are you lifting - you\'re a gorilla\"!\r\n\r\nDo you really think a girl gym is any better though...the girls in my weight training group used to call me GI Joe and tease me about watching America\'s Top Model. Apparently I wasn\'t supposed to watch that show I was to watch world softball or something...\r\njanet'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Ah the gym…let’s see what have I been called by the “boys”.

An animal…
A gorilla…

The moron that called me a gorilla was hitting on me and when ignored came up with “how much are you lifting – you’re a gorilla”!

Do you really think a girl gym is any better though…the girls in my weight training group used to call me GI Joe and tease me about watching America’s Top Model. Apparently I wasn’t supposed to watch that show I was to watch world softball or something…
janet

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]]> By: orlando http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-3047 orlando Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:14:36 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1117#comment-3047 oops, should have thought of the metric thing. Guess I was trying to say that although we're smaller, we can be stronger (and less pompous) - kind of like ants (don't know how pompous they are, actually). However, thanks for the female solidarity : ) Much appreciated.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3047','orlando'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3047','orlando','oops, should have thought of the metric thing. Guess I was trying to say that although we\'re smaller, we can be stronger (and less pompous) - kind of like ants (don\'t know how pompous they are, actually). \r\n\r\nHowever, thanks for the female solidarity : ) Much appreciated.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> oops, should have thought of the metric thing. Guess I was trying to say that although we’re smaller, we can be stronger (and less pompous) – kind of like ants (don’t know how pompous they are, actually).

However, thanks for the female solidarity : ) Much appreciated.

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]]> By: Tina-cious.com http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/08/01/gender-trouble-at-the-gym-or-how-to-be-a-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-3044 Tina-cious.com Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:12:27 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1117#comment-3044 See, you had me until the kg (us stupid Americans -- ok at least THIS stupid American can't do metric! LOL) and then when you started with the percentages I'm pretty sure my brain exploded out the back of my head. LOL HOWEVER -- I feel ya -- I hate being the "good little girl" while the boys out there run amuck. Tina-cious.coms last blog post..<a href="http://tina-cious2.blogspot.com/2008/07/night-cap-vol-1.html" rel="nofollow">Night cap: Vol. 1</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3044','Tina-cious.com'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3044','Tina-cious.com','See, you had me until the kg (us stupid Americans -- ok at least THIS stupid American can\'t do metric! LOL) and then when you started with the percentages I\'m pretty sure my brain exploded out the back of my head. LOL\r\n\r\nHOWEVER -- I feel ya -- I hate being the \"good little girl\" while the boys out there run amuck.\n\nTina-cious.coms last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/tina-cious2.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/night-cap-vol-1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Night cap: Vol. 1<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> See, you had me until the kg (us stupid Americans — ok at least THIS stupid American can’t do metric! LOL) and then when you started with the percentages I’m pretty sure my brain exploded out the back of my head. LOL

HOWEVER — I feel ya — I hate being the “good little girl” while the boys out there run amuck.

Tina-cious.coms last blog post..Night cap: Vol. 1

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