Gym pet peeves
treetpflyer
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I just left the gym and several items jumped out at me. I would like to here your gym pet peeves and let's see if we are encroaching on others but don't even realize it.
Here are mine:
1. Not removing weights from machines and barbells when you are done.
2. Men who walk around or just sit bare naked in the locker room for all others to see.
3. People who stand around the equipment and socialize.
4. People who walk slowly from one station to another. Get a move on!
5. Placing your towel on a piece of equipment you are not even using.
6. Loud talkers!
Geez I have alot!
Here are mine:
1. Not removing weights from machines and barbells when you are done.
2. Men who walk around or just sit bare naked in the locker room for all others to see.
3. People who stand around the equipment and socialize.
4. People who walk slowly from one station to another. Get a move on!
5. Placing your towel on a piece of equipment you are not even using.
6. Loud talkers!
Geez I have alot!
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Mine is mostly the standing around and socializing. I can't stand that.
Although I'm sure I annoy people when I laugh out loud to TV shows.
I don't do it all the time but sometimes a giggle or too will slip out. Or when I'm watching Vampire Diaries and I have to cover my mouth over something shocking. 0 -
Guys wearing spandex0
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Not wiping down benches/mats once you have laid your sweaty body on them. That is just gross! Love to sweat...just wipe it off!!0
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Mine is mostly the standing around and socializing. I can't stand that.
Although I'm sure I annoy people when I laugh out loud to TV shows. I don't do it all the time but sometimes a giggle or too will slip out. Or when I'm watching Vampire Diaries and I have to cover my mouth over something shocking.
I wonder if the socializers ever look in the mirror and think "I must be doing something wrong at the gym cause I am getting zero results"? It's the same guys everytime too and they are always bugging some female that is trying to focus on her workout!0 -
The multi-users: They've got their towel over the squat rack, water bottle on the nearest bench, and are currently using the leg press. One person at my gym does this. He will do 20 reps in the rack (curls in the squat rack), then 20 leg presses, then 20 bench presses. Rinse and repeat. Not to mention the breaks between. *sigh*0
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I agree with all except being in the mens locker room. leaving weights on equip i hate the most0
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I have no shame, I laugh all the time at TV shows, I don't care if anyone is looking/judging. Who is really going to be upset about that?
I hate loud talkers too, there are two women I run into every morning and all they do is ***** about thier kids.
YES! Slow walkers, Oh my god, do you feel me on your heels!!?? MOVE!0 -
1) People who won't get off the phone on the treadmills, etc.-I can't avoid hearing the details of all your latest drama and I do not want to go there.
2) Women who won't let go of their ginormous purses (we have free lockers ladies!) and drag them to aerobics, around the weights, and so on.0 -
1 main one
-Sitting on a bench or piece of equipment. If you're not lifting at the present time get the f*** up and let me knock out my set while you rest. I'm not going to steal it and take it home with me.0 -
I hate when I'm on the elliptical or another cardio machine and someone gets on the one right next to me and tries to talk to me when there are plenty of other ones open. These people always tend to be super sweaty men with very bad B.O. :noway:0
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not wiping down equipment, taking on the phone, BO, and old man breath0
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There's too many to count....
People sitting on the weight machines and texting/talking to their friend for ages.
Women who 'race' you on the eliptical and keep looking over at your screen.
Showing baking shows on the tv.
...and of course pervy men
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The multi-users: They've got their towel over the squat rack, water bottle on the nearest bench, and are currently using the leg press. One person at my gym does this. He will do 20 reps in the rack (curls in the squat rack), then 20 leg presses, then 20 bench presses. Rinse and repeat. Not to mention the breaks between. *sigh*
I know a guy who knows a guy that's friends with a guy that can take care of him for you. LOL! That is seriously annoying though, we have a guy like that too. I just want to tell him, DUDE! You're not accomplishing anything doing that anyway!
My pet-peeves
1. People that f'in curl in one of the 3 power racks we have.
2. My gym has 3 power racks but 4 calf raise machines, 2 leg presses, and 1 random worthless V-Squat machine. At least get rid of 2 calf raise machines and the V-Squat thing and give us 1 or 2 more racks that *kitten* can curl in.
3. People that don't know the exercises in the first place. Watching people 1/4 squat, load a lat pulldown machine with all the weight and then pull it down like it's a reverse-olympic lift of some kind, and people curling in the power rack that put their whole body into the curl like it's a quasi-olympic power curl or something. See a trend here??
