What things annoy you at the gym
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ew- pictures in the changing room. Wierdos.3
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Packerjohn wrote: »
I know that all the Anytime Fitness gyms that I have been in they don't have locker rooms but 2-4 individual unisex bathrooms with a bench, toilet, sink/vanity, and shower in each.
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1. people who sit at a machine and chat to others and not actually work out when I am waiting for the machine.
2. people who don't wipe down the equipment after using it.
3. I'd like to say that girls who come to the gym wearing next to nothing with their done and make up done, looking absolutely fabulous bothers me, but I'm actually envious of them tbh.
I read one person say they get bothered by people taking pictures of themselves in the dressing room, well I am guilty of this, I usually try to do it when no one else is in there, but I've been caught a few times. The reason I do this, is because I like to see my results in a full length mirror, I do not have a full length at home. But I don't see why this should bother anyone, I'm not harming anyone by taking a photo of myself (my profile pic is a dressing room selfie and no one was harmed in the taking of this photo LOL)
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I want a deadlift station and my gym doesn't have one. There isn't much space to create a my own area for it either.2
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daniellewhittemoore wrote: »For me, it's the looks I get from other patrons... yes, I'm fat, no I don't like it, yes, I see you staring, no, I don't like being stared at while sweat pours off me in buckets...
I admire people who are taking steps to better health. Clearly these people need to focus more on their own workout.3 -
People that train in packs or superset with 3 pieces of equipment at 6pm11
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In the quick workout area there is a routine to follow. Weights, cardio, weights, cardio ..... They are all numbered and you follow the numbers as the lights switch. Green means go red stop and switch, simple right? Biggest pet peeves include not switching when the light turns red, jumping to random machines and messing up people's rotations and jumping in front of me as I am switching without making sure I'm not using it.
I had 2 women get on the last weight machine I had to use and cause me to have to stand there and wait for them. I just wanted to be done and go home. So rude!7 -
Hungry_Annie wrote: »daniellewhittemoore wrote: »For me, it's the looks I get from other patrons... yes, I'm fat, no I don't like it, yes, I see you staring, no, I don't like being stared at while sweat pours off me in buckets...
I admire people who are taking steps to better health. Clearly these people need to focus more on their own workout.
I know I've caught myself looking at larger people at the gym. And I get that I need to be more careful of it, but the thoughts running through my head are more of the "I've been there and good for you for starting out" then anything else.12 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Hungry_Annie wrote: »daniellewhittemoore wrote: »For me, it's the looks I get from other patrons... yes, I'm fat, no I don't like it, yes, I see you staring, no, I don't like being stared at while sweat pours off me in buckets...
I admire people who are taking steps to better health. Clearly these people need to focus more on their own workout.
I know I've caught myself looking at larger people at the gym. And I get that I need to be more careful of it, but the thoughts running through my head are more of the "I've been there and good for you for starting out" then anything else.
I was that fat person, I still am just 80lbs less fat and I look at people and think "hell yeah you got this!" I smile at them too, it probably weirds them out.3 -
Others have mentioned the big ones - leaving machines without wiping, waiting on people to get done texting to get on equipment, cologne (oh my God I hate that one, I've nearly died before doing a tougher rowing workout and someone walks over to the ab slant board next to me wearing a gallon of cologne!). One that happened the other day to me was I went into the locker room and (without checking) sat down to take my sweats off and my shorts were soaked! If you sit on a community bench with your wet *kitten*, wipe it off with your towel people!3
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Nothing...my gym is nothing but awesome sauce.
When I go on Fridays and Sundays, I'm usually the only one there...on Tuesday there might be 3 other people.
It is not open to the general public, so I don't really have to deal with any of the nonsense that goes on at big commercial gyms.8 -
LoveThickOrThin wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Hungry_Annie wrote: »daniellewhittemoore wrote: »For me, it's the looks I get from other patrons... yes, I'm fat, no I don't like it, yes, I see you staring, no, I don't like being stared at while sweat pours off me in buckets...
