Annoyances at the gym!
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tcunbeliever wrote: »my gym is at home...
Gizmo, the fat lazy cat that goes out of her way to lay under my feet in the middle of my workout
rainy weather that keeps me inside when I would rather get my walking done outside
when my darling husband fails to vacuum every day so I have to delay my workout to clean up the floor
none of them are horrible, but they are all annoying...
My cat is not overly lazy but she can be highly annoying. She loves to sit watching me get things ready and then wait until I get started to want outside. Then she meows at me all the way out the door, like I'm inconveniencing her.
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rainbowbow wrote: »I always say this on these threads, but it's people who use the treadmill right next to mine when there are twenty others open.
My gym has a long line of perfectly identical treadmills (same make and model, all purchased at the same time and kept in good repair) facing onto second-floor windows. There is no reason other than weird superstition or a desire to be annoying that I can fathom that would necessitate using one specific treadmill there as they are exactly the same both materially and as far as view is concerned.
Every time I post this, someone is like "but I always have to use one specific machine at my gym because _____" and I get that, but at my gym they are IDENTICAL (I know this because for the past year I have habitually used a different one every day if they're empty to ease my mind about the calibration/to see if there IS a reason people always do this to me) and so it makes me super peeved when someone parks themselves right next to me and I have to listen to them on their phones or smell their cologne overdose when I just want to zone out and enjoy my run with a little personal space. It's like bathroom stalls or movie theatre or train seats - whhhhhhy would you choose the right-next-to-someone option if there are so many others available?
There's one old guy who, for the past few weeks, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:00 when I am half-finished my run, chooses the treadmill right next to mine (no matter which one it is, even though there are usually only one or two other people in the whole row) and proceeds to walk for fifteen minutes while glancing over at my screen constantly and absolutely reeking of sandalwood. It drives me bonkers but I don't want to stop running, wipe the machine down, and go to a different one when I'm in the zone. Grrrr.
okay, but like... how am i supposed to prove i'm better than you if i can't see how fast you're running?
Is that it? I mean, if they want to race, why not just blow an airhorn and drop a flag in front of me or something so I can have a little warning... 6 -
rainbowbow wrote: »I always say this on these threads, but it's people who use the treadmill right next to mine when there are twenty others open.
My gym has a long line of perfectly identical treadmills (same make and model, all purchased at the same time and kept in good repair) facing onto second-floor windows. There is no reason other than weird superstition or a desire to be annoying that I can fathom that would necessitate using one specific treadmill there as they are exactly the same both materially and as far as view is concerned.
Every time I post this, someone is like "but I always have to use one specific machine at my gym because _____" and I get that, but at my gym they are IDENTICAL (I know this because for the past year I have habitually used a different one every day if they're empty to ease my mind about the calibration/to see if there IS a reason people always do this to me) and so it makes me super peeved when someone parks themselves right next to me and I have to listen to them on their phones or smell their cologne overdose when I just want to zone out and enjoy my run with a little personal space. It's like bathroom stalls or movie theatre or train seats - whhhhhhy would you choose the right-next-to-someone option if there are so many others available?
There's one old guy who, for the past few weeks, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:00 when I am half-finished my run, chooses the treadmill right next to mine (no matter which one it is, even though there are usually only one or two other people in the whole row) and proceeds to walk for fifteen minutes while glancing over at my screen constantly and absolutely reeking of sandalwood. It drives me bonkers but I don't want to stop running, wipe the machine down, and go to a different one when I'm in the zone. Grrrr.
okay, but like... how am i supposed to prove i'm better than you if i can't see how fast you're running? Is that it? I mean, if they want to race, why not just blow an airhorn and drop a flag in front of me or something so I can have a little warning...
D'uh. Because then someone would come onto MFP and say one of their biggest gym annoyances is the person on the treadmill who's blowing an airhorn and throwing flags around.21 -
grmckenzie wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Mainly the TVs while I'm doing cardio. They're always on some annoying channel. I wish some of the treadmills and bikes didn't face them. I practically stare at my feet for 45 minutes. I come to the gym to escape. The sports channels are fine. I almost stayed home in the months leading up to the election.
My last gym wasn't so crowded so I couldn't ask the guy at the desk to change the channel.
When the batteries in my remote are dying so I can't change the channel from the treadmill.
But it's in my basement so I can only blame myself. Wait, I can blame my wife. Yeah, that works.
