Gym etiquette

posted July 31st, 2018 at 5:57 PM

I tried politely to tell a fellow gym user in my building not to stare at his phone for 5+ minutes in between every set. It's a small gym and you have to be courteous to your fellow neighbours. Well, after ignoring my polite requests I simply walked over and started using the equipment after his set was done. When he said he still had sets, I told him to look at his phone until I was done. Yes, I know it's all completely childish and unnecessary but such is life when you share it with assholes.

7 Comments

It’s not!

Jul 31, 2018 at 6:37pm

Childish, that is. He’s incredibly inconsiderate, just like far too many people are. I can’t stand that attitude and when I encounter it (pretty much all the time now), I react exactly like you. They’re the ones with the problem, not you!

Thank you for doing that

Jul 31, 2018 at 7:15pm

You did the right thing. Not childish at all. Your time is valuable; glad you protect it.

Slow Clap

Jul 31, 2018 at 7:40pm

Well done! I moved here from another city where everyone accommodated people “working in” while they rested between sets. When I first moved here I asked someone at the gym if I could work in and they looked at me as though I was high. Gym etiquette does not exist in this city.

Anonymous

Jul 31, 2018 at 9:14pm

Fuck that guy. This hogging-the-equipment-only-to-play-on-the-smartphone nonsense is happening too frequently. I'm on Team You.

I

Jul 31, 2018 at 10:52pm

love you already.

I feel

Aug 1, 2018 at 6:08am

Like people are doing this is single use public bathrooms. Sometimes i wait for 20 minutes for a bathroom and i know all about stomach ailments but hey when I go in there afterwards, it doesn't smell that bad.