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And now, another installment in our gym-tirade comes in the form of an insider-perspective.
From all the crazy people you might see in The Buff Dudes’ “Gym Wildlife” video, to some of the membership chicanery in Cracked’s sadly-accurate ad, and on to other topics like:
1) The sheer amount of dirt, germs & athlete’s-foot present; whether your gym cleans the equipment; or not….
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The Buff Dudes Channel on YouTube has a great set of videos on weightlifting and nutrition for muscle-gain.
Well now they can add comedy to their resume, too.
In a surprisingly-good BBC/Attenborough-Narration-style parody, the Buff Dudes go through all the weird, off-putting, and occasionally almost-normal “animals” you might run into if you ever dare set foot into gyms of varying seriousness…
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I don’t mean to jump on anyone’s New Year’s Resolutions, but this video is so dead-on it’s not just funny; it hurts.
Anyone who’s ever been to a commercial mega-gym or God-forbid, tried to get out of their membership agreement once you’ve decided to cancel, should really be able to relate…
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With the New Year approaching soon and marathons over recently, I agree with BuzzFeed that a few pick-me-ups of sadly-accurate exercise humor is just what the doctor ordered to psych you up for all your Get-in-shape resolutions & new gym memberships!
And your trainer (or WebMD’s Fit-O-Meter) should Absolutely be able to tell you how many calories you’ve burned sliding down that wall crying.
Now check out the other 18!…
Apparently, there is a school in Argentina where you won’t get your face hoof-murdered right the hell off [immediately?] for doing this stuff.
Otherwise;… Wow. I got nuthin’…
–Okay, other than Sarah Jessica Parker…
Ever hear someone called a Fathead? Well whoever invented that sobriquet turns out to be on to something.
In addition to just plain plotting to kill you, your Fat is officially also making you easier prey on the Savannah by turning your brain into a pile of mush before it finishes you off.
[ed: your cat has not yet been formally indicted on equal conspiracy charges, but come-on…]
So: The latest salvo launched by Researchers at Georgia Regents University’s Prevention Center is a mouse study that not only showed excess amounts of body-fat produce inflammation…
So there was this study on diseases that got published for some mad reason in-spite of the fact it didn’t work.
And that is one of the best. mistakes. ever.
So: they tried to say Herpes causes cognitive decline in people as they age, but the thunderous statement eventually came out in the results that [and I quote],
“IB was not associated with cognitive decline over time.”,
and the even sneakier one,…
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HALLELUJAH JEEZUS, I CAN STOP NOW!!!
James H O’Keefe and Carl Lavie of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and the U. Mo. -Kansas City MedSchool have just pronounced the words every poor suffering bastard running his Nikes to the midsole has been waiting to hear since the 70’s taught them Afros on white men were awesome:
-This includes Running…
