People At The Gym...

[Cazzi]

Once I was on the elliptical and saw a girl on the treadmill across from me wearing tight leggings and a black sleeveless polyester top with sequins, and lots of eye makeup.

Makeup? Ye gods she wasn't planning on doing anything but pose about was she?

I perspire buckets & go all red & blotchy at the gym. LOL I could just imagine if I wore makeup too... the necks of my t shirts would have a very fetching splodgy pattern on them

Hmm I must keep a better watch at my gym. So far, I've not seen any obnoxious happenings... but I haven't been going that long

[McGoddess09]

Oh my gosh. We have some of those people who sit on machines and just talk.

This semester, I decided to take an Aerobic Weight Training class. It's really enjoyable. I get to do whatever workout I need to do for my needs for forty minutes. If I am using an elliptical, I bring in my notebook or note cards to study, since it has that little shelf part for that purpose. It's my new favorite way to study! Anyway...

There are some people in my class that just sit on the machines and talk. Of course, they are the machines I would like to use during my weight training days. I just go to a different machine and work on that until they are done.

So they might fail the class because they aren't doing work. Passing the class is simple. You sign in under your name and you work out for forty minutes. He does check to make sure.

[Magpie]

I have been the person sitting on the machine and talking, however on my campus people are very good about coming up and asking if you're using the machine, can they work in, etc. Two or three of us go, we use each machine at the same time, one person does a set, the next person and so on. While waiting for the other person to finish we will often sit on the bench of one of the machines that people don't use, only to discover that no, the one person on campus who does use that one is at the gym that night. Yes, standing would probably be better, but we end up just as much in people's way when we try that.

[spookysonata]

I HATE the people who don't wipe down the equipment after they're done. Usually it's the young guys who look like they spend enough time there to know better, or it's the cute little fully made up cell phone chatterer girls.

Really, nobody wants to touch your gross sweat.

[Sunsetsky]

I haven't been going to the gym long enough to name off any pet peeves. I'm worried about dealing with perverts in the pool area though.

[KitterCat]

Just be happy in knowing that a lot of the “new years resolution” types will probably be out of there by the end of next month at the latest. Your always going to be stuck with the muscle bound types, after all they need the equipment to keep it that way, but a majority of people will start slacking off.

I remember when I use to have a gym membership there was always a pattern. January the place would always be busy. February about half the people would stop coming. By March we would be back to the regular crowd. So you should be able to get to the machines a bit easier soon.

[blas]

Wow, holy thread this has become!

I'm not a big fan of a really restrictive dress code, because I do have shorts I work out in and I usually wear my girl style "wife beaters" (undershirts) but I always wear a sports bra so I'm not flopping everywhere and I look at least halfway athletic dressed. I really love my cardio and I found after a few days it got too hot if I wore longer sleeve shirts. Although most days I do wear my sweatpants.

Makeup at the gym? Are you serious? I can be as self conscious and insecure as any other girl, but I won't go to the gym wearing any makeup. That's not smart if you're planning on working so hard that you sweat. And a big place I sweat from is down the sides of my face.

I don't like to rip too much on the big guys, because my bf is one of those really big body-building types and he and I go together a few days a week....but he's not a huge grunter or groaner. He also doesn't act all angry and vicious like he's on roids he's really fun to watch

I will also agree on some of the creepos. No one is safe anywhere lol. Just today, I wore my shorts and undershirt (with a pair of jeans to change into when I left because I had errands to run) and I got out of my car and some guy getting into his car says to me "Mmmm, nice day to wear shorts!" and I highly doubt he was saying it because it's 35 degrees today.

[McGoddess09]

Wow, holy thread this has become!

I'm not a big fan of a really restrictive dress code, because I do have shorts I work out in and I usually wear my girl style "wife beaters" (undershirts) but I always wear a sports bra so I'm not flopping everywhere and I look at least halfway athletic dressed.

That is another pet peeve of mine. Girls who work out, but don't wear sports bras.

It's not like I'm trying to look, but out of the corner of my eyes, I see something bouncing. So I look to see what this moving object is. The moving object is a pair of breasts that look like they are ready to fly off if the girl works out anymore. Even though I know it can't happen, I'm ready to see a pair of breasts flying across the gym like a pair of nun chucks.

[blas]

Wow that's an image I really didn't want, little sis!

I already made that mistake when I first joined the gym.....I went to Wal-Mart as soon as I got paid and got some sports bras. Three for $10, not bad, and none of them are white! Horray!

Don't ask, I have something against white clothes. White is impossible, especially bras!

[Seshat]

Important note: don't get discouraged if you don't lose weight. Muscle weighs more than fat.

Have your gym trainer do a pinch test with calipers every time you get a re-assessment, or measure your major muscles (biceps, thighs, forearms, calves), or measure around your major fat-carrying area (belly for men and some women, hips for most women), or just track how your clothes fit and your body looks.

But my best friend weighs the same as she did four months ago - but has a much smaller fat-pinch test result, and a leaner body.


Another note: if you're building for general tone and endurance, you do lots of reps at a lower weight. To intentionally get the muscle-bound look, you do few reps at high weights. (Some people are just born with the tendency to look muscle-bound, though.)

For most peoples' purposes, the 'tone-and-endurance' is the smarter way to go.

[Cazzi]

It's not like I'm trying to look, but out of the corner of my eyes, I see something bouncing.

LOL some of us have that problem *with* a good fitting Bra

[lupo pazzesco]

LOL some of us have that problem *with* a good fitting Bra

Amen. Compression sports bra under a compression tank and then the bouncing is kept to a minimum for me!!

though, I don't have to worry about bouncing in public, I generally just workout at home. I'm kinda not wanting to go to a gym. Almost phobic, and at the very least, very VERY self-conscious. Something I need to work on, I know, but still. No gym time for Lupo. Maybe when I start getting to the point where I need to do something more challenging, I'll consider it...or, y'know, save up money and buy a machine.

[Cazzi]

Meh! being such an odd shape, I'm still looking for a sports bra that fits, is comfortable AND in my price range..which isn't very high

At least I stick to a brisk walk on the treadmill... the only machine I have "movement" problems on is the stationary bike

[Imogene]

Then there's the whistler. He's probably in his late-60s, and manages to annoy the hell out of most people in a 20-foot radius.

Does he then click his tongue? Is it ?

[Mnemjian]

Meh! being such an odd shape, I'm still looking for a sports bra that fits, is comfortable AND in my price range..which isn't very high

Check out Nordstrom's Rack... the one in my area sometimes has a selection of these reallllly supportive sports bras made specifically for running. They are pretty good prices too!