Foo - Gym etiqqute/grievances.. post them here.

The dude who carries a weight lifting belt on his shoulders, while going from machine to machine. Over the past 6 months, I have never seen you use it so why bring it in? You don't look bad-ass when you walk around with it on your shoulder like you are some primo WWF star. Heck you are not even as big as some of the gorrilaz around the gym!

The woman who puts one article that she brings on 5 machines while she does a circuit around them. Not cool.

The people who yak on their cell phones while on the treadmill. STFU and HTFU.

And no I dont want to get more out of my bike workouts! (Random guys asked me this questions as I was sitting there doing some recovery paced riding)

Doing curls with the dumbbells right in front of the dumbbell rack so that no one else can grab a weight. Back the f*ck up.

The gorilla that tells me I'm not putting enough effort into my curls. Then he goes back and swings his whole body to curl up his heavy weights. Learn some freaking form instead of being "cool" with the large dumbbells.

Doing curls with the dumbbells right in front of the dumbbell rack so that no one else can grab a weight. Back the f*ck up.

Next time grab his junk and say you though it was the 2.5 pound weight.

Doing curls with the dumbbells right in front of the dumbbell rack so that no one else can grab a weight. Back the f*ck up.

That one bugs the crap out of me as well. The worst offenders though are the folks who sweat all over the equipment and don’t wipe off. Gross.:mad:

And for heavens sake, no shaving whilst naked in the gym!! wtf? It would be one thing if the locker room was nice, its pretty dumpy! Actually even then there is no excuse for not wrapping a towel around your waist when you shave.

The grunter. I don't mind a manly exhalation, but when you start sounding like a teenaged Russian girl tennis player, it's time to put a cork in it.

"Gime? What's a gime?" *walks in* "Ohhh, giiiime."

The old men who sit there naked in the locker room... for a long time... not really doing anything... but sitting there naked...

And the people who chuck talc around the place, that just turns into a nasty white paste on the floor.

The grunter. I don't mind a manly exhalation, but when you start sounding like a teenaged Russian girl tennis player, it's time to put a cork in it.

That's very direct reference to Sharapova, by far the biggest grunter in WTA. I used to follow women's tennis, but the grunting turned me off.

Next time grab his junk and say you though it was the 2.5 pound weight.

Or say you thought it was the 2 ounce weight.

I really hate the guys that, without asking, jump on your equipment when you're between sets.

I really hate the people that run on the treadmill when it is a beautiful day outside.

I really hate the guys who still wear Zubaz to the gym.

The guy who puts his weight belt on a bench or machine as to reserve it's use while he goes jaw jacking for 10 minutes and then gives you this "hey" look when he returns and you're on that piece of equipment.

When somebody gets off the bench and just leaves. Not wiping it down and that leaves me standing there watching the yucky sweat dissipate.

the guy that goes to the gym and spends all his time rotating from equipment to equipment trying to look busy even though he's not lifting/running etc. MAN THE F*CK UP AND EITHER TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO DO IT OR ASK SOMEONE!

I hate people occupying a particular machine for half an eternity.

A couple of years ago, I went to the gym for a leg workout. I usually do that with the 45-degree incline leg press as the main exercise.

But that time, there was a couple (a guy and a girl) using it. The guy was built like the proverbial brick outhouse, and the girl was fairly big for a girl. The sled was loaded with plates all the way out, and the two of them did maybe four or five 3-inch reps each... Then they just sat around for 4-5 minutes, chatting, right next to the machine. Suddenly, they'd do another set each, and resume their chatting. I did all my other stuff, and then gave up after well over an hour of waiting for them to finish. 80-90 minutes for two people using one machine, is NOT acceptable in my book!

The worst offenders though are the folks who sweat all over the equipment and don’t wipe off. Gross.:mad:

UGH, I remember having to use a treadmill at the gym that had been sweated (is that a word?) on so much that there were actually pools of sweat in the little cup holders, and the entire machine was a sticky mess of sweat. But it was the only open machine in the damn building, so I was forced to use it or leave.

There's a kid at my gym that just gripes me to no end......

I do a heavy weight workout on the leg press, doing reps at 600, then 550, then 500 pounds, 20 each set. I know this 18 year old twerp means well, but if I have to hear that I'm pretty strong for a geezer, I'm gonna wrap a barbell around his neck :(

Then I have to explain why I'm doing light long reps on the upper body....I don't want to puck up upper body mass, just harden and tone what I have there. I'm a blasted cyclist and too much upper body development just consumes Blood O2.

sweated (is that a word?).

'tis now! :D
No, seriously, of course it is. :)


UGH, I remember having to use a treadmill at the gym that had been sweated (is that a word?) on so much that there were actually pools of sweat in the little cup holders, and the entire machine was a sticky mess of sweat. But it was the only open machine in the damn building, so I was forced to use it or leave.

