Yesterday I went to the gym with my friend. This was only my second time here so I still don’t know many people.. yet.

I walk in and scan my pass. I said “hi how are you?” To the girl who scanned me in. The girl next to her looks up, smiles at me, and holds strong eye contact. She seemed pleasantly surprised to see me. So I smiled, kept eye contact with her, waved and walked away. (She’s really attractive so I’ll definitely be back to talk to her in the future)

We start off at a chest machine. In front of us are two hack squat machines. Two girls were working out at the squat machine furthest from us. I noticed one of the girls kept looking up at me so I do my typical smile at her and keep working out. Her friend hopped on the machine and failed her lift and got stuck at the bottom. The girls were both laughing and looked at me so I laughed with them and asked if they needed help. One girl declined and said she can handle it so i kept working out and talking to my friend. The girl that failed walked over to the squat machine closest to us and put on lighter weights. When she hopped on the machine she looked at me and jokingly said “look out” I laughed with her and said I’ll catch her if she falls this time. She laughed and pretended to make a falling motion towards me. Her friend kept looking at me and smiling. This encounter was playful but I didn’t pursue anything. I was just being friendly and trying to meet new people in the gym for now.

At the end of our gym session my friend and I were doing supersets for abs. I noticed a really pretty girl close by with her friend (he’s a guy). She looked at me frequently so I smiled at her and said hi when I walked by her in between my super sets. I was giving my friend tips on compressing his abs while he works out and I noticed this same girl was watching.

I said to her “hey how are you”

She says “I’m good. Are you his personal trainer?”

I laughed and went along with it “yeah he’s came a long way since he’s worked out with me”

Her “you look really good, I can see why he’s doing so well”

I joked with her and admitted I’m not really a personal trainer. (I’m honestly not even that muscular. I’m only 6’2 195 lbs)

She thought it was funny and I asked her who she’s at the gym with. She said the guy is just her friend. I made a joke that she seems lost and invited her to workout with me sometime. She said she’d love to.

We small talked a little more, I threw in a compliment saying she looks good and doesn’t need my help but I’d gladly still workout with her.

After a few minutes I told her I had to go and asked for her number.

I hit her up today and said “let’s hit the gym. I still owe you that workout I promised”

She responded and now we’re talking about what days to meet up.

From here I’ll work her out and probably get a bite to eat or smoothie with her after the gym.

Then I’ll either plan a day for her to come over to my place or plan a date.

Key takeaways: The gym is a normal place to meet people despite what some people may tell you. I approach everyone in a friendly way and I don’t hover around women in a creepy way. I wait for there to be obvious eye contact or a smile then I go in to talk.