The ignorance

Limerick Dude

im not sure if there is a thread on this subject but i just thought i would share something that happened at the gym last night. i only recently joined the gym about 2 weeks ago and i went last night. it was very busy last night and alot of people were using the weight machines. now im on a weights programme so i did what i could do with the machiens that were free. anyway i needed to use on of the benches for various excersies, and there are only 2 benches at the gym that i go to. anyway there were these two women who were using them and first of all i was patient but then i realised that all there were doing was having a big laugh and a chat while using one of the dumbells once every minute! i wasnt the only one who was getting annoyed with this, anyway they kept chatting and doing fcuk all. i lost my patience and went up to them and asked them could i use one of the benches and they said yes ok, and i was happy with that, but then they both got up and they just threw their dumbells on the ground(didnt put them down on the rack) and then there was loads of sweat all over the bench, they didnt even have a towel, so i had to clean of their stinking sweat with my bloody towel, i was well annoyed, do you think i should of made a complaint?? and does anybody else had any experiences like mine?

g'em

this kind of thing happens all the time unfortunately. plenty of people (men and women) see the gym as little more than a social club and treat it as such. Next time get some tissue, wipe off the sweat, walk over to the offender, hand over the tissue and say "Excuse me, I think you left this behind. Oh, and by the way, Boots does a great range of products to help combat that sort of problem.." and walk off wafting the air away from your nose.

nick23

Ha ha! Nice 1

poobum

always happens! amount of ppl who just sit on machine doing nothing using them as seats nearly! they claim to be doign sets but they are taking like 10 minutes between each! if im doing sets i start a new set on the minute every minute for however many i do! so most im on a machine is 5 mins(assuming 5 sets)! i find this better and handier for everyone else! hate ppl who spend ages! and what gym is it with only 2 benchs? dats pretty crap! u could always use the bench press! what i do when im desperate! for example when im doing free dumbells bench i sit into the banch backwards and do my weights s normal!

Linoge

You can always take some satisfaction in that that will probably be the last time you'll see them. People like that usually only join because they like the idea of being fit but don't want to put in any effort. They've spent E500 on nothing.

Also, you can be sure you won't be the last person to say something to them. Theres always someone who will make it their duty to put them in their place!

**Timbuk2**

I hate when this happens. I normally wouldn't take that kind of ignorance and would be very annoyed if this happens (it doesn't happen that often, just every now and again)

LOL @ g'em's idea!!