Dean's Blog

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. It’s the sign of growth, being sore after a good workout, particularly the next day. However, this is not to be confused with being super sore the day after playing a fast game of Hockey after three years of being a couch potato. That’s called paying for your ego.

While I’m on the topic of gym jargon, here’s one for the masses: Gymbecile.

It basically refers to a newbie to the gym, usually indicated by their wearing of matching high fashion activewear, green tea filled water bottles, and an inability to do anything other than annoy everyone else. Gymbeciles may also be people who have no clues about gym etiquette. Case in point; Gymbecile # 1 has decided to look like Arnold, and so starts a rigorous routine of sitting on a machine, doing 8 reps of a ridiculously ego-tripping amount of weight, and then rests for 15 minutes while still sitting on said machine, puffing and spitting all the way, and preventing anyone else from using the machine. Gymbecile # 2 will use some bit of equipment, and then when finished, not wipe down the machine, leaving a sticky film of rash inducing gymbecile sweat all over the seat and cushions. Gymbeciles # 3 and # 4 will occupy a bunch of equipment, while just chatting it up and not actually doing anything for an hour.