What gym types can't you stand?

Wow. This thread feels kind of mean. No wonder some people are self conscious of going to the gym. Afraid people are judging them and this thread kind of shows people are.

Somewhere there is a MFP user sitting here reading this thread and saying, "I'm glad I workout at home".

Yup, that would be me. I used to go to a gym. Never again.

I can't stand the silent farters! Everything seems fine then the bomb is dropped out of nowhere and suddenly you are suffocating in a colourless yet lethal mass. Usually this happens in group excercise and I can't tell who the guilty person is because the class is full!

Wow. This thread feels kind of mean. No wonder some people are self conscious of going to the gym. Afraid people are judging them and this thread kind of shows people are.

Somewhere there is a MFP user sitting here reading this thread and saying, "I'm glad I workout at home".

Yup, that would be me. I used to go to a gym. Never again.

While I see what you are saying I want to point out that the things being mentioned are behaviors...rude behaviors...the reason a lot of people don't go to the gym is they assume that others are staring and judging them because of their shape. I have not seen that at all...I don't judge a soul on what they look like or how hard they are working....I don't know anything about them. but if their behavior is rude or upsetting then it doesn't matter what they look like I will notice.

When im at the gym its my hour and a half to zone out, blast my music and go to work...i have tattoos where people could see them and i cant tell you how many times a guy (always creepers) interupt my reps to tap me on the shoulder and use the cheesy line "im a fan of tatts what do yours say?" Note to dudes if u can hear a girls music from 4 foot away she prolly dosent want ne interuptions especially pick up lines.sowwy.

The one's that bother me are the one's that start talking. When I went to the gym tonight I put all my stuff down in the cup holders and was about to start the machine when I noticed and heard two women on two treadmills near me talking...So, I grabbed my stuff and went down to the other end of the machines and use them. Then, not 10 minutes later a guy and girl got next to me and started talking to each other! Geesh!

That is a pet peeve of mine. Also, when people use their cell phones and start talking. I bring my cell w/ me to gym and have it on silent and I punch in my workout info (miles, laps, cals burned etc) after the workout. Only thing I bring it for basically. I try to bring paper and pen but I usually forget them in car or at home.

I also, don't like when people don't wipe down machines. If I am using the weight machines and I notice someone before me didn't do it or I didn't see them do it. Then, I will go and wipe it down before I use it and then again after I use it.

One thing that bothered me today though...this guy that I know has been going there a long time (couple yrs or more)...did something that is not allowed, When you first enter the gym there are signs everywhere telling you to take off your street shoes and put on another pair of sneakers/shoes to work out in. There is even a big sign before you enter the gym area. And this guy came in right after me...And I went over to the chairs to take off my street shoes and put on my workout shoes and I noticed he just walked in...w/ no bag or anything just his keys and headed to mens room and then went to work out....

That kinda bothers me...but I wont say anything...the gym has cameras everywhere as they have had people do other things that are not allowed LOL...so they will find out. ...

Knock on wood i haven't run into any "creepers" or "grunters"...But I do tend to look around the gym from time to time and sometimes I feel that guys think I am checking them out...so I try to not look their way more than once...LOL

I just wanted to add..I am the most uncoordinated person you will ever meet. But I LOVE working out. I take a Zumba class once a week and always mess up at least half of the dances LOL..But I don't care. I am having fun and burning calories and that is all that matters to me..plus most of the women are older than I am and they mess up too!

I love, love, love going to the gym! I just joined recently (again) and I really like it. Again, I am very uncoordinated and even though I am mostly thin (not bragging, just trying to explain my situation)...I feel self concious when I use the weight machines...but I try to stay focused on me and realize we are all here for the same reason - to better ourselves and get in better shape.


I love seeing people of all ages and sizes at the gym..it makes me feel how courageous and proud/confident they are and I love it! I think once you get over your fear of the gym you can just go and not think about it. I am like that. I used to not want to go to a gym...but that all changed when I took a chance on me.

