CELL PHONE's at the gym

[Jim Ouini]

There's a couple PT's at my gym who talk on their cell phone while training clients. At first I thought it was for business but then I realized they were just talking to their homies. I felt kinda bad for their clients just standing their aimlessly pumping out tricep pushdowns or lat pulldowns while their trainer prattled away on the phone.

Probably no big deal, they were just counting reps anyway

 

[enigma4dub]

we had some moron member grease up the bars with some heave duty lubricant, needless to say plates started crashing off of bars left and right. anyways there are two ab crunch machines next to the power rack and this little woman put her phone on the floor while doing her crunches... and wouldn't you know it a plate falls and shatters the phone. she had the nerve to hold him responsible!!! unbelievable!! to say that i thought it was ridiculous would be a huge understatement, and he paid for it. if your stupid enought to have your phone on the ground near thousands of pounds of weight you deserve to have your shit broken. rant over

 

[b fold the truth]

I keep mine with me at the gym. When I'm at the local gym down the street I put it on silent and put it in my bag. When I am at MY gym...I keep it on the shelf by the cd player and the only person who ever calls me is my wife and she understands that if I don't answer it is because I'm in the middle of a set. Call back and try again in a few. She also knows that when I answer, I'm not being rude or a butthead...I'm just training so I'm not in the mood to discuss much or be overly friendly. I'm also out of breath. 10 second conversations.

Are you ok?
Yes.
Who all showed up to train?
So and so.
Ok honey, call me if you need anything.
Ok sweetie, love you, bye.

I've gotten hurt training before and my gym is in an area where I am the ONLY person who speaks or understands English. She worries.

 

[muscelove]

I dont take my phone in the gym with me at all. When at the gym, Its me time. I once saw a stupid fat woman on the treadmill on the phone for 1 hour. I wish the power rack was right next to the treadmills. I Would have dropped the bar every rep. I just look down on a guy whos on the cellphone in the gym unless its necessary.

 

[bearfx]

While at the gym, I keep my cell phone with me, on vibrate. I refrain from talking on it though: rather, if I receive a call that is important enough to interupt my workout, I allow it to go to voice mail, and return the call from the front (off the workout floor).

In general, I find cell phone user's to be annoying. When I use mine, I always try to be courteous, and considerate of those around me. That means I don't stop a conversation to answer the phone, I don't use it in restaurants or at the dinner table, and I almost always have it on vibrate. And you will never, ever, see me talking on my phone while driving.

 

[EnderJE]

Hippie

lmao....

they're talking loud enough to be distracting

earphones

are taking up equipment just to sit and chat

murder

 

[carlsuen]

i never ever bring my cell to the weights area anymore.. i used to bring em.. but one day.. after my squats at the power rack, i went to do bench... i forgot that i had my cell with me... so i accidently left it at the power rack.. 5 mins later i come back.. it's gone.. if i ever find out who took it.. there'll be no more 45lbs plates left in the gym.. it's all gonna be up his ass!! i guess it pays to earn..

asshole no more

 

[H_T_]

i leave mine at the desk. if a call can't be answered in a few words, i'll step outside. i don't want any fucks listening to my conversation anyway.

 

[immortalis]

Luckily for me, I workout at 3pm in the afternoon and at the gym I'm a member of there is usually no more than 6 people total in there for the duration of my workout. Its awesome. I get the solitary feeling that I like when Im working out. I dont like being bother'd by people at all.

That being said, I'm guilty of having my cell phone with me while I workout. It's always sitting on the floor right next to my jugg of water and workout sheet. However I think in the last 3 months, it has only rang 2 times while I have been working out... and im never a guy that stays on the phone more than 30 seconds, ever. If its going to take longer than 30 seconds "Im in the middle of working out, let me hit you back in about 20 minutes". I've never had anyone give me a look because im on or have my cell phone close.

 

[xblitz44x]

The point is that people are at the gym to concentrate and train. When some guido idiot with a fake tan and a blowout haircut is talking on the phone to one of his 'boys' between sets of cable crossovers it completely interrupts people's concentration and destroys focus. There was a time just 10 years ago when cell phones were almost unheard of... and we all got by. Leave the god damn thing in the car.