Question to all the girls - guys in the gym

A little noise is ok...a friend of mine goes to the same gym as me and he yells like hes giving birth...its hard not to laugh out loud at him but I try my best....exhale as nexessary...grunt as necessary...but screaming means your probably lifting way to heavy for what your ready for...just sayin

I don't get the screamers or weight droppers, annoying look at me behaviour! A few grunts and groans is fine though.

Your picture looks like your a body builder, and your lifting is all about muscle definition so complete control is important. If you were lifting max weight to increase ability for a sporting event or competition that required heavy lifting and speed you often need to lift weights that are more than you can simply control

So, weight dropping (within reason) and loud noises are part of a lot of routines. If you have been a gym rat for 30 years or so you would realize those people are now training at home as the demographics have changed to the average (look at how pretty I am in my cell phone pic in front of the mirror) crowd.

if you're just breathing a bit louder, no problem.

If you're that guy who makes those loud, grunting noises, it's off putting. I work in a gym and there is one guy specifically who makes really loud, annoying, awkward noises when working out. Almost sounds like he's having some wild sex. That, I don't want to listen to, but everything else is normal. I think most girls who lift weights understand.

Personally I would say that you probably can't lift properly unless you modify your breathing and definitely don't have a problem with 'normal' noises - top of the lungs shouts is a bit much in a public gym though........

[/quote]So, weight dropping (within reason) and loud noises are part of a lot of routines.

I work out in a gym where there are guys doing some very serious weight lifting and training. Some are professional athletes and they never drop the weights or make loud noises. They stay like the rest of us and look great doing it!!!! Check out www.fitnessquest10.com and you can see on Todd's videos in the gym that these guys are not going out of control. The ones who do that seem to want everyone in the gym to look at them like they are the roosters of then hen house.

So, weight dropping (within reason) and loud noises are part of a lot of routines.

I work out in a gym where there are guys doing some very serious weight lifting and training. Some are professional athletes and they never drop the weights or make loud noises. They stay like the rest of us and look great doing it!!!! Check out www.fitnessquest10.com and you can see on Todd's videos in the gym that these guys are not going out of control. The ones who do that seem to want everyone in the gym to look at them like they are the roosters of then hen house.

Not always true. I work out in a gym and I am the only one in there at night most of the time. (Small town, and this is one of those old school non fancy gyms). Sometimes the adrenaline gets pumping and you just a bit over the top. I've screamed and got pumped a few times from some big milestone PR's and there was no one in the gym. It was just this giant sense of accomplishment. I don't care if people are looking at me or not. I just shattered a PR and making big progress then yes sometimes you get carried away. I also grunt a bit lifting. I am doing a 7x5 HL system where I am almost always maxing.

Add in the fact I do media for football on the sides and I've been in weight rooms when football players are working out at the college and pro (NFL) level. You better believe it when I say it's not a quiet atmosphere. They grunt, yell, scream, slam weights.

Its a gym people, it's not a wake or funeral home. If you don't want loud noises I suggest curves or fitness planet or a better set of ear phones. The fitness craze is killing off the hardcore lifters, grunting, screaming, back when I was fit and lifting people would cheer you on, people would help out the other lifters flexing in the mirrors getting ready for comps. Now it's a bunch of people who self righteously judge those people who dedicate a lot of time to the gym and their bodies. When pro athletes hit a milestone or accomplishment what does the adrenaline cause them to do usually? Scream and run off the field/court to their friends. It's the same feeling you get dominating a PR or milestone lift. I remembered how excited and pumped I was when I started benching 1 plate on each side, then 2 plates. You better believe I'm going to be hooping and hollering when I hit that 350 mark on the bench press.

I sounded like i was having a baby at the gym last night i was working so hard with my PT...i apologised but couldn't help it....it helps with breathing. This is particularly necessary when stretching too...deep breaths out will allow you to further.

When moving big weights I've struck bloody noses and bloody shins in the gym before but I don't drop weights and rarely make loud noises. Silent confidence and focus goes a long way.

As a woman I can say that average grunting is to be expected and I have ear phones so I don't hear it! My friend did, however, tell me this Sunday that I was making some pretty interesting noises myself. I have gotten into lifting a bit and REALLY enjoy it! I asked her what kind of noises and were they loud and she just laughed and said "They weren't that loud BUT they sounded more like bedroom activities than gym activities" I was soooooo embarassed! Having said (and experienced) that I guess we should all keep in mind that it is possible for someone to be making noises that they really aren't even aware of! I try now to be more concious of the noises I make and have found that sometimes I simple can't help it although I have atleast tried to keep the "seductive" tone out of it!