Things people do that annoys you in the gym.
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Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »@joemac1988 wrote: »Being asked if they can have my babies...can't you see I'm busy? Dannnnnng!
Ridiculous! We all know men can't multitask
@bulletwithbutterflywings Exactly Dee! I can hardly walk and talk simultaneously!0 -
Have any of you ever used a machine and have someone straight away ask, how many. Sets left? So many experts in the gym come running to tell you how to do the exercise? Stalking people stand in front of you and stare?
So many machines /bench have dripping sweat all over and no one wipes after use. Anyone else had those issues?
Yes!! I relate to that with the questions and feeling rushed. Or they wait with their arms crossed and stand in front of you. Entitled mothas. Good news though I pretty much made my own gym at home. Bought an elliptical, treadmill and dumbbells so far.
I know, standing with their arms crossed. Lol i tried ignoring but some have the nerve to tap on my shoulders with their sweaty hands. No one should touch anyone in any kind of way.1 -
Oh I have loads - its how I entertain myself whilst working out!
- sitting on bench/machine and playing with mobile phone
- sitting on bench/machine and chatting
- dropping weights from a great height
- leaving stuff on a bench while they go off and use other machines/whatever2 -
people doing supersets and hogging several pieces of equipment at the same time. People who hog the squat rack for an excessive amount of time (like I've literally been at the gym for 40+ minutes and the same person was using the squat rack the entire time.) Have some common courtesy. You don't need a squat rack to do bicep curls JFC.1
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people doing supersets and hogging several pieces of equipment at the same time. People who hog the squat rack for an excessive amount of time (like I've literally been at the gym for 40+ minutes and the same person was using the squat rack the entire time.) Have some common courtesy. You don't need a squat rack to do bicep curls JFC.
See now that could be me, but the rack I use is also suitable to be set up for benching. Both my squat and bench workout take longer than half an hour and at one point I only had 2 days a week where I could hit the gym, so would spend upwards of an hour using the rack.
Funnily enough no one ever complained, and I never complained if someone else was using the rack. I either found someone to spot me on the bench, or asked to work in or found something else to do. Mind I have my regular times that I'm in the gym, it's a local place in a village/small town and everyone knew is be in there at that time.0 -
When gym people judge non-gym people, or less in shape people.
I've had people say things to me like "we're better than them." The look on my face made them start backtracking immediately.
Another tried to hit on me by saying "you make the skinner women feel like [fecal matter] because they can't do what you're doing." You putting down someone else is not going to make me like you more. I didn't come here to make anyone feel like anything. I came here to do my best. And reminding me I'm not as thin as many of the women that come there isn't winning you any points either.
Trying to fat shame fat people at the gym. One guy was like, I don't understand those weight loss commercials. Why did they let themselves get to that point in the first place?! I had to tell him how I had gotten big. "Oh, you've lost a lot of weight?!" Yes, I have, dude, yes I have. THEY ARE AT THE GYM. WHAT ELSE DID YOU WANT THEM TO DO?? And why did you choose the machine next to me to have this conversation when you could have chosen the entire line of empty machines anyway?
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I also noticed a trend: the muscular dudes are very attracted to or impressed by me when they see me lift. The not yet muscular hopeful newbie dudes are inspired. But the older, non-muscular dudes are annoyed as all get out, and start with the passive aggressive comments:
Had a big weight on the bench. Was resting between sets. Some dude comes over and says, "are you using this?" "Yes." "But are you using the bar?" "Yes." "You gonna lift that?" "Yes." He rolls his eyes and leaves. I finish my rest and head for my spotter (towel on the rack, was gone all of 15 seconds). My spotter and I get to the bench, and he's already removing weights from the bar. I told him, "I'm still using that. I just went to get my spotter." So me and the spotter rerack the weights. Someone else takes a pic of me lifting. Later, I saw the pic, and saw the man in the background watching me lift, giving the most hilarious lemon face you ever did see. He stood around to see if I could lift it, because he probably figured if he couldn't do it, then how could I?
Another time, I was wrapping up my bench and two older men were on the bench next to me lifting less than half of what I was lifting. When I got up and finished, I overheard them say, "if she even is a woman." One of the muscular dudes jumped up and loudly defended me saying, "some people don't know how long someone has been working on at this and what is possible!" I was cool about it, because I'm very feminine looking, so I knew they knew I was a woman, and they were just trying to calm their hurt egos.
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IHaveMyActTogether wrote: »When gym people judge non-gym people, or less in shape people.
I've had people say things to me like "we're better than them." The look on my face made them start backtracking immediately.
Another tried to hit on me by saying "you make the skinner women feel like [fecal matter] because they can't do what you're doing." You putting down someone else is not going to make me like you more. I didn't come here to make anyone feel like anything. I came here to do my best. And reminding me I'm not as thin as many of the women that come there isn't winning you any points either.
Trying to fat shame fat people at the gym. One guy was like, I don't understand those weight loss commercials. Why did they let themselves get to that point in the first place?! I had to tell him how I had gotten big. "Oh, you've lost a lot of weight?!" Yes, I have, dude, yes I have. THEY ARE AT THE GYM. WHAT ELSE DID YOU WANT THEM TO DO?? And why did you choose the machine next to me to have this conversation when you could have chosen the entire line of empty machines anyway?
Piggybacking on all this....i see it here a lot unfortunately as well as in the gym. People that have made substantial progress turn into meatheads. Forgetting where they once were, they act just like the people they didnt like. I look at these freshly fit people and think to myself, keep it up d nozzle, 75% of ya go back to what you used to be in just a few years. I hope the second go at it they are humbled......8 -
joemac1988 wrote: »Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »@joemac1988 wrote: »Being asked if they can have my babies...can't you see I'm busy? Dannnnnng!
