This lady went off on me at the gym.

[Sansa]

I am doing this insane circuit workout which makes me sweat like a pig. So I frequent the water fountain where I wipe my face with a towel and usually wash out the lactic acid from my mouth before I drink. What I mean by that is I swoosh a bit of water in my mouth and spit it out, not blowing my nose or making crazy noises or anything. Then I take a drink. That's what I was doing today and this hoochie mama went nuts! Starts yelling at me, striking those oh-no-you-didn't poses, etc. I don't waste my time on people who resort to shouting rather than talking so I said "well you're yelling at me so I suggest you deal with your emotional issues elsewhere" and walked away to continue my workout. She went straight up to the gym management and told on me, yelling all the way down to the management office. Nobody from the management came to talk to me about it.

Later a couple of guys came up to me and said they do exactly what I did and some of them have been told by the rare women in the gym that it's gross or whatever.

Now the issue on the table. Is what I did considered a gym taboo? I understand that washing out your arm pits and blowing your nose into the water fountain is straight up disrespectful but I kinda feel that quietly washing out my mouth doesn't fall into that category. When you drink from the water fountain you don't consume all the water, most of it runs back into the drain, effectively have run thru your mouth.

[Got Porn?]

Do you go to a Lesbian Gym???

[Jim_Gunn]

Originally Posted by Sansa

I am doing this insane circuit workout which makes me sweat like a pig. So I frequent the water fountain where I wipe my face with a towel and usually wash out the lactic acid from my mouth

Why do you think that there is lactic acid in your mouth, lol? It's probably just an excess of spit and phlegm accumulating in your throat due to your exertion. I personally don't spit noticeably into the water fountain, I think it is gross. Do that in the bathroom toilet if you really have to then drink your water.

[Sansa]

Not at all, it's predominantly a meat head gym.

[TheSenator]

I wash out my mouth piece, spit out some water and take a sip. No problem here...

[Sansa]

Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

Why do you think that there is lactic acid in your mouth, lol? It's probably just an excess of spit and phlegm accumulating in your throat due to your exertion. I personally don't spit noticeably into the water fountain, I think it is gross. Do that in the bathroom toilet if you really have to then drink your water.

It's well documented that lactic acid builds up in the mouth during extraneous exercise. Anyone who does long distance running or biking is familiar with the taste of pennies in your mouth. Lactic acid happens to damage the enamel on your teeth and when swallowed has a pretty major side-effect -- it prevents muscle growth.

[Got Porn?]

As long you spit the water directly over the drain and not on to the fountain I do not see a problem with it.

Some people have germ phobia, like me. That’s why I bring bottled water.

[Kard63]

yuk gross

[BradM]

What you did is extremely normal. Seen it done 100x, never thought anything of it.

[tiger]

I think its gross for the simple fact that you have to put your face so close to where people spit to get water and if people spit out a bunch of phlegm and crap it usually doesn't completely go down the drain but still nothing to be yelling and screaming about. I just wouldn't use the water fountain.

[slapass]

Originally Posted by Sansa

It's well documented that lactic acid builds up in the mouth during extraneous exercise. Anyone who does long distance running or biking is familiar with the taste of pennies in your mouth. Lactic acid happens to damage the enamel on your teeth and when swallowed has a pretty major side-effect -- it prevents muscle growth.

here is some stuff on it. You might be a just a bit off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acid

[CurrentlySober]

I get the same when I take a crafty dump in the waterfountain, cause it saves me a trip to the bathroom...

Gheezes... Some people eh? I mean, its only a bit of poo...

[ztik]

I just spit on the floor when nobody is looking, lol

[Ayla_SquareTurtle]

that's why I don't use water fountains.

[Jayvis]

My gym has water fountains and spitting fountains next to those.

[Paper_Amar]

F@&k her

[Isradude]

Originally Posted by Paper_Amar

F@&k her

Exactly !!

nothing wrong with what you did

[Skillz Unlimited]

That's nasty. I dont want to put my mouth anywhere that people spit. When you spit, there is usually a mist that you may or may not see. So who's to say that some of it doesn't get on the water fountain? I wouldn't make a big fuss about it. Then again, i dont use public water fountains unless there are no bottles of water within miles. Water fountain = tap water and I dont do tap water.

[AdPatron]

Originally Posted by ThatGuyInTheCorner

I get the same when I take a crafty dump in the waterfountain, cause it saves me a trip to the bathroom...

Gheezes... Some people eh? I mean, its only a bit of poo...

[Eva PSC]

i would never drink from the water fountain or tap either (gee, i don't even take ice in my drinks because they use tap water for ice!), but I don't see anything wrong with what you did.

