what's made you see red at the gym?

Cheri_Moves

So, I am still harboring some ill feelings, but it will pass eventually

While I was lifting the other day a lady, most likely in her 60's wearing jeans and a fancy blouse, decided to school me on the weight room manners...

lady: "will you please stop being so loud?!"

Me: "I'm sorry, but its hard to be quiet when lifting heavy. I didn't do it on purpose."

Lady: "WELL, MOST OF US AROUND HERE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE MACHO AND LIFT TOO MUCH WEIGHT!! Can you PLEASE STOP!"

me: ............" Uh... ok?"

And lady then goes around the gym complaining about me to the other grandmas while I finished my workout... steaming mad.


What has happened at the gym to make you see red?!?

avir8

Technically there are rules against loud grunting but lady needs to get with the program and invest in some headphones and an IPod.
I hate when people don't put back the equipment where it belongs when they are finished with it. I feel like saying "Didn't your mother teach you how to put your toys away or what!?" but the answer is obvious

AmyScraymee

LOL I think a little grunting is OK, the weight is heavy you're working hard, but I know body builders that would pretty much scream like tennis players every rep, it was disturbing and everyone would be looking at each other like WTF. I'm sure you're not that bad though. Old ladies just like to complain.

Things that make me see red:
When people are sitting on a machine I want to use having a chat to the person on the machine next to it... this is not a cafe, go away.

When people dumbell hoard. They take 5 different weighted sets of dumbells and store them under their bench and don'y share. GRRR

When people camp out on weights machines for like 40 minutes, this is just silly. Go do a pump class or something.

When I put my towel and bottle in the squat cage and go and get plates to put on the bar and someone takes it and claims they were there first. This drives me insane.

When people try to give you advice and you didn't ask for it. Like maybe there are different techniques and I chose to do it this way, leave me alone, don't tell me I'm wrong.

There is like a million more but I think I should stop. I do feel better, off to the gym, just breath :P

meshashesha2012

yeah little old ladies frequently get bent out of shape about loud noises in the weight room. there was one bent over lady who came over to me to yell at me about letting weights drop. i then said i lift heavy weights so i wont end up all hunchbacked and with osteoporosis like her. think she came up to me again? :laugh: nope.


the lat thing that really pised me off at the gym was the person who refills their 2 litter water bottle to the brim while there's a line of people waiting to just tack a SIP from the only working water fountain on the floor. tonight there was like 8 of us waiting in line while some mofo filled his frigging big gulp sized bottle :explode:

Isaanne

Loud talkers on the treadmills.

That and folks who don't put back the heavy plates on the barbells and I have to do it.

And if anyone gets the swiss ball that is the right size for me and I have to wait.

Mostly thought it is all fine because I am there so super early that there is little competition except from a few men who are older and very polite and leave me to my workouts.

Cheri_Moves

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

wellbert

Saw some guy doing silly **** with the barbell on his back where he would sit down and stand back up.
do some curls or get out of the curl rack, idiot!!!

SherrysLife2012

OMG....these all cracked me up!!!! Here are mine......like someone else said....advice, when I didn't ask for it. Someone who wants to chit chat and expects me to stop what I'm doing, take out my ear buds and chat back....NOOOOOOOOOOOO, I'm there to work out, its not a social for me. And my BIGGEST pet peeve of all is when someone points out to me the fact that I'm overweight....REALLY, thanks, because I didn't notice and hhhhmmmm.....guess that is why I'm at the gym!!

DavPul

Saw some guy doing silly **** with the barbell on his back where he would sit down and stand back up.
do some curls or get out of the curl rack, idiot!!!

This made me LOL!

