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Dudes that bring the gym's magazines with them into the bathroom. Maybe I'm just not sympathetic to an affliction I'm unaware of, but who needs reading material while they're taking a shit? And these fuckers always toss it on the floor too; for the love of Pete man, at least set it on the top of the tank when you're done.  
 
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Quote Originally Posted by chicano1:

I used to be in the army thus I moved around alot and even though most army posts have gyms they are small so Id prefer to find the local GOLDS or POWERHOUSE and workout and Id always hate to see the local groupies just kind of millin about joking and laughing not being very serious about their workout and having their local girls hanging out in their lil slutty outfits................I would look over at those  groups and feel like it was their way of going to the club in the daytime cause it was these same people hanging out together at night at the clubs....................

So, your pet peeve is that you felt left out of the group that is having a good time at the gym during the day and left out by the same group at the club at night? 
 
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Posted: #153
Quote Originally Posted by Henry-Lilly:


So, your pet peeve is that you felt left out of the group that is having a good time at the gym during the day and left out by the same group at the club at night? 


No, he's upset because no one took their workout seriously at all. Did you even read his post?

He was also in the army so instead of being a dick, how about saying thank you.
 
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Posted: #154
Quote Originally Posted by capperman58:



No, he's upset because no one took their workout seriously at all. Did you even read his post?

He was also in the army so instead of being a dick, how about saying thank you.

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Being in the Army had nothing to do with his story, he just gratuitously mentioned it.  I am a combat veteran of Desert Storm.  Why don't YOU thank ME, boy.   He's complaining because other people are having a good time and he felt left out.  Because he is lacking in social skills he wants everybody to be an alienated introvert like him?  Fuck that and fuck you.  
 
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Posted: #155
Thanks to both of you guys
 
For arguments sake, I have gone to the gym before just to hang out and maybe grab a light work out but try not to get in anybody's way though.
 
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I call them "Executive" workouts.  Maybe just to knock the rust off a 3 day absence or something.  Kinda did that today
 
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Shrimp-

Something everyday adds up.
 
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I think you should have a good time at the gym.  You have to make working out a lifestyle.  If you like being at the gym you are more likely to go.  But if you hate everybody there that is enjoying themselves, you're just going to bring everybody else down and burn yourself out.  The key is to get into what you are doing and enjoy the process and the camaraderie. 
 
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Yeah, I just go out of habit and routine.  My gym right now is not that fancy but has a nice feel to it..... they open the doors to let the breeze in and there are good windows.  Some of the real fancy gyms do not have enough natural light because they are too big and it feels like in a shopping mall or something.  Heck, we do windsprints in the parking lot.
 
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I honestly, haven't been to a gym in a long time where these complaints you people have are so rampant.

Hardly ever do I find people sweating all over shit and not cleaning the equipment.  I will say that people who put their towel on a bench, then walk over to a window to chat on a phone pisses me off a bit as I'm tryin to stay pumped and can't afford to waste 5 min waiting.  The naked old men in the locker room is really uncomfortable, but it's 5 mins.  I find if I just get in, do what I gotta do and get the fuck out ASAP it isn't hardly anything to get me annoyed.

Although, if you go into the steamroom, PLEASE wear a bathing suit and take a shower/rinse before AND after you go in. 

Nobody wants to sit in the actual sweat from your balls.
 
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From a guy who runs a gym here are a few things i cannot stand from members
 
Oddly enough some of you have brought it up.  Anyone who works in a gym, especially in sales or management will know this...
 
1. "I have been a member there since you opened"  Yeah and you have probably paid taxes since you lived in your house too, and so have our 5,000 other members, you are no better than those that didnt sign up in the "trailer days"
 
2. Yes there is an upgrade fee, you cant just throw Billy and Johnnie on to your membership for free, see everyone else here paid one and a higher one if at the time of sign up when their family joined, you paid for an individual membership, so now you got some catching up to do.
 
3. "The steam room isnt working"....well it was probably you who keeps dumping water on top of the eucalyptus to fix it yourself asshole, so enjoy it now
 
4. "The music sucks"....yeah tell that to the 50,000 christain moms who scream bloody murder if ass is said in a song or t.i. is rapping over the sound system, bring an ipod you douche, this aint techno feast, woodstock, or summer jam
 
5."I want to break a contract and you forced me into it"  No numnuts, you had the choice to commit to 12 months or sign up month to month, you choice to join for 12 months because you were a cheap ass and wanted to save on the enrollment fee because your pride is so big, so now that i have a signed and initialed legal document, have fun at collections and with your credit report if you dont want to pay me.
 
