For years, I’ve worn Beats headphones to the gym, because the bigger the headphones, the less likely it is for people to talk to me while I work out. It’s not that I don’t want to talk to people, it’s that I don’t want to talk to them while I’m in the middle of a workout!
Despite my best intentions (big headphones and a game face on), I still get interrupted all the time. I thought I’d compile a list of the most ridiculous gym interruptions I’ve experienced, in no particular order. Enjoy!
Guy who interrupted me in the middle of a set of lat pulldowns to insist on a fist bump.
Guy who asked me for diet advice but interjected when I began to answer to tell me all about his pet wolves???
Lady who told me she liked “what I’ve done with my body”. It made me feel somewhat like a remodeled home.
Guy who approached me while I was doing glute bridges and implied that he was good at thrusting as well.
Guy who came up behind me while I was doing pullups and held my knees to spot me, when I clearly didn’t need a spot. And then came back and did it again for my next set.
Guy who stared at me as I did dumbbell bench press, forcing me to sit up, remove my headphones and ask him what he wanted. He was just “making sure I didn’t need a spotter”.
Lady who I’d chatted with once who asked me for advice about using a machine, and then winked and said she knew I would know because, “Ohio girls do it better”.
Lort. Help. Me. Have you ever had to deal with annoying people at the gym?
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My music player is always with me every time I go to the gym because I hate someone disturbs me during my routine.
This is so weird, never had anything like this at my gym at all! Never seen anything either! I guess my gym is full of pensioners half the time because of where I live!
Oh, yeah. I hate disrupting by annoying people with their annoying comments!
Haha these are hilarious! I’m quite lucky in that I never get interrupted at the gym but I can imagine how annoying it can be x
I’m a gym rat and can thankfully say that I’ve never had any of this happen to me before, lol.
I’m rolling on the floor. Not really but if I was already on the floor while reading this, I would be totally rolling. They all sound lovely! LOL You got the perfect GiF for each of them!
Gym creepers are the worst! I can’t believe this happens to you so much-I seriously need to get back to the gym but I don’t want to deal with them.
Hahahahaha, girl you cracked me up.
I only do gym classes so don’t get asked questions and when I am in the normal gym I just pretend I don’t hear nothing lol
And that’s why you wear headphones lol. I don’t blame you there are all sorts of people ready to waste time and be a nuisance I used to do exactly the same.
These are pretty darn funny! I hate when people ask something and because you don’t give them a good answer they just have to interrupt you. If they didn’t want to hear what you had to say and already had their mind made up, they needed to just leave you be!
Omg why yes! Yes I have lol… Annoying people is the biggest issue with going to the gym. I would be the happiest girl ever if no one ever talked to me again at the gym… But we all know that’s never going to happen lol
I don’t like being interrupted whenI am working out especially with men. These are really annoying.
I like what the lady said, sounds like a nice compliment to me. I always wanted to workout at the gym but hopefully I don’t receive annoying comments there.
Wow this is funny. I can’t imagine people saying each of these things to you, crazy how we speak without thinking sometimes.
These are the possible things that I am afraid might happen to me when I go to gym. I’d rather work out at home.
Take it as a compliment, they just want to ogle your gorgeous bod Beautiful 🙂
there is a guy in my apartments gym, who loves to use all the gym machine all at the same time. it was a mess and horrible experience so i never went the same time as him haha then yesterday, a girl, keep on walking around the gym trying to think how to use the machine I guess, or i dont know, but it was annoying hehe first time i saw her at the gym,
My goodness, you made my day. I am laughing hard on all those funny pictures. I don’t go to gym, but I can relate to the experience you might go through when you face such annoying people!
hahah these are so funny.but unfortunatley non of them happend with me in gym
Haha this post made me laugh! I never really go to the gym, mainly because I can’t afford it at the moment. Having a run outside sounds much better though just to avoid these people!!
Lol it did make me chuckle especially those assholes who were watching you and claiming you needed someone to spot you. As a bodybuilder I think you would know better than them.
Gosh, it’s enough to put you off going to the gym! Some folk!
Oh my goodness on all of them! But the one that really got me was the guy who could thrust well. I might have slapped him LOL.
Oh wow, these are definitely not just happening inside the gym for me but as insensitive those people are for disrupting your routines, I enjoyed a few chuckles reading this. The stares can sometimes be a sign of concern but if some people must know, staring is staring. It’s always an awkward state.
the gifs match perfectly! nothing yet as I don’t really go enough to the gym
Thank you for the laugh! I am a strange person magnet–people stop me everywhere to tell me the randomest stories. I cannot stand when people are in my space at the gym!