I admire people who are taking steps to better health. Clearly these people need to focus more on their own workout.
I know I've caught myself looking at larger people at the gym. And I get that I need to be more careful of it, but the thoughts running through my head are more of the "I've been there and good for you for starting out" then anything else.
I am in the same boat, if I do stare, it's in admiration. I admire their bravery and strength for being at the gym. We all have to start somewhere.
I also catch myself staring at the ladies with hot bods too. and it's not a judgmental stare at all, it's an envious stare and I am thinking in my head that hopefully one day I can get to that point.0 -
- Not wiping off the equipment after using! It's so gross. The Y that I use even provides disinfectant and paper towels for this exact reason. Do you want MRSA? Because that's how you get MRSA.
- Hanging out on a weight machine texting during long rests, especially if it's the only machine of that kind. And just generally taking up space when not actually exercising, or hogging a bunch of equipment when the gym is busy.
- Not racking weights after using them. It's great that you can lift 250+ pounds of plates onto a machine, but my little noodle arms can't take them off again!9 -
The gym in my sport center does this Intensity lesson at least once a day and some people go specifically for it. I think it is some variation of HIIT but they also use sometimes gym equipment (leg extension machine, leg curl machine etc.) so I can't be sure. When the lesson begins the instructors 'reserve' the equipment and make it impossible for anyone else in the gym to use it for the next 30-45 minutes even if the equipment is not used in the lesson. I understand that it is not that much time, but there is not much communication that would inform people when the lessons take place, so it is quite inconvenient for people exercising at the same time and who may not have the extra time to wait.
Edit: At least that's how it was 1.5 years ago, I've switched the center's group lessons since then so I can't say for sure whether anything is different now.0 -
getskinny1973 wrote: »I read one person say they get bothered by people taking pictures of themselves in the dressing room, well I am guilty of this, I usually try to do it when no one else is in there, but I've been caught a few times. The reason I do this, is because I like to see my results in a full length mirror, I do not have a full length at home. But I don't see why this should bother anyone, I'm not harming anyone by taking a photo of myself (my profile pic is a dressing room selfie and no one was harmed in the taking of this photo LOL)
That was me! But, I think your scenario is totally different and not at all annoying! When no one us around, who cares!! At my gym the locker room is always women in various stages if undress. I don't think I've ever seen it empty.3 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »Others have mentioned the big ones - leaving machines without wiping, waiting on people to get done texting to get on equipment, cologne (oh my God I hate that one, I've nearly died before doing a tougher rowing workout and someone walks over to the ab slant board next to me wearing a gallon of cologne!). One that happened the other day to me was I went into the locker room and (without checking) sat down to take my sweats off and my shorts were soaked! If you sit on a community bench with your wet *kitten*, wipe it off with your towel people!
I'm so glad that my gym has adopted a scent-free policy! Not everyone respects it, but it at least makes people think twice about going full aerosol smell cloud in the locker room. Can't stand the people who just waft across the room.1 -
Fitnessmom82 wrote: »
That was me! But, I think your scenario is totally different and not at all annoying! When no one us around, who cares!! At my gym the locker room is always women in various stages if undress. I don't think I've ever seen it empty.[/quote]
When I do get caught, I straight up tell them "I've recently lost a lot of weight and I'm proud of it and I want pictures to compare before and afters" I really don't care what they think lol2 -
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getskinny1973 wrote: »
The YMCA I go to has an incredible Jacuzzi spa. But the spa is the place of annoying people behaviors at times.LoveThickOrThin wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Hungry_Annie wrote: »daniellewhittemoore wrote: »For me, it's the looks I get from other patrons... yes, I'm fat, no I don't like it, yes, I see you staring, no, I don't like being stared at while sweat pours off me in buckets...
I admire people who are taking steps to better health. Clearly these people need to focus more on their own workout.
