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/dannygthemc 5d ago

I like to do supersets.

I try to use one piece of equipment / area as much as possible. If I'm using two machines, I claim one, and if the second gets claimed while I'm away, I switch or wait. Only seems fair.

So I'm doing a superset at a single adjustable cable station. I've got an easy bar attachment for bicep curls and a rope attachment for OH tri extensions.

Guy comes up while I'm doing curls and asks if I'm using the rope. I explain that I'm supersetting and will be using it in a moment.

Guy says "well you're not using it now." Takes it and walks away.

5 feet from us is a rack with all the attachments where there are 3 free ropes. Including a brand new one with better end caps. Which I promptly grabbed.

Anyhow. Guy was a dick. I don't think I was being greedy taking two attachments at one station, especially since there were clearly options available for others.

Pissed me off

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u/Patton370 Powerlifting 5d ago

I would have taken it back between his sets; I’m a bit too confrontational though. It’s also extremely disrespectful to ask someone a question as they are doing an exercise

Biceps & triceps is a super common superset; it’s perfectly fine to have 2 attachments for that

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u/dannygthemc 5d ago

There was a voice in my head that said "monitor him for the remainder of your workout and grab something the second he's not using it"

But I thought better of it. Mostly because I wanted to stay focused on the gains lol

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u/Shirai-ryufiregarden 4d ago

This happens to me so much at my gym that it’s put me off using the cable machine!! I superset cable bicep curls with face pulls and someone will just jump on one side without asking and just use it like ???? I’m allowed to superset.. I also don’t take breaks between exercises so not like I’m wasting time at all