Gym irritation

Resalyn

What annoys me the most are people who think that their way is the be all and end all of working out and if I'm not running pell mell on the treadmill sweating buckets then I'm "not really working out." I am one of those people on the treadmill reading a book walking at a moderate pace for a longer period of time - the pace/length that my personal trainer and my doctor have recommended. I pay the same price they do and can use the equipment in the way that works best for me and my plan. AS long as I'm actually using the equipment and not standing around chatting, of course! Lighten up on those people! Isn't it better that they are doing SOMEthing rather than sitting on the couch eating potato chips?

The irony is they aren't burning fat - its more of a CV workout than a fat burning one.

I get into comp shape doing no more than 110-130bpm for 50-60 mins a day, 5-6 days a week playing on my xbox or ps3!

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

seanian

What annoys me the most are people who think that their way is the be all and end all of working out and if I'm not running pell mell on the treadmill sweating buckets then I'm "not really working out." I am one of those people on the treadmill reading a book walking at a moderate pace for a longer period of time - the pace/length that my personal trainer and my doctor have recommended. I pay the same price they do and can use the equipment in the way that works best for me and my plan. AS long as I'm actually using the equipment and not standing around chatting, of course! Lighten up on those people! Isn't it better that they are doing SOMEthing rather than sitting on the couch eating potato chips?

The irony is they aren't burning fat - its more of a CV workout than a fat burning one.

I get into comp shape doing no more than 110-130bpm for 50-60 mins a day, 5-6 days a week playing on my xbox or ps3!

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Nobody is *passing judgement* everyone is just saying what irritates them at the gym.

Matt_Wild

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Yes the pic is me.

I think you misunderstand - I'm saying its better to go slower, it is more effective for fat burning. Spanking your *kitten* off unless you are doing HIIT is counter productive. People doing hell for leather will tend not to achieve anything as 5-10 mins at full pelt isn't hitting your EPOC levels sufficiently to cause enough damage for you body to recover slowly over the next 24 hours. That is why HIIT is generally around 20-25 mins - sufficient time to stress the body.

I was actually agreeing with the comment mate by the poster, I was actually supporting her.

rjmwx81

What annoys me the most are people who think that their way is the be all and end all of working out and if I'm not running pell mell on the treadmill sweating buckets then I'm "not really working out." I am one of those people on the treadmill reading a book walking at a moderate pace for a longer period of time - the pace/length that my personal trainer and my doctor have recommended. I pay the same price they do and can use the equipment in the way that works best for me and my plan. AS long as I'm actually using the equipment and not standing around chatting, of course! Lighten up on those people! Isn't it better that they are doing SOMEthing rather than sitting on the couch eating potato chips?

The irony is they aren't burning fat - its more of a CV workout than a fat burning one.

I get into comp shape doing no more than 110-130bpm for 50-60 mins a day, 5-6 days a week playing on my xbox or ps3!

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Nobody is *passing judgement* everyone is just saying what irritates them at the gym.

"Wasting my time and theirs" sounds an awful lot like a judgment to me. You don't know what kind of program they're on, what their fitness level is, etc. You've made your point; it annoys you. We're just saying that it shouldn't. Your argument is like me saying that because you don't leg press as much as me, for example, that you're wasting both our time by tying up the leg press machine.

Matt_Wild

What annoys me the most are people who think that their way is the be all and end all of working out and if I'm not running pell mell on the treadmill sweating buckets then I'm "not really working out." I am one of those people on the treadmill reading a book walking at a moderate pace for a longer period of time - the pace/length that my personal trainer and my doctor have recommended. I pay the same price they do and can use the equipment in the way that works best for me and my plan. AS long as I'm actually using the equipment and not standing around chatting, of course! Lighten up on those people! Isn't it better that they are doing SOMEthing rather than sitting on the couch eating potato chips?

The irony is they aren't burning fat - its more of a CV workout than a fat burning one.

I get into comp shape doing no more than 110-130bpm for 50-60 mins a day, 5-6 days a week playing on my xbox or ps3!

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Nobody is *passing judgement* everyone is just saying what irritates them at the gym.

