What frustrates you in the gym?

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  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    People that carry around coffee in the gym. Stuff stinks.
  • ChrissyC1985
    ChrissyC1985 Posts: 406 Member
    the attitude and arrogance of some of the people at my gym. these guys thinking they're "too hench" (direct quote from one guy) to take part in something for a bit of fun. I get it if it's not your thing but no need for arrogance, just politely declining is just as effective and won't make you look like an a**! I was tempted to cut their ego with a dose of the truth after that!
  • crazyjlyn
    crazyjlyn Posts: 225 Member
    That its so full right now theyre having to turn regulars away at the door *snarl*
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    As of late, "house" music over the stereo.

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  • legacybush
    legacybush Posts: 78 Member
    People who text endlessly on equipment I want to use
  • 1peterbilt
    1peterbilt Posts: 3 Member
    Hot young girls in Yoga pants that I'm too old to have anything to do with. :'(
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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    katie22d wrote: »
    A whole row of open treadmills and you have to pick the ONE right next to me!? And I'm sorry, but girls who come to the gym with a full head of curls and their hair down...I'm here to sweat, why does your hair look like you're ready for prom or wedding pictures

    The other day a woman started running on the treadmill right next to me (and yes, there was a huge row of open treadmills). I wasn't too bothered by it, but I do think it's weird. At the end of my run, she said to me "that was a great run, I like to run next to someone who motivates me to keep going". I thought it was really nice! Who would of thought I'd be a person to motivate another?!

  • a_j_paterson
    a_j_paterson Posts: 26 Member
    edited January 2016
    I think mine is a combination of several others into one complete annoyance package. On a treadmill getting a session done in my own world with earphones clearly in. Then a guy, always a guy, decides to choose the treadmill right next to you even though there are plenty empty. Starts up his session, and decides to start chatting, you take you ear phone out and pass a few pleasantries, about to put your earphone back in and he starts another convo and this happends several times. Eventually he is off, cranking the pace right up and stomping away, his bone crunching foot slapping style totally putting you off your own stride. The exersion means he doesn't have full control and the odd protein fart escapes, you try to hide the fact you are chocking by discretly covering your nose and mouth with your t-shirt to filter it out. The beeps on his machine keep increasing, after a few minutes masses of sweating pouring off him. That would be fine but the ungainly style of flailing arms, making you feel like you have to duck when you catch an arm heading towards you in the corner of your eye, and this has a side effect of sweat hitting you. Eventually this manic dash finishes, and to end it all of you get a sweaty pat on the back with a cheery "Good hard session there mate! Enjoy the rest of yours.". Cheers mate!
  • bdgfn
    bdgfn Posts: 7,719 Member
    Okay, so this isn't so much a frustration as a WTF? The people who come in, hop on a treadmill and put a magazine or book on the screen. Yeah, I know, most treadmills have a lip to hold something like that, but I figure, if I'm there, I'm going to be going full out, and if I just want to read, I'll do that elsewhere. But then, that's just me. Maybe that is an "easy" day for them. :/
  • cookielover_96
    cookielover_96 Posts: 177 Member
    Those elderly people using some machine incorrectly...quite funny. Or in general, when there's a lot of people :/
  • tiggeril
    tiggeril Posts: 5 Member
    Four words: Stop Looking At Me
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Yes... people stopping by to have a chat with me when I'm in the middle of a set! I simply ignore them... Also, people using the barbells incorrectly, especially the squat rack!
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
    We have recently had an influx of people who leave their used kleenex sitting all over the machines/benches/floors...it's nasty as h3ll and seriously?? It's cold season! Our gym has put out trash bins EVERYWHERE. You are always within 10-20 feet of one...you're really going to leave a bench covered in five or six dirty snotrags?!?!
  • halilbuz
    halilbuz Posts: 24 Member
    People chatting on their phones while resting. That's 1 set 10 min chat, 1 set 10 min chat.
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    horrible floor surfaces-fans up too high--how much effort it takes to actually get there; i'm fine if someone starts to chat me up and if someone wears perfume or hair spray it doesn't deter me from my workout...
  • chelsy0587
    chelsy0587 Posts: 441 Member
    1. the scale
    2. my trainer... sometimes...
    3. Bathrooms are not clean at all... neither are the showers...
    4. When the Zumba instructor is late
  • faithfulheart888
    faithfulheart888 Posts: 22 Member
    Generally I swim more than use the gym. But I can't stand overly splashy swimmers! Also when someone swims too close to you or cuts you up when the pools almost empty!
  • CardiganandFlannel
    CardiganandFlannel Posts: 232 Member
    Curls and pullups in the squat rack
  • mum23
    mum23 Posts: 248 Member
    men who think the weights room is only for men. :s
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    faithfulheart888 wrote: »
    Generally I swim more than use the gym. But I can't stand overly splashy swimmers! Also when someone swims too close to you or cuts you up when the pools almost empty!

