Fitness

Wouldn’t you have stopped at a mosque? And sacked it?

Sounds more like a pilgrimage

I try not to be too judgy in the gym, everyone's there to improve themselves and everyone's at a different place in their journey. But there are two lads, one fat and one skinny, who spend as much time posing in the mirror as they do actually lifting. They're probably about the least built guys in there and yet they keep doing it. It shouldn't irritate me but it really does.

Sure. But flexing one's skinny arms in the mirror with no weight while lovingly tracing the outline of what little delt you have is not much of an exercise.

And it's always arms. I'm here 4 days a week and see them a lot. I don't think I've ever seen them work chest, much less legs or core.

You mean drinking beer, don't you?

Take away the mirrors. That'll learn 'em.

We don't have mirrors in our gym. Also everything is full body slow speed heavy weight and there is no posing because it's all one on one training. My clients maybe a+ personality types but after half an hour they have gone and have no time to pose. Also full body workouts. None of this spot reduction crap.

Chicago: Fully formed.

Does anyone actually believe in targeted fat reduction? I thought that was long since dispelled.

I do a 3 day bro split and one full body session a week with my trainer. I don't mind mirrors - it's good for both form and vanity, and let's be honest, everyone who goes to the gym does so with at least a degree of vanity as a motivator - but my gym is something of a meathead place and I kind of like it not being full of posers, ponces and wannabe influencers.

Says the man who just complained about people posing in front of the mirror.

Chicago: Pointing out the obvious.

Uh, yes. Mirrors are fine. People who preen in front of them are irritating. Sorry if nuance is difficult for you.

Uh, yes. Mirrors are fine. People who preen in front of them are irritating. Sorry if nuance is difficult for you.
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You literally wrote above that:" I don't mind mirrors - it's good for both form and vanity, and let's be honest, everyone who goes to the gym does so with at least a degree of vanity as a motivator"

So generally anybody who stands in front of the mirror who isn't you are irritating but if you do it, it's motivating. Okay hun.

Chicago: Clearly not getting the distinction.

No, you clearly aren't.

Using the mirror to ensure good form while doing an exercise = perfectly fine. Thinking to oneself while doing it "mmm, them traps looking big, good work" = also perfectly fine.

Standing in front of the mirror flexing, with the possible exception of you being an actual bodybuilder practising competition poses = annoying preening.

HTH

Just hit a goal for the year and managed to hang on in a fast group evening bike ride, allowing me to average 20mph for the full 21 miles.

No beer involved in the recovery as yet…

20mph aint bad, albeit I assume with drafting.