Why do men make noises at the gym?

Been in the gym for 40 years. What other people do, as long as it doesn't endanger you or physically prevent you from working, is basically none of your business.

I often scream internally.

I'm sure the noise is annoying, but going to a gym and complaining about grunting is like going to zoo and complaining that you saw some poop.

It's par for the course.

And how sad is it that the grunting is attributed only to men? Shows how far we have to go to get rid of the idea that intense exercise and heavy lifting are just for men.

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It goes back far. Grunting, yelling, *other noises* is known to release energy during the lift, usually on the last rep. The reason for this is the body sometimes produces more adrenaline, so I've been told, and helps the lifter or athlete become more focused in the movement they are performing. and if your more focused on your lift, you can concentrate more of your energy into your movement. A lot of people over do it or do it just to make noise or out of habit. I rarely do it, but there have been a handful of times where ive been benchin or curling and the grunt on the last rep or two really help me through it.

I used to get annoyed at dropping weights, but I've since found out it's acceptable and since lifting heavy I've realised it's a way to avoid injury.

Same with grunting. Don't knock it til you've tried it. Once those weights get challenging you can't control what comes out ya mouth!

C'est normale....

I used to think exactly the same thing: "Why do people grunt and moan and shout in the gym when doing weights and stuff? That weight ain't even heavy!"....until yesterday...when I, for the first time ever, started grunting.

My friend is a personal trainer and he's helping me lose weight and he's introduced me to weightlifting. Bear in mind I haven't done any weightlifting properly before. He taught me how to do a proper clean and press and I had to do 10 sets of 10 on a light weight with only 60 seconds rest in between. The weight totalled to 25kg in the end. The first five sets were pretty easy but then I started struggling after five. I noticed it was getting harder and harder to lift. Anyway, I noticed on around my seventh or eighth set that I started grunting quite a bit with every rep because I swear to you now, it took every bit of me to just even lift it from my chest into the air. It flattened me out.

After the first set where I started grunting, I actually said "Oh no, I'm now the thing I don't like in the gym!" haha. I have a bit more tolerance for the people who lift weights that grunt and I can understand the people who do it even on a light weight if they did what I did yesterday, however doing it on cardio machines such as the treadmill, the stationary bike or the rower is just plain ridiculous!

this just makes me want to get ammonia inhalants and slap myself in the face before doing a PR attempt and then yell after dropping it...

im usually pretty quiet... its hard to grunt and hold a vasalva

Nose torque for the win.


The worst grunter I came across in the gym was a female.

Could be medical. You never know. I am pretty sure I make some unpleasantly noises at the gym. I once swore loudly at the swimming pool after trying to beat my pr and then realised I had said the f-word at an elderly lady... She laughed luckily.

My music is on so loud I am oblivious to other people. They could evacuate the gym in a fire drill and I would assume that 'modern dance music sound more and more like a fire alarm every day'

Maybe he's deaf and doesn't realise he's making so much noise. I mean that as a serious answer, because this really happens. It's easy to look from the outside and judge someone to be an attention seeker or whatever, but quite often there's an explanation that you didn't even think of.

Jessica Ennis-Hill (British Olympic winner) reckons it's because men are showing off. Which is just silly because I make as much noise lifting on my own at home. Who am I trying to impress? My sofa?

I prefer training at home because I can swear without having to apologise. :laugh:

Some people make more noise than others when they're focused and pushing hard. I play a fair bit of dodgeball and have seen women scream as panic sets in if they're the last person standing. I often shout "Time to panic!" which I'm sure they find reassuring. :bigsmile:

When you watch professional tennis, they grunt. Are they just showing off?

This!!!

Every single backhand, forehand, serve, volley - "UHHHH!", "UHHHHH!", "UHHHHHHH!".....

Women's tennis has become a major grunt fest in the past decade.

It all pales in comparison to the screams and cries young ladies make when a pop/rock icon walks on stage.

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Guys, why do they do that? Are we offended for the screams disturbing our ability to enjoy the music? ;-)

you both pay the same dues, you could grunt too ya know

Guys that make noise ALL the time and have no changes going on physically, are just guys who want people to look at them.

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True grunts are the natural byproduct of breathing out on exertion. The more exertion the greater the possibility for the breathing to amplify to grunting.

To me, strenuous exertion causing grunting is amazing and motivating! *grunts*