Gym & Misc Irritating people/things that annoy you in the gym II

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phantom13 said:
Almost always wear a hat to the gym, helps control the sweat from my head into my eyes. Backwards generally so people can see my face (just to be approachable) forwards if I'm doing something where the peak gets in the way (anything overhead, anything laying down)
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I wear a hat because i go in the mornings and it saves me 30 seconds from doing my hair....even 30 seconds adds up at 5am in the morning haha
 
phantom13 said:
Yeh heaps of people with wrist and knee wraps are doing so because of injuries so fair play to them.
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Ok yeah I guess that is ok if its really required, but it shouldn't be a permanent thing unless its a permanent injury.

Wearing a belt because you've got a lower back/disc issue is beyond stupid though.
 
NickCC said:
Ok yeah I guess that is ok if its really required, but it shouldn't be a permanent thing unless its a permanent injury.

Wearing a belt because you've got a lower back/disc issue is beyond stupid though.
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I tend to agree on both points, they dont really bother me as such but I can see your point.
 

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Girl at the gym who constantly complains her training sessions take too long (yet posts the same thing on IG but in a look at me manner) literally took 70 minutes from the time she walked in to do her first set.
 
I posted about this somewhere the other day, I'm all business at the gym, headphones on, hit my cardio/lifts/whatever out the door. Rarely spend longer than 45 minutes (provided I'm not doing some longer cardio session) so PERSONALLY nah, that's insane, however some people develop a little community in the gym and go there to chat and socialise, provided they don't hog equipment to do so I don't really mind. I don't "get it" and i'd never do it but is also doesn't really phase me.
 
phantom13 said:
Someone actually tried to have a chat with me at one of the new gyms yesterday. I wear giant ass headphones (not earbuds) and this bloke comes up starts chatting midway through a set. Waited til I finished took them off and gave him a pretty gruff "WHAT?" he got the picture pretty quickly.
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That was me :'(

Actually no I never talk to anyone in the gym. Had a bizarre experience a few weeks ago as I was using the sit down calf raise. A very hot girl asked me if I could help her carry a bench over to where she was working, which was directly in front of me. I obliged, but these benches are super light and one side has wheels so I placed it down for her. She then started doing this thing where she was swinging one leg back and forth over the bench, ass facing me.

I legit felt like I was being punked or something, I kept waiting for someone to burst out with a camera.
 

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But * I hate wireless headphones. I swear they're on charge more than I use them. campaigner things always die in the first half of a session.
 
PoppedCorn said:
Obviously wants to be seen doing something fitness related but really can't be ****** doing it but wants the credit as its prob the in thing in her crowd

Maybe??
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I personally think she just likes the attention. Quick to draw attention to herself in the gym as well eg exclaiming loudly how hard/heavy the set was.
All smoke with no fire though; tells everyone she'll be doing say a powerlifting comp then a week later it's changed to strongman, or gymnastics, or anything else you can think of.
Shame as she's potentially a very good lifter if she could make up her mind and apply herself to one thing.
 
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DemonTim said:
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But **** I hate wireless headphones. I swear they're on charge more than I use them. campaigner things always die in the first half of a session.
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I roll an old school nano with wired cans (run the cable under the shirt to minimise interference with the hands. Usually don't even take my phone to the gym. Keys (with fob) towel, water bottle and ipod.
 
phantom13 said:
I roll an old school nano with wired cans (run the cable under the shirt to minimise interference with the hands. Usually don't even take my phone to the gym. Keys (with fob) towel, water bottle and ipod.
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They're skull candy. They're either dead. Or repeatedly saying "low battery" every minute over music. Shits me.
 
NickCC said:
I use plantronics backbeat go 2's (wireless) with spotify running on the phone from my pocket. Use the phone also to log weights.
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Same as me.
 
DemonTim said:
They're skull candy. They're either dead. Or repeatedly saying "low battery" every minute over music. Shits me.
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I recently got myself a pair of Blueant Sweatproof Wireless Headphones.

One of my better purchases in some time, no dropouts and battery gets me through most of the week.
 
phantom13 said:
I posted about this somewhere the other day, I'm all business at the gym, headphones on, hit my cardio/lifts/whatever out the door. Rarely spend longer than 45 minutes (provided I'm not doing some longer cardio session) so PERSONALLY nah, that's insane, however some people develop a little community in the gym and go there to chat and socialise, provided they don't hog equipment to do so I don't really mind. I don't "get it" and i'd never do it but is also doesn't really phase me.
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A few weeks ago I was talking to the manager of a gym I go to (for only a few minutes I promise). Another member came up in conversation. Apparently spends insane amounts of time in the gym without actually working out. Just chats to people (particularly the girls apparently). Once spent 6 hours at the gym :eek:o_O
 
There's this one guy at the gym that I run into on occassion and without fail he always works into the conversation how tall he is.

Example 1
"Hey bro. These weight lifting shoes are sick as but they make me shorter. I'm usually 6'4 but these make me look 6'3."

Example 2
"Hey bro. You seen the wooden stick thing?need to stretch out my shoulders. Us tall people always have shoulder issues"

Example 3
Was talking to him while he was sweating his ass off on the lower back extension machine. "as you can see I don't give up easy" half out of breath, in between loud grunts. He then proceeded to tell me how tall people have lower back issues.

Example 4
"Bro this one shop I go to doesn't sell this shirt I want in 3XL." "No one caters to the large human beings of the world."

Biggest floggo. Recently discovered he has aspergers so understandable I guess. Other than talking him self up as a god I don't mind him.
 
Something that annoys me about myself in the gym - my giant Asian calf gene. If I was a dude, great. I'm not. It's not great. I look like I spend 10 hours a day training calves when I spend 0.
 
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