To get irritated by show off women at the gym?

[AnythingGoez]

I do body Attack. Every session there are 4 or 5 women who stand at the front chanting loudly, shouting in time with punches and they wear MMA type mits to do the session in. Why??? It's non contact, why wear mits?! Just for attention? It's putting me off going because I end up just getting annoyed with these women! Just no need for the OTT shit surely?

You know what this reminds me of? Once, I was at a party at a friend's house and I said something to my husband in Korean - he is Korean, I didn't say it to anyone else, I just asked him to get me a glass if he was going to the kitchen. It was loud and if I'd said it to him in English, he probably wouldn't have understood - his English is good, but if there are a lot of conversations and noises going on, it's understandably weaker.

So this sneering twat of a woman next to me goes, 'GOD, showing off a bit aren't we?'

How the fuck it is pretentious to talk to one's husband in his own language? It wasn't like I was having a full-blown conversation with him in front of everyone, and my Korean is shite anyway.

Some people really give others way too much headspace in order to buoy themselves up.

'Oh I'm crap at exercising, but at least I'm not one of THOSE twats at the front.'

'I can't speak another language, but at least I don't pretentiously ask my husband to get me a glass in his language.'

'I'm fat but at least I don't show my legs off like a slut like that woman.'

It's a form of madness. The minute you stop comparing and judging and ranking and compartmentalising everyone is the moment you will start to feel good about yourself.

If you want to go to the gym to get fit - go. Focus on yourself, I guarantee those women at the front don't think twice about you.

ThisIsTheFirstStep, I couldn’t agree more.

If you want to go to the gym to get fit - go. Focus on yourself, I guarantee those women at the front don't think twice about you.

Exactly. It wouldn’t occur to me to have judgemental thoughts about the women who stand in the back. The irony of the perception that the regulars up the front are the superior twats!

I teach body combat - I love the people that make the noise! We would much rather have loud, enthusiastic class members than quiet ones, believe me. We are told to encourage the Kiaaaaaas (& the gloves, though I never wear them as i get too hot)
Just let them get on with it. If you don’t like it, try Balance

I do a body attack type class and I wear weighted gloves. I can never last the whole class though, so they come off halfway through.

I couldn't give a shiny shit what other people think of me and neither should anyone else. I'm there to exercise.

Great post ThisIsTheFirstStep totally agree.

They’d probably irritate me too but then people tend to just bug me generally

I’d get their early next week and stand in their space

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