>>33650690
I'm pretty /fit/ and honestly a lot of the biggest guys at the gym are kind of weird in one way or another (like me). Socially awkward, anxious, etc.. It's hard to get up every day, work hard in the gym, and eat right for years straight unless you are pushed by some deep rooted insecurity.

Anyway. Just smile. I catch women staring at me sometimes but unless they smile I don't make a move.

>>33650690
1 small cutesy wave paired to a warm smile is the best and clear cut way to communicate to us that you see us, and wouldn't be opposed to speaking with us.

Dudes respect women in the gym, and we know a lot of girls can get uncomfortable in that enviornment so we not wanting to be labeled or interpreted as a creep stay in our own little zones focusing on the routine.

Add the simple fact a lot of dudes got very low self worth, body aesthetics aside. It's just hard to believe for us that you're actually interested or just being nice etc

>>33650690
Don't wear earphones and smile at them when you make eye contact. Ask how many sets they have on X and strike up a convo between sets. Honestly, if you do that you'll be gold. Guys are terrified of being creeps - you can do that risk free

>>33650690
Ask them if they could show you how to do an exercise, be chilling solo stretching on a mat while smiling at them, do literally anything at all and smile at them and if they're not betacuckfaggots or u uggo then they should go for it sooner or later, also workout at a consistent hour so if there's some introvert that gets interested over time you'd see em sync up

>>33651093
>Ask how many sets they have on X
classic

>>33650701
>I'm pretty /fit/
She doesn't care, she is after;

>pretty attractive guys

The bad thing about gym rats is thinking women like fit guys. they like attractive guys, and i doesn't matter if they are skinny or not.

"Hey, can you spot me on the bench?"
"Yeah sure"
"My name is x by the way"
And away you go

>>33651126
...bruh, I brought up the fact that I'm fit to demonstrate I've spent a lot of time in the gym and I know the behavior of other gymbros.

Though if we're on the topic of fitness, it does make you more attractive by virtue of reducing your body fat and making your jawline more defined. Plus my test levels nearly doubled from 350 ng/dl to 625 ng/dl which caused my face to masculinize

>>33650690
Do people meet at the gym now?
I'm out of touch, but my whole life I've been told over and over it's not okay to hit on people at the gym.

Unfortunately you have to be the one to initiate conversation these days.
You think I’m going to risk having my face and name all over social media, be labeled a creep, get kicked out of the gym, and potentially lose my job because of some HR Karen that saw online that I smiled and made polite conversation with a cute girl at the gym? You’re wrong. You need to initialize. The chances of all that happening are slim, but I’m not playing Russian roulette even with like 50 cylinders. The stakes are too high.

>>33652865
>Do people meet at the gym now?
No. There's a reason why this is a thread.

>>33650690
>I've tried starting the conversation myself
Don't do that. They're there to work out -- for THEMSELVES, not for you -- not to talk to you. If they wanted to talk to you they'd be at a bar. But they're not at a bar. They're at the gym, trying to improve themselves. So don't bother them, creep.
>but they either get nervous and say sorry without understanding me
It can be difficult to turn down a woman who you're not interested in. Women sometimes react very poorly when things don't go their way. It's very telling that you don't get this. They're trying to let you down easy so you don't get upset and make a scene.
>or super awkward and escape asap.
That's because you're making them uncomfortable but they don't want to tell you because they're scared of what you might do. Why do you go around making men uncomfortable when they're just trying to work out? So fucking predatory. What makes you think the gym is IRL tinder? The entitlement is off the charts.

That's what they've heard constantly for the past few years. Any halfway decent man will have heard that, accepted it, and resolved not to interact with women at the gym. The men who will interact with you are the ones who heard all that and decided to ignore it. This means that if you want a halfway decent man, you're going to have to be the one to approach. Yes, it's awkward and hard and not fun and you'll get rejected a bunch and you'll have your feelings hurt and you'll feel dumb. It'll work eventually, if you're able to give it enough time.

>>33651093
this is the only correct answer.

>>33650690
You shouldn't encourage men to harass you

>>33650690
Talk to them

>>33654444
Every post above this is a woman.

>>33650690
I think you can start by wanting to genuinely befriend these guys. Especially if you notice what they're trying to achieve in the gym. Just be warm and open to casual conversation about health and weight goals or whatever and then you can slowly build up from there. Acquiring a gym acquaintance is not a net loss too imho.

Don't just look at him like you're hungry you should smile

>>33654444
this is the only real answer

You need to make it extremely obvious and even then it might not be enough because many men have been discouraged from approaching women in public because of recent events. Almost half of young men today (my generation) have never asked a woman out, you might even need to be the one to approach at first. I still don't know how to ask a woman out or approach one in public because of this.

>>33654662
This

If you see someone you want to chat up, do freeweights and ask for a spot.

The lower the weight/the easier you can handle it the more obvious it is that you just want him to approach

>>33654444
>quads
checked. but this would require her to assume risk by putting herself out there, which as a woman she has likely never done in her entire life, so she'll invent some reason why this doesn't apply to her

>they all have the fear of god put in them over talking to women
how do you know that?/ maybe you are just ugly or behave like a whore (dressing like a whore and taking milion of pictures od your ass in the gym) and hence discouraging men to talk to you

OP has not replied to a single post, another boring larp

maybe try being nice to them, god women are so stupid, dating guys is easy

>>33651447
X is a stupid name

>>33650690
Just radiate "I'm approachable" energy... They'll come.

>>33650690
>t they all have the fear of god put in them over talking to women, but I'm fine with them approaching personally.


all this says to me is that you were fine with it being this way. you just want the exception ticket for yourself.

>>33650690
>but they either get nervous and say sorry without understanding me or super awkward and escape asap
That's because most of them are in the gym to do their sets and move on with their day, not hook up.

>>33659999
quads of truth