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    Things people do that annoys you in the gym.

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    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      Motorsheen wrote: »
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      I also gave a fist pump to a kid whom I was spotting. bench press,one rep @ 300 lb., he told me he had been working towards it for 6 months. That was worthy of a single fist bump.

      Dang. Give him one from me too. Make it a double.
    • Posts: 18 Member
      This is why I go at 430-5am...No one else to deal with.
    • Posts: 646 Member
      Guys (and sorry, it IS the guys) who hog the weights and have five different sets around them when they're only using one.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Not much annoys me. I feel so much better now that I choose to live in my own space. Having that space invaded is the one thing that annoys me, but it rarely happens at the gym. I understand that women at gyms are often hit on. That would annoy me.
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    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      What annoys me? Old dudes on bikes

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    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      JerSchmare wrote: »
      People that do stupid *kitten* bug the crap out of me. Like, what are you even doing?

      You ruined my joke dangit
    • Posts: 92 Member
      People dropping weights or talking loudly on the phone.
    • Posts: 5,727 Member
      HardcoreP0rk wrote: »
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      Because THAT treadmill is wonky. Because THIS one is right underneath a fan, and it's AWESOME. Because THAT bench is right next to the window, and the blazing sun is going to cook me during my sets. Because I *always* use this particular one, and I enjoy my routine. Because I have specific, sports related reasons for EVERYTHING I do at the gym.

      THIS!!! exactly. Unless you're on my preferred machine/bench/rack/spot on the floor for stretching/calisthenics , I'm entirely unaware and uninterested in your presence near me.
    • Posts: 936 Member
      edited July 2017
      stanmann571 wrote: »
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      THIS!!! exactly. Unless you're on my preferred machine/bench/rack/spot on the floor for stretching/calisthenics , I'm entirely unaware and uninterested in your presence near me.

      What kind of world does someone have to live in to think that the ONLY reason someone is near them is because they're interested? That's just such a weird view point to me.
    • Posts: 20,506 Member
      stanmann571 wrote: »
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      THIS!!! exactly. Unless you're on my preferred machine/bench/rack/spot on the floor for stretching/calisthenics , I'm entirely unaware and uninterested in your presence near me.

      my favorite machine at our gym is the air conditioner...
    • Posts: 2,014 Member
      Heavy breathers in the sauna room... Ugh, we get it you worked out hard. Whadda ya want a pat on the back? Do I need to open a fresh can of Kudos & Atta boys for you? Say "20 nice lifts" while shuffling a rosary.
      Of course we notice you, you're intentionally inhaling & exhaling louder than a shop vac for 10 *kitten* minutes...
    • Posts: 2,480 Member
      edited July 2017
      Just make yourself at f*ucking home

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    • Posts: 4,984 Member
      There was this guy yesterday that had a bag hanging on the bicep curl machine. He used the machine once, left his bag there, and moved on to other machines. Meanwhile I'm working my way around all the machines, but had to skip the bicep curl because not only was his bag there, that is where he decided to "rest." Dude pissed me off!!!
    • Posts: 936 Member
      Bry_Lander wrote: »
      Just make yourself at f*ucking home

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      We have a UNISEX shower facility at work (single shower, simple towel rack and a sink) and there is a dude that would do that daily. He eventually had a mountain of sweaty laundry on the floor. What is wrong with people?
    • Posts: 1,039 Member
      Motorsheen wrote: »
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      I said 'congrats' to a guy yesterday at our gym. He actually found a parking spot on a Saturday morning; quite the achievement.

      I also gave a fist pump to a kid whom I was spotting. bench press,one rep @ 300 lb., he told me he had been working towards it for 6 months. That was worthy of a single fist bump.

      :lol:
    • Posts: 1,039 Member
      People walking past swinging their sweaty towel almost touching you.
    • Posts: 9,578 Member
      People chatting you up. "Did I make eye contact? Leave me alone?". They even try to have a conversation between laps ... If I'm adjusting my swim cap or goggles, that is not an invitation to say something to me.
    • Posts: 222 Member
      Doing anything EXCEPT squats in the squat rack! (exception - empty gym)
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    • Posts: 4,022 Member
      People trying to strike up a full conversation. I don't mind a hello but that's it.
    • Posts: 2,794 Member
      When the front desk clerks don't greet me. C'mon man, it's 5:25am... I could use some acknowledgement. Now I just put my headphones on before I walk in to avoid the hurt. :disappointed:
    • Posts: 1,039 Member
      777Gemma888 wrote: »
      People chatting you up. "Did I make eye contact? Leave me alone?". They even try to have a conversation between laps ... If I'm adjusting my swim cap or goggles, that is not an invitation to say something to me.

      Men are animals, no cage can contain them.. Lol
    • Posts: 871 Member
      edited September 2018
      The steroid muscle heads that take every dumbbell in the stack into a corner and stand guard over them until their done then drop them and just walk away from the pile.
    • Posts: 541 Member
      1. People who take a workout bench to put their stuff on. Really?!
      2. Leaving locks on lockers 24/7 as if you own it.
      3. Listening to music out loud on their phones.
      4. Hogging 2-3 machines at once & getting annoyed when someone tries to use one.
      5. Not reracking weights.
      6. Getting on the treadmill right next to me when there are 20 more available.
      7. Talking to me other than a quick Good morning.
    • Posts: 3,082 Member
      edited September 2018
      They tell me to put my beer down and workout..... basturds.
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