What annoys you at the gym?

groomchick

I get very annoyed when someone tries to strike up a converstion while I'm in the middle of a set! Those freakin headphones are on for a reason!!

steplaj

This is just plain old Ignorance! Don't let them get to you. I am positive if they heard someone comment about them, they would be all bent. Just remember, your better than they are.

(Referring to the quote above about the two girls with the coffee's)

futuremalestripper

Funny stuff in the showers. And I don't mean funny "ha ha."

Schraudt814

women that come to the gym with no make up,hair a mess,and any old ratty tee shirt its like OMG ewwww

That's kinda funny to me because so many people complain about the hair did and makeup on but you hate when people are not presentable! :laugh:

I admit, I am one of those people. I'm there to work out and get fit, I couldn't give a rat's tush if I look good to anyone. And no offense, but I refuse to apologize for that!

My peeve is gym-specific. At my gym we have a cardio cinema where you can watch movies while doing cardio...they usually show pretty good movies too! The other day two younger girls came in and start yap yap yapping away!! I almost pushed them off their bikes...there were plenty of bikes open in the main cardio area!!! I try not to judge people for not working out...if they want to pay a ton of money a month to work out their mouths that's their business....but I couldn't help but notice these same girls just moseying along around the gym before parking at the top of the stairwall and yapping some more. :explode:

ChadWGreen

Curling in the squat rack
Dips in the squat rack
Military presses in the squat rack
Talking in the squat rack

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are only 2 squat racks in my gym, and people look at me funny when I ask if I can squat when they are doing any of the above, which they can do ANYWHERE else!

Add Deadlifts in the Rack to the list

DaveRCF

We have a studio at our gym that people use for stretching, skipping etc. It is also where a lot of equipment such as balance balls, and bosu balls are kept. After college let out this year in early May, there were a couple of girls who were clearly in the gym to work on their summer beach bods who would take over the studio by closing the door and cranking their dance music. You felt like an intruder in your own gym if you went in there to get something (or heaven forbid wanted to actually use the studio) but fortunately they didn't stick it out and I haven't seen them in recent weeks.

At the risk of starting something up, I have to say that it is almost always the college and high school kids at our gym who have the poor gym manners (hogging 4 sets of dumbells, etc.). Some of the kids are great (usually the football and rugby players who know what they are doing) but they are the exception.

higgins1988

I don't generally get too annoyed in the Gym, but excercise classes are a different story!!!

1) There is always some woman that will come and stand RIGHT next to me even though there's tons of space left in the room - if you want the best spot, get there early cause i aint movin!!
2) Groups of girls that come together and just chat and laugh across me
3) Young girls that come together and just take the mickey out of everyone trying hard
4) Some women actually answer their phones during class and have a conversation while we all carry on - bizarre?!

rant over

crane50

"Annoy" is probably too strong of a word, perhaps "bewildered" is better: it bewilders me when people bring their bags (usually their big purses) into the gym with them and set it next to their cardio machine of choice, or cart it around the weight floor with them. It's like, do they not trust the lockers in the gym?

I just don't get it.

The lockers at my gym have been broken into in the past. They've even taken car keys out of lockers and then look for valuables in the person's car too. My gym is in an upscale part of town where you wouldn't expect such things.

If I brought something valuable with me, I would cart it around too.

Schraudt814

I don't generally get too annoyed in the Gym, but excercise classes are a different story!!!

1) There is always some woman that will come and stand RIGHT next to me even though there's tons of space left in the room - if you want the best spot, get there early cause i aint movin!!
2) Groups of girls that come together and just chat and laugh across me
3) Young girls that come together and just take the mickey out of everyone trying hard
4) Some women actually answer their phones during class and have a conversation while we all carry on - bizarre?!

rant over

the first part of this---SO true! particularly in Zumba. I get into it....if you come stand 6 inches away from me and i pop you in the face...your fault.

steplaj

One really big thing is the "not wiping down the machines"... My gym has a policy and has spray bottles and paper towels "everywhere". I wipe down my machines after I use them EVERY TIME! But I constantly see people using the machines and NOT wiping them down. Last night there was one guy who was soaked in sweat from his workout and he did not wipe down one machine. Do people not understand this is how MRSA and other s^$t spreads in gyms.

fitforlifeee

The teenage boys that go to the gym to have a chat with their friends whilst standing and staring at people exercise. Reaaaaally ticks me off. Go home. Haha.

Scott_P

Curling in the squat rack
Dips in the squat rack
Military presses in the squat rack
Talking in the squat rack

Ill second that!

MissBettyBoop2

My biggest pet peeve at the gym is when the guys on the weight floor spend more time checking themselves out/flexing in the mirror than they do actually working out. It's like, "nice biceps, bro - maybe they would be bigger if you actually worked them out, instead of just staring and willing them to get bigger."

Hahahahaha!! I've seen this! Were we at the same gym??

One kid never even exercised! He just got on different equipment and then checked himself out in the mirror!

So, I am busy exercising on a bike and cracking up to myself!