A few months ago I made the big decision to get back into shape after falling off the wagon for a few years.
So far I've lost 10lbs and a good percentage of body fat. I try to go at least 4x a week and luckily have a great gym that's only an 8min walk from my place.
At the gym there is a girl that I see almost daily and we seem to have a similar work out schedule. She's very attractive and I'm not the only guy there that thinks so.
About 2 weeks ago I made the decision to say hello to her when she came over and started working out next to me. At this point we've both seen each other there for the past 3 months.
As I was finish and she was getting ready to start I waved at her and said hello. She looked over at me to see if she was the one I was addressing. I waved and said hello again. She then turns around, raises the volume on her cell phone and ignores me.
I didn't let it bother me and I got back to my work out.
I talked to the gym owner about it. He's a cool guy and told me that he's never seen her talk to anyone (guy or girl) there. To him, she just comes off rather shy and aloof.
Since then I've continued to see her and I leave her be. She does come over and work out next to me from time to time, but avoids eye contact or any suggestion that it's okay to talk to her. If we do make eye contact, she quickly looks away.
While I'm perfectly content to just let it go and focus on my workout, I'm asking myself if perhaps I approached the wrong way and if I should try again.

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Let it go and focus on your workout. Next time you're going to the gym, and a cute girl comes across your radar on the street, have a chat with her. If the chat goes well & you get the random girl's #, the state you enter into as the result of doing this could cause the gym girl to open YOU, but I wouldn't count on it. Either way it's a win-win for you.

An update on the cute girl at gym.
Since her initial blow off I've continued just to focus on my work out and getting back into shape.
However this past week the cutie at the gym has seemed to be warming up to me. She now gives me shy smiles and acknowledges me. Sometimes she seems to work out next to me though out the afternoon. Today I even got a "Hello' and "Merry Christmas' from her. More words then I've ever heard her say to anyone else there.
If she's starting to warm up to me, I'll make an opener and see if I can get a full conversation going.

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lol, I'm interested in this, keep updating if you have any new progess, I've never gotten no response from girl even when they are not interested,
they will reply for the sake of politeness at least.

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No worries, you just initiated your opener at the wrong time (when she was talking on the phone).
Try again, this time with a louder voice and a smile and I guarantee you that she is going to reply.

I did find out from a friend of hers at the gym that she is single. Not seeing anyone at the moment. Next time I see her, I'm just going to straight up approach and ask her out.
Yesterday when I was there I met a new girl that I hadn't talked to yet. We did some pleasant exchanges as we worked out next to each other. As I was leaving, she literally stopped me and we had a conversation. It turned out she's a competitive fitness model and has been placing in some state competition. She was there working off all the Christmas food she had ate over the holiday.
I had recently learned to slow down in my conversations and let the woman do must of the talking. During the conversation I barely said a word, used buffers like 'really?' 'that's awesome', etc and she continued to fill in the gaps. It was pretty cool how that worked!
While she was talking to me, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a bunch of the other dudes all looking at me. Almost like they were wondering "how is this guy talking to her?!"
Although near the end of the conversation (always leave during the high point) I went to ask for her contact information. Her body language seemed to stiffen up a bit and I'm sure she wasn't quite ready to give it to me. I think maybe I was too quiet and should've worked a bit more rapport. She did tell me the days and times that she works out there if I wanted to see her again.
On a funny note. While she was standing in front of me, she had on a pair of really tight shorts and a tang top. In the back of my head I was saying to myself "don't get an erection, don't get an erection!" cause I was wearing sweatpants haha.

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Mad props and respect dude. I have yet to open girls that are strangers in my gym. How do you open?

The best thing to do is just talk to everyone. Get to know the regulars, the owner, the trainers, etc. Being social is a great deal for it. The owner knows everyone that comes there, so they can be a great source to find out who is single, married, etc. The trainers work with all the people and are great ways to break the ice.
Most of the girls that I've talked to there all saw me talking to other people, being social,and taking my workout seriously.
A super hot red head saw me talking to the owner and after he had left, I opened her with "hey name is (blank) and reached out and shook her hand. Then she responded with her name and I said 'well we're not strangers anymore'. The next time I talked to her I found out she's an education major and a part time run way fashion model. However she lives her BF.
The recent fitness model was working with her trainer, who I had gotten to know. She overheard our conversation and got curious, so I was able to open her. Then as I was leave she stopped me and talked to me further.
If you only approach hot girls when you're working out, they're going to see that and think you're a creep. So its best to talk to everyone. Single ladies, married ladies, short, tall, fat, thin, etc. Once the ones you want see you being engaging with everyone, they'll feel more comfortable when you finally talk to them. Or the best case, they're get jealous on why you're ignoring them and talking to everyone else!
Keep in mind people's time at the gym is precious. A lot of reps and program require a lot of timing, so interrupting a girl while she's in the middle of something is a great way to get ignored. Also don't hover around the water fountain to ambush them. The best times I've found is right when they're getting in, or as they're heading out. People usually feel a ton better after work out and are more likely to talk.
Lastly though, go to the gym to work out! That's what its for. Talking and making friends is just a side benefit.

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Hey mate. I'm gonna suggest you check out www.wayoftheplayer.com there's a really solid article there about picking up girls at the gym. I've gone out with 4 girls from my gym my game is just go in high energy slap 5's with everyone on your way in be someone that people want to know. I train at a boxing gym so the dynamic might be a little different than yours. Best thing I can tell you is don't try to impress anyone I've seen so many guys crash and burn like that. Good luck!!

Listen up. They don't mind shooting the breeze with you so just leave it there. Not every fucking woman wants to jump into your bed. Some women like chatting and that's it. Why the fuck do you guys always think with your smelly dick. No wonder she froze. Can't she just chat with you while she's working out or do you have to nail her to prove what a pathetic, little dork you are?

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wow, thanks for taking and turning a positive uplifting thread for men everywhere into your own personal negative dumping ground. Also it shows your level of maturity having to revert to name calling.

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Troll spotted

I reported him as well. Time to get this topic back on track.

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Update on the gym hotties.
It turns out the fitness model I had met was indeed single. Her trainer is a friend of mine at the gym and we brought up the notion of competing. She had worked very hard for her transformation and in the back of my head I've been thinking about it too for down the road. I'm nowhere near ready for something like that.
As we were talking I got the feeling that he might like her as well. So I asked him if he did. He said somewhat but he hasn't made a move on her. I told him (funny how I start giving out dating advice) that he should just be upfront about it and see. It never hurts to try!
The girl I'm mostly interested in was there, but seemed to be back to her quiet and reserved self. No smiles, nods, or even looks at me. However she was very close to me the entire time, neither working out directly in front of me, to the side, or within eye sight. I wanted to say hello but whenever I would try to make eye contact to initiate a conversation, she'd just look away or turn her back towards me.
The only thing I was able to say to her was "Take it easy" as I was leaving. She was waiting on her friend (a hot busty blonde) that was finishing up her training session with the gym owner. She quietly just told me bye.
I'm starting to feel at this point if I want any sort of relationship with this girl, that its going to be the long game. Direct approach didn't seem to work. With her shy and introverted personality (the owner said he was surprised that I even got her to say hello in the first place) it will takes weeks if not months to get her to open up and go on a date.
For the most part I'm just going to concentrate on my work out and reach my fitness goals for 2014. If anything comes of it, so be it. Its not going to be my top priority.

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I'm pretty sure most girls are not in the mood for meeting guys, unless she is giving you looks of course. Just them get their workout done.