Phone Usage in the gym
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I only worry about me but I do get tired of having to change up my workout b/c someone is laughing at their phone when I need to use that piece of equipment.Once again this is not about people logging there workouts. It's those ones that like to do all that texting instead of working out. Sometimes you do not have a choice but to notice them. I don't have to time to be watching other people in the gym.
How do you know what they're doing? You should be worried about one person...YOU
I totally get what you are saying. But people want to interpret it their own way so they have a reason to attack you. You aren't trying to control what people do at the gym, you just don't appreciate when people are on their phones clearly BSing while they are holding up a machine & everyone else that wants to use it.0 -
I have my phone in the gym. I'm not calling anyone. I'm not texting anyone. I'm not listening to music. I'm not tracking anything. I just periodically take it out and stare at it just to piss off the controlling **** heads.
Yeah you totally missed the point........:yawn:0 -
As someone who uses their phone in the gym, I have gotten the glares before. The reason I use my phone, is that I'm tracking my reps and weights. Not everyone is dilly-dallying.
^ This. I track my workouts and take a couple of minutes or so between sets, particularly on primary lifts. Mind your own business0 -
So glad that when I have a client, I just tell them to put their phone away...................just for an hour. I don't care if they keep it on them in case of an emergency call, but no texting, calling, youtubing, etc. while it's work out time. Also at my gym, there's no voice conversation of phone calls allowed on the floor. You either go to the outside landing upstairs, or down stairs to the lobby. Signs are posted about it, so it's not a rule that gets broken often.
Personally myself, I stow mine in my drawer at work when I work out. No real need for it. If an emergency comes up, I can easily be reached at my work number as easily as my cell number.
I get using the phone as a tracker for workouts. But I also do get when people get distracted by their phones and disregard when people are waiting in line for the equipment they may be using.
If people use proper gym etiquette, it shouldn't be an issue.
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They need to enforce this at more gyms.0 -
As someone who uses their phone in the gym, I have gotten the glares before. The reason I use my phone, is that I'm tracking my reps and weights. Not everyone is dilly-dallying.
^ This. I track my workouts and take a couple of minutes or so between sets, particularly on primary lifts. Mind your own business
Everyone is missing the point. He doesn't care if people use their phones, he get annoyed when people hold up machines while other people wait for them & I don't blame him. People always feel like they have to *Fight for their rights* & get all "You can't tell me what to do so there!" on posts like this & they just miss the point totally.0 -
As someone who uses their phone in the gym, I have gotten the glares before. The reason I use my phone, is that I'm tracking my reps and weights. Not everyone is dilly-dallying.
^ This. I track my workouts and take a couple of minutes or so between sets, particularly on primary lifts. Mind your own business
Everyone is missing the point. He doesn't care if people use their phones, he get annoyed when people hold up machines while other people wait for them & I don't blame him. People always feel like they have to *fight for their rights* on posts like this & they just miss the point totally.
It doesn't really matter what the OP thinks though. People are minding their own business and it offends him? Ask to work in or go away. Some people's obsessions with others never ceases to amaze me.0 -
I use it to follow a workout and listen to music. Unless I'm calling someone, don't judge me. You're more at fault for giving a damn about someone else instead of focusing on your own workout.0
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As someone who uses their phone in the gym, I have gotten the glares before. The reason I use my phone, is that I'm tracking my reps and weights. Not everyone is dilly-dallying.
^ This. I track my workouts and take a couple of minutes or so between sets, particularly on primary lifts. Mind your own business
Everyone is missing the point. He doesn't care if people use their phones, he get annoyed when people hold up machines while other people wait for them & I don't blame him. People always feel like they have to *fight for their rights* on posts like this & they just miss the point totally.
It doesn't really matter what the OP thinks though. People are minding their own business and it offends him? Ask to work in or go away. Some people's obsessions with others never ceases to amaze me.
I don't see where he is obsessed with others. Just doesn't want to be inconvenienced & waste his time. That's what I get from his post. But maybe I'm wrong. Ah well, leg day calls & I'm of to the gym myself.....0 -
I usually don't care because if they are there texting, they most likely are not serious enough about their work out to be holding up the squat rack, power rack or leg press. Chances are they are some curl-bro doing chest and biceps for the 3rd day in a row, they can sit on the flat bench all day, it is the least of my concerns. The only person suffering is them self, if you want to drag out your work out for 2 hours and be super catabolic while only getting in 4 exercises at 3 sets of 6, go for it.
But I do see the OP's point, not only are they wasting their time, they are wasting your time, and for someone to be so inconsiderate as to use everyone else's time for their own use, this planet has no place for them in my opinion. You should always be aware of those around you and respect their time as if it were your own. Entering your work out data in between sets while you rest is one thing, but texting to the extent where you are taking up equipment longer than you normally would with standard rest periods and holding up others is flat out disrespectful.0 -
At the gym, I use my phone for music, tracking my workout, and taking pictures of people who spend most of their workout glaring at me for being on my phone, so I can shame them for wasting gym time, later. Where do you lift at, bro? Need a spot?
