WARNING LONG RANT: why is everyone so intolerant?

alpha-longhorn · Feb 25, 2005

This topic eats away at me the more I read different bodybuilding boards. And no, this is not directed at this forum alone, but bodybuilding boards in general.

Why is it that people are so intolerant to the so-called "average joe" in the gym? Here are some common examples and things I see being typed on the bb forums.

1) everyone goes to the gym to socialize.. They sit there forever and talk to their friends and not work out.

Q: if I goto a movie theater and decide to make out with my girlfriend instead of watching the movie, would you be offended too? If I talk out loud at a baseball game with my buddy about cooking, would you be bothered?

2) Everyone is dressed like they are going out at the gym. THe girls wear tight shit and the guys all think they are bad ass.

Q: Some people like to look presentable in public. Why does it bother you so much? just because some of us likes to wear rags to the gym and workout like animals, doesn't mean everyone else have to have the same intensity.

3) People have horrible form and they don't workout hard at all..

Q: People have different priorities in their lives. Not everyone in the gym is trying to have 20" arms. Some are there to relax, and some are there to take off a little tension.

4) People are intimidated by me. And those who say they don't like me this big, are just jealous.

Q: Why would anyone be intimidated by someone in the gym? it's a public place and this is a civilized society. Are you trying to create an issue out of this on purpose? And why does everyone who doesn't want to be big, have to be jealous? i don't get it. Maybe they don't want to be that big; are we not using that as an excuse to comfort ourselves?

All these typical things I see constantly posted, and I am not sure if they are being posted in self-denial, or people really see those as legit claims... It's little wonder bodybuilders get the "arrogance" tag, and it's little wonder that the "others" have a bad opinion of bodybuilders in general.. I think sometimes all of us have to stop and understand that physical prowess isn't the only thing there is in this world to be great at.. There are many people who come up short against us in the gym, TRUE... But in other areas of life, we would come awefully short against the other professionals.. Would we want to be treated like ignorant fucks? i don't think so..

I guess i just wish more of us are more tolerant to the avg people in the gym either just starting to workout or are a work in progress with a long way to go. It's sad to see that some people think they are the kings of the gyms and everyone else is either intimidated or jealous.

BrooklynJuice · Feb 25, 2005

lol Im with you pal.

I really hate the new year rants. Oh all the newbie, crowding my gym, get the fuck outta my way, get off that machine etc etc etc. Like everyone was born an expert.

SouthernMuscle · Feb 25, 2005

I hear ya...

I think so many people are pissed cuz we are cursed/blessed with this intense desire to be the best that we couldn't ignore if we tried, and as a result our lives are much harder compared to the average person, and I guess sometimes people get to be bitchy about it

......but then again our reward for all our hard work is pretty damn sweet so I think we should just put all that energy into making ourselves bigger and stronger and we'd be much happier

Mr Pickles · Feb 25, 2005

BrooklynJuice said:
lol Im with you pal.

I really hate the new year rants. Oh all the newbie, crowding my gym, get the fuck outta my way, get off that machine etc etc etc. Like everyone was born an expert.

i think that one is valid cuz they crowd the gym for two months then dissappear... all the regulars (bbers or not) have to put up with it...

at least their $ goes to new equipment

massmonster32 · Feb 25, 2005

"1) everyone goes to the gym to socialize.. They sit there forever and talk to their friends and not work out."

Not everyone but if people want to go work out in groups of 3-4 even 2 and just socialize get your azz off the equipment go out into the parking lot somewhere but stay out of my way. MM

G.E.R.M · Feb 25, 2005

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i dont care what other people do..

including ranting about things typed in cyberspace...

TRAPS21 · Feb 25, 2005

AS long as people are working I caould care less what they do. If someone is hogging equipment just by sitting on it either ask them to move or do something else. Have some variety in your workout

BrooklynJuice · Feb 25, 2005

G.E.R.M said:
i dont care what other people do..

including ranting about things typed in cyberspace...

but you post your indifference which

Ethan James · Feb 25, 2005

There are two things I hate in this world.
People who are intolerant of other people's culture;
And the Dutch.

TRAPS21 · Feb 25, 2005

But not the Irish

AWN2004 · Feb 25, 2005

To be honest I dont really notice too much...get in, train, then go home. Thats the way I look at it.

tarbaby2000 · Feb 25, 2005

The DUTCH and their damn wooden shoes. You cant work out in wooden shoes. I kind of like the new people particularly the women. I kind of get tired of seeing the exact same people all the time. It does bother me when they get in the way, but with my charming personality, body odor and profuse sweating, they are usually please to allow me space.

BrooklynJuice · Feb 25, 2005

Whats wrong with the Dutch?

Im Dutch.

G.E.R.M · Feb 25, 2005

BrooklynJuice said:
but you post your indifference which

what ?

wostok · Feb 25, 2005

yeah you have to remember where you came from... everyone has been a newbie in the gym when they first started.

but... I really hate the new hip thing about the gym when everyone goes there to hang out and show of their makeup and new clothing line from armani... im there to lift weights and release anger, not to hang out with metrosexuals.
And because of that everyone hangs out there all the time the prices has gotten up and its fuckin ridicoulus how much you have to pay for gym memberships these days.

alpha-longhorn · Feb 26, 2005

i swear that some of you guys must pay a higher membership price at the gym than the other guys to think you have more right to any piece of equipment than the others.

Skip · Feb 26, 2005

I would wonder if the guys who are "kings" in the gym are nothing the rest of the day. Wouldn't that explain it?

I have posted about this quite a bit. I laugh when I hear that I am not "hardcore" or an animal in the gym because I actually say hi to people in the gym and might even, God forbid, carry on a conversation or have to go to the daycare to change a diaper. Half of these "hardcore" guys who make these claims would be puking their guts out while I went to change that diaper. lol

Skip

alpha-longhorn · Feb 26, 2005

Skip said:
I would wonder if the guys who are "kings" in the gym are nothing the rest of the day. Wouldn't that explain it?

I have posted about this quite a bit. I laugh when I hear that I am not "hardcore" or an animal in the gym because I actually say hi to people in the gym and might even, God forbid, carry on a conversation or have to go to the daycare to change a diaper. Half of these "hardcore" guys who make these claims would be puking their guts out while I went to change that diaper. lol

Skip

well damn i didn't know you have touched on this issue quite a bit.. Glad to see someone see that it's a outrageous the way some people act in the gym. Demanding respect and acting like the ultimate badass in the gym is kinda sickening.. What if we walked into the lawyer's office with a legitimate question and all the attorneys laughed their asses off and embarassed the shit out of us because we can't all be experts at law? Maybe they'll ignore us because the question is so dumb.

G.E.R.M · Feb 26, 2005

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alpha-longhorn said:
i swear that some of you guys must pay a higher membership price at the gym than the other guys to think you have more right to any piece of equipment than the others.

i just have a problem with rude people in the gym...

or time theives..