People I hate at the gym
its disgusting
04-08-2009 | 06:17 PM
#524
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From: Bellefontaine, OH
I'm know poeple feel bad ass doing half squats for some reason! Makes me feel better when I do ass to the floor squats. I also hate it when guys shave in the lockeroom and don't clean the sink out.
...........it's goes on and on and on!
04-09-2009 | 01:53 PM
#525
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I hated people that didn't know how to spot. Then when you explain how to spot they still don't listen. Too many times the guy would be practically doing it himself when I just needed a little nudge. And once I was doing flat dumbell press and this dude exhaled really hard (don't know why) and he practically spit on me.
04-09-2009 | 02:44 PM
#526
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I had 2 annoying people next to me the other day - one on each side. One guy yapping on his cell phone despite the rule and "no cell phone" sticker displayed on each machine, and the other guy coughing up a storm every 10 seconds.
04-09-2009 | 04:14 PM
#527
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From: Federal Way, WA
The squat is the most abused movement ever. Too many guys can't get past their own egos and focus on correct technique. The funny thing is, most women do a hell of a lot better job of squatting because they aren't worried about how much weight is on the bar.
Another one is the leg press. I saw a guy the other day who had near 1000 lbs on the machine, wrapped his knees then proceeded to get about 3 inches of travel for 8 reps or so, grunting and puffing and drawing all kinds of attention to himself.
04-09-2009 | 04:16 PM
#528
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05-26-2009 | 09:11 PM
#529
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I hate when old people whistle in the locker room. Not only does it sound terrible but not knowing what their whistling is even more annoying. Looks like the headphones have to go on before I step into the gym.
05-26-2009 | 10:56 PM
#530
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The only thing that really gets on my nerves is when newbies come in and use the equipment improperly. The other day I was doing cable crossovers and some teenage kids butted in while I was resting between sets and "tried" doing tricep pulldowns with the wrong grip. Then I saw them again later doing shrugs on the standing calve raise machine.
05-26-2009 | 11:20 PM
#531
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...so the other night... this guy came in with his golf club and between sets, he was swinging his club, working on his form like a foot away from the wall of mirrors 
Okay, so he's sooooooooo sure of himself of not hitting the mirror... whatever... but what pisses me off is that people have to totally walk around (waaaaaaaaaay around) him to avoid getting smacked by his golf club... why can't he just do this in his backyard or at least go into the aerobics room (when it's not being used) and practice his swing there??
Okay, so he's sooooooooo sure of himself of not hitting the mirror... whatever... but what pisses me off is that people have to totally walk around (waaaaaaaaaay around) him to avoid getting smacked by his golf club... why can't he just do this in his backyard or at least go into the aerobics room (when it's not being used) and practice his swing there??
05-27-2009 | 01:27 AM
#533
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kinda like this? but with the wheel adjusted higher with the motion going downwards... call "wood chopping"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c39ENhBagDY
05-27-2009 | 01:31 AM
#534
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yea i guess kind of like that, but i knew he was just trying to strengthen his swing cause right after he used the machine he would practice his golf swing.
i dunno i found it annoying cause i had to walk waaaaaay around him.
i dunno i found it annoying cause i had to walk waaaaaay around him.
05-27-2009 | 02:03 AM
#535
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From: Vancouver BC
Again... most of the time the aerobics room is free to be used when no classes are going on... but he needs to let everybody know that he's badass... ... whatever.
05-27-2009 | 02:29 AM
#536
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...so the other night... this guy came in with his golf club and between sets, he was swinging his club, working on his form like a foot away from the wall of mirrors
Okay, so he's sooooooooo sure of himself of not hitting the mirror... whatever... but what pisses me off is that people have to totally walk around (waaaaaaaaaay around) him to avoid getting smacked by his golf club... why can't he just do this in his backyard or at least go into the aerobics room (when it's not being used) and practice his swing there??
Okay, so he's sooooooooo sure of himself of not hitting the mirror... whatever... but what pisses me off is that people have to totally walk around (waaaaaaaaaay around) him to avoid getting smacked by his golf club... why can't he just do this in his backyard or at least go into the aerobics room (when it's not being used) and practice his swing there??
05-31-2009 | 12:01 AM
#539
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From: Vancouver BC
..so, there was this one guy that would wear the tightest of tights... I mean, you try not to look in his direction... but sometimes you don't mean to.. and catch a glimpse of... well... ya know? AND Oh MY GAWD!!! I swear... it got tighter and tighter every year... the thing is... he wasn't not gay... he really wasn't... because if we had some half way decent looking girl come in to try out the gym... he was all over her... and usually scare them away
06-06-2009 | 02:44 AM
#542
earlier there was this kid just sitting on the bench and i was like how many more you got and he said a couple so i told him i was gonna work in with him
I went to take the weights off and this guy has 1 25 and 1 10 on one side and the other side has 1 35 and 2 10s. I was like WTF and he was hitting like 3 per set. so it took hella long..
I hate the summer kuz there are hella kids at my gym since its a family gym and they all are on the machines not knowing what there doing
I went to take the weights off and this guy has 1 25 and 1 10 on one side and the other side has 1 35 and 2 10s. I was like WTF and he was hitting like 3 per set. so it took hella long..
I hate the summer kuz there are hella kids at my gym since its a family gym and they all are on the machines not knowing what there doing
06-06-2009 | 03:13 AM
#544
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earlier there was this kid just sitting on the bench and i was like how many more you got and he said a couple so i told him i was gonna work in with him
I went to take the weights off and this guy has 1 25 and 1 10 on one side and the other side has 1 35 and 2 10s. I was like WTF and he was hitting like 3 per set. so it took hella long..
