Lazy people at the gym

I quit!

Has anyone else noticed this? The people that go to a gym and will sit in the drive way for ten minutes waiting for a parking space that is close to the front door to become available so they don't have to walk. I see this all the time. Another thing I find interesting are the people that leave the weights on the machines for someone else to return to the rack. Don't they realize that putting them back on the rack would not only be courteous but also increase the amount of exercise they get at the gym? Maybe it's just me but I find this behavior odd.

misanthropic

OMG that is so funny! I never thought about it but this happens everytime I go to the YMCA. It's almost impossible to get through the parking lot because the cars are backed up waiting for someone close to the front door to leave...lol. And there is a parking lot a little lower that anyone could just park anywhere and just walk up.
I have to admit when I take classes at night I try to get a spot near the front side, but only because usually I'm alone and very paranoid of being attacked on my way to my car in the dark.

FadingAway

my pet peeves at the gym are people not returning weights after using them, sitting on a machine just talking and not using it or not wiping the sweat of the equipment when they are done with it.

lonelysheep

sitting on a machine just talking and not using it or not wiping the sweat of the equipment when they are done with it.

Yes, both of those. Where I went, you get booted out for not wiping. Another one that annoys me is when people leave magazines on the treadmills or elipticals! You bring it up here, you take it with you when you're done!

*sigh* I miss going to the gym.

I quit!

I'm alone and very paranoid of being attacked on my way to my car in the dark.

Your just being smart Misanthropic. You should be cautious at night when you are alone. One of the gyms I go to has limited parking so I can understand why people do it there but the other on has lots of parking.

The sweaty thing bothers me also FadingAway. I wish the people who run the gyms would figure out a way to say something to people who leave the machines all sweaty. Another thing that bothers me (not for the squeamish) is people who sit their bare asses on the bench without putting a towel down. Some of the even before they have showered. I find this totally gross.

SirNose586

Another thing that bothers me (not for the squeamish) is people who sit their bare asses on the bench without putting a towel down. Some of the even before they have showered. I find this totally gross.

Whoever does that should get their bare asses kicked to the curb. That mess does not belong at the gym...

For me, it's those people who emit these almost orgasmic grunts when they are doing sets. It's really annoying, and I have yet to see a hot chick make that kind of noise, which I would most certainly not mind...

Also, what's the deal with old people and just hanging out naked in the locker room? I'm glad I have astigmatism so I can't get a clear image of the man's old junk, but still...

FadingAway

orgasmic grunts when they are doing sets

I'm guilty of doing from time to time. Especially in leg presses since I was around the 810 to 900 lbs range doing reps, I just couldn't help it at times. By the way, didn't Pat Robertson claim to do 2000 lbs leg presses? Either god must be with him or he's a f**king liar!

Not exactly lazy but amusing were guys who psych themselves up before they attempt their monster bench press. They would start off by meditating on the edge of the bench. Then start deep breathing really loud, start slapping themselves in the face, grunting, yelling then totally miss the lift and basically their spotter was getting his workout by lifing the bar of the lifter's chest. My rule always when hitting the gym was to check the ego at the door.

Hortensia

what always amused me at the gym was the really buff types who exercised close to the mirrors and obviously adored themselves. They couldn't see anything but their own reflections in the mirror. And the arrogant ones - one came over once to my husband when he finished a set on some machine, and said "now let ME show you the right way to do this." He wasn't an employee or trainer, just a stranger to us and a jerk.

jaguarbass

It bugs me at the gym when people will tie up 2 machines at a time. They will leave a towel on one and go to another working a mini circuit.

jaguarbass

Another thing that bothers me (not for the squeamish) is people who sit their bare asses on the bench without putting a towel down. Some of the even before they have showered. I find this totally gross.

What kind of gym do you go to? Where people are walking around with bare behinds.

I'd like to go there. If they are females doing it.

Lazy people at the gym

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