Uncomfortable Staring

[juicehoe]

bro the same thing happens to me... then people i dont know come up and make comments. Some even grab the muscles im working out. Normally i just turn up my music and pretend nothing is happening... look at the ground (so i dont make eye contact with these ****ers) and get back in the zone.

[Red Ketchup]

There are other people at the gym???

Darn, I never noticed them...

Red

[cpt steele]

There are other people at the gym???

Darn, I never noticed them...

Red

Unless they have nice tits, or a tight looking a$$

[decadbal]

everyone knows not to bother me at the gym, unless im refillin my water or walkin in or out, then leave me alone.

[allsaucedup]

you think you guys get stared at come hang with me i am 6'8" 320. i have been stared at since i was 16. you know what else sucks i have to pay extra for a tanning membership cause i have to use one of the super beds cause im to big for the regular beds.

[hercules88]

There are other people at the gym???

Darn, I never noticed them...

Red

i need to get that perspective

[Jhn36]

Or I could get a 3lb dumbbell and crack his fcuking forehead open. But violence is always a last resort

Somebodys signature on here says "Does your momma sew, pop, get her to sew that." This might work.

[cpt steele]

you think you guys get stared at come hang with me i am 6'8" 320. i have been stared at since i was 16. you know what else sucks i have to pay extra for a tanning membership cause i have to use one of the super beds cause im to big for the regular beds.

That does suck, but I feel for ya I am 6'2''-3'' and have the same trouble

[elicotton]

Maybe you should tuck your weiner back in your shorts.

Dammit bad_man, you beat me to it!

[Maraxus]

Dammit bad_man, you beat me to it!

Yeah youre two pages too slow there bud.......

[PurePower]

when you are over the 260 weight bracket you will get ppl staring. I get it while im driving in my car all the time. You just have to remember that its not "common" to see ppl weighing over 260 pretty muscular all the time.

[ttuPrincess]

my suggestion is.. DROP A DB ON THIER FOOT!!!
all of them.. if they look at you wrong drop one.. if they talk during a set.. drop one...they walk in between you and the mirror.. drop one...

lol naww I dont really do that.. I dont have the balls to be a total bitch.. but I give anyone and everyone a dirty look for anything they do that pisses me off.. and then i talk loudly about it to Coldstone after we finish a set so that they can hear how they have pissed me off.... One day I will drop a DB on this one girls foot.. but Im waiting till i can lift like the 50's+ and then Ill do it.. TEEE HEEE

[Maraxus]

when you are over the 260 weight bracket you will get ppl staring. I get it while im driving in my car all the time. You just have to remember that its not "common" to see ppl weighing over 260 pretty muscular all the time.

Yeah thats a very good point there. I will update this tomorrow if there is any BS again lol.

[PurePower]

everyone knows not to bother me at the gym, unless im refillin my water or walkin in or out, then leave me alone.

You need to come work out at my gym bro. There is none of that sh!t there its strictly for moving weight. Its in Gwinnett County also, if you are interested.

[juicehoe]

Somebodys signature on here says "Does your momma sew, pop, get her to sew that." This might work.

see signature below

[chicamahomico]

Yeah I know that story. I don't mind, it's an easy way to pick up women at the gym. They made the first move, chat em up, get a number, then get back to your workout.

IMO, if you worry about people staring at you then got'a problems. I mean it can get annoying if it keeps up but just try to forget about it and move on. Either that or arrange your workouts at a time of day when the gym is dead and wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt or big baggy tshirt.

bro the same thing happens to me... then people i dont know come up and make comments. Some even grab the muscles im working out. Normally i just turn up my music and pretend nothing is happening... look at the ground (so i dont make eye contact with these ****ers) and get back in the zone.

[LM1332]

Maraxus put some pics up

[Maraxus]

Im planning on posting some post cycle pics soon.

