guy next to me on the elliptical...
notsorrymrsjackson
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yesterday at the gym i got on the elliptical and the guy next to me had already been working for a while. as soon as i got going i realized he really had some extra scent to him, and it wasn't the good axe kind… i contemplated moving to a diff machine but i didn't want to offend him or make him feel bad..thankfully he was done quickly after i started.. idk what i would hav done if he hadn't finished quickly… what is the "right" thing to do in that sitch? anyone had that experience or been the smelly guy/gal in the gym?
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just move.
not worth choking for 20 minutes.0 -
Move to avoid the stank. I ALWAYS but ALWAYS choose cardio machines that aren't directly next to ANYONE else (when available) and expect the same courtesy from others.0
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Move to avoid the stank. I ALWAYS but ALWAYS choose cardio machines that aren't directly next to ANYONE else (when available) and expect the same courtesy from others.
IKR.
WHY PEOPLE? Why pick the treadmill right next to me when a whole gym of treadmills are available. Its so annoying. Just my luck always.:noway:0 -
I had a REALLY smelly guy come into my work last night - it was horrible, for 20 minutes after he left all I could smell was that old onion BO smell.0
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Move to avoid the stank. I ALWAYS but ALWAYS choose cardio machines that aren't directly next to ANYONE else (when available) and expect the same courtesy from others.
IKR.
WHY PEOPLE? Why pick the treadmill right next to me when a whole gym of treadmills are available. Its so annoying. Just my luck always.:noway:
I'll move- depending on how much time I have left- I'll move.
THAT"S SO ANNOYING!!!
only time it's acceptable to pick the machine right next to someone is if there are ONLY two machines- and or obviously- there are no other ones available.0 -
Pro Tip: If you have to fart at the gym, first check to see if your neighbors are wearing earphones.0
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Pretend that the machine is malfunctioning and move.0
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there were not machines available that didn't hav at least one person next to them… i obviously would hav chosen one without any neighbors if it was option lolMove to avoid the stank. I ALWAYS but ALWAYS choose cardio machines that aren't directly next to ANYONE else (when available) and expect the same courtesy from others.
IKR.
WHY PEOPLE? Why pick the treadmill right next to me when a whole gym of treadmills are available. Its so annoying. Just my luck always.:noway:0 -
it wasn't the good axe kind…
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yesterday at the gym i got on the elliptical and the guy next to me had already been working for a while. as soon as i got going i realized he really had some extra scent to him, and it wasn't the good axe kind… i contemplated moving to a diff machine but i didn't want to offend him or make him feel bad..thankfully he was done quickly after i started.. idk what i would hav done if he hadn't finished quickly… what is the "right" thing to do in that sitch? anyone had that experience or been the smelly guy/gal in the gym?
don't like the smell of dedication?0 -
The other day I got onto an elliptical next to a woman wearing a strong cloying perfume. I hopped onto the next available one. I have no manners.0
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Pro Tip: If you have to fart at the gym, first check to see if your neighbors are wearing earphones.
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One time this guy jumped on the elliptical next to me and he stank so bad I was all like:
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yesterday at the gym i got on the elliptical and the guy next to me had already been working for a while. as soon as i got going i realized he really had some extra scent to him, and it wasn't the good axe kind… i contemplated moving to a diff machine but i didn't want to offend him or make him feel bad..thankfully he was done quickly after i started.. idk what i would hav done if he hadn't finished quickly… what is the "right" thing to do in that sitch? anyone had that experience or been the smelly guy/gal in the gym?
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yesterday at the gym i got on the elliptical and the guy next to me had already been working for a while. as soon as i got going i realized he really had some extra scent to him, and it wasn't the good axe kind… i contemplated moving to a diff machine but i didn't want to offend him or make him feel bad..thankfully he was done quickly after i started.. idk what i would hav done if he hadn't finished quickly… what is the "right" thing to do in that sitch? anyone had that experience or been the smelly guy/gal in the gym?
:huh:
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lol sorry must be the only one who likes the smell of axe… :blushing:0
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Was it this guy?
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yesterday at the gym i got on the elliptical and the guy next to me had already been working for a while. as soon as i got going i realized he really had some extra scent to him, and it wasn't the good axe kind… i contemplated moving to a diff machine but i didn't want to offend him or make him feel bad..thankfully he was done quickly after i started.. idk what i would hav done if he hadn't finished quickly… what is the "right" thing to do in that sitch? anyone had that experience or been the smelly guy/gal in the gym?
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BO vs. Axe, BO vs. Axe
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it wasn't the good axe kind…
Yeah... I can't think of a good Axe smell either.
Fully agree. Cannot figure out what is so good about Axe. My sons love the stuff and I just don't get it.0 -
just move.
not worth choking for 20 minutes.
^^^So much this. Who cares what that guy thinks. If you don't want to smell him just move.0 -
Kinda unsure why you'd need to pretend the machine is broken. I'd just hop off the one I'm on and go to another one after a drink of water. Not a biggie.0
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Pro Tip: If you have to fart at the gym, first check to see if your neighbors are wearing earphones.
That is amateur moves right that. Really pros just blast and blame it on the clean eating.0 -
"and it wasn't the good axe kind"
There's a good Axe smell?0 -
It's happened to me and I've moved. I guess I've never considered that I may be offending anyone.....more preoccupied with the fact that I'm offended by stank!0
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humans are gross oily sulfurous eggfart stench factories. point to anyone in a crowd and at some point they have made someone else uncomfortable with a questionable fragrance that they are emitting. it's an unspoken covenant of humanity: you deal with the smells brought upon you, so that others may also deal with the smells you bring upon them.
should you breach this sacred blood-bond, this holiest of oaths, so too may others shun you in your moments of overwhelming elevator farts and billowing workout farmstank.0 -
I am a bit of a gym rat and have only run into this once before and the guy stank so much that I couldn't take it.
I had to move on to another machine. It does happen.
Now what I do if I see him on the elliptical is to wait until he's done. There are lots of other exercises that I can do until I can get back to the elliptical.0 -
very very poetic :flowerforyou:0
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I've had this happened but I've also had a guy who smelled like bounce sheets!!! It was so amazing, I wanted to follow him to every machine. LOL0
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Kinda unsure why you'd need to pretend the machine is broken. I'd just hop off the one I'm on and go to another one after a drink of water. Not a biggie.
^^Yeah, this0
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