Why is the OP working out at an old folk's home?

chubbygirl253

Tonight a lady was mean to me in a class. I don't understand why some people feel the need to cut other people down for no reason. We were in HEAT class (circuits and running laps. it's hard) We were only in the warmup and she commented with her face all scrunched up that if I'm sweating already maybe I better take an easier class. I told her I don't need an easier class. I also informed her that I was sweating because I'd already been working out for 3 hours and I had just finished doing 12 miles. She rolled her eyes at me and said she was just trying to help. I replied that I didn't ask for or want her "help" and that if she knew how hard it was for someone 285 lbs to come into a hard class like this and do their best among the fit people then she would probably keep her opinions to herself. She walked away with her tail between her legs. I was smug later when I noticed she had to sit out for at least one circuit because she was having a hard time keeping up. Who needs the easier class now? She was looking pretty sweaty too. I didn't even care when she was talking about me to her friend during the cool down. You know what? I'd love to see her try to do just one of my workouts.

meshashesha2012

OMG how could i forget about the fools who bicep curl in the SQUAT rack :explode: not only that but it's always something like 10 sets of 20.

at my old gym in NYC it would really annoy me how if you just so happened to make any type of eye contact with any of the 5011 personal trainers stalking the floor, they'd immediately come up to you to tell you a variation on whatever exercise you're doing and then talk about how you should workout with them and what they offer and how much the sessions are blah blah blah. uugh they would make me wish i had sand in my water bottle so i could throw it in their faces and run away

Chubbyhulagirl

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

To be honest though, I do think its a little rude/weird when people always drop their weights after a set and it makes a crazy loud boom. I always think, if its too heavy for you to put down maybe you should go lighter? Lol I guess its to each their own huh?
I would never say that to someone though. Its asking for bachi/karma and I would not want anyone treating my family member or me that way.

kinrsa

I would've told her to bite me.

I can't afford the gym anymore but I go running or cycling every day. When construction workers say obscene things as I run past I ream them out. My threshold for things like that is about as low as it can get. Maybe I wouldn't have told an old lady to bite me when I had my fancy gym membership but I'd do it in an instant now. I'm getting in shape and won't tolerate anyone else's bs while I do it.

Chubbyhulagirl

Tonight a lady was mean to me in a class. I don't understand why some people feel the need to cut other people down for no reason. We were in HEAT class (circuits and running laps. it's hard) We were only in the warmup and she commented with her face all scrunched up that if I'm sweating already maybe I better take an easier class. I told her I don't need an easier class. I also informed her that I was sweating because I'd already been working out for 3 hours and I had just finished doing 12 miles. She rolled her eyes at me and said she was just trying to help. I replied that I didn't ask for or want her "help" and that if she knew how hard it was for someone 285 lbs to come into a hard class like this and do their best among the fit people then she would probably keep her opinions to herself. She walked away with her tail between her legs. I was smug later when I noticed she had to sit out for at least one circuit because she was having a hard time keeping up. Who needs the easier class now? She was looking pretty sweaty too. I didn't even care when she was talking about me to her friend during the cool down. You know what? I'd love to see her try to do just one of my workouts.

Wow, that is so uncalled for! I wonder what she thought?! Good on you for staying cool headed and finishing that workout while she was so nosy!

Tempe729

When people don't put equipment back....

and those arses that like to talk on the phone while working out.... seriously.... you're there to work out, not update your Twitter/Facebook or have loud conversations and ruining other's gym-time....

and the grunting-thing.... generally I just laugh, cause it's kind of funny sometimes, but I've been to gym's where they set off sirens every-time someone grunt's loudly/tries to draw attention to themselves... It only takes once to say the least....

but mainly it's the cell phone thing

Tempe729

OMG....these all cracked me up!!!! Here are mine......like someone else said....advice, when I didn't ask for it. Someone who wants to chit chat and expects me to stop what I'm doing, take out my ear buds and chat back....NOOOOOOOOOOOO, I'm there to work out, its not a social for me. And my BIGGEST pet peeve of all is when someone points out to me the fact that I'm overweight....REALLY, thanks, because I didn't notice and hhhhmmmm.....guess that is why I'm at the gym!!

I've had that happen before :explode:

meshashesha2012

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

To be honest though, I do think its a little rude/weird when people always drop their weights after a set and it makes a crazy loud boom. I always think, if its too heavy for you to put down maybe you should go lighter? Lol I guess its to each their own huh?
I would never say that to someone though. Its asking for bachi/karma and I would not want anyone treating my family member or me that way.

but it's called weight LIFTING not weight PUTTING DOWN :laugh:

at my regular gym, i drop my weights only when i work with dumbbells or the actual weight plates since they are smaller and wont damage the weight plates. it' almost always when i'm doing something like a tumminello complex where i'm doing a bunch a different exercise with the 25 pound weight plate for time. i'd never drop the barbell though because they only have the harder weight plates

at my crossfit gym i drop weights all the time but that's because 1) they use the cool rubber ones that bounce and 2)after you've 30 cleans and presses putting that mess down in a lady like fashion is the last thing on your mind

