Are they uploading it on line so they watch themselves later? Do they upload so others can watch them working out? Who would watch something like that? Seems crazy to me.
Are they uploading it on line so they watch themselves later? Do they upload so others can watch them working out? Who would watch something like that? Seems crazy to me.
It’s sometimes useful to analyze your form, so not always so crazy.
I'm retired and work part-time at a local fitness center. We don't allow selfies and filming of ones self. You're not allowed to film if anybody else can be seen in the background. These are not public spaces and people have an expectation of privacy, so we ban it altogether. Besides, you have to be a type of narcissist to film yourself. If you want to see what you look like use the mirrors.
A few times in the last few months, I took series of still photos with the iphone in the mirror of the aerobics room while working out. I am interested in how I look, and frankly proud of it.
I thought that I might post it on my Facebook page, but I didn't have the cajones. Frankly, it would have been better if I did since I think it encourages all the right things and shouldn't be a secret or embarrassed about it.
But since I chose not to, at least I have the photos to refer back to in a few years.
Of course, this is not filming, just simple selfies, and I'm not sure that this is what the OP is referring to at all.
I’ve done it in the past to observe my form from a different angle and see how I can improve as I was powerlifting-focused at the time and technique goes a long way. (Also, it’s nice to have proof of my gym PRs and see how my body has changed from runner, to lifter, and back to runner again).
There used to be this woman that I'd see around the gym I worked out at who gave off the typical kind of positive body language and obvious awareness of me which usually indicates interest. The only rub is I'm definitely not the kind of guy for your typical gym bunny, as she was, so I don't make moves on these kinds of women regardless of the positive signals they give off.
One day I was walking into a Starbucks and this aforementioned woman was seated alone at one of the outdoor tables on her phone. We had clearly seen each other around so I felt the pressure to engage in a brief conversation with her finally. She informed me that her Internet was out and that she was uploading a video to Instagram before showing me her phone screen. I was then suddenly met with the visage of this woman doing tricep extensions on one of the cable machines from our gym with her rear end prominently featured and accentuated within the camera frame. I didn't really know what to say to that.
At the end of the day, these videos are for thirty social media users. Just my $0.02.
One day I went to the room where they usually do spin classes just because I like the spin bikes with clip-in pedals better than the other stationary bikes in the gym. It was nice because I had the whole room to myself. That was until 3 separate groups of guys came in to take shirtless selfies since there were mirrors on all the walls. I was really expecting to find out I was on some hidden camera show or something.
Are they uploading it on line so they watch themselves later? Do they upload so others can watch them working out? Who would watch something like that? Seems crazy to me.
The same reason they take gym selfies in the mirror and post them. Egocentric narcissists that think they’re hot and think someone cares and thinks highly of them when they post. Indoors the opposite- either a laugh or an eyeroll. Just weird in general
have rules against going shirtless. If there is such a rule in your gym and the guys were breaking it, you can tell them to please obey the rules. If there is no such rule, you can contact your gym and complain about shirtless folks being bad for hygiene.