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Gym pet peeves

**** that gets on your nerves at the gym.

>Curling in the squat rack

>groups of 5-7 young lads hogging one machine.Fair enough,have a gym buddy but like 6 of you? That means you'll be stood around waiting for you're turn and generally being obnoxious

>Curling in the squat rack

>Working you're biceps where you're supposed to work your glutes

Did i say curling in the squat rack?

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people on the phone texting whilst im waiting to use the ****ing machine. and 12 year olds trying to bench the same as fully grown men, whilst injuring themselves and using poor form.
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using a bench as somewhere to put their water bottle on while they're using something else
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Bet you've never seen someone curling in the squat rack.

Anyways ot, people who grunt like their getting penetrated from the behind, slam weights on the floor to prove how hench they are and people who do not return the weights to the rack.
Kids in the gym messing around on machines I actually want to use properly.
Groups of teenage girls wearing skimpy outfits (yes, in the gym) trying to get the attention of the groups of teenage boys who are standing around the free weights not really doing much.
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Original post by Dhaden
Bet you've never seen someone curling in the squat rack and your just trying to follow the status quo.

Anyways ot, people who grunt like their getting penetrated from the behind, slam weights on the floor to prove how hench they are and people who do not return the weights to the rack.

why wouldnt he have seen anyone curling in the squat rack? its hardly uncommon.. loads of people do it.
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Original post by SamEastie
why wouldnt he have seen anyone curling in the squat rack? its hardly uncommon.. loads of people do it.


No it's completely overhyped and exaggerated, I've been lifting for 4-5 months now and I've never seen anyone curling in the rack.
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Original post by SamEastie
why wouldnt he have seen anyone curling in the squat rack? its hardly uncommon.. loads of people do it.


Been going gym 3 years, never seen anyone curling in the squat rack?
I've lifted about 6 years and I very rarely seen it happen.
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Original post by Dhaden
No it's completely overhyped and exaggerated, I've been lifting for 4-5 months now and I've never seen anyone curling in the rack.

well i have and i've been lifting nearly 2 years. and i've curled in the squat rack many a time aswell.
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Guys who are lifting dumbbells that are like 10-12k, and then just let them drop to the floor after every set with an audible smash that startles others.

People who put dumbbells on the rack where ever they feel like, rather than in order of weight or even in corresponding pairs.

People who leave entire puddles of sweat on benches/equipment/seats and never, EVER wipe up after themselves.

Gyms that play Nicki Minaj songs...
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1) People who spend more time socialising than working out
2) People who say "x more sets" then they do more than they said
3) Know it alls
4) People who sound as if they are getting a leg amputated when they lift
5) People who throw down weights
6) People who are rude when asking how long I'm going to be
7) People who don't train legs, it's half of your body
Not really a pet peeve just funny:

Girls who wear loads of makeup and end up looking like the joker
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Original post by zKlown
Been going gym 3 years, never seen anyone curling in the squat rack?


I once did it when the gym was completely empty, just to see what all the fuss was about.
It turns out its actually no better than curling elsewhere.
people who try talking to me when I have earphones in

those guys that come in groups of 4-5 and spend ages on the bench

people who drop dumbells really loud on purpose for attention

spotters touching the bar when I clearly didn't need help and also dangling their family jewels in my face

and work experience boys tend to be very annoying too. there was one last summer who threw the big exercise ball at me whilst I was on the treadmill
Rudeness, some hench guy had a hissy fit when i said i was using a weight. just through what i said he could have back on the floor. What a prick.
People who are discourteous to others that have waited longer.
and sweaty seats.
-Guys who load up the bar to try and show off whilst squatting, then proceeding to not even reach parallel.

-Guys who spend ages chatting to a girl, who clearly just wants to get on with her work-out.

-But above all, guys who DON'T PUT THEIR FRIGGING DUMBELLS/PLATES BACK WHEN THEY'VE FINISHED WITH THEM!!
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1. Lads who wear beanies and hoodies
2. Grunter's
3. Know it all's
People who use treadmills (as opposed to people who run outside in the fresh air/good scenery for free).
Skinny phaggots who lift up their shirts and strum their skinny abs in the mirror.
People who quadruple super set and take up like 5 pieces of equipment.
Guys hogging the equipment doing 10 sets of 500 reps of 1kg.
People who get arsey with you for asking how many sets they have left or if you can share.

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