*wipes the camera lens*0 -
I don`t even take my phone into the gym. I use to have issues at my old much larger gym with people hogging up the area`s I wanted to use and not wanting to let me work in while they played , text or logged drove me crazy as a mom of 2 and my hubby`s work schedual its hectic to find time to work out let alone have that time wasted. I Now am a member of a much smaller more private gym and while I still see a few random phone users most everyone lets you work in when needed at this gym ( more friendly and everyone knows everyone ) Plus I`m like one of 3 girls that actually lift so the guys seem to just let us do our thing lol. Now my only real issue is when people do not put there plates away ugh but that is a whole other toppic0
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Threads like these make me grateful for my home gym.0
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My time, my workout, I will do as I wish.
If you want to work in, fine with me.
I will use my phone as I wish......I ain't bothering you, so don't bother me.0 -
The only people who bother me are the ones who carry on loud private conversations on their phones while ostensibly working out. But the same is true of people who shout conversations with the person on the next treadmill. If I can hear you plainly over top of the music in my earbuds, you're just too loud.0
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Most people are texting! I agree with the op... If you're not logging reps in your apps or what not... Put the phone away.. It's just plain rude.. I'm so sick of everyone entitlement these days.. Think about something other than yourselves.. Man, ten years ago we didn't have these annoying habits...
Are you paying their gym membership??0 -
How about if you don't worry about what other people are doing in the gym? I've had people when I'm recording my activity ask me if I'm almost done with whatever apparatus I'm using (politely), and I'll happily tell them when they can have the machine. You don't need to speculate about what I'm doing with my time. If I'm in your way and you'd like my machine, ask me when I'll be finished so you don't have to stand there and get pissed off about nothing.
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Most people are texting! I agree with the op... If you're not logging reps in your apps or what not... Put the phone away.. It's just plain rude.. I'm so sick of everyone entitlement these days.. Think about something other than yourselves.. Man, ten years ago we didn't have these annoying habits...
Are you paying their gym membership??
This ^^0 -
The reason I use my phone, is that I'm tracking my reps and weights. Entering in various other data, resetting timers/counters. Checking stats. AND dilly dallying in between sets.
Its the people who answer calls on there phone while on equipment that kills me.0 -
I only worry about me but I do get tired of having to change up my workout b/c someone is laughing at their phone when I need to use that piece of equipment.Once again this is not about people logging there workouts. It's those ones that like to do all that texting instead of working out. Sometimes you do not have a choice but to notice them. I don't have to time to be watching other people in the gym.
How do you know what they're doing? You should be worried about one person...YOU
If they are resting between sets they shouldn't laugh. Got it. :huh:
Depending on the rest time and weights on bar a lot of people trade off on equipement.
Maybe you can talk to people? I hear that works too.
I use a phone - I track with it. Eventually one or two texts might be sent out any week (it's rare) or I've got a science article with me on the ipad. Heck, I've even posted on MFP.
What I do with my rest time between sets is my business - if you want to use the equipment, I'm usually gald to share. Just ask.0 -
I can see many people on this topic (including myself) use their phone to log their stats, which to me isn't a problem. If someone wants to use the equipment in between sets I have no problem with it, they just have to bother asking.0
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I log my reps and use the stronglifts app as well as the timer on it. Why shouldn't I use my phone during my 90/300 second rest?
I think you'll find it's using my time efficiently.
I also video some sets and then watch them back during my rests, should I not watch them back?
And yes - I do this stood in the squat rack / sat on the bench. If you want to work in fine, ask, but you better finish your set within my rest break.
As long as people aren't sat for 15 minutes refusing to move if you ask to work in - it's none of you're business what they do at the gym. If you don't want to ask to work in then don't moan.0 -
You know what I hate? Those people who hover and make whining or grunting noises or who glare at other people using a piece of equipment. They don't politely ask to work it, but are passive-aggressive and entitled. People don't have a clue how to share, and anyone else in the gym who dares use a piece of equipment before them is in their way or somehow being rude. One minute rests are exaggerated as 5 minute rests by the person who hates waiting his turn.
I see that way more than people taking longer than average rest periods.0 -
You know what I hate? Those people who hover and make whining or grunting noises or who glare at other people using a piece of equipment. They don't politely ask to work it, but are passive-aggressive and entitled. People don't have a clue how to share, and anyone else in the gym who dares use a piece of equipment before them is in their way or somehow being rude. One minute rests are exaggerated as 5 minute rests by the person who hates waiting his turn.
I see that way more than people taking longer than average rest periods.
Boom! :drinker:0 -
I can see many people on this topic (including myself) use their phone to log their stats, which to me isn't a problem. If someone wants to use the equipment in between sets I have no problem with it, they just have to bother asking.
