I find that the people who try to talk to me at the gym are the ones who go there sans cell phone. I am guessing all the people who are saying they don't bring their phones to the gym are the annoying dudes who try to talk to other people all the time. I get it every time I go to the gym. Some tool walks up to me "Hey Mike! How you been man?" Half the time I have no clue who these tools are, thank God I can fake getting a phone call to get away from these leeches.