Strength Irritating people/things that annoy you in the gym III

[phantom13]

Have you ever worn them all day?

Why anyone would want to keep them on going into the gym is beyond me.

Yeh I have and fair point.

 

[Jugada]

The crocs and slides look like shit but that's about it. Presume people wear them to easily kick them off and work out flat footed in socks. Steel caps would just be a massive pain in the ass.

More find it ridiculous the gyms that make people always wear gym shoes for safety reasons as if that mm of fabric is doing anything

 

[peternorth]

Have you ever worn them all day?

Why anyone would want to keep them on going into the gym is beyond me.

Either for simplicity or for show, show that they are a tradesperson

The crocs and slides look like shit but that's about it. Presume people wear them to easily kick them off and work out flat footed in socks. Steel caps would just be a massive pain in the ass.

More find it ridiculous the gyms that make people always wear gym shoes for safety reasons as if that mm of fabric is doing anything

Good point re wearing gym shoes

 

[the_interloper]

cbf looking through the 3000 pages in this thread but just wanted to say when did wearing Crocs, slides with socks and steel cap workboots become acceptable gym attire?
saw some campaigner getting around in just his socks 2 weeks ago.
this evening i was supersetting on a cable machine, tri's and bi's. literally just finished pushdowns and moved to the other cable to do reverse pushdowns and some ****en trainer comes along with a female and removes the bar i was using right in front of me. then this bird does lat pulldowns bent over and standing up ffs (wtf will that do).
thought about saying something but decided against it, pretty ****en rude if you ask me

I remember these two pikie twins at my old gym used to come down in their high vis and work boots, jump straight into the ring and spar. Wouldn't have thought that was ideal but they didn't seem to give any ****s.

 

[phantom13]

The crocs and slides look like shit but that's about it. Presume people wear them to easily kick them off and work out flat footed in socks. Steel caps would just be a massive pain in the ass.

More find it ridiculous the gyms that make people always wear gym shoes for safety reasons as if that mm of fabric is doing anything

The “safety” element is less about dropping a weight and more about standing on something (which most shoes do offer some protection for).

I think in reality it’s more likely because people getting about the gym barefoot is just gross tbh

 

[Kram]

I think in reality it’s more likely because people getting about the gym barefoot is just gross tbh

I think it's fantastically obvious that this is the real reason.

 

[Kram]

All the morons 100% use the gym at night, seen a bloke last night finish a set and then race out with his 20kg plates just left on the chest press.

Either for simplicity or for show, show that they are a tradesperson

Like the above guy I think a lot if clowns atm are tradespeople, not because if what they do for a living but they are just young people that are here temporarily for all the work going on so they don't give a shit.

 

[Kram]

Before they put up a sign banning it I used to sometimes do calf raises with socks on as it works better. But never wandered about the place with no shoes on, would put them back on the instant I'd finished.

I can understand why they have it as a rule though.

 

[peternorth]

The “safety” element is less about dropping a weight and more about standing on something (which most shoes do offer some protection for).

I think in reality it’s more likely because people getting about the gym barefoot is just gross tbh

Great point with the safety aspect reasoning.

Some for sure go without shoes doing particular exercises. Does it offer significant gains though?

Its like people who walk outisde bare foot. a bit of look at me about it (without fully knowing why they do it).


I get doing it at the beach, and surrounding immediate areas tho.

 

[peternorth]

All the morons 100% use the gym at night, seen a bloke last night finish a set and then race out with his 20kg plates just left on the chest press.

Like the above guy I think a lot if clowns atm are tradespeople, not because if what they do for a living but they are just young people that are here temporarily for all the work going on so they don't give a shit.

FIFO types?

 

[phantom13]

Great point with the safety aspect reasoning.

Some for sure go without shoes doing particular exercises. Does it offer significant gains though?

Its like people who walk outisde bare foot. a bit of look at me about it (without fully knowing why they do it).


I get doing it at the beach, and surrounding immediate areas tho.

Ive never really looked into the science behind the barefoot exercises but also im not too fussed if people wanna do them, more power to them.

Agree completely on the rest, walking around barefoot is gross.

 

[Jugada]

Can't think of anything off the top of my head that would be a significant risk of stepping on in a gym that shoes are protecting. Would go it's 99% for the aesthetic of not wanting barefoot people everywhere

Not for me but if I had a gym don't think I'd give a shit if people wanted to squat or dead in just socks

 

[Over The Post]

Can't think of anything off the top of my head that would be a significant risk of stepping on in a gym that shoes are protecting.

Shoes stop your feet from stepping on, and spreading, the bugs that cause this kind of shit.

Same reason you wear plastic sandals in the gym showers.

 

[Jugada]

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Shoes stop your feet from stepping on, and spreading, the bugs that cause this kind of shit.

Same reason you wear plastic sandals in the gym showers.

Presuming that's going barefoot not just someone wearing socks for a bit. There are disgusting germs everywhere in the gym anyway. Different thing than causing injury

 

[phantom13]

Anything dropped can be an issue. Bobby pin sticking up is gonna cause some damage.

 

[Kram]

Anything dropped can be an issue. Bobby pin sticking up is gonna cause some damage.

Tbh I reckon you would be way more likely to step on something at the swimming pool.

 

[jannissary]

Tbh I reckon you would be way more likely to step on something at the swimming pool.

honestly not wrong, though, not that way at least. my gym's pool has had on and off cryptosporadium (or whatever the bug is) outbreaks constantly throughout this year. very hesitant to use it now

 

[phantom13]

Tbh I reckon you would be way more likely to step on something at the swimming pool.

I agree but not entirely practical to wear shoes at the pool.

 

[burge13]

I agree but not entirely practical to wear shoes at the pool.

I get funny looks swimming in my air Jordans

 

[peternorth]

I get funny looks swimming in my air Jordans

they help you float

 

[Mofra]

The crocs and slides look like shit but that's about it. Presume people wear them to easily kick them off and work out flat footed in socks. Steel caps would just be a massive pain in the ass.

More find it ridiculous the gyms that make people always wear gym shoes for safety reasons as if that mm of fabric is doing anything

I've seen a few people at my gym in slides and yes, every time it was left day and they were hitting compounds.

 

[jannissary]

some dickheads super setting at the gym screamed at this old lady for trying to use the unused leg press machine like 15 minutes ago.

they got removed but ffs some of these pricks needs to understand that other people have shit to do

 

[Kram]

Young bloke last night stacked a heap of weight on the squat bar, to then do a few barely quarter reps. Then went to a young lady on a leg machine get her to take headphones off "You want rack now?" "No thanks" "inaudible" then "I just had 190 on there!"

After he walks off we just look at each other from a distance with an um ok 'wtf'.

 

[Jugada]

Sitcom stuff

 

[jannissary]

Young bloke last night stacked a heap of weight on the squat bar, to then do a few barely quarter reps. Then went to a young lady on a leg machine get her to take headphones off "You want rack now?" "No thanks" "inaudible" then "I just had 190 on there!"

After he walks off we just look at each other from a distance with an um ok 'wtf'.

young people call this rizz.