At my gym, we're provided with spray bottles with some kind of cleaning fluid, along with rolls of paper, for cleaning the equipment off with. Personally, I don't mind if I use a machine with sweat on it. I always clean my own sweat off afterwards, though.

At my gym, we're provided with spray bottles with some kind of cleaning fluid, along with rolls of paper, for cleaning the equipment off with. Personally, I don't mind if I use a machine with sweat on it. I always clean my own sweat off afterwards, though.

Seriously though, this thing was DIS-GUST-ING. There wasn't a clean square inch on it--I'm not even joking. I used my knuckles to change the settings. The gym I used to go to didn't have the spray bottles and towels... the one I go to now does.

Does it have to be in the gym? If not one thing that really bugs me for no reason are the soccer moms who wait several min for a parking spot near the door. Then make the short walk into the gym to walk on the tread mill. WHY?????

My friend brought me to her all women gym and the hot tub was clothing optional (There was nooooo way I was doing that). For some reason this was the day the senior ladies shared the tub....



:eek: ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!

Any nude place you go it almost always is senior gravatationally challenged women everywhere. Dont really bother me till they play volleyball. Fortunately for me I can see almost nothing when I take my glasses off.

Yeah but this was with swirling jets and bubbles. And things were floating and bobbing and jiggling. oh ew.

Yeah but this was with swirling jets and bubbles. And things were floating and bobbing and jiggling. oh ew.

:eek:Thanks for the visual.

not really a grievance:

i love riding past the gym every morning i commute by bike and watching the drones running on the treadmills in the window. rain or shine.

i guarantee i'm having a better time (and probably getting a better workout) than they are.

I like the workout I get from lifting but I really hate going to the gym. I haven't gone in over a year.

I like the workout I get from lifting but I really hate going to the gym. I haven't gone in over a year.

Then you should bench press your girlfriend, she's heavy enough.




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The thing that gets me more than anything is the "women" who sit on the machines while talking on their cell phones!

The thing I find humorous are the guys who walk around like they are bad ass weight lifters, yet can't lift more weight then me! (I'm pretty skinny) I love watching them do 100lbs on something like the seated back row, then I jump on with them right next to it and do 150.

People that rest on the machines between sets.

I hate the people that stare at me when I carry my weight belt around with me. I can get a sore back, give me a break already!

Not wiping down is #1 for me. #2 is management that doesn't supply antibacterial spray and wipes. In this day and age, there's no excuse, especially given that gyms can be hotbeds of MRSA. Ew. Just ewwwww.

As to belts, the guys who carry them around but don't wear them properly (and obviously don't know what the hell they're even for) just fit right in with the "swingers" who feel compelled to lift so far out of their max that they swing the DBs or BBs up on the concentric phase of virtually every lift. I'll never understand why "training to failure" has become such a by-word. It doesn't work, and besides, so many people just think it means you have to kill yourself in the gym. Actually they're killing the rest of us with their grunts, groans, sweats, and farts.

I just gave up on gyms years ago- found a power cage and nice bench on ebay, and got an olympic set at Dick's, and for less (FAR less) than the cost of a year's gym membership, I have a home gym I can use anytime I want with no waiting, and no gross behaviors. Of course, my wife ain't none too happy about this setup being in the bedroom, but c'est la vie!

I hate people occupying a particular machine for half an eternity.

A couple of years ago, I went to the gym for a leg workout. I usually do that with the 45-degree incline leg press as the main exercise.

But that time, there was a couple (a guy and a girl) using it. The guy was built like the proverbial brick outhouse, and the girl was fairly big for a girl. The sled was loaded with plates all the way out, and the two of them did maybe four or five 3-inch reps each... Then they just sat around for 4-5 minutes, chatting, right next to the machine. Suddenly, they'd do another set each, and resume their chatting. I did all my other stuff, and then gave up after well over an hour of waiting for them to finish. 80-90 minutes for two people using one machine, is NOT acceptable in my book!

+900. I wish gyms policed this more. It's one thing if they're alternating, but if you're recovering for your next set, move off. I've seen guys sitting on the leg machines, literally swing their legs back and forth for 10 minutes between sets. I'm 3 months in to a 1yr membership - doubt I'll renew.

1: People who yap on cellphones. This is probably everyone's peeve though.
2: People who don't know basic weights posture, but try to pretend they are Prison Pete at a filming of Lockup in a max security institution and try to show off how much they can stack on for 1-2 reps.

Thankfully, I try to hit the gym at the early hours of the morning so I can stand in the shower, so pretty much everything is available.

Curling in the squat rack.

