Dirty Gyms...

[Sakura]

I wonder if gym-goers develop super hardcore immune systems from all the filth they come into contact with? You guys will probably survive a pandemic that wipes out the rest of the population.

[Pseudonym]

You know, I'd thought general changing-room grottiness was a guy thing. I'd always imagined the ladies to be, well, more lady-like. This sounds like they might actually be worse! :shock:

[curtb]

Only in Les Mills Auckland would they have to put up signs in the men's changing rooms:

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

[poos_n_wees]

Only in Les Mills Auckland would they have to put up signs in the men's changing rooms:

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE TOLLERATED!

Damnnn. There'd have to be some pretty nasty stuff happening to warrant a sign like THAT being made :?

[teamfatboy]

Yep... Pseudo's right...I don't think I've ever seen a guy sitting bare-ass nekkid on the benches, f'rinstance.

Shaving stubble on the walls of the shower cubicles, maybe... but some of the reports out of the ladies' rooms :pale: :shock:

[Bazza]

I suppose its gym specific but I think the male changing rooms nowadays are pretty clean. I mean in years gone by guys would just not care too much about what they wore in the locker room. Particularly younger guys nowadays seem to be a bit naked phobic...so most seem to get changed under towels or shower in undies...or whatever.

[jono]

Only in Les Mills Auckland would they have to put up signs in the men's changing rooms:

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

lol! i laughed when i saw that sign too :grin:

some sickos

[mike combs]

A few years ago there was a rat swimming in the womans toilet at the fitness company in NP.

He was probably wondering why his spa pool was cold.

Probably just as well the place has closed down!

it still was the best gym in new plymouth, better than the crap gym it was replaced with, a place called city fitness, their toilets have sh*t stains, no one cleans them

[bambam]

While cleaning the FEMALES toilets a few years ago at the gym i woke part time in i found one of the ladies had left a log on the toilet seat ! wtf i dont even know how this would happen unless it were done on purpose?

[severe]

Though I have considered saving my own water by showering at the gym, stories like these totaly reinforce my belief that home is the best place.

And as for walking on 'stuff', like please say you wear jandals while you wash... :shock:

feet 0

poo 3

we have a winner.

and that pad is toxic! when was their last health dept check? gross

I use gloves, and they are slowly turning black. Now, it may be from the bars, but when I spray meths on them, the wipe off is gross. That's all those sweaty hands before me. and you have got to be suspect of guys who go to the toilet with their gloves on...

unrelated, but still socially offensive: I came across a turd in the urinal at a factory I worked in, many years ago... who the F!!k takes a shit in the urinal? which begs the question... where was the paper?

[AlBundy]

We have immune systems designed to handle that sort of stuff. Infact I'd argue being exposed to that stuff improves your bodies ability to combat common bacteria and viruses. Obviously if you aren't healthy then it's not a good idea but a healthy human immune system is pretty hard for infectious organisms to get through.

Can't develop immunity if you are kept in a bubble your whole life.

[severe]

Though what you say is true, other people's tampons and shit are infected at a level that is just not normal exposure (aside from actually getting them out, but we dispose of and wash our hands immediately, don't we?). Leaving them there to contaminate the environment over a prolonged time is just sub-human. I have yet to see the World Health Organisation recommend the exposure to shit and disgarded tampons as a way to fortify the body.

Lifting weights that may have someones ass on them, does not stimulate good thoughts. So even if immunity is given a workout, morally it is wrong, surely?

People just need to remember that they are not at home, and should show some respect for other users. Instead, they prefer to share the contents of their bodies with the masses.

Once again, jandals may be in order, and they also prevent atletes foot.

[AlBundy]

In no way was I suggesting to pick up turds or tampons without gloves or tongs, that would be sick. Technically you could do that without getting sick, provided the skin on your hands isn't broken, but that's gross as hell.

I fully agree. We aren't in the middle ages anymore, general hygiene is important and required socially for a person to be considered acceptable.

[agent86]

Not so much seen as smelt. There are occasions at Bodyworks when I can smell BO on a guy from 5 metres away and it nearly makes me vomit. One guy was so bad that even when he left an area the smell lingered for ages. He had the machines to himself as everyone cleared the area around him.

