Pet Peeve @ the Gym

velix

I know there are many threads of this nature, but.....

Small rant: Arrived at my gym today and went to the sign up sheet (it is at the entrance - you have to pass it to go anywhere) and was happy to see that all three AMT's (All Motion Trainer) were free, except when I looked over - all three were in use. When you sign up for a membership, it is the first thing they tell you - use the sign-up sheet before using the cardio machines (it is a small gym).

I hate being that person who has to go over and ask how much longer they will be - as I have had a few people be quite rude with me even though they are the ones in the wrong - I even had to get a trainer to intervene once...

Happily, I think one of the guys saw me looking back and forth at the AMT's and sign up sheet as I tried to figure out the time slots, and eventually got off ....

thank you for listening - I feel better now - Please feel free to share your pet peeves so I don't feel so petty

auticus

The people who stare at themselves in the mirror, point at themselves, and wink. Yeah... I see that a few times.

People who go to the gym to try to hook up annoy me.

wickedcricket

jerking someone off a cardio machine is exercise too, right?

those things don't bother me as much as the ppl who don't wipe

maryd523

I go to Gold's and I don't like the male employees there. They are all young, tan, buff, wear tight clothes, and have this look in their eyes like they are better then everyone else and my puny efforts to get fit pale in comparison to their superior knowledge and physique.

lugovelb

First let me say congratz on your weight loss. Some time people dont read or follow intructions and can get frustrating for everyone. Rules are placed for a reason. I think you did the right thing you were trying to follow instrucitons.

NatalieWiley

Number 1 pet peeve - the guys who are lifting so much weight that they drop it on their last rep and grunt while doing it. When I can hear it over my headphones then it's a little ridiculous!

I know others may get annoyed by cell phone use at the gym but I don't get annoyed if someone gets on their phone. I did it once and was literally on it for 2 mins and talking quietly and the lady got off her machine and moved. I had some choice words with her :X but a lady did it to me last week and she got off the phone and apologized. I told her I didn't mind because I would rather hear half of her conversation than her being there with a friend and hearing the full thing She laughed and told me she never thought of it that way.

hypotrochoid

The girls who carefully perfect their makeup and then very carefully work out so they don't sweat and ruin it. They rank slightly higher than the guy who wears too much cologne and insists on getting on the elliptical next to me, but still. *shakes head in mild annoyance*

UneJolieFemme

I had so many I now have a mini-gym at home :bigsmile:

dunsu47

I think you are correct in feeling the way you do.. and it should be up to the people who work there to make sure the ones on the machines have signed up, and if not, tell to do it or free up the machine.

jessilee119

BUMP

JNick77

I hate when people use the Power Racks and Half Racks to do barbell curls especially when there's a couple arm curl areas, not that you NEED a station to do arm curls. Find a bar, find an open piece of floor, and curl. People need those racks for overhead work, squats, and to use the adjustable bars for certain exercises that can't be done anywhere else but on a power rack.

There's one dude that I affectionately call, "Captain Kindle" because he does a really poorly executed set of arm curls sits down on a bench and reads his Kindle for 5 min and then goes back to do another set, goes back to reading... It takes him 30 minutes to do 4 sets of arm curls. Meanwhile I can't do what I need... :explode:

lyndsaysutton82

I hate the loud cell phone talkers. A two minute quick quiet conversation doesnt bug me, but a LOUD 15 minute one about your friend Susies' Baby Daddy drama is the reason i decided to pay for a gym instead of using the free one in my apartment complex.

At least when you have a paid membership, you can complain and the management will do something about it...

My other pet peeve is when the pervie people stare at all of us Zumba/Dance class folks. It's like, don't you have something else to do?

BabyDuchess

My pet peeves are the ones that effect me personally.....other than that I could care less what anyone does in the gym. Not cleaning your nasty sweat off the machines is BIG with me or changing the ONLY TV in the room without asking me if I was watching it first....had this happen several times and it still amazes me how rude people can be. :flowerforyou:

Nerdy_Rose

Girls in full make-up working out (exception: if you came straight from work). But on a Saturday morning? C'mon people. People who use a cardio machine for an hour when there is a clearly stated 30-minute time limit because it's "peak hours."

Nerdy_Rose

Maybe they're interested in taking the class and scoping it out? ... or are they being creepy? haha

End6ame

I hate when people use the Power Racks and Half Racks to do barbell curls

This is my number one.

Number two would be the same d***bags that don't put their plates back when they are done, or they do but mix and mach 45's with10, with 25's, etc...

jkestens63

The girls who carefully perfect their makeup and then very carefully work out so they don't sweat and ruin it. They rank slightly higher than the guy who wears too much cologne and insists on getting on the elliptical next to me, but still. *shakes head in mild annoyance*

LOL, my sister and I are always laughing about this. These are size 2 ladies that eat like birds to stay skinny but have no muscle tone. Yet we're positive they go tell their friends they "work out" everyday. Meanwhile, I look like I've been through a rainstorm by the time I'm done my workout.

Pet peeve: people who are so "cool" they wear sunglasses while working out. Cool = vain and stupid.

As for the issue that started this thread, I used to go to a small gym where you had to sign up for the cardio equipment. I had no problem doing that but then people would start signing up their friends and arguements were breaking out over using it. Finally one day 3 women were arguing loudly for 20 minutes over a treadmill. It irritated me beyond belief, couldn't concentrate on what I was doing. Got off my treadmill, told them they were a bunch of children and to take mine. Walked out and never went back, even though I still had 6 months left of a two year free membership I received for winning a contest they had. Now I pay $50.00 a month but it is worth every single penny.

