Stinky Pits

TluvK

So the stinky guy/girl at the gym: Does he/she just not wear deodorant? Or do they wear it but it just doesn't work? I have a lady in my class that stinks before class even starts! :sick:

melaniecheeks

Honestly, I dont really see the point in wearing a deodorant (or an anti-persperant) when I'm at the gym to get sweaty!

Shower afterwards - THEN on with the doedorant. But it's a bit of a waste beforehand, surely.

Hang on - time of day is important here. If I'm going straight from work, or at lunchtime, then I'll already be wearing some. So I guess I was only talking about first thing in the morning.

pandabear_

I had someone in my class who never showered at school, she always smelt of BO. Not sure why, she just never showered.

It's a tough subject, I felt bad for her and didn't say anything. But her friends really should have told her, it's their job!

TluvK

Honestly, I dont really see the point in wearing a deodorant (or an anti-persperant) when I'm at the gym to get sweaty!

Shower afterwards - THEN on with the doedorant. But it's a bit of a waste beforehand, surely.

Hang on - time of day is important here. If I'm going straight from work, or at lunchtime, then I'll already be wearing some. So I guess I was only talking about first thing in the morning.

Really?? Don't you have B.O? My belly can be weird when I work out - smells bother me. I hate getting a whiff of somebody's stinky pits.

rml_16

Honestly, I dont really see the point in wearing a deodorant (or an anti-persperant) when I'm at the gym to get sweaty!

Shower afterwards - THEN on with the doedorant. But it's a bit of a waste beforehand, surely.

Hang on - time of day is important here. If I'm going straight from work, or at lunchtime, then I'll already be wearing some. So I guess I was only talking about first thing in the morning.

I'm sure the people working out near you appreciate your thoughts on it being a waste.

xunsungxherox

i went away with some friends last year, there was a group of us and a lad there that i hadnt met before. He stank of BO like 100% of the time. Apparently he did use deoderant, but even after a shower he still had that smell. I guess some people are just born that way its horrible :noway:

wickedcricket

yeah, perhaps they just don't shower BEFORE coming in cause they'll be showering after? I think MOST ppl don't expect the gym to smell GOOD - you got sweaty ppl and GYM SHOES in there, it's bound to have some stink factor - here's what you do- spritz some cologne on a cotton ball & put it in your bra or as close to your nose as you can
you can do what I learned in forensic training - smear some vick's under your nose & you won't smell other ppl's pits

TluvK

yeah, perhaps they just don't shower BEFORE coming in cause they'll be showering after? I think MOST ppl don't expect the gym to smell GOOD - you got sweaty ppl and GYM SHOES in there, it's bound to have some stink factor - here's what you do- spritz some cologne on a cotton ball & put it in your bra or as close to your nose as you can
you can do what I learned in forensic training - smear some vick's under your nose & you won't smell other ppl's pits

I'm not looking for the gym to smell GOOD, but it would be nice if I didn't have stinky pit smell in my face. I think we can find a happy medium here. Also - if this is a medical condition, I feel really bad for the person, but when it's just a hygiene problem, well, then....there's probably something that can/should be done about it out of respect for other people.

jessbennett1986

So the stinky guy/girl at the gym: Does he/she just not wear deodorant? Or do they wear it but it just doesn't work? I have a lady in my class that stinks before class even starts! :sick:

yuk:sick:

debswebby

OOh no stinky people at the gym are horrible. There is no excuse for it. When I go first thing in the morning, I don't shower beforehand but I do baby wipe my important places and put on deodorant and body spray. I would hate to smell bad at any time.

pamsdish

I use Mitchum which is supposed to work for 2/3 days ,I always wondered though as I shower daily , and re-apply daily,does it get washed away. I do notice in the sun when I get tanned I have a white area where the deodorant has masked the skin.

jessbennett1986

yeah, perhaps they just don't shower BEFORE coming in cause they'll be showering after? I think MOST ppl don't expect the gym to smell GOOD - you got sweaty ppl and GYM SHOES in there, it's bound to have some stink factor - here's what you do- spritz some cologne on a cotton ball & put it in your bra or as close to your nose as you can
you can do what I learned in forensic training - smear some vick's under your nose & you won't smell other ppl's pits

I'm not looking for the gym to smell GOOD, but it would be nice if I didn't have stinky pit smell in my face. I think we can find a happy medium here. Also - if this is a medical condition, I feel really bad for the person, but when it's just a hygiene problem, well, then....there's probably something that can/should be done about it out of respect for other people.

