DOMS got you crawling? Skip the foam rolling and scroll through this cure-all collection of gym memes instead. It won’t fix your quads, but it’ll lift your mood.
We’ve gathered the funniest, most brutally relatable memes from the gym trenches. If you’ve ever cried during a plank, stared down the stair climber like it insulted your family, or faked stretching to avoid cardio—this is your safe space.
Because let’s face it, no matter how serious we are about training, we all need to laugh at ourselves once in a while. And no one’s immune—not even the guy doing biceps in a beanie.
Me Spreading Dangerous Misinformation To Gym Newbies So They’ll Never Catch Up To My PhysiqueMy Face Outside Any Restaurant After I WorkoutWhen Your Gym Buddy Suggests Skipping Legs And Hitting Chest AgainHow Haters Look When You Keep Getting BetterWorking Up The Courage To Tell My Personal Trainer That I Ate An Entire Birthday CakeWhen Your Gym Buddy Suggests Skipping The Gym TodayNon Lifters I Don’t Have Time To Hit The Gym. Me Getting Up At 5am To Hit The Gym Before WorkWhen You Eat Cold Turkey Broccoli Out Of Tupperware Everyday And You See Your Coworkers Heading Out For AFriend Do You Still Pump Steel MeMe Staring At The 4 Year Old Construction Worker In Jeans Benching 5 LbsMe I’m Not Gonna Eat After 7pm. Me At 9pmWhen Its Leg Day But You Spot An Open BenchMy Face About To Start My Sixth Serving Of Chicken BroccoliThe First Time A Gym Newbie Asks For Your AdviceWhen You Get A Free Shaker With Your ProteinDoctor Most Of Your Medical Issues Could Be Solved With Healthy Diet And Exercise. MeBig Dudes On Roids Staring At The Natty Guy Lifting Decent WeightsWhen You’ve Ordered A Salad At Your Favourite Restaurant And The Waiter Tells You Pizzas Are 2 For 1 TodayWhen You’ve Been Lifting For 2 Hours And Your Buddy Wants To Finish Off With 5 Mins Of CardioIntermittent Fasters When Someone Says So Basically You’re Just Skipping BreakfastWhen It’s Low Carb Day And The Carbs Are Calling Your NameWatching Your Friend Take Preworkout For The First TimeWhen Your Lifting Partner Suggests You Start Doing Some CardioWhen You Almost Died On Your Last Set And Your Partner Starts Adding More WeightDo You Use Steroids. MeWhen You Hear Someone Say They Don’t Wanna Get Too BigNewbie Squatting To Parallel Is Half Repping. MeMe Today Is The Day I Smash My Squat Pr. My Lower BackWhen You’ve Maxed Out Every Machine In The GymThat Feeling When A Random Person At The Gym Asks You For Technique CritiqueIntermittent Fasters When Someone Says So Basically You’re Just Skipping BreakfastWhen Your Friend Complains About Not Getting The Results They Want And You See Them Texting And Talking In BWhen You See Someone Move The Pin Down To A Heavier Weight When They’re Done Using The MachineMe Throw On Another Plate, I’m Gonna Hit This Pr. My Rotator CuffsWhen A Gym Newbie Offers Training AdviceFinished Workout, Forgot Post Workout DrinkWhen You Almost Died On Your Last Set And Your Partner Starts Adding More WeightWhen The New Guy Warms Up With Your MaxMy Face When Someone Asks Me To Skip The Gym And Do Something ElseWhen You Realise That Your Current Warmup Weight Was Once Your Max WeightGym Employee Your Deadlifting Grunts Are Disturbing Others. MeWhen A Newbie Tells Me They Gonna Try Rich Paina’s 2 Hour Arm WorkoutBig Dudes On Roids Staring At The Natty Guy Lifting Decent WeightsWhen You Hear Someone Say Machines Are Superior To Free WeightsThem You’re Always At The Gym, You Must Be So Happy With Your Body MeWhen They Putting Clips On The Smith MachineWhen You’ve Been Lifting For 2 Hours And Your Buddy Wants To Finish Off With 5 Mins Of CardioWhen The Gym Employee Says You’re Deadlifting Grunts Are Disturbing OthersWhen You’re On A Diet And People Keep Bringing Junk Food To WorkWhen Your Gym Buddy Goes To Another GymWhen Your Gym Buddy Suggests Skipping Legs TodayWhen You’re Waiting For Work To End And Hit The Gym But You Hear Your Boss Mention The Word OvertimeWhen Your Gym Buddy Suggests Skipping Legs TodayHow It Feels Missing The Gym For 1 WeekWhen Someone Says They Don’t Squat Cos Leg Press Does The Same ThingMe Today Is The Day I Smash My Squat Pr. My Lower BackWhen A Gym Newbie Offers Training AdviceThe Face You Make When Someone Interrupts Your SetWhen Your Lifting Partner Suggests You Start Doing Some CardioMe Fully Determined To Bench Two Plates. My ShouldersMe When Someone Tells Me You’ve Lost Some Size Since I Last Saw YouWhen You’ve Been Lifting For Years And Someone Suggests You Start Working OutWhen Your New Gym Buddy Warms Up With You MaxWhen The Holidays Are Over And You Gotta Go Back To Chicken Rice EverydayWhen You’ve Been Eating Healthy For The Last 15 Minutes And Still See No ProgressThe Feeling When Someone Notices Your Booty GainzWhen You Realise That Your Current Warmup Weight Was Once Your Max WeightStaff At New Gym Welcome, Have You Ever Trained Before MeWhen Chicken And Broccoli Are Both On Sale This WeekThe Feel When Your Preworkout Kicks InHow It Feels Missing The Gym For 1 WeekThat Feeling When A Random Person At The Gym Asks You For Technique CritiqueNon Lifter You Workout Too Much. Me
