Gym Etiquette?!

motzey2000 wrote: »

I wouldn't mess with her. I complained once about someone who wouldn't get off the treadmill when her time was up. They asked her to get off. She moved over to another machine and I was getting up to speed, she turned off my machine. I stumbled off, luckily not hurting myself. She was banned from the gym.

Holy what a DB move.

JarethG wrote: »

shrinkingletters wrote: »

I have a personal beef with whoever left that one treadmill running at whoknowswhat/mph.

...because I had my headphones on and didn't see the damn thing was moving and I took a hell of a fall. I still have a scar on my shin.


YES I know, I should've been paying closer attention, but who the hell jumps off a treadmill while it's still running???!

Who jumps on a treadmill without looking at what state it's in first? Wow.

Please see the above bolded comment please and thank you.

sandryc79 wrote: »

DeguelloTex wrote: »

ninagray000 wrote: »

JarethG wrote: »

this is relevant to the discussion:
https://www.t-nation.com/opinion/12-gym-etiquette-commandments

You never know when you might talk to crazy though, so unless you're willing to put someone on the other side of the dirt using a dumbbell, just move on to different things.

I read that article, and while I agree almost completely, I find his attitude towards women's gym attire disturbing. People shouldn't care what others wear, women, and men, should be entitled to wear whatever gym clothes trey find comfortable. But mysogeny is so engrained in everyone's subconsious that we just continue to blame women becuae their bodies are just good for one thing: sexual attractiveness. BS.

Women should wear whatever they want to the gym. When what she wear molds to every crease and crevice in her body, though, she shouldn't be surprised when she garners attention. The same for men. And let's not pretend that men aren't ogled for their bodies, too, but not as many people know the word "misandry."

The issue here is not, "is she being ogled". The issue is the article saying she should not dress in form fitting clothing because it is "distracting". It also seems to assume a woman who dresses this way is motivated by a desire to provoke sexual response not by a desire to wear what is comfortable and they like.

I wasn't agreeing with the article. You can tell because I said women should wear whatever they want and the article didn't.

OP you sound pretty reasonable, not everyone is like that but when it does happen it's ok to ask to work in. People need to learn how to share or how to at least let others work in inbetween sets if they need long breaks.

People can be pretty rude from the other side of this situation as well. I was using the squat rack one day and after my first set an older man comes by and rudely asks if I'm done with the squat rack / if he could use it. I politely let him know that I have 4 more sets to go (Squats, strong lifts 5x5) and this dude stood next to my rack, gave me the stink eye, and huffed and puffed throughout the remainder of my sets. I can understand the frustration of having to wait for the squat rack but this guy was ridiculous. Normally I offer to let people work in with me but he was rude from the beginning and didn't give me the chance.

I refuse to speed up my workout any more than reasonable to accommodate someone especially if they are being rude. My gym also had 3 squat racks with the other two folks being there longer than I was, so I didn't understand this dude's problem.

Just ask "Hey, is it cool if i hop in or are you going to be much longer?" When at the gym most people are so off in their own world they forget they are in a shared space.

I once encountered a guy at the gym who spent an entire hour on the flat bench. My workout revolved around using flat bench. I waited patiently and never said anything. I continued with the rest of my chest and tricep workout. By the time he left i was too fatigued to full complete my chest set; ultimately ruining my experience. Since then i've always just asked if i could work in with them or if they were done.

Most people want to avoid confrontation too so they'll just give the machine up and leave it to you.

Please, Thanks and a smile is icing on the cake too.

Ive been annoyed on this, but if im using machines then the gym I go to has multiple ones. Where they dont then i know which ones get busy so as soon as I see them free I give them priority.

Where someone is having a sleep, day dreaming or just surfing the net, then I will find soemthing else to do, if I need that machine, then id just politely ask them how many sets and then wait. They normally know they are hogging so it gets them moving again. I can also give them the stare of not impressed move yourself on buddy which will also work. The key is I dont get wound up about it. If someones waiting for me and I know them or they ask nicely, as soon as im finished I go and get them. Im normally quick anyway. Tend not to swap sets with them as it takes longer.

I've only said something to a group of 20-something "bros" that were taking up 4-5 benches and most of the 40lb and under dumbbells. Friday during the summer, add living on the NJ Shore and you have people that only work out on Friday so they can get ready for The Club... lol

They were loud and spent most of their time sitting down, talking, Facebook and 20 reps of 25lb weights. I finally asked the ones at the end bench to work in and they grunted and moved a few benches over.

