You won't see the results today. And you probably won't see them tomorrow. But you sure as hell will see them one day. Keep at it op

Well you gotta start somewhere.

That's the exact reason I don't go to the gym; always afraid I'll get laughed at.

Don't worry about it, OP. There are assholes at every gym. There's always that one guy who thinks he's bigger and badder than everyone else and likes bicep curling in the squat rack. You'll start seeing results if you stay at it.

I go to the gym practically everyday, and even though I'm a little more fit then others, I never laugh at someone who is trying their hardest, and actually looking motivated. Everyone has a starting point, I had a starting point. Those guys are probably just meat heads :p keep trying OP, you'll get to that point one day.

Exactly why I avoid gyms. I don't need the looks from people who are in better shape than me. How do they expect me to improve without struggling through the first few months?

@39 I foresaw the situation OP was in before going to the gym for the first time and I opted to do p90x at home first. It gave me a good base in strength/form in the comfort of my own home before I did anything publicly.

some people forget where they were when they started. I like the planet fitness gyms and their judgement free zone credo. Like the other poster said use their laughter as motivation to get better.

I agree, don't mind these douche-bags, they are probably the type I see all the time at the gym. Flexing their muscles and staring at themselves with satisfaction in the mirrors. I'm a girl and I find them pathetic. Keep going, building muscle takes time. Don't give up.

No worries man machines can be tricky. I've been lifting since high school and even I couldn't lift the lowest weight on a machine once because it had some stupid locking mechanism. So it happens... and now I stick to dumbbells.

#4, the OP should have been lifting soup cans at home until he mustered the strength to lift the lightest weight at the gym. Maybe try a push-up or two?

Not necessarily golden. Chances are they have better genes/played sports before hitting the gym the first time and most likely skipped the lightest weight.

This is why people don't go to the gym. It shouldn't matter if you're overweight, or a bodybuilder; you're trying to get healthier in either case. If you're the bodybuilder don't be a douche to someone whose trying.

Exactly!

We all had to start somewhere

An education is important, but big biceps are more importanter.

Says the guy that can't use proper grammer. "important" there is no added "er".

This was a joke. Sorry you didn't get it though. You also spelled grammar incorrectly.

27, that was possibly one of the most catastrophic comment fails ever.

If you're gonna be a grammar nazi, 27, try getting it right next time..