I blame my animals for destroying my yoga. I get lots of attention at my (home) gym, but cat bum in the face is not welcome!2 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »I always say this on these threads, but it's people who use the treadmill right next to mine when there are twenty others open.
My gym has a long line of perfectly identical treadmills (same make and model, all purchased at the same time and kept in good repair) facing onto second-floor windows. There is no reason other than weird superstition or a desire to be annoying that I can fathom that would necessitate using one specific treadmill there as they are exactly the same both materially and as far as view is concerned.
Every time I post this, someone is like "but I always have to use one specific machine at my gym because _____" and I get that, but at my gym they are IDENTICAL (I know this because for the past year I have habitually used a different one every day if they're empty to ease my mind about the calibration/to see if there IS a reason people always do this to me) and so it makes me super peeved when someone parks themselves right next to me and I have to listen to them on their phones or smell their cologne overdose when I just want to zone out and enjoy my run with a little personal space. It's like bathroom stalls or movie theatre or train seats - whhhhhhy would you choose the right-next-to-someone option if there are so many others available?
There's one old guy who, for the past few weeks, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:00 when I am half-finished my run, chooses the treadmill right next to mine (no matter which one it is, even though there are usually only one or two other people in the whole row) and proceeds to walk for fifteen minutes while glancing over at my screen constantly and absolutely reeking of sandalwood. It drives me bonkers but I don't want to stop running, wipe the machine down, and go to a different one when I'm in the zone. Grrrr.
okay, but like... how am i supposed to prove i'm better than you if i can't see how fast you're running? Is that it? I mean, if they want to race, why not just blow an airhorn and drop a flag in front of me or something so I can have a little warning...
D'uh. Because then someone would come onto MFP and say one of their biggest gym annoyances is the person on the treadmill who's blowing an airhorn and throwing flags around.
Might make a nice change from the treadmill-dancers, and the ones on their speakerphones, though (or the guy who wears his Beats around his neck with the volume at 11...because the only thing worse than someone else's taste in music is someone else's taste in music playing just loudly enough to hear the top end blaring tinnily away through headphones.) Oh, and all the complaints about people who run too loud, lol.
Seriously, though, as someone who rides a train to/from work, nothing that happens at the gym can ever compare to the bizarre and annoying stuff I see on public transit, so I mostly just grin and bear it. Better someone being weird on the treadmill right next to me than trying to grab my butt or barfing on the floor in a crowded train....people are weird and the more of them you confine in a public space, the weirder they get.7 -
People. Loud noises. Crowds.
So I take long walks instead.1 -
Fat shamers.6
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I always say this on these threads, but it's people who use the treadmill right next to mine when there are twenty others open.
My gym has a long line of perfectly identical treadmills (same make and model, all purchased at the same time and kept in good repair) facing onto second-floor windows. There is no reason other than weird superstition or a desire to be annoying that I can fathom that would necessitate using one specific treadmill there as they are exactly the same both materially and as far as view is concerned.
Every time I post this, someone is like "but I always have to use one specific machine at my gym because _____" and I get that, but at my gym they are IDENTICAL (I know this because for the past year I have habitually used a different one every day if they're empty to ease my mind about the calibration/to see if there IS a reason people always do this to me) and so it makes me super peeved when someone parks themselves right next to me and I have to listen to them on their phones or smell their cologne overdose when I just want to zone out and enjoy my run with a little personal space. It's like bathroom stalls or movie theatre or train seats - whhhhhhy would you choose the right-next-to-someone option if there are so many others available?
There's one old guy who, for the past few weeks, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:00 when I am half-finished my run, chooses the treadmill right next to mine (no matter which one it is, even though there are usually only one or two other people in the whole row) and proceeds to walk for fifteen minutes while glancing over at my screen constantly and absolutely reeking of sandalwood. It drives me bonkers but I don't want to stop running, wipe the machine down, and go to a different one when I'm in the zone. Grrrr.
Maybe you should and see what he does. Sounds like you have a creeper.2 -
not_my_first_rodeo wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »
-people who stand in the front in a dance fitness class when they can't keep up/have no idea what they are doing
-people with no musicality, timing or ability to count who try to take dance fitness classes
-people moving the wrong way in a group class...especially if they are doing this in my blind spot
This is why I don't take the classes or go to the gym. I've tried, but the attitude I get from the more experienced people makes me feel inadequate and unwelcome. Oh, an instructor might be encouraging, but then I get grief from the other people in a class--because apparently I need to have personally trained with Bob Fosse to be in a beginner class (which is probably not your situation).
