I’ve got some good news and bad news. The good news is my Power Blocks are repaired and I now have a fully functional workout section in my office. It’s a mini-home gym. The bad news is that by canceling my membership to 24 Hour Fitness, I won’t have any new Tales From the Glitter [...]
I never thought that I would have enough stories to complete a new edition of Tales From the Glitter Gym just two days after my last post. Then again, I wasn’t expecting to walk into the locker room.
I’m not a shower at the gym guy. For me it has always been too inefficient. In [...]
It’s been a while since I last did an installment of Tales From the Glitter Gym. For background on what a Glitter Gym is read Glitter and Rust. After just 3 visits to the 24 Hour Fitness in Bellevue, WA (140th Ave NE), I have enough stories for a new installment of Tales [...]
From 2001 until last year, I had the pleasure of not going to a Glitter Gym. When I was a homeowner I had my own home gym. No mirrors, no TVs, no treadmills and no soccer mom rock (Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, etc.). My gym had free weights, no air conditioning and had Marilyn Manson [...]
Last Saturday an older man thanked me for racking my weights. I said no problem and mentioned most people in this gym seemed considerate. Then he said something odd. He said:
For someone that lifts as much weight as you, I’d think you’d be more built.
By my count that could be taken three different ways.
He recognizes [...]
There are two types of gyms. Glitter gyms and Rust gyms. A majority of men and almost all women are only familiar with Glitter gyms. Glitter gyms are workout facilities with bright lights, mirrors, treadmills and TVs (Ballys, 24 Hour, etc). Rust gyms cater primarily to men and are almost all free weights. The equipment [...]
