Annoying Things I See at the Gym

When I'm at the gym sometimes I see other people doing some things that I find annoying.  Bad behavior in the gym can effect your workout. I think some people don't realize what they are doing and that it is taking away from other people's workouts. 

Some of the things I find annoying is when people who are working out bring their cell phone with them.  I find it annoying because to me it seems like if you were there to workout it would be more important than possibly receiving a phone call.  Are they so important that they need to have their cell phone on them at all times- even when working out? It seems to me that they may be preocuppied and not really there for a good workout.  When people have the cell phones with them and are on treadmills or other cardio equipment are they really going to stop the workout just to answer the phone?

Another thing at the gym that I find annoying is when people finish their workout on a bench and leave the bench with a sweat stain for the next person to clean up.  People need to bring towels with them or wipe the bench down with a sanitary swipe that most gyms provide so that you can wipe down equipment and not leave them nasty.

People that use the equipment as a place to rest instead of using it to actually work out are another thing that I find annoying.  If you don't have enough energy to work out then call it a day and rest up.  Your body tells you when it's time to stop.  Laying on a benchpress bench for minutes is not giving you a good workout.  It's tying up that bench so nobody else can use it.

Finally, there's been times that I've been working out and this large muscluar guy is doing only a few reps of certain exercises but loudly grunts the last couple reps out as if he is trying to get other people to look at him and how much he can lift.  Keep your grunting to yourself!

What do you find annoying when you go to the gym?  Did I miss anything that you can think of?

I Think I'm Going to be Sore Tomorrow

Today I went to the gym and did an upper body workout.  I started with bench press.  I warmed up with 135 lbs and then did 10 reps each at 155 and 165.  It wasn't the most I've ever lifted but I am just starting to work out consistantly after not weight training for a while. 

After doing bench press I moved to inclined bench press with 35 lb dumbells.  I did 3 sets of 10 with those and then moved to working out my shoulders. I did front raises and shoulder presses and finished off with doing some work on a machine that works out the rear deltoid muscle.

I also did some work on tricep pull downs using a rope.

I then did some cardio work on the treadmill.  I started off slow and then did a small HIIT workout.  What is HIIT?  That is an acronym for High Intensity Iterval Training.  One of the best ways to burn fat and get your cardiovacular system in shape is interval training.  HIIT is the principle that the popular workout systems Insanity and P90X use and it is quite effective.  It is hard and if you're not in shape it won't take long to figure that out.

After 15 minutes of cardio work I then moved downstairs to the basketball court and practiced some shots.  Even though I was only shooting baskets and not playing an actual game I still could feel it in my legs when I jumped around and a little bit in the shoulders when actually shooting the ball.

I will probably be sore tomorrow but that will be a good thing.  I will do a lot of stretching to prevent injuries and keep flexibility so the muscles don't tighten up too much.