Ever Get those WEIRD STARES???

[PowerPrincess]

Does anyone else get those weird stares in the gym?

When I get them I'm thinking, ok what am i doing wrong??? Is there something in my teeth??? My pants too tight??? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT??

And then, ok I think if its a trainer staring then i've got to be doing something wrong, but then why don't they correct me and try to score some business???? What really buggs me out even more is this female trainer, great build, but she stares me down hardcore and it freaks me!!!!!!!

I have no problem with someone correcting me and helping the situation but to just stare...it's irryyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Gladiola]

Well, I train in a tennis club/retirement home/spa "gym" so I EXPECT strange stares! You don't usually see people squatting, & when you do it's either on the Smith machine, or going maybe 1/3 of the way down (that cracks me up). You never see anyone deadlifting, let alone SLDL (I bet they think I'm just trying to show off my ass to the guys on the incline bench press, behind the squat rack) & CLEANS !!!

I don't mind the stares so long as they don't get in my way. They normally don't.

I hear some interesting comments though. My training partner told me he heard an older gentleman say to his wife, "That girl could beat you up." While watching me to cable crunches. Not that I would want to... well, unless she was using the squat rack when I wanted it! (j/k)

One trainer was working with a slightly overweight young (late 20's) female client. I know the trainer, have subbed his cardio kickboxing class for him a few times. I think I heard them talking about me. I heard, "She lifts.. something something.." & they were both looking at me. He asked me to come over & demonstrate a squat for her (NOT on the Smith machine ) & while chatting, she actually said, "You have a great body." Not something a woman usually says to another woman. (Of course I was flattered!) My boyfriend said she was probably trying to hit on me!

 

[magdelana]

Gladiola just the idea of YOU training in a retirement home/spa makes me laugh my ass off (and this would need a lot of laughing!) How did you arrive at this place?? Be gentle with those people girl!

I agree the stares can be bothering to my workout. If you have a nice body then it is probably just some envy making the stares. Also unfortunatley women can often be rather unkind of each other in so many ways.

 

[esteveze]

she actually said, "You have a great body." Not something a woman usually says to another woman. My boyfriend said she was probably trying to hit on me!

No way....if i see a woman at the gym and look good I will tell her Nice abs..or whichever part of her body stands-out. And by no means I am hitting or her. .......or am I???

 

[PowerPrincess]

I agree definitely that women can be sooo unkind.

In regards to my body - it's ok - i'm alittle thick and curvy but not really mushy, i just need to get it more cut.
My face is much nicer then my body ....which is good because that way i know i can improve my body and know that i won't need plastic surgery to correct my face. But then again, i'm going to do PS it on my miniscule boobies...so i guess either way, the PS is my friend

 

[Sassy69]

You can always reverse it and shoot a quick stare back and maybe drop your eyes at the last minute to the offending person's crotch area or something and then let a little smile or snicker sneak out before you turn your attention back to what you were doing. Then check back to see if the person is checking for a wet spot or something on theit shorts. LMFAO!

Its all about trying to mess w/ the other peron's confidence in having command of the situation!

 

[naturally anabolic]

is this whatcha mean by weird stare?

 

[wyst]

That lady looks AWFULLY familiar!

Wyst

 

[PowerPrincess]

Its all about trying to mess w/ the other peron's confidence in having command of the situation!

I'd definitely have to agree, whats weird though is that een when i stare back intensly in their eyes, they don't flinch until they realize i'm not going to move my eyes off theirs, then they look away...

 

[c3bodybuilding]

I would just go up to the person, and ask them what's going on. I think it's rude when people just stare. I had a situation like this at Target a couple of weeks ago. I was there with my fiancee', and the minute I walk in, their wannabe 'security' guy (about 17-19 years old. trying to be the 'tough guy') was staring me down. I look right back at him, and figure that would be the end of it. Well, now I am at the clothing isle looking at running pants, and he is there (he was at the front of the store before). So, this goes on during our whole visit to the store. Once we get to the counter to pay, he is back again, at the front, staring. So, I go right up to him, and ask, "Excuse me, do you think you know me from somewhere?" It totally threw him off, and he was at a loss of words, but he mumbled out "yes, from :insert the name of my gym:, I see you there all the time."

For a min I felt a little bad about the attitude I threw at him, but then I remembered, this guy was following me around just staring non stop, all because he sees me in the gym? Where I am from, if you think you know some one, you go up and say "Hey, don't I know you from.....?", not just follow and stare rudely. I remembered the guy after that, because he is always staring at the gym too. Now, I just make jokes of it, when it happens at the gym, or in other places. I use one of my many 'voices' (I have fun imitating people lol), right now I like to use Mr. Pratt from the movie Creepshow, and I go "why don't you take a pic, it will last longer you son of a bitch!", but in a very comical, joke way. It usually make the people embarressed, or laugh.

So, all in all, I would just approach the person, and make it comical. "Wow! What's going on? Are my pants riding up my ass crack again?! You are staring so much, that I thought your eyeballs were about to jump out of their socket! I'll go adjust my pants now, thanks for looking out for me, literally!"