They must wear the same clothes for days or just not shower as the smell is so bad that I dry retch.

At Les mills I went up to a repeat offender and told him to have a shower. He never came back.

We gave another guy some deodorant to which he replied "what is this for?"

As for mens showers, I hate using them as there is always someone loudly clearing their nose. And they keep going and going until the last bit of snott is cleared. Discusting.

[laurasaur]

oh this thread just got seriously nasty. far out...

[Chillicat]

Not so much seen as smelt. There are occasions at Bodyworks when I can smell BO on a guy from 5 metres away and it nearly makes me vomit. One guy was so bad that even when he left an area the smell lingered for ages. He had the machines to himself as everyone cleared the area around him.

I'm always amazed by people like that. Absolutely no consideration for other people, or else a severe lack of a sense of smell. They seem to think that because they're going to sweat, that it's ok to wear something dirty and smelly. The reality is that if you're relatively clean to start with and have a clean t-shirt on, even an hour or two of solid sweating isn't going to be all that offensive. Well, unless you just naturally stink

[poos_n_wees]

We gave another guy some deodorant to which he replied "what is this for?"

:doh:

[severe]

They must wear the same clothes for days or just not shower as the smell is so bad that I dry retch.

That is really disturbing, for sure. Doing the odd night bouncing in auckland, I smelt those people as well, but they were the crack heads... well dressed, but stinky at 10pm. the same clothes for a week, gave away their game.

The guys in the gym must have a favourite tshirt, that wont wash and dry in time for the next session.

[teamfatboy]

Yep, I've seen one lady, she really goes for it on the treadmill, is there after the rush-hour several days a week. She always has the same things on, but she must wash them every time, because no-one's said a word. There's lazy, then there's skint-but-proud.

And then there's the guys, unjustifiably proud of themselves in their tinky-winky glory, sitting bare-ass nekkid on the bench! Ick.

[GreekAdonis]

I get sick of the guys who walk around the locker room just holding their towel by their side instead of actually wrapping it around their waists to cover themselves up. :evil:

I've seen a guy shaving his back hair in front of the mirror leaving all that fur on the floor. :naughty:

[Pumpupthejam]

LOL I hope I never catch a dude wanking off in the changing rooms, now that would be some funny shit if he was caught by a member of staff hahahahaha.

[Bazza]

I get sick of the guys who walk around the locker room just holding their towel by their side instead of actually wrapping it around their waists to cover themselves up. :evil:

I've seen a guy shaving his back hair in front of the mirror leaving all that fur on the floor. :naughty:

Now that just about made me loose my breakfast....the shaving one I mean..perhaps its a recessive gene or something.

[laurasaur]

Yep, I've seen one lady, she really goes for it on the treadmill, is there after the rush-hour several days a week. She always has the same things on, but she must wash them every time, because no-one's said a word. There's lazy, then there's skint-but-proud.

And then there's the guys, unjustifiably proud of themselves in their tinky-winky glory, sitting bare-ass nekkid on the bench! Ick.

I pretty much always wear the same clothes to the gym. With 2 x gym goers at least once a day plus work clothes plus sheets/towels etc theres enough to do a wash most days... lame! hehe

[Chillicat]

I've got such a mountain of old t-shirts that I never wear anywhere other than the gym anymore that I virtually never wear the same one twice in a week, even if I've done mid-week washing. I've got a drawer full of them at work, so they're kind of on a rotation

[nzbodybuilder]

I'm just thinking about the people who have to clean up the poo/snot/tampons etc, and how they must feel!

A mate of mine used to work at World Gym in New Plymouth a few years ago. It was during the quiet period during a week day.There was just one guy training, doing squats. Now, some guys swear by training till you puke. This guy did just that, all the way from the squat rack to the changing rooms.

My mate was curious as to why this guy left the gym in quite a hurry, and so soon after having only just started his workout

He went out into the gym saw the mess. It was literally a line of puke from the squat rack (weight not unloaded - now that's a whole other gym no-no ) to the bathroom, and in the sink. This guy didn't even bother to get to the toilet bowl!

I believe this gym member was never seen there again

Having worked in a restaurant before, I have had my fair share of puke cleanups, so I can sympathise!