Are you a GYM IDIOT?

Gym idiots, erm, people who are overly proud of poor form and people posing in the mirror, big no no

I couldn't care less what anyone else does in the gym..you want to read on the bike, hold on to the top of the treadmill while you walk, grunt til you puke, drop 10lb weights, sit on he bench and text..don't care as long as you don't interfere with my workout...it's all good.

Grunters. Seriously, dude (no offense, but I've heard women doing this), I didn't make that much noise during my (unintentionally) natural delivery.

People who cannot be bothered to wipe down the machine after they use it when the gym provides disinfectants about every 5'.

People who talk on their cell phones for more than a minute while s-l-o-w-l-y moving. Get off the machine, give others a chance to use it. You are not working out. I get that some people are on call, etc., but if your call is going to last any length of time, move on already.

People who spread their stuff all over the only available bench left in the locker room and/or sit their butt-naked self down there. Get a towel! They're free.

I actually just wrote a blog post about this.

And, I'm guilty of the makeup thing. When I workout after work as opposed to before work, I change in my office, race to the gym, and then race home to get home on time so my babysitter doesn't get bent out of shape. When I workout in the morning, I am a disaster.

This is a funny thread on BB.com that is 6 years old and 8k+ replys, lets see what you consider a gym idiot.

if you drop any dumbell under 55lbs your a gym idiot even although some lifts there is not reason to drop weight at all
Screamers that you can hear over your head phones
People who do curls in the squat racks
Lets hear what you got

My biggest pet peeve:

Holding Onto Treadmill Bars For Dear Life As They Crank The Treadmill As Fast As It Will Go

if you have to hang onto the treadmill bars then you're not working out, you're being dragged.

I rest my hands on/hold on to the treadmill bars, simply to keep my balance as I'm getting used to the feel of walking on the treadmill. I'm very clumsy and I don't want to fall over. I still only have it on like 6km/hr though.

Has anyone else witnessed someone using the gym provided hair dryers to dry out their crotch?!? This one larger older woman at my gym puts one leg up on the bench, spreads em wide, and then proceeds to thoroughly dry herself. :noway:

There are some things you just cannot un-see!!!

LOL!!! There is a mother daughter duo who "hang out" in the locker room in thier birthday suit.. painting thier nails or whatever... I'm sure if they knew about this trick it would get them out of the gym even quicker...lol

That is DISGUSTING. You win.

Do I sense some jealousy, or maybe some misplaced anger?

If someone is paying their 30-40 dollars a month to go to the gym and stand in clown makeup, I could care less. I am there to work out, if they are affecting my ability to do so, then I get pissed.

I find things rather humorous though; The old men talking to the young women with their balls hanging out, the dudes yelling and getting all into their ability to lift something heavy, the really fat guy giving advice to other people working out etc.

The things that actually affect my work outs that piss me off; not cleaning up your sweat, the *kitten* hole that is running to each punching bag in the room (20 of them) and striking a few and then running laps around the entire room occasionally hitting a different bag every time (just annoying as hell) the people that leave all the gym provided equipment laying around making me move it or put it away so I can use that area and the guys in the basketball court playing 3 on 3 full court, or the guy that is just shooting indicating to me that he has the court first and to give him 15 minutes; really you cannot stand to have one other person shoot to the same basket ? Yeah those affect my workouts, therefore I get pissy and by all means I say something.

hey that boxing **** is an anerobic drill and a hell of a workout...we call it "gang fight" drops your weight like nothing else.

A repeat offense is talking on a cell phone when there are huge signs that say it's forbidden. One time this girl got on an elliptical next to me and not only was it annoying that she was talking while people are trying to concentrate, she was talking about personal, embarrassing stuff. A gym idiot also doesn't wipe the machines down.

Brought your handbag into the weights room.
Full face of makeup.
1 set, update your facebook status on your iphone, next machine.

I'm guilty of the makeup thing - but I go to the gym right after work, and I wear makeup to work. Weekend gym seshes = clean face.

Same here. I go to the gym after class. So, I do put on a little eyeliner and then get back home to a smudgy face.

inconsiderate people who do not wipe their sweat off the seats, seriously??!?

