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Do you pick up girls at the gym?

Posted on 8/20/18 at 10:17 pm
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
10226 posts
Posted on 8/20/18 at 10:17 pm
Think most of us have been in the gym at some point and noticed when some fine little number walks by into your field of vision. There may be some eye contact, and a little smile here and there, but neither of you has shown much more interest, so you're probably waiting for them to make a move. How many of y'all have ever acted in such circumstances? Obviously, there's gonna be stories of success and failure, but I'd imagine if you read enough of her signals right, then you have a decent shot.

Personally, I've never done this with a random stranger, and only a few times with girls I've met before outside of the gym. Guess when it comes down to it I'm too chicken shite, and my gut tells me they probably don't want some guy actively going out of his way during a workout to hit on them. Not to say it's taboo or anything like that, but maybe a little outside of normal gym etiquette.

Just curious what the board thinks about it, and if there's any general advice that might help.
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
3965 posts
Posted on 8/20/18 at 10:49 pm to
Ask her if she wants to do squats on your face.
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
24835 posts
Posted on 8/20/18 at 11:15 pm to
Even when I wasn’t married, I went/go to the gym for me. It’s my time. I put on headphones and ignore everyone else unless they are using a station I want to use.
Posted by philly444
stuck in contraflow
Member since Nov 2008
11356 posts
Posted on 8/20/18 at 11:25 pm to
This is more of an OT topic but I don't see why this couldn't work at the gym:

Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29296 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 2:18 am to
I sweat way too much... which is ok.. few people in the gym will outwork me ... and my preworkout makes me feel like I could kill someone so I’m not in a talkative mood anyway

Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162225 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:33 am to
I just go to the gym to work out and I assume most women there don't want to be bothered

Had considered breaking the rule a few months ago and the next time I saw the girl in the gym she had a Roll Tide shirt on and it ruined it for me

Silly I know
Posted by Lazy But Talented
Member since Aug 2011
14447 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:52 am to
quote:

girls at the gym?



Girl I just started seeing suggested we train together tonight. Should be interesting.
This post was edited on 8/21/18 at 6:53 am
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11660 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:52 am to
Picking up girls in the gym is tricky. My best advice is to always be extremely happy, friendly, fun, and outgoing to everybody in the gym. If you're interacting with with everybody all the time, it won't be weird or awkward to strike up a conversation with a hot girl. And she'll be more likely to respond to your "good vibes" (I just puked typing that cliché). And it's a little creepy to suddenly become friendly with one person in the gym after being serious and intense the rest of the time (at least it might appear that way).

Otherwise, if you want to be the super-serious intense don't-frick-with-me bodybuilder type in the gym, then you better be so fricking hot and alpha that women can't resist you and will be receptive to any move you make. If this were the case then you wouldn't need anyone's help.

Good luck, sir.
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
18963 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:58 am to
The win to loss ratio is big if they aren't into you because you have to see them over and over again.

Normally the girls in the free weights are the ones that don't want to be messed with, the cardio bunnies on the other hands are ONLY there to be hit on.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162225 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:03 am to
quote:

Normally the girls in the free weights are the ones that don't want to be messed with, the cardio bunnies on the other hands are ONLY there to be hit on.


And usually the ones doing free weights are the ones that you would prefer to hit on

Lose lose proposition
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:20 am to
I just put a lot of weight on the bar at the bench press and sit on the end of the bench playing on my phone. Stand up and stretch a bit every once in a while. Get hyped up like I'm about to actually do something, but never actually do anything. Then when the hot girl walks by, I just kind of nod and say, "sup gurl".
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162225 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:25 am to
Sounds like the guy that was tying up the squat rack yesterday
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
18963 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:42 am to
quote:

Sounds like the guy that was tying up the curl rack yesterday


FIFY
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32711 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:05 am to
Girls at the gym that wear headphones are there to get a workout.

Girls at the gym without headphones are looking for well chiseled D.
Posted by georgia
445
Member since Jan 2007
9109 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:37 am to
Please don't do this.
It's hard enough to be taken seriously as a female.
The fact that cardio-bunny is a term is proof.
If you want to be a friendly person then okay, but don't use
your being there as an opportunity to undermine what she's doing, like her being there is for your space or benefit.
If she's into you, she'll let you know.
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18445 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:49 am to
I have a girlfriend so, I really can’t and don’t want to. Hypothetically, unless she came on to me, I wouldn’t. I’m there to lift. I only have a finite amount of time before I have to leave, and I don’t like wasting it talking to people. I would have to imagine she feels the same way. I really don’t like a lot of social interaction in the gym. A quick “how you doing?” and I’m back to work.
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10415 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:52 am to
I regularly do. I work out in my garage with my wife, and will hook up after.

Now, when I went to a commercial gym with other women, not so much. In a garage gym with my wife, I can blatantly show off my assets (such as they are).
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18445 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:58 am to
I can’t train with my gf. I’m too handsy.
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
10439 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 12:35 pm to
I never tried to pick up girls when I was single at the gym while working out. I was there to lift and I am sure most females aren’t there to be hit on by testosterone fueled gym rats. However, seeing a fellow female from the gym does make for a somewhat easy introduction outside of the gym. The only downside is hitting on a female from the gym is that if she rejects you or things turn to shite, you will have to see her every day.
Posted by Putty
Member since Oct 2003
25486 posts
Posted on 8/21/18 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

Do you pick up girls at the gym?


All the time. I used to curl them. Now I prefer wall slams. They're very breakable though so you need a bunch.
This post was edited on 8/21/18 at 12:41 pm
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