exercising and studying

psu11 · 11-06-2007, 09:57 AM

hey guys, i was just wondering...is a girl more approachable if she is studying or wearing an ipod on an elliptical. and what do you think of girls who study at the gym?

ryan250 · 11-06-2007, 10:02 AM

You must be a great multitasker!!

From my experience at the gym, most girls can't stand being approached. This is because they want to be left alone and want to go somewhere to clear there minds and NOT be hit on for once. This is why you are seeing a rise in WOMEN only health clubs.

So my answer is no, I would never approach you if you were wearing headphones, working out, and studying. That gives off strong signals that you're very busy and are there NOT to socialize.

amtjrtcet · 11-06-2007, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by psu11

hey guys, i was just wondering...is a girl more approachable if she is studying or wearing an ipod on an elliptical. and what do you think of girls who study at the gym?

Wearing an ipod, I'd think. I wear mine all the time and it doesn't stop people from approaching me. When I'm studying though, most people leave me alone.

Mousty · 11-06-2007, 10:22 AM

God, I wouldn't want to be approached while studying... I'd rather get approached at the gym... not that I go there anyways lol!

ghost69 · 11-06-2007, 10:33 AM

i approach women wherever. if i find one attractive, i have to say hi at least.

niczeegs · 11-06-2007, 11:27 AM

Yeah, even though you may be listening to music while working out, that won't stop the hotties from talking to you.

servedcold · 11-06-2007, 12:07 PM

At my gym, the best place to be approached for a woman is before and after exercise classes, provided the guy(s) you want to approach you are in those classes.

Next best place is in the "ab" room, where there's generally not loud music playing. No one really enjoys their ab routine, so distractions are more welcome. Most of the chatting in my gym is in there, and if a woman comes in there and doesn't look really intense into her workout, she is more approachable. I've met several women in the ab room, 50/50 they start the conversation. In fact, if you are looking to meet guys at the gym, as a woman you can approach anyone you want with aplomb. Guys have to be more careful, so the answer may be for you to do the approaching there.

Next best place is on the machine floor, not the free weights, but with the folks doing circuits. Won't even talk to a woman in the freeweights as there are way too many pseudo alpha blockers and meatheads there.

Next best place is a treadmill, where it is natural to talk and walk.

The ellipticals are the worst, IMO, as the last thing a guy wants is to interrupt someone's workout, and it's very hard to talk and do the elliptical, at least for me.

As far as studying goes, if it was possible to tell the textbook title or subject matter, and I was familiar with it, maybe, otherwise no, and I assume that a woman with an ipod on doesn't want to be bothered, just like on the subway.

Every guy and gym is different though.

15 Storeys High · 11-06-2007, 12:12 PM

If a girl is wearing headphones I wouldn't approach her, nor would I if she was reading. In fact, I doubt I'd approach any girl in the gym. Not my thing. I go for a workout not to pick up girls so I would assume that girls go there for a workout only too.

ghost69 · 11-06-2007, 12:12 PM

i would say the best and maybe the only place to approach a girl at the gym is outside. second would be on the cardio type machines.

i really don't like bugging people working out and lifting weights. i know i hate it.

and the above, your gym might be different than most others. there is music throughout my gym. i've yet to see a gym that has an 'ab room'.

May_It_Be · 11-06-2007, 01:52 PM

I still have to say that I don't like to be hit on at the gym, because I always feel so disgusting, and have NO CLUE why some guy would find me attractive after a work out.

11-06-2007, 09:57 AM	#1
psu11 Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manhattan Gender: Female Posts: 212	exercising and studying hey guys, i was just wondering...is a girl more approachable if she is studying or wearing an ipod on an elliptical. and what do you think of girls who study at the gym?