    Splashy swimmers are a problem and the ones who cause waves to make me feel like I am swimming in open water. I don't know how they do it.
  • briggsykim
    briggsykim Posts: 75 Member
    People that go to the gym sick. Keep the germs at home
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    bdgfn wrote: »
    Okay, so this isn't so much a frustration as a WTF? The people who come in, hop on a treadmill and put a magazine or book on the screen. Yeah, I know, most treadmills have a lip to hold something like that, but I figure, if I'm there, I'm going to be going full out, and if I just want to read, I'll do that elsewhere. But then, that's just me. Maybe that is an "easy" day for them. :/

    I have to admit. I am one of these people. Sometimes I get to the gym half an hour before I am scheduled with my trainer. I will jump on the treadmill and read something while I walk at a 3 mph pace for about 15 minutes then switch to the stationary bike for 15 minutes. I just use it as an easy warm up before I start kicking butt. But...I don't choose the treadmill or bike directly next to someone else so it's all good, right? Right??
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Gustaaf85 wrote: »
    briggsykim wrote: »
    People that go to the gym sick. Keep the germs at home

    Well what you call sick?
    Cause when i am coming down with a cold, i still workout. Unless i can feel my head spin. It's a good way to get rid of the inner attacks actually.

    If i can come to work, i can workout as well.

    If you are contagious please, please, please don't go to the gym and put everyone else at risk of catching your cold. I hate how people think they are heroes or strong or whatever when they go to work or gym while sick. No that doesn't make you cool it makes you very selfish, rude and inconsiderate of others. Some people like myself are immunosuppressed and a cold, flu, etc could kill me and others like me. I shouldn't have to stay in my house all the time and should be able to go lift all the things without worrying about rude people.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    stinky poops. the locker room reeked so bad, it smelled like something died
  • thepants1
    thepants1 Posts: 12 Member
    No one wants to see you walking around naked. (Well, those that would be in the men's locker room anyway)
  • Hey_Its_That_One_Guy
    Hey_Its_That_One_Guy Posts: 21,763 Member
    When the gym is too cold. When hot girls are allowed to wear clothing.
  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    thepants1 wrote: »
    No one wants to see you walking around naked. (Well, those that would be in the men's locker room anyway)

    I don't get this? When I'm naked in a locker room, it's not about what YOU want to see. If YOU don't want to see my ding-a-ling, don't look. Christ, it's not like it's being wind-milled on your leg or something. It's just a dick...

    I'm not putting clothes on wet and I'm not going to try and keep part of my towel covering my junk with one hand to try and dry off with another to keep somebody else from seeing it.

    Never understood the "don't walk around naked in the locker room" attitude.. that's what it's for.
  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    KathyApplebaum wrote: »
    Thank you all -- it's so nice to know I'm not the only one with some of these pet peeves!

    The people who sit and don't use equipment don't bother me much, because I'll just walk up and ask "Are you using this? Because it doesn't look like you are." Evil but effective. I've also been known to walk over to the idiot who drops the weights with a crash (which often breaks the machine) that if he needs to drop the weight, it's too heavy for him and he should back off to something he can handle. Probably helps that this is a university gym and the students seem to think I'm a professor, not a grad student. :wink:

    eye roll.... do you even lift bro?

    I'm not gonna set 500lbs down quietly. That's worse for my body than dropping it.
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    _incogNEATo_ wrote: »
    Christ, it's not like it's being wind-milled on your leg or something. It's just a dick...

    Thank you. I just snarfed coffee out of my nose and onto my keyboard. If it shorts out, I'm coming for you and your wind milling junk.
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