Guys, what do you think of girls at the gym who stare at themselves in the mirror for long amounts of time?

[Anonymous]

So I frequent a gym that is 95% male 5% female (typical) and in between sets I stare at myself in the mirror, different angles etc. it might seem cocky but I have high anxiety and I feel it’s the only way to calm it, by putting myself in self absorption mode that nobody around me exists. I don’t really care to stop doing it I just am curious what other people around me think, also I noticed that when I do this people tend to not work out near me or ask permission to work out right next to me. I know everyone stares at themselves in the gym mirror but I literally do it in the most vain way possible I feel. If you saw a girl doing this, what would you think?

[Guy13]

As it relates to women staring at themselves in the gym, I see no issue with it. Perhaps, this is a character flaw but I find it to be a turn-on. One should enjoy their work and improvements and I have not yet seen a level of grossness as it relates to this subject. It is an authorized vanity moment to me. And walking by a mirror at H&M or wherever and stopping to look and admire is fine too.

I much rather have good vibes around me than any other option.

[Massageman]

They might be self-absorbed.

If they are a TRUE gym-user (any I hope that's the reason), they are trying to look for bilateral muscle symmetry or other hints of their progress- or lack thereof- at the gym.

[AydenHazor]

I've worked out with many people, men and women, who stare at themselves in the mirror both during and between lifts and it doesn't phase me.

[Brando10222]

I don't mind. I think it's normal and they just want to see how their body looks as they work out and take shape