Non friendly females in the gym.

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  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
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    happilymegan wrote: »
    zyxst wrote: »
    How do you feel about non-friendly males at the gym?

    I don't go to the gym to talk. Talking is done in other places, like a coffee house or bar or movie theatre.

    No talking should be done in a movie theatre. I throw popcorn at the back of those peoples heads.

    Hear! Hear! I throw half-empty soda cups.
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
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    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I just find it odd than because a woman doesn't talk to you, she is automatically "non-friendly".

    1. I agree with this ..that and I'm mostly likely super focused while I'm there. If I notice a guy watching me I'll smirk or smile but most of the time, my eyes are closed focusing on the muscle and I'm short on time. I mean it's the gym not Starbucks. Lets do what we came there to do. Workout!!!
    2. I miss you girl. :(
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
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    littlemissbgiff wrote: »
    I find females in general are unfriendly, not just at the gym. The amount of angst contained in these gineys is unbelievable.

    As I've always said: "No 1 hates you, more than; your own!"! I've the same issue being disabled with, other disabled people; that I don't with healthy people!
  • rugratz2015
    rugratz2015 Posts: 593 Member
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    I agree with the op, I don't find people particularly chatty in my gym, unless they already seem to know each other. One bloke did smile at me a couple of times and I returned his smile, but that's the friendliest person I've seen. Another bloke did respond when I complimented him on what aftershave he was wearing, but that's it, in 9 months. Oh! And one woman in the changing rooms that only uses the pool and talks to everyone.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
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    I've been going to the same gym for 5 years; I only started to make gym friends in the last year. I'm not unfriendly...I'm busy and have intense RBF.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,492 Member
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    finny11122 wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LUv3kbmNfg
    Be like Arnold is what i say .

    "Stop being a baby; this is Gold's Gym, not a baby gym."

    Awesome.
  • amba89lynn
    amba89lynn Posts: 26 Member
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    I agree and I'm a lady myself. Same goes for the gym I go too. Women have more of a bad attitude about things there than anywhere else I have been. Of course the men are helpful most of the time! Lol lord forbid asking a lady a question! Might get a sour look.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,492 Member
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    So I'm pressed for time this past Thursday and I only have about 40 minutes to commit to working out.

    I go to the gym and there's a couple of guys there who want to talk.

    I still get in my training but run over the time I had allotted.

    It's tough, you don't want to come off as aloof but you are there to train, right?
  • Karen_can_do_this
    Karen_can_do_this Posts: 1,150 Member
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    I'll say hello or good morning to people when I pass them at the gym. To me that's manners. However I won't talk to people in the middle of a set. That's either their set or mine.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,492 Member
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    Karen_can_do_this wrote: »
    I'll say hello or good morning to people when I pass them at the gym. To me that's manners. However I won't talk to people in the middle of a set. That's either their set or mine.

    Middle of a set? Talking? Never.

    Isn't that one of the first rules of gym etiquette?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,523 Member
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    I've been in the gym for 3/5 of my life and personally have never had any real bad experiences chatting with females. Could be your approach. Many times I just say something nice about their workout, exchange names then tell them to have a good workout. If I see them again I'll ask them how's it going or any fun plans for the weekend. Then let them control how long we talk. If I sense I'm pressing them for time, I apologize and tell them to catch me up later when they have time. There have been times where we talk, they workout and I count their reps and sets.
    But again this could be because I'm an employee at every gym I attend and familiarity could help.

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