So today was leg day and the gym was fairly crowded, mainly people in their 30's-40's lallygagging about. I'm on my 4th set of squats and struggling on the last rep so I let out a sort of 'effort noise'. You know those noises you just naturally make when you're REALLY pushing of a rep? Sometimes it's loud, sometimes it's not, it just happens.

Well this one was pretty loud, not like a scream but loud enough that this woman, whom may I add was pretty... Large to put it nicely, comes up to me with this look on her face and starts giving me serious attitude. 'How dare you make such noises, who do you think you are?' 'Why are you trying to intimidate everyone?' On and on she went not even listening to me trying to explain to her that I was in no way trying to intimidate someone, it just comes out when you put forth enough effort for a rep. So eventually I get fed up with her and tell her to go away after about 2 minutes of complaints because my rest period was over and I had to get strapped up for my next set.

As I'm wrapping my knees she takes the clips off of my bar and throws them down a few squat racks. I look at her as she continues bitching and I let out the biggest roar/effort noise I could muster about an inch from her face. A couple guys who were watching this got a good kick out of it... Needless to say she wasn't very happy.

After I finish my workout about an hour and a half later on the way out I am stopped by an employee. I guess she went and complained about me right after and he informed me that the gym rules state 'No grunting' and that I was banned for a day.

Good thing tomorrow is an off day.