“Grunt”! “Slam”! “Boom”! “Ugh”! There are so man onomatopoeia’s out there that those meatheads at the gym use. It may be their only goal to make everyone else at the gym aware that they are there. A healthy lifestyle is not their goal or the real reason they continue to interrupt the Workout of all the other patrons. Grunting and yelling and cheering each other on as they lovingly gaze at themselves in the mirror makes their day at the gym a success.

The gym is a place where all body types should feel comfortable to work out at their own pace to get the personal results they want. If you are slightly over weight, obese, or just trying to make your lifestyle healthier you should be able to do that without feeling the constant competition from the free weight area.

These meatheads, or as I like to call them: Lunks (lifting junkies), feel like the workout world begins and ends with them. They are usually dressed in either extremely tight workout wear or barely anything at all, just to make sure the rest of the gym gets to admire those huge muscles along with the way they do. From my experience, I have yet to see any of these Lunks incorporate any cardio activity in to their workout routine at the gym I frequent. Enormous Muscle gain, which results in no necks and an awkward walk, is basically the only activity they are interested in. And, as I am sure you have noticed, these guys are the loudest ones in the gym. With how loud my music typically blast in my headphones I should not be able to hear anything, so if I can hear your grunts over my awesome jams, then you are entirely too loud.

The most bizarre thing about the whole Lunk epidemic is that they believe every woman finds them and their muscle irresistible. I’m sure there are some women that do find this type of man attractive, but they tend to be just as big of a narcissist as those loud grunting men. But not every single woman that walks through the gym doors just swoons as soon as they see those muscles. In most cases, women tend to be crept out by the Lunks. The majority of the women who are at the gym just want to be left alone so they can get their workout in and then carry on with their day without having to deal with you and all your creepiness Mr. Lunk.

Overall, the gym is not a competition! If you prefer to workout just to increase your muscle mass that is completely your decision. But everyone is different, and not everyone is comfortable with others broadcasting their workout all over the gym. Many people feel uncomfortable just being in the building, and their self-esteem and body issues take it to an entire different level.

So, as a common courtesy to the rest of the population, just tone it down. No one is really concerned if you keep lifting your weights, and drinking pounds of protein shakes at a time. But the grunting, and yelling, and physical and verbal advertisement of your workout is not needed. Everyone can already see your enormity, so we get your message!

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