I shouldn't have to ask. When I'm in the gym, obviously I mean business. People should be able to see that on my scowling face and immediately part like the Red Sea at the hand of Moses when I approach the equipment. And god help the first lollygagger who laughs at his phone during his own rest periods. You should be too tired to laugh, you lazy *kitten*! Either ask me for form advice, lift something or get the hell off my....hold on *stops to pay the same amount as everyone else to use the gym*....*takes receipt* *says thank you* .....HALLOWED GROUND!!!!0 -
You know what I hate? Those people who hover and make whining or grunting noises or who glare at other people using a piece of equipment. They don't politely ask to work it, but are passive-aggressive and entitled. People don't have a clue how to share, and anyone else in the gym who dares use a piece of equipment before them is in their way or somehow being rude. One minute rests are exaggerated as 5 minute rests by the person who hates waiting his turn.
I see that way more than people taking longer than average rest periods.
I see that too, but the grunting and glares are usually directed at people using equipment improperly. Squat racks are not there for people to set up a bar to do curls/shrugs and leave it there for 10 minutes unattended while they do a circuit.
That bothers me. I don't care about phones, just the entitled people who think they can do that kind of stuff, especially when there is no where else to squat.0 -
You know what I hate? Those people who hover and make whining or grunting noises or who glare at other people using a piece of equipment. They don't politely ask to work it, but are passive-aggressive and entitled. People don't have a clue how to share, and anyone else in the gym who dares use a piece of equipment before them is in their way or somehow being rude. One minute rests are exaggerated as 5 minute rests by the person who hates waiting his turn.
I see that way more than people taking longer than average rest periods.
I see that too, but the grunting and glares are usually directed at people using equipment improperly. Squat racks are not there for people to set up a bar to do curls/shrugs and leave it there for 10 minutes unattended while they do a circuit.
That bothers me. I don't care about phones, just the entitled people who think they can do that kind of stuff, especially when there is no where else to squat.
If I'm in the squat rack and you want to use it, come ask to work in. Nine times out of ten, I'll say "yes," or just tell you I have one more set left. I'll also be tapping away on my phone between sets, walking over and filling my water bottle, or any number of things to spend the 2 to 5 minutes between sets. If you're passive aggressive though, I'll gladly take longer.0 -
I use my phone at the gym for two reasons.... 1. track my work out 2. keep in contact with my daughter. She's old enough to be left alone either at home or with friends but since I'm the meanest mom on the planet and won't give her a cell phone, we need to communicate through email (usually at the library) or texts (she borrows her friends' phones - again, I'm the meanest mom in the world) so she knows when I'll be home or when I'll pick her up (and so she can bug me about what's for dinner
). I've learned to tune out everyone at the gym (my self consciousness would kill any and all motivation if I didn't) so I don't know if I get the stares and I really don't care if I do. 0 -
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I guess I don't really care what others are doing with their gym time. If they are "using" something I need I just ask how many more sets or if I can work in. Big deal. They can just stay fat.0
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Hi, bumping this thread because I've been noticing something really common in my gym. I too use my phone to log workouts and I watch videos when I'm on a cardio machine(elliptical and treadmill). It helps me not think about running.
The thing I have been noticing in my gym is people using the cardio machines and talking on their phones. I see people all the time answering phone calls and having 20 minute conversations while still using the machine. It's not that they are taking up space on a machine; There are usually free ones when I go. It bothers me that I can hear them over my headphones. I don't want to hear your conversation but I can't help but listen. IMO it's inconsiderate and if you want to talk, get off the machine and step away so you aren't disturbing others.
I don't understand how people don't care about others hearing their conversations. I don't have anything to hide but I don't want others to hear my phone conversations. But it's mostly just annoying to have to hear some person yelling into their phone when I'm trying to work out. Not to mention they are only hurting themselves because their focus moves from working out to the phone. They always slow down and move in irregular rhythm which is not helping themselves. Doesn't affect me, but I do notice it.
Sorry, that was way longer than I planned on. Does this happen in anyone else's gym?
TL;DR - People in my gym are constantly talking on the phone right next to me. Anyone else?
THIS right here is what hacks me off like you wouldn't believe. It happens to me constantly in the women's section of my gym when I'm doing my own cardio. I am not a runner, but I'm trying to be. So I *hate* the idea of someone on the other end of the phone hearing me thud and huff and puff and die as I try to plod through my 2 miles. Especially when they are disruptive and I can hear their conversation through my earbuds, which believe me, is no easy feat with as loud as I listen to them to drown out the sound of the gym.
I use my phone a lot in the gym, but it's in airplane mode with Bluetooth enabled. I record my workouts, swap through music, and whatever else. And with a Lumia 1520, it's quite obvious when I'm on it, because it's big & bright, and the largest storage space of any phone available (I have 96GB), it's got almost my entire music collection on it. And yeah, I do make notes in OneNote and use the timers and everything else on it.
However, I do my damndest to not annoy anyone else with my antics... except maybe my pacing. I can't sit still. :P0
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