"Wasting my time and theirs" sounds an awful lot like a judgment to me. You don't know what kind of program they're on, what their fitness level is, etc. You've made your point; it annoys you. We're just saying that it shouldn't. Your argument is like me saying that because you don't leg press as much as me, for example, that you're wasting both our time by tying up the leg press machine.

Who said that?

Resalyn

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Yes the pic is me.

I think you misunderstand - I'm saying its better to go slower, it is more effective for fat burning. Spanking your *kitten* off unless you are doing HIIT is counter productive. People doing hell for leather will tend not to achieve anything as 5-10 mins at full pelt isn't hitting your EPOC levels sufficiently to cause enough damage for you body to recover slowly over the next 24 hours. That is why HIIT is generally around 20-25 mins - sufficient time to stress the body.

I was actually agreeing with the comment mate by the poster, I was actually supporting her.

You're right, I completely misunderstood your post, I apologize! Best of luck to you....

rjmwx81

What annoys me the most are people who think that their way is the be all and end all of working out and if I'm not running pell mell on the treadmill sweating buckets then I'm "not really working out." I am one of those people on the treadmill reading a book walking at a moderate pace for a longer period of time - the pace/length that my personal trainer and my doctor have recommended. I pay the same price they do and can use the equipment in the way that works best for me and my plan. AS long as I'm actually using the equipment and not standing around chatting, of course! Lighten up on those people! Isn't it better that they are doing SOMEthing rather than sitting on the couch eating potato chips?

The irony is they aren't burning fat - its more of a CV workout than a fat burning one.

I get into comp shape doing no more than 110-130bpm for 50-60 mins a day, 5-6 days a week playing on my xbox or ps3!

If that pic is of you, then with your metabolism you probably burn more calories at rest than those people are while they are doing their workout. My point is that you really have no idea what their situation is - if they are recovering from an injury, or had surgery and can't exert at the same level as you, or have some other condition that isn't visible to the casual observer.

You're right about it being more of a CV workout, but maybe that is what they need so they can advance to the next level. I'm just saying it's just not right to judge a book by its cover in any situation....

Nobody is *passing judgement* everyone is just saying what irritates them at the gym.

"Wasting my time and theirs" sounds an awful lot like a judgment to me. You don't know what kind of program they're on, what their fitness level is, etc. You've made your point; it annoys you. We're just saying that it shouldn't. Your argument is like me saying that because you don't leg press as much as me, for example, that you're wasting both our time by tying up the leg press machine.

Who said that?

Seanian. That's who I was addressing my comments to.

I really wish this site would show who said what when you quote. Long quote chains like this get messy and confusing.

rob_v

There is only one person in my gym who irritates me that way. .... slap her pretty little made-up, un-sweaty face.

Ahhhh...I feel better now.

Hahaha - sorry, I just got a kick out of this. I think there is one in every gym.

giggles1973

There is only one person in my gym who irritates me that way. She's pretty tiny and appears to be fit, and always comes in looking like she stepped out of a fitness magazine. That is not what irritates me. What gets on my nerves is that she never really works out while there. She generally just "poses" on the machines (and usually with her legs spread as far apart as possible). She will occasionally do a few reps here and there, but only with the lightest weights possible. And she appears to be constantly looking around to see who is there to look at her. Now and then, she brings her kids, and they play in the corner while she fakes a workout. I've never seen her break a sweat.

I try not to be b*tchy in general, and I have the utmost respect for anyone who is honestly trying to get into better shape. But this gal just makes my blood boil. It probably has a lot to do with the time she came up to me while I was struggling on the Roman Chair my first month at the gym. She informed me that her daughter works out with the Navy Seals, and SHE says that if you hold weights while stretching on the Roman Chair, it works faster. For cripes sake, it was pretty obvious that at that time, I could barely handle the weight of my own body, let alone any additional weight! I politely thanked her, and said I might try that in the future, but was nowhere near being ready for that at the moment.

What I *really* wanted to do was slap her pretty little made-up, un-sweaty face.

Ahhhh...I feel better now.

Omg lol seriously I just spit out my tea reading this :laugh: I know it's not meant to be funny but I love how you wrote this. :happy:

Matt_Wild

You're right, I completely misunderstood your post, I apologize! Best of luck to you....

Cheers hun, no harm done. Ditto, hope you're well