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What’s your pet hate at the gym?
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So, in addition to our usual dues, we paid the trainer to put together a training program for my son, a beginning lifter. Did they put him over in the Nautilus machines...where no one ever goes? Noooooo. They put him in the gang of heavy duty muscle heads in the free weights/squat/cable rack. Other heavy duty muscle heads are waiting in line to get to that part of the building, he doesn't stand a chance. Thanks! Maybe I'll get him out of school early so he can go do the workout we paid you to design for him. /snark
Why won't trainers design a routine using the lonely Nautilus machines for beginners?? Why is it always free weights?
* No heavy duty muscle heads were harmed in the composition of this post.7 -
I like to swim and the pool at my gym has lanes for lap swimming and a big open area for water fitness and I hate when there is someone doing water fitness in a lane. You can literally use the whole rest of the pool for that!! Why take a lane when they are limited and you can see people waiting for an open lane.9
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When I was able to go to the gym my pet hate was that it was closed on Sunday, closed at 6 pm on Saturday, and only open until 9 pm the rest of the week.
Small towns. Sheesh.5 -
Watching people use the rowing machines in ways that are going to give them back problems. (Yes, I tell the staff, if it's that bad.)
Actually, if I'm honest, frequently just watching people use the rowing machines at all is kinda cringe-y, but that's none of my business, and it's snooty of me besides. When I saw the trainer who teaches senior fit classes on the C2, I figured out who'd been teaching all the seniors to row in ways that (sigh) were likely to give them back problems. (I'm a senior, too, so no diss to seniors.)
Also, that sniffling . . . woman . . . on the next bike at spin class who kept grabbing paper towels from the dispenser between us, blowing her nose, then tossing the towels in the wastebasket on her other side. That was about a week before I came down with a bodacious respiratory virus that lasted weeks (shortly pre-Covid, but one reason I haven't been back to spin class since Covid). Generally, people who think it's fine to go to the gym when obviously sick and share their germs around.10 -
Wow I had a few disagrees on my last pet hate?
Another are people dropping your weights, if you can pick them up place them down especially if they are not heavy!
Maybe because they think expecting people not to sweat/smell at gyms (even with deodorant) is unrealistic? 😉😆 I wash, use deodorant, wear clean clothes . . . then sweat buckets and probably smell sometimes, despite being a sweet delicate flower of li'l ol' lady-hood. 🤷♀️
I'm not suggesting you're not allowed to hate it, though.10 -
But that's relatively easy to fix. You ask to work in, or just stand there and tap your foot.ChaoticMoira wrote: »- People who don't wipe the equipment down when they're done.
- People who don't put their effing weights back!!!!
These.
And “that guy” who takes 20min breaks between sets but won’t vacate the bench / squat rack / machine to do so preventing others (ok, me) using it.
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so one of my pet peeves are people who, when you ask them to let you work in, look annoyed and act like they're doing you some huge favor instead of apologizing for monopolizing the equipment for 20+ minutes.13 -
Also, people offering unsolicited advice. Or people trying to chat me up in the middle of my workout.
And of course people who don't rerack their weights and plates.
I'm noticing a pattern. It's always people, isn't it?
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@AnnPT77 i suppose my comment needs some elaborating lol.
I’m understanding it’s hard not to smell sometimes as the gym and yes I don’t know for some people what is causing it but sometimes it’s that bad it is obvious someone has not made an effort to spray and it’s not what you want to taste when training.
I can only assume on their diet that comment was more of a joke of what people say when someone farts allot in the gym.
Hygiene in the gym is key for everyone from deodorant, sneezing and coughing into your towel, not wiping down things and leaving your rubbish on the floor.😀6 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »
But that's relatively easy to fix. You ask to work in, or just stand there and tap your foot.ChaoticMoira wrote: »- People who don't wipe the equipment down when they're done.
- People who don't put their effing weights back!!!!
These.
And “that guy” who takes 20min breaks between sets but won’t vacate the bench / squat rack / machine to do so preventing others (ok, me) using it.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
so one of my pet peeves are people who, when you ask them to let you work in, look annoyed and act like they're doing you some huge favor instead of apologizing for monopolizing the equipment for 20+ minutes.
