Arguably, I may be considered a gym rat. I do enjoy the weight room, the inner battle within oneself to push for one more rep. The good pain, the swell feeling, all of it has become very addictive for me.
With that said, there are still some things that need to be taken into consideration for the enjoyment of all. This is where my faux pas come in....or is it faux pi in plural form....
5. Singing Music Guy - I understand different folks get motivated in different ways. In the gym, music is the motivator of choice. Awesome. Unless you have headphones in and sing out loud. I don't use headphones like many others in the facility, so we hear you.....often. If you can't listen to it without singing, change the song. Better yet, if you are still able to sing while working out, there's a good chance you aren't working hard enough. Pick it up!
4. Mobile Phone call Guy - It's a lunchtime workout. It makes perfect sense that one may receive a call that they have to take. It does not make sense for you to take said call on a machine or at a bench with your towel, keys, and gym bag. Move your shit and let somebody get their pump on.
3. "I don't work in" Guy - Let me paint a picture: You're getting it in. Doing work. You head over to the cable fly machine. And it's in use by some dude and his friend. You ask to work in. Dude says "We only have three more sets" Ass. Three more sets times two dudes is six sets. Add an additional 5 minutes for the idle chitchat workout partners usually bring and we're talking a ten minute wait. Just let me get my sets in with you and keep it moving. Again, Ass I say.
2. Weight Dropper Guy - You're focused. Then CLANG BANG CLANG CLANG. Weight dropper guy just finished a set. In an effort to show how serious that set was all weight was just dropped after the final rep. If you didn't reach failure, there's no need to drop the weight. Control your weight through your set or lower your weight.
1. Guttural Grunt Guy - I do not lift silently. If I do, then I'm taking it light and might as well go home. However, there's always the one gentleman whose every effort requires a primal roar. I understand the roar on occassion, but every rep, every set is more for show than anything else. Warm up set, primal roar. Stretch, primal roar. Shhh! NOTE: Primal guy is often also Weight Dropper Guy.
