The Anti Gym

Wild Vulpix

Wild Vulpix

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I heard about this while watching the People's Court on TV. I just had to Google it and show you guys!

On the one hand, I find it really funny and amusing, and on the other, I find it extremely offensive--both as a woman and being overweight. All I can really say is: Wow.

So here's two of their advertisements:



And a news report done on it:


They didn't mention that there's women cage dancer to "encourage" the men to work out better......

And if you're still curious to see more:

Crazy stuff...
 
i definitely would not go a place like that. i just dont see how that would motive a fat person to get in shape. it would make me feel like crying and eating more ice cream.
 
Well the US Army uses the same tactics to get their soldiers in shape by humiliation.It works.Its not for everyone, but nobody is forcing them to go.Its a choice.If someone wants to pay someone to force them to get in shape so be it.If you dont like it, dont go, and dont watch the commercials.I dislike this guy, but i dislike complainers even more.
 
Wild Vulpix said:
I heard about this while watching the People's Court on TV. I just had to Google it and show you guys!

On the one hand, I find it really funny and amusing, and on the other, I find it extremely offensive--both as a woman and being overweight. All I can really say is: Wow.

So here's two of their advertisements:



And a news report done on it:


They didn't mention that there's women cage dancer to "encourage" the men to work out better......

And if you're still curious to see more:

Crazy stuff...
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HAHAHAHAHA, is that the dude who said he was an AGENT OF SEXINESS?
 
wow I have never heard of a commercial like that. How disgusting. I also watched the news story on the actual Anti-Gym. It looks so ridiculous. Where are the actual fat people in the gym? I didn't see them.

I think most sane people prefer to be left alone while exercising, or at least treated positively. Can you imagine if this is how people were treated if they went for a walk outside? I would be horrified if someone just started yelling Chubby and fat guy at me.
 
How very very sad. Why on earth would anyone want to create such a stressful and negative environment to motivate people in such a warped way?

Exercise and fitness should be fun, life long and positive. To me it would straight away make me think of exercise as a chore, not something to look forward to.

And I'm just not sure psychologically what it is going to achieve. Not something I would ever bother with.

I like to smile and have a good time when I'm getting fit.
 
WOW! I hate it when trainers and people in general, get so obsessed with looks. Get sexy or get out oh pleassse. Everyone is different and not everyone is meant to be a stick! You can be a curve girl and be damn sexy! I know plenty of unhealthy skinny people, its time we start focusing on health and well being not SIZE.
 
Love it

This guy has a point, he really does. I mean he is possibly a little over-hyped about the whole being sexy thing vs. being healthy, but he is probably making serious bank with his controversial methods. He is making bank because he knows how to evoke emotions from people, he is literally giving them fuel by making them angry as they are made fun of, these people are remembering all the times people made fun of them or singled them out because of their weight. Bottom line, anger is a great source of work-out fuel, and this guy knows that.

But seriously what is so controversial about the method? (not the cage dancing and stuff, thats kinda weird). Even us fat people look at other fat people and say in our heads, "you really think you should be eating that tubby?" We are such hypocrites!

If a fat person makes us angry we say terribly mean and angry things about their weight in our heads (there is no POSSIBLE way you can deny that, and if you do, everyone will know you are lying), what makes us different from this guy? He just chooses to say it out loud in attempts to motivate us.

But I guess it just boils down to having a "type A" personality or a "type B" personality. It should be about the reality of it, and this guy is as blunt as they come.

Sorry if I went on some kinda tangent, I just think that people get too bent out of shape because this guy is so blunt, calling him awful and whatnot, when he is just giving the harsh reality of things and pushing it in your face. But I do understand where some people are coming from saying, "I KNOW I'm fat, I'm workin on it, I DON'T need a reminder! Leave me the EF alone!"

