Dirty old man at the gym
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If there is no perve at your the gym... then u are the perve at your gym! :bigsmile:0
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Usually I'm the pervy one. I like to watch the hot guys working out. Mmmmm.0
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Men from that generation lived in a time where it was perfectly fine to treat women like that and far worse. I was astounded at some of the stories my aunt has told me of how men treated her at her job back in the day.
My dad was older than this guy (84 when he died in 2005), but trust me -- they knew how to respect women. He'd have NEVER done something like that, though he was a very friendly man and would talk to everyone, everywhere.
I'm sure this guy at the gym was creepy when younger too, but it's not as obvious then as when they are old.0 -
What creepy people have you run into in the gym??
None creepier than myself...0 -
:laugh:In commercial gyms, old men drying themselves in the locker room, in the middle of the route between showers/toilets and main room, one foot on a central seating section, taking at least 15-20 mins to dry each ball.
Why? Really, why?0 -
Something similiar happened to me many many years ago when I was a member of a gym. He was actually a staff member, but very creepy so I tended to avoid him, but one day while I was working out he came over and touched my back, I guess I was so put off by it, I jumped, I used the excuse that I don't like people touching me, well a little while later another staff member came over and did the exact same thing, this one happened to be gay and not at all creepy. I let him know I knew what he was doing and that if he wanted to go back and tell the other guy I thought he was creepy and the thought of him touching me made me physically ill, I was ok with that. I don't know what what he told him, but after that he was the one that avoided me. Soon after the gym went out of business and I found another gym that didn't hire creepy guys.0
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So I see this old man at the gym. He is overweight, wearing khakis and suspenders, and walking with a cane. I think to myself, good for him. Until I get on the angled leg curl machine. The equipment in my gym is super close together, so when people walk by, you have to pull your legs in, or they don't have room to walk by. So I have 90 lbs on the machine, which is a lot for me. The old man goes to walk by, so I pull my legs in and hold them in. He stops directly in front of me. I tell him he has to move, cause I can't hold this weight in any longer and I will kick him. So he slowly shuffles over. I release the weights, finally, and the dirty old man reaches down, tickles my feet, and says "gitchee gitchee goo." Seriously???? Wtf!! I told him he best get his hands off me quick!
What creepy people have you run into in the gym??
You should have kicked him and gave him a need for TWO canes. A disability doesn't automatically exempt him from consequences. If it were me, next time I saw this chump, he'd meet the pavement, just cause. Leeway is for those who are afraid of taking action and direct effect of action. Random Strange People need to know up front, as long as you are alive, this shall never be acceptable.
Oooooh tuff guy eh! You'd end up in jail for assault, just cause.0 -
He had Alzheimers and thought you were his long lost daughter0
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LOL0
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You said it your self he is really old. He could either be loosing it mentally. He could be viewing you as a child and was just being silly. Or maybe going to the Gym is the only interaction with people he gets in a day and doesn't now how to relate with younger generations.
He joking touched your sneaker its not like he grabbed you *kitten*. I don't understand people sometimes. How about cutting a senior citizen some slack.
There are some real creepy pervs out there but this old guy doesn't sound like one of them.0 -
My boyfriend is security at our local YMCA and there was an elderly man who regularly showered with the curtain open smiling at all of the other men.
After a nice public shower he would then squat and just take a dump in the shower in front of the other men and leave it there.
I hear about so many disgusting things men do in the locker rooms it's amazing :laugh:0 -
That is seriously disturbing.
My worst one was a guy that took a cell phone video of my butt while I was on the elliptical. I saw what he was doing in my peripheral vision, did a double take, and he literally RAN away. Yeah dude, that was super discreet, we're surrounded by mirrors. I was the only person in the cardio bay at that time. It made me so uncomfortable that I never went back (apartment gym)
Hahahaha.. your name is an EPIC one for this forum.. :laugh:0 -
From the other side, , , it's pretty disheartening to see women freeze like a deer in the headlights when they accidently make eye contact with you. Get this freaky, "Oh, God. He looked at me. I need a shower." expression on their face. I'm 54 years old, extroverted, happily married & WELL AWARE that I have no chance with you, even if I wanted to. So what say we can actually make eye contact, have casual greetings or even a brief discourse without you thinking I'm a PERV? Hmmmm?0
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In commercial gyms, old men drying themselves in the locker room, in the middle of the route between showers/toilets and main room, one foot on a central seating section, taking at least 15-20 mins to dry each ball.
Why? Really, why?
Hahaha, you wouldn't believe that stuff that happens in the female locker room.
One time at my gym, I just got out of the shower and was walking back to my locker when I saw this older lady (maybe like 55-60) with one leg propped on the bench and a handheld mirror in her hand, plucking away at her vajayjay. I was permanently scarred.
Ok, I am also OFFICIALLY SCARRED FOR LIFE!0 -
There's a chick that always works out barefoot at the gym.
Ewww!
