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What’s your pet hate at the gym?
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richardgavel wrote: »Clean and press lifters who drop their weight from the top of their lift, bar and weights overhead. Everyone always gives each other the same "did they really need to create that much of a racket" look.
That is how an Oly lift is performed. If it's light you can let it down, but it doesn't take long to get heavy enough to where letting it down is just going to *kitten* up your shoulders or throw out your back or otherwise injury yourself. The top of the lift is the end of the lift and then you drop the weight. It is technically the proper way to perform the lift. This is why those lifts are performed with bumper plates on an Olympic platform that is also padded.
There shouldn't be anyone standing with you on your platform, so there's no real risk to those around you.6 -
People who comments on your workout.
I was doing a mostly light cardio day because I had a hurt shoulder. And someone came to me and said: You wont lose weight only walking on a threadmill. Like what the hell? The same guy kept going person to person and comment on stuff. (He was not an employee)
People that keep changing machines for no reason. And people who block the machines to do stretches. There's an area for that.
People who comment on my lack of warm up or my lack of stretches before leaving the gym.
You don't know my life. I bike 12km from work to the gym mostly uphill, I'm already warmed up at this point and I bike back home after too so I do my stretches at home.
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1st and foremost -- people who don't re-rack weights. I have a home gym now, but at the time of day I used to go to the gym I was the only guy there. Many times there were older people there who wanted to use the leg press machine, or maybe the smith but couldn't because there was too much weight on it for them to get it off safely. When this would happen, I'd place my workout on hold to help them. It actually got to the point that before I'd start working out, I'd just go unload all the equipment for everyone.
#2 -- I worked out at a 24/7 facility. They started to institute classes. These classes would take up copious amounts of space and block people off from using multiple pieces of equipment. Usually what I wanted to use were the battle ropes and medicine balls. Multiple times people would be laid out on their mats in front of the equipment, to which I would politely ask them to move. "We have class in 10 min..." "That's nice, I'll be done in 5".10 -
1st and foremost -- people who don't re-rack weights. I have a home gym now, but at the time of day I used to go to the gym I was the only guy there. Many times there were older people there who wanted to use the leg press machine, or maybe the smith but couldn't because there was too much weight on it for them to get it off safely. When this would happen, I'd place my workout on hold to help them. It actually got to the point that before I'd start working out, I'd just go unload all the equipment for everyone.
#2 -- I worked out at a 24/7 facility. They started to institute classes. These classes would take up copious amounts of space and block people off from using multiple pieces of equipment. Usually what I wanted to use were the battle ropes and medicine balls. Multiple times people would be laid out on their mats in front of the equipment, to which I would politely ask them to move. "We have class in 10 min..." "That's nice, I'll be done in 5".
Repacking weights is a big one in a busy gym because it's how everyone tells the equipment is free and unused as opposed to "I stepped away to the water fountain or something".3 -
I hate that the two employees who manage the gym where I go keep coming around to tell me I'm not doing the right exercise or I need to be in a class, etc. I don't care that they have been there 20 yrs. I KNOW what and how to exercise for ME at 71. No, I don't need them to set me up a program. I hate that there is a Clicky bunch who stand around talking instead of working out, when I just want to get done. I try to go early, so I avoid that crowd.8
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I hate that the two employees who manage the gym where I go keep coming around to tell me I'm not doing the right exercise or I need to be in a class, etc. I don't care that they have been there 20 yrs. I KNOW what and how to exercise for ME at 71. No, I don't need them to set me up a program. I hate that there is a Clicky bunch who stand around talking instead of working out, when I just want to get done. I try to go early, so I avoid that crowd.
I hate cliques at gyms that stand around and laugh at people who are working hard to improve their health. I actually had this experience at an outdoor group class where the cocky guy, leader of the gang wouldn't stop passing snide comments and causing his mostly lady friends to laugh. It was a small group I was new. I quit. I'm done with being bullied everywhere I go.10 -
People drying their clothes in the sauna, gross, stinky smells, too much cologne that gives you a headache and dirty machines.5
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Exercise.5
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Bridge_marie wrote: »Texting/playing on the phone while on the machine I’m waiting for…
I bet those people are the same people that are busy texting/playing when the stop light turns green.0 -
Ironwoman1111 wrote: »People drying their clothes in the sauna, gross, stinky smells, too much cologne that gives you a headache and dirty machines.
ha, the joke is on them because the clothes not only stay wet in the sauna but their clothes capture all of the "aroma" from all of the other people in the gym1 -
golfchess6 wrote: »Ironwoman1111 wrote: »People drying their clothes in the sauna, gross, stinky smells, too much cologne that gives you a headache and dirty machines.
ha, the joke is on them because the clothes not only stay wet in the sauna but their clothes capture all of the "aroma" from all of the other people in the gym
Aroma?🤢😂 Gross!1 -
You'd love my gym then because I don't let that happen. Our members are really good at unracking and putting stuff away now compared to other gyms because we enforce it. I always let members know that it's proper and considerate to do. My basic line is "we ask that you rerack the plates/weights you use for safety of others. Not all have the ability to pull off the weights off the bars and now they are in a position where they can't use the equipment that they pay a monthly charge for. In consideration for others, we ask you please rerack." Very rare that I get backlash. ALL GYMS should enforce it. Talk to the gym manager. It's there job to ensure it's getting done.