Soooo...there is my 2 cents, if its even worth that to ya
 
fatshowdown said:
This guy has a point, he really does. I mean he is possibly a little over-hyped about the whole being sexy thing vs. being healthy, but he is probably making serious bank with his controversial methods. He is making bank because he knows how to evoke emotions from people, he is literally giving them fuel by making them angry as they are made fun of, these people are remembering all the times people made fun of them or singled them out because of their weight. Bottom line, anger is a great source of work-out fuel, and this guy knows that.

But seriously what is so controversial about the method? (not the cage dancing and stuff, thats kinda weird). Even us fat people look at other fat people and say in our heads, "you really think you should be eating that tubby?" We are such hypocrites!

If a fat person makes us angry we say terribly mean and angry things about their weight in our heads (there is no POSSIBLE way you can deny that, and if you do, everyone will know you are lying), what makes us different from this guy? He just chooses to say it out loud in attempts to motivate us.

But I guess it just boils down to having a "type A" personality or a "type B" personality. It should be about the reality of it, and this guy is as blunt as they come.

Sorry if I went on some kinda tangent, I just think that people get too bent out of shape because this guy is so blunt, calling him awful and whatnot, when he is just giving the harsh reality of things and pushing it in your face. But I do understand where some people are coming from saying, "I KNOW I'm fat, I'm workin on it, I DON'T need a reminder! Leave me the EF alone!"

Soooo...there is my 2 cents, if its even worth that to ya
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Well i agree.As ive said, the Army uses the same tactics, and its been proven to work for centuries.You dont see over weight people complaining about how the army trains there soldiers, so why should over weight people complain about how he trains his members.Its simple, dont like it, dont join, and stop complaining.
 
...suuuure...

mahkeymike said:
Well i agree.As ive said, the Army uses the same tactics, and its been proven to work for centuries.You dont see over weight people complaining about how the army trains there soldiers, so why should over weight people complain about how he trains his members.Its simple, dont like it, dont join, and stop complaining.
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Where was I complaining? If I lived near this guys Jim I'd definitely join.
 
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People can complain if they want :D That first commercial is quite offensive, to the overweight and to women in general. (The second commercial I find way too funny/cheesy to find offensive though. Rhyming =/= Cool.) Obviously nobody has to join that gym, but when has that ever stopped somebody from complaining?
 
I think that it's a great idea.... I mean, there are plenty of other gyms out there, and what he's doing does work in some ways. It's an alternative. And it sure is funny to watch him on the various news clips they have posted on the site.

Living in Japan, I was confronted with the fact that people here are a little too sensitive about their weight. In Japan, people would call me fat and pat my stomach and all kinds of stuff. At first, it really shook me. But after three years, I realized that they were just stating the truth. The stomach pats were because they were impressed at how fat I was, since there aren't very many fat people in Japan.

We have become too complacent about obesity in America. Maybe it's okay to be fat.... But then why are we here (on WLF, I mean)? We are fed up and making the changes we need to make for our health and for our self-image. In some ways, I wish being fat weren't so acceptable. I feel like crap, my life expectancy is much lower than a skinny person of my age, and all because it was always okay to eat too much and be lazy. My mom is big, my dad was pretty big, and it was just accepted as the norm to be fat. Now we are all struggling with our weight.

I mean, as things stand, who here can truly say that they feel like it's okay to be obese and that, as an obese person, they feel good about their bodies? I think that, rather than saying that it's okay to make fat people feel better, we should be saying "your body has too much fat, but you aren't your fat. Let's drop that fat for your sake. Let's get you healthy."

Clearly this guy goes to the extreme, but I think that's just his personality. It doesn't make him wrong.

Though the cage dancers are a bit much.
 
mahkeymike said:
Well i agree.As ive said, the Army uses the same tactics, and its been proven to work for centuries.You dont see over weight people complaining about how the army trains there soldiers, so why should over weight people complain about how he trains his members.Its simple, dont like it, dont join, and stop complaining.
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The way that the Army trains it's cadets has also proven to brainwash their soldiers and cause severe psychological damage too. Sooooo...???

