Bad Gym Etiquette

[Erin143]

agreed

[mot1ve]

I do not know why people settle for gyms that are not suitable for their needs. These day's there are gym's everywhere. Find a better one

[devilsrule61287]

I use the gym of my apartment complex, which is really great, but very much self-policing. This one girl brings her trainer into our gym, and he has her do circuit-style training. One of the exercises is deadlift. Mind you, we only have one cage and one barbell. So I end up having to sit and wait for over 30 min for this girl to do all of 3 or 4 sets of deadlift as part of a circuit. I told the trainer that our one barbell shouldn't be used as part of an extended circuit.

Also, I can't stand when people fail to re-rack the weights. Like I said, our gym is self-policing, and we all have to take care to keep it orderly. Amazes me that some folks can't put back a single plate after they are done with the cage.

[jutte13]

i dont agree with your yelling part or the dropping of the heavy dumbells.

personally i lower my dumbells(from doing db bench) as far as i can go without injuring myself and then i drop them.

and with the yelling, if screaming my lungs off will help me lift that last rep, then i'm gonna scream. i dont scream for every exercise, just the ones where i really want that last rep.

i was on my last rep for my military press and i didnt think i was gonna be able to do it until my friend start screaming LIFT LIFT, and then i just emptied my lungs by screaming and i managed to get it up.

train hard or go home.

This. Y'all need to get over yourself, it's a public place. Sorry I drop my weights, it gets hard to control 100 pounds in each hand sometimes. If you don't like the yelling, wear headphones. If they rest too long, ask to work in.

[devilsrule61287]

This. Y'all need to get over yourself, it's a public place. Sorry I drop my weights, it gets hard to control 100 pounds in each hand sometimes. If you don't like the yelling, wear headphones. If they rest too long, ask to work in.

I agree with this. If a dude is lifting 100 lb DB's, by all means toss 'em. I don't want to see someone tear a rotator cuff or something. Of course, there is a big difference between tossing them, and emphatically throwing them. The former is absolutely acceptable, whereas the latter isn't reallly necessary. As for noise and yelling, I've never minded so long as it isn't on every single rep and persistent to the point where it becomes a joke. But if a dude is pushing insanely hard for that last rep, a bit of grunting or a little yell is of course acceptable. I myself was told by some girl in my gym to keep it down while doing heavy rack pulls (she said the clanging of metal on metal was too loud). I put some mats over the pins to dull some of the noise, but was kind of pissed that someone interrupted me for that crap.

[MykeZ]

"4. Gym instructors who only talk to the pretty ones. "

That's a funny one. Once I needed to talk to an instructor but he was "busy" getting tooled by a hottie. He spent at least 30 minutes explaining everything to her with a big grin at all time. Stop wasting your time, you ain't getting laid bro!

[FltDoc06]

How 'bout the crowd of guys "resting" or "giving advice" all standing around the hottest woman in the gym -- who, by the way is doing 10lb curls? In the meantime, you can't get to the DB rack because they are all in the way....

[Backflipbrahsrs]

This. Y'all need to get over yourself, it's a public place. Sorry I drop my weights, it gets hard to control 100 pounds in each hand sometimes. If you don't like the yelling, wear headphones. If they rest too long, ask to work in.

Agreed. There's this sloot that works at the gym I go to (unfortunately I had to go during her shift). I went with my sister and she didn't have time for cardio before legs so I decided we'd do 4 exercises, 8 sets of 8, max 30sec rest

Afterwords as I'm walking out she goes "Backflipbrahsrs you're so loud, take it down a notch."

I laughed cause I thought it was a joke but then she said "I'm serious, this is your first warning."

Still have no idea if she was joking or not but gonna be even louder next time on lunges (which I'm guessing is the exercise she heard me on).

[Dudeman258]

This. Y'all need to get over yourself, it's a public place. Sorry I drop my weights, it gets hard to control 100 pounds in each hand sometimes. If you don't like the yelling, wear headphones. If they rest too long, ask to work in.