Well, this is what happened last night lol. My friend and I walk into the gym, and the same sh!t happens again (the staring). Well we walk to the back of the gym where they have the smith machine and the cables. These punks were there unfortunately doing shrugs on the smith (pussies). After each set theyre like "yeah baby, all natural"
Mind you they were doing a plate I chuckled at the bullsiht. I figured that I'm not let these pussies fcuk up my training so w/e im just going to ignore them unless they scrounge up the balls to say something to my face. Fcuking pussies.

[bad_man]

I still think they're looking for a source. They wanted you to say something like "If you think that's good, wait till you see what you can do with all the gear I'm going to sell you!!"

Fukcers!!

[medic23]

I like when people stare, I start loading on extra weight and flexing

[SAUCYgator]

im not that big by any means, but there are a lot of pus sies in my gym so when i see the chemistry club staring at me and my workout partner when we're lifting i just start making funny noises and grunt and just play along to there thoughts of "what the hell is wrong with that guy?" it actually makes it amusing and you wont feel the need to kill them.....good luck down in the MIA

[J Brainiac]

One question......If a tyro does accost you at a reasonable time in the gym and is sincerely looking for advice because he see's this monster and obviously acknowledges that you must be infinitly wise in the ways of the weight....lol. Okay, seriously the gawking and rudeness do need to stop but telling some chum to cycle cell-tech and Nitro-tech then follow up with PCT of a lb of PB&J does a disservice to the fitness community. What if you did not understand an area particularly well and approached someone for help? You would sure hope the information is legitmate and not likly to be some joke. I agree that some people are credulous and stupid that is why we need to help them.

[juicehoe]

didnt arnold use to tell people to take a bunch of salt or something like that lol

[ttuPrincess]

so if some idiot looking person comes up to you in the gym asking for help.. your honestly gonna tell him about juice and offer to hook him up??? not to bright.. not to bright at all

One question......If a tyro does accost you at a reasonable time in the gym and is sincerely looking for advice because he see's this monster and obviously acknowledges that you must be infinitly wise in the ways of the weight....lol. Okay, seriously the gawking and rudeness do need to stop but telling some chum to cycle cell-tech and Nitro-tech then follow up with PCT of a lb of PB&J does a disservice to the fitness community. What if you did not understand an area particularly well and approached someone for help? You would sure hope the information is legitmate and not likly to be some joke. I agree that some people are credulous and stupid that is why we need to help them.

[juicehoe]

forget the staring... some dude came up to me and said "have u measured ur back?". Me- "no not lately". Then he grabs my wing and says "ur back is huge". I jerked my body away from him... then walked off. Dont touch me at the gym for christ sake

[BASK8KACE]

Dear AR,

Guys I have been getting a lot of stares at the Gym lately. Normally this isn't a problem because I just brush it off as admiration or what not. But lately I have been getting REALLY uncomfortable staring. Last night I was on the bench and I was doing my warm-up set and these 3 dudes sat on the bench directly across from me. I would understand if they were actually lifting, but they were just staring and gawking at me, like I am on some fcuking freakshow or something. I just turn up the Slipknot volume and press on.

The guys go away after my last set and by the end of my workout where im doing drop sets on the Cable Crossover, those guys are RIGHT next to me on the Smith Machine staring again. So then one of the guys asks if he could jump in. Im like "yeah man sure." So I go take a leak and I come back and I see this fcuker trying to do my same drop set and he's struggling to get one rep, horrible form. So right now im getting really pissed, and I go to the guy, 'are you done playing around now?' He gave me this face and says "its all yours" Out of desperation I release some toxic gases from deep beneath my bowels, which reeked of Isopure and broccoli. AND THOSE FUKCERS STILL WOULDNT LEAVEN, Those little bithces were there all up to my last set. JUST STARING.

