Are You Serious?

Tonight at the gym my girlfriend was in the middle of her workout when she was approached by a guy. She was in the squat rack doing her sets of close grip bench and a guy from the basketball court approached her with the following dialogue:

Guy: Hey, what are you doing?
Girlfriend: Lifting
Guy: Oh, well how old are you?
Girlfriend: 22
Guy: Do you have a boyfriend?
Girlfriend: Yea...
Guy: Oh, well can you have a friend? What's your number?
Me: (Johny Cage Shadow Kick to the chin)

 

Ok, well i didn't deliver a Shadow Kick. I was actually at another part of the gym finishing up a session with my final client of the evening. I am not on here to rant about my girlfriend getting hit on and I am not jealous in this situation. What I am on here to do is discuss gym etiquette (and make fun of this guy a little bit).

First of all, I wasn't aware that the new pickup line of the day was "How old are you?" I think I might ask the next girl I see "A/S/L?" Honestly, I hate the fact that so many guys are so forward with their pick-up lines, especially in the gym. It' no wonder why females are timid to lift weights down in the gym where all the guys are. A girl is just trying to get her lift on (actually lifting may I add. No pink dumbells here) and she has to worry about some fool bothering her between sets to ask if she has a boyfriend. I understand there are attractive girls in the gym and nothing is more of a turn-on than a girl lifting some heavy iron. But there is no reason to ruin a set to spit out a line to try to pick up a girl, especially when you can't even complete one pull-up. I see this all too often and it just frustrates the shit out of me. LET PEOPLE LIFT! If you are interested in what a person is doing then ask them about that during a rest period. But if you want to just ask a girl if it hurt when she fell from heaven then wait until the bar Friday night.

Some people actually go to the gym to train and get stronger and better. Now that you understand this, please leave those people alone and refrain from bothering them with stupid shit.

I want to thank you for listening to me rant. Gym etiquette is something that should be taught in school. It's simple yet so many people have issues with it. All it comes down to is respect, so have respect for your neighbors and hopefully they will return the favor.