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So the case of “spin-rage” at Equinox goes on a Manhattan court room.

A brief recap–one guy starts screaming “feel the burn”, “great song”, “you got it girl” during a spin class in addition to grunting.
Another spinner asks the guy to tone it down. The loud spinner ignores him.

Angry guy goes, knocks noisy guy off bike, and lawsuit ensues.
Loud spinner subsequently spends 10 days in hospital, has surgery, etc.

Now what’s really weird with the story is that even after being ejected from his bike, the loud spinner got back on and finished out the class (endorphine overdrive?)

The fact that the loud guy was able to make all this noise during a workout is a clear sign that he wasn’t pushing hard enough.

IMHO, there are times in the gym when grunting is appropriate and/or acceptable. For example, if you’re moving heavy weight it’s normal to grunt. Granted, if you’re doing it right it’s not a “super loud” grunt, but its a release of air none the less.
If you’re doing curlz–no grunting. Heavy deads, bench, cleans and squats–grunt away.