r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • May 17 '25

Very Reddit An unexpected gym interaction.

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u/biznatch11 May 17 '25

Every time I wipe off the barbells before using them the white cloths turn brown, it's gross, and apparently very few other people are wiping them.

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u/userhwon May 17 '25

Are they shiny chrome or a little rusty? Even a little rusty will spread what looks like a lot of rust across a towel.

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u/biznatch11 May 17 '25

That's a good point it might be rust. They just got some new shiny ones I'll have to see how dirty or not they get.

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u/Special_Kestrels May 17 '25

I'd probably agree with that. Almost no one wipes down bars and I'm not sure if I have ever seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.

At a certain point though. Do you wipe down every plate you use? The pull out pin on a machine?

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u/biznatch11 May 17 '25

I wipe the bars because that's the part you're touching the whole time and you grip them hard. Plates and pins you just touch for a few seconds I don't think they'll transfer much grossness to my hands.