new year GYM newbies argg get ready

AsrarHussain
AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
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I hope i dont offend anyone.

this is the time after new years where the newbies will come out of their homes and terrorise the GYM with their stupidy not all of course. you will see them lurking on the cable machines and on their phones beware I cant stand this. it will last 1-2 months or more then it will go back to normal dont be alarmed.

I just thought id have a little Rant. the time is comming
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  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    I just grunt louder on squats and ignore them...
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    I hope i dont offend anyone.

    this is the time after new years where the newbies will come out of their homes and terrorise the GYM with their stupidy not all of course. you will see them lurking on the cable machines and on their phones beware I cant stand this. it will last 1-2 months or more then it will go back to normal dont be alarmed.

    I just thought id have a little Rant. the time is comming

    I love the girls that [do nothing but] text on the reclined bicycle and then disappear before Valentines day because they do not see any results.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Home gym. Best thing I ever owned.
  • Junken_Diraffe
    Junken_Diraffe Posts: 716 Member
    Everybody's gotta start sometime. Maybe they'll see you killing it at the gym and be motivated, even though the original plan may have just been to lurk on the cable machines or bike and text. Give them a chance.

    When I first started at the gym a few years ago, I looked like one of those girls just lazing away on the bike for 5 minutes, or spending 3 minutes on the elliptical then calling it a day. You know what though? A few weeks before that, I was entirely paralyzed from a stroke. I literally could not move my arms or legs. Those 3 or 5 minutes were as hard then as squatting 135 is for me now. Probably harder, actually.

    Let's not judge those when we don't know their story.
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Any time you have to begin a post with, "I hope I don't offend anyone," you're really better off just not saying it.

    Everybody was a noob once, just ignore them or find another time when the gym isn't flooded with them. I find 5 AM is prime "No Noob" time.
  • Ant_the_old_keith_lemon
    Ant_the_old_keith_lemon Posts: 272 Member
    Everybody's gotta start sometime. Maybe they'll see you killing it at the gym and be motivated, even though the original plan may have just been to lurk on the cable machines or bike and text. Give them a chance.

    When I first started at the gym a few years ago, I looked like one of those girls just lazing away on the bike for 5 minutes, or spending 3 minutes on the elliptical then calling it a day. You know what though? A few weeks before that, I was entirely paralyzed from a stroke. I literally could not move my arms or legs. Those 3 or 5 minutes were as hard then as squatting 135 is for me now. Probably harder, actually.

    Let's not judge those when we don't know their story.

    perspective..........
    i like.........
    i could only do 3 mins on an eliptical before literally dying due to being so unfit - again i am the killer who hits back to back spin classes, HIIT on elipticals and ZUMBA!! i like to think in the newbie intake there may be people who genuinely want to change the direction of their lives
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Home gym. Best thing I ever owned.

    Yep. Although, I find I am often getting owned by my home gym. :angry: :happy:
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    Don't worry, they will be back for spring break and bikini time.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Home gym. Best thing I ever owned.

    Yep. Although, I find I am often getting owned by my home gym. :angry: :happy:

    Haha, this is true... though often the best workouts I have are the ones where my gym owns me!
  • laurenz2501
    laurenz2501 Posts: 839 Member
    Everybody's gotta start sometime. Maybe they'll see you killing it at the gym and be motivated, even though the original plan may have just been to lurk on the cable machines or bike and text. Give them a chance.

    When I first started at the gym a few years ago, I looked like one of those girls just lazing away on the bike for 5 minutes, or spending 3 minutes on the elliptical then calling it a day. You know what though? A few weeks before that, I was entirely paralyzed from a stroke. I literally could not move my arms or legs. Those 3 or 5 minutes were as hard then as squatting 135 is for me now. Probably harder, actually.

    Let's not judge those when we don't know their story.

    :drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • Sick_Beard
    Sick_Beard Posts: 407 Member
    I hope i dont offend anyone.

    this is the time after new years where the newbies will come out of their homes and terrorise the GYM with their stupidy not all of course. you will see them lurking on the cable machines and on their phones beware I cant stand this. it will last 1-2 months or more then it will go back to normal dont be alarmed.

    I just thought id have a little Rant. the time is comming

    You used to be one of them....
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I be one of those noobs...sorry that I offend you so much in my desire to get fit. Sorry that I didn't time it better...had no choice really, I got the bad news from the doc in late October and that's where I am...sorry I can't just wait until some other time that would be more convenient for your dumb *kitten*. I shouldn't be too much in your way though...I'll be there at 5:30AM.
  • Ant_the_old_keith_lemon
    Ant_the_old_keith_lemon Posts: 272 Member
    I be one of those noobs...sorry that I offend you so much in my desire to get fit. Sorry that I didn't time it better...had no choice really, I got the bad news from the doc in late October and that's where I am...sorry I can't just wait until some other time that would be more convenient for your dumb *kitten*. I shouldn't be too much in your way though...I'll be there at 5:30AM.

    use that determination for your benefit bud
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Doesn't bother me unless they are already in better shape than I am. :laugh:
  • 1258936
    1258936 Posts: 115 Member
    I find 5 AM is prime "No Noob" time.

