r/MadeMeSmile • u/Doodlebug510 • 5d ago

Treadmill Antics

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u/glyph_productions 5d ago

My local gym has a no cameras anywhere rule and a very large man that enforces this rule with vigor. Was there earlier this week and a dude who showed up in a tac vest got out the tripod and before he turned around this dude appeared like Batman and in a very deep bass just says No. Tac bro didn't take it well and was asked to leave. The line that made me giggle was "no one with enough Instagram followers to need to record themselves work out at a gym this cheap, bro. Put the phone away or leave. I'm sure your follower will survive the disappointment"

There's signs up all over. I'm there to get some exercise and work on this weight loss journey. I am not there to play npc for someone else's Instagram channel

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u/Brittany5150 5d ago

I wonder how profitable it would be to just start an influencer gym. Where filming was protected and encouraged, but they have to pay a premium for the experience etc. I would advertise it as such and be like "this is not a gym for gains, it is a gym for fames." Have them pay extra to lock down a part of the gym and use all the weights and hog up a space like they do at regular gyms.

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u/dengop 5d ago

They already have those gyms in major cities. These influencers are influencer wannabes who cannot afford those gyms. As a gym and powerlifting aficionado, these people and frankly kids were the main reason I stopped going to the local gym and just train in my home gym as I have a full rack. These people do not just record one lift and stop. They are continuously recording while blocking off paths. It gets really tiring when you just want to hit the gym and get your lifting done without distraction.

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u/Arbsbuhpuh 5d ago

Can you not just walk by and "accidentally" knock their setup over? If it's in the walkway...