What are your pet peeves? Here are some that bug me:
- Walking in front of the mirror when I'm doing a set
-People not offloading their weights
- Cell phones and social hour just sitting on equipment
- Creepy naked old men who walk around naked in the locker room and seem to take a long time to get their cloths on.
- Guy who blow dries his pubes in the mirror for 5 minutes, I mean, WTF???
- Talking to me in the middle of a set.
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Thread: Things that annoy you at the gym
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03-12-2012, 08:12 AM #1
Things that annoy you at the gym
Last edited by christopher808; 03-12-2012 at 09:21 PM.
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03-12-2012, 08:15 AM #2No brain, no gain.
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03-12-2012, 08:20 AM #3
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03-12-2012, 08:28 AM #4
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Good job hitting the major annoyances!
Let me add a few of my own:
1.The nudge who is at the gym every day for hours but spends the vast majority of his time shooting the bull and disrupting workouts of other members;
2. People who do ab work on the seated row bench;
3. People, usually younger guys, who unnecessarily slam the weights down on the flooring; and
4. Fat and out-of-shape members who do 20 or 30 sets of triceps presses.
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03-12-2012, 10:23 AM #17
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People romoving plates from the power rack when I'm half way through a squat.
People that turn the gym stereo down, so they can hear there Ipod better....which invariably means I too can hear there tunes.My training log:
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03-12-2012, 10:28 AM #19
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To All Who Get Annoyed at Those Who Answer Their Cell Phones in the Gym:
Eff you. Seriously. I am the parent of a small child AND much of my work is done on an emergency/on-call basis. It is simply imperitive that I am able to be reached at all times. If the ringer and me uttering a few sentences is so distracting to you, you either have ADD or just not focusing very much on your own training.
"Oh, anyone who brings their phone in the gym must not be serious about their training." Phhhtt. I think my results speak for themselves.
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03-12-2012, 10:33 AM #20
I can't stand people that take up multiple machines at once..doing a set on this one..then that one..ect ect..Also not wiping off your nasty ass sweat..idgaf about you being on your cell phone, just don't interupt me.
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03-12-2012, 10:44 AM #21
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03-12-2012, 11:19 AM #22
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A new one from this weekend.
People using a machine incorrectly.
I watched a guy on the Assisted Pull-up machine, doing the exercise with the weigh stacked locked in at 300lbs. He was about 230lbs himself. I can only think that he was using it as a Shoulder Press?
And the 1/4 ROM /Bad form people. Stop bragging about squatting 4 plates, or benching 3, when you're only barely breaking perpendicular.The Iron will never Lie to you.
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03-12-2012, 11:32 AM #23
There was a guy at the gym this morning who was so far back from the cage that I had to walk in front of him. I hate doing that, but I probably would've tripped if I'd tried to go behind him. I don't what he was thinking standing back so far from the mirror, but whatever.
As I was passed in front of the mirror on the way back to my unracked weights after getting a drink of water and chatting for a few minutes with my powerlifting coach on my cell phone, I noticed his jock had sprung a leak, so even though it was the middle of his set, I figured I'd let him know his junk was hanging out. He just gave me this look like he was annoyed, so I put my earbuds back in and went back to squatting while he admired his wrist curls in the mirror.
I saw him again later in the locker room, but I tried to keep out of his way because he was obviously cranky...maybe had low blood sugar or something. I had to walk all the way around the locker room to get my clothes. Sometimes I'm self conscious about how long it takes me to get dressed, too. I mean with my arthritis as bad as it is and all. I shudder to think how bad off I'd be if I didn't lift.
Makes a guy want to stop blow drying his pubes in the mirror.
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03-12-2012, 11:37 AM #24
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03-12-2012, 12:08 PM #25
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03-12-2012, 12:23 PM #26
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1. I hate it when the gym staff lets the tootsie roll bowl get to low.
2. Aggravates the hell out of me when people interrupt me in the middle of an important phone call.
3. I pay my dues at the gym like everyone else. If I want to curl in the squat rack DEAL! Besides, there's two freaking smith machines right there. -------------------------->
4. People need to stop walking in front of me when I'm flexing in the mirror. How can I admire myself if you keep breaking my view?
5. When someone uses my sh*t in the middle of my giant set. I've clearly marked each machine w a puddle of sweat.
Some people have no manners.
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