Are men-only gyms right for you? What drives your preference for or against gender segregation in fitness centers? Share your thoughts and motivations with us! #MensFitness #GymPreference #GenderSegregation #FitnessMotivationInDepth
Benefits of Men-Only Gyms:
– Focus on male-specific fitness needs and goals.
– Create a more comfortable atmosphere for some men.
– Encourage camaraderie and healthy competition among male members.
Drawbacks of Men-Only Gyms:
– Lack of diversity and potential for narrow-minded perspectives.
– Exclusion of individuals who don’t identify strictly as male.
– Missed opportunity for learning from a wider range of perspectives.
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Depends on how far away it is and if it’s cheaper than my current gym.
honestly I don’t give a fuck. just don’t eyefuck the cardiobunnies and you’re fine.
plus the branding would be ***UNBEARABLE***
Literally don’t care. I don’t talk to people at the gym. Women don’t bother me at the gym. Men don’t bother me either. I talk to no one.
Honestly, anything that makes people more comfortable going to the gym is a good thing. I’m imagining that many women just don’t want to be looked at by strange men when they are at their most vulnerable. Also, there are many religious traditions that don’t allow gender mixing. If a devout Muslim woman, for example, wants to go to a gym, perhaps a woman-only facility would be helpful to have.
I wouldn’t mind at all. At least I know I wouldn’t be getting filmed on social media as a “cReEp”
The only thing that bothers me at the gym are dumbasses filming themselves.
There are many gyms that are de facto men-only even if they allow women too. Not many women are into powerlifting og strongman so many of those gyms end up being all male. Or the weightroom at the wrestling club.
Is a men’s only gym legal?
Honestly, if a men-only gym had the equipment I need without the incessant grunters and mirror selfies, I’d consider it. As long as the atmosphere is focused on the actual workouts and not perpetuating some macho culture, it’s all good. But really, the location, cost, and whether or not they’ve got a decent squat rack are what’s going to seal the deal for me.
A gym without women staring at you in secret would be really nice.
No preference. If it ends up being less crowded from the restriction, then yes.
no, I don’t mind women at the gym.
I would support, at this point in history, any exclusive male environment
Definitely would. I’m for this segregation to give women safety from pervy men and to give men safety from being cancelled by Karens for glancing at their direction for 0.0001 second
Call me a far right lunatic if you want but I think people should have the choice, that there should be female only safe spaces, male only safe spaces and unisex safe spaces.
No not really. The women that make outrage tik toks of being “harassed” by men that aren’t doing anything wrong don’t make up the vast majority of women. Most just want to get their workout in and go home. It’s not an actual problem in real life. On the flip side, there are legitimate reasons for female only spaces in gyms.
Lack of women would be completely irrelevant, people in gym generally melt into the background anyways.
Other variables would be more important, like price, distance, popularity, equipment.
Only if it’s like the ancient Greek gyms
My gym is already 90% male, so no issues.
I wouldnt care if its men only or not. Id want it to be a gym where people take things seriously, dont hog machines or d&&k around, and are gonna support each other.
Slight preference, but it’s more important to me that there are plenty of free weights and that the layout isn’t gawker-friendly
My preference would be a “no phone” gym.
Nah bro, I love seeing strong ass women in the gym.
Honestly…I’m a little tired of the women at my gym:
1) they’re the ones constantly filming themselves “working out”
2) one group has been warned multiple times about their behavior, which includes inappropriate gestures towards men
3) the skimpy outfits are annoying
I am not one to socialize at the gym and most of the men that do go are the same way. The women always attempt to force conversation, whether you’re refilling your water bottle or if you’re mid bench press.
I feel like any potential issues of safety would be solved by banning filming other people.
Yes. In my gym there is a women only section and a shared section. The women only section is usually empty and they tend to come to the mixed section.
This is fine, but when the gym is packed and everybody is fighting for the equipment it gets annoying.
Less people = more convenient.
I wouldn’t like it, see beautifull women while training always motivates me and it is frankly one of the best parts of going to train
Guess I’m going against the grain here but I would definitely go to the both-sex gym. I spent a good chunk of my life working and living in a remote place with men only. Being exposed to the opposite sex is important for socialization.
As a gay man I can see how interesting an only men gym could be. Mostly if it has a sauna.
I’d prefer to go the extra mile and find a totally empty gym
I just want a normal gym with no video taking or streaming, no weird ass people randomly dancing after a set.
