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When I see this in the GYM it ticks me off ??? lol

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  • Posts: 36 Member
    Judging others. Everyone starts somewhere, and we all are trying to get somewhere. Let people do what they do and feel good about their choice to do something healthy for themselves. There is no reason to butt into anyone else's workout unless you are giving them pointers to stay safe and injury free. Homie is grunting real loud when he's lifting, so what? Turn up your headphones or find another place to get your pump on till he's done. Chicka has on her fake lashes and a full face, who cares? She's there, doing what she's gotta do to feel good. We all do it differently, and for different reasons.
  • Posts: 10,172 Member
    Judging others. Everyone starts somewhere, and we all are trying to get somewhere. Let people do what they do and feel good about their choice to do something healthy for themselves. There is no reason to butt into anyone else's workout unless you are giving them pointers to stay safe and injury free. Homie is grunting real loud when he's lifting, so what? Turn up your headphones or find another place to get your pump on till he's done. Chicka has on her fake lashes and a full face, who cares? She's there, doing what she's gotta do to feel good. We all do it differently, and for different reasons.

    This ^^^ all day long.

    But I'll side-eye if you don't wipe your equipment.
  • Posts: 21 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    I have a question for all the people who don't like people taking selfies or sitting on the machines not doing anything. What do you all suggest one does when they are resting?

    Well if I'm being honest, sitting on machines is fine if the gym is not busy - but if the gym is busy, then in our gym we have actual rest areas for work outs - which is nice and I'm sure a lot of places don't have that... Now the selfie thing... I think it's ok.. I mean people want to see results of their hard work right? lol Just my 2 cents.. or 1 whatever the cost is these days.. hehehe I go to the gym do my thing and leave - but that is me. I guess to each their own as long as it is not jacking up my workout ..
  • Posts: 10,347 Member

    Note to self: Don't go to the gym, unless I sweat an ocean, need an oxygen tank, have an ambulance waiting & the hospital is next door because otherwise I obviously don't work hard enough, since my intensity level matters; to some other gym goers!

    But don't work so hard that you actually grunt, or anything, because then someone will want to laugh at you. So you have to hit that sweet spot where you work with enough intensity to sweat, but not so much that you make "unpleasant" sounds.
  • Posts: 150 Member
    edited January 2016
    thorsmom01 wrote: »
    Threads like this are not at all helpful to newcomers.

    Actually it can be helpful in teaching them not to be that person at the gym. I was glad to have run into one of these threads on bodybuilding.com before my first visit to the gym. If someone as a newcomer were to ask advice for their first gym visit, my advice would be similar to many peoples complaints on here.

    - Get your form correct before lifting heavy
    - Unrack your weights
    - Don't hit on anyone
    - Don't wear perfume
    - etc. etc.


  • Posts: 10,347 Member
    What's funny about these threads (because this is like the 1000th one I've seen in the few years I've been here) is that 90% of the ones bitching have literally been a member of a gym for like 2 weeks.

    But please, continue to tell us about ALL of your experiences in the past 14 days *Willy Wonka Meme*

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  • Posts: 21 Member
    jsummd wrote: »
    Really just when people don't wipe off their equipment.

    OMG - yes! This really ticks me off! Before I get on a machine, I'll wipe it off ... just in case some person "forgot" to clean up after themselves. It is a wonder the machine works after I'm done.. cause I'll spray the hell out of that bottle to ensure it's clean before I leave... everyone should do that... it's just right! lol

  • Posts: 2,480 Member
    jenmar22 wrote: »

    Feckin slacker. At least take the time to find the damn meme. Can't stand these lazy mofos who complain but then don't meme properly :P <3

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    Internally judging others is not something you can stop your brain from doing. Externally sharing these internal judgments on a message board is entertaining for all...
  • Posts: 21 Member
    KD454 wrote: »
    This may have been said, but I didn't read the whole thread....

    How about the idiot who just plays their music out loud? Dude buy some ear buds, I don't want to hear your Richard Simmons workout music!!

    LMFAO! I had a lady get on the treadmill next to me last week... she did just that... it was some country artist (nothing wrong with country music) but she had no ear buds... The song... "On The Road Again" started playing so loud.. Thankfully I had only 5 minutes left!
  • Posts: 10,347 Member

    Actually it can be helpful in teaching them not to be that person at the gym. I was glad to have run into one of these threads on bodybuilding.com before my first visit to the gym. If someone as a newcomer were to ask advice for their first gym visit, my advice would be similar to many peoples complaints on here.

    - Get your form correct before lifting heavy
    - Unrack your weights
    - Don't hit on anyone
    - Don't wear perfume
    - etc. etc.


