Usually they are waiting for their break between reps of 1-2 minutes but yeah some people aren't doing anything on there for like 5 plus minutes very inconsiderate
Dumb and annoying stuff that happens in the gym
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Usually they are waiting for their break between reps of 1-2 minutes but yeah some people aren't doing anything on there for like 5 plus minutes very inconsiderate
When people don't put back plates and stuff, just leave shit on the bars.
Guys that scream when they lift, like I know it's heavy but you don't have to sound like you're dying.
Guys that scream when they lift, like I know it's heavy but you don't have to sound like you're dying.
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lol i've been a dbag lately and have been leaving my 200kilo barbell with weights on it for someone else to clean up after doing my deadlifts. i'm tired and idgaf.
Just go up to them and be like "Can you please use your phone somewhere away from the equipment so I can properly bulk up and kick your ass sometime in the future after I've actually gotten to use the equipment that is no longer being misused by you?"
What kind of barbell weighs 200 kilos? What kind of monster barbells do you use?
I think he means the total weight. I have yet to see a barbell heavier than 55lbs
I honestly dont mind this if they let people work in. But if you have 3-4 machines and you arent letting people work in you're just being obnoxious.
The worst thing I see are people imitating bad form from instagram thinking it's effective when you're putting yourself at injury risk. For instance, when women thrust their hips forward after the concentric movement of a squat.
Or when guys hyperextend their lower back after moving the barbell in the deadlift. It's unnecessary and increases injury risk.
Or when guys hyperextend their lower back after moving the barbell in the deadlift. It's unnecessary and increases injury risk.
If all the other machines that could simulate the exercise I wanna do are taken I may ask someone after they finish a set how many more they have left. Just to get an idea whether I should wait or just switch to something else. I don't ask people to work in though even though I have no issue if someone wants to work in while I'm doing my stuff.
I feel like if you are polite and not pushy this isn't a huge deal.
For me personally my issue it's I go to a small gym and when I got there it was empty late at night so I was using two machines alternating. The gyms weird dude also happens to come around this hour and one of these two machines is the one he likes to hog for the whole time he's there whenever I see him, so I tell him I'm almost done with my last two sets.
I walk to the second machine and start working out, he comes and removes my shit from the machine I was using, wipes it down, and starts alternating himself between his two classics like if I wasn't literally right in front of him looking at him with a "did you fucking seriously?" face.
I have no right to the machine, but on small gyms in particular there's more of a sense of respect and community between members. People sometimes grab two devices not necessarily far away and folks always ask if you're done with one. If not you do something else.
So yeah. This weird dude is on my shit list now. If he ever asks me for a favor lmao.
I walk to the second machine and start working out, he comes and removes my shit from the machine I was using, wipes it down, and starts alternating himself between his two classics like if I wasn't literally right in front of him looking at him with a "did you fucking seriously?" face.
I have no right to the machine, but on small gyms in particular there's more of a sense of respect and community between members. People sometimes grab two devices not necessarily far away and folks always ask if you're done with one. If not you do something else.
So yeah. This weird dude is on my shit list now. If he ever asks me for a favor lmao.
1. people drop weights
2 people that sit on a machine that there is only one of bullshitting with peoole
3. old dudes that have no care that their balls are hanging to their knees in the locker room for all to see
4. people that walk around like they own the fucking place
2 people that sit on a machine that there is only one of bullshitting with peoole
3. old dudes that have no care that their balls are hanging to their knees in the locker room for all to see
4. people that walk around like they own the fucking place
- awkwardly loud people, screaming
- filming for long periods of time, not mind people taking occasional quick selfies of themselves.
- being looked/stared at can be uncomfortable sometimes especially when you can tell from all the mirrors and see someone behind you staring.
- filming for long periods of time, not mind people taking occasional quick selfies of themselves.
- being looked/stared at can be uncomfortable sometimes especially when you can tell from all the mirrors and see someone behind you staring.
I don't know if that's your case but I can't imagine how it is for women at gyms. I've seen the thirstiest of looks thrown at them all the time.
The worst is when they are squatting.
Not gym member etiquette but actual gym annoyance.
I signed up for a now defunct local gym called willys about 7 years ago and specifically asked about the policy on canceling membership. They said no problem, cancel whenever,just had an automatic withdrawal each month to make it easier to pay.
Of course I'm moving 10 months later and get grief. No we never said you could cancel whenever. Well you'll have to call this 1800 number even though we are a one off local business to cancel. Like wtf.