To go off of this...... There was this older guy that used to work out on the eliptial at the hospital gym I used to go to. I'm sure it was a medical condition, but he sweat so much that there would be a puddle of sweat on the floor. Not just a small puddle but a large puddle where I would be concerned that it might somehow affect the electrical components of the machine. How is that possible?

Kalrez

I almost never wear deodorant. Ever. And I rarely smell. That's not a "I don't smell myself because I'm used to my funk" thing. If I'm ever in doubt, I'll ask a friend/coworker/family to sniff me. It's never been me. Used to have to wear it all day every day when I was a teenager, but not any more.

I only wear deodorant/antiperspirant if it's really hot outside, and I know that I'm going to be sweaty all day. I don't go to a gym, but when I workout at home, I don't wear anything. Don't really stink afterwards. But I also shower within an hour of my workout so that I'm not covered in sweat all day.

It's not the sweat that makes you stink. Bacteria eat the sweat, and your BO is bacteria poop smell ... basically.

saldridge

If I shower in the morning and work out in the afternoon/evening, I still don't "stink". Yeah, I am not fresh as a morning meadow, but I do not stink.
I believe it's that way for the average person and I believe people who really stink have avoided the shower for more than a day.
From what I understand, sweat meanly stinks because of "bacterial activity" and sweat itself does not stink at all, it is odorless.

Now yes, there are the unfortunate people who just have a bad body odor, just like some people naturally have worse breath than others. Not sure if it is their body or their diet, but it's bad and I feel sorry for them...but only until I have to be next to them :-)

To the person who thinks pre-workout deodorant is a waste, please post your address, I'd like to donate a couple of sticks of Dove to you.
Just because you cannot smell yourself or you don't mind doesn't mean others can't.
Even at the gym it is not necessary to smell or splash sweat around - I think it is just nasty, and even if you wipe off the equipment itself, in most cases it goes far beyond that

NemesisJRM

There is a medical condition which can cause a person to have BO. On the subject of going to the gym wearing deodorant, time depending. I agree its pointless and a waste of time,

Your there to get a sweat on not look pretty and smell nice, that stuff is for after the work out, once you've showered and cleaned up.

Also when you working out your pores etc open up a lot more than normal, so your more likely to cause yourself a skin irritation by using it directly before or during a heavy work out, as I said time depending. IE if I'm up in the morning and going to the gym straight away, then no. If at night after a hard day then its already on but I wont put more on just to go train.

Thats almost as pointless as going for a shower directly before you train. Sorry but Common sense dictates.......

And to the comment about others not liking it, tough move away or find somewhere else to train its your problem, as I said its a gym people sweat deal with it.

On the note of people walking around all day stinking of BO, is a different matter completely I'm talking of in the gym setting.

mrmanmeat

Honestly, I dont really see the point in wearing a deodorant (or an anti-persperant) when I'm at the gym to get sweaty!

Shower afterwards - THEN on with the doedorant. But it's a bit of a waste beforehand, surely.

Hang on - time of day is important here. If I'm going straight from work, or at lunchtime, then I'll already be wearing some. So I guess I was only talking about first thing in the morning.

Really?? Don't you have B.O? My belly can be weird when I work out - smells bother me. I hate getting a whiff of somebody's stinky pits.

