>

Yea we need it for “progress pictures”😂😂 we’ll go with that
What drives me crazy are people who sit on a machine for 20 minutes on their phones. I get you need a minute or two between sets but some people are ridiculous. 5 minutes of lifting and 20 minutes of checking email. It’s one thing if the place isn’t crowded but have some awareness. >

What if I got an important work email during my squats ? >

You gotta do it mid squat then >

I can’t squat during business >

Have you ever tried? >

We need to have a national conversation about cameras and recording in general. Great it’s not illegal to film people in public places (I’m not arguing that it should be), it’s also not illegal to fart in a crowded elevator but we all recognize it’s rude. >

Gyms are technically private. All filming in gyms without prior consent should be banned imo. And not just because I look like a massive tomato after working out and would be eternally mortified to seem myself in the background of one of these thirst traps >

Another tomato face! I totally get the tomato faced look after any exercise! >

Tomato’s unite! Haha! Yeah it’s pretty bad. I’m also ridiculously pale white too so it doesn’t take much to go full tomato. >

Haha! I’m freckled so I’m a spotted one! >

I'm monkey brown n look like a spoiled tomato. Add wicked O brace-face too >

Especially in the locker room. I was getting dressed and girls were taking pictures in the mirror. I have no idea if I was in the photos or not. >

I saw one time on r/iamthemaincharacter about some guy doing just that, showing his muscles in a locker room with other men changing. Horrible behavior
Edit: it is this one >

The fact that he even posted it…. 🤦🏻‍♀️
And it was so awkward for me because I was getting changed. I couldn’t go over and tell them to stop, and I certainly didn’t want to cause a scene. >

The audacity, its fine to flex your “progress” but almost anywhere else is fine. I hope its not the op who posted it. >

Maybe we just normalize photobombing >

Every time I see a picture being taken in public I will do everything in my power to be in it in the worst way >

My gym literally has a posing/picture area lmfao >

I think this is actually a good idea, nice lighting and mirrors people will just go over naturally lol. But I am very sick of seeing people filming or taking photos in the locker rooms. Slightly less so at those posing on their equipment but still annoyed they're on a machine/bench they're not using. >

Ill smack a phone out someones hand? 
Filming in a gym locker room where we change??? I have taken my bra off if it gets too sweaty so yeah no. No one is filming my titties without paying first
People dont do this at the gyms ive been to.. ive never seen this :O >


No one is filming my titties without paying first

r/brandnewsentence >

The only payment i take is soul juice >

r/brandnewsentence again >

I'm for this, I'm sick of the broccoli head fucks hogging gym equipment >

I've always felt on the fence about it. The influencers are annoying but some people just want to video their form or take progress pics. Its getting to the point where influencers are getting so annoying that I agree with you. >

Progress pics can be taken at home or in the car. We are unfortunately at the point of society where there is no excuse. >

Can't evaluate my form at home. >

It’s a pretty sad story of our society that to check form the solution is to record yourself at a gym. If only there was an environment where people congregated to do a shared activity like lifting, or a business that specialized in training or equipment. >

lmao its not sad at all?
What are you on about? I would never ask some rando about form for two very obvious reasons which you would know if you actually gymmed:

Generally people dont want to be bothered by you asking them to check their form when they are training and in their own world. Some people are ok with it some are not. Its simply annoying but this isnt the end of the world. Next reason is more important.
You have no idea if the other person knows fuck all about said form or even if they do you dont know if they care enough to actually help you or simply tell you you're ok so they can politely end the interaction and move on to their own business. Many people get big at the gym by either steroids or hirring a trainer or they might have been good at it at some point but have lost touch a long time and are simply doing maintenance nowadays. >

I was checking my form out thirty years ago. Here’s how:
1) pictures or video telling you how your form should be
2) go to gym and do the movement. Look in the mirror.
3) do they match?
This isn’t surgery. >

Yeah, but you're gonna need surgery if you make a habit of turning your head 45 degrees to stare in the mirror while squatting 2x+ your body weight. >

Tbf if you are unsure about your form or not experienced you shouldn't be squatting 2x+ your body weight. >

Counter argument. The way you get to a point where you can do 2X lifts is by monitoring your form to avoid injury and look for ways to improve. >