I do have one. No one anywhere around you and the new person who comes in take the machine directly beside you.
Hahahaha omg you have seriously ‘interesting’ patrons at your gym! I’ve never had anyone say anything like that!
This cracked me up – I have never been to the gym hahah x
I cannot believe some of these! Where do people get off?
Hilarious! For me, it’s the trainer who wants to tell me how to do an exercise better. Get lost.
These made me laugh. I like to have my headphones on when I do go to the gym.
Lol these are sooo funny! I guess I have never run into these but there is one that works at the gym and is always flirting around, it’s kind of sickening lol.
Oh my… you cant make this stuff up. People…people… get the hint… headphones mean “don’t bother me please”.
I am laughing so hard at these. People don’t talk to me at the gym. It’s probably because I get red really fast and look angry, LOL!
This is why I really didn’t like going to the gym for the longest time…I just want to be left alone when I’m working out!
Oh my god hahahah. I have to say gyms are too over friendly it kind of puts me off. I’m a chatty friendly person so I can often give the wrong signals if anyone starts chatting to me.
Thanks for making my day. These are simply hilarious.
Oh these had me cracking up. I don’t know what I would do if any of these happened to me. I would probably mess with them back or become violent depending on my mood. It’s good to have a sense of humor about these things.
HAHAH!. The GIFs really made this hilarious! I must say I haven’t experienced any of these interruptions. I’m the girl in the gym that looks confused as to why she’s there. lol
I am laughing so hard, I can’t believe this. Ohio ladies do it better? with a wink. OH my. I am not sure what I would have done there.
This is the worst! It is hard enough for me to workout at the gym even worse if I feel the need to “socialize” with a stranger
Your stories are so funny. They seem to be predominately males who interfere the most.
Funny thing though is that this could happen to a guy too; my husband’s brother would always have some silly stories of guys trying to yap with him for advice and such when he was at the gym.
You can definitely see a pattern here of the types of goofy people out there at the gym.
Thanks so much for the chuckles though – you gave me a good laugh today.
I have not any experiences like this. People should know their boundaries and give people their space. Some people can be down right rude or just plain strange.. Haha
The gif’s are hilarious. I’m not much into working out at the gym but your list is really funny!
Those are some funny lines that they used. Really, what were they thinking? Had a good laugh though.
OMG at all of these! MAJOR EYE ROLLS! Haha. Hope you had some witty responses x
That’s pretty hilarious:) I think you get a lot more comments than I have…but I avoid “that” room and stick to cardio machines lol. The times I do weight machines what distracts me are the guys you grunt at the top of their lungs. I get making noises…but as loud as you can? Seems excessive lol.
Ive never experienced anyone bugging me while working out. Sounds like they had good intentions, just didn’t know how to properly go about it. Lol
Oh man! You’d have to assume that most of these people had good intentions, but are just clueless. They may be annoying, but I’m getting a good laugh.
That is seriously my biggest pet peeve about going to the gym! I’m from a small town, so everyone always wants to chat about the latest gossip and news while working out and I’m just like nope…I’m in my zone people! Lol
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We always have these kind of people at the gym hahaha. This is so funny!
Well this we very entertaining to say the least! When I go to the gym I avoid eye contact at all costs – gym time is me time.
Hahaha I got a good laugh from this!! I found myself agreeing 100% with some too! I can’t believe someone actually offered a spot – kind of weird if you ask me! :p
This is why when I use a public gym, instead of my elliptical, I go with a herd … a.k.a. my mom and sister. Normally when I go with a group people tend to leave me alone. These are the reasons why people hate working out. ANNOYING PEOPLE! ICKY!
Im sure its annoying at the time, but all these crazy interruptions do make a funny read! When are guys going to learn that acting creepy or obnoxious is not going to give them good attention!
Wow! Pet wolves?!? And that spotter thing is a little creepy. I never get to the gym so it’s usually my children interrupting me with requests for milk, fixing things on iPads, and all around 1st world problems — LOL!
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Traci
I can’t believe people would just stop you at the gym from what you’re doing. Totally would be hard to deal with.
Oh my goodness! I can only imagine what you get at the gym. I don’t go, so I don’t get the comments…. LOL!
