WesleyInman
National Strongman Competitor
Quick question for you guys that have been in this awhile...
I have had this problem for years, but its at the point where I am seriously going to lose my mind...
When I go to the gym, especially a gym where I know people, or even at a new gym, after awhile, I have people line up to speak to me...Now I used to take this as a compliment, because people always want to ask questions about lifting, or how to get strong, etc, etc...
But now it just pisses me off...No matter where i go, people wait and then come over and compliment me on lifts..and then want to try to have conversations...
Now it has crossed over to the fact that at gyms I am training people, people at the gym come over and loiter near where we are training and try to talk to me and my clients during training...
Have tried to be nice, facebook posts, telling people in a nice way to please do not disturb, but honestly half of me wants to just say Get the Fuck away from me...
Again, its nice because people usually want to compliment me, I have been in the gym 20 years so I get that part..But it's at the point I wear a hoody, headphones, and go in a corner of the gym to workout and I still find people trying to speak to me...
I want to go to a gym, and not be spoken to at all, by anyone, friends or not...What have you guys found effective for this or what would you do??? I have told even my best of friends that when I am at the gym, wave to me say hello and keep moving, and they dont' listen...had to yell at a few and after a bit, it just goes back to the same old routine...
I think I am going to snap on someone and seriously put them in a figure four if it continues...The gyms I go to, I have been at for years and don't feel like I should have to change, besides after a few weeks at newer gyms, people begin to approach me for tips on getting stronger..Its old to say the very least...
Thoughts??
I have had this problem for years, but its at the point where I am seriously going to lose my mind...
When I go to the gym, especially a gym where I know people, or even at a new gym, after awhile, I have people line up to speak to me...Now I used to take this as a compliment, because people always want to ask questions about lifting, or how to get strong, etc, etc...
But now it just pisses me off...No matter where i go, people wait and then come over and compliment me on lifts..and then want to try to have conversations...
Now it has crossed over to the fact that at gyms I am training people, people at the gym come over and loiter near where we are training and try to talk to me and my clients during training...
Have tried to be nice, facebook posts, telling people in a nice way to please do not disturb, but honestly half of me wants to just say Get the Fuck away from me...
Again, its nice because people usually want to compliment me, I have been in the gym 20 years so I get that part..But it's at the point I wear a hoody, headphones, and go in a corner of the gym to workout and I still find people trying to speak to me...
I want to go to a gym, and not be spoken to at all, by anyone, friends or not...What have you guys found effective for this or what would you do??? I have told even my best of friends that when I am at the gym, wave to me say hello and keep moving, and they dont' listen...had to yell at a few and after a bit, it just goes back to the same old routine...
I think I am going to snap on someone and seriously put them in a figure four if it continues...The gyms I go to, I have been at for years and don't feel like I should have to change, besides after a few weeks at newer gyms, people begin to approach me for tips on getting stronger..Its old to say the very least...
Thoughts??