That and the people who have given me attitude or made audible comments because I'm not fit and thin already. I don't need that. I'll stick to walking outdoors and trying to do stuff at home.
I'm the biggest, least fit, least coordinated person in the classes I attend and have to do many modifications (I will manage a burpee one day), but I get nothing but respect from the others in the class and some of the long standing attendees seem strangely proud of the effort I put in and how much weight I've lost. I think you need to try a few other classes out to find a more welcoming crowd.
It's something I'm willing to consider. At the moment, I have a manageable routine. When the weather gets worse, I'll investigate my gym options.
But this is something I have experienced at several locations over the years and it tends to make me gun shy.0 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »not_my_first_rodeo wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »
-people who stand in the front in a dance fitness class when they can't keep up/have no idea what they are doing
-people with no musicality, timing or ability to count who try to take dance fitness classes
-people moving the wrong way in a group class...especially if they are doing this in my blind spot
This is why I don't take the classes or go to the gym. I've tried, but the attitude I get from the more experienced people makes me feel inadequate and unwelcome. Oh, an instructor might be encouraging, but then I get grief from the other people in a class--because apparently I need to have personally trained with Bob Fosse to be in a beginner class (which is probably not your situation).
That and the people who have given me attitude or made audible comments because I'm not fit and thin already. I don't need that. I'll stick to walking outdoors and trying to do stuff at home.
Most people at the gym really are not like that, fortunately. You generally will not be judged except by a few select, um, special... yeah... special... people.
Really? How many people have responded in this thread? More than a select few.
People judge people. Most keep it to themselves, but they still judge as this thread proves.
Well, there's judging people, and there's having things annoy them. They are two different things.7 -
I have one!!1111
When you're trying to watch Outlander while walking on a treadmill, and your stoooopid Amazon kindle fire 3rd edition craps out during the video several times (or so you thought, it's a crappy tablet anyway).. you then proceed to tape your laptop to your treadmill and the video craps itself out there as well. You get annoyed and hop off the treadmill, then finally decide to watch the episode online...and then feel fine for the next hour while you enjoy the episode...
:laugh:Carlos_421 wrote: »
It's a great way to get out of the squat hole.grammageegee wrote: »What is crop dusting?
Farting
More specifically, farting whilst in movement, like a crop duster plane.
Yep. I don't get it.FeelsLikeAwesome wrote: »My only beef is people who complain about dropping weights or grunting.
I realize this is probably ignorance about weightlifting so I go to a lifting gym. Problem solved.
Some lift so heavy that grunting just 'helps', and for dropping weights? How else is someone supposed to finish a heavy as hell deadlift rep?
Another one I don't get is being annoyed with loud treadmill running. No one can run on the treadmill quietly, and everyone has a different running style.rainbowbow wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »tcunbeliever wrote: »my gym is at home...
Gizmo, the fat lazy cat that goes out of her way to lay under my feet in the middle of my workout
rainy weather that keeps me inside when I would rather get my walking done outside
when my darling husband fails to vacuum every day so I have to delay my workout to clean up the floor
none of them are horrible, but they are all annoying...
Oh god the necessary daily floor cleaning because three cats = an alarming amount of feline related detritus appearing overnight!
yes, i think this pretty much describes it.
I thought this happened if you owned Unicorns?
@rainbowbow
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cerise_noir wrote: »
:laugh:Carlos_421 wrote: »
It's a great way to get out of the squat hole.grammageegee wrote: »What is crop dusting?
Farting
More specifically, farting whilst in movement, like a crop duster plane.
Yep. I don't get it.FeelsLikeAwesome wrote: »My only beef is people who complain about dropping weights or grunting.
I realize this is probably ignorance about weightlifting so I go to a lifting gym. Problem solved.
Some lift so heavy that grunting just 'helps', and for dropping weights? How else is someone supposed to finish a heavy as hell deadlift rep?
Another one I don't get is being annoyed with loud treadmill running. No one can run on the treadmill quietly, and everyone has a different running style.
