people at the gym who arent getting results?

I ignore them.

It isn't your place to "save" them.

I ignore them.

^this

I am not a super hero.






or am I?

so???? :huh: :huh: maybe they need some help

What? You have no idea what his goals are. Leave it alone.

It's almost never a good idea to give unsolicited advice - maybe he exercises for other reasons - for his mood or mental health, etc.
I know I'd feel terrible if someone came up to me at the gym and said what you are thinking.

It isn't your place to "save" them.

This.

Plus, there could be health issues going on. I've had a few minor injuries this year that's resulted in some really short, slow workouts. Might not look like I'm doing much, but if nothing else, I'm there moving at least a little just to keep in the habit. If anything, the point is that they're out there. Beyond that? Not your business.

maybe the results they are aiming for is to stay looking the same

Or maybe the results they are aiming for have very little to do with just looks.

I have noticed it but if you think about it we never even notice progress on ourselves. Maybe some of them are making progress. If i can I might try and give pointers to people with no good form but that's it. I try to concentrate on me, that's why I'm there.

Sounds like my husband approx a year ago. It was all he was allowed to do. You see, he has heart issues & had been hospitalized like 8 times the year before. He's been given the all clear now & is doing a 14 mile bike trail next weekend.

Point is this: mind your own business! You don't know what his story is, and it's not for you to know.

This

Other people's lives are none of your business. You do not know what is going on and they are not obligated to tell you

Count your blessings. Focus on your family and yourself. Good luck in your journey

I just zone out when I'm at the gym. My entire focus is on the next set, I don't give anyone or anything else any of my attention.

This reminds me of that song Eminem sings..where he says "I cant be your Superman"

hahahaha

Rats!

what do you think of people at the gym who dont look like theyre getting any results?
do you feel sorry for them? do you try to rescue them to salvation?
there is this guy at my small gym who works out M-F before work and he hardly does anything. he will do a couple sets on a nautilus machine then do cardio for no more than 15 min and then he hits the showers and leaves in business attire. he has looked the same all year long (top heavy and flabby)
i feel like he is wasting his time. he could do so much more even in that small allotment of time. i know he could push himself more.
do you notice this at your gym too? is it frustrating or do you ignore it? i just think if youre able bodied then you can get the results. some people just dont know what can be attained in the gym and i want to scream it out loud for them!!!

Hey, no offense, but you don't know if the guy really is "able bodied" or not. He might be on cardiac rehab, and not cleared to do high intensity work outs. Focus on yourself, and let him do him.

That's a tougher question than you might think, and I've faced the same issue at my gym.

1) I tried to help an older guy who was lifting way too heavy and just swinging the weights. He didn't want to hear it. I tried to show him the right form for doing triceps on a cable, he went back to too heavy and swinging it down.

2) A guy at my gym now, spends hours there doing exercises but never pushing himself. Doesn't improve and I've heard others say things to him, he doesn't get it. He's friendly, seems to be there more fore something to do than to get something done.

3) A guy saw I was doing shrugs in a way that could hurt my shoulder. He told me and seemed really hesitant, said it wasn't his place to tell me how to do it but the way I was doing it was wrong. He was right and I was glad he told me.


When I think of me a year ago. I wanted to improve. I really didn't know how. In the past I always hurt myself when I lifted heavy. So I tended to stay with high reps, lower weights and stay on machines that didn't require a spotter and isolated muscles. A trainer at the gym suggest I work harder and work heavier and not just on the machines. I did work harder at her suggestion, but not heavier. I didn't know how to do that without hurting myself. I know form is really important when you lift and in my experience lifting heavy with bad form has done me more damage than lifting lighter. I have a DR appt for my should tomorrow, and I think I know what exercise caused it. I have got good gains this year lifting heavy.

Do you talk to the guy or just see him there? Do you know if he wants to improve? What are his goals, did you ask him? Can you explain to him in a way that he knows he can trust you to are really helping him and not slamming him?

I think its cool that it bothers you and that you want to help him, but does he want to be helped? I say Find Out.

Really, I have days when I'm like that. I'll go there and do something for not very long and then just go home because of a few reasons 1. I'm not in the mood 2. I have something else that I have to do 3. It's my business and I don't care who is judging me.

If he wants to work harder, he will work harder. Having some strange at the gym telling him that he should will not force him to work harder. The end.