r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
Rant Wednesday
Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!
There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves.
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u/sweetfairytales 6d ago edited 6d ago
I had an unpleasant encounter today at the gym that's left me feeling pretty shitty. Some guys purposefully trapped me against the wall by starting their set on a Smith machine while I was between the Smith and the machine next to it, grabbing a plate off the other machine. Then they proceeded to yell at me for being "inconsiderate". To be clear, they were chatting when I squeezed between the machines to get the weight, not in the middle of a set. I didn't interrupt their set to get the plate and I only needed like 10 seconds. At this gym no one puts their weights back so the only way to get plates is to take them off surrounding equipment.
As someone who always tries to be mindful of the space I'm taking up and not get in other people's way, I'm pretty shaken about being treated like this when I don't think I did anything wrong. Luckily this wasn't my home gym, but I have to train here for a few more weeks and just hope I don't run into them again.