Who gives one flying *kitten* what they look like? Just do your work.0 -
Yes they’re the ones I like! The metal spring collars are actually better / stronger but good grief they can be a nightmare to get off. Nothing worse than deadlifting 100kg then struggling for 5 mins to get the blasted collars off whilst my friends kill themselves laughing.Theoldguy1 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »People that walk over the platform I’m on when I’m about to clean or snatch. Had a guy walk into the bar when I stood with it on my shoulders and knock me flying (I’m quite small). Didn’t think he was looking and I couldn’t actually go anywhere so I just stood still and he still walked into the bar.
People that hog the nice bar collars 🤣
These are actually pretty nice (same thing my gym has for general use). I bought a set and keep in my gym bag for when no collars around.
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The clock.4
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Nothing like a home workout ex.bike resistance bands weights yoga mat swiss ball and don't have to put up with the Gym 🏋️💫🚴3
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YellowD0gs wrote: »So, in addition to our usual dues, we paid the trainer to put together a training program for my son, a beginning lifter. Did they put him over in the Nautilus machines...where no one ever goes? Noooooo. They put him in the gang of heavy duty muscle heads in the free weights/squat/cable rack. Other heavy duty muscle heads are waiting in line to get to that part of the building, he doesn't stand a chance. Thanks! Maybe I'll get him out of school early so he can go do the workout we paid you to design for him. /snark
Why won't trainers design a routine using the lonely Nautilus machines for beginners?? Why is it always free weights?
* No heavy duty muscle heads were harmed in the composition of this post.
The trainer probably developed a program they thought would be more effective for your son. Nothing wrong with machines but most resistance training programs will use free weights or body weight over machines for most movements, especially for someone with minimal balance or other issues.
Did you expect the trainer to know your son's schedule?
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Theoldguy1 wrote: »YellowD0gs wrote: »So, in addition to our usual dues, we paid the trainer to put together a training program for my son, a beginning lifter. Did they put him over in the Nautilus machines...where no one ever goes? Noooooo. They put him in the gang of heavy duty muscle heads in the free weights/squat/cable rack. Other heavy duty muscle heads are waiting in line to get to that part of the building, he doesn't stand a chance. Thanks! Maybe I'll get him out of school early so he can go do the workout we paid you to design for him. /snark
Why won't trainers design a routine using the lonely Nautilus machines for beginners?? Why is it always free weights?
* No heavy duty muscle heads were harmed in the composition of this post.
The trainer probably developed a program they thought would be more effective for your son. Nothing wrong with machines but most resistance training programs will use free weights or body weight over machines for most movements, especially for someone with minimal balance or other issues.
Did you expect the trainer to know your son's schedule?
When we told them our schedule...YES. That was a key point in the planning, when we could get in. They're a parent, too. They fully know teens go to school during the day, aren't likely to get up at 5:00am to go work out, aren't likely to come in the evenings.4 -
YellowD0gs wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »YellowD0gs wrote: »So, in addition to our usual dues, we paid the trainer to put together a training program for my son, a beginning lifter. Did they put him over in the Nautilus machines...where no one ever goes? Noooooo. They put him in the gang of heavy duty muscle heads in the free weights/squat/cable rack. Other heavy duty muscle heads are waiting in line to get to that part of the building, he doesn't stand a chance. Thanks! Maybe I'll get him out of school early so he can go do the workout we paid you to design for him. /snark
Why won't trainers design a routine using the lonely Nautilus machines for beginners?? Why is it always free weights?
* No heavy duty muscle heads were harmed in the composition of this post.
The trainer probably developed a program they thought would be more effective for your son. Nothing wrong with machines but most resistance training programs will use free weights or body weight over machines for most movements, especially for someone with minimal balance or other issues.
Did you expect the trainer to know your son's schedule?
When we told them our schedule...YES. That was a key point in the planning, when we could get in. They're a parent, too. They fully know teens go to school during the day, aren't likely to get up at 5:00am to go work out, aren't likely to come in the evenings.
Then I hope you've gone back to rhe trainer and gotten a modify training plan.
Best of luck.1 -
playing music on your phone without headphones. i dont need to hear your crap over my headphones.
