Gym Etiquette

PrincessStubbie

That's all well and fine, but when they are on the treadmill directly in front of you, well there really isn't much choice now is there...I don't go to the gym and "gawk" at people, I don't have time or the desire, but when it's put in my face I can't help notice...I have no problems with people who wear appropriate clothing for their body type...frankly, I don't want to see anyone's thunder thighs, hail damage, and muffin top oozing out of a pair of tiny shorts and a tank top that is way too small...it doesn't look cute...trust me...I don't put my chunky junk on display, I would appreciate if others would take that into consideration...

Sounds like a personal problem. I say, live and let live.

Sometimes I take my shirt off when I'm sweating profusely on an intense treadmill session. It's hot as hell, and I value my comfort. Don't like it? I don't care...

No need to be rude...

ShapeUpSidney

No need to be rude...

Right. No need to be rude about how less fit people look in t heir workout attire.

ninpiggy

I hate when 80 year old men make dirty remarks, and I hate when overly-beefed weight lifters make loud porno sounds when they're lifting something heavy.

This. As well as people not wiping off the machines after they've finished using them. Monopolizing the cardio equipment. The machine has a 60-minute maximum for a reason.

Jeff92se

I went to a gym where this guy would do this with EVERY SINGLE weight he lifted. I would be quietly exercising on the treadmill and then all of a sudden hear this loud crashing sound because he would drop the weight bar. It honestly isn't safe for him to do that because not only could he drop that on his toes, but he could give someone a panic attack because of the sound. I almost fell off the treadmill a couple of times because it scared me. And this wasn't Planet Fitness.

I had a special 'friend' like that once... At least once a week this guy would be doing deadlifts and overhead presses with a really heavy barbell. He practiced his form without a weight about 5 times, then took the bar, heaved it up, and SLAMMED it back down on the floor with all the might he had in him. He didn't just drop it, he put the whole power of the universe into driving that 500 pound thing to the core of the earth. And EVERY time, even when I'd been watching him and anticipating the sound, my heart would jump and sting for at least a minute afterwards. It was just that scary. Every time he was there, I'd walk out of the gym not relaxed and refreshed, but full of rage. ARGGG.

The first time I saw him I saw another guy come up to him and ask him if that was really necessary, but he just put on a really arrogant expression and said he was training for a competition and any other way of putting the weight down would seriously jeopardize his health. Yeah. Right. Hope you crush your toes one day.

I'd be impressed if he could press 500lbs over his head. If the gym supports his training and has the right setup to accomodate the falling weights, then the problem is not him.

PrincessStubbie

No need to be rude...

Right. No need to be rude about how less fit people look in t heir workout attire.

I don't care, honestly, what you do or what you think..but I don't appreciate the attitude towards me and can't figure why you chose to be so rude in the first place...I am entitled to my opinion as much as you are, however, I don't attack people because they don't have the same point of view as myself...this is meant to be an open and friendly forum/thread...be considerate of others don't attack or berate them simply because they are different...Have a wonderful day!

ShapeUpSidney

I don't care, honestly, what you do or what you think..

You make it sound like a you care a great deal...

At any rate, you apparently don't see the hypocrisy in your own statements. By your own admission, you're intolerant of larger / unfit people who are comfortable with their bodies, and wear attire that they feel comfortable in. It's not as if they're doing so to torture you.

And I say - live and let live. People who are intolerant of others typically do so because of their own personal problems. In your case, perhaps it's your own discomfort with your body. I'm not in your head, so how would I know?

I only said - "live and let live." If that isn't a message of tolerance, I don't know what is. Sorry you feel "berated" or "attacked." Them's the breaks...

meerkat70

Princess Stubbie, are you being ironic?

ShapeUpSidney

This. As well as people not wiping off the machines after they've finished using them. Monopolizing the cardio equipment. The machine has a 60-minute maximum for a reason.

I'm not gonna lie...I passive agressively sanitize the equipment when this happens...with an angry scowl on my face. I could grow up a little.

missikay1970

for those of you with "germ" issues at the gym, invest in some anti-microbial soap such as Hibiclens. it will kill everything on your hands.

allie1904

Oh god!

My gym sounds like a dream compared to yours.

It is only a local authority gym but there is none of this mobile phone nonsense. I use mine to track my exercise but not for music or making calls. There are 4 TVs and there is the music on all the time and sometimes sport on one. We have no control over this. So can't turn it up or down.

They provide blue roll and disinfectant spray.

Mine is just full of 70 year old gents putting me to shame!

xomissroseox

That is SICK!

xomissroseox

I know what you are talking about, I used to go to the Y. If you are serious about working out , get a real gym membership. I couldn't stand all the pre teen and teenage girls who liked to play on the machines and just play on them for an hour while I'm standing there waiting to use it. At least in actual gyms girls like that get kicked out . Usually gyms only let 13+ join too.

xomissroseox

Oh boy, do I have PEEVES!

PERFUME/COLOGNE - This happened again a few hours ago when I was at my gym. GROSS! I go to the gym to workout, not run on the treadmill 1-5 machines away from you while simultaneously GAGGING! It's the gym! You can't cover your stink with perfume. It's rude, and I can only imagine what it's like for people with asthma or related issues. If you don't want to stink, don't work out in the gym. The rest of us don't care because - its the gym.

Disgusting things on the machines - sooooo gross! Every time I go on a machine I have to check the drink holders and the whole area I'm going to put my ipod/water/towel down on. I've found everything from gum to used tissues and beyond. Don't be a slob!

Peekers - I don't care if I run and it's loud, don't peek at my machine . Stop pretending to look over your shoulder while sneaking a glance at my pace/calories etc, you aren't fooling me one bit. It's rude!

full blown makeup- It's so irritating to me when I see those girls/women who come to the gym in Victorias Secret-esque clothing, you know the kind that costs like 100 bucks for a pair of pants? They come in super fancy clothes, hair all done up, full makeup, and usually end up just doing a light setting on a machine trying to parade their butt around for all the cavemen to see. It's the gym, I don't understand why women come like that. I also have seen women come to my gym in ugg boots and heeled boots. I go to the gym to work out, get sweaty , and I don't go there to socialize or pick up greasy guys. I also have noticed the girls that come in like mentioned above usually are the ones who come in with their also dolled up girlfriends and look at the overweight people on machines and do that obvious laughing and mocking of them with eachother. Again - not fooling anyone. People who are overweight and are at the gym are there to get fit. Shut up.

So many more.......so little time.