[Other Sport] Gym etiquette

Triggaaar · Mar 14, 2019

How much grunting is acceptable when doing weights?

Most people at my local gym seem to be pretty quiet on the grunting front, maybe making a little noise as they finish off a set they're struggling with, but there's one chap (with his PT in tow) who screams out a load monkey 'oo' after every rep, even when he's not on his heaviest set. It's ****ing annoying, I don't know how anyone else is supposed to concentrate on their workout while this ape is bellowing.

So is he just the in-focus man, and we should all be like that, or is their a limit to how much noise is acceptable?

Withdean11 · Mar 14, 2019

Perfectly acceptable IMHO. You could always wear earphones if it bothers you so much? :shrug:

Triggaaar · Mar 14, 2019

Withdean11 said:
Perfectly acceptable IMHO.

You could always wear earphones if it bothers you so much?

I probably only get stuck in the room with him 1 in 4 visits, so I don't want to have to start taking headphones on the off-chance he's there.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 14, 2019

Good thread!

For me, the worst breach of gym etiquette is some millenial using a bit of apparatus as a bit of seating while they fanny around with some shitty thing on their phone.

Second worst thing for me is full training gear wankers trailing mud on their trainers straight from the walk from the car park into the gym. Total lack of awareness of how they're being wankers. Gym equivalent of picking up your kids from school in your PJs.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · Mar 14, 2019

I always have my headphones on for a workout, I find it helps me concentrate and block out the grunters. The most annoying thing for me is people who don't wipe down a bit of equipment after they've used it. We don't all want to sit in your left behind arse sweat thanks.

Titanic · Mar 14, 2019

Give him a quick flick wet towel. :thumbsup:

Tim Over Whelmed · Mar 14, 2019

I think the funniest thing I see EVERY TIME I go to the Gym (which isn't very often) is people driving around the Car Park to find a space closest to the gym, and then going into the gym and running, cycling, lifting and swimming for an hour or so

Coach_Carter_92 · Mar 14, 2019

Unfortunately people have their own 'system' when working out, so the grunter probably doesn't even realise they are doing it. What annoys me more is the people who drop the free weights down when finished.

cardboard · Mar 14, 2019

Whats a gym

Badger · Mar 14, 2019

Coach_Carter_92 said:
Unfortunately people have their own 'system' when working out, so the grunter probably doesn't even realise they are doing it. What annoys me more is the people who drop the free weights down when finished.

This is exactly what I was about to say. It's especially annoying on the weight machines when they let go and the weights crash into each other.

I'm not quite so bothered about the grunting, but I'm sure some guys put on an extra grunt just to show that they're really pushing themselves.

Ninja Elephant · Mar 14, 2019

I'm not a fan of grunting and making too much noise in the gym. I can't stand the slam balls, they're really not worth the sound they make. There's a bloke in my gym, which is in my building at work, so everyone in there is a colleague - he has the worst treadmill running technique there's ever been (slap, slap, slap, slap, slap) and when he's piling into weights he has to let everyone know about it. Madness. He also likes to talk to you in the changing room, which is particularly small. I don't mind that so much, but he's also the sort who likes to get fully naked when changing and I think it's got to be one or the other. Walk around with your todger out, or be a chatter. Not both, on top of grunting when doing weights and slamming into the treadmill even when running at a slow pace...

I don't like to have my headphones on because it causes headaches, but sometimes you just have to take the lesser or two evils!

surlyseagull · Mar 14, 2019

Tom Hark said:
Good thread!

For me, the worst breach of gym etiquette is some millenial using a bit of apparatus as a bit of seating while they fanny around with some shitty thing on their phone.

Second worst thing for me is full training gear wankers trailing mud on their trainers straight from the walk from the car park into the gym. Total lack of awareness of how they're being wankers. Gym equivalent of picking up your kids from school in your PJs.

FFS you must have read my mind old chap ....absolutely this

pearl · Mar 14, 2019

cardboard said:
Whats a gym

a place you can live without [MENTION=342]cardboard[/MENTION]

surlyseagull · Mar 14, 2019

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo said:
I always have my headphones on for a workout, I find it helps me concentrate and block out the grunters. The most annoying thing for me is people who don't wipe down a bit of equipment after they've used it. We don't all want to sit in your left behind arse sweat thanks.

Fkin hell and absolutely that above... I blo*dy hate dirty ******** who leave their slime everywhere. You guys go to my gym or something

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 14, 2019

And... another thing...

There's probably 150 lockers per sex per gym. 90% of said lockers might be unused at any given time. Yet STILL some twunt will actively seek out the locker right next to yours and plonk their stinky trainers - and worse - right in front of your locker. Sake!

surrey jim · Mar 14, 2019

cardboard said:
Whats a gym

Guinness Boy · Mar 14, 2019

Tim Over Whelmed said:
I think the funniest thing I see EVERY TIME I go to the Gym (which isn't very often) is people driving around the Car Park to find a space closest to the gym, and then going into the gym and running, cycling, lifting and swimming for an hour or so

This is so they get less mud on their trainers.......

Seagullroyal · Mar 14, 2019

Tim Over Whelmed said:
I think the funniest thing I see EVERY TIME I go to the Gym (which isn't very often) is people driving around the Car Park to find a space closest to the gym, and then going into the gym and running, cycling, lifting and swimming for an hour or so

This is one of my bug bares in general.

Why do gyms have car parks in the first place?

Everyone attending a gym should walk, jog or cycle there.

mejonaNO12 aka riskit · Mar 14, 2019

You know when you're like totally benching 350kg and then the guy spotting you cant even manage to because the weight is like SO heavy?

Yeah, that.

Badger · Mar 14, 2019

surrey jim said:
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There's a new pub opening up the road from me called The Gym.

"Where are you off to?"
"Oh, just going to The Gym for a couple of hours"

:thumbsup:

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