S/O of grocery store post - annoying things people do at the gym

[Anonymous]

While I'm learning from this thread that some people do go the gym to get it on, most of us don't and don't project anything to indicate that we're interested. I don't want to be stared at, followed, or asked out. (Is the creepy dude still following women at the Scott Circle Balance?)

Also in regard to creepy behavior, don't use your camera in the locker room. Go home to take that selfie. The rest of us who are in various stages of undress did not consent to be in your photos or videos.

Turn off your phone in group fitness classes. Definitely do not bring it to the floor during instruction. I've seen people text from Pilates reformers. Your boss and the nanny can probably wait for the next 50 minutes.

[Anonymous]

My issues are mostly related to the ladies locker room:

- Why pick the locker right next to mine when there are tons of empty ones?
- Your hair removal cream smells- that is something you should do at home
- Put a towel under your bare behind when you sit on the bench- yuck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My issues are mostly related to the ladies locker room:

- Why pick the locker right next to mine when there are tons of empty ones?
- Your hair removal cream smells- that is something you should do at home
- Put a towel under your bare behind when you sit on the bench- yuck

This also applies to the men’s locker room. But you have to add a corollary to the second one - shave your pubes somewhere else. Not in front of the mirror

[Anonymous]

I was a trainer while finishing my grad degree and I can confirm, SAHMs throw themselves at you. We trainers used to compare how they were since they’d pretty much make the rounds. I was shocked at just how eager at experimenting with a woman the women were. I guess some just never left their LUG stage in college.

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Anonymous wrote:Men who wear short shorts to lift weights, and when they're laying back on the bench, you can see up the legs of their shorts and see their balls or penis. Sometimes you have to move to get a better view and confirm it, but most of the time it's obvious. Disgusting.

Wait a minute-

You ....... have to move..... to ...... get a better view ?????


So, in other words, you stalk men on the weight machines, carefully, stealthily maneuvering yourself into position for the best vantage point, to be able to catch a glimpse of their genitalia up the leg of their shorts.


You are a sex offender.

What you’re doing, you should be in jail for. Do you realize that? Do you understand that a man doing that to women would be arrested, charged and convicted of a sex crime? You think because you’re a woman it’s a different scenario, and you’re somehow the hero here!?!?


JFC some women are insane!!!!

Why would a man doing that be arrested? It's not like an upskirt shot where he's using special cameras. If a man or a women dresses in such a way to show themselves people should be allowed to look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Men who parade around naked in the locker room like a peacock. And also don’t cover up in the steam room.

Wait. I’m supposed to cover up in the steam room? Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. not cleaning a machine when you're done with it

2. using a piece of equipment and then also using the one next to it, but as a holder for your junk.
2a. bringing too much junk with you in general. you do
not need your phone, ipad, water bottle/jug,
gatorade bottle, gu packs, compression sleeves, etc.


3. watching tv/movies or listening to music without headphones. rude!

4. and fellas, the line "would you like some help with your form?" is not a pickup line at all. go away.

Sorry, I’m not cleaning the machine after I use it. I’m not smelly or overly sweaty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. not cleaning a machine when you're done with it

2. using a piece of equipment and then also using the one next to it, but as a holder for your junk.
2a. bringing too much junk with you in general. you do
not need your phone, ipad, water bottle/jug,
gatorade bottle, gu packs, compression sleeves, etc.


3. watching tv/movies or listening to music without headphones. rude!

4. and fellas, the line "would you like some help with your form?" is not a pickup line at all. go away.

Sorry, I’m not cleaning the machine after I use it. I’m not smelly or overly sweaty.

What?! This is basic etiquette in a gym. Why won’t you clean it?

[Anonymous]

The other patrons of my gym are mostly fine. I just hate how they (meaning the gym employees) blast the music so loud over the speakers in the gym. I have no desire to work out to top 40 auto tuned crap, and I have to turn up the volume for my headphones to a dangerously loud level to block it out so I can listen to my own music. It’s so annoying.

[Anonymous]

I work out in a tiny gym in my office building. There are guys (foreign) who literally wear the same gym clothes days in a row. The smell is almost so offensive that I actually have left the gym early. I don't understand how anyone could be that oblivious to their own BO.

