Grunting at the gym

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  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    On the last few reps I let out a little grunt but shouty grunts are annoying. A 'im working hard but just getting on with it' grunt is quite sexy though :)
  • sabolfitwife
    sabolfitwife Posts: 424 Member
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    I don't go to a gym, nor do I lift weights just yet, but even when I'm doing my cardio/circuits, I find I make weird noises. I believe it's just our bodies way of telling us how much *kitten* we're kicking. I don't think it's awkward at all.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    If you don't grunt while lifting, you're not lifting enough.

    If you grunt while lifting, chances are, you aren't holding your air properly, and not lifting enough.


    You should be holding your breath when doing the big 3 lifts.

    Good call. It still sometimes happens pretty much spontaneously to me on max effort sets where I'm 95%+ of my 1RM.
    My grandfather often has a hard time holding in his air. His butt grunts constantly.

    Damn, I have that same problem some days.
  • TayPat24
    TayPat24 Posts: 131
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    It's a mating ritual. Grunt back.

    This made me laugh really hard lol
  • Wildheart_Baby
    Wildheart_Baby Posts: 44 Member
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    I'm more of a breathe quickly kind of guy, not much grunting, that I know of.
  • ellenxmariex3
    ellenxmariex3 Posts: 165 Member
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    All I ask is that if you're a guy and you're going to grunt, please be lifting more than me. That's just embarrassing for you otherwise.
  • Determinednoob
    Determinednoob Posts: 2,001 Member
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    Educate yourselves. I personally don't grunt because it looks ridiculous, but it does serve a purpose.

    http://articles.latimes.com/2006/dec/11/health/he-grunting11

    Did you just get to the part that basically says grunting can help if you're too much of a ***** to deal with the "phychological stress" of lifting or if you lack focus, or did you get to the part where it said the actual study showed no improvement and the part where it mentions the danger to your vocal cords? I personally don;t feel like weakening my core with a cpl hundred lbs on my back, but maybe that is just me.
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
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    I don't grunt, I moan. Far more effective.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
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    yes! I hate that. It does feel awkward. I feel like I should excuse myself so he can be 'alone'. ;)
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
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    I grunt when I poop sometimes.

    Before I poop I pace back and forth in front of the toilet and say "this beotch is mine", "I'm gonna show this beotch who's in charge" "I got this" while I flex and make faces at myself in the mirror.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    I grunt when I poop sometimes.

    Before I poop I pace back and forth in front of the toilet and say "this beotch is mine", "I'm gonna show this beotch who's in charge" "I got this" while I flex and make faces at myself in the mirror.

    I choose to eat more fiber before I get into a yelling match with my ****ter. LMAO! ;)
  • ash190489
    ash190489 Posts: 587 Member
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    Grunting can be SOOOO annoying. I am just thankful I have an iPod that I have turned up loud so I can zone everyone else's noises out. However, what's worse than grunting that I can block out is idiots that go to the gym for their social life. Particularly men, standing around the free weights areas chatting away casually and barely lifting any weights. Dudes, seriously go outside and chat, GET OUT OF MY WAY! Thisssssss is what REALLY annoys me! :mad: :sad:
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
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    If you don't grunt while lifting, you're not lifting enough.

    Cha-ching.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
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    If I'm not grunting when I workout, I'm not working out hard enough.
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
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    I grunt!
  • skinnygirl0
    skinnygirl0 Posts: 1
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    I go to planet fitness gym and they actually have a "lunk" alarm which is this big flashing light/alarm they set off if someone is a. grunting or b. slamming weights around like they own the place. It makes it a safe place for those who are heavier and not as in shape so they don't feel inferior or badly about themselves because they can't do that much. I LOVE IT!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
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    I grunt when I poop sometimes.

    Before I poop I pace back and forth in front of the toilet and say "this beotch is mine", "I'm gonna show this beotch who's in charge" "I got this" while I flex and make faces at myself in the mirror.

    I choose to eat more fiber before I get into a yelling match with my ****ter. LMAO! ;)

    Yeahbut then what would I do to impress the dog?
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
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    I go to planet fitness gym and they actually have a "lunk" alarm which is this big flashing light/alarm they set off if someone is a. grunting or b. slamming weights around like they own the place. It makes it a safe place for those who are heavier and not as in shape so they don't feel inferior or badly about themselves because they can't do that much. I LOVE IT!

    Do they sound the lunk alarm if you grunt on the crapper?
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    I go to planet fitness gym and they actually have a "lunk" alarm which is this big flashing light/alarm they set off if someone is a. grunting or b. slamming weights around like they own the place. It makes it a safe place for those who are heavier and not as in shape so they don't feel inferior or badly about themselves because they can't do that much. I LOVE IT!

    A grunt when somebody is straining to crank out one last rep or one very heavy set or slamming a weight a little makes you feel inferior? Really???
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
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    Grunting is normal, and pretty much unavoidable for the serious lifters... but when it borders on obnoxious, shouting sex sounds, that's just too much. There was a big guy at the gym I go to recently, who every time he would exhale would let out this loud "rrrAAAAAAHHH!" sound, with a slight effeminate whine at the end. He sounded like he was taking a big one up the *kitten*, over and over again. If I can hear your gay porn audition through my CRANKED ipod, that's just not acceptable lifting noise.

    At a previous gym, there was also a guy who was always lifting way too much. My trainer and I used to chuckle to ourselves, because he was always there when we were training, lifting something he could probably do three formless reps with, tops. He let out sharp yelps every time. My nickname for him was "Lassie", because he sounded like a distressed, medium-sized dog.

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