What would you recommend I do? Confront them and ask then WTF is going on? Or just keep on farting? Eventually that will be too much for them

If you think the guys are gay, then there are a few ways you can handle this reasonably well:

1. Ignore them completely (if you keep looking over, then they'll think you're making eye contact). Obviously this is not working for you, so.....
2. Walk over and politely say that you've noticed them staring and it makes you uncomfortable, please stop. This is the hardest choice and it may backfire on you. If they are vindictive, then they might stare at you on purpose forever.
3. The next time you see them staring. Look at one of them until you catch his eye, shake your head "no" and mouth the word "no."
4. ...Back to choice #1. Ignore them (the best choice). Stop making a big deal out of it. You'd be bragging if it were a bunch of goodlooking women staring at you. You're the only one stigmatizing the situation. Probably no one else in the gym realizes it's happening except for you and the three guys. Stop being a wuss and concentrate on your workout. Nothing they are doing is threatening you or harmful to you. You're the one that's being agressive--farting, etcetera. If you stop looking at them they will eventually leave you alone. Treat them the same way you've probably treated an unattractive woman (unless you were excessively rude or violent to the woman).

Regarding the other posts about being touched in the gym:
I don't like when people touch me in the gym. No one should touch anyone especially if they are not friends. Being touched and being stared at are quite different. I wouldn't hit anyone or be violent in anyway if they touched me, but I would very clearly tell them not to touch me again.

[J Brainiac]

No ttuPrincess I SAID HELP NOT A SOURCE. Maybe you can refer them to a message boards like this one. How bout explaining to them the imporatance of a strict diet? Maybe listen to their ideas and tell them what they might be doing wrong. Ask them about their training regiments. Offer constructive cricism. Assistance can be plenty of things and if "some idiot does come up to me asking for help" I would defintly help. If someone believes a massive physique can be obtained naturally then that person may not be knowledgable about bodybuilding in general and hence needs advice about everything but juice.

[BASK8KACE]

No ttuPrincess I SAID HELP NOT A SOURCE. Maybe you can refer them to a message boards like this one. How bout explaining to them the imporatance of a strict diet? Maybe listen to their ideas and tell them what they might be doing wrong. Ask them about their training regiments. Offer constructive cricism. Assistance can be plenty of things and if "some idiot does come up to me asking for help" I would defintly help. If someone believes a massive physique can be obtained naturally then that person may not be knowledgable about bodybuilding in general and hence needs advice about everything but juice.

Unless a person were a close friend of mine, I would not point them to this board. I certainly wouldn't introduce someone I just met to this board becasue I don't know how many people s/he'd tell in the gym about the board and the fact that they think I'm cycling.

You've got to do what you feel is right, J Brainiac, but I'd suggest not getting too comfortable about sharing info like this to people you don't know well.

[J Brainiac]

Agreed on that Bask8Case, maybe it is best I offer generic information and leave out specifics

[BASK8KACE]

Agreed on that Bask8Case, maybe only offer generic information and leave out specifics

I'm going to start shooting people who mangle my screen name.

Either that or hold a contest for the best mangling of it.

[J Brainiac]

Sorry BASK8KACE, does it happen often lol?

[ttuPrincess]

I'm going to start shooting people who mangle my screen name.

Either that or hold a contest for the best mangling of it.

i feell ya.. some certain person seems to think my name is ttFUprincess.. as a joke.. haha not laughing

[BASK8KACE]

Sorry BASK8KACE, does it happen often lol?

Surprisingly, yes. Mainly by new members.

i feell ya.. some certain person seems to think my name is ttFUprincess.. as a joke.. haha not laughing

Thanks for the empathy. I needed that.

...Now back to Maraxus' thread on getting stares at the gym...I don't want to hi-jack the thread.

[Blown_SC]

i feell ya.. some certain person seems to think my name is ttFUprincess.. as a joke.. haha not laughing

LMAO..wish I was that creative...
Actually I don't....I promise you I won't call you that lol....

[ttuPrincess]

LMAO..wish I was that creative...
Actually I don't....I promise you I won't call you that lol....

i would hurt you if you did that!...

[J Brainiac]

At least I can learn from my mistakes....BASK8KACE that was the first and last time I will mispell your name or anyone else's for that matter even TTuFFPrisce........j/k even ttuPrincess's.

[Blown_SC]

i would hurt you if you did that!...

I promise...
Don't send Cold afta me!
I can see him running after me right now...
Tell him to put the axe away lol...

[BajanBastard]

lol even the use of chemical weapons did'nt stop these guys?! your're in danger buddy.