This guy's gym is absolutely degrading to women. He is making it seem as if nobody is going to think they are sexy, attractive or desirable unless they have the body of a cover model (which isn't true). How is it beneficial to insult the way a woman's body looks while throwing pieces of cake at her and telling her that she's a fat, undesirable pig?

The women who actually do end up going to this gym are just falling into the trap that society has laid for them. They are degrading themselves by allowing some macho, overly-masculine pig to treat them like this. They are just giving into the idea that women are nothing more than an object of a man's desire. They might as well just be wrestling in a kiddie pool full of baby oil while wearing a thong and a white t-shirt.
 
Cage dancing

I was a cage dancer once, but nobody likes lookin at a chubby dude dancing half-naked in a cage, so I was fired within 60 seconds of taking the job.

GREATEST JOB EVER!
 
I find it to be a sad commentary on our society- there's an assumption that the main motivator for a woman to lose weight is getting a man. Give me a break!! I love my husband, but my weight loss has NOTHING to do with him. If I was single, I'd be saying the same thing.

If this commercial was an accurate reflection of how all men see overweight women, I'd be a lesbian. Fortunately, it's not!
 
Human Nature

Scorpiogal said:
I find it to be a sad commentary on our society- there's an assumption that the main motivator for a woman to lose weight is getting a man. Give me a break!! I love my husband, but my weight loss has NOTHING to do with him. If I was single, I'd be saying the same thing.

If this commercial was an accurate reflection of how all men see overweight women, I'd be a lesbian. Fortunately, it's not!
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You are correct in saying that love really doesn't have anything to do with weight, you can still love someone deeply if they become overweight, it happens all the time.

However, if a woman/man is looking for a significant other, there needs to be some kind of initial physical attraction, and being fat/overweight is certainly not considered a desireable trait to the majority of both men and women. And in seems (not from a professional standpoint) that fat people traditionally end up with other fat people, and having children that also end up fat.

I'm not saying that Joe Schmoe has to have a 6 pack to get a girl, or Jane Doe needs to be just skin and bones. I'm just saying initial physical attraction plays a HUGE role in starting relationships, and it helps to look like a relatively healthy human being.

I hope I didn't sound like a total douche in saying all that.
 
fatshowdown said:
You are correct in saying that love really doesn't have anything to do with weight, you can still love someone deeply if they become overweight, it happens all the time.

However, if a woman/man is looking for a significant other, there needs to be some kind of initial physical attraction, and being fat/overweight is certainly not considered a desireable trait to the majority of both men and women. And in seems (not from a professional standpoint) that fat people traditionally end up with other fat people, and having children that also end up fat.

I'm not saying that Joe Schmoe has to have a 6 pack to get a girl, or Jane Doe needs to be just skin and bones. I'm just saying initial physical attraction plays a HUGE role in starting relationships, and it helps to look like a relatively healthy human being.

I hope I didn't sound like a total douche in saying all that.
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The only reason that people put some level of importance on physical attractiveness is because we're all stupid, shallow, thoughtless zombies and just follow along with whatever society pushes on us.

Fat women were once considered beautiful and healthy. Skinny women, in those days, were the "unattractive" ones. Fat men were once considered strong and powerful. Skinny men, in those days, were the "unattractive" ones. But, now...it's the complete opposite. Why? Because, we (as human beings) just go along with whatever is popular and base our lives on fitting in with everybody else.

Clothes go in and out of style. Cars go in and out of style. Haircuts go in and out of style. Color schemes go in and out of style. Patterns go in and out of style. Language goes in and out of style.

Body types go in and out of style, just like everything else.

Personally, I don't believe that it has anything to do with true attraction; it has everything to do with getting the boyfriend/girlfriend with the look and body that society makes you believe that you're "supposed" to have.

That's just my two cents...
 
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