Also: I really really hate when people walk around naked in the locker room. Again, for me, these are people I work with, and usually the women with the grossest bodies. Why in the world is it too much trouble to wear a towel?

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Anonymous wrote:1. not cleaning a machine when you're done with it

2. using a piece of equipment and then also using the one next to it, but as a holder for your junk.
2a. bringing too much junk with you in general. you do
not need your phone, ipad, water bottle/jug,
gatorade bottle, gu packs, compression sleeves, etc.


3. watching tv/movies or listening to music without headphones. rude!

4. and fellas, the line "would you like some help with your form?" is not a pickup line at all. go away.

Sorry, I’m not cleaning the machine after I use it. I’m not smelly or overly sweaty.

What?! This is basic etiquette in a gym. Why won’t you clean it?

NP. You seriously think those little wipes do a damned thing??

Do you also wipe every doorknob, weight, piece of equipment, weight changing knob, mat, locker handle, etc? Sorry to break it to you, but there are "germs" everywhere.

I don't go to the gym sick, I'm not super sweaty, and I'm not afraid of cooties. If you are, you wipe things down beforehand. Otherwise it's such a waste.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have sex in the locker rooms

This has become a problem at my gym. Creeps me out, but I'm afraid to say anything about it because I don't want to be accused of being a homophobe and end up getting banned from the gym. But its gross. I have zero desire to shower when I know that some guy is getting a BJ behind the shower curtain in the next shower stall.

Which gym is this? It’s not the Lifetime in Gaithersburg

I worked at the old Rio Sport & Health in Gaithersburg about ten years ago and this was an actual issue in the men's locker rooms.

Legend has it that if someone wants to get it on with you in the gym locker room, they’ll A) wear orange sneakers and B) tap their foot three times inside your stall. or even out by the machines. It is code for ‘meet me in the shower’. Or in the case of different genders, the tanning bed room or other secluded area.

I used to be a trainer when I was single. I can confirm the tanning room part. I’ve helped more than a couple SAHM’s work off some baby weight in the tanning room.

But that was 15 years ago. I can’t think of a club that even HAS a tanning bed now.

So you admit you slept with MARRIED women? You are disgusting.

Pffffft, they literally throw themselves at you when you’re a trainer!!! Yeah, they were married. And? Obviously hubby isn’t into them (or likewise) and nothing’s going on at home. Plus, they had a baby a year ago, and they feel like they need to prove something, that they’re still desirable or whatever. So yes, they come on to you. It happens. All. The. Time. I have no guilt. None. Zero. I was single, attractive, and I gave them what they were seeking, and had some fun myself. And got paid, although not quite for that. Call it a perk.

And no, IDGAF about their husbands. At the time, I was benching in the mid 400’s, had maybe 9% BMI, and looked like I was carved out of wood. Not the least bit scared of some dad-bod loser coming at me.

Here’s my advice to you: don’t like affairs? Don’t have one. And MYOB.

I call troll. There’s no such thing as a 9% BMI, and a trainer would know that.

Most really hardcore bodybuilders who understand carb-cycling are actually under 7% now. At least all the ones winning tournaments now, because no one over 10% has won a major tournament in years. Like ten years, or more. So even 15 years ago, 9% was nothing really special. Sounds like he was more of a horndog with natural talent than a dedicated bodybuilder.

That’s body fat percentage, which is completely different than BMI. BMI is a measurement of weight vs height and is a straight number, not a percentage. Plus, a BMI of 9 would mean you are dead.

A trainer would know this, so if someone is claiming they have a BMI of 9%, they aren’t and never were a trainer. Just a troll who wants to pretend he’s getting laid by MILFs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. not cleaning a machine when you're done with it

2. using a piece of equipment and then also using the one next to it, but as a holder for your junk.
2a. bringing too much junk with you in general. you do
not need your phone, ipad, water bottle/jug,
gatorade bottle, gu packs, compression sleeves, etc.


3. watching tv/movies or listening to music without headphones. rude!

4. and fellas, the line "would you like some help with your form?" is not a pickup line at all. go away.

Sorry, I’m not cleaning the machine after I use it. I’m not smelly or overly sweaty.

What?! This is basic etiquette in a gym. Why won’t you clean it?

