Gym Pet Peeves?
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People who don't re-rack but also those that put them in the wrong place - I increase my weight by 5 pounds every time and I hate having to scrounge for the 2 1/2 lb plate.
Guys who throw their weights right next to the squat rack. When I see them coming out of the corner of my eye I have to pause with a huge weight (for me) on my shoulders so I don't hit them when I squat.
The older woman who takes her shirt off on the treadmill. I'm not a fan of the jogging bra as shirt, but only people who have the body for it should go without being covered up.0 -
We have workout equipment in our garage & I HATE when my stepdad doesn't take his weight plates off the squat rack or the weight bench. I can't take your 200 pounds down myself! :grumble:0
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I have a private gym in the main floor of my apartment building, so it's fairly small.
Biggest gym pet peeves:
1. When people leave the lights and machines on when they leave the gym.
2. When people leave their empty waterbottles on the floor.
3. When people don't return the dumbbells to their rack.
4. When people come to the gym while I'm working my butt off and they just hang around the weight section and have a nice chat.
5. When people talk on their phones.0 -
I read my kindle fire while jogging on the treadmill. My heart rates up to 180 and I'm listening to music and I'm still reading. Some of us can do that. I also read while on the bike but I'm sweating and pushing it. I also go for around 90+ mins while on the treadmill so I may not be running and I may be reading but I'm in for the long haul.
My peeves are;
* teenagers having sex in the hot tub
* People who stand in the swimming lanes to talk and the old biddies that walk in the lanes and gossip
* The "handicapped" lady who comes to our gym everyday and insists she needs help pushing her chair in and out of the pool area, help getting her things in the dressing room, and needs everyone to move out of the way for her to come through doorways, hallways, etc. and then I see her fold up her chair and put it in her van before she climbs into the driver's seat.
* The lady at the front desk who stares you down until you swipe your card and then acts like she's doing you a favor by allowing you to enter.
* Not cleaning the machines
* The tennis jerks who don't pick up their balls and spend hours just talking at the net and then maybe hit a few over before another talk session while other people are waiting for the court.
* The teenagers that try to steal things out of your lockers and mess with your padlocks
* Baby mamma's who bring their spawn to the pool just so they can stand there in their bikini's flirting with the lifeguard while their spawn sit in their car-seats
* Parents who don't watch their kids .0 -
* teenagers having sex in the hot tub
* People who stand in the swimming lanes to talk and the old biddies that walk in the lanes and gossip
* The "handicapped" lady who comes to our gym everyday and insists she needs help pushing her chair in and out of the pool area, help getting her things in the dressing room, and needs everyone to move out of the way for her to come through doorways, hallways, etc. and then I see her fold up her chair and put it in her van before she climbs into the driver's seat.
* The lady at the front desk who stares you down until you swipe your card and then acts like she's doing you a favor by allowing you to enter.
* The teenagers that try to steal things out of your lockers and mess with your padlocks
* Baby mamma's who bring their spawn to the pool just so they can stand there in their bikini's flirting with the lifeguard while their spawn sit in their car-seats
* Parents who don't watch their kids .
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Totally understand these things (and all others, but wanted to single these out)...........the first one..........YUCK!!! I would SO report that and be outraged--time and place people!!
Second one, is understandable and yet not..........I know some "old biddies" who do that for certain health purposes (maybe it helps with arthritis pain? or maybe knees are bad and this is the only thing they can do?) so I don't blame them. But I really do understand your plight about the gossip because I don't want to hear private conversations thanks. AND it would only annoy if they were unaware of their surroundings.
Third, the lady at the desk--I would TOTALLY tell her off if I was in a bad mood........staring and acting "queen bee-ish", NOT ok.
And last three, I don't deal with, but it would piss me off too.......
OH OH........also, forgot about the lady who acts like Queen and wants you to always help and get out of the way........would totally tee me off. Honestly, I would go up to her and go "no offense, but if you need THAT much help at the gym that you make people do ALL of that AND ask that they jump when you tell them to.......and then an hour or so later I see you lifting your own chair and hoping in your ride........that says you are more than capable. Please be respectful of others while inside the gym".
