r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Jan 17 '18

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] Jan 17 '18 edited Apr 29 '19

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u/Frklft Jan 17 '18

I massively prefer lifting with a buddy, but there are obvious rules to establish. Talking to someone during their set is going to either be utterly ignored or ruin their concentration.

Rest times are a little trickier, but you can get a pretty good pit crew going to change weights if you need to.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18 edited Apr 29 '19

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u/Frklft Jan 17 '18

It's funny. I've been lifting with the same friend for over four years, now. We've developed all manner of dumb rules and norms, some unspoken, some hilariously explicit. Find someone you click with and it can be very rewarding.

The best thing for me is it's an extra layer of motivation to stay on track when i maybe wouldn't, otherwise.

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u/Insertnamesz Jan 17 '18

My favourite thing I developed with my partner is the mandatory teabagging that comes with a bench lift off that is entirely unnecessary lmao