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Gym Offers Customers Human Dumbbells

Posted by samzenpus on from the lift-me dept.

A gym in central London is offering its customers a chance to use a set of human dumbbells to exercise with. The five dumbbells wear Lycra catsuits which label their weight and sit on specially adapted machines while shouting words of encouragement. Gymbox owner Richard Hilton said, "A lot of our members felt that lifting metal weights was boring and not especially motivating." If you had to chase your weight, and wrestle it into submission before lifting it, you could get your cardio done too.

7 comments

  1. Actually... by InspectorxGadget · · Score: 1

    Those dumbbells are made of ugly.

    1. Re:Actually... by Kokuyo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Says the Slashdot nerd.... I bet they are already preparing suicide after this crushing insult of yours.

  2. Re: by BenphemeR · · Score: 1

    ahahahahaha

  3. Must Read! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Funny

    I blame our crack editing team for this. This article is actually worth reading, but not because of this. Apparently this gym has a "boob aerobics" class designed to increase breast size. Now, I am sure most of you are wondering if CowboyNeal went to this class. But to the 2% of us with girlfriends or wives.... where do we get them signed up for this?!?!?!

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    1. Re:Must Read! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But to the 2% of us with girlfriends or wives.... where do we get them signed up for this?!?!?!

      Soon to be a former girlfriend or wife if you suggest them to go to boob aerobics...

  4. Wow, how cutting edge. by kent_eh · · Score: 1

    Except I've been bench pressing my kids for years.
    It's ok as long as you starr when they're small.

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  5. I wonder... by Vivika · · Score: 1

    How much are these human dumbbells paid for this? It has to be one really interesting addition to one's resume!