Ridiculous! We all know men can't multitask
@bulletwithbutterflywings Exactly Dee! I can hardly walk and talk simultaneously!
Try doin' it in heels with a baby on your hip...in the snow... uphill both ways! 🤪1 -
Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »joemac1988 wrote: »Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »@joemac1988 wrote: »Being asked if they can have my babies...can't you see I'm busy? Dannnnnng!
Ridiculous! We all know men can't multitask
@bulletwithbutterflywings Exactly Dee! I can hardly walk and talk simultaneously!
Try doin' it in heels with a baby on your hip...in the snow... uphill both ways! 🤪
@bulletwithbutterflywings Who am I talking to? What are we talking about? Whose baby is it? How many inch heel? Are they open toe? Where am I going? How steep is the hill? I have so many questions.3 -
joemac1988 wrote: »Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »joemac1988 wrote: »Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: »@joemac1988 wrote: »Being asked if they can have my babies...can't you see I'm busy? Dannnnnng!
Ridiculous! We all know men can't multitask
@bulletwithbutterflywings Exactly Dee! I can hardly walk and talk simultaneously!
Try doin' it in heels with a baby on your hip...in the snow... uphill both ways! 🤪
@bulletwithbutterflywings Who am I talking to? What are we talking about? Whose baby is it? How many inch heel? Are they open toe? Where am I going? How steep is the hill? I have so many questions.
How the heck should I know Joe? It's your life.... Sooooo much pressure!3 -
Geardo peeps with all the gloves, wraps, belt, etc... on the cardio equipment.
Prissy Pants all dolled up in the gym.
The interrupter
The hey Im not done with that yet........
The ones on the cardio eqpt whom go for an hour, make it a mile, only thing drained is there cell battery.
Chatty Charlie / Kathy its the gym not social hour
Now that being said, I will gladly help someone, or if i see someone doing something unsafe I will offer a suggestion or assistance.
I guess Im Safety Stan guy..... haha2 -
Geardo peeps with all the gloves, wraps, belt, etc... on the cardio equipment.
Prissy Pants all dolled up in the gym.
The interrupter
The hey Im not done with that yet........
The ones on the cardio eqpt whom go for an hour, make it a mile, only thing drained is there cell battery.
Chatty Charlie / Kathy its the gym not social hour
Now that being said, I will gladly help someone, or if i see someone doing something unsafe I will offer a suggestion or assistance.
I guess Im Safety Stan guy..... haha
In their defense, that might be their goal. If they've been told the advice to buid a gym habit to go easy until going to the gym is second nature, then you are seeing them lay the foundation. They showed up to the gym. Give them that at least.
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people doing supersets and hogging several pieces of equipment at the same time. People who hog the squat rack for an excessive amount of time (like I've literally been at the gym for 40+ minutes and the same person was using the squat rack the entire time.) Have some common courtesy. You don't need a squat rack to do bicep curls JFC.
I know exactly what you mean. Some people take so many different dumbbells or machines and say, im using them. Even the squat rack/even the smith machine.
The worst is when its busy.0 -
For me its when I'm trying to concentrate and someone keeps talking. I dont mind saying hi in between. Also when ppl watch it makes me uncomfortable. I don't like ppl not sharing the equipment and leaving it sweaty for the next person. yuck0
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Have any of you ever used a machine and have someone straight away ask, how many. Sets left? So many experts in the gym come running to tell you how to do the exercise? Stalking people stand in front of you and stare?
So many machines /bench have dripping sweat all over and no one wipes after use. Anyone else had those issues?
Yes!! I relate to that with the questions and feeling rushed. Or they wait with their arms crossed and stand in front of you. Entitled mothas. Good news though I pretty much made my own gym at home. Bought an elliptical, treadmill and dumbbells so far.
I know, standing with their arms crossed. Lol i tried ignoring but some have the nerve to tap on my shoulders with their sweaty hands. No one should touch anyone in any kind of way.
OMG. If anybody touched me, I'd probably go berserk. I can't stand strangers touching me!0 -
IHaveMyActTogether wrote: »...When I got up and finished, I overheard them say, "if she even is a woman." One of the muscular dudes jumped up and loudly defended me saying, "some people don't know how long someone has been working on at this and what is possible!" I was cool about it, because I'm very feminine looking, so I knew they knew I was a woman, and they were just trying to calm their hurt egos.
LOL. This reminds me of a young, not-so-fit couple who were working out near me a couple of months ago. The woman was facing away and couldn't see me. They were giggling about something. They thought they were being quiet, but their voices carried. The woman was complaining about how this weight training stuff just isn't for her. "You get all muscle-y and everything." They continued on with their conversation.
A minute later I heard him say, "There's one of them now." I was resting in between sets. When I rest, I do stretches. I looked up from my stretch to see who the guy was talking about. I got eye contact and he looks away and tells his girl "Never mind! Don't look, don't look!" The woman says, "Eew. How BAD is it?" He responds, "Not too bad. She's pretty proportional, actually." I was the only "she" around, so I knew they were talking about me. Which is hilarious, since I'm not built. I couldn't help but smirk. After a few half-hearted attempts to move weights around, they wandered away. I don't know if she ever got a good look at me, because I got distracted by a really good song coming on and I was busy doing stuff. I hope she wasn't too grossed out by my fit body. LOL.
I was surprised by this, since I've never actually heard people talking smack about others in real life in the gym before. I think it's more a reflection on them than anything. I could have been offended, but I took it more as a compliment, because I am rather well-proportioned. He's not wrong.
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