gym pet peeves

so i've kept quiet long enough about these things, i just keep them in my mind and shoot hate glares, but i don't think i'm alone. i just left the gym, and these are all fresh in my mind. enjoy... comment... share.

#1) people who choose the machine directly next to you.
if the gym is busy, i can understand. but i was literally the only person in this cardio room, and there are at least seven treadmills. why must you hop on the treadmill right next to me? this also leads me to number two.

#2) people who stare at you while you're working out.
i'm over here, dripping sweat, panting while i run. do you think my peripheral vision can't pick up the fact that you are staring at me? WHY ARE YOU STARING AT ME???

#3) people who keep checking your workout status.
you don't need to know how many calories i've burned, how much of an incline i'm running at, how many mets (whatever they are) i've attained, etc. keep your eyes on your own machine please!

#4) PEOPLE WHO DON'T WIPE DOWN THE EQUIPMENT THEY JUST USED.
this should really be number one. i think it's the most disgusting thing. if you hopped on the elliptical for three minutes and were like, "nah, i don't wanna work out today" and left, that's one thing. the guy over here sweating buckets needs to wipe down what he's touched after he's done. EW! and any machine that requires me to sit on it, i don't care to sit on your swamp-*kitten*. please have some common sense!

#5) people who change the channel on the TVs in front of everyone without asking.
self-explanatory.

#6) people who wear excessive amounts of make-up to the gym.
really? and i love when it's the same women who hop on the treadmill for five minutes, walk super slow, then leave.

#7) people who are too sick to even be out of the house, let alone at the gym.
i just watched you sneeze all over that magazine you're reading. and i don't think an intense cardio workout is going to make that hacking cough any better!

#8) people (usually men) who make beastly noises after lifting.
first of all, you just scared the **** out of me. second of all, stop it. third of all (this only happened once), i checked out the weight you lifted after i supressed my heartbeat, and you were benching 75lbs. what?

#9) getting hit on at the gym.
stop it. i'm sweaty, i smell bad, i'm not wearing make-up, and i can barely even breathe because i'm running too fast. you're lucky, because if i had the breath to spare, i would have told you where i was going to shove my foot.

#10) people who bring energy drinks/coffees onto machines with them.
what? that cupholder is for a water bottle, or a gatorade, or anything really except for a hugely large iced coffee with one million creams in it. and it's not for your 42oz big gulp from 7-11 either. or your giant can of monster. just stop it, because i just smelled a combo of your breath plus your sweat. you stank, and you're putting all the calories you're trying to burn right back into your body with that drink.

i don't know if people will interpret this as whining or whatever, but i felt i had to get it off my chest. anyone share these problems?

The gnarly neanderthals in the weights room who do one rep at the heaviest possible weight, walk around the cardio room, stare at the women there, then at a mirror for 10 minutes then repeat this process.

I'd also like to know what those grunt type noises they make mean when a non-lifter enters the weights room to lift.

This seems vaguely familiar...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/751520-top-5-gym-pet-peeves?hl=+gym+pet+peeves&page=12#posts-11154010
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/650092-gym-pet-peeves?hl=+gym+pet+peeves
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/500757-gym-pet-peeves
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/733302-pet-peeves-at-the-gym?hl=+gym+pet+peeves

HOLY **** A THREAD ABOUT A TOPIC THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP???? CALL THE MOTHER ****ING MODERATORS!!!! WE DON'T NEED THIS THREAD TAKING UP MORE OF OUR BANDWITH!!!

My gym has machines in a circle for circuit training. You do one machine for one minute then switch. I HATE it when people choose the machine directly next to mine. Sometimes I like to spend an extra minute on a certain machine and I can't when you're right behind me, waiting for that machine. So frustrating!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is a time limit on these things. You're supposed to switch to the next machine, so I don't think you can be really mad if people are waiting on you to be done.. that's your fault not theirs.