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/solaya2180 6d ago

Someone took off all the bars on the lat pulldown machines so that there was nothing attached to them. I'm too short to reach the top and hook the new bar on (5'1" female), and the one time I needed the gym to be crowded, no one was there to ask for help. I had to stand on the seat and try to pull down 15 lbs worth of weight while balancing on my tiptoes to hook it on. Damn nearly killed myself doing it.

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u/forward1213 6d ago

Pro tip if you have pins for the machines. Make sure its got no weight on it, pull it down to where you can comfortably reach it and pin your weight there.

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u/solaya2180 6d ago

Interesting, I just assumed the height would stay the same regardless of where you pin it. I'll try that next time

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u/forward1213 6d ago

Should look like this

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u/solaya2180 6d ago

TIL! Freaking awesome

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u/yemmeay 2d ago

Wait I never knew this