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To all the men at my gym... (who will never read this)
Contrary to what you might think women are not at the gym for you. We do not go there to have you look at us or teach the right way to do everything. We avoid you there.
Grunting while lifting weights is never okay. NEVER.
The signs that state rerack your weights mean put the HEAVY weights back. Us women cannot possible lift all that crap. If you see us doing this, on every machine we use, please have the courtesy to help.
Cell phone use while on the equipment is frankly annoying. Other people are there to work out.
DO NOT TALK TO ME WHILE I AM ON THE EQUIPMENT, especially with head phones in my ears! I am not there to socialize with anyone.
You do not own the t.v. If there are eight t.v's and nearly all of them are on either ESPN or Monday night football it would be very very unwise to change the channel from the show on TLC At 7:50 no less (that all the girls are watching). When asked to turn it back you might consider someone other than yourself and refrain from being so rude and condescending to me. Then... after just ten minutes, when our show ends, changing to it Monday night football still seems mighty rude! Especially since as I was exiting there are 6 of the 8 t'v's playing the stupid game.
Whew I have BIG issues with all the Men at my gym tonight!
20 comments:
Never was a truer post written! I do yoga at a yoga studio now and men behave much better... though I still do not position myself directly in front of one of them!
See, this is exactly why I don't go to the gym. ha ha.
Sounds like you had a bad night at the gym. Hopefully you were able to channel some of your frustration into your workout.
Nothing for me to worry about, since I would never make it to the gym! But, I DO remember those days when I used to go. The best gym I ever went to was the hospital's fitness center. It was open to community membership - expensive, but worth it. Everyone was adults with busy schedules. We were all there for one reason....to exercise!
Hope your next trip there is better :)
Boys are dorks. Especially grown up boys. :)
I second everything you said and only want to add one thing: WIPE YOUR STINKY SWEAT OFF THE EQUIPMENT! I ended my gym membership a few years ago because it was too annoying. The only good thing about the gym I went to is that every treadmill had its own TV. That was nice!
♥ SOOO true!!! :)
It's the testosterone, there's no excuse for them. Hope it gets better for ya! Oh and good for you for even going to the gym!
I knew I didn't go to the gym for a reason other than the fact that I am lazy. Thanks for making me feel better. Ha! Ha!
Here here! I am totally with you girl! What is even more annoying when they look at you like geez you need to loose weight. What the heck do you think I am here for? Look the other way idiot!
Stepping off my soap box now to tell you thanks for stopping by our blog at Steals and Deals!
The last time I went to the gym there was a man on a stairwalker who was sweating like nothing I have ever seen before. It was disgusting (making me feel sick even thinking about it) sweat was everywhere covering the machine - like you threw a bucket of water on it. Of course he stepped off and left it like that. Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!
Here, here! I think you should post this in the men's locker room at your gym ... maybe even ONE of them would take the hint.
I am just cracking up reading your post... I am jealous you get to pick what is on the TVs. At the 24 Fitness that I go to, its sports all the time... boring. So I get my reading done instead.
Ugh, and sometimes I wish the men had their own separate area. I am all for segregation in the gym. They just sweat too much!
that is why it is better to run early in the morning... men don't get up and go running you only see women out there
LOL...that is a funny, funny post!
Maybe I should annonomously hang your post on our bathroom mirror so my husband reads it and hopefully is NOT that guy! ;)
MEN!!!!
Yup that is why I safely sweat at home, no one cares and I'm the only one concerned with the equipment! Good luck with that!
I had to laugh at this! I've noticed how all of the tv's are on ESPN! Annoying to the max! I saw a hot shot there today and I felt bad for his 'girlfriend' I could totally tell he was making her be there.
Despite these very real issues (and I could add a few exasperations about the Sauna...for example DON'T EAT GARLIC BEFORE YOU SWEAT IT OUT IN A SMALL HEATED SPACE!)... I am LOVING it! I am so addicted.
I just started going back to the gym and I so agree with your entire post. Boys are silly and dumb.
The men ARE so annoying...I really like all female gyms...even the women are nicer at them...
Ahhh yes, the gym. Faint memory.
Confusing place, as I recall...some women definitely there to meet men, some clearly not.
Color me gifted, I always seemed to understand the difference, but a large number of my muscle-laden testosterone-oozing friends could not...any woman was fair game.
For all of us,
and with all the respect I have,
I apologize.
Now, that being said, What's your sign, little lady?*
;-)
*Please ignore my male humor, I am rarely allowed out of the house anymore.
Great blog, by the way. ;-)
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