Annoying Gym People-Post Yours

[musclebare9]

Locker room trolls, heavy sweaters, talkers and ozone depleting toxic waste dumps (deodorant, cologne, foot spray, hair spray) all one person.

 

[MuscleDick]

Haha - yes I typically expect the younger dudes to be the biggest offenders of the "ego lifter" but in my current gym it's a couple of older dudes. It's embarassing to watch and will lead to an inevitable injury (well deserved I might add).

I honestly don't spot anyone at my gym ever other than a small handful of serious trainers. My goal is to get in and out, train hard and basically not speak to anyone. After all of these years the gym is more like a 6 day a week job and I do not really enjoy being there at this point.

At times I'll get some young kid asking me to spot him on the bench so I'll go over there and stand above him... he'll get about 4 or 5 (if he's lucky) and then start struggling. He barely pushed the bar up (with bad form, his legs hopping all over, etc. He then says "one more rep" I think "WTF? You hardly lifted that one what makes you think you can do another one?" So I let him try. This is where is usual lifting buddy probably jumps in and helps him pull it up. I let him struggle. I put my fingers under the bar to prevent it from going down but damn if I'm going to help him lift it up. It's not my deadlift day! The look of panic upon their face is priceless. They suddenly realise I'm not going to help them and they turn red in the face trying to push it up and rack it. Once it's racked I walk away. They never ask again.

 

[D_Boeing Boink]

I hate it when these jerks who take a shower then walk out to the lockers dripping water all over the floor for others to step in. There is a sign that reads " Please dry off in the shower area" But alas they must be illiterate. I told the manager one time that they need to get reading test to the members to see if they could read and understand what they have read.

 

[nudeyorker]

I used to have all the complaints stated here. I learned to avoid all of it by being the first person in the door in the morning.

 

[CUBE]

When someone changes the channel on the television in the treadmill area without asking if anyone was watching it.:frown1:

True True...and may I add the person who is using the cardio equipment and is ringing wet with a giant puddle of sweat left on the equipment

 

[catman]

Okay, what about the guy who 'cuts one'...ignore? laugh? keep going?

one morning, early AM, a 'regular' guy cut one....all was silent, one guy started laughing...spread...the whole place was rolling in the aisle...

anyone else? (this guy is mr 'banker type' very straight laced, (nice build, huge nuts, nicely hairy)...the 'last' one to do that...laughing thinking about it..

 

[voidout]

me!

 

[TroMag]

I put my fingers under the bar to prevent it from going down but damn if I'm going to help him lift it up. It's not my deadlift day!

:rofl:

So true. I've avoided giving spots just b/c I don't want to expend anymore energy than what's needed for my lifts that day.

As for the ignorant fool who complained about the fat guy lifting. If fat guy lifts heavy enough for long enough and is careful with his diet, he will not be fat for long. But he will be as strong as an ox.

 

[joeweekend]

Guys who insist on carrying their workouts into the sauna. Not just stretching, but doing sit-ups, push-ups. Trying to be tough, productive and more virtuous than the rest of us slobs, even in the steamroom.

It's hard to relax around somebody like that.

 

[lakecreeker]

the idiots that violate the no cell phone policy beyond the check in door. That is what the lock boxes with keys sticking out of them are for. Stick your cell phone and if in some areas your weapons in and take the key with you to work out. But do get a good laugh now when the people are texting while on the tread millls or bikes. Enough people have complained finally of the peeps using the cell ph cameras, that 2nd complain with a person and they are out the door, no refunds or remaining membership and they get mouthy about it all the other gyms in the region are notified about them too. Other thing is the people that can not spray down the benches and seats wtih the disinfect spray and towels provided. Another thing is people not flushing the toilets

 

[cdog204]

Ugh, I hate the sauna push-up people. I'm trying to relax my muscles and sweat and they're fucking around and talking at me. Why can't they do push-ups somewhere else?

 

[Daisy]

I pretty much have the same complaints as everyone else, poor hygiene, cell phones, guys who leave huge stacks of weights on the machines and walk away.
The locker room is never a problem for females, not at my gym anyway, the ladies get in and get out as fast as possible.
My biggest pet peeve by FAR is the one that truly affects me (ok cell phones annoy the crap out of me but that's more mental) is people who smell bad on treadmills right next to me. If I have invested 20-30 minutes on one machine I can't very well stop and move to another machine so I have to sit there and endure it until either I finish or they finish. I understand that you sweat when you work out but you better be clean when you came in, it's not OK to cut someone else's workout short because they can't tolerate your smell!