This seriously gets to me!! People that DRIP in puddles all over the floor and all over the machine and then just WALK AWAY without even so much as a quick wipe over....it really upsets me! :grumble:

That annoys me too! I was at the gym the other day and I was going through my normal routine. I wanted to go onto the abdominal but there was a very sweaty man using it. I was a few machines down doing some leg strength training. After the guy was done on the machine I was waiting for, he got up, and didn't wipe it off. I looked at the machine and almost threw up.

I'm the gym rat that thoroughly cleans the machine after I use it, but, recently I been cleaning it before I use them too.

I don't really understand why it's bad to wear makeup to the gym.

It makes people who already feel self-conscious more self conscious about their appearance. We should really all just wash it all off, for the benefit of ugly ladies who want to be in ugly company while they work out.

I feel self conscious if i don't wear make up, so i wear it.
If others have a problem with my mascara and lip balm then tuff really.

As long as i feel good inside and I'm not offending anyone then it's all good.

With the make up thing.... I always heard that it was bad for your skin to work out with the make up on. Your pores open up, the makeup gets in and you end up with blemishes.

I remove all makeup at night and when I go to the gym in the morning, they all see my face au naturel. I am not a person who "must" wear make up no matter what... I am pretty without it!

Yup...Its the only time I can get a work out in...and I do not sweat a lot (thank goodness) and I don't stink....so yup....

I had a roommate once that also thought she didn't stink...





...the stench was overwhelming.

I've smelled quite a few ladies that didn't realize that glistening has an odor too. I dont get it. I may go to sleep or to the grocery store with just a spot shower, but I'd never spend a full day in contact with people without a shower.

I came across a few irritations over the last few days. (and I never had any issues until the New Year..so yeah...)

One guy.. probably 18/19? Sat on a bike for a good 15 minutes... not even peddling. Just sat there taking up a bike. Then when he finally decided to do something, he went to a treadmill. He SOAKED the treadmill in the disinfectant spray. I have no problem with people wiping down the machines before they work out, but I swear he used half a bottle and sprayed it all right on the machine. The rules at my gym say to spray the spray in to the towel, not on the machine. Then he walks for maybe 2 minutes.. and stops. Stands there for another 10 minutes. Starts the machine up again.. he walks around a 3.2 speed. (I can see what he is doing, cause I am on a bike right behind him) Then a few minutes in, he bumps the machine to 12 mph! 12 mph! He obviously can't keep up and runs it for maybe 15 seconds... then slows the machine back down to 3.2 and walks for maybe 10 more minutes... bumps the machine up to 12 again. He does this three times. Then an older gentleman.. who might have been his father, comes over and he brags to him about how he ran at 12 MPH. Puh lease. That did nothing for you but make you look obnoxious, because the treadmill was ROARING over the entire gym. Just totally irritated me.

Yesterday a woman in her 50's, fake dark dark tan, BIG hair all done, make up on, in her hot pink juicy couture track suit gets on the treadmill next to my husband. She puts the treadmill on some ridiculous incline and then holds on for dear life to not fall backwards. (she was barely power walking too.) She did this for MAYBE 10 minutes, then went to the locker room. Really??

And the one that irritated me a few days ago. Two friends who were on treadmills side by side... having a full blown conversation for a good 20-30 minutes. I could hear them over my music they were laughing so loud. I'm sorry, but if you can hold a full conversation with your neighbor, you are not working hard enough.

I also hate the girls who come in all nice looking and look at me weird, because my face is bright red (can't help it... I am a red faced runner.) and my shirt is drenched in sweat when I leave. Sorry gals... I came here to work my *kitten* off, not to try to pick up a date.

I'm done ranting now, haha.

I just thought of another one... I hate it when people come up and try to have a conversation with me.

Move to Boston. Then NO ONE will come up to you to have a conversation.

I just thought of another one... I hate it when people come up and try to have a conversation with me.

Move to Boston. Then NO ONE will come up to you to have a conversation.

Im from Boston. Not sure what you meant by that!!?!?? lol

you routinely strike up friendly conversations with strangers in public?

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/07/17/survey-ranks-boston-the-least-friendly-city-in-america/