Never Met A Jerk At The Gym

Some people get stuck on the small things in life. I would be annoyed a little by lack of gym etiquette but once I handle it (wipe done, rerack, etc) the issue is over to me.

exactly. for some reason a very high percentage of MFP users let the small things really bother them. maybe there is some psych correlation here. people that tend to let every little thing bother them tend to over eat and thats why there are so many easily offended people here?

I think we've just reached a tipping point in society where people actually believe they were born with the right to never have to see or hear anything that offends them. Thus, if they find something offensive, they don't have to just get over it like people did in the olden days. They get to whine about it and ask that something be done to prevent it from ever happening again. So, everything is now offensive.

But putting your hands on people ... that's something that is just not going to go unaddressed with me. I don't freaking care what your intent was; keep your damned hands to yourself. It's something you should've learned when you were like 5. And anyone who knows anything about lifting should know better than to walk up behind someone who is mid-squat and put their hands on that person.

Last week, when I was doing squats, a random guy came over and put his hands on my waist.

I don't go there to be offended, but that's kind of hard to ignore.

Or, just playing devil's advocate here, maybe he thought you were struggling and was trying to spot you. Granted, he should have asked you but there MIGHT be a legit reason for him touching you.

If you sneak on someone mid lift you are risking them injured cause you might startle them and cause them to lose form or the weights. Unless you grab the weights in a way to lessen the weight on their muscles/form.

True. Like I said, just saying there is a possibility that no harm was intended.

Last week, when I was doing squats, a random guy came over and put his hands on my waist.

I don't go there to be offended, but that's kind of hard to ignore.

Or, just playing devil's advocate here, maybe he thought you were struggling and was trying to spot you. Granted, he should have asked you but there MIGHT be a legit reason for him touching you.

If you sneak on someone mid lift you are risking them injured cause you might startle them and cause them to lose form or the weights. Unless you grab the weights in a way to lessen the weight on their muscles/form.

True. Like I said, just saying there is a possibility that no harm was intended.

For instance, I know a.... guy. yeah. A guy. And he had a very close friend whom he frequently came up from behind, and placed a hand on this girl's belly, and drew her in tight against his chest. One night, I... er.. this guy, walked into the room, and saw this girl standing at the desk talking on the phone. The guy went up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, and ran his hadn over her abdomen. She turned around, and it turned out to be someone he barely knew. Luckily, she was cool with it, and they just shared a laugh. I mean she looked just like Kate from behind. Most embarrasing thing I.. er.. he ever did.

Legitimate mistake, and fairly intimate touching. Whoops.

Some people get stuck on the small things in life. I would be annoyed a little by lack of gym etiquette but once I handle it (wipe done, rerack, etc) the issue is over to me.

exactly. for some reason a very high percentage of MFP users let the small things really bother them. maybe there is some psych correlation here. people that tend to let every little thing bother them tend to over eat and thats why there are so many easily offended people here?

I think we've just reached a tipping point in society where people actually believe they were born with the right to never have to see or hear anything that offends them. Thus, if they find something offensive, they don't have to just get over it like people did in the olden days. They get to whine about it and ask that something be done to prevent it from ever happening again. So, everything is now offensive.
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