Your RBF is like 10 times worse than normal.
I swear I'm not as mean or pissed off as I look. In all honesty, this is a strategy we use to keep idiots out of our way. Yes, girls wear spandex and leggings to the gym. Does this mean we're asking you to check us out and make some moves? Absolutely not. I have news for you: They're freaking comfortable. Resting bitch face (RBF) is a common tactic to seem more intimidating. The more intimidating a woman is, the more respect she'll get.
"Why do you want to look manly?"
When you tell your mom how much you can lift, she gets genuinely concerned and begs you not to grow muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah ... okay don't worry, I don't plan on taking any superhuman steroid drugs anytime soon.
Not having a spotter
More often than not, we don't have a gym partner because we go to the "scary part" of the gym. Our friends decide against the weights and stick to the elliptical. What am I supposed to do on chest-day when I want to bench press? Nope. I'm not afraid to admit I'm too scared to do that without a spotter.
Awkward resting between sets
No gym partner means no one to do a set while you're resting. What do you do? Stand there awkwardly? My usual routine is do a set, drink water, pretend I'm changing the song on my phone and repeat.
Side comments
You know, just because I have headphones in, doesn't mean I can't hear what you're saying. You might want to be careful when you're talking about how my form is wrong. Chances are I'm going to turn around, take my headphones off and tell you why I'm not wrong.
Laundry is the absolute worst
"How am I already out of sports bras?" (Takes bra that is sitting at the top of the laundry pile.) "Eh, this should be good for today."
Leg-day
What's next? Hip thrusts? Let me just walk to the opposite side of the gym ... in the corner ... where no one can see me.
Pink shaker cups
You'll never have to worry about someone snatching that baby up.
Finding the XS-belt
Okay, maybe it's just me ... but the absolute worst thing that happens in the gym is when the XS-belt is nowhere to be found. You can't squat without it. What do you do? Ugh, the struggle is real.
Working harder than the guys
It's no secret that women have to work 10 times harder in the gym if they want to be taken seriously. I guess this is where the RBF comes in. No, I don't want to stand there and chat with you. No, I don't want you to help me re-rack my weights. I understand that sometimes guys just want to be gentlemen and help a lady out--I appreciate that. However, I'm not going to give anyone a single instant to look at me and think I'm some little girl that can't handle her own in the gym. I didn't come here to flirt, I came here to get stronger. I came here to transform into the best version of myself I can be.
