15 funny examples of how not to take selfies at the gym (16 photos)

Today, working out in the gym is simply no longer fashionable. Why sweat with weights and puff on the treadmill if you can't show the world a selfie showing how carefully you take care of your figure and how impressive results you've achieved? True, not everyone manages to amaze the public with their photographs on the first try - as a rule, due to errors in the composition and subject of the photo. We will now look at the funniest mistakes.

Spy, get out!

Gym selfies are a fashion trend these days and there's nothing you can do about it. Therefore, usually no one - neither sports club employees nor visitors - objects to athletes with cameras who want to capture themselves for history. But at the same time, for everyone who wants to take a selfie, there is one unwritten rule: no strangers should get into the frame! Firstly, this violates the right to privacy - after all, a person can end up in your photo in a form in which he would not want to appear before the world, and then, suddenly he is hiding from his superiors - he declared that he would be at the meeting, but he run to get healthy on the gym? This pretty blonde brazenly flouts the unwritten rule: the young man on the bench takes up almost as much space in her photo as she does. Moreover, a slight turn of the head, a furtive glance and a somewhat wary pose of the girl seem to hint that her true goal was not to take another selfie, but to click on the memory of the handsome blond. So, when taking a selfie, make sure that no one is nearby. After all, what if he outshines you?

Smell what it smells like!

When a guy with well-developed biceps and triceps, tensing up spectacularly, begins to demonstrate them to the camera, this in itself is funny. Men, believe me: if you have muscular arms, girls will notice it, but excess narcissism, on the contrary, will turn you into a laughing stock. But if you still decide to flex your muscles in front of the camera, remember: it’s not for nothing that bodybuilders have a set of poses that have been repeatedly tested and approved by specialists in which they demonstrate their muscles at competitions! It has been proven for years: it is in these positions that the biceps and triceps look most advantageous. And God forbid you demonstrate them in a cramped room, where you can’t even move your hand to the side! Because in this case, what happens is exactly what the poor young man shows us in all his glory: either a demonstration of his clean-shaven armpit, or a threat to roundhouse with his fist. Alas, neither one nor the other is impressive.

Stepka-disheveled

Fortunately, we are little by little struggling with our complexes and no longer consider the gym a temple of the body, where only cult priests with ideal figures similar to ancient Greek statues have the right to enter. If you have short legs, rolls on your sides and a dozen extra pounds on your stomach, you won't look out of place at the gym. But, in this case, it’s probably better to wait a little while taking a selfie against the background of barbells and dumbbells. When you first crossed the threshold of the gym, you still have, strictly speaking, nothing to brag about. And even more so if you haven’t even had time to acquire a normal training uniform yet, having limited yourself to a summer set from the Sochi beach - knee-length panties and a T-shirt with a cheerful print, which bulges on your beer belly, brought, no less, all from the same Sochi . Perhaps one day this guy will become Mr. Universe, but this time he clearly got carried away with posting his photo on a social network.

Mister Exhibitionist

This guy is clearly proud of his muscles - his arm muscles, leg muscles, and abs. He clearly believes that the whole world will be happy to see his muscles. He is so sure of this that, without thinking, he took off his pants right in the gym. Sorry, young man, but this is not a shower or a toilet! It’s scary to imagine what other athletes thought of you if suddenly they were present in the hall at this awkward moment. If you can’t wait to show the whole Universe the results of your work with a barbell, buy yourself tight tights or tight Lycra shorts - true, in this you will look like a circus trainer, but still it will be more decent to pull down your pants in public. And, finally, the main thing: if the idea of exposing yourself in public has irrevocably taken hold of your mind, take off your pants once and for all, but never stand up in public with your pants pulled down, like a pooped preschooler!

Duckface for a boy

Duck lips have long turned into an Internet meme and are considered an indispensable component of a dumb blonde selfie. However, even glamorous young ladies have already given up this long-unfashionable facial expression, and if they do put on a duckface for the camera, it’s only as a joke. But performed by a guy who is also trying to impress the audience with his muscles, he looks simply enchantingly stupid! Moreover, to be honest, the muscle itself is only so-so.

Oh, the board is running out, now I'm going to fall!

What motivated the girl on the treadmill when taking this photo is a mystery. Perhaps she wanted to impress us with her stretching? But this obviously didn’t work out: the stretch mark is barely half visible, and the worst half at that. Or did she decide to show off her contented face and her slender legs in one frame? It turned out even worse: the leg from this angle seems depressingly short, unnaturally twisted, and even growing in the place of the arm - so instead of an athletic beauty, it turned out to be an ugly gnome. Or maybe the secret is simple, and she just wanted to ruin the mood of her teammates by showing that she puts her feet where all normal people rest their palms? She succeeded in this - as well as in ignorance of safety precautions. Because if the treadmill turns on now - even if only from the accidental movement of her own foot - then the girl will no longer have time to smile.

Veselchak

Everything about this guy is perfect - powerful muscles, a cheerful smile, and black socks, clearly left over from an office suit in this sports uniform. One thing is not clear: why did he wrap his right hand around the barbell with such a gentle, almost intimate grip? Did its shape and size remind you of something familiar? Or is it difficult for a young man to stay on his feet after a hard workout? Or maybe he decided to use an unexpected visual image, achieving the effect of “I’m holding a barbell with just the fingers of one hand”? In this case, he achieved the exact opposite effect called “I forgot to change my socks before the hall - and now I laugh about it along with everyone.”