Chubbyhulagirl

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

To be honest though, I do think its a little rude/weird when people always drop their weights after a set and it makes a crazy loud boom. I always think, if its too heavy for you to put down maybe you should go lighter? Lol I guess its to each their own huh?
I would never say that to someone though. Its asking for bachi/karma and I would not want anyone treating my family member or me that way.

but it's called weight LIFTING not weight PUTTING DOWN :laugh:

at my regular gym, i drop my weights only when i work with dumbbells or the actual weight plates since they are smaller and wont damage the weight plates. it' almost always when i'm doing something like a tumminello complex where i'm doing a bunch a different exercise with the 25 pound weight plate for time. i'd never drop the barbell though because they only have the harder weight plates

at my crossfit gym i drop weights all the time but that's because 1) they use the cool rubber ones that bounce and 2)after you've 30 cleans and presses putting that mess down in a lady like fashion is the last thing on your mind

Lol. I swear though, some people at my gym (normally guys) do it on purpose in addition to a loud burst of energetic whooping or noise. I feel like they just want attention! I can understand the fatigue thing though.

ReinasWrath

Well the one thing that makes me really irritated and has become somewhat of a trend at my gym lately is when people come in dressed in regular street clothes *WITH FOOD* (last time it was ice cream and a bag of chips I believe) and sit on the weight machines to watch tv. :noway:

First off there is a pretty hard to miss sign declaring NO FOOD on the door to get in. and secondly work out or GTFO!!! It is a gym not your f**king living room!!! Last Sunday it was some couple who came in to watch the Walking Dead. ._. okay it is a good show and all but really -_- (my apartment building has a gym)

And then of course when you ask em to move they get all pissy at you. oh sorry for interrupting your show!! :mad:

OHHHHHHHH and another fun trend is when people decide to bring their young children to the gym. :grumble: Again right by that cute little NO FOOD sign there is also a "no persons under 18 yo is permitted" Yet still there are times when people bring in like 4 of their kids who are like 5-9 years old and they're just everywhere!! That isn't safe! >_<

Chubbyhulagirl

For me, its people walking on the treadmills. Due to high volume there are 20 minute time limits on the cardio equipment when people are waiting. I hate getting in line for a treadmill and the people on them are walking and well over the 20 minute mark.

imjessly

I accept that no one is going to smell great when they're working out hard,

But some of the guys at my gym, i just don't understand how they can't be aware of how bad they smell. One guy has atleast a 5 metre radius of stench, he clears the entire weights area - perhaps that was his plan? Its horrid.

nickyfm

Either:

When there's PLENTY of room in the group exercise studio, and people set their Bodypump equipment basically on top of mine -.-

When people are so selfish that they basically smash me out of the way during Aerobics.

nikilis

I so need to start going to the gym so I can find things to be annoyed about! i tried to sign up on sunday but i crashed on a hill on my bike + the sunday staff didnt know anything lol. <

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look i found one!

BeautyFromPain

I work in a Gym so mine might be a tiny bit different to yours..

* The guys that do major ****s in the toilet, leaving toilet paper all over the ground and piss on the floor.
* taking an hour to put everyones weights away! srsly! THERE ARE SIGNS FOR A REASON!
- Someone has to clean these if you don't, and no I am not your freaking mother!!
* when we close up at 9 and some guy is like "no just one more set" NO. i have to be at school in 9 hours. JUST GET OUT.
* people that just can't use correct technique? what i love though ; being able to correct them

BeautyFromPain

For me, its people walking on the treadmills. Due to high volume there are 20 minute time limits on the cardio equipment when people are waiting. I hate getting in line for a treadmill and the people on them are walking and well over the 20 minute mark.

Maybe they have an injury which means they can't run?