Quoted for truth ^^^

Spend your time worrying about your own workout instead of what other people are doing. Everyone has a routine and everyone paid to be there. If you have the time/energy to worry about what others are doing then work harder or GTFO of the gym you hypocrites.

[Backflipbrahsrs]

Because 45 lbs plates are a perfectly acceptable warm-up weight for any exercise on that machine so we leave it on to help out the next person?
Best excuse I could think of.

This. I usually think there's no way anyone's going lower than a plate on that machine so I leave them on as a curtesy just in case.

I do the same on the bench press except I lean the plates on it instead of leaving them on the bar

[Tmax55]

Today I was doing side laterals and a girl walked right into my range of movement because the gym was crowded and she wasn't paying attention - if I didn't abort I would've busted her in the jaw because she was short (and 20 years ago I wouldn't have).

[MidnightSun]

I use the gym of my apartment complex, which is really great, but very much self-policing. This one girl brings her trainer into our gym, and he has her do circuit-style training. One of the exercises is deadlift. Mind you, we only have one cage and one barbell. So I end up having to sit and wait for over 30 min for this girl to do all of 3 or 4 sets of deadlift as part of a circuit. I told the trainer that our one barbell shouldn't be used as part of an extended circuit.

Also, I can't stand when people fail to re-rack the weights. Like I said, our gym is self-policing, and we all have to take care to keep it orderly. Amazes me that some folks can't put back a single plate after they are done with the cage.

Agreed. Those phucking kunts should be bitchslapped big time

[MCAR1936]

I hate the crop dusting of farts, I mean, if you gotta let it rip, you gotta let it rip, but mutha** those protein farts are freakin gnarly.

[MidnightSun]

Today I was doing side laterals and a girl walked right into my range of movement because the gym was crowded and she wasn't paying attention - if I didn't abort I would've busted her in the jaw because she was short (and 20 years ago I wouldn't have).

this happened to me as well. phucking idiots, eh?

[southernpride22]

This is why I mostly work out at home, don't have to deal with freaking idiots.

[SikiiD]

2. This

[pulpNi]

agree

[flyrich]

i work in a gym like that

Hi everyone, just want to share some of my dislikes of the current gym I am going for my workouts. I'm actually quite tempted to mention the name and the location of the gym but opted to hide this information first. I will probably disclose the name if I can't bear with the members anymore.

I will list down a few things I find them EXTREMELY annoying and irritating. Please see below:

1. Members throwing/chucking heavy dumbells after completing a set. Althought the gym floor is covered with rubber mats, I feel chucking the weights is very dangerous for other people because the weights might crash on their feet or something like that. What a bunch of inconsiderate monkeys, I remember one of the gym instructors politely told this jackass to put down the weights with cautious, and he got offended and told her that he did not need to waste his effort since he has completed his set. What an ass!

2. Not putting weights back to its respective racks!!!!!! This really pisses me off a lot. Whenever I step into the free weight section, I see dumbells lyinig around on the floor and the racks are empty. This is really selfish of them. They want to save their strengths for subsequent sets; hence, choose to neglect the weights they have used and leave them there so the guys around him will trip and fall horribly!!!!! I also hate hyprocrites who claim that they hate people who don't put their weights back and even claim they are responsible members who put weights back after using them. A few days ago, I saw the same MOFOs who left the weights on the squating rack and never came back!!!! Ahhhhhhh I'm so mad while writing this now.

3. Screamers. I just can't avoid/ignore them. Groaning is acceptable but screaming your lungs out??? I think if they really want to show their masculinity by shouting out loud? Please do that at a karaoke joint.

4. Gym instructors who only talk to the pretty ones. I notice this and it personally disgusts me the most!!!! I always see guy instructors chatting up with chicks on the treadmill, while ignoring a poor lady who obviously needed some guidance from "qualified" gym instructors. Some of them even abuse their authority during personal training sessions such as putting their palm on the lady's buttocks "assisting" her in her stretch. Seriously, I was in the States for 5 years and I know they can be sued for sexual harrassment. But then again! The women in my country are so dumb and naive they seem to like the attention they are getting from the instructors

5. TAKING 10 MINUTES REST PERIOD. Sorry for the caps but I'm actually getting quite pissed as I am writing this. :P I am not condemning people who like to socialize at a gym. When you rack up weights on the smith machine and decide to have a quick drink at the cooler I am fine with that. But doing a quick warm up set of 10-12 and then chatting up with some so called buddies for like 10 minutes enrages me!!!!!!! I don't mind if they do that during non-peak hours but doing that during peak hours deserve to soak themselves in acid!

