Why do you let it bother bro? Those folks are there to do "their" thing, just like you are there to do "your" thing. As long as you know what makes you grown in the gym and go about it everyday just walk past those folks and don't give it a second thought. It sounds like their actions are keeping you down mentally. Let it go brother. Just do your thing and enjoy it!
I have to agree with this comment.
Now I can also understand it's hard to get in the right frame of mind if you want to go for all out pure intensity. Then it's a bigger problem and is somewhat difficult in a place where you're the only one and people look at you like you're a dipsh!t because you need to get pumped up for a 600lb deadlift.
That being said -
I work out at a few different gyms and travel around the country for work and have the pleasure of checking out many, many different styles of gyms. From the Golds and Ballys to hardcore places.
There will always be a variety of lifters in every facility.
The last gym I went to in Milwaukee had a very, very nice hardcore place called the Brickyard. I saw the ad in the yellow pages and it caught my eye because it said in blod letters "HARDCORE BODYBUILDING" when I got there it was on a second floor with some new and antique machines, great selection of dumbbells, strong man equipment, etc, etc - The place was phenomenal.
How many bodybuilders did I see? ZERO! Except when I looked in the mirror.
My point is this - We can have the hardcore gyms, they are great and a wonderful place to get all out intense.
But does that mean there won't be a middle aged fat guy inthere too?
Of course not.
They have as much right as we do. Much the same way we have as much right to do our thing in the Golds.
Now when you start talking about Planet Fitness and the "No Grunting" policies then someone just needs slapped. But I digress.
But finidng a hardcore gym is hard. They make little to no money for the most part and if they do happen to survive and keep the doors open they won't have any of the newer equipment - it's just too expensive when you only have 50 members paying you. Then you have people leaving to go workout in places that have better equipment, give that few months then they want to go back to the hardcore place for the better atmosphere. It's a dreadful cirle and the owner of the hardcore palce takes the hit, unless you have the gym rat paying for two places like my training partners but that is very rare. Most of us are just too F'n cheap and poor to afford gym memberships to multiple places.
I know for a fact that the hardcore place I work out in cannot afford a new piece of equipment if it wanted to.
Usually the guys will have to get together and pitch in if we want something or I have to make it.
There simply is no money in it due to the low volume of people.
And most women will not want to workout in a place that has writing on the walls from 30 years ago.
A hardcore gym can be done but it's never going to be a very lucrative business venture. Someone has to do it for the love of it and most likely would have to work a full time job as well necessitating a Key Club type of gym.
Just my .02
Sal