Super Ewww!0 -
I'm sorry to correct your title
"Dirty Old MEN at the gym" :laugh:
OMG I see how they stare at the little girls when they bend over at the water fountain. And when I say OLD it is loosly used. But If they could be your granddaughter it is nasty and creepy. Then they just glare not even a quick glance but a full on GLARE. EWE:sick:
I would talk to my gym person about that I don't like odd people touching me.0 -
not saying this guy was right
(he wasn't, but you don't know that he didn't see you as his granddaughter or something... maybe had something going on upstairs that wasn't all there) just something to consider0 -
I do think older people are inappropriate. And I do think they know they can get away with it.
To be fair though, my grandfather had Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and in the last several years of his life, he grew increasingly inappropriate. Family can try to control it, but sometimes early on an innocent starting conversation turns inappropriate.
The right thing was to make it clear he had to stop then report him to the gym owner.0 -
I can't wait to be a dirty old man instead of just a dirty man.
P.S. I'm totally going to rock some suspenders and a bow-tie.
Don't forget knee high black socks and sandals.!0 -
A guy once walked up to me while I was on the treadmill and said "Thanks for the show. I loved watching you walk in those pants". He was on the treadmill behind me and obviously stared at my butt for 20 minutes.
What a loser.
I'm not going to say I've never used an attractive woman for motivation or pacing during a run, but I sure as hell didn't go up and say "nice *kitten*" afterwards.0 -
In commercial gyms, old men drying themselves in the locker room, in the middle of the route between showers/toilets and main room, one foot on a central seating section, taking at least 15-20 mins to dry each ball.
Why? Really, why?
Hahaha, you wouldn't believe that stuff that happens in the female locker room.
One time at my gym, I just got out of the shower and was walking back to my locker when I saw this older lady (maybe like 55-60) with one leg propped on the bench and a handheld mirror in her hand, plucking away at her vajayjay. I was permanently scarred.
Ok, I am also OFFICIALLY SCARRED FOR LIFE!
I saw somthing similar in our gym showers this morning. I don't think I will ever be the same person.... because that needed to be done in the open showers not in the stalls that were all available.0 -
please allow me to defend myself......0
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A guy once walked up to me while I was on the treadmill and said "Thanks for the show. I loved watching you walk in those pants". He was on the treadmill behind me and obviously stared at my butt for 20 minutes.
Thats motivation to walk/run faster trying to catch you...lol
There are some many things that is ok to think but should never be said you taken action on.0 -
Usually I'm the pervy one. I like to watch the hot guys working out. Mmmmm.
push ups and pulls ups baby.
wow0 -
a very well known older public figure in my town is that guy. he leers at all the women and when they leave makes very inappropriate comments.
one day with the gym semi crowded he was leaving when a gal came in and walked by him. apparently they have chatted in the past so i didnt think nothing of it but he followed her over to the scale where she was stretching. as i was weighing myself he said to her, You k now id LOVE to stretch out your hamstrings.
i was like good lord (ok i was secretly waiting to see if it was a good pick up line) and she showed no signs of Help as she laughed at it and joked back with him. afterwards i approached her and explained that while it was none of my business i felt he was definitely out of line and i apologized for not saying anything when i heard him say this.
she explained he does it ALL the time to her and she just laughs it off but thanked me for the concern. a few days later her husband/bf approached me and thanked me for looking after her. he is aware this guy does it to all the women but he mostly gets a free pass cause he is a local hero so no one says anything0 -
EWWW! That guy is a big problem. Absolutely report him! So sorry that happened to you. That would make head straight for the shower!0
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I once had a guy hit on me, opening with the line, "I've been watching you for months."
He then proceeded to tell me he hadn't been at the gym for a bit because a schizophrenic had stabbed him in the neck and did I want to see the scar?
The weird thing was that no, I couldn't see any visible scarring- and, if you were stabbed in the neck and almost died, as he claimed, I'm thinking there'd be some evidence. It was mega awkward.0 -
Ew! I would have kicked him in the face.
I havent had anyone creep on me like that, i mean sometimes people stare but oh well so do I. The weirdest thing that ever happened to me at the gym was some guy just comes strolling into the womens locker room. He acted surprised after a second when (I guess) he realizes that hes in the wrong locker room....then just laughs and walks out. Actually thats happened twice to me at planet fitness. Maybe they need to label the rooms better. Anyway, thank goodness neither myself or any other poor woman was naked or anything.0 -
Where to start...
Unless the man was suffering from some sort of age-related dementia, there is no defending his actions. And if he does have dementia, he should not be in a gym wandering around where he could become injured.
Assuming he does not have dementia, age is not an excuse, nor a reason. The fact of life is that young dumbasses grow into old dumbasses. Age does not magically beget wisdom. I'm 54. I would never in a million years think of doing what he did. My father and father-in-law who are both in their late 80's would never do that. About the most inappropriate thing I could imagine them doing would be to say "Oh, sorry sweetheart, I didn't realize I was in your way." But then again, the "sweetheart" is probably used more by older women, so I'd say it is an age thing, not a male ego thing.
I also agree with an earlier poster who mentioned that when men beyond the age of 40 look in the direction of a woman, we are often looked at like we just got out of prison for a sex offence.0
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