There are still so much more and I should stop here. Must go back to work before my manager finds out I have been doing nothing but writing hate mails.

Please share your views as well. Looking forward to your feedback.

Take care.

[mozz83]

My main bitch is personal trainers. who-

-take your equipment because you went to get a quick drink, log book etc.
because their client is more important.
-Don't actually know what they talk about. nuff said on that one.
-chastize everyone for not training and then can be seen out at the clubs smoking and blind drunk.
- are Sleazy

I totally agree, Especially the new young instructors who have all the answers, I got inturupted between sets with a P.T telling me with out asking if I would like some advice that I was doing my Military press wrong and should use my legs to push up. Firstly he should have asked if I wanted his advice not force it up on me. Second Know your exercises Military press not push press,. He also made a comment to a freind when I was doing a reverse grip bench press saying I was doing it wrong and Third maybe he should be paying more attention to his client that is paying for his time. My brother is a P.T and hates the reputation that they get because of people like this.

[Johncashmoney]

PT's are dicks
except for that guys brother

[PervedOut]

This is why I mostly work out at home, don't have to deal with freaking idiots.

Home gym master race checking in, now. Considering I'm the only person that uses my home gym, if I have a problem with someone there its time to see a shrink.

[showgirl23]

nothing worst than machine hoggers

[amcarter29]

If you are going to vent, this is the place to do it. Oh gym etiquette I swear. Try having the trainers take ALL the weights for THEIR clients and leaving none left for the gym members. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

[CropDusterMan]

I understand our higher protein diets have a tendency to stir up the wind, but c'mon man...take it outside...when the heavy hitters are in training, it can smell downright nasty.

[OHIO828]

Is it still bad etiquette if i'm using a power rack and when there's only 5 people in the gym and we have 3 of them?

[sdoo]

People slamming weights down so they let the whole gym know they finished their set

[rwells81]

Screaming is very annoying to me! There is a guy at my gym that does it, and I find myself just wanting to scream back to cut the crap off! I don't tolerate that very well.

[RocknRun]

I've worked at a gym with most of these issues, and yeah its pretty annoying...
Throwing weights yep seen that. Was off duty just working out, and a guy was doing bicep curls with 12kg (not at all heavy) and to demonstrate the fact at the end of each.set he would launch them from a standing position 5ft forward. Well 100k and one less member, the holes in the floor were reinforced and repaired.
Screamers - the guys that scream from the outset of their sets more comical to begin with, but it gets old quickly.
People slamming the weight stacks on fixed resistance machines - rotary torso especially. No matter how often you explain or demonstrate that they'll get better results slower and controlled, 5 mins later the same thing occurs!

[gorilla93]

I've worked at a gym with most of these issues, and yeah its pretty annoying...
Throwing weights yep seen that. Was off duty just working out, and a guy was doing bicep curls with 12kg (not at all heavy) and to demonstrate the fact at the end of each.set he would launch them from a standing position 5ft forward. Well 100k and one less member, the holes in the floor were reinforced and repaired.
Screamers - the guys that scream from the outset of their sets more comical to begin with, but it gets old quickly.
People slamming the weight stacks on fixed resistance machines - rotary torso especially. No matter how often you explain or demonstrate that they'll get better results slower and controlled, 5 mins later the same thing occurs!

How did 12kg dumbbells punch a hole in the floor? Does your gym allow deadlifting? I feel that would be a huge risk as well. Or even imagine if someone was squatting 200kg and dumbed the weight..

[takenodaysoff25]

People that sit there and just talk in one spot for more than a minute where there are benches and weights. Like bruh, this is a gym, not a recreational place for you to socialize. it's whether you lift or gtfo