Packerjohn wrote: »

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Merci4u wrote: »

The one thing I find the worst is people who don't wipe down the equipment. I have to breath in your sweaty air, I don't want to sit in it too.

How about the sweaty old men who use their nasty towel to wipe down the machines instead of the gym provided paper towels and disinfectant spray!!

I watched a guy do this a couple times then took him the spray and paper towels and asked him to use that not his sweaty towel. He was quite indignant.

A few nights later I saw another old man doing something similar...only he was reusing a paper towel on several machines ( again not using the spray)

WTH do these old coots have against disinfectant? ??

The lack of disinfectant will not kill you. I happened to visit an old school gym on vacation that was home to several Mr Olympia contenders. This place was in a warm weather city and the gym had no A/C ) , no spray bottles or wipes in sight. What was in sight were a few of the most muscular men most people have ever seen, a couple female fittness competitors (with figures most women on the planet would die for) and some regular Joes and Janes doing work and not concerned about wiping anything.

It's still gross, and our gym management requests that we wipe down the machines when we are finished with disinfectant. I don't care if they are Mr Universe. I don't like other people's sweat!

TerraThomas1 wrote: »

Since the topic is Gym Etiquette, I have an unrelated question for all you gym go-ers. Is it rude to watch Netflix, hulu, etc without ear buds?

For instance, you are the only one in the room and watching an episode of whatever, someone walks in to work out as well and you do not turn your tablet off or put in ear buds.

IMO, yes. It would irritate me. People do this in the break room and I want to whack them with my lunch bag.

TerraThomas1 wrote: »

Since the topic is Gym Etiquette, I have an unrelated question for all you gym go-ers. Is it rude to watch Netflix, hulu, etc without ear buds?

For instance, you are the only one in the room and watching an episode of whatever, someone walks in to work out as well and you do not turn your tablet off or put in ear buds.

Absolutely. I remember watching the Daredevil series on the elliptical (no, not all at once, though that would've been a unique binge session). I shudder to think if I were anyone else and someone spoiled it for me because they wouldn't wear earbuds!

PeachyPlum wrote: »

This thread makes me so thankful for my gym...

And even more thankful I don't still go to the one full of *kitten* that I used to use.

+1 I my gym!

TerraThomas1 wrote: »

Since the topic is Gym Etiquette, I have an unrelated question for all you gym go-ers. Is it rude to watch Netflix, hulu, etc without ear buds?

For instance, you are the only one in the room and watching an episode of whatever, someone walks in to work out as well and you do not turn your tablet off or put in ear buds.

I wouldn't care because I would just put my ear phones in and not hear anything else.

Is it rude to say things like "YEAH!" or "GET IT!" when you're doing rows? Repeatedly, with almost every rep?

I'm asking on behalf of the dude next to me the other day.

mamapeach910 wrote: »

TerraThomas1 wrote: »

Since the topic is Gym Etiquette, I have an unrelated question for all you gym go-ers. Is it rude to watch Netflix, hulu, etc without ear buds?

For instance, you are the only one in the room and watching an episode of whatever, someone walks in to work out as well and you do not turn your tablet off or put in ear buds.

Oh hell yes.

Agreed. It's one of my pet peeves (not just in the gym but anywhere) when people play their stuff out loud for everyone to hear. I personally don't like working out or walking around with earbuds in (I know I'm in a minority on that but still...) so whoever was playing their stuff out loud would be inflicting it on me without me being able to drown out their noise by plugging myself into my own music as yopeeps suggests.

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

yopeeps025 wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

Is it rude to say things like "YEAH!" or "GET IT!" when you're doing rows? Repeatedly, with almost every rep?

I'm asking on behalf of the dude next to me the other day.

if that is his way of pushing himself to max effort why would you complain. It's like grunting during weight training. Sometimes some lifters just do it.

I would complain because it's annoying as hell. Breathe, grunt, fine. I don't want to hear this guy *kitten* the barbell.

I had an older guy next to me doing calf raises while I was benching yesterday morning. He seemed to be very into by the noises he was making. It seemed like a disproportionate amount of what can only be described as moaning for what he was doing. I had earbuds in and could still hear him.