My friend brought me to her all women gym and the hot tub was clothing optional [/COLOR][/I]

According to my friend here, that is the etiquette. She feels a little weirded out when people walk in with clothes. I am going to try and become a spinning instructor there ;).


I hate the people that stare at me when I carry my weight belt around with me. I can get a sore back, give me a break already!

Alright, presumably you wear it, so ill give you a pass.


Seriously though, this thing was DIS-GUST-ING. There wasn't a clean square inch on it--I'm not even joking. I used my knuckles to change the settings. The gym I used to go to didn't have the spray bottles and towels...

ICK that blows.. I usually do a pre and post wipes on the bike, although I dont bother with the treadmill, I crank it upto 400W an let it roll ;)..


Oh another major grievance, leave those those spray fluid bottles on the ****in tray instead of carrying it everywhere.


Then you should bench press your girlfriend, she's heavy enough.




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Wow.. What goin on here? Mod mud slinging?

There's a kid at my gym that just gripes me to no end......

I do a heavy weight workout on the leg press, doing reps at 600, then 550, then 500 pounds, 20 each set. I know this 18 year old twerp means well, but if I have to hear that I'm pretty strong for a geezer, I'm gonna wrap a barbell around his neck :(

Then I have to explain why I'm doing light long reps on the upper body....I don't want to puck up upper body mass, just harden and tone what I have there. I'm a blasted cyclist and too much upper body development just consumes Blood O2.

I think the solution has presented itself :evilgrin:

I own a gym...and have for the past 20 years....don't get me started

People who think that how much weight they put on the bar has anything to do with my workout.

Don't forget the inconsiderate jerks who, not only don't wipe their sweat away, but don't bother putting their plates back on the rack.

i'm pretty intolerant of other people messing up my gym experience.

for the guy who stands in front of the dumbell rack while doing curls, i say "could you back up a bit so i can get to the rack?" a simple "excuse me" is inadequate for this sort of thing.

for the guy who stands next to/sits on a machine/bench chatting/wasting time forever, i'll ask if i can work in. usually, all of a sudden, he'll jump onto the machine/bench and use it furiously, as if whatever he was wasting time with before never existed. then afterwards he'll say something quiet and irrelvant as he lets me use the machine.

people who don't wipe things down don't bother me so much. sweat isn't dangerous or especially unsanitary, and i don't find it gross. i do wipe my own stuff down after using.

the guy who wanders around doing nothing but looking in the mirror or sitting on benches doesn't bother me as long as he lets me work in.

if someone leaves weights on a machine/bench and goes somewhere else, i will take the weights off and use it. if said person returns while i'm still there, annoyed that i violated his "territory," i don't care. if said person says anything to me, i inform them that this is a busy gym and you can't indefinitely reserve everything you plan on using throughout your workout circuit. people who want to have this discussion often have something vaguely threatening to say, but they invariably back down when i make it clear that i'm not taking **** from them, and i'm also not looking to pick a fight. even bigger guys. i even had one guy come up to me later after one of these "confrontations" and apologize to me for being a dick.

the key is to be assertive without looking for trouble. people will always do annoying stuff, but whining on forums doesn't do anything if you don't call people out on it and help them realize that they might be being inconsiderate. i'm not a super-buff veteran power-lifter or anything, but i've been going to the gym long enough to know what you do and don't do at a gym, and i'm not shy about sharing my opinions with people who mess with my workouts.

Then you should bench press your girlfriend, she's heavy enough.




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YES!!! ;)

Curling in the squat rack.

Oh I hate that too. :mad:

Curling in the squat rack.

Squatting in the curl rack...

YES!!! ;)

;)

I own a gym...and have for the past 20 years....don't get me started

Please do tell us your favorites?

The old men who sit there naked in the locker room... for a long time... not really doing anything... but sitting there naked...


+1000

The thing that grosses me out is the old, flabby, fat guys who parade around naked on their way to the shower. I don't need to see what nature gave you, so for crying out loud, put on a towel. Don't get me wrong. I understand that we're all gonna get saggy eventually, but you don't have to act as if you're proud of the fact.

Yeah but this was with swirling jets and bubbles. And things were floating and bobbing and jiggling. oh ew.

:mad: The further explanation was not ... necessary.



ewwwwwwwwwww

Yeah but this was with swirling jets and bubbles. And things were floating and bobbing and jiggling. oh ew.

Damn.

I go to the Y, which has a great gym, and seems to have a lower A-hole factor than most gyms. Must be the friendly neighborly vibe I guess. And no clothing-optional seniors. :eek:

the younger dudes flexing their bicepts and tri's, also doing shrugs while looking in the mirrors in the free weight room. Then they do the arnie look smiling.

others grunting so loud it is distracting,only to find out it is really light weights.

the steroid junkies, a couple reps to blow themselves up then parading around the gym,constantly flexing.