I hate the summer kuz there are hella kids at my gym since its a family gym and they all are on the machines not knowing what there doing
I went to take the weights off and this guy has 1 25 and 1 10 on one side and the other side has 1 35 and 2 10s. I was like WTF and he was hitting like 3 per set. so it took hella long..
I hate the summer kuz there are hella kids at my gym since its a family gym and they all are on the machines not knowing what there doing
also is it bad that i cant stop checking out the chicks that are probably seniors in high school? i cant help it!
06-08-2009 | 04:57 PM
#546
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06-08-2009 | 05:40 PM
#547
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whooo go class of 10!
08-09-2009 | 05:30 PM
#548
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Okay I couple more people that I found really irritating:
1) The crop duster: The guy (or gal) that basically walks by you as your doing cardio and rips an air biscuit. You're stuck to basically smell it until it volatilizes out of air. You also wonder if the people that are doing cardio next to you think you're the one that did it.
2) The old nudest: Basically it seems the rule of thumb is the older and fatter you are, the more naked you have to be. For crying out loud, cover yourself up if you're going to stand there and watch the tv in the locker room.
3) The sack drier: He's the dude that has to stand naked under the air dryer to dry his sack, basically doing acrobats lifting his leg and ass in the air to dry the area. That's just gross, use a towel.
1) The crop duster: The guy (or gal) that basically walks by you as your doing cardio and rips an air biscuit. You're stuck to basically smell it until it volatilizes out of air. You also wonder if the people that are doing cardio next to you think you're the one that did it.
2) The old nudest: Basically it seems the rule of thumb is the older and fatter you are, the more naked you have to be. For crying out loud, cover yourself up if you're going to stand there and watch the tv in the locker room.
3) The sack drier: He's the dude that has to stand naked under the air dryer to dry his sack, basically doing acrobats lifting his leg and ass in the air to dry the area. That's just gross, use a towel.
08-26-2009 | 07:12 AM
#549
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Okay I couple more people that I found really irritating:
1) The crop duster: The guy (or gal) that basically walks by you as your doing cardio and rips an air biscuit. You're stuck to basically smell it until it volatilizes out of air. You also wonder if the people that are doing cardio next to you think you're the one that did it.
2) The old nudest: Basically it seems the rule of thumb is the older and fatter you are, the more naked you have to be. For crying out loud, cover yourself up if you're going to stand there and watch the tv in the locker room.
3) The sack drier: He's the dude that has to stand naked under the air dryer to dry his sack, basically doing acrobats lifting his leg and ass in the air to dry the area. That's just gross, use a towel.
1) The crop duster: The guy (or gal) that basically walks by you as your doing cardio and rips an air biscuit. You're stuck to basically smell it until it volatilizes out of air. You also wonder if the people that are doing cardio next to you think you're the one that did it.
2) The old nudest: Basically it seems the rule of thumb is the older and fatter you are, the more naked you have to be. For crying out loud, cover yourself up if you're going to stand there and watch the tv in the locker room.
3) The sack drier: He's the dude that has to stand naked under the air dryer to dry his sack, basically doing acrobats lifting his leg and ass in the air to dry the area. That's just gross, use a towel.
12-05-2009 | 12:58 AM
#550
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This just annoys the fuck out of me, I just had to take a picture of this the other night. I see this lady doing this all the time...she fucking reads a fucking book during her fucking sets!!! WTF?!?! Can't she see that she's obviously doing it wrong?!?!? She basically has no weights on the machines and all she does is take up space. Lots of times machines I need to use with my client 
It's like, I don't go workout at the fucking library or Starbucks
It's like, I don't go workout at the fucking library or Starbucks
12-06-2009 | 08:49 PM
#553
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For someone who works out as well, I shall contribute to things I hate seeing at the gym :
After years of working out, I just learn to let it be and focus on my own work out.
:- Guys that work out without a shirt on (Attention Seeker)
- Group of kids (4-7 of them) acting like they go hard because they work out
- People who do not clean up after themselves (not putting weights back, leaving their towel behind)
- People who "have" to show off their muscles after a set. Literally, this one kid wanted to see his muscles so badly he lifted his shorts up near his hip.
- Horrible Spotters
- People who slam/drop their weights down.
- People who shadowboxes out of nowhere.
- When you are working out in front of a mirror and than all of a sudden someone cuts right in front of you and works out.... yeah, hate you people too. Show some courtesy.
- Misplacing weights :thumbsdow
- While you are in a middle of a set, someone comes up and ask if you are almost done... (Please don't bother people when they are working out)
- People who judge you based on how much you are lifting at the time.
- Group of kids speaking their language as loud as they want. I'm not racist, I'm Korean, and when I hear them just not respecting the lifters around them, I get pissed off at them too. (Yes, they talk crap about the people in the gym.)
After years of working out, I just learn to let it be and focus on my own work out.
12-06-2009 | 10:34 PM
#556
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From: Vancouver BC
That's just tacky. I used to train at some hardcore gyms and none of those guys even did that. The only time you saw anyone going shirtless was when a pro bodybuilder doing a photo shoot.
01-03-2010 | 10:13 PM
#557
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Those people (resolutioners) who come in during a particular part of the year (January) and stay for a certain amount of time (usually 30 days) thinking they are going to change their life between this time, yet all they do is take up space and annoy the regulars and their routines.
Can ya tell I love this time of year?
Can ya tell I love this time of year?
02-02-2010 | 02:03 AM
#560
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Okay, so this is a trend I'm starting to see and I can't fucking stand it. With the popularity of iPhones people are starting to workout playing their music WITHOUT their headphones. I mean, normally I respect people for whatever music they like. But keep it to your fucking self. I'm trying to train clients and the asshole next to me has his iPhone playing that hip hop shit. I know not everybody would like MY taste in music but I don't make THEM listen to it. (sorry, I needed to vent)
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