My gym pet peeve is... What is yours?

whierd

Oh, i just thought of another one. Squatters, i dont mean people who do squats (what's not to love about squats ), I mean those that have taken up residence on a piece of equipment. I know, rest between sets, but seriously, 5 mins between a set is taking the piss.

I regularly rest 5 minutes between sets when I'm squatting heavy.

Oh, and I'm on my phone during my rest periods.

Ok fine but move aside at least

Why?

So others can get a set in while you rest

If they want to approach me and ask me to set in, then that is fine. But I'm not just going to unrack my weights and step aside after each set on the off-chance that someone might be waiting on me.

Fair enough i just am not that lazy i guess

Yeah. Because it is lazy to continuously rack and unrack 300lbs+ after each set.

wolfgate

Oh, i just thought of another one. Squatters, i dont mean people who do squats (what's not to love about squats ), I mean those that have taken up residence on a piece of equipment. I know, rest between sets, but seriously, 5 mins between a set is taking the piss.

I regularly rest 5 minutes between sets when I'm squatting heavy.

Oh, and I'm on my phone during my rest periods.

Ok fine but move aside at least

Why?

So others can get a set in while you rest

If they want to approach me and ask me to set in, then that is fine. But I'm not just going to unrack my weights and step aside after each set on the off-chance that someone might be waiting on me.

Fair enough i just am not that lazy i guess

Or maybe you're not lifting enough weight.

I'm not unracking 135lbs in between each set when I'm benching and I'm d@mn sure not unracking and re-racking 240lbs in between sets when I'm squatting.

I could work in with you because we're doing about he same weight! Throw a little more weight on the bench, squat good to go. Wouldn't even be embarrassed that I'm a man. #Impressed

meeper123

@goodmorning ( i am not going to quote spam) I am not lifting a lot right now thats true only about 70-90 pounds i have a shoulder injury if i dont sit there and refuse to let anyone else use it either most people i have encountered are nice enough to put their extra weight away

Chieflrg

A young lady working at one of the gyms I go to thinks its okay to hug me from behind when I'm zoned out between sets. I had to talk to management twice now.

ryry_

The overwhelming anxiety I get knowing that whatever I'm doing somebody is not going to like it and post about it on a message board

Trechechus

A young lady working at one of the gyms I go to thinks its okay to hug me from behind when I'm zoned out between sets. I had to talk to management twice now.

Da *kitten*!?
Creepy.

BeachIron

People who give a flying ****** what anyone else is doing, unless they're in someone's way or truly doing something stupid and dangerous.

Leave me alone, I'm there to work out.

Myhaloslipped

Old women in the locker room with stuff sagging everywhere and copious amounts of pubic hair who insist on walking around stark naked for long periods of time, bending over, reaching for things, socializing with strangers, etc. is all of that really necessary? Please put something on before you do these things. There is always at least one in every women's locker room.

KeepCalmNGetyaSweatOn

When there are only 8 floor mats, it's 7 pm so it's really busy, and 1 person decides to double/triple up the mats, and there are none left! :huh: I have actually told someone off before because of it. Come on mother****er, you're not the only person in this huge gym! ****. lol

zyxst

People

Macstraw

old ladies with their horrible pungent perfume.

other than that pretty much nothing else.

^This, particularly in the pool. There's nothing worse than turning your head for breath in mid-lap & getting blasted with the unexpected old lady perfume bomb........

When you show up in the morning to hit the pool & the lifeguard hasn't bothered to make their way into work, & the attendant signing you in doesn't bother to tell you even though they know you're there for the pool so that you get changed, rinse off & stand outside the locked pool until the same attendant walks in & finally tells you what's going on.......

mjrkearney

Some days racking somebody else's plates is the hardest part of my routine. That, and having to re-arrange the benches so I can get into the squat rack. It's not so much a peeve as just another part of the workout.

Macstraw

Old women in the locker room with stuff sagging everywhere and copious amounts of pubic hair who insist on walking around stark naked for long periods of time, bending over, reaching for things, socializing with strangers, etc. is all of that really necessary? Please put something on before you do these things. There is always at least one in every women's locker room.

It ain't just women..............

bimpski

I have few. most have already been mentioned. one that hasn't is when the air conditioning isn't on. if it's too hot, I don't get in a good work out at all!

Alehmer

The "I blew off 60% of my shirt with deez gunz" guy.

Laces_0ut

@goodmorning ( i am not going to quote spam) I am not lifting a lot right now thats true only about 70-90 pounds i have a shoulder injury if i dont sit there and refuse to let anyone else use it either most people i have encountered are nice enough to put their extra weight away

you sound like you are new to lifting and thats great...but the gym doesnt work the way you think it does. you should read up on gym protocol.

Morninglory81

Oh, i just thought of another one. Squatters, i dont mean people who do squats (what's not to love about squats ), I mean those that have taken up residence on a piece of equipment. I know, rest between sets, but seriously, 5 mins between a set is taking the piss.

This ^^^^...while they play cards on their phones.

If I fail on the last rep on my set I rest a full 5 min and hit all my reps in my next set. 5 min is not excessive if you are working at your max weight.

benlogan87

- Banging Weights on the machines. Control, control, control.
- Sitting on your phone texting, during a set, no focus. Half assed rep. If your not going to do it properly, take a hike.
- Getting on a machine, banging out a rep as fast as possible, with too little weight, then sitting there flexing after the "set".
- Not putting the pin all the way in, hits on the inside of the machine as the weight goes up..cling, cling, cling. (Only apparent on certain makes of equipment where the weights are inside a metal column.

Just to name a few.

PikaKnight

Oh, i just thought of another one. Squatters, i dont mean people who do squats (what's not to love about squats ), I mean those that have taken up residence on a piece of equipment. I know, rest between sets, but seriously, 5 mins between a set is taking the piss.

I regularly rest 5 minutes between sets when I'm squatting heavy.

Oh, and I'm on my phone during my rest periods.

Ok fine but move aside at least

Why?

So others can get a set in while you rest

If they want to approach me and ask me to set in, then that is fine. But I'm not just going to unrack my weights and step aside after each set on the off-chance that someone might be waiting on me.

Fair enough i just am not that lazy i guess

Lazy? DYEL?

Because if you really did, you'd know and understand that 2-5 min is the normal resting period.

mandasalem

The "I blew off 60% of my shirt with deez gunz" guy.

This thread was pure ridiculousness until that picture.