How not to be a gym douche...

If you're trolling for a guy, stay away from the married ones. It sucks for their wives.

This. Don't be a *kitten*. Anywhere. Even at the gym where everyone is already half naked. It's whorish. Plus it's kind of whorelike. Also it's a whorey thing to do. IDK I guess it just seems so whoreacious to me. I remember too that my husband always gets embarrassed by *kitten*-iffic behavior while it's happening, and then later he is full out laughing at them. He's like did you see that was funny when I looked straight at you and they all turned around and stopped talking completely. And I'm always like in my head thinking "yeah, it's so hilarious that little groups of women see you near me and yet somehow don't think we are together, that's so funny" *awkwardbutthurteyeroll*.

So yeah, just try to look at their hands sometimes. Awhile back these things were invented called wedding rings and men wear them on their left hand on the 4th finger. If they have one it is commonly meant to express, "I am married" to onlookers and meant to create a comfortable space for that person in social settings so that he can complete whatever task he is meant to complete without having to be in awkward situations and having women display their junk and distract from the task at best or distract from the marriage at worst.

Finally, one last thing-- *kitten*.

DON'T be OP

You down with OPP?

Love it!! So true!

Everything except number 5. If your workout requires a 5 minute rest between sets then what exactly do you expect them to do in that time, sit there are stare straight ahead (definitely not looking around at other people because that's rude also).

This is only okay if, when I ask you if I can work in on the piece of equiptment you are using you allow me to.

How not to be a gym douche...

1) Clean your weights (take the weights off the bar when you're done).
2) Keep the weights organized (Don't make the next guy remove three 45 lbs plates to get to one 2.5).
3) Get the **** away from the weight rack with your little curls and shrugs.
4) Don't leave your dumbbells or plates on the floor.
5) Notice the people around you, and don't talk to your friend for 5 minutes between sets.

I love you.

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flip side to the '*kitten*' thing.

don't be an effing perv. believe me, i do as much glute/ham stuff at home as possible to minimize time on the 45 degree hyper. that said, i have a feeling the perviest guys (older and/or not from north america) have never even heard of mfp; wasting typing energy.

in general - pervy or not - just quit staring & keep your eyes on your fries, bub. if you're going to zone out, look up.

6) Take that massive dump before you start your workout .............AT HOME

:laugh:

Another time when I'm very glad to have my own gym at home. and when I do go to a public gym it is a strength based gym with no mirrors, machines etc. Punishment for leaving weights on the bar is prowler runs. No one ever leaves weights on there anymore

5) Notice the people around you, and don't talk to your friend for 5 minutes between sets.

or **** around with your cell phone for 5 minutes between sets!

"yea yea I see you guys waiting. I need to check facebook and send a few texts first!"
back when I was in college this was annoying, I can only imagine how bad the cellphone issue has gotten in recent years

OMG....THIS!!!!!! Seriously. This seems to be more prevalent with the younger generation, in my experience but i suppose an age bracket can be guilty of it. Seriously, if you gotta check your phone or whatever, don't rest on the machine or in the way or someone else between sets. It's freakin' rude. :mad:

Don't say I can have the rack when you're done and then give it to your mate, then his mate, then his mate. Just cause I'm a girl

A few of mine:

- circuit training. In a busy gym, one dude can't expect to have 4-5 pieces of equipment unoccupied while he jumps from station to station. If you want to have an entire gym to yourself, buy your own equipment and build one in your basement.

- long treadmill walkers. If you plan on going for 2 hour walk at 2mph, the park or the mall is probably an excellent place to go, instead of parking on a treadmill while others would like to use it

Join a different gym lol they pay for it too

We all pay - that doesn't mean that anything goes, a minimum level of etiquette isn't a lot to ask.

I had to unload 6 100 lb plates off of the leg press today. First off...there is literally a sign right there stating to put your weights away. Second...really?!!! WHERE THE HECK IS THIS 645 LB LEG PRESS MAN....I know it is not that much, I do 10 reps of 405 max as a female....but I never see this guy loading 6 plates on there. Third....I know I can put them away...but s*it...its leg day....I am already gonna need every drop of energy I can get. Douche.

Most people dont bother me in the gym, its the people that dont take weight off the machines.

Someone on another board put it quite simply: "If you're strong enough to lift it, you're strong enough to put it away after your sets are completed." (Same goes for dumbbells too of course.)

This happened yesterday and I wanted to scream!

This young girl (probably about high school age) gets on the treadmill RIGHT next to me (there were plenty of empty ones around) only to talk VERY LOUDLY about very private things on her cell phone while she is in the middle of running! I go to the gym for my personal peaceful time! Not so I can listen to your conversation!

Hi. I take going to the gym way to seriously and feel like I should scrutinize every little thing people do that's even slightly annoying or inconvenient to me. It is life and death after all.