I can't decide which is the greater of two evils at the gym...the "peacocks" or the "pervs".

Tell ya what I mean;

The PEACOCK is the man or woman (usually a dude) who struts around the gym showing off the buff physique as if it's part of the training regimen.

- Ten reps on the bech press

- ten minutes flexing in front of the mirror

- another ten reps on the bench press

- twenty minutes walking all around the gym staring in every mirror and flexing those steroid-enhanced guns.

- last ten reps on the bench press

- ten minute swagger to the water fountain, flexing and stretching in front of the ladies as he walks by the treadmills

PEACOCK

Then there'e the PERV...usually a middle-aged man spending more time walking around and staring at people than actually exercising, or resting between sets for what seems forever and staring at you while you try to do your own shit. Or, the old dude who spent 30 minutes on a treadmill and now has been "drying" in the locker room for over an hour, with his junk hanging al fresco.

PERV

Honestly, when I'm at the gym I'm not paying attention to anyone. I'm concentrated on my workout. So I never see this kind of shit or anything else that was mentioned in the other gym thread.

But I do have a little crush on the guy that works at the front desk.

JustErin said:

Honestly, when I'm at the gym I'm not paying attention to anyone. I'm concentrated on my workout. So I never see this kind of shit or anything else that was mentioned in the other gym thread.

But I do have a little crush on the guy that works at the front desk.

Oh believe me...they're there...and they're paying attention to YOU!

Yes the peacocks are quite annoying and the pervs are just plain creepy. The ones that get on my nerves are the chit-chatters. Whether blocking access to lockers or access to the equipment, these queens (I work out in West Hollywood so yes, it is the queens that do this) must think I have all the time in the world to wait for them finish their cell phone conversation or their insipid conversations with their "workout" partner. One time, this one queen gave me the 'talk to the hand' gesture and continued to talk to his friend after I asked if I could work in. When I, in a bloody rage, said excuse me, she touched me on my shoulder, pushed it a little, and said, "you heard me," I snapped. I pushed him--an honestly I'm not a violent person--and punched him. Don't know what came over me. He said something banal like, "oh my face, my face." Man what a day that was.

I´m neither peacock nor perv. I just put on my headphones, turn up the volume, and work my muscles until I can´t go any further. I don´t have time for bullshit or smalltalk when I´m at the gym. I don´t even pay attention to some of the hot girls because that´s what everybody does, and I´m not everybody.

I never made eye contact with anyone when I used to go to the gym.

TheResistor said:

Yes the peacocks are quite annoying and the pervs are just plain creepy. The ones that get on my nerves are the chit-chatters. Whether blocking access to lockers or access to the equipment, these queens (I work out in West Hollywood so yes, it is the queens that do this) must think I have all the time in the world to wait for them finish their cell phone conversation or their insipid conversations with their "workout" partner. One time, this one queen gave me the 'talk to the hand' gesture and continued to talk to his friend after I asked if I could work in. When I, in a bloody rage, said excuse me, she touched me on my shoulder, pushed it a little, and said, "you heard me," I snapped. I pushed him--an honestly I'm not a violent person--and punched him. Don't know what came over me. He said something banal like, "oh my face, my face." Man what a day that was.

Ughh, the Bally's in Hollywood is pretty gross. Pervs X 10 and the lockeroom is always perpeptually dirty because of the high traffic. I mostly hangout at my Neighborhood Gym, Bodybuilders. It's smaller and membership fees are higher, but less crowded and the lockeroom is nice and clean.

christ, i thought i was a miserable fuck. is there anything you lot won't moan about?

whistle said:

christ, i thought i was a miserable fuck. is there anything you lot won't moan about?

In-between sets, I do like checking out the hot ladies in the pilates class.

-People walking around the gym doing nothing

-Little kids running around the area

-Nobody wiping down the equipment after using it

-old people walking around the locker room naked

maybe this is too much to ask, but I wish gyms had individual locker rooms so people don't have to see other change clothes

Oh God don't get me started.

There are some bodybuilders at the gym I frequent. They like to wear shirts the show off the physique, and I'm not one to be intimidated from using the free wieghts..they're always grunting a little extra loud when I'm there.

Then there are the hardcore pervs...the grumpy old men who walk around checkin' out the young girls. One guy there...whenever I'm there, he's always checking me out. Hell, all the girls there! He just makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't like doing squats when those bitches are around..always have to look for a corner to work out in.

Girl gotta stay in shape though...

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Oh God don't get me started.

There are some bodybuilders at the gym I frequent. They like to wear shirts the show off the physique, and I'm not one to be intimidated from using the free wieghts..they're always grunting a little extra loud when I'm there.

Then there are the hardcore pervs...the grumpy old men who walk around checkin' out the young girls. One guy there...whenever I'm there, he's always checking me out. Hell, all the girls there! He just makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't like doing squats when those bitches are around..always have to look for a corner to work out in.

