Other people at the gym have been getting on my nerves lately

[Fleshdancer]

People have been getting on my nerves at the gym more than usual lately so I thought starting a bitching post will help rid me of my anger. :D

So here it goes...

1. When working out with free weights don't stand close to the rack so that other people have to stand behind your sorry ass to get to the dumbbells. And I know you know that I'm there because you can see me in front of the huge mirror damn it and no, I'm not standing around behind you because I'm in to you. :eyes:

2. Clean the machines after using them. No one wants to absorb your funk.

3. However, when cleaning the cardio machines, it isn't necessary to spray it 50 times allowing the cleaning solution to DRIP from the machine before wiping it down. Why is this is a problem you ask? Because I'm running on the machine next to you and the last thing I want or need is to inhale cleaning solution. Not fun.

4. When a woman goes to the gym wearing a wedding ring, no make-up, hair in a bun, sweat pants, a big baggy shirt and doesn't make eye contact, it means she does NOT want you to stare at her. Glancing around a room is normal. Staring is creepy.

5. Drinking a Coke and reading a magazine while slooooowly peddling the bike machine on the lowest resistance setting isn't working out. It's machine hogging and a little embarrassing. Please stop.

6. No one wants to hear your cell phone conversation. Seriously.

7. Don't throw things around in the free weight area. It makes everyone uncomfortable. For the record, I'm not talking about the necessary act of dropping extremely heavy weight in order to not get hurt. I'm talking about the guy who grabs a bench from one area and SLAMS it down to his area and then SLAMS down everything else he touches...not just dropping, but actively trying to throw it into the floor. I've only seen this behavior once and it was today but it was annoying enough to post about it.

8. Who changes the channel to the Food Network when working out? Who seriously does that? I LOVE the Food Network but looking up to see the All-American pie making competition makes my stomach turn when I'm running. Am I the only one who feels this way?

That's it for now. So what pet peeves do you have?

[lakemonster11]

1. My gym just took out all of the elliptical machines

(the ones I specifically chose this particular gym for) and replaced them all with super high-tech ellipticals with ridiculous moving arms that no one actually uses and another useless set of handgrips right where my fists punch when I'm running. Oh, and these ellipticals don't even move up and down, so you're working the same muscles the whole time. :eyes:

[Fleshdancer]

3. I know exactly what you're talking about...

the first time I tried a super high-tech elliptical machine I fell off. I wasn't quite ready for the moving arms, lol! It's humiliating to get your butt kicked by a workout machine...funny to think about it now though.

I've been running for so long that my body is too use to it. I've been forcing myself to do new things this week and it's making me cranky. I've decided that the stair machine is evil.

[LaraMN]

2. I don't go to a gym, but I do go out to run.

and my main peeve is honking.
Although I know I look extremely hot in track pants, a hoodie and a headband, :eyes: it would be GREAT if people could not honk. It's icy in patches, and it startles the crap out of me; I'm trying really hard not to slip and break my neck, tailbone, or skull.

This annoyance would only be topped by the asshole who thought it was funny to CHASE me for several blocks last year, making fucking animal-in-heat noises. That was also really hot and very funny.:evilfrown:

[Fleshdancer]

6. sick sick sick!

Asshole is right! Do me a favor and purchase a small can of pepper spray just in case some other weird dumbass decides to chase you.

Good for you for running outside in the winter in MN. You have far more willpower than I do. I lived in MN for a few years and I use to love seeing people jog with their dogs in the winter because the dogs had mittens! Growing up in TX, I had never seen that before. It makes sense, but it's also cute as hell.

[CAcyclist]

8. I carry a rock when I run

and I threaten cars that get to close to me with it. I'd probably accidentally let that thing go if someone startled me by honking. I'd probably accidentally have really good aim ,too.

[barb162]

4. You should have seen me at the grocery store today. A woman

went ballistic on me for moving her cart out of the way in the checkout lane. Here was this cart minus its person for about 3 minutes. SO I moved it away and went behind the person checking her stuff out. Then the woman comes back and starts screaming I took her spot. She was yelling and said she was only gone for a minute which was BS. Because I thought she was going nuts on me, I told her, look if it is making you this upset why don't you go ahead of me. You think that settled it? No. SHe went ahead of me then started insulting me telling me she worked for a living, paid taxes, etc., while she was putting her stuff on the counter. I was amazed and mentioned to her I work, pay taxes, etc, too. Then she started doing more insults...it was unbelievable. I was ready to tell the cashier to call security or the manager. Whoa, she was certifiable. Looked like an ex-gang member too: teased hair, heavy makeup, a real gang moll type from 1960.

Sorry no gym stories today for me.

[swag]

5. Good points, though #5 is snobbery and #8 is observational quasi-humor.

[Fleshdancer]

7. #5 is only snobbery when people aren't waiting for a machine

okay, so no one was actually waiting for a machine so I'm probably being snobbish about it but come on, he was drinking a 20 oz Coke! What's next? Drinking a beer while strolling on a treadmill? Normal people cancel out their caloric burn by eating/drinking high calorie crap AFTER a workout, not during the workout. :D

[LynneSin]

9. Two girls using the natilius machines together

Because they'll hog one damn machine for like 20 minutes as each person takes a turn and of course discussing all the gossip from the past week.

[Left Is Write]

10. With regard to number one...

I agree, but I blame the gym. Put the mirror on the wall opposite or perpendicular to the weight rack. All those people standing in front of the weight rack? Yeah. It's because they need to use the mirror. GYM OWNERS: move the fracking weight rack.

#8 - At the gym I belonged to, The Food Channel would have been a vast improvement over FAUX News.