Gym Pet Peeves
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Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.0
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HardcoreP0rk wrote: »I find it hard to workout next to someone who is drenched in perfume, perfumed lotions, or cologne. Specifically if I'm doing cardio.
I agree on this one
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Not sure if he's a caveman or just a troll.
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MuscleAndMascara wrote: »When guys are disrespectful to women. Just because she's in workout attire and looking good doesn't give guys the right to make her feel uncomfortable. I'll never understand how a guy expects a woman to react positively to that kind of behavior...I guess some women like that kind of attention?
I would agree with you to a point here. If a woman is focused, her hair up, sweating and listening to her headphones. She obviously does not want to be hit on. If a woman has her hair down and all pretty, mostly sitting on her phone and no head phones in. I even think she is there for attention. and as far as the gym clothes... there is a difference here too. If her yoga pants are so tight that you can see her soul through them... I'd say it's advertisement.
absolutely not
maybe she is taking a break. maybe her hair tie broke. yoga pants are always tight and some cuts do a body better than others and maybe she just hasn't done laundry yet for her better fitting pants to be clean to wear.
ugh assumptions.
when i gymed, i didn't tie up my hair, often was coordinating with other people so took phone breaks. and i expanded so my pants didn't fit right. it was certainly not an invitation. and neither is make up-my eyeliner is sweat proof
if i am at the gym-do not talk to me. i'm not interested in chit chat0 -
Caveman? Men are not only stronger than women, they're smarter too. 0 -
Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.
...Damn it... I'll just take the free weights to the back corner and do some rows in shame now. And eat a donut to balance it out to not be offensive.
My peeve is general gym folk crowding me. And the self-conscious me (which I understand is ridiculous and deserves a "Get over yourself") gets twitchy when I'm doing some form of deadlift/squat/row and I look over and make eye contact with someone else. Makes me go all Gollum in my head... Sigh.0 -
Not sure if he's a caveman or just a troll. LOL
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Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.
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Curls in the squat rack, bench press in the Smith machine, college punks who don't unrack the 300# of plates they failed to lift.....0
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vivelajackie wrote: »Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.
...Damn it... I'll just take the free weights to the back corner and do some rows in shame now. And eat a donut to balance it out to not be offensive.
My peeve is general gym folk crowding me. And the self-conscious me (which I understand is ridiculous and deserves a "Get over yourself") gets twitchy when I'm doing some form of deadlift/squat/row and I look over and make eye contact with someone else. Makes me go all Gollum in my head... Sigh.
Right on. I sometimes see complaints about the equipment in these threads but generally it's people. People are the worst.0 -
Not sure if he's a caveman or just a troll. LOL
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Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.
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Is that better?
Makes more sense, yes. (I've seen enough of your posts to know it was either not serious or mild trolling)0 -
vivelajackie wrote: »Women in the free weight section. I can't stand bulky women.
...Damn it... I'll just take the free weights to the back corner and do some rows in shame now. And eat a donut to balance it out to not be offensive.
My peeve is general gym folk crowding me. And the self-conscious me (which I understand is ridiculous and deserves a "Get over yourself") gets twitchy when I'm doing some form of deadlift/squat/row and I look over and make eye contact with someone else. Makes me go all Gollum in my head... Sigh.
I get a bit twitchy about crowding, too. Like the guys doing their curls practically on top of the weight rack ("hey, I need those, can I just maybe sneak past ..."). And people getting too close on the side when I'm doing squats or deadlifts. I have iffy peripheral vision and I always think they're closer than they are, like close enough for me to hit them with the bar. Throws off my form.0 -
Right on. I sometimes see complaints about the equipment in these threads but generally it's people. People are the worst.
Totally and forever. Gotta have people there to ultimately have a peeve. All those lonely weights don't Ghost themselves in the way.I get a bit twitchy about crowding, too. Like the guys doing their curls practically on top of the weight rack ("hey, I need those, can I just maybe sneak past ..."). And people getting too close on the side when I'm doing squats or deadlifts. I have iffy peripheral vision and I always think they're closer than they are, like close enough for me to hit them with the bar. Throws off my form.
Just a general rule of thumb is for me to keep away from the racks when someone else is currently using them. I help rack up my fiancé's bar and sometimes someone's on the next one over... always end up Matrix-ing that stuff just to be safe.
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Women who throw their crap (shoes, bags, makeup, clothes, towels) all over the locker room like it's their own bathroom. Oh, and people who text in the squat rack, on a machine, etc. - hurry up and get out so I can get in there.0
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People that put stuff in a locker without a lock. Not because I care about their stuff, but because then I open 9 lockers in a row trying to put my junk away and they're full. Sometimes I want to passive-aggressively (or just aggressively?) lock their stuff in with mine just for some revenge on the 14 seconds of my life wasted opening full lockers.0
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Badger_Girl99 wrote: »Women who throw their crap (shoes, bags, makeup, clothes, towels) all over the locker room like it's their own bathroom. Oh, and people who text in the squat rack, on a machine, etc. - hurry up and get out so I can get in there.
thank you. i think this behavior is so pretentious.0 -
MuscleAndMascara wrote: »When guys are disrespectful to women. Just because she's in workout attire and looking good doesn't give guys the right to make her feel uncomfortable. I'll never understand how a guy expects a woman to react positively to that kind of behavior...I guess some women like that kind of attention?
I would agree with you to a point here. If a woman is focused, her hair up, sweating and listening to her headphones. She obviously does not want to be hit on. If a woman has her hair down and all pretty, mostly sitting on her phone and no head phones in. I even think she is there for attention. and as far as the gym clothes... there is a difference here too. If her yoga pants are so tight that you can see her soul through them... I'd say it's advertisement.
I dunno ... I kind of feel like there's a double standard here. If a guy is looking good and wearing clothes that show off his muscles, etc, we wouldn't say he's advertising.
Many ladies wear form-fitting clothes to workout in for comfort (it's awkward when loose stuff gets caught on a machine, it weights, etc) and because they feel good in them, not to seek attention. Same with hair, makeup, etc -- maybe she just came from work or something. I honestly think very few women go to the gym to get picked up on (I don't think I've seen more than 1, if that, at my gym)
I'd say @Non_Stop has the right advice. Don't be a creeper at the gym (and ladies, this goes for you, too ... don't creep on the guys)
Ladies, feel free to totally creep on me.
Creeping initiated.
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When guys are disrespectful to women. Just because she's in workout attire and looking good doesn't give guys the right to make her feel uncomfortable. I'll never understand how a guy expects a woman to react positively to that kind of behavior...I guess some women like that kind of attention?
Like taking pictures of the woman on the elliptical in front of you?
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