Top 10 Most Annoying Types of People at the Gym

These rude, oblivious people are basically hogging the machine. I don't care if you spend 2 or 3 minutes between your sets, but up to ten minutes? The whole time staring at their phones. They're always completely oblivious to people waiting for the machine.

I don't play this anymore. If I see someone doing this for more than 3 or 4 minutes, I let them know I want to use the machine. It's always the same. Talking to them doesn't work because they always have both earphones in. So I usually have to physically get their attention by tapping them.

They always react the same way. They take out their headphones and stare at you blankly. I ask them if I can use the machine or at least work in with them. They usually let out a couple of incoherent short grunts, then say, "Oh... Ok," all while still having that void look on their face.

Why? Why must people do this? Like, they get their whole family and go to the gym, hogging four machines or benches and then judging other people when they're with their clique. Just stop

For two reasons:

1. When people are in large groups, they're usually loud and obnoxious. The gym isn't the place for that.

2. If they all do the same routine, they'll have four, five, or six people rotating on one bench or machine. Good luck using that machine on that day.

Not the most annoying people, but damn, is it distracting to hear you scream like a chimpanzee/gorilla every time you bench 100. It throws off my own workout. This is why I bring my wireless earbuds to the gym all the time.

When I'm spotting, I'm motivated when they are challenged, but I never scream.

Usually associated with the "weight droppers." "UGH! YEAH! UGH! UGH!" or the spotter, "COME ON, BABY! ONE MORE! YOU GOT IT! YOU GOT IT, BABY! COME ON! PUSH! PUSH! THAT'S IT, BABY! YEAH!" Look, I understand they're trying to motivate and push their partner, but come on. You don't need to shout it through the whole gym.

I'm pretty sure part of the reason they do this is that they think they're badasses and want people to look at them and think the same.

I don't want to have to deal with your smelly sweat and germs. Clean your equipment for other people to use, preferably better than you found it.

It's pretty gross getting on a sweat-drenched bench or machine, right? 50% of my gym is guilty of this.

I loathe these people. Focus on your own workout and stop judging everyone's form. You're not a fitness coach, and you're not one of the staff, so stop telling me how to lift my own damn weights. So annoying.

I usually see one or two of these guys (they're always men) in every gym. They walk around "correcting" people's form or techniques. They usually do this to women (trying to pick them up). To be fair, though, they're usually really buff or in great shape and know what they're talking about.

Lol, can you imagine if some totally out-of-shape, obese dude was doing this in the gym?

Why even go to the gym if you're going to do nothing? It's literally just an excuse to say they were there so their SOs or friends will stop bugging them about working out.

The people who are sitting on the exercise bikes, barely pedaling or not pedaling at all, staring at their phones the whole time. I guess to these people, just getting to the gym is a workout or an accomplishment.

These are the same people who, afterward, get into their cars and drive a two-minute walk to McDonald's for fries and burgers, then drive the next five minutes home.

You know, the steroid monsters lifting crazy weights, then dropping them to the ground when they're done with their set. A thundering boom echoes through the gym, stopping everybody in their tracks. Everyone looks in the direction of the crashing noise, and the d-bag starts shouting, "YEAH BABY! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" to let everybody know he was the one lifting all that weight.

Sometimes I hope they lift too much and blow out their rectum.

I would say 85% of my gym is guilty of this. I feel bad seeing women (sometimes elderly) struggling to take 5 or 6 "plates" off a machine just to use it. If you're strong enough to work out with that weight, you're definitely strong enough to put it back on the racks.

Egolifting in Deadlifts, Squats, and Barbell Pressing movements is one thing. Doing it in the Leg Press, Cable Crossover, Lat Pulldown, or any other machine that is not supposed to really test your strength is something else entirely.

There aren't too many, but every gym has a few. They're not there to work out. They're there to wear the skimpiest outfits, stick their asses in the air, and have guys look at them.

People filming their workout or taking pictures of themselves. The former are usually girls, asking a guy to film them, who aren't nearly as hot as they think they are, while the latter are usually juiced guys.

This is very dangerous. People should look because if they don't, they could get seriously hurt.

These people are just terrible - judgmental douchebags. You're shaming people who are at the gym trying to improve their physique. It's not as if these people are doing nothing to improve. They won't be motivated to work out if six-pack Brad keeps telling them they'll never improve.

I know you like to waste time, but how about just staying at home altogether?