Gym pet peeves

Bcmuscle
Bcmuscle Posts: 15 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Whats everyone's gym pet peeves?
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  • jillianmarie20
    jillianmarie20 Posts: 36 Member
    Not cleaning the machines off after use! Haha
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    People that use more than one equipment at a time when the gym is busy. Or when they leave for 5 mins and say " I was using that" when they come back. Yeah no, I am now.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,183 Member
    jillianmarie20 wrote: »
    Not cleaning the machines off after use! Haha

    That is without a doubt, my biggest peeve when I was using gyms, it's disgusting :unamused:
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Just being crowded in general especially at a time (*cough* 5AM), when it should be empty.
  • trochanter
    trochanter Posts: 76 Member
    Poor erg technique 35 plus SPM, lever on 10 (as advised by gym staff) and display on Calories.
  • GingerPwr
    GingerPwr Posts: 1,983 Member
    Some of the men in my gym are territorial about the free weights. We have two free weight areas, but I'm starting a barbell workout & they look at me like I'm not supposed to be on "their" side.
  • trochanter
    trochanter Posts: 76 Member
    Kids now allowed in until 8PM
  • cndkendrick
    cndkendrick Posts: 138 Member
    Eye contact
  • don9992
    don9992 Posts: 49 Member
    People who do an entire lift set standing right in front of the weight rack.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    No curls in the squat rack!
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    edited May 2017
    That one guy who sings loudly along with his headphone music.

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  • cndkendrick
    cndkendrick Posts: 138 Member
    TmacMMM wrote: »
    That one guy who sings loudly along with his headphone music.

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    Aweee this is my dad
  • rlilly697
    rlilly697 Posts: 201 Member
    edited May 2017
    Dropping Dumb bells/Barbells and not re-racking them after use!
    Then there's the couples that pet n stroke each other in front of the mirrors and the people that spend more time sat on the phone or taking selfies than they do actually working out!!
  • cndkendrick
    cndkendrick Posts: 138 Member
    rlilly697 wrote: »
    Dropping Dumb bells/Barbells and not re-racking them after use!
    Then there's the couples that pet n stroke each other in front of the mirrors and the people that spend more time sat on the phone or taking selfies than they do actually working out!!

    Blechh... heavy petting
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
    People that arrive after the class starts!
  • rlilly697
    rlilly697 Posts: 201 Member
    cndkendrick wrote: »
    rlilly697 wrote: »
    Dropping Dumb bells/Barbells and not re-racking them after use!
    Then there's the couples that pet n stroke each other in front of the mirrors and the people that spend more time sat on the phone or taking selfies than they do actually working out!!

    Blechh... heavy petting

    They have been seen to.....One will get on the rowing machine the other will straddle across it n they,ll kiss everytime the "rower" slides forward!?
    Or they,ll just take up the Low rower weights bench n face each other ?? :s
  • WayTooHonest
    WayTooHonest Posts: 144 Member
    edited May 2017
    LZMiner wrote: »
    People that arrive after the class starts!

    If class would start at 5:15 or 5:30, I wouldn't be late. I come when I can, and it's better than not going at all. :p

    Except yoga. That's the one class I won't go into late.
  • cndkendrick
    cndkendrick Posts: 138 Member
    rlilly697 wrote: »
    cndkendrick wrote: »
    rlilly697 wrote: »
    Dropping Dumb bells/Barbells and not re-racking them after use!
    Then there's the couples that pet n stroke each other in front of the mirrors and the people that spend more time sat on the phone or taking selfies than they do actually working out!!

    Blechh... heavy petting

    They have been seen to.....One will get on the rowing machine the other will straddle across it n they,ll kiss everytime the "rower" slides forward!?
    Or they,ll just take up the Low rower weights bench n face each other ?? :s

    Nooo please tell me not
  • 1musicgrl
    1musicgrl Posts: 135 Member
    Not cleaning the machines, yelling really loudly (I get some noise is necessary at times, but the whole gym doesn't need to hear you above the loud music that already is playing), and dudes coming up and using the treadmill beside me, when every other treadmill is available. Give me some space bro! I don't want your sweat bouncing off of me. Lol. Ok end of rant. :p
  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
    Walking into the gym
  • Jockamo319
    Jockamo319 Posts: 22 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    People that use more than one equipment at a time when the gym is busy. Or when they leave for 5 mins and say " I was using that" when they come back. Yeah no, I am now.

    That's the one! Dibs is not a thing -- you're either on the equipment or off it

  • feroz185
    feroz185 Posts: 2 Member
    People using their phones and wasting time on benches or lifting machines :/
  • PennyVonDread
    PennyVonDread Posts: 432 Member
    Walking right in front of someone attempting a heavy snatch or C&J is a no-no.

    I also get peeved when people are actively looking for a date.
    I came to workout, not "go out."
  • PennyVonDread
    PennyVonDread Posts: 432 Member
    edited May 2017
    And more of a crossfit gym thing, but if you bring your dog and he can't be controlled or stay of the platforms where people are lifting, you are a bad owner.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    My gym has a nice piece of field turf as a place to push the Prowler. *kitten* personal trainers will have their clients doing floor exercises right in the middle of the turf.
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Excessive cologne/perfume. I get it; not many are in love with the smell of sweat. I am not talking about the average amount spritzing, but so much that I can still smell the person on the equipment or in the area after the person has left the area. For some people this can be a hazard for them to breathe in.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,862 Member
    Yep, what everyone else said:
    - not removing your weights from the barbells when you're done
    - not re-racking your weights (although I always leave a single pair of 2.5 lb plates neatly on the floor under the stacks at the squat bar - which don't include a 2.5 lb stack- so the next person who needs them won't have to walk over to another weight stack to get them).
    - racking weights (and dumbbells) on the wrong (and very clearly labeled) plate stack.
    - Tying up a piece of equipment while you fiddle with your phone or just sit/lie there or go off somewhere (barring a 1-2 minute grace period of rest between sets).
    - Claiming multiple highly sought after pieces of equipment while supersetting during busy gym time.

    I wouldn't mind people coming in late to class if I took classes. Most of us have these things called jobs and can't necessarily be there at work-day-just-ended-o'clock on the dot.

    I would probably ditch the gym with the kids. I went to the Y for a while, and they would run around the locker room like animals getting puddles of pool water everywhere. I had to bite my tongue to not make snarky comments everytime I got that phone call asking for donations to the school age child care program.
  • ImNancyLynn
    ImNancyLynn Posts: 36 Member
    Texting instead of using the macchine, or simply resting for wayyyy to long on a machine.... use a bench if you want to rest, i want to get it done and get out!
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