Well there is a difference between dropping a deadlift and setting it down heavy. If it slips that's one thing but people who just drop it are getting three reds and should learn to complete their lifts. I think a lot of people just drop them to get attention, frankly.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »It's a long freaking list.
-supersetters
-people who wait ON the machines
-people who use weight machines like chairs and sit on them while texting, looking at Facebook, etc.
-people who move too slowly...get the heck out of the way!
-people who do not wipe off the weight machines, *especially* during cold/flu season
-people who work out while actively sick/contageous
-people who stand in the front in a dance fitness class when they can't keep up/have no idea what they are doing
-people with no musicality, timing or ability to count who try to take dance fitness classes
-people moving the wrong way in a group class...especially if they are doing this in my blind spot
-people who pretend to work out--move your kitten or go home
-pool staff who don't understand lap swimming
-people who PLAY in the lap lanes during lap swim time
-people who cut across lap lanes in the middle of the pool (so dangerous!)
-slow swimmers who think that they are fast
-people who play their music without headphones
-changing room slobs
Basically, people are the issue.
Some of this is actually quite mean, esp re the people who move slow. did you ever wonder why they moved slow?
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i have been on the treadmill when the staff decides to start using the hoover and clean round my treadmill. so off putting when i am trying hard not fall off
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question to those who are scared of germs at the gym. i hope you are not wiping your own face with the same towel you have been wiping sweat off the equipment. gross.1
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »
:laugh:Carlos_421 wrote: »
It's a great way to get out of the squat hole.grammageegee wrote: »What is crop dusting?
Farting
More specifically, farting whilst in movement, like a crop duster plane.
Yep. I don't get it.FeelsLikeAwesome wrote: »My only beef is people who complain about dropping weights or grunting.
I realize this is probably ignorance about weightlifting so I go to a lifting gym. Problem solved.
Some lift so heavy that grunting just 'helps', and for dropping weights? How else is someone supposed to finish a heavy as hell deadlift rep?
Another one I don't get is being annoyed with loud treadmill running. No one can run on the treadmill quietly, and everyone has a different running style.
Well there is a difference between dropping a deadlift and setting it down heavy. If it slips that's one thing but people who just drop it are getting three reds and should learn to complete their lifts. I think a lot of people just drop them to get attention, frankly.
Well, yeah. I wasn't talking about intentional drops and I should have clarified that. Thank you. I agree.2 -
About the only thing that irritates me is when I head over to our company's gym and the weight room has weights scattered all about, plates loaded up on all the bars and the benches out in the middle. Regardless of how many people I've talked to about this and the signs put up about reracking the weights it still happens. So...takes me 10 mins out of my lunchtime lifting to get it straightened out.
But...they better watch out now because we're getting some camera's installed (camera's not because of that but because someone bent the locked cage holding the basketballs).1 -
Therealobi1 wrote: »question to those who are scared of germs at the gym. i hope you are not wiping your own face with the same towel you have been wiping sweat off the equipment. gross.
I'm cringing just thinking about that. In fact, I think I just felt a pimple developing simply reading about it.3 -
Therealobi1 wrote: »question to those who are scared of germs at the gym. i hope you are not wiping your own face with the same towel you have been wiping sweat off the equipment. gross.
I'm doubtful that anyone who has even considered the germ thing would be doing that.
My gym has single-use wipes available everywhere and I think that's pretty typical now. It's been a long time since I've been to a facility where they even have reusable cloths/spray bottles, much less require you to use your own towel...1 -
When people giggle to themselves so loudly you can hear through your headphones, so annoying.0
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Chalk. So much chalk.
And people judging me for supersetting.4 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »not_my_first_rodeo wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »
-people who stand in the front in a dance fitness class when they can't keep up/have no idea what they are doing
-people with no musicality, timing or ability to count who try to take dance fitness classes
-people moving the wrong way in a group class...especially if they are doing this in my blind spot
This is why I don't take the classes or go to the gym. I've tried, but the attitude I get from the more experienced people makes me feel inadequate and unwelcome. Oh, an instructor might be encouraging, but then I get grief from the other people in a class--because apparently I need to have personally trained with Bob Fosse to be in a beginner class (which is probably not your situation).
That and the people who have given me attitude or made audible comments because I'm not fit and thin already. I don't need that. I'll stick to walking outdoors and trying to do stuff at home.
Most people at the gym really are not like that, fortunately. You generally will not be judged except by a few select, um, special... yeah... special... people.