I quite like people watching at the gym, it cracks me up when I see the chick in full hair and make up hop on an eliptical trainer with her large coke (thats right - coke) then text and talk on her phone for the whole time she is there. That takes some co-ordination and I am impressed.
Mostly I am not bothered by others at the gym....however Mr Stinky and The Turtle just about do my head in. Mr Stinky takes the same morning spin class that I do. It doesnt matter where he sits, in such a small room everyone cops it especially once the fans go on.
Fortunately I have only come across The Turtle a couple of times. Where I swim there are only 2 lanes for everyone to share. Usually if there are a few of us, the faster people go in one lane and slower in the other. Im not fast enough yet to not get in the way of the fast people so I try to stick to the slower lane. The Turtle is amazing though. He is an old guy. Puts on his mask and snorkle, hops in the water and doesnt take his head out of the water for the next half hour or so. He is SO slow and you cant swim around him.
I hate to discourage anyone from exercising - especially people who are older because it is so important to keep things moving, but good grief! If it didnt directly effect me I would just have a giggle about him and not give it a second thought. I am restricted by time though so I cant just wait half an hour or so for him to finish and that makes me a little frustrated.
Out in the world when I am running I cant stand the people who spit or shoot off snot rockets when they are running - GROSS!!

People that get in the way of my workout,I'm there to do work,a simple hi and bye is fine to me,anything that slows my burn is a huge turnoff,I'M sort of a **** when it comes to working out when some1 tries to talk to me at the gym even if it's a beautiful lady,hit me up after,however I am respectful to others that are there to work...

The high school boys group. They wear the same clothes for days which stink to high heaven and are normally cussing and having inappropriate public conversations. I'll save the best for last- they normally lift as heavy as they can possibly lift (pushing themselves to nausea) and one day one of them puked in the corner and didn't even tell anyone. So gross!

Uhm you haven't seen a grunter until you've been to my gym. Holly CRAP. This kid can't be more than 18, he sticks his tongue out, makes sex sounds.. yep SEX sounds, not to mention has the worst form on the floor, and you can tell as he walks and everything because his knees bow in, and he's like hunched over.
I asked if anyone has complained yet, and no one has they said, but everyone stares. My workout buddy laughs LOL, but I try not to look at him. Oh ....it's the absolute worst. The tongue and the noise and EW ha!

My gym is really small, a family owned business, so at this point there aren't any problems that I've noticed. Everyone is really respectful, and it's not a meat market, no women even wear shorts. It's a great Christian-run place...

Here are my hubby and I's gym goers that we find entertaining:

1) The froggies: They do BB pull-ups by jumping like a frog and stretching their bodies to the point that I think they are giong to snap! Any exercise these 3 froggies do they tend to jump or stretch it out to the point that I'm scared they are going to hurt themselves.
2) The "man" - this is the nickname we affectionately gave this woman. She's a body builder and is just awesome to watch lifting weights. But she does look like a man, and it feels kinda weird when her and her hubby makeup in the gym. I had to do a double-take the first time.
3) "Blackie" - this is the thin girl with huge boobs that ALWAYS wears the same gym wear. She also flirts with all the guys and does the txting.
4) The grunter/thinks he's the Hulk - this guy has only started coming to the gym in the last couple of weeks. He grunts loudly before every set and gets rid of flegm and then caughs... then does his set. He also likes to 'jump-in' when 3 guys are doing supersets with the preacher curl machine... What the?! I mean with 3 guys, why the heck don't you find another exercise and jump on that one once they're done?!
5) Eminem look alike - this guy looks like him and I even think he thinks he is him. He lifts weights while looking at himself in the mirror and you can tell he undresses himself with his eyes!
6) Exercise cheaters - these are the people that I don't care much for... Exercise is NOT for show, there is a way to do it for it work - if you're only gonna cheat, what's the point?! These people will either put too much weight on and contort their bodies to do 3 reps... Not even targetting the muscles they are suppose to. It's painful to watch really.
7) txters and chatters: OMG! If you can't leave your phone at home to come to the gym, you are ADDICTED! C'mon, you're here to work up a sweat or get away from stress... How can you focus when you have your phone ringing off the hook? And how can you take 3 hours chatting when it would only take you 45 min. to workout??? Weird!

'nuff said

I am glad I work out at home. Why? I have noone(but me ) texting the last 5 minute cool-down of my workout. (actually, I am loading my calories burned on MFP - SO HA).

I also can sweat all I want, grunt all I want and curl in MY rack all I want, LOL. I even took the liberty of using two pairs of Rogue Lock Jaws onto the end of my Oly. Curl bar to extend its length so I COULD curl in the rack, Haha.

I never have to wait for a machine - as they are all mine, and noone in my house works out but me. (Been trying to get my Bro to do it, but he will when he feels better).

Also, there's ONE treadmill and it is mine. I have never named it though, maybe I should, we hook up almost everyday for an hours time or more.

OH and since I am naturally a freakishly organized person - I rerack my own weights, I put back dumbbells, wipe the stuff off my machines and keep my area clean.

I just don't know if I could ever go back to a gym now, lol - It seems just as bad as I had imaged in.