NP. You seriously think those little wipes do a damned thing??

Do you also wipe every doorknob, weight, piece of equipment, weight changing knob, mat, locker handle, etc? Sorry to break it to you, but there are "germs" everywhere.

I don't go to the gym sick, I'm not super sweaty, and I'm not afraid of cooties. If you are, you wipe things down beforehand. Otherwise it's such a waste.

NP. Not afraid of "germs" but would rather everyone take a moment to wipe their sheen off the common bench.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. not cleaning a machine when you're done with it

2. using a piece of equipment and then also using the one next to it, but as a holder for your junk.
2a. bringing too much junk with you in general. you do
not need your phone, ipad, water bottle/jug,
gatorade bottle, gu packs, compression sleeves, etc.


3. watching tv/movies or listening to music without headphones. rude!

4. and fellas, the line "would you like some help with your form?" is not a pickup line at all. go away.

Sorry, I’m not cleaning the machine after I use it. I’m not smelly or overly sweaty.

What?! This is basic etiquette in a gym. Why won’t you clean it?

NP. You seriously think those little wipes do a damned thing??

Do you also wipe every doorknob, weight, piece of equipment, weight changing knob, mat, locker handle, etc? Sorry to break it to you, but there are "germs" everywhere.

I don't go to the gym sick, I'm not super sweaty, and I'm not afraid of cooties. If you are, you wipe things down beforehand. Otherwise it's such a waste.

Not afraid of germs, no idea what cooties are, but it does seem to be basic hygiene to wipe something down after you have sweated on it (even if you're not "super sweaty"). The wipes are antibacterial, so yes I think they do something. Do you clean surfaces in your home? Isn't it the same principle? I do wipe things down before I get on it but that's because I've seen how many people don't wipe it afterwards.

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Anonymous wrote:Have sex in the locker rooms

This has become a problem at my gym. Creeps me out, but I'm afraid to say anything about it because I don't want to be accused of being a homophobe and end up getting banned from the gym. But its gross. I have zero desire to shower when I know that some guy is getting a BJ behind the shower curtain in the next shower stall.

Which gym is this? It’s not the Lifetime in Gaithersburg

I worked at the old Rio Sport & Health in Gaithersburg about ten years ago and this was an actual issue in the men's locker rooms.

Legend has it that if someone wants to get it on with you in the gym locker room, they’ll A) wear orange sneakers and B) tap their foot three times inside your stall. or even out by the machines. It is code for ‘meet me in the shower’. Or in the case of different genders, the tanning bed room or other secluded area.

I used to be a trainer when I was single. I can confirm the tanning room part. I’ve helped more than a couple SAHM’s work off some baby weight in the tanning room.

But that was 15 years ago. I can’t think of a club that even HAS a tanning bed now.

So you admit you slept with MARRIED women? You are disgusting.

Pffffft, they literally throw themselves at you when you’re a trainer!!! Yeah, they were married. And? Obviously hubby isn’t into them (or likewise) and nothing’s going on at home. Plus, they had a baby a year ago, and they feel like they need to prove something, that they’re still desirable or whatever. So yes, they come on to you. It happens. All. The. Time. I have no guilt. None. Zero. I was single, attractive, and I gave them what they were seeking, and had some fun myself. And got paid, although not quite for that. Call it a perk.

And no, IDGAF about their husbands. At the time, I was benching in the mid 400’s, had maybe 9% BMI, and looked like I was carved out of wood. Not the least bit scared of some dad-bod loser coming at me.

Here’s my advice to you: don’t like affairs? Don’t have one. And MYOB.

I call troll. There’s no such thing as a 9% BMI, and a trainer would know that.

Most really hardcore bodybuilders who understand carb-cycling are actually under 7% now. At least all the ones winning tournaments now, because no one over 10% has won a major tournament in years. Like ten years, or more. So even 15 years ago, 9% was nothing really special. Sounds like he was more of a horndog with natural talent than a dedicated bodybuilder.

But you mean body fat, right, not BMI? That’s why the PP called troll

I don't know the minutiae, I've heard my husband's friends use both terms. They're all bodybuilder types.

The minutiae? These are totally different numbers. A BMI of 7 would be a 6 ft 52 lb male. Get it together before you comment, lady.