People really do this? Good grief. Does your gym have a policy about this?
Our neighbor's adult son had been sitting in his car at random times throughout the day, cranking the tunes. If I can hear it clearly from across the street with all my windows closed, it's TOO LOUD. I caught his mother coming home one time when he was doing it, gestured that I would like him to turn it down (we don't speak the same languages) and he hasn't done it since, thank goodness.8 -
My pet peeves in the gym are:
1. People not racking
2. People
When I moved here 5 years ago I could not find a gym I liked and have been working out at home ever since. I'm moving in the fall and have a few gyms in mind to check out once the pandemic is behind us. (I've been vaccinated since April but recently started masking in public again due to the Delta variant's ability to break through.)13 -
All of the personal trainers that hide the most used dumbbells so that their clients can have access. Instead of the gym having a 100 pound dumbbell, why doesn't the gym acquire more 20 to 40 pound dumbbells?5
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golfchess6 wrote: »All of the personal trainers that hide the most used dumbbells so that their clients can have access. Instead of the gym having a 100 pound dumbbell, why doesn't the gym acquire more 20 to 40 pound dumbbells?
Because some people use the 100 lb. dumbbell?
My gym does have sets in 2.5 pound increments from 10 lbs to 55 lbs so that does help.
Personal trainers hiding/hogging stuff is BS.4 -
I guess it's a good thing that my biggest complaint is petty. People who set their stuff by a bench then walk away and use other equipment.7
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Getting there. From my house it's a 20 minute commute there and 20 minutes back. I do a pretty basic full body barbell workout that takes me about 45 minutes so I spend almost as much time in the car commuting as I do working out.
A large local chain gym just opened up a new facility about a mile from my secondary office so I'm thinking about joining there so I can start lifting there during my wellness break and lunch break. On the plus side, it's very close and I will also have access to their other locations which I believe is 8 around the metro, including one that is closer to my home than where I am now...down side is right now I pay $22 per month for an excellent facility with all the bells and whistles you can possibly think of...this new place is pretty much exactly the same amenity wise, but it's $50/month with a 12 month commitment.
I struggle with that a bit because all of my cardio is on my road bike, mountain bike, walking, and hiking and really only use the gym for the weight room.
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kshama2001 wrote: »playing music on your phone without headphones. i dont need to hear your crap over my headphones.
People really do this? Good grief. Does your gym have a policy about this?
Our neighbor's adult son had been sitting in his car at random times throughout the day, cranking the tunes. If I can hear it clearly from across the street with all my windows closed, it's TOO LOUD. I caught his mother coming home one time when he was doing it, gestured that I would like him to turn it down (we don't speak the same languages) and he hasn't done it since, thank goodness.
I wouldn't believe it, either, if I hadn't have experienced it myself. There was a group of high school boys blasting hardcore current rap through a Bluetooth speaker! I was in disbelief. I almost said something to them but didn't want to look like the "old mom-type" ( which I was old enough to be their mom).
I also get irritated when people don't put their crap away. I just think to myself that I'm glad I don't live with them and I hope I teach my kids to do better!1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Getting there. From my house it's a 20 minute commute there and 20 minutes back. I do a pretty basic full body barbell workout that takes me about 45 minutes so I spend almost as much time in the car commuting as I do working out.
A large local chain gym just opened up a new facility about a mile from my secondary office so I'm thinking about joining there so I can start lifting there during my wellness break and lunch break. On the plus side, it's very close and I will also have access to their other locations which I believe is 8 around the metro, including one that is closer to my home than where I am now...down side is right now I pay $22 per month for an excellent facility with all the bells and whistles you can possibly think of...this new place is pretty much exactly the same amenity wise, but it's $50/month with a 12 month commitment.
I struggle with that a bit because all of my cardio is on my road bike, mountain bike, walking, and hiking and really only use the gym for the weight room.
Most places will bargain with you. Tell them you pay closer to $20 for the same thing somewhere else and see what they can do.2 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Getting there. From my house it's a 20 minute commute there and 20 minutes back. I do a pretty basic full body barbell workout that takes me about 45 minutes so I spend almost as much time in the car commuting as I do working out.
