People stare..and its really annoying

[FitFossil]

Get used to it - it goes with the territory.

A fit person is pretty much a rarity, so lots of people will stare for that reason. Some like what they see, others don't. As long as you're happy within yourself, don't worry.

 

[dzulboy]

i so hate when people stare there is this one guy at my gym everytime i look at him he looks back at me its fucked up then when i go to bi's he goes and does em right iin front of me then i go to do kickbacks and there he is right in my face...oddly enough the fucker follows me everywhere and looks just like me

 

[witkowsd]

I love when people stare at me - means I'm looking good - and I love when they say - looks like you been working out a long time - and ask me for help with their workouts. It bothers me when people don't stare - I feel like I'm not as big as I think I am. If you looked like everyone else, no one would stare.

 

[slinky]

I'm usually too busy either getting ready to lift or spotting my bf to even notice if anyone's staring.

But then, of course guys are gonna stare; just like there are chicks that are starin' at guys.

I sometimes think if they are starin' at me, it's at the weights on the bar that I'm liftin. Yeah, babeee.

 

[spiderwoman]

I get stared at and I have my theories about it...

1 - sometimes I think it is just cuz I am crabby in the morning with no food in my belly and probably look that way no matter how hard I try to look happy

2 - I don't have time to talk. So, I keep to myself 99% of the time and just work hard [me and the others who can't speak english I guess]

3 - I have a horrible haircut and disgusting grey hair but I think that if I go blond then I cannot swim every day

4 - I look like a total dork doing weights and people just cannot believe how dumb I am

disclaimer: this was written very late and I am tired please take it with a grain of salt

 

[Puddles]

If I notice someone staring at me and our eyes meet I just give a little smile and continue on with what I'm doing. Same thing if I get caught looking at someone...I just smile. There's one group of huge guys who train seriously and I'd get caught watching them from time to time (my stares were mostly trying to learn from them). After a few months they realized I'm not a flirt or a stuck-up bitch and they've helped me train and given me encouragement. If I don't see them for a while they'll ask where I've been. Sometimes inbetween sets we'll chat a bit. It's nice to get to know the regulars since we see eachother a few times every week. I figure it's better to smile back at someone than to just ignore them.