Really? How many people have responded in this thread? More than a select few.
People judge people. Most keep it to themselves, but they still judge as this thread proves.
There's a difference between venting about rude behaviors (making a mess, not racking weights, etc.) and judging/shaming others for not being as coordinated/fast/strong/energetic/experienced as one perceives their own self to be.
So far only one poster in this thread stands out as being guilty of the latter.12 -
For everyone complaining about others that rest on the machines WTH!!
I've developed an appreciation for lifting weights for several months now and the stronger i get the heavier i lift the heavier i lift the more REST time i need in between sets. And yes while I am resting I will look at my phone, look around the gym and in general REST and take my time! Now if you need to use a piece of equipment ask to work in. I will gladly allow someone to work in with me. And as with others I will either ask to work in or do something else until i need a piece of equipment. Simple as that and definitely nothing to be annoyed about. Geeesh!
I agree with you, but I'm usually at the gym during slow hours and lots of equipment is available. A lot of times I use other equipment that's open between my main sets but "hog" just one piece of equipment. If it's busy and I notice someone looking, I'll invite them to work in or let them know how many sets I have left. I think that's fair. I know the usuals and that helps... I can guess if I'm on something they want and I let them know. Being polite and considerate usually works for me.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »Another one I don't get is being annoyed with loud treadmill running. No one can run on the treadmill quietly, and everyone has a different running style.
That's not true. I've seen guys who run on them and sound like a herd of elephants with the "thump, thump, thump" that shakes water bottles all across the room and I've seen other guys, similar size, who run so light that you barely hear their feet hit the ground. That's on treadmills and the indoor running track. I don't know how they do it but they do. I know which ones will be getting the hip and knee replacements in their 50s though....2 -
Therealobi1 wrote: »i have been on the treadmill when the staff decides to start using the hoover and clean round my treadmill. so off putting when i am trying hard not fall off
Oh, yes, staff vacuuming near me, or mopping with WAY too much bleach or other stinky cleaning chemicals. Yuck.1 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »JessicaMcB wrote: »I thankfully run trail in the on season and am blessed with a treadmill in my basement for marathon training in winter so I don't have to bother with gym culture. I've got to know though, posters who mentioned they are irked by people running hard or "loud", how the hell do you hit a significant incline or speed quietly? Have I been running wrong all this time? lol
My issue is when the treadmill itself is loud and squeaky, not the runner.
Though I remember now one woman Wahoo used to make sex noises when she was lifting weights. I know she was just working hard but it was really distracting!
Why was her wahoo making sex noises????
Wahoo...best auto correct ever! *who*6 -
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »It's a long freaking list.
-supersetters
-people who wait ON the machines
-people who use weight machines like chairs and sit on them while texting, looking at Facebook, etc.
-people who move too slowly...get the heck out of the way!
-people who do not wipe off the weight machines, *especially* during cold/flu season
-people who work out while actively sick/contageous
-people who stand in the front in a dance fitness class when they can't keep up/have no idea what they are doing
-people with no musicality, timing or ability to count who try to take dance fitness classes
-people moving the wrong way in a group class...especially if they are doing this in my blind spot
-people who pretend to work out--move your kitten or go home
-pool staff who don't understand lap swimming
-people who PLAY in the lap lanes during lap swim time
-people who cut across lap lanes in the middle of the pool (so dangerous!)
-slow swimmers who think that they are fast
-people who play their music without headphones
-changing room slobs
Basically, people are the issue.
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JaydedMiss wrote: »When they dont put "lock broken" on the bathroom door (single bathroom in middle of the weights) And some girl opens door and loudly says OH MY GOD SORRY... exposing me to all the hot weight lifting guys who look over at the sound...as I pee.
Swear i never wanted to die more knowing i had to leave that room XD
Ouch! That is horrible Jaydedmiss! I would have switched gyms! Lol1 -
rainbowbow wrote: »I have a pretty annoying problem where dudes will just set their stuff down on a bench and then walk away somewhere else for god knows how long. The second i use the bench they come over and say "i'm using that".
I straight up told one of the guys last time, "no, you weren't. you weren't even over here" while handing their stuff back to them.
This happens almost on a weekly basis and it's always the same few rude jerks.
Yeah this one guy did that at my gym and was gone for like 10 minutes! I was like wtf??!!!0
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