Happy0326

LMBO!!! LMBO!!!! HILARIOUS!!! but IRRITATING! : )

brattyworm

the looks.... i work out on a base.. and fortunately there are two gyms. i prefer to go to the one that is older and the old people (the ones who migrate south for the winter) go to, this is because I know when i walk in and start to do something i'm not going to get that look from some chick like... wtf are you doing....

EmBlazes

1) People who don't put their equipment away - especially guys who are lifting really heavy weights that I can't even move
2) People who don't wipe the equipment after they have sweated all over it
3) Young men in the gym who do the same 2 exercises all the time (normally arms or shoulders) and stare at the girls on the cardio equipment (because they are only there to try and pick up anyway) - of course this isn't all young men - just CERTAIN young men in my gym
4) People who stare at me while I'm boxing and kicking with my personal trainer - it's distracting.

Asiral

I have a small yet nice gym at my complex. But my biggest pet peeve is when people loudly and repeatatively grunt thru their entire workout. I can hear it even with headphones on!

QuestForFitness

I was at the gym yesterday and a woman REALLY got to me. We normally have two fans, one on each side of the cardio room. One was broken yesterday (the one on her side of the room) so she went to the one working fan and picked it up and moved it so that it cooled ONLY her treadmill. WTF?

Grimmerick

There was a woman at this gym that I went to who would position her mat right near the spray and papertowel area and would give you a dirty look and sometimes say something to you when you went to get a papertowel to spray if the mist from the spray went anywhere near her. She was in a totally unusual spot and it was like if the mist bothers you time after time, MOVE YOUR FRIGGIN MAT somewhere else.

lindsaylove07

The girls who carefully perfect their makeup and then very carefully work out so they don't sweat and ruin it.

THIS! Why are you gonna get all cute to go to the GYM! I go to our university gym and this happens A LOT.

Side note, I threw a hissy fit at the wellness center yesterday. So you have to pay if you aren't enrolled in summer classes, and it's not much, so I paid, took my receipt to the gym, they swiped my card and said that I didn't need the receipt anymore, so I threw it away. Well yesterday I went in and he said I didn't pay. Uhhh excuse me?! I said, very loudly, and very hissy-fit-y "WHY DO I PAY FOR THINGS AT THIS DAMN COLLEGE THAT I DON'T EVEN GET TO UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' It made me feel better at least

jamie78

bump

lindsaylove07

the looks.... i work out on a base.. and fortunately there are two gyms. i prefer to go to the one that is older and the old people (the ones who migrate south for the winter) go to, this is because I know when i walk in and start to do something i'm not going to get that look from some chick like... wtf are you doing....

It sounds like you're on my base!

JustBreathe418

My gym is relatively big, but they decided to pack as many cardio machines as they can into it so all of the machines are so close together that everyone is practically touching each other. My pet peeve is when someone HAS to workout on the treadmill right next to me when there are 20 other treadmills open. If the machines weren't so close together then it wouldn't bother me that much, but COME ON!! All they need to do is move ONE over and I would be happy with that.

MinnieInMaine

I used to have to deal with a guy who'd drop a heavy weight at the end of his set and the chick wearing too much perfume but thankfully I mostly work out during the day now so I don't have to deal with either of these people anymore...

My biggest pet peeves is probably going to sound really strange:

People who won't empty the dehumidifiers but leave all the fans going. It's such a waste of electricity and really stupid! My gym is here at work and pretty small. For whatever reason, the humidity gets trapped in there and the machines only work so well anyway and it doesn't help that only a few of us pay attention to the dehumidifiers. Most of the year it's not a big deal but when we have these stretches of hot, humid weather, it gets pretty gross in there. Not only that but the cardio machines become unsafe due to moisture building up on the belts and surfaces. One of these days, someone's going to get seriously hurt trying to run on a slicked up treadmil...

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I think this is hilarious because it totally confirms the fact that I am a total *****. I don't put up with this **** and don't at all have an issue telling people (as nicely as I can figure out how to) about themselves. The cardio equipment people I will stand in front of them and stare at my watch and when their time is up tell them. The fan lady, I would have gone over and put it back, if she came to get it pointed at a closer place and said, first come first served, but I'll share. TV, "yeah, so you can go ahead and turn that back since I was watching it, thxK."

gatorgirl7

Pet peeves:
1. The guys who are only there to pick up girls
2. The guys who stare at me while my trainer and I are doing work outs (gross)
3. The people who grunt during workouts---sooooo annoying!
4. The people who have their sound on their HRM turned on--I don't want to hear it beeping. Turn that off!
5. The people who don't check in at the front for spin class and take one of our 'regulars' spots. I was waiting to check in with another regular on Saturday morning--we were waiting to see if they had enough spots for us and this girl jumps ahead of us and says she just HAS to get into spin. First of all, what you need to do is get in line. And second of all, we've never seen you so no you don't. So annoying! I can't wait until they install the scanner in front of the classroom so you can't get in unless you scan first.
6. Those girls that wear full makeup to the gym and then spend the entire time talking on their cell phone on the elliptical. Really?! You are taking up space when some of us are really hear to work out. I recently had a friend tell me she doesn't sweat that much when she works out and I looked at her and flatly said, "Then you're doing it wrong."

Annamotion

When the skinny person working out next to you keeps staring at how many calories you have burned, mind ya business!