Had to have my wife send the lease from Texas for our apartment we were moving into. What assholes. Of course the family who owned willys didn't pay their employees the last month they were open and closed up in the middle of the night. People had to sue for back wages. Why are gym owners disportionantly scum bags?
I signed up for a now defunct local gym called willys about 7 years ago and specifically asked about the policy on canceling membership. They said no problem, cancel whenever,just had an automatic withdrawal each month to make it easier to pay.
Of course I'm moving 10 months later and get grief. No we never said you could cancel whenever. Well you'll have to call this 1800 number even though we are a one off local business to cancel. Like wtf.
Had to have my wife send the lease from Texas for our apartment we were moving into. What assholes. Of course the family who owned willys didn't pay their employees the last month they were open and closed up in the middle of the night. People had to sue for back wages. Why are gym owners disportionantly scum bags?
I drop my dumbbells on the ground after doing my set of dumbbell press. Only because I've had a hernia before and I can't do the maneuver of bring the weight to my knees and rolling forward without feeling pain in my abdomen. I do quite a lot more than 70's though so I think it's okay to drop regardless.
Top 3 things in order of annoyance: 1) lack of deodorant, 2) sitting on bench and using phone instead of lifting things, 3) doing bicep curls right in front of the dumbbell rack, thereby preventing me from grabbing my weights. Other than that, I have what I would consider a very well-behaved gym with respectable and nice users.
Yep, that's the one. Cut a workout short once cause I could see a guy on the treadmills behind where the squat racks are staring continuously
You sound like you are mindful of people around you and are not dropping shit all willy nilly, so all good.
My pov is that if you can pick them up, you can put them down.
Dropping the weight not only bothers everyone around, it also damages both the floor and the dumbells. I use heavy weights too, have chronic knee pain with both knees and still put my weights down properly.
People leaving their stuff on equipment when the gym is full so everyone has to go around asking if anyone is actually using it. Also this applies to superset people in packed gyms. Gotta share kids.
Couples who have to makeout and hold hands and rotate on like 3 machines at once and of course the group of half dozen high school baby bros or hypebeast types who take up all the benches to chat while barely sweating
My gyms floors are cushioned throughout. There is a bout an inch/inch and a half of black condensed foam that prevents your from damaging the floors or making a lot of noise. When I do incline press I can drop the weights to my knees but I've tried it enough times on a flat bench and I can feel the poking in the side of my abdomen. Like my intestines are trying to punch through. I'm going to do it my way and i'll explain to people if they have a problem with it. It's not like I'm making anymore noise than people deadlifting.
I'm so glad my gym is downtown and surrounded by offices. Only office people train at noon and even after work. Makes it so much more enjoyable.
As for couples it's soooo awkward when they break up :p
Practiced BJJ for a while. Some people stink really bad, gals and guys alike.
I was practicing with a new guy. Outside of the fact that he seemed "happy" being on me (read boner), he reeked so much I had to bail out and get some fresh air. I tried to told him nicely, but he told me I was exagerating...
BJJ is getting very physical with people and frankly, you shouldn't be allowed in if you don't have proper hygiene. Some people don't care, like at all. I washed myself and made sure I didn't eat some nasty oily plate before going in the gym.
I was practicing with a new guy. Outside of the fact that he seemed "happy" being on me (read boner), he reeked so much I had to bail out and get some fresh air. I tried to told him nicely, but he told me I was exagerating...
BJJ is getting very physical with people and frankly, you shouldn't be allowed in if you don't have proper hygiene. Some people don't care, like at all. I washed myself and made sure I didn't eat some nasty oily plate before going in the gym.
What's bjj?
Also if you do intense workouts, you're going to sweat and no amount of deodorant is going to help with it :/
I'm more speaking about ass reek. Sweating is fine, smelling like your ass was cooked with rotten beans is something else.
Brazilian wrestling.
Sounds like a lot of you people need to F O C U S
But really it's people who do DB exercises like an incline press then just toss the weight down. Like:
1. Treat the equipment with respect
2. I don't want to get my foot broken cause your 70 lb weight you apparently aren't strong enough to lift bounced onto my foot
3. If you can't put it down in control then it's too heavy for you
But really it's people who do DB exercises like an incline press then just toss the weight down. Like:
1. Treat the equipment with respect
2. I don't want to get my foot broken cause your 70 lb weight you apparently aren't strong enough to lift bounced onto my foot
3. If you can't put it down in control then it's too heavy for you
Wtf get him kicked out, that has no place in martial arts especially BJJ and grappling. That's not appropriate at all. If he can't be present and there to learn the art then he doesn't deserve to.
