Annoying Gym Behaviour - Mk2(?)

felonious_Gru

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122795966#Comment_122795966

I wouldn't feel the need to report after one offence , she's never been in anyway annoying before

2nd Row Donkey

40 mins? Presumably doing lots of different variations. Is that really that bad... unless there's only one cable machine and it's a busy gym.

fatbhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122798840#Comment_122798840

It's bad if people wanting to work-in were discouraged from doing so by her when asked, which we don't actually know if that was the case. Perhaps she was au-fait with gym etiquette and wouldn't have minded letting people share, in which case then it's grand.

corks finest

ohh sorry I thought it was a regular thing

Mellor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797266#Comment_122797266

Complete reasonable view. I thought it was gone mad in here lately. People running off to management to get people kicked out - instead of simply asking to work in.

Probably just a very specific workout, that unfortunately took a lot of time on a cable machine.

felonious_Gru

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122810888#Comment_122810888

This lady would be more likely to report me for staring 😂

Her technique is so good and strength so impressive, I'm frequently looking over at her

Mitch Connor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122811258#Comment_122811258

I had that thoguht before.
Was looking at someone doing some cable exercise with perfect form thinking 'Wow, impressive form, wonder how long it took to master that…. they are just gonna assume I'm perving on them… oops, eyes down… eyes down…'

ILikeBoats

Then you end up on a Joey Swoll video..

Stephen_Maturin

Douchebag commandeering one of two cable machines in the gym to himself for half an hour at peak business so he try every possible variation of chest flys

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123209174#Comment_123209174

mod note: can we avoid insults like douchebag please? It’s supposed to be a light fun thread.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122795650#Comment_122795650

Absolutely no excuse for that.

I use cables regularly and you can do an extremely varied set of exercises in less than half that time. Rest time shouldn't be more than a minute between sets, particularly in a busy gym, have some consideration for other people ffs, tbh I see more time wasted by people on that type of equipment than anything else in the gym I'm in, phones in hand, away with the fairies no consideration for other members. You're usually looking at people with poor form and a generally poor understanding of what they're doing to begin with when you see that type of behaviour.

I'm always happy to let people work in and if that woman is a regular gym user she should have no problem being asked by others to work in either.

corks finest

Call an instructor over

Point it out

Ask him to have a word

corks finest

she and others will continually behave like this unless someone in charge points out the rules to them

Assuming at peak time there’s a 15 m limit on different machines etc

fatbhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123224974#Comment_123224974

Rest time shouldn't be more than a minute between sets

Rest time is up to the person. Many factors determine what a person's rest time should be. It's up to the person, not you. I rest for about 2 - 3.5 minutes between sets, depending on the exercise and weight involved. I almost always encourage people to work in, where possible.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123228167#Comment_123228167

I'm talking about people pulling between 5-10 kg on a cable.

We're not talking about serious effort that requires lengthy rest times.

It's mostly down to staff not showing people how to properly use equipment and how to approach their time in the gym as a whole.

Etiquette in gyms has died a death in recent years, that's the fault of the gyms themselves. Anyone who's been a gym goer for a reasonable length of time has no issue with working in, some people look at you like you've got two heads when you ask to work in, that's down to the crap inductions new members get in gyms nowadays as well as the general hands off approach of staff.

foxsake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123228401#Comment_123228401

you 100% there.

Etiquette in gyms has died a death in recent years

its a sh1t show now in most gyms Ive been too recently - ive been looking for a new one.

since the cough ended manners and basic social norms have disappeared.

After a decade in Flyefit - been there since their pre-opening offer - i no longer shower there cos the changing rooms are disgusting… and while flyefit are to blame for some most of it is caused by ignorant scummy patrons.

don't even get me started on now taking weights off machines/bar and putting stuff back….

ILikeBoats

What's the cause? Young fellas, instahuns? Or general lack of decency, like you'd see in cinemas?

foxsake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123253354#Comment_123253354

post covid I think lockdowns made people weird and insular in their mindset. they care less bout others.

on a related but off topic note - i think society is more aggro now..

I think its the broken windows theory in practice…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory

In flyefit staff dont care (or not paid to care) and standards constantly get worse . Flyefit has great gear and even better opening hours so there i remain for now.

antimatterx

I've had no incidents in the gym ever but over the last week they've seemed to happen every time.

I was in the gym on Saturday, went to a machine, put some weights on it and sat down. Some lad ran over and put his weight on it and said in using it. I replied you're not, there's nothing to indicate it was taken. He pointed to his water and phone WHICH WAS ON THE MACHINE BESIDE IT and said he was just gone to get a weight. I replied how was I suppose to know, he replied I was just gone to get some weight and we kept repeated these sentences back and forth until I said, I'm using it, you're not, you can weight. He then stood beside me watching so I did more sets than intended as I'm petty.

The week before I had a rack and a bench. I had my water phone and keys on the floor so it was very obvious it was in use. I put my dumbells back and came back to the rack and someone was moving the bench and putting weight on the bar. I said excuse me does this free to you. He was resistent to give it up, but ssi eventually. I was actually done, but decided to do a few more sets. If people are going to be rude I can be a prick as well.