Girl gotta stay in shape though...

the old men walking around bothering the girls who are focused on their workouts

bboy87 said:

the old men walking around bothering the girls who are focused on their workouts

whistle said:

christ, i thought i was a miserable fuck. is there anything you lot won't moan about?

Nah...we bitch about everything on the Org!

It was a bad gym day yesterday for me...for whatever reason there was a congregation of muscleheads lingering near the chin/dip assist machine that I start off with, crowding my "space". It was uncomfortable...but it's not like I can even attempt to look menacing enough to command "space", so I had to cut my routine short. Then every machine that I wanted to use had a wait. Then I found a curl machine and the dude in the machine in front of me (his back was to me) kept standing up and turning around (to face me) between sets. WTF?

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Oh God don't get me started.

There are some bodybuilders at the gym I frequent. They like to wear shirts the show off the physique, and I'm not one to be intimidated from using the free wieghts..they're always grunting a little extra loud when I'm there.

Then there are the hardcore pervs...the grumpy old men who walk around checkin' out the young girls. One guy there...whenever I'm there, he's always checking me out. Hell, all the girls there! He just makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't like doing squats when those bitches are around..always have to look for a corner to work out in.

Girl gotta stay in shape though...

There's a guy at my gym that wears a fishnet top

and some of the pervs make it way too obvious

I've never been to a gym because I detest working out (something I'm not particuarly proud of :boxed) but I hear you can get quite worked-out without leaving the steamroom.

veronikka said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Oh God don't get me started.

There are some bodybuilders at the gym I frequent. They like to wear shirts the show off the physique, and I'm not one to be intimidated from using the free wieghts..they're always grunting a little extra loud when I'm there.

Then there are the hardcore pervs...the grumpy old men who walk around checkin' out the young girls. One guy there...whenever I'm there, he's always checking me out. Hell, all the girls there! He just makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't like doing squats when those bitches are around..always have to look for a corner to work out in.

Girl gotta stay in shape though...

There's a guy at my gym that wears a fishnet top

and some of the pervs make it way too obvious

You should be kind and iinform him that it's not 1984.

TheResistor said:

Yes the peacocks are quite annoying and the pervs are just plain creepy. The ones that get on my nerves are the chit-chatters. Whether blocking access to lockers or access to the equipment, these queens (I work out in West Hollywood so yes, it is the queens that do this) must think I have all the time in the world to wait for them finish their cell phone conversation or their insipid conversations with their "workout" partner. One time, this one queen gave me the 'talk to the hand' gesture and continued to talk to his friend after I asked if I could work in. When I, in a bloody rage, said excuse me, she touched me on my shoulder, pushed it a little, and said, "you heard me," I snapped. I pushed him--an honestly I'm not a violent person--and punched him. Don't know what came over me. He said something banal like, "oh my face, my face." Man what a day that was.

Wish I worked out so I could have seen this!

johnart said:

I've never been to a gym because I detest working out (something I'm not particuarly proud of :boxed) but I hear you can get quite worked-out without leaving the steamroom.

Not if you do with a peacock type... he'll just keep posing in the mirror doing that eyebrow thing the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) does

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better hope he doesn't see his reflection anywhere!

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

I've never been to a gym because I detest working out (something I'm not particuarly proud of :boxed) but I hear you can get quite worked-out without leaving the steamroom.

Not if you do with a peacock type... he'll just keep posing in the mirror doing that eyebrow thing the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) does

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better hope he doesn't see his reflection anywhere!

Another reason why I prefer working out first thing in the morning. People who are there early in the morning are basically their to workout out, shower and head off to work. The evening crowd, however, is a totally different story. Many of them are there to socialize, stare at other people and do everything else under the sun except concentrate on their workouts.

kitbradley said:

Another reason why I prefer working out first thing in the morning. People who are there early in the morning are basically their to workout out, shower and head off to work. The evening crowd, however, is a totally different story. Many of them are there to socialize, stare at other people and do everything else under the sun except concentrate on their workouts.

Yeah, maybe that's it. I'm at the gym at 8am and never have a problem with anyone.

JustErin said:

kitbradley said:

Another reason why I prefer working out first thing in the morning. People who are there early in the morning are basically their to workout out, shower and head off to work. The evening crowd, however, is a totally different story. Many of them are there to socialize, stare at other people and do everything else under the sun except concentrate on their workouts.

Yeah, maybe that's it. I'm at the gym at 8am and never have a problem with anyone.

You're both abosultely right!

A while back I started hitting the gym early in the morning (there by 5:30am) and let me tell you, it was all business. None of the posers or peepers.

My new gym is too far from home for me to hit before work (I'm grossed out by gym showers so I used to head home to wash & dress before going to work).