4. People that want to talk to you when you're obvious trying to concentrate on what you're doing at the moment. I was actually setting up to the squat bar the other day for a max effort lift, so I'm also getting very focused, and this idiot comes up to me to talk about the Yankees. I don't even like the damn Yankees (I do like the band though. LOL)
5. People that comment about how somebody else is so stupid when they don't have a damn clue their self.
6. People wearing those teenie-weenie Valeo lifting belts, when they go to do chest flyes on a machine no less, tricep-extensions on a machine, Olympic lat-pulldowns, and Olympic-power curls in the Power Rack.0 -
People not putting equipment back where it belongs and people hogging equipment. Especially when they are just standing there chatting.
I was going to say I find it annoying when people don't take the weights off the barbells, too... but no one EVER does so I thought it must be the thing to do. Or not do. I always take them off but I think I'm a little over-cautious of bothering others.0 -
Showing baking shows on the tv.
...and of course pervy men
Now that one is original! I like that!0 -
People that wear heavy perfume or cologne to a really intense exercise class. They stink up the whole room.
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Stinky people! Either too much perfume or too much BO!0
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oh yeah, people staring at me. uhh mind your own business.0
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People that wear heavy perfume or cologne to a really intense exercise class. They stink up the whole room.
That's a good one actually. There's one guy in particular that looks like he showers before he comes to the gym but at a minimum puts tons of cologne on and it's something strong like Drakkar. I can't even breathe if he's within 10-feet of me.
What about women that come to the gym in freshly applied makeup? Why, I don't get that one at all.0 -
The guys that work out on the other side of the gym but talk so loudly you can hear them outside the gym.
And they spend their entire conversation saying things like "Dude, I haven't worked out in months, and look, I totally just leg-pressed (x amount) of lbs! And that's with a bad knee! I am so effing awesome."
And lots of really, really, REALLY loud grunting. There are two dudes that end up working out now and then around the time I do, and I always have to look around to make sure they're not playing tennis or something, because that's the only time I ever hear people grunt THAT loudly.0 -
charging obscene amounts of money per month, tie you into long contracts and won't let you leave even when the contract is over. oh..and they smell. REAL bad.0
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LOL this is Awesome!
People with major BO!!! And while working out never have a towel to wipe off excess sweat and it;s like pouring off of them! ewwwww!!! LOL
Oh! Also while doing the spinning classes - Shut the heck up !!!! I want to concentrate on the ride not your conversations! HAHA0 -
Mine is mostly the standing around and socializing. I can't stand that.
Although I'm sure I annoy people when I laugh out loud to TV shows. I don't do it all the time but sometimes a giggle or too will slip out. Or when I'm watching Vampire Diaries and I have to cover my mouth over something shocking.
You made me lol at work!! I love the Vampire Diaries and I do the same thing at the gym. 0 -
I don't like the super loud grunters doing weights. If they were lifting a HEAVY weight, then maybe all the noise would be necessary, but otherwise - shhh. Also, I know it's a gym and people sweat, but it would be nice if people wore deodorant and washed their gym clothes once in a while.
But what really makes me roll my eyes are the Juice Bar Bunnies. They come in, prance on the treadmill for 15 minutes, then scoot off to get a smoothie and sit around for the next half hour. There's a Jamba Juice up the road, go there if that's all you've come here to do and quit wasting space.0 -
People who talk during group fitness cooldown. Errrr0
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I just thought of another one. We have a guy in our gym that gets a cut off broom stick and acts like he is doing karate. He swings the stick around and walks between the equipment doing round house kicks (you can tell he has no clue what he is doing)!0
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Totally agree with Pervy men, like frik, quit staring at me old man0
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I have 2, people who sit on a machine in between their sets. MOVE people, I don't want to be here all night!
And people that read while on a treadmill, bike or eliptical, or any other cardio equipment. You know they can't be putting alot of effort into it if they're able to read.0 -
I keep seeing guys wearing jeans when they lift. It sort of creeps me out, because all I can think about is how sweaty and chafed they must get working out in jeans! Blech...0
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1. Person on a phone conversation, that lasts over a minute.
2. People having loud conversations while on treadmill or ellyptical (typically ladies)
3. The gym PA system music too loud (its a gym, not a dance club)
4. People who just stand, chill and conversate with one another.
5. I also hate gyms that have mirrors and you can see peoples ugly face expressions or people chewing gum
and lastly, i dont know why but it bothers me when obese people are doing weights instead of cardio.
I think they should be doing cardio to loose more pounds and then switch to weight-lifting.
I know, I know, atleast theyre making the effort to go to the gym but i think if your obese cardio would benefit you much more!0
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