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  • Posts: 1,262 Member
    A lot of the complaints on this make me laugh, while also making me really appreciate my gym.
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    jaxass wrote: »
    Someone going between 2 weight stations and then telling you "I'm using that" then go to another station. Yeah...NO!

    That doesn't work with me and I just take over. It's not YOUR gym. HAHAHA

    This has happened to me! I hate it! I take the machine anyway. They can have it back when I'm done!
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    ready4_50 wrote: »
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    So based on this whole little exchange, you've come to this conclusion that I have a hatred of special needs children. Good God woman, you're something else! By the way, if you ever take any exams like the LSAT, the GRE or the GMAT, there's a segment of the exam called "Critical Reasoning" that tests your ability to arrive at a conclusion based on the premise/evidence presented to you. You would fail that section miserably!!!!

    DUDE!! Did you miss the very first sentence of the very first reply that I made to your comment? I can repeat it for you. "Maybe the young boy was autistic or had a mental handicap" My point was that judging people is not okay. Most children would not stare at anything for that long because they just don't have that kind of attention span so that is why I was leaning that way. And again, YOU are the one that said "hatred of special needs children" I NEVER once said that. Good lord!

  • Posts: 5,481 Member
    I am so glad I have a home gym. :D
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    This has probably already been mentioned but I am not going to sit here and read 9 pages of posts. The thing that infuriates me is when the gym bunnies come in with a full face of makeup, matching everything and take up several treadmills side by side and only walk at 2 mph while talking on their cell phones. Grrrrrrr
  • Posts: 205 Member
    Folks who slam down weights or people who gather on/around machines just to hang out and talk.
    Oh! and when the gym is crowded, and someone reserves a machine while they lift. They leave their stuff on the machines, but are not using it, but they plan to EVENTUALLY. I ask if I can use it and they say no. Those are the same people that hog the weights like it's their personal gym. Learn to sharE!
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    I hate it when a certain person ahead of me in rotation doesn't wipe her sweat off the eqvuiment. She carries a rag. Thinks a quick swipe is good enuf. Seriously, I do everything possible to not follow her in the rotation!!!
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    When theres an entire line of treadmills/whatever else open and somebody just HAS to take the one immediately next to you.
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    People who drive to the gym on a beautiful, sunny day to WALK ON THE TREADMILL.
  • Posts: 4,537 Member
    I hate it when people at my gym use the weights. I need ALL of them.
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    Non_Stop wrote: »
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    Well there's a difference between form fitting athletic gear and slutty athletic gear. I don't think the latter is appropriate and has no place in the gym. Unless your workout involves shagging foul balls.

    I do kickboxing and spinning, baggy clothes really get in the way of both of those (I prefer loose clothing, but not when it's not right for the activity or safe) I'm sure no one is looking at me in particular, but it's still frustrating to feel like I'd have to wear something that makes my particular workout more difficult, because someone else can't control theirself.
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    The guys that get naked in the locker room and then have long conversations with other naked guys in the locker room. Usually one of them has a leg up on the bench while they lean on their knee and let everything just dangle. Can't un-see that *kitten*.
  • Posts: 6,253 Member
    I only hate two types of people at gyms:

    People who are judgmental.

    ....and people who judge others for being judgmental.
  • Posts: 4,590 Member
    See all these things are the reason why when we move to the house I am going to be scouring Craigslist, Freecycle and newspaper ads to find equipment on the cheap that people aren't using and are selling off for cheap. I may have a smaller variety of stuff to use, and need to be more creative, but I can totally do that! I can't wait to make the switch. No more machine hogs, no more stinky people, no craptastic music, and no one perving on me except Husband! 2.5 more months.

    There is one guy who shows up in jeans and a jacket, and works out in them every time, without even unzipping the jacket. I don't believe said jacket has ever been washed. I don't even know if the DUDE has ever been washed. It's like... you can almost see the cartoon type wavy stink lines coming off of him. X( WHEW.
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    cert709 wrote: »
    The guys that get naked in the locker room and then have long conversations with other naked guys in the locker room. Usually one of them has a leg up on the bench while they lean on their knee and let everything just dangle. Can't un-see that *kitten*.

    People who look at my dick in the gym.
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    amflautist wrote: »
    I hate it when they wear perfume. Good sweat is nice. Smelly perfume is an obnoxious intrusion.

    good one thank you
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    racheln2017 wrote: »
    And if I'm on the bike when they get there, they stand BEHIND me tapping their feet until I move. And when I get off, she just glares at me like I was trespassing on her property. It's so infuriating. I use the bike as a warm up before going on the treadmill, and I want to finish my 20 minutes peacefully. ugh.

    If someone did this to me I'd keep using the bike for a full 60 minutes.
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    joeboland wrote: »
    People who drive to the gym on a beautiful, sunny day to WALK ON THE TREADMILL.

    There's a "surprises while jogging" thread that makes treadmill running almost sound appealing.
  • Posts: 48 Member
    I generally try to phase everything out when I'm at the gym, but:
    - I also don't like when people talk loudly on the phone right next to me.
    - When guys specifically linger really close and face me, seemingly doing nothing.
    - Take up a lane at the gym pool doggy paddling around, standing in one place to do aerobics, or general horsing around i.e. not swimming laps.
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    asflatasapancake wrote: »
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    Yet another reason why I lift by myself. I admit, I can take a while if the weight is heavier and I've exerted quite a bit of energy.

    Or you can be like me and just not give a *kitten* :) That's how I get by. If you don't like me in a tank top, you're wrong anyway.
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    thatonegirlwiththestuff wrote: »
    Men or women who insist on wearing what smells like sex panther perfume. You're at the gym lady, not a brothel, go shower that *kitten* off, and also, thanks for the sinus headache.

    This^^^ and old men who wear really tight/short shorts. Ug, no one wants to see your hairy white thighs or wrinkled old man bits.
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    Noodle797 wrote: »
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    This^^^ and old men who wear really tight/short shorts. Ug, no one wants to see your hairy white thighs or wrinkled old man bits.

    What do you wear?
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    _incogNEATo_ wrote: »
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    What do you wear?

    I think I see where that is going...
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    Hornsby wrote: »
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    I think I see where that is going...

    I hate when people don't have muscles like you.
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    3AAnn3 wrote: »
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    I hate when people don't have muscles like you.

    I hate when people don't think like you...
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    saramichelle89 wrote: »
    2 things I hate..

    When someone is using the weight machines that you want to use but they stop between sets and sit on their cell phone. Like, you don't actually mean to take a 2 minute break do you?? UGH!

    I don't typically do this on machines, but when I am lifting 80%+ of my max I take up to 5 minutes in between sets AND I record my progress in an app on my phone.
  • Posts: 874 Member
    saramichelle89 wrote: »
    2 things I hate..

    When someone is using the weight machines that you want to use but they stop between sets and sit on their cell phone. Like, you don't actually mean to take a 2 minute break do you?? UGH!

    I don't typically do this on machines, but when I am lifting 80%+ of my max I take up to 5 minutes in between sets AND I record my progress in an app on my phone.
  • Posts: 2,877 Member
    edited June 2015
    When theres an entire line of treadmills/whatever else open and somebody just HAS to take the one immediately next to you.


    Some people are just creatures of habit. There's an elliptical at my gym that I always use whenever it's available, even if there's someone next to the other one.
  • Posts: 3,054 Member
    Also hate when people hog a machine for 15 minutes.
  • Posts: 4,537 Member
    3AAnn3 wrote: »
    Also hate when people hog a machine for 15 minutes.

    Why
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