What annoys you at the gym?
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I once watched a guy flex his muscles in the mirror, then kiss his flexed biceps. Gag. :sick:
Bodybuilders typically flex in the mirror between sets for a couple of reasons, for the pump, and more importantly, to practice their poses.
And really, it is quite motivating to see months, and even years, of hard work in the mirror.0 -
people watching me workout to the point where it's obvious. i;ve been doing more explosive moves in the weight room recently like front squat push presses and 1 armed DB snatches. yes these are fun to do, hard as hell and LOOK cool. i'd probably stare too if i saw an overweight girl like me doing them, but i would be so freaking obvious about it as to completely turn around, get closer and watch... that happened to me yesterday at the gym.
oh and i'm one of those people who stare at their muscles in the mirrors. i love seeing progress and as much as i lift, i like seeing my muscles in action even if they are still covered by a layer of fat :laugh:0 -
I workout at the fitness center at my office. By the time I get over there after work I have the whole place to myself but less than an hour to get everything done before I am locked in and have to call security to let me out.
So I HATE it when people do not clean up after themselves. Put your damn plates back on the rack jerks! When I have a limited amount of time I do not enjoy having to put away 100+ pounds of plates just so I can use the only oly bar. Jackholes.0 -
I hate the men who are 20+ years old and hit on me! (I'm 16 by the way) I also hate it when people sing along with their iPods. It's so annoying!!0
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I hate it when dudes try to talk to you in the sauna, in the locker room, in the shower hall way standing their with their twig and berries hanging out trying to strike up conversation. Especially the ones sitting their with their legs as open as wide as possible and making a concerted effort not to put a towel or clothes on.
Eyes and face forward guys.
Guys that stand their naked and rest their testicles on the counter top as they brush their teeth or do their hair.
Guys that blow dry their ball sack
Seriously ?
All my fears of going to a public gym came true the first week I started to actually shower and change at the gym...0 -
People that stink, be that of sweated in clothes (old or all day sweat) or way too much deodorant and don't get me going on perfume in the Gym on the ladies.
I have seen one guy bring a pizza into the Gym, that surprised me so much I even said to the bloke,
" In some of the gyms I have been in, you'd of got whacked for that "
I used to work at a gym, so people that eat and leave a mess in a Gym, people that train in dirty clothes, people that chat and don't train, people that answer the phone in the Gym and do not have the decency to take their call somewhere private,
grrr, so much to moan about, oh the moaners, they don't bother me,,,, I probably sometimes grunt too, if your not, then your prob not going heavy,,, in weight or effort.
Despite all I have said, I love the Gym,
the Gym is my escape place, unless its over full I hate that too.
Lol, I hate loadsa things....0 -
One day I was at the "gym," a small fitness center at my apartment complex, my boyfriend and I were on two of the treadmills leaving only one. This lady came in and carried on a phone conversation the whole time she was on the third treadmill next to us. I don't understand how people don't know how unsafe it is to be on the phone while using a treadmill. No headset, no speakerphone; just holding it between her ear and shoulder.
Also, when parents let their kids climb all over the equipment instead of staying in the designated play area.0 -
My gym at work is super casual/low key. However, I hate when people come in there on their breaks just to walk at a 2.0mph pace for 10 minutes and leave. And even worse are the people that use it as a social break room area. Really throws a big damper on my work out when someone comes in there to enjoy their wendys double cheeseburger while texting. You'd think they'd have the common sense to do that elsewhere....0
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when people come and jump on a machine i was obviously setting up to use
and im a smoker i did not realize i probably reak of cigarettes so srry to everyone who has to deal with it0 -
In my defence, i dont talk on my phone, i play my music off it, therefore i select my song and put it back in my bra pocket, but the treadmill is always moving when im on it, same as any equipment i use while adjusting my phone, ill fb about my achevments, then i continue lol, i use to log on here to put my workout in that i just finished.BTW I work my *kitten* off and i am always red in the face......very sexy.....i know why noone stops to chat me up rofl
Pet hates: being surrounded by social groups
Knowing people are watching me, not glancing....watching
People stop to chat infront of your locker
People sit on the benches on their phone for 5 minutes......like 20 seconds peple is all u need.
always missing the dumbells i want.
locker room is next to the heavy lifters area and this guy grunted like he was orgasmin and i nearly **** myself like he was behind me lol
like im the biggest dag at the gym, everyone else goes like a model
and there was this one time i actually did 3 classes! im the uncoordinated one in the whole group and i was trying, noone said anything but hey they moved past me like i was dordling......this guy left 15 mins before the last class was up, i burnt like 1200 calories that day. anyways he was waiting for boxing which was next and he stopped a girl right infront of me and was going way to go u did great and blah blah blah hi five!!!! mean while it all happened in slow motion she raised her arm to hi five, and so did he, he was facing me and i went to walk past and as they clapped BAM HIS SWEAT SPLASHED ME ON MY FACE....i coulda vomited.....TOWEL PEOPLE TOWEL!
btw i may be fat, but im trying and im not as coordinated, fast, lifting heavy but i pay my membership and just cos u have a size anno waist line does not give u any more rights then me, so keep ur better then me looks to urself.0 -
BSOther than that...I wear those fingerless gloves while lifting weights. I don't like calluses on my hands and it keeps the sweat off my hands...I can't imagine why that would annoy someone else?
FWIW gloves actually impair your ability to lift properly and get in the way of development of grip strength.0 -
Narcissists and their excuses.I once watched a guy flex his muscles in the mirror, then kiss his flexed biceps. Gag. :sick:
Bodybuilders typically flex in the mirror between sets for a couple of reasons, for the pump, and more importantly, to practice their poses.
