5 Less Complained About, But Still Terribly Annoying, Gym No-No's
1. Not Putting A Lock On Your Locker
Your ever go to the gym and you put a lock on your locker? Probably always if you're a decent human. You know what happens to that locker when you leave? Literally nothing. People might glance at it but that's about the extent. Have you ever forgotten your lock? You feel naked! You feel uncomfortable and you think about skipping the gym altogether! I have a separate pocket on my gym bag for my lock. So now lets imagine you are the person who never brings a lock. What happens when you so casually leave your stuff in a public cubby while you "run" on the treadmill for 25 minutes? I'll tell you. Person after person opens your locker in hopes they can set down their heavy gym bag but, alas, they can not. There is a pair of flip flops and hoodie in there. Its taken. Imagine that happening 4, 5, 6 times in row. Its a total mood killer. I mean you already took your pre-workout and you just want to change and throw your stuff in a locker so you can get to the weight room to let off some steam. But you can't because you are on a scavenger hunt while contemplating grabbing everything in every unlocked locker and throwing it in the shower..
2. The Crossfit Guy Who Does Crossfit Things In Not A Box
Please pay attention to the heading of this one. This is not a gripe against xfit as a cult following. It is a gripe against the people who do it outside of the cult's temples. My gym has this new guy who, I assume, was exiled from his Box. He takes up 4 areas at once. He makes sure everyone watches him (by flailing or taking excessively loud initial breaths or slamming light weights). You can hear his headphones over yours and I bet you can guess what is playing....Basically the point of this is that a box is set up for a certain type of workout where certain etiquette exists. Same goes for a bikram class or a weight-room. You don't play soccer on a basketball court. So please don't roll your hamstrings in the squat rack.
3. Posing In The Mirrors In The Weight-Room
I can't tell you how annoying this. First of all, when did publicly being conceited become okay? I'm assuming around the same time as Instagram and Snapchat. Don't misconstrue what I'm saying here; There is nothing wrong with being proud of your accomplishments. Take photos of your progress. I don't care! But there is a time and a place and in the middle of the weight-room during everyone else's workout really isn't it. I'm sure you know how distracting it is when you are doing cable flys and all you can see in front of you is a guy taking bicep selfies. Even if you want to get your pump in the shot, it won't be gone by the time you get to the locker room. Take it there. At least there, you can take some good racy Fapchats too.
4. Casual and Constant Undressing
This person usually exists at every gym and, unfortunately, is normally a dude. He comes in wearing a beanie, a hoodie and sweats. He jumps up and down for a minute or two then does a set. Drinks some water then does another set. Throws off his (already super pointless) beanie. Does another set. On to the next lift. Hits a set. Off comes the hoodie. Now he is in a t-shirt and shorts going into finishing up this specific lift. Off come the sweats as he starts to warm up. Cute girl walks into the gym. Off comes the tee and now he's in a stringer tank and shorts. Gym looks like your bedroom when you were in elementary school. Clothes everywhere. Whats the point of this? Keep your muscles loose? Keep your body temp high? Attention? Who knows, but we do know this: Dude ran out of detergent and called on the Febreeze to handle the job on them sweats. WOOO.
5. When Your Gym Swag Writes A Check Your Lifts Can't Cash
Gym clothes are so great. So many funny t-shirts or tanks to wear to the gym. Deck out your wardrobe and enjoy it. Just know one thing: If you wear a cocky gym shirt to the gym, that is your first impression you give to everyone. The other day, a kid was wearing a tank that said "More definition than the dictionary". Never saw it. Super funny. The kid wearing it, however, was not by any means shredded, Not even skinny cut. Annoyingly enough, he wasn't even soft enough to wear it ironically. As a stranger and imperfect human being, I have now judged him with all my might not previously allocated to my bench press. There are plenty of great gym shirts that are funny and do not suggest who you are as a person. And frankly, its okay to wear those types of shirts anyway, just remember that your squat or you boulder shoulders better be able to back it up.
You guys know of any other good gym gripes? There are tons out there and no one is perfect, but, as they say: Knowledge, much like a sturdy leg press, is power.
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