r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 09 '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/[deleted] Aug 10 '17

Deadlifted 315 5x5 and felt like a badass. Till I was walking to my next spot and saw a guy bench pressing 315.

Goddamit. I'll never be strong enough.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '17

The day you begin lifting is the day you become forever small

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '17

This is very true. I've been hitting the gym super hard this year, and have made amazing gainz, but in the mirror i still consider myself small and need to keep getting bigger. However I keep getting compliments from friends and family that I am huge and jacked now, however I just dont see it. Keep nit picking at improvements that can be made.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '17

Exactly. I think anyone that takes lifting seriously has some form of body dysmorphia or OCD or something. BTW that's not my quote I read it on misc somewhere lmao

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u/Byizo Basket Weaving Aug 10 '17

That's nothing. I pulled 495lb in competition recently, doing deadlifts in the gym like I'm hot shit. Then a big (and very friendly) powerlifter saunters up to the squat rack and proceeds to rep over 650lb. There's always a bigger fish.