Tempe729

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

To be honest though, I do think its a little rude/weird when people always drop their weights after a set and it makes a crazy loud boom. I always think, if its too heavy for you to put down maybe you should go lighter? Lol I guess its to each their own huh?
I would never say that to someone though. Its asking for bachi/karma and I would not want anyone treating my family member or me that way.

but it's called weight LIFTING not weight PUTTING DOWN :laugh:

at my regular gym, i drop my weights only when i work with dumbbells or the actual weight plates since they are smaller and wont damage the weight plates. it' almost always when i'm doing something like a tumminello complex where i'm doing a bunch a different exercise with the 25 pound weight plate for time. i'd never drop the barbell though because they only have the harder weight plates

at my crossfit gym i drop weights all the time but that's because 1) they use the cool rubber ones that bounce and 2)after you've 30 cleans and presses putting that mess down in a lady like fashion is the last thing on your mind

Lol. I swear though, some people at my gym (normally guys) do it on purpose in addition to a loud burst of energetic whooping or noise. I feel like they just want attention! I can understand the fatigue thing though.

I think it's a way to draw attention... when guy's or anyone makes over-loud dropping of weights or grunts... There are signs on the mirrors surrounding the weights-area that ask patrons to not drop weights on the floor... but there's always that one guy that tries to show off and fein not noticing the signs printed on yellow and green paper >_<

BeautyFromPain

Lol! I can relate to all of these! especially when ppl don't put equipment away. I end up doing it in a huff just so I can workout In My happy place.

But funny thing was I wasn't grunting... It was weights dropping. NOT THROWING THEM! I wish I would have thought of the osteoporosis line!!! Classic

To be honest though, I do think its a little rude/weird when people always drop their weights after a set and it makes a crazy loud boom. I always think, if its too heavy for you to put down maybe you should go lighter? Lol I guess its to each their own huh?
I would never say that to someone though. Its asking for bachi/karma and I would not want anyone treating my family member or me that way.

but it's called weight LIFTING not weight PUTTING DOWN :laugh:

at my regular gym, i drop my weights only when i work with dumbbells or the actual weight plates since they are smaller and wont damage the weight plates. it' almost always when i'm doing something like a tumminello complex where i'm doing a bunch a different exercise with the 25 pound weight plate for time. i'd never drop the barbell though because they only have the harder weight plates

at my crossfit gym i drop weights all the time but that's because 1) they use the cool rubber ones that bounce and 2)after you've 30 cleans and presses putting that mess down in a lady like fashion is the last thing on your mind

Lol. I swear though, some people at my gym (normally guys) do it on purpose in addition to a loud burst of energetic whooping or noise. I feel like they just want attention! I can understand the fatigue thing though.

I think it's a way to draw attention... when guy's or anyone makes over-loud dropping of weights or grunts... There are signs on the mirrors surrounding the weights-area that ask patrons to not drop weights on the floor... but there's always that one guy that tries to show off and fein not noticing the signs printed on yellow and green paper >_<

Yep. considering every time the dumbbells are dropped tiny cracks are worn into them and you will then need new ones after years of dropping constantly - and someone even broke the mirror the other day /: watch what you're doing people. geez.

Tempe729

Well the one thing that makes me really irritated and has become somewhat of a trend at my gym lately is when people come in dressed in regular street clothes *WITH FOOD* (last time it was ice cream and a bag of chips I believe) and sit on the weight machines to watch tv. :noway:

First off there is a pretty hard to miss sign declaring NO FOOD on the door to get in. and secondly work out or GTFO!!! It is a gym not your f**king living room!!! Last Sunday it was some couple who came in to watch the Walking Dead. ._. okay it is a good show and all but really -_- (my apartment building has a gym)

And then of course when you ask em to move they get all pissy at you. oh sorry for interrupting your show!! :mad:

OHHHHHHHH and another fun trend is when people decide to bring their young children to the gym. :grumble: Again right by that cute little NO FOOD sign there is also a "no persons under 18 yo is permitted" Yet still there are times when people bring in like 4 of their kids who are like 5-9 years old and they're just everywhere!! That isn't safe! >_<

This has been happening to me too at my new place! (apartment complex gym and all)

Only I wouldn't mind "Walking Dead" better then "Hoarders" or whatever football game is playing... cranked up loud too... but there's a gal that brings her 5-year-old son in... she didn't know how to change the weights on the machine or work the treadmill... so admist the little kid running around trying to play on/with the equipment the mother kept asking for help with all the machines (normally I wouldn't mind doing) while her little boy was playing in there like a playground...