    Hee Hee this makes me laugh. I'm a total noob, but I come at 5 am too. However, my cell stays in the locker.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I hope i dont offend anyone.

    this is the time after new years where the newbies will come out of their homes and terrorise the GYM with their stupidy not all of course. you will see them lurking on the cable machines and on their phones beware I cant stand this. it will last 1-2 months or more then it will go back to normal dont be alarmed.

    I just thought id have a little Rant. the time is comming

    This is the time of year that I get annoyed with the holier than thou's who think for some crazy reason that they are any better than the people who are making a first step. Yes, not all will stick with it (and some of those that don't will be because when they walk in the gym they feel, apparently correctly, hugely judged by others) but some will (despite the looks you give them) and will make this the first step in reclaiming their lives. So you bring your attitude and I'll bring my smile, and hopefully they have more exposure to me then you.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    While the crowded gym can be annoying just remember that you were a gym noobie once too who stood around looking confused because you didn't know where to start. Here's an idea: why not make them feel welcome, offer some motivation and showthem what to do.

    They're trying and yes most of them will be gone in a few months but so what? That really has zero effect on you.
  • amber1533
    amber1533 Posts: 117 Member
    wow what a crazy thing to get annoyed with. I would think anybody trying to reach goals or what not deserves some kind of respect, even if they don't stick with it, you can't know just because they waltz into the gym on Jan 2, that they aren't going to stay there for good, your judging people before even giving them a chance (or even seeing them!)

    I'd say just stick to what your there for and not worry about who is gonna stay or not.
  • zombilishious
    zombilishious Posts: 1,250 Member
    That was me last January. But I didn't bring my phone in with me, and I knew how to use the machines already. But, I was still a fat newbie ...
  • Sharkington
    Sharkington Posts: 485
    Well, I was a newbie once, so I can't really get annoyed with anyone wanting to get in shape. I do understand not looking forward to the extra crowding, though. My gym isn't tiny, but it isn't really large, either and it's already difficult to get a machine unless you go on the off hours (which I thave been making and effort to do lately), so I am not looking forward to it being even more crowded than it already is, buuuut, I will deal with it and hope it levels out. I don't mind waiting a little bit as long as I still have enough time to work out there.
  • dmh0204
    dmh0204 Posts: 81
    I think I know what OP is talking about. It's not people who are there breathing heavy and struggling on the treadmill for five minutes. Great job to anyone who shuffles along their first mile or lifts their first weight. It's the a-holes who are sitting on leg extension machine for 20 minutes talking on their cell phone, while you keep walking past to see if the machine is free yet.

    After both of my pregnancies, I was embarrassed to go to the gym, because I was so out of shape. It was all I could do to run one mile and walk 2 more. And I looked so flabby in my work out clothes.
  • Tinytaru
    Tinytaru Posts: 185 Member
    It's the a-holes who are sitting on leg extension machine for 20 minutes talking on their cell phone, while you keep walking past to see if the machine is free yet.


    ^this


    I hate waiting for my machines and as my gym isn't that big, the newbies fill up all machines I need to do, all the time :( lol
    but I think its good they want to do something for themselves
    but you don't have to wait for new year to start! (iirc I started in spring back then)
  • Jason3589
    Jason3589 Posts: 734
    Bet this guy is wishing he hadn't made this post.

    Best time of year for gyms hence why they have offers on. Out of every ten that sign up, only about 2 will stick it out, but they still benefit from 10, year long contracts, besides good to get new blood in
  • amishabbie17
    amishabbie17 Posts: 69
    I've had the home gym but i do better at the gym. As for the new year's crowding... Means that all the treadmills will be full :( guess i will have to back to going at 530am when it's nice and empty.. MY BIGGEST pet peeve is that all the equipment say's please wipe down after using... AND i see people all day long not wiping anything down and jumping on the next machine.
  • shanmackie
    shanmackie Posts: 194 Member
    i don't mind the new people that actually stick with it, but the people that are new and come there just to chat and socialize and stand in the way, and eat the free pizza and bagels (planet fitness) drive me insane.

    and yeah, i'll sit on the recumbent bike and read on my ipad or iphone but that's after doing 2-3 other cardio machines for 10-20 minutes each at full capacity. the bike is my cool down before i start lifting weights.
  • CoryHJr
    CoryHJr Posts: 4
    The OP's got a point here though. For the person who's been with that gym a long time, it is frustrating to have to compromise because everyone decides to start "changing their life" at the same time. It then doesn't help when, as we've seen time and time again, those people rarely come back after the first month. The people who come and make a legitimate change and stick with it, I respect those people. The rest of the resolutioners can go sit on the couch, cause we all know that's where they'll be in a month
  • itsDorian7
    itsDorian7 Posts: 105 Member
    Just a suggestion, if you see a newbie wandering around the gym without a clue, maybe offer to help them. It just might make the both of you feel better.
  • nosillanosilla
    nosillanosilla Posts: 42
    I have a lot of respect for the people that plan to change their lives on Jan 1st but I totally understand the OP's frustration - the extra crowded gym is really annoying.
  • one15ts
    one15ts Posts: 91
    didn't we have a thread like this a few days ago that closed? :huh:
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