But that's relatively easy to fix. You ask to work in, or just stand there and tap your foot.ChaoticMoira wrote: »- People who don't wipe the equipment down when they're done.
- People who don't put their effing weights back!!!!
These.
And “that guy” who takes 20min breaks between sets but won’t vacate the bench / squat rack / machine to do so preventing others (ok, me) using it.
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You would be surprised and I hope saddened how often the answer to “excuse me can I work in?” or “are you nearly done, I’d like to use that too?” is “No. I need it”
After a while, it tends to make one give up asking. And there are rarely any staff to ask to intervene.
The same goes for the bars left waaayy above my head height (often loaded) in the rack - although other gym goers are more helpful there when I ask a random person to fish it down for me.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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My biggest pet peeve right now is when I have to ask someone to abide to the mask mandate, they get all pissy and complain that we don't need to tell them. DUH, if they wore it right (over the nose) then I wouldn't have to bring it up. No one wants to wear it. But to be able to keep open, we have to abide by the counties mandate.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition 9 -
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The gym is my pet hate about the gym.
I hate gyms.
There, I said it.
I’ve learned over time and failure to not force myself into doing something that I strongly dislike during my journey to better health. I used to force myself to go to a gym as that’s what I thought I was “supposed” to do to get in shape/lose weight. I tried a few and I just plain don’t like them. Anything about them. Lol.
It’s like cauliflower. No matter how many times I try it and in a variety of ways, I still don’t like it. I’m not eating it just because it’s good for me. I just eat different veggies with the same nutrients instead ☺️
I’m an outdoors gal. I ENJOY exercise in the outdoors, therefore that’s what I’ve learned is most successful and consistent for me.
Hats off to all the gym lovers. I wish I could enjoy them too as it would help in the Canadian winter 😂 ☺️5 -
Stepping into the hot tub after a workout to relieve muscle soreness, only the hot tub is barely a tepidly warm tub.
I try not to get bothered by other people at the gym, I'm sure I'm unconsciously guilty of doing something to annoy somebody else. But the two people aspects which get to me:
Entering the "danger zone" of somebody exercising. Whether that means getting close enough that you could potentially be hit by a moving weight/limb, or moving between a person lifting and the mirror they are using to check their form, you are putting somebody at risk of injury. Go around, wait a few seconds for the set to end first, something.
Also, though my gym doesn't have problems with people reracking weights, the OCD in me gets driven absolutely nuts at times when they are put back out of order... fifty pound weights placed HERE, when they belong over THERE, etc. Quite often between sets I find myself shuffling DB's to their proper places so the weights progress up in weight in correct order. Not only does this then satisfy my inner OCD, but it helps alleviate delays in lifting where you're looking for a specific weight, but cannot find it since it's located waaaaay over there...12 -
Entering the "danger zone" of somebody exercising. Whether that means getting close enough that you could potentially be hit by a moving weight/limb, or moving between a person lifting and the mirror they are using to check their form, you are putting somebody at risk of injury. Go around, wait a few seconds for the set to end first, something.
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I once had a guy step over the bar I was getting ready to deadlift. He was rough-housing with his friends and nearly got the shock of his life!6 -
The same goes for the bars left waaayy above my head height (often loaded) in the rack - although other gym goers are more helpful there when I ask a random person to fish it down for me.
Oh, that person comes to your gym, too? I'm tall enough to be able to get an unloaded bar down from the top setting of the J hooks, but only just, and climbing on a bench is not safe. I'm taller than all except one of our gym staff so if that one is not there I can't really ask a member of staff anyway. Well, I could, but they'd have to climb.0 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »i have a long list of things that annoy me.... from not wiping machines down (and i dont trust anyone which is why i wipe down not only after but also before my workouts) to not putting away weights or accessories but my #1 most hated offense, that i think should result in an immediate ban from every gym everywhere?
wearing perfume or cologne while working out.
just GTFO
Ugh, now I'm having flashbacks about the perfumed women who used to use the overhead track the same time I did. I changed times. Come to think of it, I changed gyms. I did move, but that gym was close to work so I didn't really have to change gyms...
We've (hopefully) sold our house and during the inspection the buyer's realtor came to the house wearing way too much perfume...I swear I could still smell it the next day. I want an extra $20,000...2 -
Oh my.... there is a guy at my gym who uses his sweat rag to wipe the equipment off. I guess a lot of people have complained. The other day one of the regular morning women (who is pregnant) said he blew his nose into his rag and the wiped down his elliptical. OMG!!!!!4
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