Hey guys, I have an advice question but this could also open up to how you socialise in a gym.

For me, I don't want to socialise at all. I'm there to work out, and I love going into my own little world and listen to podcasts while I work out. Problem is I go 5,6, sometimes 7 times a week so I am one of the regulars. People know me by sight and will see me whenever they go to the gym. What takes this even further is that I am a white British guy living in Indonesia, so I stand out like a sore thumb anyway and locals like making conversation with foreigners. I go to quite an exclusive gym, so the people there don't lose their shit when they see a white guy, but it does create an extra element whereby I stand out and people are curious about me. I also attract looks from a handful of women, but one I want to focus on my workout and two I don't want to shit where I work out almost every day.

People occasionally start conversations with me and try to be buddies. They're nice people, although I'm certain a few of them are gay men trying to get some white dick, but generally they're just being pleasant. I just want to be left alone. Other anti social gym regulars - how do you deal with people interacting with you and interrupting your flow?

For everyone else, do you socialise at the gym? Do you make friends there?

I'm posting this on asktrp because I want a RP take on this, not the normie fitness sub crowd. Am I being anti RP by being anti social at the gym?

Posting on phone, forgive grammar and typos.