Actually........I am exaggerating a bit...........I'd be thinking it, but I wouldnt be saying it.0 -
- people at the water fountain who clearly see there are other people waiting to take a quick sip, but they still take 5011 seconds to fill up their water bottle.
- people who shoot me dirty looks when I'm on the treadmill doing HIIT like i'm breathing too hard for them during my rest period
- people who dont pay attention to where they are walking in the weight room. if i'm doing lunges or step ups in the squat cage, wait until i'm not in motion to try and walk to the side of the cage to grab a plate. and why are they grabbing plates from that cage anyway where there are plates in multiple locations in the weight room
- people who take up the entire bench space with their stuff in the locket room and this is hard to do at my gym since the benches are long and wide that 2 people down can sit one on each side and not touch
- people who fling their wet hair around. i hate finding random hair that's not mine on my person, on my towel, etc. these people need to just use one of the many hair dryers the gym provides
- people who stop your workout to ask you how long you're going to be on a particular machine or weight station. i'll be done when i'm done damn it! this is only really happens to me on 1 machine (the versa climber) and it's annoying because i never see anyone use it, in fact most of the people who work there have told me i'm the only one they've seen use it since they bought it a few years ago. so these are just people who see me using it and want to give it a go. nothing wrong with that, but doesnt interrupt my workout with your dumb question.. one person even asked me twice during a workout. when i was done i ended up increasing the resistance to as much as it would go and watched while they tried to work it. they lasted about 15 seconds trying to figure it out :laugh:
- people in the treadmill area who turn off the ceiling fans or wall fans when they first get in and don't bother asking those of us who are already there, working out and sweating. the last time this happened i asked the lady why she did it and when she said she was cold i told her she needs to ask before she does it since other people need it. i told her if she's cold she needs to start working out. then i turned the fan back on. :laugh: she looked like she was going to turn it back off, but i gave her a :devil: look and she ended up going to the ellipticals instead. there were 2 other guys on the 'mills and they just laughed about it. one even got off the treadmill to turn the fan on higher.
- people who stand right outside the locker room in the blind spot. i cnat tell you how many times i've crashed into people because they are standing right at this position and i dont see them because there's a corner and wham. i'm a pretty solid girl, so ive knocked a few people over
- people who are non-instructors in yoga classes who take it upon themselves to try and correct your form. last time this happened i was doing a modified plow pose (legs over to the side of my head rather than straight behind) because i have big boobs and a big gut so having that right in my face will suffocate me :laugh: the instructor even said "nice modification" when she was walking by but afterwards this lady who was 90 lbs soak and wet tried to tell me i was doing it wrong.0 -
Here is mine. And I haven't been able to go through all the replies to see if it's there already.
What annoys me is the perfectly done up faced woman with perfect hair and looks pretty thin and is in gorgeous clothes without a bead of sweat on her. Now, I know she may have been overweight at one time. And I know some people are there to also work out for the health benefits and not just to lose weight but come ON. It's a GYM not a pick up place. Makes me feel so...so...blah. I wear yoga pants, a tshirt and my hair is in a ponytail. I know it's likely my own body image and low self esteem but that's MY pet peeve.0 -
1. Paper towels and water bottles just left at machines/on the floor
2. Guys who bring dates to the gym
3. People with horrible BO even by gym standards
4. The personal trainer wannabe who tries to "help" your workout
5. Dudes in the lockerroom who just walk around with it all out0 -
WHERE TO BEGIN
- Overenthusiastic *****es who nearly knock you out in Aerobics classes
- Machine hoggers
- People who set up their bodypump station on top of you, even though there's a crap load of space to go around
- People who get fully dressed up to work out
- Rake thin girls who just stand around and talk
- Loud-*kitten* juice head lifters. I didn't come to the gym to listen to a porn soundtrack...
And that's all...for now :ohwell:0 -
I was one of the new years resolution people but I have been going 6 days a week since January 1. So hopefully I have graduated now. It does but me when people bring their kids and all the treadmills are taken but the kid is on and off not really working out.0
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Three things:
1) not sanitizing machines
2) the yellers, grunters and anyone else making an unnecessry amount of noise
3) those talking on cell phones while on the floor
Especially the guys that drop the weights on the floor, so that everyone has to hear the big boom!!!
