What do you want to say to certain people at the gym?

Bry_Fitness70

On almost a daily basis, I see things in the gym that I wish I could change. Admittedly , I’m reasonably certain that others have looked at what I’m doing in the gym over the years and have had critical thoughts about it. So in that spirit, and in the spirit of passive-aggressiveness, I’d like to help some of my fellow exercisers out by assessing them on a message board that they will never read:

1) Hunched over on the treadmill / stair master person. I noticed you are working hard. You are on that machine for a long duration and sweating up a storm. But why are you bent over and leaning on the handles the whole time? Or grasping the front of it like your life depends on it? Don’t you realize that you are failing to work several key muscles and also reducing the cardio benefit? Adjust the speed and the incline so that you can remain upright with a good posture, you will get a lot more out of it.

2) Heavy weight lifting with minimal nutrition guy. You work out like an animal, with your big weight belt strapped on tightly. You are very dedicated, I see you in the gym almost every time I’m here, grunting away. But you never seem to look any different. You are in your late 20s-early 30s and are in the prime of your life. You have big arms, a big barrel chest, a pot belly, and often tiny legs (because who wastes time on legs when you can work in another bench day?). I’m thinking that once you walk out of the gym, you don’t invest any effort into fueling your body properly, beyond that big protein shake. Have you considered logging your diet? If you are going to invest all of these hours in the gym, maybe you should consider nailing down your diet and seeing more progress? (There are also these machines and exercises that provide cardio benefits that you haven’t seemed to notice, but that is a discussion for another day…)

3) Circuit guy. No one piece of equipment can hold you down for long. You need 2, 3, sometimes even 4, all unoccupied and available for you when you are ready to pounce from station to station! Unfortunately, there are only so many machines available, and there are a lot of people trying to work out within a limited amount of time (and space). I know it is upsetting when some non-circuit slacker notices that a machine that has been unoccupied for 40-50 seconds and begins using it, when they should know full well that you are in need of that as soon as you finish this other machine you are on. Have you ever considered a home gym where you don’t have to interact with other people and their annoying need to utilize machines that you need?

(If you have an impaired sense of sarcasm /humor, this thread may not be right for you)

MysteriousMerlin

Uh, the dude that doesn't wipe down the machine when he's done.

I just want to tell him to be a sweetie and wipe the seatie!

Pirate_chick

Nothing. am there for me and me alone. I focus on my workout and don't care what other people are doing.

chazster123

Stop posing in the mirror n hogging all the weight area space

Phildog47

You forgot "stinky, crusty guy!" and "hot gym girl" who has 12 guys (and their drool) following her every move! :laugh:

eric_sg61

What do you want to say to certain people at the gym?

You're doing it wrong

Perplexities

Invisible lat syndrome isn't a valid reason to park in the handicap parking space.

Bry_Fitness70

Nothing. am there for me and me alone. I focus on my workout and don't care what other people are doing.

I don't see any reason why I would refrain from being constantly aware of my surroundings. Some of the most valuable things that I've learned to do / not to do in life have been learned from observing others.

crazie4lulu

PLEASE dont curl in the squat rack!!! TYVM!!!!!

jrknotts

Re-rack the plates. Seriously.

summertime_girl

What I'd like to say: Hot guy with the very sexy muscles, visible abs, and well-inked tattoo, would you like to grab a drink sometime?

AKA, never have the nerve to say.

Serah87

Please use some deodorant, please!!

thatonegirlwiththestuff

It's not necessary to wear perfume to the gym. You're not covering your sweat stink by any measure, and now I have a sinus headache.

ValerieMartini2Olives

2) Heavy weight lifting with minimal nutrition guy. You work out like an animal, with your big weight belt strapped on tightly. You are very dedicated, I see you in the gym almost every time I’m here, grunting away. But you never seem to look any different. You are in your late 20s-early 30s and are in the prime of your life. You have big arms, a big barrel chest, a pot belly, and often tiny legs (because who wastes time on legs when you can work in another bench day?). I’m thinking that once you walk out of the gym, you don’t invest any effort into fueling your body properly, beyond that big protein shake. Have you considered logging your diet? If you are going to invest all of these hours in the gym, maybe you should consider nailing down your diet and seeing more progress? (There are also these machines and exercises that provide cardio benefits that you haven’t seemed to notice, but that is a discussion for another day...)

I used to work in a grocery store across the street from a gym. The swoll guys would come in shopping and I would check out their carts. Nothing but processed crap. All frozen meals or.Hamburger Helper type things. All I could think of was "Doesn't that all just negate what you did at the gym?" They were clearly muscular guys but muscularly fat or fatly muscular if that makes any sense. Their t!ts were nearly as big as mine.