6. "I refuse to pay an enrollment fee" go sign up at the 2,000 sq ft snap fitness then and come join us later after you realize you have wasted your money.  You are the same person that wont pay an enrollment that is higher although your getting 3 free months which make up the difference as opposed to a lower enrollment without the free months because you are too stupid to do the math or because you want to tell your meathead friends you got us paying no enrollment, it just sounds cooler than free months.
 
7. "The pool water is too warm or too cold" See lady, we have over 10,000 members and you may be a little more cold blooded then some, our temp is always the same but impossible to please everyone.
 
8. "Your $20 guest fee is ridiculous, my niece is in from out of town and just wants to work out" Oh I see, someone that has no chance of joining our club we are going to let work out for free.  So we have one more person using up our machines, pool, showers etc to take space away from our paying members, when you will be the same person bitching come January you cant get on a machine.
 
9. "My friend Sam didnt pay an enrollment why should I, I want my money back from three years ago" Well gas prices change daily, kroger specials do change weekly, i got a tshirt on sale at kohls for $9 and now its $19, do you go back and ask for a refund on all that shit? NO
 
10.  "That girls shorts are inappropriate for this club"  Calm down, we have a shorts, shirt policy, this isnt St. Athletic Club, you wish you looked like her is the real issue and your kids are locked up in child care, they will never see her, shut up.
 
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by thisguyiswise:

From a guy who runs a gym here are a few things i cannot stand from members
 
Oddly enough some of you have brought it up.  Anyone who works in a gym, especially in sales or management will know this...
 
1. "I have been a member there since you opened"  Yeah and you have probably paid taxes since you lived in your house too, and so have our 5,000 other members, you are no better than those that didnt sign up in the "trailer days"
 
2. Yes there is an upgrade fee, you cant just throw Billy and Johnnie on to your membership for free, see everyone else here paid one and a higher one if at the time of sign up when their family joined, you paid for an individual membership, so now you got some catching up to do.
 
3. "The steam room isnt working"....well it was probably you who keeps dumping water on top of the eucalyptus to fix it yourself asshole, so enjoy it now
 
4. "The music sucks"....yeah tell that to the 50,000 christain moms who scream bloody murder if ass is said in a song or t.i. is rapping over the sound system, bring an ipod you douche, this aint techno feast, woodstock, or summer jam
 
5."I want to break a contract and you forced me into it"  No numnuts, you had the choice to commit to 12 months or sign up month to month, you choice to join for 12 months because you were a cheap ass and wanted to save on the enrollment fee because your pride is so big, so now that i have a signed and initialed legal document, have fun at collections and with your credit report if you dont want to pay me.
 
6. "I refuse to pay an enrollment fee" go sign up at the 2,000 sq ft snap fitness then and come join us later after you realize you have wasted your money.  You are the same person that wont pay an enrollment that is higher although your getting 3 free months which make up the difference as opposed to a lower enrollment without the free months because you are too stupid to do the math or because you want to tell your meathead friends you got us paying no enrollment, it just sounds cooler than free months.
 
7. "The pool water is too warm or too cold" See lady, we have over 10,000 members and you may be a little more cold blooded then some, our temp is always the same but impossible to please everyone.
 
8. "Your $20 guest fee is ridiculous, my niece is in from out of town and just wants to work out" Oh I see, someone that has no chance of joining our club we are going to let work out for free.  So we have one more person using up our machines, pool, showers etc to take space away from our paying members, when you will be the same person bitching come January you cant get on a machine.
 
9. "My friend Sam didnt pay an enrollment why should I, I want my money back from three years ago" Well gas prices change daily, kroger specials do change weekly, i got a tshirt on sale at kohls for $9 and now its $19, do you go back and ask for a refund on all that shit? NO
 
10.  "That girls shorts are inappropriate for this club"  Calm down, we have a shorts, shirt policy, this isnt St. Athletic Club, you wish you looked like her is the real issue and your kids are locked up in child care, they will never see her, shut up.
 
 

  swimming pools, day care, and old ladies??.... Sounds more like a health club and not a gym though.  Sounds like a nice place.  Funny post though.