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People who are obviously not giving it 100% or are using poor technique, especially if I see a guy on a rower going at it in a half arsed manner, makes me want to jump on the rower next to them and reduce them to a gibbering pool of mush on the floor.:devil: (Have had to do it in the past).
People who appear to have poor personal hygiene and people wearing inappropriate footwear.0 -
People who drop weights. They're dangerous. If you can't control the weight - back off a little bit or reduce your reps.
People who don't put their weights back when they are through. You don't know if they are done with the machine or if they are doubling up with another complementing exercise in between sets.
I see a lot of people are bugged by the people who come to the gym to socialize as much as to work out. If that is part of their motivation to get to the gym thats fine with me just don't turn a 1 1/2 min rest between sets into a 6 min coversation and tie up the equipment by NOT using it.0 -
My friend and I talked between sets but we were discussing proper form. I'm new to it all.0
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theres a guy at my gym that seriously loves himself , always stopping to check himself out in the mirror , lifting his top up to check out his abs etc , sneering at folk lifting less than him
id never get tired of bashing his face against said mirror0 -
I personally don't have any gripes about people at my gym.. I usually have my music up & am too focused on my pace/ form to care about anyone else.
I have to say though- I'm honestly amazed at how many gripes people have about trivial, meaningless things! Each to their own I say. What's it to you if the guy next to you is only walking on the treadmill, not running?? Or if he's reading? He's paid his membership & has every right to be there and walk at the pace he pleases. And another thing- I wear lip balm to the gym cause when I get puffed, I breathe through my mouth & get chapped lips. I had no idea I was being judged so harshly about it!0 -
I read all the time when on the elliptical, and my heart rate is @ 150, no problem. I usually work harder and longer when I read, it distracts me from the pain, and fatigue...etc.
This is exactly what I meant about 'each to their own'. Whatever gets you through your workout! It's better than sitting at home doing nothing. Some people really need to get a life & stop being judgmental asshats. /End rant.0 -
when people look at you like they think they're better than you because they're running faster - you're probably burning less than me running faster on a low incline than when i run a little slower if i'm running uphill.0
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I hate when people use their nasty workout towel to wipe machines down (in reality, just smearing their sweat around) instead of the fresh paper towel + disinfectant spray.0
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I do the Life Fitness strength training circuit and now I have this guy who zooms in toward the end of my workout, piicks the next machine down and camps it for like 15 minutes. So sometimes I have to skip it if there isn't one in the old models. Don't say he's hitting on my cause he's young enough to be one of my kids, lol. Oh and circuit training campers, they zoom in and do like 10 cardio speed sets then leave, geez, go get on a treadmill for cardio. Same folks that will complain months later that their muscles aren't any stronger, lol.0
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Reading a couple of pages of this thread reminds me why I hate gyms Fullstop! Not only are many irksome points raised but it also points out to me how many things you need to be aware of at a gym and how much I don't know! So rather than just worry about possibly not knowing how to use machines properly and being nervous of people watching and judging me, now I can also worry about what gym courtesy I may not be aware of and who may be plotting to attack me for my carelessness! Give me a hiking bush track, home gym and workout DVD's any day!0
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i have two.
1. the hulks..... the guys who have huge top halves and wee skinny legs who wear a vest thats that small it would fit a 12 year old girl..... the hulks sit in front of the mirror with ridiculously sized weights, lift it once. put it down. ---- stare in mirror at unnaturally tanned body for scotland, then repeat process with other arm. maybe nod aknowledingly at other hulks and send a text message or 2.
2. the barbies. .... the ridiculously orange girls who are caked in make-up who gather at the abs machine which is conviently located behind the free weight where the hulks hang about. the barbies wear more make-up than i own and are always in packs of 2 or 3 and never seperate. they always have perfect hair and never sweat and spend the whole time giggling and staring at hulks.
both should be banned
This! I will never understand the women who come into the gym in full flippin makeup!0 -
People who are obviously not giving it 100% or are using poor technique, especially if I see a guy on a rower going at it in a half arsed manner, makes me want to jump on the rower next to them and reduce them to a gibbering pool of mush on the floor.:devil: (Have had to do it in the past).
People who appear to have poor personal hygiene and people wearing inappropriate footwear.
