People/Things at the gym that piss you off?..

People on the phone while on heavily occupied equipment; IE bench, squat rack, or pretty much everything.

Bench hogs using more than one piece of equipment.

That one guy who spends more time talking about how awesome a lifter he is rather than actually lifting.

Not whipping down equipment; the immunizations we get in the military is pretty serious. You DO NOT want to catch smallpox because someone decided to be inconsiderate.

The random joe who tries tell everyone their "better" way to workout. There is a funny AFN commercial I wish I could link. A guy in flip flops does shoulder presses on the seated leg press.
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doing 5 reps and counting that as a set and taking 3 times as long to recover and go '*smile* oh sorry there did you want this??

The gym is probably the only time where I turn into a biiiiiiotch

This is exactly what I do. After lifting a ****ton of weight for 5 reps, I give myself 2-4 minutes to allow my heart rate to fall close to normal.

doing 5 reps and counting that as a set and taking 3 times as long to recover and go '*smile* oh sorry there did you want this??

The gym is probably the only time where I turn into a biiiiiiotch

Ummmm....this is how I lift. Lol

They guy who wears that hefty back suit thing, then a nylon track suit over that, then a hoodie over that. Then runs his *kitten* off on the treadmill full speed, full incline. This in itself does not piss me off. Honestly it doesn't.


Hey, whatever floats your boat there buddy.


However, he gets off and can barely walk because he's so lightheaded and about to pass out. If he ever did, THAT would piss me off. I'm an old EMT and programmed to help, it's just in my dna. I'll do it. But I'll be grumpy while I do. :grumble: Because really this action is kind of goofy. Why does someone need to torture himself like that.

And, he's too old to be on either the High School or College wrestling teams, so I don't get it. Also, he's too tall to be a jockey. I don't understand why he does this stuff to "make weight".

doing 5 reps and counting that as a set and taking 3 times as long to recover and go '*smile* oh sorry there did you want this??

The gym is probably the only time where I turn into a biiiiiiotch

This is exactly what I do. After lifting a ****ton of weight for 5 reps, I give myself 2-4 minutes to allow my heart rate to fall close to normal.

Yep. Even worse, on 1RM of deads I may let the weights slam a bit and even let out a grunt. *shudder*

You mean you make noise when you are at you maximum level of exertion?! *gasp* Heathen!

Yep. Highway straight to Hell

I am so sick of people that do not wipe the equipment down when they are done. Some give it a half hearted quickie that they should not even bother with and others just don't give a s.... The workers that should be talking to these people just walk right by them without saying anything and when you say something they look at you like you just made up a new rule!! Well you know what, I did just make a new rule,"my rule" I wipe down the equipment good before I use it and just the little wipe when i'm done. At least I know I am using clean equipment....not that I am pissed off or anything

People making sex noises as grunts to try to get attention. I have to turn my headphones up uncomfortably loud to block it out.

My gym is really awesome. No complaints! It's a campus gym and there's not any blatant nudity in the locker room-always the chance of running into professors or classmates in there. And people are good about the equipment. Most people take it pretty seriously and are there to do work.

I love EVERYONE and EVERYTHING at the gym. Grunt, drop the weights, stare at me, knock yourself out. If you leave a sweat mess, I'll remind you to clean it, if I see you leaving. If not, I'll wipe it up myself. Wanna dry your junk at the hair dryer. Guess what? I don't have to look. Folks that talk to me, SHAZAM! I'm flattered that anyone even wants to talk to a creepy old man. Someone hogging a machine while texting? I walk up and say, "Can I work in while you're on the phone?". Never had a problem. If I absolutely HAD to name something, it would be folks that lift in a way that endangers people around them. It's rare, but I've seen it. If you wanna do plyometric box jumps with a barbell on your shoulders, do it in an area where you won't hurt anyone if you mess up. I've been going to commercial gyms for over 35 years and it's all good.

Whew! My rant is done.:laugh:

Small ****s with bad form themselves lifting advice....NOT LISTENING