Yeah of course. But you don't have to do it by making everyone around uncomfortable. You can watch videos on proper form and ask trainers or your friend or even some random dude at the gym to check if your form is good etc. Just because filming yourself is easier doesn't mean you should do it. >

yes ban all influencers everywhere expecially on social media >

Depends on the situation in my eyes. Taking a selfie with none in the background is fine. Taking a instructional video on proper form is fine. Setting a video up to make a viral video or recording others at the gym should be completely unacceptable >

My question is that why do you jump to someone wanting to make a viral video as being completely unacceptable? I mean, most of the viral videos ARE just them showing them doing the workout reps which end up being similar to the “instructional video” example.
I’ve just had to accept that everyone who pays for the membership at a gym has the same right to the equipment. They may not use it the way I like, but they did also pay for access to it the same as I did. It’s a tough one for me. >

No, they’re just as often thirst traps to gain attention online >

And that's your business why? >

Because they spent 5 minutes working out and 10 minutes not working out. At the gym. On a machine or in a space meant for working out.
If you're at the gym you should have the common decency to not waste the time of others. These people do not care about the time of others.
Everyone is held up by their camera adjustments, photo taking, talking if it's live/video, and posing. >

I don't care that other people are taking selfies, but I don't really want to be part of your livestream to a bunch of simps jerking off. >

I see it on Reddit all the time. When did this become a thing? I guess I haven’t had a gym membership in 6-7 years but never once saw it irl. >

where do you live? i think it's more often in the big city. >

Sounds legit. My last big city gym was Charlotte, NC which is really more suburban sprawl and my last gym was in small town Texas so that might explain it. Now I just use the gym at my condo so I probably don't have perspective. >

Unfortunately it's not always contained to gym equipment areas. I've seen guys not care and take pics or even take videos of themselves flexing in gym changing rooms. Like... there are other people around... many of whom are in the process of getting dressed or undressed. It's inappropriate and creepy. >

1000% agree. So vain and annoying >

Reddit would legislate based on how annoyed y'all are >

I respect people's right to choose if they want to film and shoot photos, but if you spaz at people for accidentally walking into your frame, or being too close to your photo session etc you're an idiot.
Some of us are there to solely tap in, do the work and function in that space without tripods and gimbles and phones left right and center presenting potential obstacles.
Most people are reasonable and I've yet to come across anyone personally in a gym that's spazzed at me, but it does happen and people are way too addicted to their devices to be trusted with better social etiquette. >

Yes and no. It's important to correct your form. Not everyone wants to pay for a trainer. So taking pictures or videos for that should be alright. 
But for some influencer or thirst trap shit naw. >

Excuse me, I don't know anything about gyms or what you're talking about exactly, but just wondering why does the picture have to be taken at the gym? >

The form of your body when doing exercises is important. Incorrect form can cause an injury or minimize the impact of the workout. Unless someone working out with you or you're in front of a mirror it cab be hard to know if you have the correct form.
Some people take videos so they can review it afterwards. Personally I don't but I know some people who do. >

I mean… this isn’t a valid argument for most gyms, because they have mirrors everywhere. >

I don't think you go to the gym often, do you? >

😂 Yes and no. No I don’t workout at the gym. Yes, I have been to many gyms once or twice, because I am an electrician who does commercial service work, so I have installed lighting, machinery and tanning beds at gyms. 
Sorry, I didn’t realize I had to go to these gyms regularly to notice they have mirrors all over the place. I guess they took them down as soon as I left. 🤣 >

😂 yes because if you had actually gone to the gym to work out then you'd realize the importance of form and how the mirrors are not very useful to check your form 😂 >

Real unpopular opinion: get off social media and no one would be posting >

I haven’t been to a public gym in a few years. It’s fucking shocking to me this is a thing. I loathe our society’s vanity. >

Doubt that imposing primary school rules would be a good financial decision for a gym. 
Also, you fight fire with fire. Whenever I see someone taking more than normal time on a machine I'll go bother them by asking how many they've left, and if they can share it. 99% of times they do share it, or finish their shit faster >

I think a designated area for photos and longer phone use may work better. People posing is annoying, but so are people that hog a machine while just sitting there and scrolling through tik tok for 15 minutes. You want to pose and record video? Here is a mirror that looks out onto a nice backdrop. You want to sit on your phone? Here is a cushy chair just for that. >

This isn’t an unpopular opinion. It can’t be, if I’m not even going to the gym and still see/hear this vocalized at least once a month. >

My gym has selfie tripods for the patrons.  They have plenty of space for the selfies though so it actually works better.  There are a lot more really buff people than my last few gyms and they basically de-robe and take the pics.  They don't get in my way though so I'm fine with it.