How to feel more comfortable when I am at the gym?

[smartgal]

So I enjoy when I am at the gym but when is too much people inside I get this weird feeling everyone is watching me to make a mistake so they can laugh. Oh also I like weights and strenght training but I never have enough guts to go on the area where guys are lifting. I´m afraid of them cuz they are big and muscular. Should i ignore that feelings and relax, go there and do what I want?

[QooLipBite]

I used to have a little bit of the same issue as you, but everything changed in the gym when i started getting professional coaching for weightlifting and powerlifting (olympic coaches) and i have learn't and gained so much from that. Added to that, my confidence sky rocketed ever since highschool.

Due to genetics, I am not granted the luxury to become huge tall or massive, so i'm fairly small compared to the men around my environment (they're pretty huge), plus i'm a 16 year old teen so i should be the guy most vulnerable to these feelings of insecurities but guess what? it's nothing like that for me ;)

Ever since i got professional coaching, i see soooo many guys doing wrong things in the gym i sometimes just have a giggle or laugh at them which eases off my tension to go and use the weights. A lot of the times, when people get intimidated, they wouldn't be able to hold eye contact with anyone, but because i don't feel intimidated, i'm always looking at people which also eases off my tension. Often if i see some weights, racks or machines being used, i never hesitate to ask when the user is done (often they're twice the size of me).

Ofcourse, because you're a woman, you shouldn't be intimidated by those men because you wouldn't ever be a target for them to 'out perform'. You will hardly ever get judgmental people because everyone is busy concentrating on themselves and how others will judge them that they have no time to worry about judging others (it's called the spot light effect in psychology).

Just keep immersing yourself in that kind of surrounding and focus on your workout more than anything else and soon you will be able to blend and adapt.

I like to put people to shame on the squat racks... I feel bad 😂

[Balcazaurus]

Everyone is in there to better themselves one way or another so there's like this... vibe that uplifts and pumps up the drive to keep going. In that regard, no one is in there to judge you, really. Not unless they're a dickweed.

As for the dudes lifting, they're too focused to care.

[kaylaS91]

Relax. Everyone's at the gym with the same goal, to get themselves in better shape. I doubt may of them will bother spending time while there looking to see if others are making a mistake or not. Everyone's focused mostly on their own workout, making sure that THEY do it right. If I see someone new, on the odd occasion that they're doing the workout a bit differently, I commend them for taking up working out and remember when I was in their shoes not that long ago.

It'll help if you bring some music with you while working out. Play some good songs, and once you get into the zone, you'll be completely indifferent to what others think. Especially after a few gym trips in which you'll get a better handle of how to correctly use the machines/do the exercises.

[esme97]

Buy a couple of sessions with a woman personal trainer. They can give you tips and you won't be the only girll.

[ELGRECO]

''Should i ignore that feelings and relax, go there and do what I want? ''

You answered your own question.

[Oo_aa_MaLifeBeLike]

You know, I had the same feeling. Just focus on yourself don't look at others. You obviously enjoy it right? so why hinder that? xD

[RexCatholicissimus]

What do you think they're gonna do, beat you up?

[GymBumGuy]

its not that serious just do what you gotta do