Things people do that annoys you in the gym.
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I must be different to everyone else because I hate it when no one talks to me. Although there are times when I want to just get on with my treadmill workout, and focus. It is annoying when someone is breathing really loudly next to you, or someone next to me has a loud conversation with another person. Usually I wear headphones connected to the TV screen on the treadmill and it helps me block out the annoying time wasters. Sometimes though, I want to make friends with others but it is really impossible. Most of the people at my gym are pensioners1
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fitandy2016 wrote: »I must be different to everyone else because I hate it when no one talks to me. Although there are times when I want to just get on with my treadmill workout, and focus. It is annoying when someone is breathing really loudly next to you, or someone next to me has a loud conversation with another person. Usually I wear headphones connected to the TV screen on the treadmill and it helps me block out the annoying time wasters. Sometimes though, I want to make friends with others but it is really impossible. Most of the people at my gym are pensioners
Although I like to train and concentrate without talking. I don't mind talking at all. You won't find many who would just talk unless they came with a friend.0 -
Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
Neither have I, but in terms of infecting others, one is more likely to have a germ or virus transfer from touching a dumbell or other types of lifting bars than from sitting / lying on an unwiped bench surface.1 -
I've never heard a woman moan, period.
Wait. That's not true.
I've had a couple of blind dates in my lifetime.2 -
Motorsheen wrote: »
I've never heard a woman moan, period.
Wait. That's not true.
I've had a couple of blind dates in my lifetime.
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Motorsheen wrote: »
I've never heard a woman moan, period.
Wait. That's not true.
I've had a couple of blind dates in my lifetime.
you are killin me!! 0 -
Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
There is a guy at my gym who I have witnessed going straight from the bathroom stall to the exit without washing several times. The gym doesn't offer paper towels, so I either do this stunt where I fling the door open with my shoe or wad up toilet paper to use when I pull the handle, because although I can shower later, I don't want to walk around with this guy's *kitten* germs on my hands for an hour.2 -
Bry_Lander wrote: »Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
There is a guy at my gym who I have witnessed going straight from the bathroom stall to the exit without washing several times. The gym doesn't offer paper towels, so I either do this stunt where I fling the door open with my shoe or wad up toilet paper to use when I pull the handle, because although I can shower later, I don't want to walk around with this guy's *kitten* germs on my hands for an hour.
This will make me have OCD1 -
1) When people stare at me while I try to work out.
2) Waiting to use one of the weight machines or free weights when someone has been on there for a long time.
3) Over use of grunting, bad language and yelling
4) When the machines aren't wiped down.
5) Best one yet, watching men go by with their chest puffed out, stomachs sucked in and walking around the gym all impressed they just bench pressed that weight acting like a cave man for the ladies.
5) Hog the mirrors right by the free weights.0 -
When there are 20 treadmills available, and you run right next to me (maybe as a competitive thing idk).
People watching me work out or stare.
Being lazy and not cleaning off the machine.2 -
When there are 20 treadmills available, and you run right next to me (maybe as a competitive thing idk).
People watching me work out or stare.
Being lazy and not cleaning off the machine.
☝️this...being stared at, I mean zoned into the crotch, while doing abduct/adduct & hip thrust. Very unnerving & creepy0 -
This evening some chick had moved her yoga mat into the Smith machine and was blocking the Smith machine and weights doing yoga. Key info about 300 ft away is a whole room for yoga and cardio and stretching that was empty. She was using it not to work out but to flirt with the admittedly hot guy working over at the bench press.0
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One thing I do hate is when people look at me while im working out. Like don't you have something better to do than look at me. I'm not a machine you can work on nor am I weights.0
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Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying0
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I dont get annoyed when someone asks me how many sets i have left. I get it that everybody wants to get their sets done in a timely fashion.
What annoyed me the other day was an older guy coming to ask me if i was using the power rack. I just grabbed it bro. He says "I was gonna do rows with this bar". I then pointed him towards the t-bar machine then he got all pissy with me, even though i grabbed the rack first, like wtf.
He them philophisizes to me "thats the difference between us older guys and you younger guys..we're more flexible." all huffed up. I was gonna go all science on him and tell him he had it backwards. I just let him go. Smh.
Dont get angry at me cause i was at the rack first.
Oh yea, pet peeve. When people hog the rack your whole session.1 -
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Prettyhaitian0218 wrote: »Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying
I see that plenty at my gym, even the young girls go up and down standing around looking as though they are in the park.0 -
Prettyhaitian0218 wrote: »Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying
I see that plenty at my gym, even the young girls go up and down standing around looking as though they are in the park.
I dont mind that one bit, they are obviously looking to look good. Eye candy at the gym is good, serves me as a mojo inducer lol.1 -
yoherbs421 wrote: »Prettyhaitian0218 wrote: »Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying
I see that plenty at my gym, even the young girls go up and down standing around looking as though they are in the park.
I dont mind that one bit, they are obviously looking to look good. Eye candy at the gym is good, serves me as a mojo inducer lol.
