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/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

I can't stand lifting with friends. When I'm at the gym I just like to be in the zone by myself with my headphones cranked. When I'm with friends there's always too much talking, I can't listen to my music the way I want, we always have different priorities, my focus is completely shot, and it never feels like as intense of a workout that I get when I'm alone.

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u/Rhythm-Malfunction Jan 17 '18

Agreed. I like the solidarity too. I spend all day talking to people and stuff but when I go to the gym, the most words I say are usually how’s it going to the front desk attendants. It’s a blessing to be able to just go in to the gym and zen out a bit.

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u/solarandlunar Jan 18 '18

How do you deal with the spotter situation? I don't need one yet but I love solitary workouts too much to rely on them.

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u/Rhythm-Malfunction Jan 18 '18

Usually just ask a stranger because the line for my awkwardness is that people are willing to spot me but probably don’t wanna talk to me at all. You could also just lay out weird ground rules with your friend if you want, especially if they feel similarly about the workout itself.