I know I've caught myself looking at larger people at the gym. And I get that I need to be more careful of it, but the thoughts running through my head are more of the "I've been there and good for you for starting out" then anything else.
I am in the same boat, if I do stare, it's in admiration. I admire their bravery and strength for being at the gym. We all have to start somewhere.
I also catch myself staring at the ladies with hot bods too. and it's not a judgmental stare at all, it's an envious stare and I am thinking in my head that hopefully one day I can get to that point.
1. People who don't shower before entering the spa. Especially the ones that enter all sweaty from playing basket ball, or after using the dry sauna and steam room.
2. People that enter with inappropriate swim gear such as faded out swim suits. Suits that have morphed into see through swim suits.
3. People not wearing YMCA appropriate attire in the jaccuzi. The worst offender was a young lady that wore a thong bikini into the Jacuzzi. The life guards still talk about that scene.
4. People that use semipermanent hair dye that streams off their hair and into the tub as their hair gets wet.
5. People that clip their nails in the tub and then put the clippings on the side of the tub.
6. People using cell phones in the jacuzzi.
7. Young kids trying to enter the Jacuzzi. Hello? "The Jacuzzi is adult-land".2 -
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The guy who refuses to allow people to work in with him because "people slow him up and throw off his groove", yet he cleared off half the dumbbell rack and now lives in the squat track. This dude had the nerve to give me an eye roll for using 2 benches for feet elevated dips because the machine was taken.
People who crap talk other members on their physical appearance, how much they lift, how "amateur" their workout looks... we all started somewhere. Focus on yourself.
Leaving the sink area sopping wet. Leaving behind wipes, hairballs, and pads in changing rooms instead of the trash. Nasty.4 -
people who sit on machines, benches etc and sit there looking at their phone (for whatever reason) - people in locker rooms who narcissistically take up all the dang space like there is no one in the world but them - gym service people who walk around like the gym is THEIR kingdom - ugh - the gym rat that also thinks the gym is their kingdom - basically people who cant understand that the gym is a community (our community not THEIR community) and cant act w the greater good in mind.6
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@Cherimoose
Great meme LOL
Good thing I dropped a few lbs before you made it
Maybe you should try being less pissed off about what others are doing and focus more on yourself
Just a thought.2 -
Pretty much only the poppy playlist they keep playing right now. If I take out my headphones for whatever reason it feels like assault
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Packerjohn wrote: »Nudity is expected in a locker room. While drying off after showering be aware of your body position especially when bending over Nobody wants to come around a corner and be greeted by the brown eye.
You have a towel when you shower, you can wrap it around you until you put some clothes on5 -
My pet peeve (and this is my problem, not something I would expect other people to be thinking about) is when I want to use the cable machine, and the last person has left the pulley at the top. I'm 5'3" with short arms and not much upper body strength, and I end up either going through comic contortions getting the pin out with my finger tips and not dropping the cable on my foot, or hanging around looking pathetic until a taller person looks available and I can ask for help.
eta: I just thought of this. When I'm on the treadmill I'm sure I look like I'm staring at the butt of the person in front of me. I'm not. I need a fixed focal point when I'm running to keep my balance. I'm not staring at your butt, I'm staring at the cup holder next to your shoulder.2 -
Not putting away weights/cable machine equipment.
Leaving sweat puddles on the machines.
Using more than one machine at a time & refusing to let people work in
People that stare.
Talking to me in general (aside from maybe 2 people I can stand at my gym) I’m not the friendly gym type. I’m there to focus.
Asking me why I’m “Not smiling & so serious”
Playing your own personal music out loud. That’s what headphones are for.1 -
Friggin sitting, hogging a machine, while texting or playing games or whatever on their phones !!!!5
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1. People who spend their time worrying about what I'm doing in the gym instead of focusing on their own *kitten*.
2. The people who obviously shouldn't be there...you know the ones. They don't even live at my house and I'm all like, "How the hell did you get into my garage? Do you even lift?"16
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