You should get a job at the gym, even as a janitor. Eye candy all you want 0 -
Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
Exactly. Are all the anal individuals who are so concerned about every surface in the gym, wiping every handrail, armrest, etc in public buildings, transportation and so on? How about the germs left by the last person who went directly from concluding a major transaction in the stall, bypassed the hand washing, and started touching those items?1 -
There's a girl with a nice big booty at my gym and she goes and does her booty exercises wherever there's a crowd of men. Not jealous but who goes to the gym with full faced makeup and hair done and leaves the gym without a single sweat. I look like a sweat dog compared to her for sure.0
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yoherbs421 wrote: »Prettyhaitian0218 wrote: »Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying
I see that plenty at my gym, even the young girls go up and down standing around looking as though they are in the park.
I dont mind that one bit, they are obviously looking to look good. Eye candy at the gym is good, serves me as a mojo inducer lol.
You should get a job at the gym, even as a janitor. Eye candy all you want
Lol the perv janitor! No 1.5 hours is good!0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
Exactly. Are all the anal individuals who are so concerned about every surface in the gym, wiping every handrail, armrest, etc in public buildings, transportation and so on? How about the germs left by the last person who went directly from concluding a major transaction in the stall, bypassed the hand washing, and started touching those items?
I have no idea what this machine is...its not even a machine. This device where I do my leg lifts, I need my elbows to support my body weight while I do leg lifts. And I swear its giving me these itchy little fluid filled sacs on my elbows. Im pretty sure its from doing leg lifts, its the only time i rely on my elbows like that.
Absolutely everything should be wiped down! especially if anything doesn't appear visible. Microbes are still there. Wash your hands ALWAYS!! And if your hands appear clean, use hand sanitizer.1 -
BreezyPeezy5 wrote: »There's a girl with a nice big booty at my gym and she goes and does her booty exercises wherever there's a crowd of men. Not jealous but who goes to the gym with full faced makeup and hair done and leaves the gym without a single sweat. I look like a sweat dog compared to her for sure.
Sweaty chicks are hot too! LOL Makeup girl obviously wants attention aka the big D.0 -
yoherbs421 wrote: »yoherbs421 wrote: »Prettyhaitian0218 wrote: »Another thing that annoys me. When a female come to the gym with makeup on and her workout outfit matches her jewelry. Like are you actually going to work out or are you looking for a date? I'm just saying
I see that plenty at my gym, even the young girls go up and down standing around looking as though they are in the park.
I dont mind that one bit, they are obviously looking to look good. Eye candy at the gym is good, serves me as a mojo inducer lol.
You should get a job at the gym, even as a janitor. Eye candy all you want
Lol the perv janitor! No 1.5 hours is good! 0 -
yoherbs421 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
Exactly. Are all the anal individuals who are so concerned about every surface in the gym, wiping every handrail, armrest, etc in public buildings, transportation and so on? How about the germs left by the last person who went directly from concluding a major transaction in the stall, bypassed the hand washing, and started touching those items?
I have no idea what this machine is...its not even a machine. This device where I do my leg lifts, I need my elbows to support my body weight while I do leg lifts. And I swear its giving me these itchy little fluid filled sacs on my elbows. Im pretty sure its from doing leg lifts, its the only time i rely on my elbows like that.
Absolutely everything should be wiped down! especially if anything doesn't appear visible. Microbes are still there. Wash your hands ALWAYS!! And if your hands appear clean, use hand sanitizer.
Just curious, is this your process in the case of any public area? There are a lot of places dirtier than a gym.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »yoherbs421 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Stupid question, but do most people wipe down those textured metal dumbbells? I've only had experience using the smooth shiny ones (which are easy to wipe down) but with the metal grippy ones I'd be concerned about rusting or something like that. Is wiping these down typical gym etiquette?
I've never wiped down a dumbbell or seen someone wipe down a dumbbell.
But I've seen people putting their dirty foot on it while killing time in between sets.
Tens of thousands of hands have touched every single surface in the gym. How many of them do you think forgot to wash their hands after visiting the bathroom?
Everything washes off in the shower, not worth worrying about
Exactly. Are all the anal individuals who are so concerned about every surface in the gym, wiping every handrail, armrest, etc in public buildings, transportation and so on? How about the germs left by the last person who went directly from concluding a major transaction in the stall, bypassed the hand washing, and started touching those items?
I have no idea what this machine is...its not even a machine. This device where I do my leg lifts, I need my elbows to support my body weight while I do leg lifts. And I swear its giving me these itchy little fluid filled sacs on my elbows. Im pretty sure its from doing leg lifts, its the only time i rely on my elbows like that.
Absolutely everything should be wiped down! especially if anything doesn't appear visible. Microbes are still there. Wash your hands ALWAYS!! And if your hands appear clean, use hand sanitizer.
Just curious, is this your process in the case of any public area? There are a lot of places dirtier than a gym.
Yes! I wash my hands all the time and I look for hand sanitizer everywhere! Now at the gym I wipe everything before and after use.1 -
EXERCISE LOL3
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BreezyPeezy5 wrote: »There's a girl with a nice big booty at my gym and she goes and does her booty exercises wherever there's a crowd of men. Not jealous but who goes to the gym with full faced makeup and hair done and leaves the gym without a single sweat. I look like a sweat dog compared to her for sure.
Some are attention seekers. Want guys to stare. Then call them pervs. Nothing new 0
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