What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

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Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by SophiaMiller » Fri May 29, 2026 1:39 am

Agreed. None of it is hard, it's just paying a bit of attention. Good thread, made me laugh.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by BeastModeBro » Fri May 29, 2026 1:20 am

Pretty much the unwritten rulebook right there. Be aware of the people around you and you'll never be the person someone posts about in a thread like this.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by Maverick » Fri May 29, 2026 1:01 am

This thread is therapeutic honestly. Sounds like 're-rack, wipe down, don't camp on a machine on your phone' covers about 90% of everyone's pet peeves.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by JakeAnderson » Fri May 29, 2026 12:40 am

The collars. People never put the collars back. I spend half my session hunting for two matching clips.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by AnkaVolt » Fri May 29, 2026 12:20 am

Leaving the adjustable bench at a random incline and walking off. Minor, but flat is the polite default.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by SteelTitan9 » Fri May 29, 2026 12:04 am

That's totally fair. Working in solves most of it. The problem is the phone people who can't work in because they've zoned out completely.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by MaxStrength » Thu May 28, 2026 11:45 pm

Counterpoint to the rest-time complaints - some of us are doing heavy compounds and genuinely need 3-4 minutes between sets. The fix is just let people work in, not glare at them.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by MuscleMaster » Thu May 28, 2026 11:27 pm

Dropping dumbbells from the top of a press when they're 20kg. You don't need to slam them, you're not deadlifting 300. The whole gym jumps every time.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by Maverick » Thu May 28, 2026 11:10 pm

Ha, the random form police are a special breed. Especially when they're flat out wrong.

Re: What's the gym etiquette thing that quietly drives you up the wall?

by Stronghold42 » Thu May 28, 2026 10:51 pm

Mine's a bit different - unsolicited form advice. If I want a coach I'll hire one. Ninety percent of the time the person giving it has worse form than me anyway.

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