Tip: Don't Be a Gym Creeper Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Alpha LifeOpinion Tip Don t Be a Gym Creeper Are you the resident d-bag in your gym Find out here by John Romano April 27, 2017March 31, 2022 Tags Opinion, Strong Words, Tips Sure, the gym is an easy way to find common ground with a potential mate, but that's not the intended purpose. Most people go to the gym to train, or at least they should. And even if someone is nice to you, it doesn't mean that they're comfortable with your advances. It just means they're afraid of hurting your feelings because you reek of desperation and it's sad. Back Off Buddy If a woman has her earbuds in, a hat pulled down close to her eyes, and doesn't make eye contact with anyone (my wife calls it "bitch face"), she's probably not going to appreciate you going up and interrupting her in the middle of her timed set so you can suavely ask her if she's getting ready for a show, or something equally transparent. Clearly, she's not interested in talking. If you cross that line be prepared to be labeled an asshole. And if she's married or is otherwise attached, you're causing yourself a problem you might not be able to get out of. Leave the Front Desk Girl Alone Don't relentlessly hit on the front desk girl. She's trapped there and she's paid to be friendly and nice to you. Don't take advantage of that and make her uncomfortable. It's a lame move and displays weak game on your part. It Goes for Women Too Ladies, if a guy is trying to focus on his workout consider leaving him alone. If he's not a douche, he'll respect you more when you focus on your workout too. Don't go to the gym to try and find a man, go there to better yourself. Flirtatiousness doesn't make you seem hot, it just makes you seem easy. Now, some men and woman do go the gym just to look for hook-ups. They're pretty easy to spot. So you people just find each other, make some bad choices together, and leave everyone else alone. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Alpha Life How to Become a Personal Trainer It’s a tough job, at least if you do it right. There are three ways to do it. Here are the pros and cons of each. Opinion, Strong Words Tim Henriques June 14 Alpha Life Lessons from Football Grinders win, greatness is planned, and your attitude determines everything. Works in the NFL and it'll work for you. Motivation, Opinion, Powerful Words, Strong Words Ryan Burgess January 28 Alpha Life The Steroid Interviews - Professional Baseball As part of an agreement with Testosterone Magazine, excerpts from my new book will be published in the coming months. These excerpts detail the use of performance enhancing drugs by elite athletes as well as those in non-athletic populations. The book looks at these drugs individually in a scientific manner, something not done to date by popular books on the subject or those less read books published for members of the scientific community. Living Better, Pharma, TRT Chris Street February 6 Pharma Tip Common Drugs That Secretly Cause Depression Over 200 legal drugs can trigger depressive symptoms. You're probably using a couple of them. Here's the list. Living Better, Pharma, Tips, TRT Chris Shugart December 22