    Don't sweat too much
    Don't just stand around and not sweat
    Sweat, but don't let it be smelly
    Don't wear make up
    Don't wear matching clothes
    Don't take rest breaks
    Everyone is giving you side eye waiting for you to mess up
    Don't make noises
    Don't look like you're not working hard
    Don't look like you might want to hit on someone
    Don't look in the mirror at any point in time
    Don't go slower than the person next to you on the treadmill/elliptical/bike etc no matter your physical limitations, medical issues or handicaps
    etc
    etc
    etc

    Yes, all of these are very helpful. I can see where new people at the gym can find the information in these sorts of threads useful.
  • Posts: 150 Member
    edited January 2016
    ZoeLifts wrote: »

    Don't sweat too much
    Don't just stand around and not sweat
    Sweat, but don't let it be smelly
    Don't wear make up
    Don't wear matching clothes
    Don't take rest breaks
    Everyone is giving you side eye waiting for you to mess up
    Don't make noises
    Don't look like you're not working hard
    Don't look like you might want to hit on someone
    Don't look in the mirror at any point in time
    Don't go slower than the person next to you on the treadmill/elliptical/bike etc no matter your physical limitations, medical issues or handicaps
    etc
    etc
    etc

    Yes, all of these are very helpful. I can see where new people at the gym can find the information in these sorts of threads useful.

    I didn't see like 90% of those on here. Obviously those are dumb complaints. If you can't differentiate between a valid complaint and someone just being stuck up, that's a personal problem.

    I'm speaking from personal experience. I have bad anxiety and was literally terrified to go into the weight section of my gym for years. I didn't know gym etiquette. How would I? I didn't know if i was supposed to wipe down the machine after I used it or if fairies came along behind me and did it. I felt more confident after reading peoples personal experiences with bad gym etiquette.
  • Posts: 876 Member
    ZoeLifts wrote: »

    But don't work so hard that you actually grunt, or anything, because then someone will want to laugh at you. So you have to hit that sweet spot where you work with enough intensity to sweat, but not so much that you make "unpleasant" sounds.

    So basically, just stay home then!
  • Posts: 2,480 Member

    I didn't see like 90% of those on here. Obviously those are dumb complaints. If you can't differentiate between a valid complaint and someone just being stuck up, that's a personal problem.

    I'm speaking from personal experience. I have bad anxiety and was literally terrified to go into the weight section of my gym for years. I didn't know gym etiquette. How would I? I didn't know if i was supposed to wipe down the machine after I used it or if fairies came along behind me and did it. I felt more confident after reading peoples personal experiences with bad gym etiquette.

    I never understood this, maybe because I have been going to gyms since high school and I have a comfort zone there. However, due to a foot injury, I recently decided to take up swimming. I showed up there on a weekday morning at 5am, to find the lanes filled with experienced swimmers executing perfect form, churning out the laps without any visible effort. I got in the water, and while I'm an adequate swimmer, flailed around like a moron in comparison. The lifeguard came over and offered me advice, one tip being to take one of the little blue styrofoam paddle boards and use it to improve my kicking form. Lol, right, why not give me water wings and a rubber ducky inflatable donut to paddle around in?

    Anyway, I have kept at it and improved (marginally), but I got a good dose of intimidation, which was entirely in my head, because none of the swimmers even paid attention to what I was doing. So i can now relate to gym fear.
  • Posts: 150 Member
    bw_conway wrote: »

    I never understood this, maybe because I have been going to gyms since high school and I have a comfort zone there. However, due to a foot injury, I recently decided to take up swimming. I showed up there on a weekday morning at 5am, to find the lanes filled with experienced swimmers executing perfect form, churning out the laps without any visible effort. I got in the water, and while I'm an adequate swimmer, flailed around like a moron in comparison. The lifeguard came over and offered me advice, one tip being to take one of the little blue styrofoam paddle boards and use it to improve my kicking form. Lol, right, why not give me water wings and a rubber ducky inflatable donut to paddle around in?

    Anyway, I have kept at it and improved (marginally), but I got a good dose of intimidation, which was entirely in my head, because none of the swimmers even paid attention to what I was doing. So i can now relate to gym fear.

    I always felt like the big guys would be thinking to themselves "she doesn't belong here" or something along those lines. Obviously now I know how welcoming and respectful they can be.
  • Posts: 37,368 Member
    people sweating...it's just so disgusting do that at home.
  • Posts: 1,375 Member
    Nothing annoys me at the gym other than dumbbells being strewn all over the floor (OCD sufferer ahoy!!!) Other than that, the gym is like heaven to me!
  • Posts: 1,320 Member
    When someone has really bad form, just so they can put up a heavier weight. I understand you want to get that weight up, but you're going to hurt yourself.
  • Posts: 150 Member
    synchkat wrote: »
    people sweating...it's just so disgusting do that at home.