Indecent proposal

Girls are instinctive selfie masters. They don't need to take a photography course to understand how to place their legs akimbo and stick out their legs to appear like a teasing seductress. Even in a public toilet, an experienced iPhone owner can take a selfie in the “fiery boudoir queen” style. But here we have a depressing opposite case. The girl clearly wanted to demonstrate working on her biceps with a heavy dumbbell - but her pose and facial expression are more likely to remind us of an urgent trip to the toilet than of strenuous sports activities. As luck would have it, there was also a snow-faience white ball nestled behind us... As a result, you look at the photo for several seconds, dumbfounded and not understanding why the girl decided to show us such an intimate moment of her life. And only then do you notice the dumbbell.

Have you ordered a stripper?

Well, okay, the guy has been going to the gym for several months now, and although some flabbyness in his limbs is still present, relief is already visible, the results are obvious - it’s not a sin to brag to your online subscribers. But, my God, who gave him the idea to wear these super short panties that couldn’t even cover his groin? If there had been an equally revealing and bright T-shirt on top, one could suspect him of a young narcissist, who believes that at the sight of his half-exposed manhood, girls will immediately begin to faint with admiration. But, looking at the old vest, clearly made for a man one and a half times larger, there is only one option left: in front of us is a stripper in character, who ran to training straight from a private dance and did not have time to take off his costume, makeup and excited expression on his face.

Photoshop victim

The heavy barbell rests lightly on the hero’s chest, playfully - but he doesn’t seem to be a particularly muscular guy... Well, looks can sometimes be deceiving, but the hero has something to impress the girls with! Stop... come on, let's look in the mirror! Well, of course: there on the bar - just one pathetic, skinny pancake on each side! The rest of the pancakes, presumably, were drawn by the comrade in Photoshop to demonstrate his pumping and power. Well, congratulations, comrade, having lied! From now on, because of this jamb, girls will only laugh at you, and for many years you will remain to friends and strangers “that weakling who imagined himself a barbell weighing a ton.” And, in general, this is not the worst option. What if the girl you were trying to impress somehow asked you to carry her in your arms, and you collapsed? Explaining that all your strength was made in Photoshop will be very humiliating, and proving to a girl that she is heavier than that barbell is also dangerous.

I'm with a star

In the photo are supermodel Bar Refaeli and... and a guy about whom the most that can be said is “some.” Some guy from a sports club, where by chance a star works out - maybe a coach, or maybe an ordinary visitor who, by chance, happened to have a photo taken with a celebrity. True, he himself does not consider himself “someone” at all, and tries with all his might to become the main character of the photo. He puts his hands on his hips, rolls his eyes and even seems to be trying to hug the famous model in a not too decent way. So, you can’t do that! If you happen to take a selfie with a celebrity, smile and enjoy the proximity of the star’s body - after all, if you didn’t sympathize with this celebrity, you would hardly take a photo with her, right? And if you try to outshine the star, you will only look stupid, like the hero of this photo.

First learn, then take pictures!

This photo cannot rightfully be called a selfie, and yet it is clearly the closest thing to it. The guy asked a friend to take a photo of him with a barbell - but he only managed to catch a bad moment. We dare add: the poor photographer had no chance. You don’t have to be a world champion in weightlifting to understand: the guy is holding the barbell with difficulty, his legs are buckling, and he doesn’t even have the slightest idea about the correct grip of the bar. It seems that the young man so wanted to see himself with a barbell above his head that a strong desire overshadowed all arguments of reason. Including, by the way, the argument about safety. With such rudimentary skills in this area, bravely picking up a heavy barbell, or even attempting to do so, can be dangerous to your health. Boy, wait! Start with a dumbbell selfie! Otherwise you will be left without a head!

Faithful friends

Here, as they say, no comments. So it’s better to keep your children away from your screens, otherwise it will be difficult for them to explain later what the guys in the gym are actually doing. No, of course, everyone knows that choosing the right angle for a selfie is not always easy, and a funny mistake can happen to anyone. But for this, too, there is the first rule - never include strangers in the frame! So, we can assume that the author of this selfie neglected him - and was punished for it. The main thing is that this photo is not accidentally seen by the guy sitting in front of him on the bench - at least from the back he does not look like a person with a boundless sense of humor.

Everyone look at my bust!

Sometimes girls, wanting to take a provocative selfie, slightly move the waistband of their shorts down, and, on the contrary, boldly lift up their T-shirt, making guys glow and smoke at one glance at the page of a daring girl on some social network. But what is allowed for girls is not always suitable for guys. For example, they should not write while sitting. Or ask representatives of the opposite sex to carry a heavy bag to the entrance. Or - yes, yes! - take a selfie with your T-shirt pulled up and the elastic of your shorts lowered. And even though this muscleman has iron muscles, and they look quite decent, a pulled up T-shirt and a low waistband of his panties spoil the whole effect, turning the pumped up guy into a narcissistic laughing stock. If you really want to show off your body in all its glory, don’t be lazy to take off your shirt completely! And walking around with your shirt pulled up is no better than walking around with your pants down.

And this is already serious

We've repeated the main rule of selfies at the gym more than once: when you turn on the camera, make sure that no unsuspecting strangers get into the frame. The girl in the photo on the right is former Playboy model and now radio host Dani Mathers, who one day, without any ulterior motive, decided to take a funny selfie in the gym locker room. And on the left, in the far part of the photo, is an ordinary unsuspecting visitor who decided to take a shower and ended up in the lens of the inattentive Dani. When a photo with a naked woman in the background surfaced online, a serious scandal broke out. As a result, Dani lost her job at the radio station and thousands of fans who did not forgive her for such an unceremonious invasion of someone else's privacy. In addition, the victim filed a lawsuit against her, and no one knows how much more Dani will have to pay for her blatant inattention.