Um, I don't smell like swamp *kitten* to begin with, but I'll be damned if I put deodorant on before working out. That's just pointless, my workouts are mostly intense. Too much sweat anyways.

rml_16

I don't shower before a morning workout, but I do put on antiperspirant. I still stink a little when I'm done, but not so bad that you'd smell me sitting next to me. As long as you don't get all up in my pits, it's OK. lol

I don't put it on for myself. I put it on for the people who will be in my immediate vicinity. It's called being considerate of others.

If you're lucky enough not to stink when you sweat, then you don't need to worry about it. I used to know a guy who smelled sweet when he was sweaty -- better than when he wasn't! But that's unusual.

I'm reading these, "It's your problem, not mine" comments and being reminded of my new neighbors who decided it was OK to play their TV and music so loud that my walls vibrate and when I asked them to turn it down told me it wasn't as loud as they wanted it to be, so I just had to deal with it.

Whatever happened to common courtesy and respect for people around you?

martinh78

If you don't like sweat then workout at home.

We had a right laugh at our spinning class last night over who had the biggest puddles of sweat on the floor when they'd finished!

It's noting to be ashamed of, we all do it.

I agree that if they come in smelling they should probably have a quick shower or rinse before they start. If I came straight from a hard day at work I would, because I know I'd be dirty and sweaty from the day.

I never wear deoderant, it's unhealthy. Wash under your pits regularly )

Kalrez

If you're lucky enough not to stink when you sweat, then you don't need to worry about it. I used to know a guy who smelled sweet when he was sweaty -- better than when he wasn't! But that's unusual.

My ex smelled kinda like BBQ after he'd get a little sweaty. Like that smoky, sweet, outdoors-y smell. It was so weird!

Some folks just smell more than others. My BF is a deodorant junkie. But if he doesn't wear it, he gets musty. It's not all that pleasant. I, as I said in my previous post, don't smell so I rarely wear deodorant. (Even then, it's mostly for the antiperspirant rather than for the deodorant.)

asyouseefit

I have very low tolerance for a strong B.O. (unless it's a medical condition, but seriously, can it be the case for ALL the people with bad B.O?). If you shower regularly and put on deodorant in the morning, you shouldn't smell that bad in the evening. Period. A good hygiene is a question of respect for the people around you!

dad106

Whatever happened to common courtesy and respect for people around you?

Common courtesy and respect went right out the window.. along with deodorant apparently!

I don't care what anyone says, but I know I stink when I don't wear deodorant.. and I'm sorry, but I'd rather not stink then have people have to run away from me gagging.

TluvK

If you don't like sweat then workout at home.

We had a right laugh at our spinning class last night over who had the biggest puddles of sweat on the floor when they'd finished!

It's noting to be ashamed of, we all do it.

I agree that if they come in smelling they should probably have a quick shower or rinse before they start. If I came straight from a hard day at work I would, because I know I'd be dirty and sweaty from the day.

I never wear deoderant, it's unhealthy. Wash under your pits regularly )

Who said I don't like sweat? I sweat more than anybody I know, including the men. It's the stank I have a problem with.

NemesisJRM

I see a lot of people talking about common courtesy and Respect on here when it comes to applying said deodorant to easy your nasal experience in the gym, but I ask you this, where is yours with that persons choice not to? instead you come on here an moan about it?

Show compassions towards other and respect there choices, even if they don't agree with yours or the stigma of supposed modern day society!

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

Tree72

Just another perspective here...

I have really sensitive skin and can't wear antiperspirant at all. It's taken me nearly two years to finally find a natural deodorant that actually works and doesn't irritate the crap out of my skin. So some of those stinky people may be trying their best, but just not succeeding yet. (Really, I do hate to smell bad, but I hate worse when my pits are covered in a painful, irritating rash from some evil chemical concoction.)

blonde20fan

I have a friend that believes that deodorants and antiperspirants cause cancer and he never wears it! He stinks badly all the time and its a ongoing joke in my group of friends. I have tried to get him to wear it without any luck. Don't people know the smell is offensive to some people??

ginny1214

All I want to say is why don't you think about maybe that person is self conscious about their smell?
I personally smell, I shower right before I go to the gym, still have wet hair and all, and i use clinical strength deodorant, and use certain dry at night, and I still smell. I can smell myself, and because of this sometimes I cut my workout short, or at Zumba I don't raise my arms, it's not fair to me, but I feel that it's also not fair to stink everyone out!