LinaBo

My one big beef lately is with the lifter guys who don't use collars. This isn't your private gym, so if you're looking for the option to dump the weights for your personal safety reasons over those of others, tough cookies: get yourself a spotter. I don't give two crap about some Little Barbie Lightweight with 10 lb plates loaded on either side of the olympic bar, but given the cramped quarters, if these guys tip enough (and I have seen them teetering), they could wind up dumping some seriously heavy plates onto the legs of someone working nearby... to the point where they break bones. I have asked nicely for them to use collars, and I get some whiney-*kitten* reply that "Nnnn! It's too haaaard to use the collars! They're too crappy and stiiiiifff!"

Yes, well, I know... they're a bit rusty and old, and they're the cheap spring collars... but guess who still uses them every. single. time! Guess who volunteers to put them on for these guys herself! Seriously, I want to shout at them, "I use them, and I'm a girl!... so if you don't think you're as strong as a girl, then by all meeeeaaaans, don't use the collars." Alternately, I'd love to say, "What, your grip strength isn't strong enough for them? I could've sworn otherwise, you wanker."

Thankfully, due to my lobbying, one of the local rec centres has ordered 4 pairs of lockjaws.

leopardjunkie

Ok I don"t the general gym squabbles as I am one of a few in there in the insomnia crew...but

If you are working out behind someone at midnight and your work out includes a gas mask to limit oxygen...please just a hey heads up i am not crazy would suffices so i don"t have to go to the bathroom grab the personal alarm neckalce and wonder WTF while you breath like darth vader for 60 minutes!! Untill I can get home google it and figure out if you planned to kill me in the parking lot of if there is a valid reason for your gas mask...which there was. But at midnight it is creepy as F and deserves a courtosy "i am not crazy" heads up.

Gym shorts are crazy cheep at walmart and So are shirts...It is also creepy when you come at midnight and Don"t change into work out attire instead just wear street clothes. For all i know you have a guest pass and are a creeper so why would you need to buy gym clothes. Plus seriously for like $10 or less you have a work out outfit. Just saying wearing jean shorts and a polo shirt to the gym is the same as wearing cut offs to the water park...just a little weird. just saying.

pick up your wash cloth from wiping the machines...ack!!! seriosuly they are everywhere and put the heavy weights back on the rack, I wish i could lift them but I can"t

ReinasWrath

Well the one thing that makes me really irritated and has become somewhat of a trend at my gym lately is when people come in dressed in regular street clothes *WITH FOOD* (last time it was ice cream and a bag of chips I believe) and sit on the weight machines to watch tv. :noway:

First off there is a pretty hard to miss sign declaring NO FOOD on the door to get in. and secondly work out or GTFO!!! It is a gym not your f**king living room!!! Last Sunday it was some couple who came in to watch the Walking Dead. ._. okay it is a good show and all but really -_- (my apartment building has a gym)

And then of course when you ask em to move they get all pissy at you. oh sorry for interrupting your show!! :mad:

OHHHHHHHH and another fun trend is when people decide to bring their young children to the gym. :grumble: Again right by that cute little NO FOOD sign there is also a "no persons under 18 yo is permitted" Yet still there are times when people bring in like 4 of their kids who are like 5-9 years old and they're just everywhere!! That isn't safe! >_<

This has been happening to me too at my new place! (apartment complex gym and all)

Only I wouldn't mind "Walking Dead" better then "Hoarders" or whatever football game is playing... cranked up loud too... but there's a gal that brings her 5-year-old son in... she didn't know how to change the weights on the machine or work the treadmill... so admist the little kid running around trying to play on/with the equipment the mother kept asking for help with all the machines (normally I wouldn't mind doing) while her little boy was playing in there like a playground...

oh yeah like I said at least this time it was a good show hahah :laugh: It sucks when the football games are on cuz on top of them just sitting there on all the equipment there is also usually a lot of yelling involved >_< I can't even secretly hope they win so they'll shush cuz even then they yell lol!
oh wow!! See that just isn't good to have a young kid like that at a gym!! Def not safe for them and also kinda rude to rely on other people to babysit for yah!