Gym don'ts

[Anonymous]

- Don't neg women. I'm not "showing off" - I know how to climb a flight of stairs or hill. You do too, so let go of the damn machine. Or at least keep your stupid comments to your weak ass self.
- Don't work out doused in perfume or cologne. It's nasty. Bathe and do your laundry regularly, that's all that's needed.
- If you want to clean the machine/equipment before/after you use it, go ahead, but spray the paper towel and use it to wipe. For the love of god don't just spray the spray bottle haphazardly everywhere.
- Many of us have our favorite machines, but if you're able, don't go right next to someone. Go every other.
- For the love of god, flush. If you're too much of a germophobe to sit on the toilet seat, at least wipe up after you go.
- Don't have conversations with your friends next to others. For example, don't go chat with your friend while you both walk on treadmills, when there are others in your immediate vicinity.
- Don't have phone conversations. If it's <1 minute, fine. If it's a full on conversation, take it outside.
- Don't just stand there staring at the TVs. Go do something, doofus.

Any others?

[Anonymous]

Don't dawdle. Do your exercises and move on..

Don't hog equipment

[Anonymous]

The thing that has been irritating me the most lately, as old man that yells at cloud, is these 170 pound guys dropping their deadlifts every ten seconds.

First, you are not lifting that heavy. Second, you don't need to be doing a PR more than once a month. Third, find a gym to do that where the entire floor the entire gym doesn't vibrate from your weak ass 200 lb dead lift.

[Anonymous]

The perfume is my only pet peeve. I can ignore anything but that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The perfume is my only pet peeve. I can ignore anything but that.

Same.

[Anonymous]

this isn't a pet peeve about gym goers, but rather my gym itself: they blast music so loudly over the speakers that I can hear it through my headphones. It drives me nuts. Why do they think people want to listen to shitty 2000s country?!

[Anonymous]

No tank tops on men. Don’t come into class late and make us move for you. Know where you are in a space. And yeah, don’t DROP weights. If you can’t lower it gently it’s too heavy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yeah, don’t DROP weights. If you can’t lower it gently it’s too heavy.

Yeah my gym has signs about not dropping weights but some people still do it...

[Anonymous]

Don’t sit on a machine and hog it while you go scrolling through your phone for several minutes. Better yet, leave your phone in your locker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't dawdle. Do your exercises and move on..

Don't hog equipment

This is my biggest problem too. People monopolize a piece of equipment forever. If your workout involves a bunch of sets of a particular exercise, ok (though in my view there are diminishing returns at some point). But be willing to let others work in and alternate sets with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The perfume is my only pet peeve. I can ignore anything but that.

Same.

Ditto. Can't stand the perfume/cologne/BO. Those people often pick the machine right next to me, although many others of the same type are open. And then have long, loud, phone conversations. It's a trifecta of poor gym behavior.

[Anonymous]

I wear a headset so I dont care about other people's conversations or phone calls as long as they are not conversing while hogging equipment I want to use.

My biggest pet peeve is blocking the squat rack to do anything else than squatting or overhead pressing.

I also find people doing circuits on several machines annoying.

[Anonymous]

Lady the other day was just posted up on a machine not using it and talking on her phone.

I had other exercises to get through first so I was trying to be patient. But after doing 3 other machines and she was still there - had done a single rep, still on the phone - my patience ran out.

So I finally said something to the effect of “are you using this machine or talking on the phone?” She angrily hopped off the machine and walked away. Only to go sit on another machine 10 ft away still talking on the phone and giving me the evil eye the entire time LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t sit on a machine and hog it while you go scrolling through your phone for several minutes. Better yet, leave your phone in your locker.

I hate when people do this SO MUCH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No tank tops on men. Don’t come into class late and make us move for you. Know where you are in a space. And yeah, don’t DROP weights. If you can’t lower it gently it’s too heavy.

Class etiquette is a whole other list. The latecomers who want you to move and don't have spatial awareness, are awful.

And quit turning OFF the fans. Yes you may be chilly before class, so bring a layer. Many of us are coming from another workout and appreciate the additional air. Can't do anything if you're hot, but if you're cold, you can do some jumping jacks or bring a layer.