God I hate flyefit.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123253354#Comment_123253354

In the gym yesterday evening and it was swamped with school boys. Four of them were walking in at the same time as me and there were dozens of them on the gym floor.

I'm all for young people keeping fit but these lads clearly aren't been given any guidance by staff and are loitering in groups around the place.

I've consistently used the gym late in the evening or first thing in the morning for years, and I'm mostly looking at other adults who have to be there at those times because of work/family commitments, gyms should be charging under 18's less but also not allowing them in at peak times, namely the two hours at the beginning and end of the day. If they're popping in after school they'll have the run of the place.

Long time members should be prioritised as they've been paying membership fees for a long time and will continue to do so after those young lads parents decide they're not forking out that money anymore after a few months.

Mellor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123253470#Comment_123253470

Not sure if this is satire

2nd Row Donkey

I've recently moved gyms. I was in my old one for 15 years and just fancied a change of scenery for a few months so I paused my membership and signed a 3 month deal in the new place.

The gym itself is fine - loads of space, loads of machines, lovely fit out (its only 5 months old and has that "new" feel about it. But F**k me, the clientele are the absolute dregs of the earth. This gym should actually be commended for accidently rounding up all the worst gym rats you could imagine and keeping them all in one place so that they dont join and ruin the other good gyms in the area. The place is wall-to-wall tossers.

Nobody wears shorts, is that a thing now? - absolutely everyone is in tracksuit bottoms, everyone. - and coats… big **** stupid puffy coats - zipped all the way up to their collar, with long sleeved. What the hell is that about?

I've spent 10 hours in there in the last 5 days and I have not seen a single person carry a towel. Not one. Wipe down a machine ? - Good luck, there are two cleaning stations with blue paper roll and a spray bottle so far I'm the only person who's used it, not once have i seen any of the other 200-300 patron wipe something down, I can literally see people looking at me like I've two heads when I cleaned up after myself.

No body showers in the place, nobody. I had the audacity to strip down to a towel the other day after my workout and you could feel the mood tense up in the changing room. "Get a load of this fella washing himself" was written on the face of a few of them in the changing room.

Probably because the changing room is reserved for posing and topless selfies - unabashed, shameless, unbridled posing. Nothing discrete here. I'm not talking about lads stealing a glimpse of themselves in the mirror after a workout or someone waiting until the room in near empty to take a photo, this place is just one after another, lads burst into the changing room with their t-shirt (or puffy jacket of choice) over their heads and phone-in-hand arm outstretched out for maxium effect, posing. I saw one lad take a picture, run out to the bench press, knock out 10 reps and run back in and take a photo and then repeat the process about 4 times in a row.

Its hard to tell who is staff, there's no uniform or hint of a dress code, no indication of who's in charge or any sign of authority. Just about anyone can walk in off the street and give PT lessons it seems, including one PT guy who kept his jacket hood (pufffy, naturally) over his head and his hands in his tracksuit pockets the entire time.

Earpods/Earphones are a waste of time, you wont hear anything over the in-house sound system that's banging out some drum and bass nonsense constantly.

And the women, I never thought I hear my self say it because I appreciate a girl in gym leggings as much as the next fella but its waaay over the top here. Its more like a fashion show. Each one trying to out do the other. The constant hair flicking, the full make up, the lip filler, the fake tan… and all it does is feed into the general toxic vibe of the place- Gym bro's flexing and posturing for attention, groups of teens marauding around the place from machine to machine without actually doing anything worth while, the skinny gimping guys shadow boxing eachother in an effort to look tough.

Ah well, 5 days down, 85 to go.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123254961#Comment_123254961

You must feel like an anthropologist observing some uncontacted tribe and their primitive behaviours.

Black Sheep

Between this, and the previous post, I think everyone's new word of the day should be

Ephebiphobia

 ;)

Cill94

I don't think people should be able to 'dibs' a piece of equipment they're not currently using.

This bollocks of leaving a water bottle on something and thinking that entitles you to go have a chat with your mate on the other side of the gym, go off to the toilet for a few minutes, go use a different piece of equipment etc. Particularly when it's a very busy period like 5pm. It's just nonsense and a symptom of the ridiculous selfishness I see from people in shared spaces these days.

reactadabtc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123253470#Comment_123253470

Yeah Flyefit is the pits and I've noticed similar behvaiour changes recently. Shame it's the best gym anywhere near me, so I'm stuck.

fatbhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123256757#Comment_123256757

I agree with most of your post, except for the nipping to the jax part, although I get it's borderline annoying behaviour because I believe you should go to the jax just before you go into the gym room.

Mark Hamill

Nobody wears shorts, is that a thing now? - absolutely everyone is in tracksuit bottoms, everyone. - and coats… big **** stupid puffy coats - zipped all the way up to their collar, with long sleeved. What the hell is that about?

I wouldn't even notice shorts vs tracksuit bottoms, but do you mean they work out in coats? How would a puffy coat not get in the way of anything?

Black Sheep

I'm fond of a pair of tracksuit bottoms myself, maybe I'm just old, but they're very practical.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123256717#Comment_123256717

Not all young people act like the people that were being discussed by that poster.