My place has broken glass on the floor.

 
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Posted: #163
dudes constantly lookin at themselves flexin when someone asks em what time it is and they need to look at theyre watch. Or someone describing something and havin to flex their forearm while theyre doin it.
 
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Posted: #164
I sweat all over the equipment and never clean it up.
 
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Posted: #165
My Peeves -

1. Guys that walk around with a Gallon of water...20 or 32 oz isn't enough for a 60 minute workout?

2. Gyms that dont let you make noise or drop dumbbells...I rack my weights and im courteous, but when im doing 95+ dumbbells I'm focused on my reps and the exercise...Not about how I should calmly place these weights on my knees and then stand up and tip toe back to the rack...I don't heave-ho and i dont leave my shit for others to clean up but can i put em down for a sec?? jeez.

3. Girls that think you are checking them out and throw that attitude on when GOD FORBID you just gave an empty glance.

4. Cell Phones

5. Someone that wants to try and give me advice, ESPECIALLY when clearly they have bad form or no gains to show for their efforts.

6. People that go into the gym with an injury (ex. Leg) and do only upperbody limping around trying to prove something...No one cares buddy just go home heal up, maintain nutrition and come back when you're 100%.



Things I am guilty of...

1. Wearing compression gear - not sure why some dude was hating, but whats wrong with an under armour t-shirt or a nike dry fit...If you mean the spandex-ie type i understand and no longer remain guilty.

2. grunting.

3. getting a little too close to the water fountain...haha kinda funny after reading some posts.

4. looking in the mirror after a set...So what i like to see a little pump and notice the blood flow.
 
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Posted: #166
how about the old geezers just sitting at a machine taking a 10 minutes break between each set but still sitting at the machine you want to use the entire time
 
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Posted: #167
Quote Originally Posted by Henry-Lilly:

I think you should have a good time at the gym.  You have to make working out a lifestyle.  If you like being at the gym you are more likely to go.  But if you hate everybody there that is enjoying themselves, you're just going to bring everybody else down and burn yourself out.  The key is to get into what you are doing and enjoy the process and the camaraderie. 

 I agree with this. I'm not one to stand around & BS with people @ the gym............I'd rather get in, do my thing, & get home since I usually go there straight from work. Certainly I acknowledge & make small talk with regulars who work out when I do, but it's usually fairly brief. But I see lots of people that seem to use it as a social hour.............& that's fine. Doesn't matter to me what they do. Some people have a goal in mind & others don't.

 

 On the other hand, I've heard people refer to some serious builders as "rude" or " asses" because they seem too serious. Most of these guys (or gals) are more than willing to help you if you have a question or need a quick spot but they're not going to stand around & BS & waste time. They're just a bit more serious than the avg gym-goer.

 
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Posted: #168
I like to listen to Ciara and 50cent on my I-Phone while I work out.
 
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Posted: #169
muscle heads who try to overcompensate for their small pecker.... dude your the only one that is impressed with your dispaportional body
 
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Posted: #170
I love the big muscle heads who for some reason forget to work legs every week.
 
 
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Posted: #171
1) Have to say the sweaty benches really gets me, specially when you can see their head imprints from sweat on the black benches! Specially when they first see you waiting to go next then look down and actually see the sweat on the bench but continue to walk away..
 
2)  The guys that just walk right in front of you while your in the middle of a rep just to look in the mirror, or the guys that look in the mirror and flex after each set to see if they got bigger
 
3) Or the guys that run into a friend and stand in the middle of the room talking from the time you start working out until the time you leave
 
many many more.. i will have to keep thinking but im sure i will get reminded of a few in a couple days..
 
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Posted: #172

im going to copy some of these peeves and send them to my gym.  Hopefully some of these dicknoses will change what they are doing. This Topic is some good reading. 

 
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Punk ass bitches who use a bench simply as a place to rest their bottled water & towel, and they aren't even using the bench to workout.  I just confronted one of those assholes 2 days ago.  I made him look like a dumbass.  Stupid motherfucker!
 
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Posted: #174
Grainy shower soap that hurts when you use it to jerk off.
 
 
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Guys using the inner thigh machines. I can understand chicks using them, but dudes doing it is just gay.
 
Carring a notebook around to record your exercises. If you want to keep track, fine, but can't you write it down when you get home?
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