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That is why I do not go to the gym, I am there to workout, not to be judged or listen to others being judged. It happens too much.
I also hate when guys check you out when working out, seriously!!!
I have been on leg machines where your legs are spread apart and you pull them together over and over, and there are guy's standing acrross from me smiling and clearly checking me out, on more than one occasion over the years
I HATE THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING AT THE GYM.
Man I'm not that creepy. I know I check women out just as much as the next guy, but I'm NOT going to stand there and watch you spread your legs! Damn that's just wrong!
People are openly ridiculed constantly, for a wide variety of things. If you buckle anytime you get your little feelings hurt, you'll never be successful at anything.
If you don't want to hear the insults, turn up your headphones.
That outlook is BS...I have a lifelong habit of dealing with people like that directly---as in getting in their faces and asking what the expletive they think is so funny...
People have the right to work out at the gym if they so choose, without being subjected to a bunch of mouth from a few pea-brained d***less wonders
Turn up your headphones, my a**...they try that mess with me, they get one warning...then the next time, they will be residents of a new state---Unconsciousness
I can't speak for others here, but I can tell you for a fact I ain't havin' it...I am direct and to the point, and I do not play...if I am in a gym, I am there for the express purpose of working out, and trying to improve myself, not to be the subject of amateur stand-up comedians...I would strongly suggest anyone who feels inclined to insult me, or anyone with me, carry a mouthguard and have good health insurance, because if I hear fat-mouthing in MY direction, and I don't like what I hear, then I'm going to handle my business in short order...end of story
We all should have equal access to gyms in an attempt to either stay healthy or get there------people who go to gyms are underweight, overweight, or about normal standards. Anybody who goes to work out at a gym should be applauded, and not be snickered at due to physical attributes. A lot of us fight the constant weight battle, and dont need to be dissed due to our current weight.
Regarding attractive men and women going to the gym---it is simply an element of coed gyms. Its human nature to briefly look and admire-----it is not rational or acceptable to stare or salivate. Conduct yourselves with decency and respectability----brief looks ok, staring not ok.
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That outlook is BS...I have a lifelong habit of dealing with people like that directly---as in getting in their faces and asking what the expletive they think is so funny...
It's not for everyone, but this is my approach as well. And for some reason, the gym really brings it out in me. I have chastised unsupervised kids running around, playing on the machines; asked 2 men on different occasions why they felt comfortable turning the TV channel without asking if anyone was watching what was on (because people obviously were watching it); asked a woman why she thinks everyone in the gym wants to listen to her phone conversation while she works out; and verbally disciplined two teenage boys who were making fun of a fat man behind his back.
I'm sure some at the gym (and probably here *LOL*) think I'm a real *itch and I'm totally comfortable with that because frankly when it's all said and done, if I don't say something, I feel like my silence ok's their bad behavior. And I don't mean that people who are disgusted by bad behavior and don't say anything are automatically condoning that behavior. It's just that it eats at me if I don't say anything. So, at this point, I just put it out there and let the chips fall because I have yet to regret doing so.
I'm going to repeat my opinion on the topic of this thread, for you and anyone else who didn't get it:
I will go to the gym and work out if I please, and I will not tolerate people who see the need to make jokes about me and others...if you try that mess with me, I will 'deal with' you straight up and direct, and it won't be pretty...
Sure, having people judge others out in public is going to happen. It also does help sometimes for people to have a thick skin and let the comments just roll off their back.
However, the fact such behavior exists is no reason to justify it, or just tolerate it. It is inappropriate, and people should not be subject to it, whether it happens or not.
It's not for everyone, but this is my approach as well. And for some reason, the gym really brings it out in me. I have chastised unsupervised kids running around, playing on the machines; asked 2 men on different occasions why they felt comfortable turning the TV channel without asking if anyone was watching what was on (because people obviously were watching it); asked a woman why she thinks everyone in the gym wants to listen to her phone conversation while she works out; and verbally disciplined two teenage boys who were making fun of a fat man behind his back.
I'm sure some at the gym (and probably here *LOL*) think I'm a real *itch and I'm totally comfortable with that because frankly when it's all said and done, if I don't say something, I feel like my silence ok's their bad behavior. And I don't mean that people who are disgusted by bad behavior and don't say anything are automatically condoning that behavior. It's just that it eats at me if I don't say anything. So, at this point, I just put it out there and let the chips fall because I have yet to regret doing so.
I want to go to your gym!! So many people are so rude that I want to go to one with an enforcer
I want to go to your gym!! So many people are so rude that I want to go to one with an enforcer
Oh, there are a ton of entitled a-holes at my gym for sure. But plenty of nice people as well. In fact after I gave the teenage boys a verbal smacking, an elderly man came up to me and said, "I just love a fiery red head." *LOL*
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