I go to a super exclusive gym. I am the only one there. It is called backyard.
There is a worldwide, free, men’s fitness organization: F3
It changed my life. I workout 5-6 days a week now and am getting in better shape all the time. And the friendships that form, although mostly surfacy, easily get deeper.
I’ve a work colleague that goes to a gym and it’s become male only unofficially.
It seems having no cardio machines, mirrors and nothing but weights then women won’t join. It’s just rust, steel and death metal in an old warehouse.
Sounds like heaven to be honest, shame it’s nowhere near me.
Ideally I’d prefer a me-only gym.
Well I’ve never had any issues with women at the gym. They’ve always been pleasant, and at the very worst mildly inconsiderate.
With men however, while like 95% are as pleasant as the women, that extra 5% are annoying to deal with, whether they take up too much space, or are wildly inconsiderate of yours, or just are obnoxious.
So I don’t think there would be much benefit for me at least, unless it was a specialized gym
No i dint care who is there im there to train and some of my best lifting partners have been women. I also would only train at a martial arts gym which i dounbt would ever segregate it.
If I went to a gym I would prefer it to be men only. Only a few women seem to want to actually go to a gym to workout. The rest want to go there to get views on their Instagram. The toxicity of some of these women have actually pushed men out of the gym. We’ve all seen the videos of guys “creeping” on women when all they are doing is just glancing around or trying to actually help people with their form. I’m not saying there aren’t creepy guys at the gym, but from the looks of it they are self policing. The real men will put the creeps in their place.
edit: “There is no such thing yet as gyms only for men. ”
There was, it was called the YMCA.
Whatever has the less people in it
What the fuck? I don’t understand this gen-z segregation shit. No there should not be separate gyms. Doesn’t make any sense. There’s absolutely zero benefit I would see from this. Are we that uncomfortable these days that we don’t even want to be near the opposite sex?
TBH, the guys tend to bother me more than the girls, and I’m a straight guy.
Let’s start with Naked Gym Bro. Now, I’m not against some nudity in the locker room, but some dudes stand around naked way too long, and some of them will even have long conversations with other people. One time I was brushing my teeth, and a dude walks out of the showers naked and started blowing drying his crotch at the hand dryer. Bad fuckin day to have good peripheral vision.
Then there’s Camper Gym Bro. Powerlifters that just sit on a machine or bench for like 20-30min because they have to think of everything that ever went wrong in their life between sets. They also sound like they are fucking during sets. Nothing wrong about being passionate about lifting, but some of us have other shit to do with our day than be at the gym eye fucking our reflection in the mirror and singing along with our headphones. Let me get my 3 sets of twelve in for 5 minutes then you can go back to mentally jerking off.
Then there’s Stinky Gym Bro. Smells like he sprayed liquid ass all over himself before coming to the gym. I don’t think I need to go into much more detail than that on this one.
Feel free to add to this list.
I have no problems in going to any gym that is drama-free.
But if it requires to be segregated, i would feel safer from a false accusation of staring.
I actually think that such a gym would be a more friendly place for men, more camaraderie and friendliness
Yes, here are the reasons why.
1. They’d more likely have the equipment I want and have more equipment for more people to use. For a example my gym has 3 benches for the bench press. A Male only would probably have 5 or 6 if it’s the same size as my gym.
2. Free weights. I used to go to a planet fitness and the biggest issue I have with them. Deadlift, squats, bench press etc are all machines. Only free weights they actually have are dumbbells. The smithing machine hurts when I use it.
3. Less distractions. Men are usually go in. Get shit done. Leave. Also, women’s workout clothes have purposes outside to be flexible for workouts. many of them tend to be skin tight, form fitting and even some of them enhance certain areas of their body. I won’t be feeling like a creep if my lizard brain wants me to look, peak or stare at woman who is wearing a skin suit.
4. The trend that may still be happening on social media isn’t a threat to me and other men. Men are visual creatures and have a lizard brain when it comes to women, so for the normal men who want to workout and their brain snaps to a woman wearing those skin suits that shape their booty to be a ‘look at me here’ sign. They can get into trouble if that woman happens to notice or if that woman is video taping and upload it. There is a difference between a person glancing and someone obviously stating and being a creep, but the Internet doesn’t see reason and sometimes those women don’t either. Of men started wearing tights that uplift their berries and glamorizes their asses and shaft. Women would be looking too and not being better at it either.