Gym Ettiqute - Language Included

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  • liftsforchocolate
    liftsforchocolate Posts: 273
    Exactly!

    Last week, a guy came up to me IN THE MIDDLE OF ME LEG PRESSING to ask me what the date was so he could write it in his notebook. And then just turned around and walked away. Also, I hate it when I arrive at the gym in the morning, and there are like 6 loaded 45 lb plates on everything from whoever was there late at night.

    My gym doesn't have enough etiquette

    That's a new approach for obtaining a closer view. So important to have the date just right, and right now, in that log book!

    OMG can't stop lol'ing haha. It's so annoying though.

    There's also a guy and his wife/gf idk, who use the biceps/lat pull down for AT LEAST half an hour, I'm not exaggerating. They'll do like 10 sets of who know what, and then the guy (super tall african american guy) will sit behind the girl while she's doing the set.
    I'm too disgusted and scared of the awkwardness to ever ask "how many more sets?"
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    That's why I built my own weight room and dojo in my home. So I don't have to deal with people like that. Plus, saves on gas and time, plus we listen to the music that I like.
  • jamesalytle
    jamesalytle Posts: 112 Member
    I'm so glad this topic came up, a question that's been burning in my brain since I recently joined a YMCA. I pretty much only use a treadmill and stationary bike so far. The posted rules say clean the machine when your done. Nobody does it for those machines and when I do everyone stairs at me like I'm a weirdo. Should I or shouldn't I?
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    Using 4 stations is like taking a 5 minute break between sets and going to the water fountain.. It gets your weights unracked and put furthest from your station and me standing there with the Bro Do you Even Lift look as you come back to find me lifting there.

    Then if you say something I follow it with "Nobody was here, so it was open."
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    At 4:50 a.m., I own that gym! I can do whatever I want

    Hey, I've been there at that time! Please take the curlers out of your hair next time. thank you!
  • SGM_Adonis
    SGM_Adonis Posts: 1,565 Member
    I roll my eyes to guys like you at the gym. U probably leave to much weight on the rack also....

    Umm...oh no you di'un't!
  • SGM_Adonis
    SGM_Adonis Posts: 1,565 Member
    I'm so glad this topic came up, a question that's been burning in my brain since I recently joined a YMCA. I pretty much only use a treadmill and stationary bike so far. The posted rules say clean the machine when your done. Nobody does it for those machines and when I do everyone stairs at me like I'm a weirdo. Should I or shouldn't I?

    ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS wipe your station down before and after. There are so many nasty *kitten* people that don't wash their hands after using the restroom.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Reason why I have a nice home gym in my basement.
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    My gym isn't too bad just can get crowded fast and no mirrors available.
    Thing that would bug me though when I worked at the gym in the morning an older lady would come in to workout and be wearing only black see through stockings a long-ish (not long enough) t-shirt and runners..... and go on the elliptical...
    should have been a rule posted.. no bottoms no workout
  • CheeksBryant
    CheeksBryant Posts: 193 Member
    I'm at a very small town gym. literally four treadmills and one elliptical. NO ONE ever cleans except my friend, my husband, and myself! Leaving that nasty ball, butt and coochie sweat for everyone else! Dude that's gross as heck. My only issue is the guys look at me crazy when I walk to the free weight area. Hubby's issue is everyone stares him down since he's tatted up, and they speak to me but not him lol..
  • Cali_Chica
    Cali_Chica Posts: 895 Member
    Every gym I know of, has posted rules. Wipe down the bench you just used, no cell phone usage, limit use to your machine to X # of minutes, etc.

    The other day I witnessed a guy that was "super setting." I saw that he hogged up four different stations because he was "super setting." A couple of ladies were trying to use the hack squat machine, he yells at them, "I'm super setting." They scratched their heads and proceeded to unload the 45lb plates off the machine.

    So people...super setting is when some bros think it's okay to hog up every piece of equipment in the gym and then run from station to station trying to kill their muscles. You're welcome, you are now smarter.


    "Well, I'm Super PMSing"....*remove plates* *dirty look*
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    I'm so glad this topic came up, a question that's been burning in my brain since I recently joined a YMCA. I pretty much only use a treadmill and stationary bike so far. The posted rules say clean the machine when your done. Nobody does it for those machines and when I do everyone stairs at me like I'm a weirdo. Should I or shouldn't I?

    ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS wipe your station down before and after. There are so many nasty *kitten* people that don't wash their hands after using the restroom.

    Nor after their junk pulling routine. Some dirty people in that other thread might use your gym....
  • the_dude00
    the_dude00 Posts: 1,056 Member
    People who hog the squat rack doing biceps curls or other stupid exercises where the squat rack isn't necessary, or the idiot who talks all darn day who 'using' some piece of equipment doing nothing but talking
  • SGM_Adonis
    SGM_Adonis Posts: 1,565 Member
    I'm fond of the guy that flexes after completing each set. One in particular, no matter what exercise....be it curls, squats, or shoulder shrugs....will make a loud noise when re-racking his weight, will then step close to the mirror, lift up his shirt and flex his non-existent abs.

    Hilarious.
  • Ataraxia81
    Ataraxia81 Posts: 63 Member
    When staff stand in front of the bicep curl chatting it up for 45 minutes. I just did all my other weights and saved it til last when they decided to stop. I always wipe down my machines afterwards, sometimes even stopping someone from getting on it before I can wipe it down. I sweat a lot.
  • IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire
    IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire Posts: 218 Member
    What about the person that doesn't step back from the dumbell rack far enough before they start the exercise, so you have to wait until they're done to get the dumbells you need.

    I'll one up you! lol How about what you describe..PLUS. taking up a whole section of the dumbbells by laying a stack of paper notes of what the guy has to do for the workout on them...geesh..see this every damn day! I just wanna scream...get your **** off the dumbbells and move back! lol
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    All of this gym bellyaching really makes me miss the Army.
  • LouLoulost
    LouLoulost Posts: 181 Member
    I hate the yellers at the gym-it's so distracting, Dude shut up really!??? do you need to scream like that?
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    People who hog the squat rack doing biceps curls or other stupid exercises where the squat rack isn't necessary, or the idiot who talks all darn day who 'using' some piece of equipment doing nothing but talking

    Normally people are decent at my gym, but we went during peak hours and some a-hole was doing pushups under the squat rack. Really, dude? you do not need to be RIGHT THERE. He had no interest in moving for anyone, and if someone took "his machine" (meaning any machine at all in a 10 foot radius) he would rush over there to cut in front of them. Dude got more of a workout running from machine to machine than lifting any actual weights.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    These threads always make me appreciate my gym more
  • ItsMeGee3
    ItsMeGee3 Posts: 13,254 Member
    I love my gym. It's the same old gym rats there every morning. We all have our own routine and work well together and around each other.

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