Chieflrg

Dude in the rack who just squatted my warm up for your 1rm, please don't scream ala Rick Flair style "Woooo" to draw attention to yourself, I'm glad you making progress, but its blowing leafs in my breeze...

Booksandbeaches

Wipe the machine down after you use it! I don't care how not sweaty you think you are, just wipe it down.

wolfsbayne

Re-rack the plates. Seriously.

QFT!!!!!!!!

EddieHaskell97

Uh, the dude that doesn't wipe down the machine when he's done.

I just want to tell him to be a sweetie and wipe the seatie!

:laugh: Yes!

Kaylee_Loren

Hey, guy who can only lift half as much as me, I don't want your critiques or advice.

DymonNdaRgh40

Umm, don't worry about how long I've been working out, thanks. Let me do me and you do you!

MinnieInMaine

Yes! I hate it when people don't put things back the way they were! Be it re-racking weights or putting stability balls back on the rack or moving benches back to where they were. Drives me nuts!

Also, the guy who runs while holding on/hunding over the handles on the treadmill? That just makes no sense to me...

jenbit

Please stop staring at my boobs and butt when I lift... I can see you lol

Lofteren

It's not a squat if you don't break parallel!

lozzatao

Get off the d*amn bench while you're updating your Facebook page .. or tweeting all your non gym going mates that you are at the gym .. but only working out your fingers !!! aaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhh !!

ConnieChick

It's not a squat if you don't break parallel!

What he said! I saw you Missie, making those Cleans into power cleans!

jeannevdl

Girls who look like they had a professional make-up artist do their make-up prior to their gym session. I actually see them apply make-up in the locker room. Don't even break a sweat, come to gym to take a selfie.

histora

It's cute that you have a boytoy, but could you two maybe go make out in the corner of some dimly-lit hallway (or, *gasp* your dorm!!) instead of making goo-goo eyes at each other on the only weight bench? YOU'RE IN MY WAY.

If you put your weights on the floor and walk out of the room, not only am I going to take them and use them, but I am going to think you are a complete twit when you come back in a minute or two later and whine that I took them. I don't care that your bf called. But kudos on going out to use the phone.

Thank you for helping me with my form.

gemmamummy

Is it really necessary to grunt that loudly???

SugarBaby71

1. To the pretty blonde with the amazing hair... that she keeps fiddling with: Yes, your hair looks fine.
2. To the cardio bunnies that spend hours and hours on the dreadmill: If you have to hold on so you don't fall off, the incline is too much for you
3. To that guy I see every day with the massive chest and arms...: Great work. But about the chicken legs... DONT SKIP LEG DAY... again.

That is all. for today.

trojan_bb

2) Heavy weight lifting with minimal nutrition guy. You work out like an animal, with your big weight belt strapped on tightly. You are very dedicated, I see you in the gym almost every time I’m here, grunting away. But you never seem to look any different. You are in your late 20s-early 30s and are in the prime of your life. You have big arms, a big barrel chest, a pot belly, and often tiny legs (because who wastes time on legs when you can work in another bench day?). I’m thinking that once you walk out of the gym, you don’t invest any effort into fueling your body properly, beyond that big protein shake. Have you considered logging your diet? If you are going to invest all of these hours in the gym, maybe you should consider nailing down your diet and seeing more progress? (There are also these machines and exercises that provide cardio benefits that you haven’t seemed to notice, but that is a discussion for another day...)

I used to work in a grocery store across the street from a gym. The swoll guys would come in shopping and I would check out their carts. Nothing but processed crap. All frozen meals or.Hamburger Helper type things. All I could think of was "Doesn't that all just negate what you did at the gym?" They were clearly muscular guys but muscularly fat or fatly muscular if that makes any sense. Their t!ts were nearly as big as mine.

I eat all frozen meals and Hamburger helper. It negates nothing. it builds muscle and it's convenient.

Guy doing chest fly's in the tricep extension pulley using two cables. Hey bro, see those FOUR dedicated chest fly cable machines. Go use them. I need to train arms. While you're at it, ditch the cable flies, they clearly arent working.

The only thing that really pisses me off is guys walking right in front of me then stopping and doing a set right in front of the mirror.

or guys traveling in bro packs of four.

Or guys doing quarter squats and looking at my squat bar with a smug look like "I'm doing more weight than you". No, no you are not.

just kidding, many things piss me off the gym. I am an angry, angry gym rat. The littlest things put me on edge

wolfsbayne

Is it really necessary to grunt that loudly???

Now I did this today during my deadlifts and yes, it was necessary to get that last rep up :drinker: