Gothamist: Spin Class Trial Highlights Obnoxious Gym Behavior

wiseguynyc

Fri, 30 May 2008 22:38:31 -0500

It would nice if gyms put up signs requesting people to keep their grunting down. It might at least make them aware of it. In terms of rudeness, to me it's right up there with loud mobile phone conversations and not wiping down your machine after use.

jaycjay

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:25:32 -0500

From the Times article: "Some spinners talked about how instructors were expected to pump up the enthusiasm by, say, telling a class to fantasize that they are two miles from the finish line in the Tour de France." As a retired bicycle racer, I'll say that if that were the case, you wouldn't be screaming and yelling to motivate yourself. Most likely you couldn't if you wanted to, because you'd actually be working hard, barely able to bring enough oxygen into your lungs as it is. If you can do that in a spin class, well... you should be doing more "spinning." Exercise your vocal chords in a different workout.

amsci

Fri, 30 May 2008 15:54:56 -0500

[7] "Not now Chief, I'm in the fuckin' ZONE."

suepart

Fri, 30 May 2008 15:19:01 -0500

usually the ones doing the noise making at the gym are either fat guys, lame broker looking losers in bad shape, or old sex and the city looking bags talking on the phone while "exercising"

lanciano

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:27:23 -0500

spinning class men are ridiculous. in the times piece this guy eric haims says "The only time people get upset is if you take their bike." YOUR bike, mr haims? booo freakin hoo. What a bunch of prima-donalds. man, im in a crabby mood for a friday.

angry_mariner

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:25:44 -0500

"Yeah, I grunt when i get me swell on at the gym, because everyone should know how jacked and tan I am." Jaegerbomb

gfrance

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:13:33 -0500

Fat guys grunting in East Side gyms = bad Maria Sharapova grunting as she swings another killer backhand = awesome PERFECT!

fortyver

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:09:45 -0500

Stockbroker might speak to the intelligence of the defendant.

JenChungsBra

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:00:44 -0500

Fat guys grunting in East Side gyms = bad Maria Sharapova grunting as she swings another killer backhand = awesome

smokedgouda

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:52:18 -0500

I would pay to see a video of Stuart Sugarman being thrown into a wall during a spinning class. You can't make that stuff up. My gym has pretty level headed people - some grunts and heavy breaths are natural. But every once in a while there are some knuckleheads who need to make a scene of themselves, too bad I can't hear them through the music from my ipod.

Rocknrope

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:40:18 -0500

If people like this belonged to a real gym and not some nancy class full of passive-aggressives, they'd get straightened out right quick.

Peter

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:39:30 -0500

Some people do take things to an extreme, but a grunt or two when you're trying to get one last heavy rep is perfectly understandable.