Pest at the gym. I am looking for suggestions and support, P

worej

If it happened again, I wouldn't even try to justify it, or say why I'm right, or anything like that. All I'd say is, "You're not entitled to my attention" and then ignore him again.

Maybe he means well, maybe there is (or maybe there isn't) truth to his advice. But the fact that he was so persistent in interrupting you, and seemed to think he was entitled to do so, is the most annoying part to me.

Hannah_PRprincess13

Can I say STALKER!!!!!.....SHEEZ! I know that i have a mouth and I would've started something, that would've made me HOT HOT HOT...FLAMING HOT! Does he know how dangerous it is for him to first of all "whip a towel in your face" while walking on a treadmill???? What if he hit you and then you went crashing down? Honestly, if you're not the type to go off, I would turn him into someone who works in the gym, let them know what he did and if he does it again they should band him from that praticular gym. That was uncalled for. I give you so much credit for not slapping a B***H!

rml_16

Maybe he means well, maybe there is (or maybe there isn't) truth to his advice. But the fact that he was so persistent in interrupting you, and seemed to think he was entitled to do so, is the most annoying part to me.

Exactly.

kerrphy_2011

That is annoying!!! So much for doing your thing...I HATE being interrupted!

Chagama

Standard New Yorker reply is to tell the guy to go F himself and that if I wanted your F'in opinion I would have asked.

Minnesota Nice is highly overrated sometimes.

funkycamper

oooh I don't know what to suggest now it's happened. I mean I would have been so offended, I hold on to everything as I have dizzy spells. I'd get your towel and flick him and keep flicking him while he's trying to work out, when he's in a ball on the floor keep flicking, when they drag you off him keep flicking him! but that's because I get aggressive, I'm pretty sure that's not the right answer.

:laugh: :drinker:

I have balance issues that are slowly improving due to getting fitter. However, due to an old injury, I have one hip that is much weaker than the other which makes me feel unbalanced and I can't even walk on the treadmill at a very slow speed, at an even level, without holding on. It makes me dizzy and I have had numerous near-falls when I've tried to not hold on. However, I can easily walk at 4+MPH and run at around 6MPH for short bursts and those speeds and the length of duration are increasing as I get fitter. Yup, holding on the whole time. When I started, I could barely walk 3MPH and running at any speed, forgeddiboutit, running was not in my repertoire at all. Same on the elliptical, must hold on but can really pump it out with much harder resistance and faster speeds than I could when I started. Nobody can convince me that holding on negates what you're doing.

mncardiojunkie

Standard New Yorker reply is to tell the guy to go F himself and that if I wanted your F'in opinion I would have asked.

Minnesota Nice is highly overrated sometimes.

Wow, thanks for the support.

Yes, I'm from Edina...Minnesota nice is over-rated.

Thank you all for you support. I told one of the trainers, whom I get along with very well. He told me that this guy is a "know-it-all" and he comes in a shadow boxes in the mirror where people warm up. Apparently he's entitled, too. :laugh: It seems as if the guy does not have a lot of fans at the gym. So, apparently I'm not the only one he's done this, too. We're not sure about the towel flipping.

Curtis, the trainer, told me that if he sees him speak to me again, he will just come up and tell him to leave me alone. He also said that if speaks to me and he doesn't see him do so, tell him and he will tell him to leave me alone. :flowerforyou: Bless him!

I never pay attention to anyone at the gym until they are taking up residence on a piece of equipment. Then I normally don't remember after I've used the piece of equipment. I'm in there doing my own thing. It's just creepy. :noway:

As for those of you whom said that he was right...uh...sod off. :grumble: I've taken off a ton of inches in the last two weeks with this. If it's cheating, I'll take the cheat....because it's working.. I don't fancy his idea. I do what I can and what I"m capable of. Even if I were in perfect shape, I'd not do that on the tread mill. I'd go out side to a water fall area that is fun to hike up hill.

By the way, Curtis told me that this guy isn't really in the best of shape, either. He's had the unfortunate experience of running into him in the locker room, disrobing. :laugh:

Thanks for supporting my "HIIT". It's helped whipped me back in to shape very quickly.

flong1975

He is lucky he did not break your focus more then he did and cause you to fall! I think you handled him just fine... but I agree with others, if he does it again, tell him to mind his own business....

Antigone

If it happens again, say "I heard you the first time, but with my experience as a marathon runner, I know what works for me."

This is exactly what I'd do. If he persists I'd give him a more forecful STFU.

chrissismone

Your better than I OP I would have cursed him and told him to go to hell..you don't come to strangers and start talking foolishness. Some douche bags really need to grow a pair and grow up. I guess he thought you were dumb.

mncardiojunkie

Your better than I OP I would have cursed him and told him to go to hell..you don't come to strangers and start talking foolishness. Some douche bags really need to grow a pair and grow up. I guess he thought you were dumb.

This! What you said.

