Things people do that annoys you in the gym.
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Motorsheen wrote: »DasItMan91 wrote: »Gimsteinn1 wrote: »The only thing that annoys me is when people don't have correct form.. and it doesn't really annoy me, it makes me worried.
Not only that but people that do quarter reps or half reps. Happens all the time at my gym, with both old and young guys. With the old guys, maybe they have joint problems to prevent them from going all the way down on the squat but if it's a guy my age or younger, it's like wtf you doing man? There have been times I wanted to tell them but I'm like nah, I let them figure it out themselves.
I couldn't care less what people are doing, as long as they not hogging the machine, leaving drenched sweat on the bench, keep staring at you as though you took their belongings then it's cool. My mission is to workout then leave. I'm not their keeper nor is It my job to see what people are doing.
yeah, this.
..... although one guy today at the gym kept talking and talking and talking to me.
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Strike up conversations with me when I'm in the treadmill! I'm rubbish at talking and running haha!1
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DasItMan91 wrote: »MrStabbems wrote: »DasItMan91 wrote: »Gimsteinn1 wrote: »The only thing that annoys me is when people don't have correct form.. and it doesn't really annoy me, it makes me worried.
Not only that but people that do quarter reps or half reps. Happens all the time at my gym, with both old and young guys. With the old guys, maybe they have joint problems to prevent them from going all the way down on the squat but if it's a guy my age or younger, it's like wtf you doing man? There have been times I wanted to tell them but I'm like nah, I let them figure it out themselves.
What do you want to tell them about partial reps? I'm confused. skool me on anatomy and the downsides to partial reps
Partial reps does have their benefits but like @cabronlobos said, if they're just ego lifting and don't know what they're doing then that's when it can get *kitten* up.
I'm confused again lol, so now partial reps are ok if they're done correctly or if the person knows what they're doing but not ok if they don't know what they're doing?
tbh most lifts in the gym are not ok if they don't know what they're doing. Also you might be shocked to know that young people have joint issues too. Not only that but you have no idea what the demands of their training are.
If someone is doing something incorrectly or unsafe then sure it's something to mention but if they're doing something that you personally disagree with or don't deem necessary i think it's kinda *kitten* up that you'd judge em for it.
edit: oh and watch the shocking amount of poor form from ego lifting with full reps..5 -
I was using a weighted barbell, and had a couple behind me staring at me. Was so awkward since I was standing front of the mirror. If they wanted it, go and grab a barbell. So I knew they wanted it. So I gave it them. A total joke, and a pain in the *kitten*. They did it again when I took the other weighted barbell, then I moved from there.
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I was using a weighted barbell, and had a couple behind me staring at me. Was so awkward since I was standing front of the mirror. If they wanted it, go and grab a barbell. So I knew they wanted it. So I gave it them. A total joke, and a pain in the *kitten*. They did it again when I took the other weighted barbell, then I moved from there.
What? That's crazy like they wanted you to pick up and set up two bars for them? I wonder if they were watching you workout since they like your routine and wanted to do what you do
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I was using a weighted barbell, and had a couple behind me staring at me. Was so awkward since I was standing front of the mirror. If they wanted it, go and grab a barbell. So I knew they wanted it. So I gave it them. A total joke, and a pain in the *kitten*. They did it again when I took the other weighted barbell, then I moved from there.
What? That's crazy like they wanted you to pick up and set up two bars for them? I wonder if they were watching you workout since they like your routine and wanted to do what you do
Yea. It was so awkward. They are newbie. I had a glance. He did not even ask for the weight, he once came close. I thought he's gonna say something. So I offered then fleed to the other side of the gym.0 -
I was using a weighted barbell, and had a couple behind me staring at me. Was so awkward since I was standing front of the mirror. If they wanted it, go and grab a barbell. So I knew they wanted it. So I gave it them. A total joke, and a pain in the *kitten*. They did it again when I took the other weighted barbell, then I moved from there.
What? That's crazy like they wanted you to pick up and set up two bars for them? I wonder if they were watching you workout since they like your routine and wanted to do what you do
Yea. It was so awkward. They are newbie. I had a glance. He did not even ask for the weight, he once came close. I thought he's gonna say something. So I offered then fleed to the other side of the gym.
Someone probably told them "hey just look for some ripped dude that knows what he's doing and follow him around creepily" 3 -
When old men try to show me how to do an exercise.... even tho I know I'm doing it right... haha. It's like... I know you were just starring at my *kitten* and you have no idea what exercise I was even doing.2
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jessicaarouse wrote: »When old men try to show me how to do an exercise.... even tho I know I'm doing it right... haha. It's like... I know you were just starring at my *kitten* and you have no idea what exercise I was even doing. I hear that a lot. Guys can be a pain in the *kitten*. Next time tell the old geezer to go back to his cardio machine. 1
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UltimateTrashBae wrote: »When people watch me exercise. Or look at me. Or talk to me. Or breathe in my personal space.
Haha basically.0 -
People who try to talk to you while you're trying to workout......talk to me between sets....not during. I think I might have said this before but people who ask you stupid questions like if you're using a specific machine or squat rack, bench or barbell that's like 10 feet away from you even though clearly you're not. I'm not supersetting and you clearly know this, there's no item on or near it to indicate someone might be using it and yet you still ask me this question. I have had men and women ask me stupid questions like this at the gym, if it's a women and she does it multiple times, she could be naive or trying to talk to me, if it's a man, it's like "Dude...really?". There are times I admit I wanna be an *kitten* and say "Does it look like I'm using it?" but they always catch me in a calm mood so I hold off against it.1
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cabronlobos wrote: »jessicaarouse wrote: »When old men try to show me how to do an exercise.... even tho I know I'm doing it right... haha. It's like... I know you were just starring at my *kitten* and you have no idea what exercise I was even doing.
Please define what "old man" means to you....like what age would that be? Is it ok if young men do it?
It's probably ok if a guy (Chad) she's attracted to does it. Clearly she ain't attracted to these old men.2 -
I was using a weighted barbell, and had a couple behind me staring at me. Was so awkward since I was standing front of the mirror. If they wanted it, go and grab a barbell. So I knew they wanted it. So I gave it them. A total joke, and a pain in the *kitten*. They did it again when I took the other weighted barbell, then I moved from there.
What? That's crazy like they wanted you to pick up and set up two bars for them? I wonder if they were watching you workout since they like your routine and wanted to do what you do
Yea. It was so awkward. They are newbie. I had a glance. He did not even ask for the weight, he once came close. I thought he's gonna say something. So I offered then fleed to the other side of the gym.
Someone probably told them "hey just look for some ripped dude that knows what he's doing and follow him around creepily" 0 -
Today at the gym, two young girls with make up on, standing around, were walking up and down like they're in the park.0
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- When people tell me how to do something when I'm not doing the exercise incorrectly and/or when I have my headphones in.
- When people talk to me in general with my headphones in.
- When people DROP THEIR FRICKIN WEIGHTS ON MACHINES INSTEAD OF SETTING THEM DOWN causing my ears to ring.
- When people don't rack their weights on machines/in general, causing my not-incredibly-strong self to have to haul 6 45lb plates back to their normal spot.
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When people show up to the gym sick as hell and are coughing, hacking, sneezing and sniffling the entire time. Oh and then they don't wipe down their machines! Come on people! STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK7
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Loud grunts and taking too late long between sets on a machine and not taking weights off leg press!!1
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Leenizi129 wrote: »Loud grunts and taking too late long between sets on a machine and not taking weights off leg press!!
I Saw one guy sitting a long time reading a book. At first I thought it's the Bible. I think it was a diary 0
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