 

[catman]

once had a guy doing that garbage (in a sweat suit no less!) tells me (when I keep glaring) that he is trying to get back in teh service and has to lose XX number of lbs (so what...he runs from there to the sign in station before he drinks water and add the weight right back?)

funny part, I opened my towel to relax...that threw him....trying to work out and NOT stare.....let myself get semi just to screw with his concentration....

I agree, save the work out for the gym, relax in the sauna and for gods sake- SHUT UP.

(and please, no shaving in the sauna, I do not want to sit in your stubble)

Guys who insist on carrying their workouts into the sauna. Not just stretching, but doing sit-ups, push-ups. Trying to be tough, productive and more virtuous than the rest of us slobs, even in the steamroom.

It's hard to relax around somebody like that.

 

[SCSea]

(and please, no shaving in the sauna, I do not want to sit in your stubble)

Or, worse, the douche on a recent cruise who was not only shaving in the sauna and pouring water on the rocks (when there's a perfectly awesome steamroom four feet away - some of us *LIKE* intense dry heat, but I digress), but *flicking the sweat and stubble* onto the rocks.

Day 1, I let the spa people talk to him
Day 2, I left the sauna and pissed on his swimsuit he'd so thoughtfully left on his flip-flops in the lockerroom
Day 3, I flooded his sneakers....and I'd had asparagus soup for lunch.

 

[hairyman101]

have this one guy that is on the board of the gym and has his whole body bronzed. all year round. in the looker room he is always naked to make sure you see his bronzed body. he does have a tight ass and body.....but bronzed. he gets on the trendmill for about 45 mins .....then leaves.

 

[BigDallasDick8x6]

once had a guy doing that garbage (in a sweat suit no less!) tells me (when I keep glaring) that he is trying to get back in teh service and has to lose XX number of lbs (so what...he runs from there to the sign in station before he drinks water and add the weight right back?)

That reminds me -- I would add "People who equate sweating with fitness." If you do WORK you will get more fit and doing the work might also make you sweat. But sweating per se does not make you more fit it if was brought on by being in the sauna or wearing a sweatsuit. Reminds me of Mrs. Drysdale (Beverly Hillbillies reruns) and similar types sitting in a sweatbox with her head sticking out. Yes she will lose weight because she is dehydrated. Once she rehyrdrates she will gain it all back again because she only lost water in the first place. But she will not be more fit at the end. Sweat is not the goal. Fitness is the goal and work gets you there. Work might make you sweat, but that's a byproduct not the goal itself.

And if you want to PERMANENTLY lose water weight, cut back on carbs. You'll lose 5 to 10bls of water and won't gain that water back unless/until you start eating more carbs again. Your body needs lots of water to process carbs.

 

[BigDallasDick8x6]

Oh, add to that the guy who creates a huge CLOUD of baby powder (one ethnic group in particular) then leaves a long trail of footprints everywhere....there has got to be a better way of doing that...

Which ethnic group is that?? First I'm hearing of this. I am 1/2 Colonial WASP (Mayflower and Pocahontas) 1/4 Swedish and 1/4 Russian/Polish but I doubt that's the ethnic group you meant. I haven't noticed any one particular group using baby powder. I don't notice MANY people at all using it in fact. I love it and never get on a plane or drive for hours without it but I don't put it on at the gym. If I do put it on in a public place it's in a bathroom stall over the commode and very little trace is left. At home I put it on in the shower after I have dried of course but wouldn't do that in a gym.

 

[b.c.]

Well yes, I do recall this one dickless mo-fucker at the N.O.A.C (this was a time after its desegregation) who was apparently threatened by the presence of certain individuals in the locker room who had a particularly good "hang" (and many went nude there in the showers, steam rooms, etc. hell, you could swim nude in the pool) - so that whenever such people were around he'd suddenly start talking to his "buds" in this high falsetto voice.

But hey, he was a sorry sonuvabitch anyway, so what can I say?

 

[25300]

The prune like, orange, dripping in gold woman that continuously bitches about how her recent trip to Greece was a disaster because she has to pay for the train because her travel agent did'nt organise a rail pass.

Shes stinks too; nasty bitch.

 

[musclebare9]

I have a new one to add as of yesterday.

I consider the gym my personal time. It is my escape from the job, family and all of life's other needs. I put on the headphones, workout and ignore everyone. I walk into the locker room to change and along comes this new guy who feels the need to introduce himself and tell me his entire life history. He is an older guy that has retired and lost his wife. Sorry buddy, go visit the senior citizen's center and talk to someone in the same boat. I am there to work out not be the camp counselor.