11-06-2007, 10:02 AM	#2
ryan250 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Gender: Male Posts: 447	You must be a great multitasker!! From my experience at the gym, most girls can't stand being approached. This is because they want to be left alone and want to go somewhere to clear there minds and NOT be hit on for once. This is why you are seeing a rise in WOMEN only health clubs. So my answer is no, I would never approach you if you were wearing headphones, working out, and studying. That gives off strong signals that you're very busy and are there NOT to socialize. __________________ Her loss... Last edited by ryan250; 11-06-2007 at 10:08 AM.

11-06-2007, 10:33 AM	#5
ghost69 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Gender: Male Posts: 33,444	i approach women wherever. if i find one attractive, i have to say hi at least. __________________ Not only am I friendly, but I'm invisible too. Too perfect of a relationship is too weird-g69 If you say you are normal, I'd think you are weird-g69 The world can only get better, it depends on how you look at it-g69 'As wicked as you are, you're beautiful to me'-5fingerdeathpunch you cannot control the world, you can only live in it the best you can for you-g69 NooOoOoooOOoOoOoooooo

11-06-2007, 12:12 PM	#9
ghost69 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Gender: Male Posts: 33,444	i would say the best and maybe the only place to approach a girl at the gym is outside. second would be on the cardio type machines. i really don't like bugging people working out and lifting weights. i know i hate it. and the above, your gym might be different than most others. there is music throughout my gym. i've yet to see a gym that has an 'ab room'. __________________ Not only am I friendly, but I'm invisible too. Too perfect of a relationship is too weird-g69 If you say you are normal, I'd think you are weird-g69 The world can only get better, it depends on how you look at it-g69 'As wicked as you are, you're beautiful to me'-5fingerdeathpunch you cannot control the world, you can only live in it the best you can for you-g69 NooOoOoooOOoOoOoooooo

11-06-2007, 01:52 PM	#10
May_It_Be Offline Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 932	I still have to say that I don't like to be hit on at the gym, because I always feel so disgusting, and have NO CLUE why some guy would find me attractive after a work out. __________________ Is love by its very nature fleeting? I think it was Aristotle who said, "Come children, let me tell you a tale about ships and whales," which has nothing to do with love, but he meant it when he said it. -- Ron Burgandy; The Anchorman

11-06-2007, 10:22 AM	#4
Mousty Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Quebec Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 2,689	God, I wouldn't want to be approached while studying... I'd rather get approached at the gym... not that I go there anyways lol!

11-06-2007, 11:27 AM	#6
niczeegs Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 255	Yeah, even though you may be listening to music while working out, that won't stop the hotties from talking to you.

11-06-2007, 12:07 PM	#7
servedcold Offline Platinum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,479	At my gym, the best place to be approached for a woman is before and after exercise classes, provided the guy(s) you want to approach you are in those classes. Next best place is in the "ab" room, where there's generally not loud music playing. No one really enjoys their ab routine, so distractions are more welcome. Most of the chatting in my gym is in there, and if a woman comes in there and doesn't look really intense into her workout, she is more approachable. I've met several women in the ab room, 50/50 they start the conversation. In fact, if you are looking to meet guys at the gym, as a woman you can approach anyone you want with aplomb. Guys have to be more careful, so the answer may be for you to do the approaching there. Next best place is on the machine floor, not the free weights, but with the folks doing circuits. Won't even talk to a woman in the freeweights as there are way too many pseudo alpha blockers and meatheads there. Next best place is a treadmill, where it is natural to talk and walk. The ellipticals are the worst, IMO, as the last thing a guy wants is to interrupt someone's workout, and it's very hard to talk and do the elliptical, at least for me. As far as studying goes, if it was possible to tell the textbook title or subject matter, and I was familiar with it, maybe, otherwise no, and I assume that a woman with an ipod on doesn't want to be bothered, just like on the subway. Every guy and gym is different though.

11-06-2007, 12:12 PM	#8
15 Storeys High Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,288	If a girl is wearing headphones I wouldn't approach her, nor would I if she was reading. In fact, I doubt I'd approach any girl in the gym. Not my thing. I go for a workout not to pick up girls so I would assume that girls go there for a workout only too.