A large local chain gym just opened up a new facility about a mile from my secondary office so I'm thinking about joining there so I can start lifting there during my wellness break and lunch break. On the plus side, it's very close and I will also have access to their other locations which I believe is 8 around the metro, including one that is closer to my home than where I am now...down side is right now I pay $22 per month for an excellent facility with all the bells and whistles you can possibly think of...this new place is pretty much exactly the same amenity wise, but it's $50/month with a 12 month commitment.
I struggle with that a bit because all of my cardio is on my road bike, mountain bike, walking, and hiking and really only use the gym for the weight room.
Most places will bargain with you. Tell them you pay closer to $20 for the same thing somewhere else and see what they can do.
I'm going to check it out after work, but I'm not holding my breath. Defined Fitness is the largest local gym chain in the state and they lost quite a few customers when Chuze Fitness (where I'm at now) opened up offering the same stuff at half the cost and I didn't see Defined cutting any deals to existing customers. Chuze is a national chain who's financial business model seems similar to Planet Fitness...high volume, low cost membership and banking on people signing up for $10-$20 in droves but not necessarily showing up.
It'll be worth a try...I know Defined was hit pretty hard during the height of the pandemic and lost a lot of customer base when Chuze opened their two locations in town in 2018.1 -
MargaretYakoda wrote: »
HAHAHAHA Brilliant!1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Getting there. From my house it's a 20 minute commute there and 20 minutes back. I do a pretty basic full body barbell workout that takes me about 45 minutes so I spend almost as much time in the car commuting as I do working out.
A large local chain gym just opened up a new facility about a mile from my secondary office so I'm thinking about joining there so I can start lifting there during my wellness break and lunch break. On the plus side, it's very close and I will also have access to their other locations which I believe is 8 around the metro, including one that is closer to my home than where I am now...down side is right now I pay $22 per month for an excellent facility with all the bells and whistles you can possibly think of...this new place is pretty much exactly the same amenity wise, but it's $50/month with a 12 month commitment.
I struggle with that a bit because all of my cardio is on my road bike, mountain bike, walking, and hiking and really only use the gym for the weight room.
Most places will bargain with you. Tell them you pay closer to $20 for the same thing somewhere else and see what they can do.
I'm going to check it out after work, but I'm not holding my breath. Defined Fitness is the largest local gym chain in the state and they lost quite a few customers when Chuze Fitness (where I'm at now) opened up offering the same stuff at half the cost and I didn't see Defined cutting any deals to existing customers. Chuze is a national chain who's financial business model seems similar to Planet Fitness...high volume, low cost membership and banking on people signing up for $10-$20 in droves but not necessarily showing up.
It'll be worth a try...I know Defined was hit pretty hard during the height of the pandemic and lost a lot of customer base when Chuze opened their two locations in town in 2018.
Interesting, never heard of Chuze, looked on their site just in CA, NM, AZ and CO, I'm in the midwest maybe they will expand here at some point.
Good luck getting a deal.0 -
Lack of mirrors so I can check my form.
I whine in jest. I work out in my basement and the mirror issue is my own fault, something I didn't foresee when I did the renos. I do have the awesome plastic clip collars though, and no one messes with my 45s. 6 -
ChaoticMoira wrote: »MargaretYakoda wrote: »
HAHAHAHA Brilliant!
I don’t work out at gyms anymore.
But my TV B Gone has been absolutely brilliant at the VA, my car dealership, and other places.2 -
Unprofessional trainers!! Years ago(circa 2009) I had a bad experience at a local gym I was a member of- one trainer wouldn't shut up with the personal comments and catcalling and the targets were usually young women of course. I had a massive showdown with the management coz of his behaviour when he targeted me and *kitten* didn't even give me a refund.5
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I guess it's a good thing that my biggest complaint is petty. People who set their stuff by a bench then walk away and use other equipment.
Sorry. I do this (but only when there are multiple benches not being used -- we seem to have more benches than ever get used at one time). I really don't like putting my towel on the floor. Yuk (I suppose after wiping other people's sweat up with it, it shouldn't bother me, but it does). For some things I'll drape it around my shoulders, but there are some movements when it gets in the way -- sometimes in a potentially dangerous way.2
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