Are you okay?
I've called out so many morons who do this
« It's too hard I'm tired after my reps man!!! » « then you're not strong enough, lower the weight and stop endangering me idiot »
Imagine if girls in BJJ had to ask for every guys who have boners to be banned... It can happen to have a boner and I can understand, BJJ is pretty physical and intimate. The reeking + the boner though... It was too much for me. Like, even his hands were dirty as shit.
Dickheads that will postion themselves in-front of you to check themselves out curling 20's in the mirror when you're either barbell Militay Pressing or Incline BP'ing.
People who super-set the entire rack and keep the weights to themselves.
People who take > 5 minutes between sets on machines. And during these rest periods, they're wandering around and the expect to come back to an empty machine. Nope, you're officially working in-with me now.
People that ask to work-in with you for one set when you're working up your weight. Usually it's an ego bro who will ask for a spot and then rep it out.
Doing anything other than squatting in a squat rack.
Old people who walk around the lockeroom naked. I don't care if you're getting changed but don't flail your sack all over the place.
People who put the wrong weights in the wrong spots. 50 pound DB's don't go in the 15 slots.
Honestly, I've been going to the gym for many years now and it's crazy to me how people lack etiquette or think no one else is also working out asynchronously.
People who super-set the entire rack and keep the weights to themselves.
People who take > 5 minutes between sets on machines. And during these rest periods, they're wandering around and the expect to come back to an empty machine. Nope, you're officially working in-with me now.
People that ask to work-in with you for one set when you're working up your weight. Usually it's an ego bro who will ask for a spot and then rep it out.
Doing anything other than squatting in a squat rack.
Old people who walk around the lockeroom naked. I don't care if you're getting changed but don't flail your sack all over the place.
People who put the wrong weights in the wrong spots. 50 pound DB's don't go in the 15 slots.
Honestly, I've been going to the gym for many years now and it's crazy to me how people lack etiquette or think no one else is also working out asynchronously.
I'm not sure if this is exclusive to my gym, but people coming in, dropping their bag by a rack, bench, platform etc, then going to stretch for 30 minutes and giving you shit for using it.
People who take 10+ minute breaks between sets.
People using designated squat or deadlift bars for heavy ass rack pulls. They have designate bars that are already bent for rack pulls.
That's just off the top of my head
People who take 10+ minute breaks between sets.
People using designated squat or deadlift bars for heavy ass rack pulls. They have designate bars that are already bent for rack pulls.
That's just off the top of my head
Please don't hit on anyone while I'm at the gym. It's annoying to watch and this ain't the place for it.
I could agree with that. The gym is packed you can't just monopolize a machine. But when you have other machines around available, that's flat out disrespectful.
I'm just out of the gym and there was a guy who clearly wanted to use the machine ( the one that works your pectorals and back muscles ). But he saw I was there and just went to another one. My 3 reps done he could use the machine, barely 5 minutes...
There is absolutely no need to make a lot of noise. These guys must be the absolute worst to have sex with.
No, we don't think you're pushing a lot of iron, we just think you make an embarrassing level of noise.
Dropping weights from a height so it makes a lot of noise can be avoided too.
Basically, when you're a noisy person you need to reevaluate your life. Making a lot of noise in a public space is the same as farting in a public space.
Just ask your parents to notice you or something.
Also.... the guys who can't help but give everyone tips... Yeah, and now i have to say "thank you" for something i never asked for.
But i don't mind them that much, if they give really good tips. So you're far from as bad as the noisy fuckers.
No, we don't think you're pushing a lot of iron, we just think you make an embarrassing level of noise.
Dropping weights from a height so it makes a lot of noise can be avoided too.
Basically, when you're a noisy person you need to reevaluate your life. Making a lot of noise in a public space is the same as farting in a public space.
Just ask your parents to notice you or something.
Also.... the guys who can't help but give everyone tips... Yeah, and now i have to say "thank you" for something i never asked for.
But i don't mind them that much, if they give really good tips. So you're far from as bad as the noisy fuckers.
People in general being there. Inconsiderate in all sorts of ways.
That's why I choose to go early in the morning just after opening.
That's why I choose to go early in the morning just after opening.