The first one can be debateable though.......it depends on the person..........whether they are old or young, if they have medical issues or not, and even if they are inexperienced at it (it meaning rowers) or not. Personally I had never in my life been on a rower and my trainer wanted me to row for the rest of the time I was there...........it took a lot and about half the time I had to stop in the middle and take a breather because I wasn't used to it.........and sometimes I would stop going back and forth and just focus on my arm movements. Main thing here is that I did it.
As for poor technique.........not everyone is going to be like you who does it perfectly. So it depends on what you mean by poor technique. If they are doing it wrong and its because you don't want to see anyone getting hurt because their form is bad, I get that totally. But if they are doing it their own way and you feel as though it just looks like they aren't doing it right..........well, thats only your opinion. I have seen many people who do stuff that I don't necessarily get..........some that I want to go over and say "you know, this is the way I do it.........here I will show you", but I don't because again......maybe they have some sort of physical issue or it could be another reason entirely to why they are doing what they are. So it really does depend on who it is.0 -
What is considred to be an uncessary amount of noise?
My pet peeves are the guy who looks the same since the day I joined the gym giving me dirty looks when I let a little bear like noise out. You know the guy. The guy who does 40 hours of cardio a week never breaks a sweat and uses the inner and outer thigh machine right after he does assisted chinups with 90 lbs.
THAT GUY!0 -
People who are obviously not giving it 100% or are using poor technique, especially if I see a guy on a rower going at it in a half arsed manner, makes me want to jump on the rower next to them and reduce them to a gibbering pool of mush on the floor.:devil: (Have had to do it in the past).
People who appear to have poor personal hygiene and people wearing inappropriate footwear.
The first one can be debateable though.......it depends on the person..........whether they are old or young, if they have medical issues or not, and even if they are inexperienced at it (it meaning rowers) or not. Personally I had never in my life been on a rower and my trainer wanted me to row for the rest of the time I was there...........it took a lot and about half the time I had to stop in the middle and take a breather because I wasn't used to it.........and sometimes I would stop going back and forth and just focus on my arm movements. Main thing here is that I did it.
As for poor technique.........not everyone is going to be like you who does it perfectly. So it depends on what you mean by poor technique. If they are doing it wrong and its because you don't want to see anyone getting hurt because their form is bad, I get that totally. But if they are doing it their own way and you feel as though it just looks like they aren't doing it right..........well, thats only your opinion. I have seen many people who do stuff that I don't necessarily get..........some that I want to go over and say "you know, this is the way I do it.........here I will show you", but I don't because again......maybe they have some sort of physical issue or it could be another reason entirely to why they are doing what they are. So it really does depend on who it is.
I should have said, 'not giving 100% for them' which is what I meant, of course everyone is different. As for the rowing I'm having a go at (and it's mostly guys) who get on the rower, go at it like they think they're Sir Steve Redgrave but are really just floundering and not getting anywhere and then won't take any notice of the trainer trying to point them in the right direction and help them. I only mentioned rowing specifically becuase it's the one activity at the gym I have a natural aptitude for (if I believe what I'm told) also the only gym based activity I've competed at.
As for poor technique I absolutely meant for the sake of safety and for getting the best from the equipment exercise.0 -
I go to the gym on the Air Force base every Tuesday and Thursday and without fail there is this MORON there who gets on the elliptical 5 ft from me, puts it on level 1 and speeds erratically. That isn't the worst part. He has his headphones in and sings at the top of his lungs and goes "WOOOOO" every 2 minutes.
I'm going to show him WOO.0 -
Oh.. sorrry I do that in spinning becasue I can't breathe! LOL0
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LMAO!!0
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It's really mainly a seasonal thing, but right after new years and shortly before summer when people pile into the gym and take leisurely strolls on the treadmills while casually reading a magazine. Luckily they are usually all gone by mid february or by then they have decided to stick with it and actually try jogging.
ABSOLUTELY!!!! I hate when I can't get a machine when I KNOW that they are only there for about 3 weeks tops!0 -
Def. people walking on a treadmill at an incline of nothing! Like, you are at the gym to work out, not to drag your feet on the treadmill. If you are going to do that, go walk around the mall or something.0
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