And really, it is quite motivating to see months, and even years, of hard work in the mirror.
If you are going to kiss your bicep you should take yoga classes as well. If you are lucky you might get flexible enough to service yourself.0 -
I forgot one! I always find it really funny that people circle the parking lot for 10 mins to get the closest possible spot, then jump on the treadmill lol it's like really? You weren't willing to walk across the parking lot to go to the gym and walk?
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to annoy people at my gym who like to gawk and stare at me everyday I give them a reason to stare and wear a shirt that says "**** you" in big letters on the front............yeah finally after like 8x of wearing it I was told I cant anymore, that people get offended......ooooooook well thats what they get for staring! I get offended that they see a big woman sweating and working her *kitten* off in there while you sit on the machines watching me! making snarky comments about how i look in my clothes....get a life or get the eff out of the gym *kitten*!0
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I'm confused as to why people get mad about naked people in the locker room...isn't there where you're supposed to change? If all of us went and hid in the bathroom stalls no one would ever get out of there lol.
I think this may have been mentioned, but I don't appreciate it when people come up and ask my trainer questions when we're clearly in the middle of my training session. I'm paying a lot of $ for this service, people go ask someone who's not with a client.0 -
im still laughing about men resting their balls on sink tops :laugh:0
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BEACH MUSCLES!!!!!!
guys that only do bicep curls and bench press.
you people are going to end up with the worst posture.seriously.0 -
BSOther than that...I wear those fingerless gloves while lifting weights. I don't like calluses on my hands and it keeps the sweat off my hands...I can't imagine why that would annoy someone else?
FWIW gloves actually impair your ability to lift properly and get in the way of development of grip strength.
it's true... chalk is the way to go
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Curling in the squat rack
Dips in the squat rack
Military presses in the squat rack
Talking in the squat rack
All of this!0 -
The only thing that annoys me at the gym is when people don't wipe down the machines! Seriously! I realize that sometimes people forget, but today I was doing the weight machines. I make a point of wiping down every machine I'm on when I'm done. So many people don't. And they are sweaty! Even when they see me wiping down a machine, they don't. Otherwise, it's whatever. I might think to myself that drinking soda after working out isn't the best choice, but I don't know their circumstance lol.
Making fun of people at the gym is really low. That's horrible!
Agree. The gym I go to has about one bottle and clean rag per machine. How hard is it to spray and wipe?0 -
Being chatted up! If they fancy me when I'm sweaty, smelly & red in the face they must be desperate! I go to the gym to work out not to have a chat when I can hardly breathe :-/0
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My husband and I own a Gym and I know your talking about with the cell phones:). My husband is into making signs so he just made one with a saying off the Internet that read....." if your on your cell phone... You must be so important" ( the picture next to it is a " leave it to Beaver" mom winking her eye. It is so funny, I love it
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I HATE the grunters. A few weeks ago there was some guy on the treadmill next to me who was running fast ( like 6+mph) and grunted the whole time. Seriously, slow it down if it is THAT hard. I was 40 minutes into MY workout, struggling to keep going, and could hear him through my headphones turned up.
He's grunting because he's pushing himself past his boundaries............... he should be applauded not ridiculed. Its' a gym where you're supposed to work hard. If you want quite, try a library!
My gym (boxing) I was encouraged to make noise when on the heavy bag / pad work as the breathing was timed to punching and
provided extra power as well as providing a reminder on my breathing.
**APPLAUSE**
At least they're secure enough with themselves that they dont care what you think.. it's a gym. People arent loud enough if you ask me!!!0 -
people who do mat work/other work where the TRX is... so you can't use the TRX because someone is there even though there's HEAPS of space elsewhere!
people who race you when you're swimming ugh
people who don't pack their equipment away0 -
I HATE when people who have just walked into the gym and smell get on the treadmill right next to me.. after walking past 10 empty ones!!! Really gets me agitated - I usually have cut my run short and hop onto another one because of them.
Also guys standing in front of me watching me workout like I can't notice them - I've had to completely change my gym time because of this.0 -
I can't stand people that drop weights after a set. If you are strong enough to lift it, you are strong enough to put it down gently! It sounds like bombs are going off in my gym with the guys who drop the weights like they're hot. I guess it's because they want us all to turn around and see how heavy the weight is that they clearly can't lift properly!!!0
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Perfume. An asthmatic episode due to someone needing to smell like a toilet with another disgusting odor on it is quite unpleasant.0
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I actually laughed out loud tonight at the gym- not on purpose or in a mean way, I just turned around and there was a guy giving himself sex eyes while doing bicep curls. Luckily nobody can hear me when I have headphones on, right? 'Cause that's what I choose to believe when I'm grunting at the end of doing high intensity treadmill intervals....
IMO there is a big difference between a couple of grunts at the end of your workout VS grunting the entire damn time. The guy that I originally was talking about was grunting like he was taking a dump/having a heart attack/having an orgasm or whatever for a solid 30+ minutes. I had my iPod plugged into the treadmill, it was on FULL volume and I could STILL hear every one.0 -
I go to a small gym that I love and everyone pretty much does their own thing. However, I recently had an encounter with a "surfer dude" type whom I'd never seen before. I was in the middle of a front squat/push press when he taps me on the shoulder to tell me I shouldn't lift weights because "they're bad for you." I smiled sweetly and responded with "much like interrupting my workout to tell me that is bad for you?" Ugh! I put my earphones back in and continued.
These types of people are why I opted for the smaller, neighborhood gym.
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What annoys me, since we are on a list. Those who walk up to you and ask to hop in. As if your last set will throw them off balance,
You have a sign on your forehead that tells how many sets you have left, do you? Or is there some other way people are supposed to know you have only one set left?0
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