But it's an issue, I actually have an appt soon with my gp tosee what they can do. So I'm just saying, I'm not the only one with this problem, I might be thhe only one to say something on this thread but just think I mean you have to sell someone for an hr is it really that bad? They're just trying to get healthy too

I just want to add, I take 2 showers a day also, I apply deodorant twice a day. I honestly used to think it was because I was fat and gross, but now after working out and losing 26 lbs it's worse than ever. Now your post just made me more self conscious

rml_16

I see a lot of people talking about common courtesy and Respect on here when it comes to applying said deodorant to easy your nasal experience in the gym, but I ask you this, where is yours with that persons choice not to? instead you come on here an moan about it?

Show compassions towards other and respect there choices, even if they don't agree with yours or the stigma of supposed modern day society!

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

So, if I sit next to you in a restaurant and light up a cigarette, you should have the courtesy and respect for my right to smoke when and where I want, then.

And I should respect my neighbors' right to play their music as loud as they want to, as well.

I get the people who have a medical condition and can't help it. That's a totally different story than saying "there's no point so I don't do it." There IS a point. The point is that it's RUDE not to wear it and expect everyone else to just deal with your smell that you CAN do something about.

No one's saying you should hide out if you can't help it. But if you can help it, why would you subject people to that? Selfish and rude is what it is.

feisma

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

If deodorant is a luxury, then why the heck do they belong to a gym?!

rml_16

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

If deodorant is a luxury, then why the heck do they belong to a gym?!

Yoga classes?

I don't think I ever saw a Buddhist monk at a gym.

aoede

I see a lot of people talking about common courtesy and Respect on here when it comes to applying said deodorant to easy your nasal experience in the gym, but I ask you this, where is yours with that persons choice not to? instead you come on here an moan about it?

Show compassions towards other and respect there choices, even if they don't agree with yours or the stigma of supposed modern day society!

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

So, if I sit next to you in a restaurant and light up a cigarette, you should have the courtesy and respect for my right to smoke when and where I want, then.

And I should respect my neighbors' right to play their music as loud as they want to, as well.

You forgot the right for people to fart in elevators and on public transport. We wouldn't want to disrespect that!

NemesisJRM

I see a lot of people talking about common courtesy and Respect on here when it comes to applying said deodorant to easy your nasal experience in the gym, but I ask you this, where is yours with that persons choice not to? instead you come on here an moan about it?

Show compassions towards other and respect there choices, even if they don't agree with yours or the stigma of supposed modern day society!

Have you ever though that also it might be a religious reason they don't wear any? From example most Buddhist monks don't wear it because its classed as a luxury.

So, if I sit next to you in a restaurant and light up a cigarette, you should have the courtesy and respect for my right to smoke when and where I want, then.

And I should respect my neighbors' right to play their music as loud as they want to, as well.

I get the people who have a medical condition and can't help it. That's a totally different story than saying "there's no point so I don't do it." There IS a point. The point is that it's RUDE not to wear it and expect everyone else to just deal with your smell that you CAN do something about.

No one's saying you should hide out if you can't help it. But if you can help it, why would you subject people to that? Selfish and rude is what it is.

You have just proven my point of how selfish and rude your and many others perspective is, you took my statement out of context and tried to justify your own Metrosexual ideology (and yes i am aware the term was coined against men, however I think it fits perfectly here).
I find it RUDE! that you think everyone should do as you want and think, and yes it is something I CAN CHOOSE! to do something about. Same way as you can CHOOSE! to move to another gym or CHOOSE! to move away from said person.