Annoying Gym Behaviour - Mk2(?)

Tatiana Juicy Skirmish wrote: »

If you want to log that stuff, move away from the machine. It is just simple politeness.

If he/she is logging between sets, what's the problem, why do they need to move away from the machine? Work in if you need to use it.

I used to love the old thread, glad to see it's back.

I haven't trained in a gym for a while, but I have so many stories and incidents from previous gyms. Some were more funny than annoying but they deserve a mention.

There was a fella in a gym where I used to train who wore skin-tight lycra trousers which left nothing to the imagination. You could literally see the full shape of his genitalia. Then when he used to take a shower after his workout he would leave his underwear on. You couldn't make it up.

Arrogant w@nkers who think they are better than everyone else. Like the young blonde guy who used to train (maybe still does) in University of Limerick gym. His picture was on the wall at one point doing front squats, I recall. I asked him politely could I work in with him at a dip station one time, and he didn't even answer me or nod, just turned away and moved to the side.

Another time in a different gym, I was doing leg extensions and got up to walk around between sets. Some woman came over and started using the machine. Fair enough, even if I was sitting there I'm always happy to leave someone work in. She then proceeds to do a set which lasts literally over 5 minutes, doing well over 100 repetitions with pauses of about 5 seconds in between each rep. After the 1st few minutes I was more surprised than anything else but kept waiting as I thought "she must be nearly finished now". Must have been the longest set ever in that gym.

Fellas carrying around a supply of tools as if they're going camping. There was a fella in a gym where I used to train who would come to train with 1 bottle of water, 2 towels, 2 mobile phones, 1 notebook, 1 pen, 1 weightlifting belt and a pair of gloves. He would scoop up all his stuff and move it from machine to machine every time he changed exercise. Before someone asks was he a drugdealer and he needed 2 phones, he was Polish so I presume 1 was a Polish phone and 1 was Irish.

Deluded fellas. I was chatting to another guy in a gym in Waterford who was in pretty good shape but wasn't exactly going to win Mr. Olympia. He told me that he left his last gym as he couldn't get any peace or training done as strangers were constantly approaching him asking for advice on training and nutrition.

I'm sure I'll think of a few more.

Tatiana Juicy Skirmish wrote: »

I've often glanced at people's phones and, nope, Facebook.

can confirm this behaviour to. my phone doesnt even enter the doors of the health club. im uncontactable during workouts, thank god

instead of being annoyed with the above just say you are going to do a quick set whilst they rest or "rest". Always works for me

people who pick up dumbells from the rack and immediately do their exercises there and then blocking people from getting other dumbells or using the benches etc

**** off out my way!!

power pants wrote: »

instead of being annoyed with the above just say you are going to do a quick set whilst they rest or "rest". Always works for me

I think some people are more interested in complaining about others than looking for a solution to these "problems".

Yer Aul One wrote: »

Fella comes up to this organised run in central park in Sydney with skin shorts on. No top :eek: Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, he starts doing lunges in front of everyone, the lycra shorts were questionably small too!

It was only about 15C. My new colleague that I didnt know that well remarks "in modern society, how has that lad gotten this far without someone tipping him on the shoulder and asking him what the hell does he think he is doing".

TBH that's fairly common in sydney - common but by no means normal.
These people think if it's "acceptable at the beach" then they can carry on like that anywhere. Why should he be penalised for living in the city etc.
I'm guessing this was centennial park or somewhere similar.

Yer Aul One wrote: »

Pain in the Domain, you ever try it, it's intense.

There are 100+ people at it each week. All people wear shorts. I can take the top off thing on a hot day or something, it was raining on tuesday.

Sounds interesting, might give it a go sometime.

But the skin lycra undershorts is what really disturbed everyone, if you have bought into the compression benefits, fair enough, just pop a pair of normal shorts on over them...

Ah ok, I get what you mean. I don't think of it as any different to lycra gear in other sports (cycling/swimming/triathlon/weightlifting). But only if it fits, there was a wrestler who regular came to my gym, wearing an ill-fitting singlet. I don't know if it was too small or just cheap material, but you could make out the outline of his flute clearly.

The vast majority of posts in this thread read like weird people being annoyed by things normal people do.

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Not bragging or trying to be 'that guy' but I really couldn't give a toss about other people's habits in the gym unless they involve curling in the squat rack, curling on the bench, curling on the deadlift platform, curling with my favourite bar or just curling.

It's also nice when people don't act like an arsehole and respect others who just happen to be there, trying to make their own gains.

:eek:What about the guns though, Brah??

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Curls get girls

Curls in the rack get you a kick in the sack.