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Incident At The Gym Involving Hair Loss

F2005

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As I was sitting at the gym, doing some closed grip bench presses, one of the owners walks out of the locker room area. Then he calls out "one of the bald guys left their hair growth treatment in the locker room" with a big grin on his face. Apparently some one left their Rogaine bottle on one of the sinks . There were only a handful of us in the gym, and since it was so early, everyone there was tired and not really paying attention to what he said. So his comment largely fell on deaf ears. I remember saying in a previous post about how nobody will care if you're bald as you go about your everyday routine at places like the gym or the supermarket. I guess I was wrong.
 

I.D WALKER

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As I was sitting at the gym, doing some closed grip bench presses, one of the owners walks out of the locker room area. Then he calls out "one of the bald guys left their hair growth treatment in the locker room" with a big grin on his face. Apparently some one left their Rogaine bottle on one of the sinks . There were only a handful of us in the gym, and since it was so early, everyone there was tired and not really paying attention to what he said. So his comment largely fell on deaf ears. I remember saying in a previous post about how nobody will care if you're bald as you go about your everyday routine at places like the gym or the supermarket. I guess I was wrong.

I agree with your original assessment.
Most folks as a whole probably don't give male pattern baldness a second thought,
but it's the irregular ***(es) such as the one you mentioned, who
is regularly looking for a cheap rise, and any target will do.
Good job man, you didn't bite. :cool:

Drop a dumbbell on the ding-a-ling's foot ought to do the trick
( temporarily anyhow).;)
 
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Rudiger

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It's kinda strange how after a handful of years of spraying f*****g foam on my carefully cooled fingers and rubbing it on my head, it usually feels normal. Until someone else is around or travelling, then it's like a rush of adrenaline getting it done as discreetly as possible.
 

I.D WALKER

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minoxidil should def only be applied in private....if you care about your dignity that is

Yes F*****g Androgenetic Alopecia unquestionably imposes more responsibilities and pressure on it's victims,
compounding more insult to injury to our declining abilities to preserve and protect our wasting identities.
 
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As I was sitting at the gym, doing some closed grip bench presses, one of the owners walks out of the locker room area. Then he calls out "one of the bald guys left their hair growth treatment in the locker room" with a big grin on his face. Apparently some one left their Rogaine bottle on one of the sinks . There were only a handful of us in the gym, and since it was so early, everyone there was tired and not really paying attention to what he said. So his comment largely fell on deaf ears. I remember saying in a previous post about how nobody will care if you're bald as you go about your everyday routine at places like the gym or the supermarket. I guess I was wrong.
Too bad some NW1 with BDD didn't say, Oh that is mine. The look on everyone's face would be "priceless".
 
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I've used it in front of my friends a number of times. They know I'm balding so I don't see what's wrong with them knowing I'm trying to tackle it. I explained what it was and told them to use it if they ever notice they are receding.

Lads use sh*t for everything these days, there's no longer much shame to it. Most of my mates use moisturizers, 'face creams', and other cosmetic sh*t so it's not really any different than that in my mind.


Wouldn't want the girls to know though.
 

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I've used it in front of my friends a number of times. They know I'm balding so I don't see what's wrong with them knowing I'm trying to tackle it. I explained what it was and told them to use it if they ever notice they are receding.

Lads use sh*t for everything these days, there's no longer much shame to it. Most of my mates use moisturizers, 'face creams', and other cosmetic sh*t so it's not really any different than that in my mind.


Wouldn't want the girls to know though.

That's the thing though, it shouldn't be considered any different, but it is.
 

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That's the thing though, it shouldn't be considered any different, but it is.

To girls it's different because it means you'll likely go bald at some point in the near future. I think it's fairly obvious to most people that there is no true cure for baldness seen as many rich people suffer from it. At the end of the day though I think girls, like guys, don't care too much about the way you became good looking, and more just care about the fact that you are good looking. So if your routine works I don't think it's too bad if people know about it.
 

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I hide my minoxidil and finasteride in my travelbag every single day incase I get visitors in my bathroom. I would never bring it to a gym.
 

F2005

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Too bad some NW1 with BDD didn't say, Oh that is mine. The look on everyone's face would be "priceless".

I was thinking the exact same thing. And I'd bet it was somebody with extremely minimal hair loss and BDD. Rogaine is not going to regrow hair on a completely bald guy so it probably didn't belong to a bald guy.
 

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Honestly I wouldn't give a f***.

If other people are allowed to spend untold dollars on moisturizers, dying their hair, $200 designer jeans, etc, then I can use minoxidil.

There are people who spend $50-100 every 2-4 weeks for a high-quality haircut. If that's considered ok then it's certainly fine for others to spend far, far less money on minoxidil, which will yield better results for good responders than a more expensive haircut.
 

F2005

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Yes F*****g Androgenetic Alopecia unquestionably imposes more responsibilities and pressure on it's victims,
compounding more insult to injury to our declining abilities to preserve and protect our wasting identities.

This is so true; on so many levels, and in so many ways.
 

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I did a sleep study about a month or so ago and left my minoxidil in the bathroom there since I had to put it on in the morning. I told my GF and she was telling me "you better go get that bottle, that stuffs expensive. Call them and let them know to go hold it for you".
Yes let me call the sleep doctor and say "could you please go get my magic placebo hair foam and put it to the side so my desperate *** can come all the way up there and get it".
Mind you this was one incident my cheap *** had to suck up the defeat and let them wonder whos its was. Thank god there was an older more bald guy there that night and it was a communal bathroom!!!!!!
The guy working there to was a guy with an AWESOME head of hair to, so it would have hurt even more having him hand that bottle back to me!

She also teases me sometimes about the minoxidil but as Dave also said, I remind her of her 40$ bottles of face lotion she uses to "keep her young" lol
 
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