Pet wolves? Haha that’s really funny! I don’t get interrupted at the gym (probably because I don’t go often haha).
seriously I needed a laugh!! thank you for giving it to me tonight!! great blog post!! too funny!
This reminds me of what people say to pregnant people .. things not to say that is. I am shocked at what everyone says. Laughing at the same time .. so surreal!
This is so funny. The adventures of the gym.
Ha Ha! This is great. I have been there to many times. I feel for you girl. This post just made my night. Thank you.
Oh my! Funny but also very annoying for you.
As much as I enjoyed reading this post, I’m sorry you had to experience all of these and you’re probably going to keep experiencing them as you go along. It’s definitely annoying every time you get interrupted while you’re busy concentrating on your work out, I feel you.
These are too funny. Some of these would make me pretty mad.
I used to wear headphones so people wouldn’t bother me at the gym but I would still get shoulder taps for flirting. So then I signed up for a gym in West Hollywood hoping the predominantly gay neighborhood would help me just be able to work out without being bothered.
These are all hilarious! They also reinstate why I prefer to not go to a gym. I can’t imagine someone grabbing you as if you really needed a spotter!
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry about these comments. Some of them are gross. I workout at home so I don’t really have these problems.
This is hilarious! I get interrupted with guys asking me why I’m not smiling ..um what?!
Hahah this post gave me a good laugh! I’m more of an indoors workout person so I’ve barely ever visited any gyms but these sure seem annoying
I always try to keep my headphones in so that nobody will talk to me or interrupt what I am trying to get done.
Oh man. I honestly don’t think I could do a gym. I’m nothing like you so people probably wouldn’t pay any attention to me unless its to giggle, but still…. no thank you I hate when people interrupt!
Haha oh these cracked me up! I tend to just stay to myself when I am working out because that is ME time…any other time I am more than happy to chat but just leave me be when I am getting my sweat on!
Thankfully the gym I go to is always pretty quiet and the people I do see there are mostly “regulars” so we kind of nod/smile at each other and then get on with things… These all sound so frustrating!
This is fantastic! I haven’t been to the gym in years but 2 of our neighbors were out talking last weekend when my husband and I were going for a quick, 1-mile run. They tried to stop us to talk…BOTH times we ran past! (We basically live on a circle. 1.5 laps is 1 mile! 🙂 ) I was trying to beat my previous time, which made it even more frustrating for me!
What stupid ways. I tend to put my headphones in and almost ignore people at the gym as it can be awkward to talk to people x
Nope. I don’t go the gym much, but this post has me laughing out loud. People are crazy.
This is so darn funny! I was just talking to my friend about annoying people. I don’t get interrupted, but I love to spot those annoying people at the gym. I have “The Clean Freak Guy”, “The Big Hooped Earring, Love To Text While Using Space On The Leg Press Machine Girl” and “The White Guys Can’t Jump Or Dance On The Treadmill Guy.”
Lol! These are amazing!
I get irrationally angry when people interrupt me at the gym. I have in ear buds for a reason!
I can’t say that I have–not even back when I went to a gym–but then I had a personal trainer who did a great job of annoying me!!
I normally get the people who stare, and then when I ask them, say something like “You look familar…and are you done with that treadmill?” LOL
This did make me laugh, although I can see why it would be annoying. The first bump one amused me especially.
This is such a funny post. I can’t believe what people say at the gym. A lot of these are actually hilarious. I’ll share this post with a few friends of mine.
I actually just started using wireless headphones at the gym. Sometimes I just wear them even if the music is not on so people leave me alone.
I just got my laugh of the day. Guess it wouldn’t matter what time of day you go to the gym, they are there all the time.
Oh, wow. People have certainly said some ridiculous things. I can’t get over the guy with the pet wolves.
The senior citizen women at the gym always give me the side eye when the old men chat with me. All I want to do is workout, I’m not looking for a hookup.
Sounds super annoying. My pet peeves like this is when I work on my laptop at a restaurant.
Haha this is hilarious! I would never stop any one at the gym to say such ridiculous things!
Hahahaha! So what have you done to your body that this woman just have to mention it the way she has. You must really be fit, she couldn’t find the right words to compliment you. 🙂
People can be so annoying lol. I cant believe the guy said he was good at thrusting to. I would have burst out laughing at him.
I can not imagine someone just walking up to you and holding your knees. That would be so creepy. I work out at home so I do not get interrupted.
