Wtf!?!?!

[mustang_00]

I've had this rash on my arms and the back of my legs for a while now. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why i got it and why it's not going away. I think i finally figured it out a while ago while i was at the gym. If i'm using a machine or bench i always wipe it down before and after i use it. Once in a while i'll forget to do it before. This is my conclusion... dirty fucking people DON'T wipe down after they use ANYTHING at my gym. There's huge signs posted everywhere that tells you to do so and imo it's just common sense and courtesy to others. Today i decided to use a tricep machine which i've never used before. I do my first set and i'm kinda amazed that i can feel it really well and i'm kinda liking it. I started itching right away for some reason. I just figured it was because it's getting hotter and i'm getting some sort of heat rash, which is what i thought when i first noticed it. The outer side of my elbow right were the tricep starts rests against a pad on each side This older guy (early 60's) comes up and says he was using that machine (he was in the other room at the time) so i apologized, got up and wiped it down so he could finish his last set. Then i saw it... I was standing a few feet back and glanced at his elbow, there was a quarter sized open fucking wound that was ozing something. I stood there in total disgust. I could actually hear my heart beating louder and with every beat my eyes would dialate and i would see even closer. Around the wound there were tiny little scabs that looked like flea bites. Exactly the marks i have. He finishes his last rep, gets up and said thanks and walked away. I'll write that again. He finishes his last rep, gets up and walks away. A spray bottle and a fresh towel was right by his fucking foot and he walks away. I still can't believe what i saw, and i'm hoping to god he's not the reason i have this rash. What if it's scabies or something!?!?! I'm kinda scared and pissed

 

[SoKlueles]

scabies? eek

 

[wootoom]

aids?

 

[heatherrae]

Scabies is a parasite sort of like crabs...So that isn't it.

You know what I think it may be? I think you may be allergic to the chemical that you are using to spray down the machines. That stuff can be harsh. Bring your own spray bottle with 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol per liter or quart of water. Wipe it down and let it dry completely before you use it.

Or, it is not unusual to get an exercise related rash or acne on your arms when you work out lots. I used to get it when I was in my early twenties and teaching 3-4 aerobics classes/day.

 

[mustang_00]

Scabies is a parasite sort of like crabs...So that isn't it.

You know what I think it may be? I think you may be allergic to the chemical that you are using to spray down the machines. That stuff can be harsh. Bring your own spray bottle with 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol per liter or quart of water. Wipe it down and let it dry completely before you use it.

Or, it is not unusual to get an exercise related rash or acne on your arms when you work out lots. I used to get it when I was in my early twenties and teaching 3-4 aerobics classes/day.

yeah i thought those were like crabs too. I just remember you can get them through skin contact or through dirty clothes, bedding. So pretty much sweat on the pads. You give me hope and i'm crossing my fingers its their spray. I'll try my own for a while and see if that's the deal. I'm going to doctor tomorrow to see what he says just incase. I've seen a few other people with little red marks on their legs/arms and they all wipe down a lot too. so maybe it's the spray!?

 

[Sub-Zero]

roflmao that sucks dawg

 

[heatherrae]

Yeah it probably is the harsh chemical. Trust me, it isn't scabies! They would be in your pubes, not on your arms. ;-)

If it is exercise related acne/rash, make sure that you shower as soon as you workout. Keep your skin exfoliated with a loofah and a body scrub product and then towel dry very, very well and apply talc-free powder. Guaranteed to help!!

 

[cezza30]

yeah i thought those were like crabs too. I just remember you can get them through skin contact or through dirty clothes, bedding. So pretty much sweat on the pads. You give me hope and i'm crossing my fingers its their spray. I'll try my own for a while and see if that's the deal. I'm going to doctor tomorrow to see what he says just incase. I've seen a few other people with little red marks on their legs/arms and they all wipe down a lot too. so maybe it's the spray!?

Regardless of what is causing the rash on you, that's disgusting what the other man is doing. If he has an open wound on him, it should be covered up if he's using machines that other people are using!

 

[mustang_00]

from what i've read scabies actually don't hide in your pubes like crabs. If they're in that region of the body they'll go straight for the dick. They seem to like skin folds. Scabies usually show up between the webing of your fingers or toes and the folds between any body part. I don't think i have that though. I've been thinking for a while it's just a heat rash (little tiny bumps) and by scratching it all the time i'm aggrivating it, and taking off the bumps so that would explain the little scabs.

 

[heatherrae]

yeah, most likely just a rash.

The open wound guy, though, is just gross.

 

[jenscats5]

yeah, most likely just a rash.

The open wound guy, though, is just gross.

Yes, I agree that is GROSS!!

My gym DOES NOT even supply towels (paper or otherwise) or spray.....I have a canister of wipes in my gymbag & wipe down stuff myself.....

 

[msam76]

their are some nasty a** people out there! Guess they figure someone else will clean up after them like mommy always did

 

[thisforumrots]

ewww.... it's kooties

 

[chewyxrage]

WTF, report that guy to your gym.

 

[INNOCENT]

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