    Ughh the worst.
  • Posts: 22,834 Member
    Just talkers and overly social people. I have a very finite slice of time I carve out of my day to get a workout in, and I appreciate you have nothing else going on but gym time, but I don't want to talk. To anyone.
  • Posts: 1,320 Member
    Timshel_ wrote: »
    Just talkers and overly social people. I have a very finite slice of time I carve out of my day to get a workout in, and I appreciate you have nothing else going on but gym time, but I don't want to talk. To anyone.

    I don't mind a quick chat, but if you are hogging the equipment I need and you are talking get the f@ck out my way
  • Posts: 34,415 Member

    I didn't see like 90% of those on here. Obviously those are dumb complaints. If you can't differentiate between a valid complaint and someone just being stuck up, that's a personal problem.

    I'm speaking from personal experience. I have bad anxiety and was literally terrified to go into the weight section of my gym for years. I didn't know gym etiquette. How would I? I didn't know if i was supposed to wipe down the machine after I used it or if fairies came along behind me and did it. I felt more confident after reading peoples personal experiences with bad gym etiquette.

    That list (which wasn't even close to exhaustive) was likely from her own many years of MFP experience with threads like these. It's a recurring theme.

    Well, that and the "you shouldn't be intimidated by the gym, no one will even notice you" threads.
  • Posts: 3,543 Member
    Crop dusting a whole section of the gym. Sometimes the fans just don't work that fast.
  • Posts: 9,812 Member
    Centipedes... especially on leg day
  • Posts: 3,543 Member
    @sardelsa What is centipedes?
  • Posts: 10,347 Member
    jofjltncb6 wrote: »

    That list (which wasn't even close to exhaustive) was likely from her own many years of MFP experience with threads like these. It's a recurring theme.

    Well, that and the "you shouldn't be intimidated by the gym, no one will even notice you" threads.

    Exactly. Thank you, Jof.
  • Posts: 10,347 Member

    I didn't see like 90% of those on here. Obviously those are dumb complaints. If you can't differentiate between a valid complaint and someone just being stuck up, that's a personal problem.

    I'm speaking from personal experience. I have bad anxiety and was literally terrified to go into the weight section of my gym for years. I didn't know gym etiquette. How would I? I didn't know if i was supposed to wipe down the machine after I used it or if fairies came along behind me and did it. I felt more confident after reading peoples personal experiences with bad gym etiquette.

    See, I find this part fascinating. My own personal experience is that I was never intimidated by going to the gym and getting started, nor by getting into the big weight section of the gym and throwing some weight around. I do know some people have issues with it, though, and I sympathize. That's one of the reasons why I feel like a thread tearing apart all the newbies doing the stuff they don't know they are supposed to be doing or not doing is such a bad idea.

    And yet, you yourself claim to have been one that was terrified to go into parts of the gym but do not see harm in this thread for someone trying to fight through their anxiety to step into a gym and overcome their fear of being judged?
  • Posts: 5,864 Member
    thorsmom01 wrote: »
    Threads like this are not at all helpful to newcomers.
    How many threads do we see where a newcomer is afraid to go to the gym ? ( tons) they don't want to be judged and feel like people will be looking at them.
    So when they log on here and see people complaining and making fun of others at their gyms, they are terrified to even walk into one.

    I have an idea- worry about yourself. Who cares what others are doing at the gym ?
    What does it matter to you if a woman is wearing make up ? Who cares ?


    I go to the gym and worry about my self and my workout. I could care less what others are wearing or doing.

    Its really immature and pathetic that so many adults are this worried about who's wearing makeup and such.

    Maybe worry about yourself ?!

    +1!
  • Posts: 2,983 Member
    I gotta be honest. When I first started going to the gym I didn't know if you were supposed to wipe down the equipment or not. I thought the paper towels and cleaner were for employee use only.

    I even asked the internet in earnest if you're supposed to wipe down after yourself.

    Maybe I was just special at the time but I didn't really mind swapping funk with strangers. I figured If I'm not sitting on stale booty juice at the gym then it's gonna happen at McDonalds, the movie theater, jury duty, etc. As long as I showered daily and washed my hands in soap infused with lavender essential oils then I felt confident I wasn't going to get dysentery.

    Ah, life was simpler in those days.




  • Posts: 2,516 Member
    jenmar22 wrote: »

    Thanks for taking the time to type that up and argue w/ a stranger on the internet.

    See this part where I said "it doesn't really concern me" and "to each their own" and that "I'm just curious." I'm honestly...Just Curious.

    I thought maybe there's some purpose to it that I don't understand. I find it useful to learn about others' strategies in the gym...especially when it comes to cardio.

    Didn't mean any judgy intention by it, and I tried to phrase the question as kindly as I could (maybe it didn't come across that way...internet tone can be a b*tch to get across).

    I guess curiosity really does kill the cat?

    No, she was just puposely being confrontational. I have often wondered the same thing about that so you are not alone in your curiosity.
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