Big headphones are a great idea. It is hard to see the earbuds I use. People try to chat all the time at the gym. I just want to get my work done.
OMG that is so funny. Especially Mr. Thrust LOL!!
Wow pet wolves lol. You really needed to be interrupted to hear about that. You would think people would not bother you because they would not want to be interrupted either.
Well the guy with the pet wolves sound really interesting, I wonder if he did really have them!
LMAO, loved the GIFs! When I use to go to the gym, it was with a buddy – the only people to intervene would be a personal instructor looking for clients.
Every. Single. Time. I’m not as super fit as you, but I don’t know why people still take that to mean I only come to the gym to talk! I came to work out. I have plenty of people OUTSIDE of the gym to talk to
Oh my gosh, I don’t want to believe you, but this is the kind of stuff you can’t make up. I don’t often work out at the gym, but I empathize because it happens to me when I’m running, too. I was literally running down the sidewalk once, music in my ears, sweat pouring down and there was a couple coming the opposite direction with a toddler. She was adorable, but I did NOT appreciate that her parents allowed her to run top speed at my legs and try to hug me. Again, she was cute, the parents not so much.
Hahah oh man. You really can’t make this stuff up!
So funny! I have never been a fan of working out at a gym. That’s why my husband and I workout at home!
And now you know why i don’t go to the gym. At least when i go walking the only person out to bug me is bambi or thumper.
This post made me laugh so much! Thankfully, I’ve never encountered anything too crazy at the gym. I like to go to the gym and concentrate on working out out not mingle with people lol.
Oh my goodness I’m dying! These are hilarious. I despise the gym.
Luckily, I work from home and can go to the gym in low traffic times so I don’t have to deal with this. Like you, I go in with my headphones and don’t make eye contact!
Honestly, I stopped going to the gym because of all the meat heads. I hate being gawked at and there were some real idiots at my gym.
Lol!! I am also some one who works out at home, so I haven’t had to experience this. I get enough “advice” from other people who think they know it all, but I’m doing things per medical advice. 🙂
Wow, sounds like some choice people at your gym! Why would you interrupt someone mid-exercise? Weird!
Hahaha OMG I can’t stop laughing! This is great.
I can count my trips to a gym on one hand and thankfully didn’t bump into anyone like the gymgoers you mentioned. Some people just can’t take a simple hint.
Lol…this was hilarious! I don’t go to a gym, I work out from home. So, fortunately, I don’t have to deal with all sorts of annoying interruptions like those.
This is hilarious. Why are people at the gym so weird!?
It was fun to read about all the people who interrupt you at the gym. I know they are all annoying, but it was fun to read abou them here and not have to experience them!
I’ve never got any attention at the gym! Loved reading your post, so much fun! Sorry you were interrupted, though!
You don’t have to be at a gym to deal with annoying people. Although you meet some of the weirdest ones there. My husband and I were working out one time when this guy just gets right in front of him and just starts flexing his muscles, like they were impressive. They weren’t.
LOL! I never had a problem, everyone stayed away from me! I was a competitive power lifter! We did build a gym in our new home though, the music in gyms is so annoying!
Oaky Chanelle. Your list gave me a good chuckle. I have a very strong feeling that you can handle any situation!!
Haha, oh my gosh! I can’t believe someone insisted on a fist-bump while you were mid-workout. These are ridiculous! After my pregnancy, I’m going to want to go to the gym but I certainly hope I don’t get interrupted this much!
Holy cow! I can’t believe the nerve of some people! I have never had anyone approach me at the gym…yet! But now I will probably be more wary of anyone who passes by! At least it makes for some entertaining conversations and blog posts!
Luckily I guess I don’t get this kind of attention at my gym. This would totally be annoying!!!
Some of these are just hilarious. I have no idea what I would say to some of these people!
The gym I go to has a very high population of senior citizens. Monday morning it is PACKED with them chatting about their weekend. The old men talk to me constantly. I watch Netflix while on the treadmill and have to keep pausing my show because they ask what I’m watching.
Hilarious! But not when it’s actually happening I bet. Lol.
Oh my gosh! How did you ever keep a straight face with some of these people? I like to concentrate on what I’m doing at the gym and interruptions are the worst unless it’s something that’s important.
Luckily I work out from home. When I use to go to the gym I never had any issues with anyone. This is one reason I love having some equipment at home so I don’t have to work out with others around.