gym was busy, i wanted 17.5’s but had to go for 20s. this was a new PR for me so i was struggling hard on the last couple sets. had two sets left, have a 60 second timer set, and this mans comes and hovers over me saying he’s gonna take my weights while i’m busy on my phone! when i said sir i have a timer set im just tracking what i just did he said well then you’re done so get to it or i’ll just stand here until you do! get lost bro go find a different weight just like i had to!

Don’t drop your weight if you don’t have to. It’s so annoying.

When you're busy lifting and then there's someone who just came out of nowhere correcting how you should do the lifting in a very intimidating way. This, for me, is a BIG No No although i appreciate the concern. And do this if you are a certified personal trainer. Leave other people's business if you are no help.

Yea, you missed the most important one - Stop worrying about other people and hit the gym, get in get out. Done. Enough. Do that 5 or 6 times a week for an hour or max two hours.

More so a couple bonus ones. If you forgot your headphones don’t play your music through your phone speakers lol. Unsolicited advice, this happens a lot with trainers, they don’t bother to ask if I have an injury or limited mobility. Don’t ego lift, doesn’t hurt anyone except yourself, but in some cases they grab every plate in the gym so they can move the leg press up and down a couple inches.

I do that too lol

I'm kinda scared to go to the weights room tho because they're all guys and I feel like they're gonna judge me because I'm young lol

@@miramoheb535 BABZBDHDBDH THATS LITERALLY ME TODAY (it’s my second day btw) AND I HAVE LITERALLY STAYED AWAY FROM THE FREE WEIGHTS CAUSE OF THE TON OF GUYS THERE. i also don’t even know how to use the stuff there😭😭 i am 17 how old are you?

@@jayannadsilva I'm 14😂 they all look like they know what they're doing and I'm just standing there

YESS ME TOO I look at girls w big butts to see how they get it

Hi I'm from France and live next to the border with Germany so I'm registered to a German gym. The personal trainer also showed me everything and made me a customerized plan. That was so helpful. I'm just wondering if we shared the same gym cause what you described is exactly what my gym do. 😄 Greetings xx

I leave in Germany but im soo scared to go to the gym cuz idk the language very well

I’m from America and I’ve never been to a gym like this 😢 where I currently go, it’s $70 per session with a personal trainer.

The girls wanted you to touch it to start a confrontation too it seems lol

Felt that

Totally agree!

Yesss

Me too! It might be a bit easier for people to take when you're a woman. I look to the side, try to be subtle. Or look it up on KZfaq

Don't stare at people. If you don't know how to use a machine, youtube is an excellent source or just ask someone how to use a machine. Plus, the gym machines usually have pictures on them so they tell you how to use them.

Totally! I feel like everyone gets on their phones and texts, switches songs etc. my plans are on my phone too! It’s only when it’s excessive that it becomes an issue.

I hear you, I avoid this by taking a screen shot of the workout (starting form pic and ending form pic) and arranging them in a workout album on my phone the night before to save the time I am on my phone. This also helps maximize my workout time.

This was the only one on her list I didn't like.... As long as its not holding up a machine or someone not still working out and on phone why is it anyone's business if you are on your phone 🤔 Like mind ya business if I want to be on my phone the entire time as long as I'm actually working out still, and not talking on phone/noise what is it to anyone else lol...

Saaaaaaame! I use my Fitness AI to log sets and learn how to use machines I’m not familiar with.

I think this is about those people who sit on a machine and text or better yet talk on the phone. Use the equipment or move on.

😂

Why don't you wear your glasses at the gym?

@@Penelope416 I just prefer not to. I usually keep my glasses in my duffle bag or locker because I don’t want to get them all sweaty or lose them. Also, I don’t like wasting my contacts for the gym. If I wear contacts, I prefer to wear them ALL day, not just for an hour or so. I also feel more comfortable without glasses or contacts bc then I’m not paranoid thinking that everyone is staring at me 😂

@@Isabel_fit Do you see what you did there? You said you feel paranoid with people potentially staring at you, so why would you stare at others? You don't think that would make them feel paranoid too?

@@Penelope416 yeah I know but that’s why I work out in the outdoor section so I don’t accidentally stare since there’s less people out there. But also, there’s a difference between staring to creep and zoned out staring. I’m pretty sure most people can tell the difference but that’s also why I know my tendencies and just avoid being near people. Also, I feel like you’re overthinking this and trying to twist my words into saying I purposefully stare. As my initial comment stated, I didn’t realize I was staring due to the lack of glasses. Once I recognized that I was doing it, I stopped. Not as deep as you’re trying to make it out to be

yesss!!

Seriously ‼️ this vid came off very snobby smh

@@healthhealsheartbreak1829 definitely not my point :)

i got chuuu :)

Hahahahahaha omg

I drop the weights

dont drop it like a madman but you also can't expect someone to slowly put down 2 80lbs dumbbels after 12 reps of incline press.

Why is dropping a weight viewed as like an intentional or show off kind of thing?

@@mind-of-neo it shows you have no control

I wouldn’t worry about them plus they were probably focusing on themselves

I’d die to do this with someone. I started a week ago and I’m going it alone. Walking by myself checking them out, scanning barcodes for tutorials. Fun.

@@pearlosibu Definitely not alone there, I'm trying to familiarize myself with the equipment alone too 😂 Very scary...

I think the best thing to do if you're by yourself is to go at like 3am when noone is there, and just walk around slowly testing and learning every machine, the ones you can't figure out pull up a youtube video.

