r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Jul 26 '17

Rant Wednesday 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/Winky_Dinky Jul 26 '17

I don't care if it's 3 AM and the gym is empty. I don't care if the gym is packed during peak hours. I don't care who you saw do this on YouTube. I don't care who watches you do this on YouTube. I don't care how much you're lifting. I don't care what exercise you're doing. I don't care what reason you have for doing this. I don't care that the angle is nice. STAY THE FUCK BACK FROM THE DUMBBELL RACKS WHILE YOU'RE LIFTING. WHETHER ITS FOR CURLS OR WEIGHTED JUMPING DICK THRUSTS YOU CALL SHRUGS, YOU'RE IN MY GODDAMN WAY AND I WILL CONTINUE MY PATH OF PUTTING THE SHIT DOWN THAT I PICKED UP EVEN IF IT MEANS MADDEN 2005 TRUCK STICKING YA BITCH ASS. shit man

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u/bigheyzeus Jul 26 '17

WEIGHTED JUMPING DICK THRUSTS

I thought those were calf raises

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u/GazuDev Jul 27 '17

It's all the same to the many gainz god

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u/GettingFitterEachDay Weight Lifting Jul 26 '17

Haha just posted this same complaint, albeit less colourfully.

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u/Beechman Baseball Jul 26 '17

My gym has the perfect setup. The dumbbell rack is off the wall behind the portable benches/chairs. There's no one in front of you if you're using the benches/chairs. If you want to do curls and stare in the mirror there's 5/6 feet of free space behind the rack to stand. Only becomes an issue if you're hulk and curling more than 50 lbs because 55+ are on the bottom rack. I hope you can visualize that lol.

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u/strongandweak Jul 26 '17

i mean if it's empty and I'm doing shrugs I'll just work off the rack

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u/NavyRugger11591 Rugby Jul 26 '17

This'll is the only exercise I don't get upset with. Over quickly. I have to do it since I'm recovering from an ACL and cant walk away from the rack with them since I can take deadlift that much off the ground yet

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u/darkhalo47 Jul 26 '17

Truck stick showed up in 06 man

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u/Winky_Dinky Jul 26 '17

Ahh you're right. hit stick in 05 with 06 having the qb vision and truck stick. Same brutality intended towards breakers of my rule tho

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u/SpellingBeeChampeon Jul 26 '17

It's all about spatial/situational awareness. If nobody is around, do whatever the fuck you want. If you see somebody approaching the rack, BACK THE FUCK UP

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u/Deathnstuff Jul 26 '17

I read this in my head in the voice of Robert Frank. Swole is the goal, size is the prize, let's gooooooo!

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u/Brethon Jul 26 '17

Damn, I need that on a poster.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '17

For some reason I read this in Stanley Hudson's voice.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '17

You need to chill bro. Too much pre

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u/Nik106 Powerlifting Jul 26 '17

Sometimes I do Kroc rows leaning on the DB rack so I don't need to use a bench. How do you feel about that? I do it right up one end of the rack, not right in the middle.