A girl that is hard at work at the gym isn’t all that happy when a guy interrupts her workout.

A guy that is standing there, or lurking about, waiting for her to finish her reps so that he gets to approach her, is annoying.

She knows what he is doing in waiting for his opening to approach her, and she doesn’t like it.

By the time she finishes her reps and the guy approaches her, her guard is up.

She is already on the defensive and irritated.

Obviously, this isn’t the proper and right way to approach a girl at the gym.

Standing or lurking about, obviously waiting on her to finish her reps, and barely doing any working out of your own, is far too disconcerting for her.

It makes you seem as though all you care about is approaching her, and not working out.

The proper and right way to approach her is to catch her when she is taking a break from working out.

She is taking a break when she walks over to the water fountain, goes to the juice bar, or is walking to-and-fro.

In these moments, she is taking a mental and physical break from working out.

Her guard isn’t as high as it is when she is in the midst of her workout on the gym floor.

Take advantage of these moments while she is taking a break.

When you approach her, don’t commit the same blunder that so many guys at the gym do in checking out her body first.

This goes for when you are at a distance from her too.

Women at the gym have eyes in the back of their head.

In all seriousness, she has sensed that you have been at a distance staring at her body for a while.

By the time you approach her, she already has her guard up.

Steer clear of staring at her body, whether you are at a distance or in front of her.

This is difficult for loads of guys at the gym, given that most women at the gym wear formfitting workout outfits.

Keep your eyes on her face at all times.

This alone sets you apart from countless guys that approach her in the gym.

Stay away from giving her compliments about her physicality.

She gets those all the time.

Yes, she knows that she has well-toned arms, legs, shoulders, etc.

There is no need to draw attention to them.

Doing so makes you seem to be solely interested in her physical appeal, which turns her off.

Rather, open a conversation with her by starting with a topic that you have in common.

The gym.

That said, don’t use a generic conversation starter, such as one that references the gym equipment.

Tell her a joke instead.

A joke is a tried-and-true method to break the ice with women.

It loosens them up, which further lowers her guard.

Think about a joke that pokes goodhearted fun at an unflattering element about the gym.

For example, if the gym has a pattern of playing the same song through the speakers over and over again, use this as the source of a conversation opener.

A goodhearted joke along the lines of, “That’s the fifth time they have played that song since I got here. I guess they have never heard of playlists.”

This breaks the ice.

She chuckles or laughs, instantly liking the fact that you approached her in such an entertaining, positive, and distinctive style from what she is used to.

This opens her up to engaging in a proper conversation with you.