Pay less attention to bitches ;)

[corbu]

should of spat in her face!

[fuzebox]

I always spit the first gulp of water back into the fountain, working out or not... Usually because it's been sitting at the top of the pipe it's a little warmer and stuff, I can't believe someone would throw a fit at a gym of all places over it.

Print out this thread and post it on the wall next to the fountain

[L-Pink]

I've got a pile of weights in a corner of my barn ... I spit, fart, blow my nose, and drink from a mildewed hose while my dog barks and licks herself ... Send the lady over, the first month is free.



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[aico]

as long as you don't put one of those nasty loogies that get stuck in the drain, I don't care, but I FUCKING hate when some jackass spits some snot and it gets stuck there for everyone to put their face up into and stare at while they drink.

[Michaelious]

Your working out, gotta do what you have to do, she should shut her mouth and do a work out. If I'm in the gym I don't have time to monitor the water fountain ettiquette. As long as your not pissing in it while I'm drinking from it I'm Swayze!

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

It's not like you pissed in it...

ADG

[blogman9]

Originally Posted by Got Porn?

Do you go to a Lesbian Gym???

[tony286]

When I used to go to he gym I use to bring my own cold water.Was tired of the the water fountain being piss warm and people who put their lips all over like they are blowing it.

[Noe]

Dude, spitting in the water fountain is really gross.

[moeloubani]

Spit in her mouth next time!

[Spunky]

She probably needs a good bone

[seeric]

nope i do it too.

i normally spit in the big trash can next to the water fountain though.

fuck her.

actually she wouldnt have even triggered my idiot alarm because i blast my music in my earphones for the solid hour im there and ignore everyone. i'm there to workout not look at people.

[Just Mike]

spitting in the fountain at the gym is gross in my opinion. But she should have asked you nicely not to do that. I would have reacted the same way if someone went off on me.

[Pleasurepays]

Originally Posted by Sansa

It's well documented that lactic acid builds up in the mouth during extraneous exercise. Anyone who does long distance running or biking is familiar with the taste of pennies in your mouth. Lactic acid happens to damage the enamel on your teeth and when swallowed has a pretty major side-effect -- it prevents muscle growth.

you tried to sound clever... you failed... don't make it worse by defending it.

[RAM]

Next time Kick Her in the Crotch !!!!

[Elli]

The gym I go to has a sign that says "no spitting in the water fountains, please. It's not hygenic."

[nico-t]

Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

Why do you think that there is lactic acid in your mouth, lol? It's probably just an excess of spit and phlegm accumulating in your throat due to your exertion. I personally don't spit noticeably into the water fountain, I think it is gross. Do that in the bathroom toilet if you really have to then drink your water.

christ what the fuck does it matter? i seriously dont see anything wrong with it... are you gay?

[Jim_Gunn]

Originally Posted by nico-t

christ what the fuck does it matter? i seriously dont see anything wrong with it... are you gay?

Straight as they come my friend... You must be one of those pigs who spit your phlegm and snot all over the top of the water fountain I guess.

[WarChild]

Lactic Acid in the mouth. That's a new one for me.

[clickhappy]

Theres nothing grosser than going to a water fountian and seeing a thick fat loogie on it.

[Dagwolf]

You didn't do anything wrong; I wouldn't do that in the lobby of an opera house or at a formal dance, but it's a gym.. you're working out.

If you're self-conscious about it, rinse and swallow.

[Dagwolf]

Originally Posted by clickhappy

Theres nothing grosser than going to a water fountian and seeing a thick fat loogie on it.

Oh no? How about going into the airplane restroom and finding a fetus in the garbage? Happened to a woman just last week.

[mikeyddddd]

Originally Posted by Sansa

It's well documented that lactic acid builds up in the mouth during extraneous exercise.

Strenuous, maybe?

[who]

I think if you're going to do it you have to be really discreet about it. It may offend some people, but if some of those people see you being polite and 'clean' about it, you will offend less of them.

As for lactic acid in your mouth, I don't think that it could ever be enough to halt your muscle growth unless you are drinking like a cup of it during your workout.

So you probably don't need to spit. Can't you spit into a wad of papers and then throw them in the trash, instead?

Women are generally very grossed out by the prospect of bodily fluids at the gym.

[fluffygrrl]

You should kiss her next time instead. Tongue.

[Bojangles]

Originally Posted by fluffygrrl

You should kiss her next time instead. Tongue.

Yeah, do that.

[Jake the King]

Has she ever said anything to you when you jack off into the water fountain?

[en21]

as long as u don;t wank on the water fountain.. u should be fine

[riddler]

lactic acid huh, drinking milk while working out?

[carol.prime]

lesson learned: avoid drinking into water fountain. ;)