@@haemae7621 hey, I hope it’s going well for you. I’m no longer nervous. I actually now feel like i belong. Such a great feeling.

A little iffy on this one. If I see someone deadlifting with a nasty rounded back I feel like you should let them know about the form. If they look like beginners is what I’m saying. Also being super kind and nice about it and apologizing for interrupting their workout! I’d rather not have someone absolutely blow their back out or injure themselves than be worried about if they want the advice or not. (I only do this when I see someone with absolutely terrible form and it’s clear they’re a beginner. Usually I focus on my own workout! 😊)

@@Jay_kun777 As a beginner I’d actually want someone to correct me! As long as they were nice about it. It doesn’t cost anything to be nice or helpful

I actually really like when people give me advice because then I would have never known if I was doing an exercise wrong or if there's a better way to do it

If someone's correcting an unsafe technique, it's not just good, but necessary to be corrected. But if someone comes up and starts rambling on about how you need to do this many reps, or eat that many calories, without a clue of what you're even trying to achieve? Yeah, I'm firmly in favour of this one in those situations. Otherwise, be polite about it and wait for a suitable time to step in. Distracting someone who's lifting can be just as likely to get someone hurt, after all.

I think a good rule of thumb is to intervene ONLY IF someone could potentially hurt themselves. If not, leave people alone.

That’s terrible, I would be upset too. Thank him and ask him to step back so I can get back to my workout.

Let me get this straight... A man put his hands on you and you didn't say anything about it? "Back OFF, NOW!" How hard is that?

Did he have a hat on?

That's beyond annoying ANYWHERE at the gym, work or home... These people must be bored.. I work at a body shop where this little Oriental lady early 20s and beyond her years maturity, respect of all the guys in the shop, owned a large GMC pickup truck, yet looked young for her age yet, try to picture yukio from Deadpool but even smaller frame and I think much prettier.. sure get the point.. This new guy starts, that day she got in a larger pickup truck to take it outside, and not even kidding this new guy came over and told her and quote, 'no way can you handle driving this truck, let me take it out for you'.... OMG she let loose on him like no other and this guy backed away real quick than even reprimanded by a service writer that's also marine, the assistant manager and a few body techs... This guy round up not lasting a year due to bad attitude towards others anyway

@@jouetteapapa6668 it can be hard if you’re in shock and extremely uncomfortable, I do hope they got to defend themselves though

Only person who's ever came up to me was the planned free personal training session guy. I tried so hard to not sound out of breath xD Afterwards he's like did you even do cardio while waiting for me? I was like um...well yea, but I did more cardio in the 2 minutes afterwards trying to take shallow breaths to avoid sounding fat lol

Girl thank you!! 🥺💓

Same! I hope it's gone well for you!

Lmfaoooo omg same like damn

Just do you. If you do something wrong someone will pull you up then you ask them to help you on form boom workout partner

Same thing, me too, I need to get get some muscles on the bones and I just nervous of this unspoken rules

Thanks Avery!!! :) I think I totally will now!

Agreed!!

@@brianaespiritu3999 aa

hahaha why does this not surprise me

The smith machine is very versatile but is absolutely terrible for squats. You shouldn't be doing squats on a smith machine. There are tons of other exercises that a smith machine is great for. Smith machine squats don't allow for stabilizer muscle activation because the bar is on a set track in only 1 plane of motion. Over time, the lack of hamstring (and other stabilizer muscle) activation weakens knee stability and can lead to a knee injury in other exercises. Especially if you start to do free weight squats. You would need to relearn form and basically start from scratch. You can research this on your own. Don't take my word for it.

Joke's on him, real men skip cardio

I'd probably say to try not to presume bad conduct or bad motives on someone else's part wherever possible. It's not really good for your mental well-being and you may be mistaken anyway. It may not be a "macho" thing. Perhaps the person in question is bored with solo exercises and is imagining a competition that you are not privy to. He may have picked out someone who looks like they're really pushing it to push himself. I myself find the treadmill boring-necessary sometimes, but boring-so I can sympathise somewhat if he is looking for motivation. But I'm a fairly slow running woman, so I don't ever find myself trying to top anyone. Or find anyone attempting to replicate my graceless "running" and slow pace. :D The only reason that I would attribute a bad motive to a fellow gym-goer is when they stop exactly when I do, regardless of how long they've been using the treadmill or machine and approach me. That's usually the precursor to propositions or requests for dates. Dude, no. I'll let you know if I'm interested. This isn't the club.

@@L4TheSuicideGod haven’t done cardio for like a year only weights😤

Okay!! I think it’ll be fun and read others too!!

Thank you! This means so much :)

Talk to the trainers or whoever’s there that’s in charge of the gym.

Flys guy haha I love that

it’s really hard to judge whether people want help/advice or not, coming from someone who gets very socially anxious, but if you’re super nice about it and make sure you’re not saying it in a judgy/know it all way and more in a ‘you could injure yourself!’ way then it should be okay, not an expert but i would definitely be the person struggling!😅

yes!! 😂

I'm abit like that, guilty as charged. Its because I drink alot of protein shakes.

Not to be prying into your business but as you brought it up, if you really can't help it, it might be worth mentioning at your next physical.

@@andersonsmith979 Oh i already know what i have. I did it two months ago, IBS. The IBS diet requires me to cut out my favorite vegetables and i can't really stick to that.

Yess! I’ll have to!!

I don’t think so! If you’re actively using that equipment for your circuit that’s not rude. even if it’s for a while. ☺️💓 bigger gyms should have more than one set of 10’s anyways. 💓

hahaha how accurate is it though 😂 right!