:flowerforyou:

chugglebunny

His interruption timing is wrong, but his advice is right, holding on the sides or handles on a treadmill kills roughly 50% of the effort. 15% incline while holding on is no more effective than a 7% incline while not holding on. Never hold the sides on a treadmill, it's just cheating.

So what? If she is happy with the results and feels more comfortable holding on, then it's better she does it at a high level and it's halved than do it lower and feel uncomfortable not holding on. She gets the same results either way, so let her get on with how she chooses to do it and you do it your way.

He was just letting her know the reason why they guy said what he did,and its 100% true if you set the incline then hold on it changes your whole posture and you might as well not even set the incline. Tiger was just giving advice in a very non rude way,maybe you need to unbunch your panties now. For all you know she might have thought she was getting a better workout that way,and the advice could have been helpfull

I agree. I never said it wasn't true, just pointing out that if you want to give someone advice on their methods then you should do so politely, not by telling them they are cheating. If someone is busting their butt trying to be a healthy and better person, telling them "never hold on to the sides on a treadmill, it's cheating" is rude, SUGGEST they don't hold on. Telling someone how to do something is not anyones place unless they've asked for your advice and suggesting someone is cheating is undermining all their hard work.

paisley2288

try some universal response like - fark you very much or 'in the future when I want your input I'll rattle your chain' how about this one- totally straight face- 'oh thanks, I'm not doing this for fitness, I'm trying to get back to Narnia' and keep on truckin'

haha! narnia!

madamepsychosis

I mean I would have been so offended, I hold on to everything as I have dizzy spells. I'd get your towel and flick him and keep flicking him while he's trying to work out, when he's in a ball on the floor keep flicking, when they drag you off him keep flicking him! but that's because I get aggressive, I'm pretty sure that's not the right answer.

I laughed so hard at this!

I probably would have told him he'd get a much better workout if he kept an eye on his own damn treadmill instead of watching me. Or just ignore him. I really don't understand why anyone would feel the need to stick their oar in, even more so by flicking a towel in their face and comment on what someone else is doing. It's none of his business!

chrishgt4

oooh I don't know what to suggest now it's happened. I mean I would have been so offended, I hold on to everything as I have dizzy spells. I'd get your towel and flick him and keep flicking him while he's trying to work out, when he's in a ball on the floor keep flicking, when they drag you off him keep flicking him! but that's because I get aggressive, I'm pretty sure that's not the right answer.

This made me laugh a bit weirdly to myself at work...totally seeing it in my head.

Some people just like to let everyone know how much they know. Sounds like you have it sorted now though.

You could just wait til he's shadow boxing and go and start sparring with him...

trentnivins

wait till your towel is nice and soaking wet and snap him right on the *kitten* as you walk by him next time, rude little *kitten* know-it-all, aim for where the leg meets the butt cheek, and snap hard (practise at home first if you need too)

Dauntlessness

If he interrupts you again, tell him if he does that one more time, you will report him to the gym manager. Otherwise, just ignore him from now on. He said what he wanted to say, so he may not bother you again.

^^This

jarrettd

how about this one- totally straight face- 'oh thanks, I'm not doing this for fitness, I'm trying to get back to Narnia' and keep on truckin'

Bwahahaha! Totally sounds like something I would say!

anta1

Trip him

mncardiojunkie

I agree. I never said it wasn't true, just pointing out that if you want to give someone advice on their methods then you should do so politely, not by telling them they are cheating. If someone is busting their butt trying to be a healthy and better person, telling them "never hold on to the sides on a treadmill, it's cheating" is rude, SUGGEST they don't hold on. Telling someone how to do something is not anyones place unless they've asked for your advice and suggesting someone is cheating is undermining all their hard work.

Yes, the point of this thread was not whether or not I'm "cheating" or not. It's about getting flicked in the face with a towel by a sissy. This sissy claims the the treadmill was designed to simulate the outdoors. The why the *bleep* isn't he outdoors? We've had mild weather. It's also about being "watched at the gym". CREEPY. :noway: It's also about the dangers of interrupting some one on a strenuous workout at 15% incline. :explode:

This sissy was pushing his agenda on me at the risk of my personal safety. Anything that he said or says is now AND by the way, HE, is an irrelevant. :yawn:

As I said, one of the personal trainers has my back on this now. He'll confront him should he talk to me again.

Again, those who think Sissy is correct. Well, I've actually made it back to my regular weight prior to the holiday season now. I'm wearing the clothing, too. My clothes are baggy. It took me 25 days. I've been so successful I decided that I want to get into 27 jeans (size 2/4). Nobody wears that size anymore and they are always hugely discounted. I want more True Religion Jeans for $40! It's easy because I've been here before, my reality is a size 4/6. It's about intent and what one believes to be true about themselves.

Yeah, I'm cheating. :huh:

louisau

Next time, tell him you totally agree and keep going.

It tends to unnerve people when they criticise you and you agree with them :noway:

m60kaf

I'd of smacked him , but, that's probably why I don't get towels flicked in my face.