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Things YOU DO at the gym that annoy me

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Maximilian said:
Theres a reason i set this up:

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I don't like the gym.
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Nice rack 🙂
 
MichaelD said:
+2 Offensive Points: You stink: Plain and simple, you smell like musty moose ass that's been left under a wet, plastic tarp in the sun for a month. Wear clean clothes at least every other day. +1 Offensive Point if you don't wear socks (see toe shoe comment, above).
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Agree with everything except this. I don't generally stink when I'm at the gym, so I'm not trying to defend myself. I just think it's ludicrous to complain about body odor in reference to people exercising. It's a gym. People sweat. A lot of people have some really offensive BO. That just comes with the territory. Granted, if someone only has one set of workout clothes they wash once every other month, that's disgusting and they should be ashamed. But for someone who was cursed with rancid BO, I'm not going to tell them, "Guess God didn't mean for you to exercise." Expecting the gym to smell nice is just silly.
 
The only thing that really annoys me is the people who spend more time dicking with their phone and/or mp3 players, instead of actually working out. Granted, this only affects me if they're parked on a piece of equipment that I want to use, but it's still dumb. Do your workout.
 
Haha that was an entertaining read and after going to the gym for a few years I can relate to lot of those lol. When I found myself only going like twice a week, and ask myself why I'm wasting over 3 hours a week paying somebody to do physical work, I canceled. I work out here and there at home, but I don't make my life revolve around it either.

Once I'm done my basement I'll probably look at getting a weight set and start working out more often. I had actually gotten a recumbent bike and some weight sets but I found it was just too dirty down there, can't even go down on the floor to stretch or something because of the floor being rough and dusty. So the dricore will really help a lot. Later on I'll put another finish but for now it will do.
 
OP, I LOVED your post and sympathize.

The gym that I have frequented 3 times per week for the last 8 years has its problems ... nothing like what you list, but still I have twice gotten to the point where I felt like pummeling a fellow member for breaking as many rules as they could at one time.

My gym is great except for the Asian chick that comes in on Saturday morning and spends 2 hours doing ballet (???) in front of everyone ... especially in the free weight area. What's up with that???
 
+2 Offensive Points "My machines!"
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+2 more, if you're working out on two machines that are halfway across the gym from each other, and an additional 2 more if you're taking up two machines, with another person, and doing the "Chinese Fire Drill" thing, where you each do a set, switch machines, do a set, switch machines, etc. While I understand that it's perfectly natural for 2 people to take up 2 machines, the fact that you're doing LAPS around the gym too, means you're just wasting everyone's time. Especially MINE. 🙄
 
Thankfully I exhibit none of these behaviors - If I ever run into "towel man" and his 5 machines draped with towels I just politely say, while your resting, let me get a set in.

It bad enough when they space there sets 5-minute apart while occupying one of the benches.

Ms. Booty shorts entertains me and all he guys in the gym, no harm no foul, especially if you got the body for it. +/- 0

Please unrack your weights and put them away. Your a stud for benching 385, now take your plates off so us little guys can get a few sets in without spending 5-minutes racking your damn weights for you. +3

Leg day - don't forget it! +4

Fat guys who are strong - yeah, but you are still fat. +5
 
I'm guilty of only the first one, I always work out in my toe shoes, especially on legs day. For me I have more stability when squatting and can get higher on the box jumps. And yes... they are neon 🙂
 
Yep. I agree. I was going through your list somewhat curious if I was going to hit any of those.

Nope. Not even half of one. Video above is also good and accurate.

You would think with all this hate on people in the gym that it would actually change, but it doesn't. It's like fucking Honda Civic ricers... It's never going to stop, apparently.
 
Just to clarify: I LOVE looking at the fine women in the gym, especially if they are basically naked. I love to look. I make a point of it. What irks me is when a woman is wearing what amounts to a skin-tight bikini and then gets offended when she catches me looking. I make no attempt to hide the fact that I'm looking either.:colbert:
 
Vibrams are awesome, I wear them day-to-day. You want to get pissy over them? Well that leaves you pissed off, and my feet stronger than yours. If you like that arrangement, well you're already fucking yourself so I don't really need to tell you to. 😉
 
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