I just have to vent....

12by311

Not to be a hater, but he probably has worked hard to be where he is..

Hahaha! Yes, you are right. That makes it *not* rude.

Hard work + being proud of your accomplishments =/= douchebaggery.

Panda_Jack

Not to be a hater, but he probably has worked hard to be where he is..

So you're saying because I work hard I can treat you like a douche right?

AngelsKisses75

He is an example of poor social skills at their best. I am glad you didn't loose your temper with him, but I so wish he had not chased you out of the gym. :flowerforyou:

I would lay money on the fact that he would not have known what to say or do if you just burst out laughing at him. Maybe muttered something about over compensation, and continued about you workout. I hope you do not run in to him, or those like him again.

lisabel87

Uhhhh has he heard of interval training? HIITS burns more calories *throughout* the day than full out running non-stop for 30 minutes.

Atlantique

Okay, I wasn't going to let this bother me, but I just have to let it out! Some doucher at my fitness center really irked me this morning! I went in at the exact time as him. He got on one treadmill and I got on the other to do my C25k w2d3. He ran on his treadmill the whole 30 minutes that he was on it. I had kept to my workout plan and did the walk/jog as I was supposed to. Week 2 is actually 31 minutes so I was 1 minute longer than him and was at the very last stage of my cooldown happy with myself because I didn't stop at all! Then Mr. ImAHotShot came up to me and said "I noticed you kept going back to walking after only a little running, not EVERYONE can have stamina like me!" ...At first I thought he was just messing with me, but then I realized he was really THAT into himself! I was amazed that someone I have never met could say something like that to me. I tend to have a temper, so instead of getting permanently kicked out of the center, I gave him a quick death stare, stopped my machine (with 17 secs left), grabbed my stuff and stormed out. I just can't believe him. I have been so proud of my progress in C25k and he just crushed it in one sentence!

Don't let him crush you. As you said, he was simply a major *kitten*!

katberz

LOL I would've just laughed in his face! What a tosser!

mommymovingmountains

Do not let him get to you! You keep on with your program and walk away like you did (physically and emotionally) and you win

Kimber1012001

I once worked with a woman who had a neighbor who was not the nicest one out of the zoo. He started his rant 'n rave at her for no reason other than he didn't like her little pomeranian dogs. She just look him straight in the eyes and said, "Well in my years of professional experience, people with your horrible behavior are usually impotent." Then she just turned and walked away. He never yelled at her again. Lol.

LOL this is fabulous I love it!!!

Seriously to the original poster - douchebaggery is rampant!! lol I can't believe the egos of some of the people at these gyms, good gawd. It's like, thanks for sharing ure opinion buddy, too bad I didn't ask for it! lol

lesteidel

one thing I have learned is guys at the gym tend to be awkward for lack of a better word. Nine times out of ten, if they are at the gym and are making an effort to talk to you, even if it comes out as criticism or bragging they are usually just trying to start a conversation. I had one come up to me after my morning run and announce "i can't believe you lasted that long running being as fat as you are." Well I was still sensitive about my weight and comments like that really really irritated me and I didn't have the self control you did. I went off on him and about how fit people like to judge other people who are larger than them and out of shape (mind I had just gotten through running five miles without stopping and was really really proud of myself and really really angry that this guy had just called me fat.) and how they talk about how fat people should spend some time in the gym, but everytime someone who has a weight problem comes in they are a complete jerk to them. Once I was through venting, he had this genuinely surprised look on his face and informed me he was trying to compliment me not insult me. Seriously? By calling me fat? I have had stuff like that happen more than once. Take things said to you like that with a grain of salt and remember there is nothing nothing wrong with doing a workout that suits your body and someone who judges that or makes comments about it is either waaaay more insecure about what they are able to do physically or just really socially awkward and trying to make conversation.

jessrdh819

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