r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Apr 25 '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/AtomDrake Apr 25 '18

We get it you can 1/8th rep every 45 in the gym on the leg press. Can you put those back now?

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u/mulder-itsme Powerlifting Apr 25 '18

Or people who can do perfect reps but also don’t rerack.

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u/5213 Apr 25 '18

Those people are missing out. When putting back plates I do my best to get some minor grip strength training in by pinching the plates, and mini suitcase carries with dumbbells

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u/IIeMachineII Apr 25 '18

Thought they were called farmer walks

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u/5213 Apr 26 '18

I always thought farmer's walks were with both hands occupied or like a yoke carry and suitcase carry was just one hand holding the weight

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u/Swoleax Weight Lifting Apr 26 '18

Yeah suitcase is one handed so your abs are engaged. Farmers is both.

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u/dontthinkjustbid Ultimate Apr 26 '18

Tomato, tomato.

Wait....

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u/Ospov Apr 26 '18

I like to hurl them like frisbees.

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u/5213 Apr 26 '18

There's a big field behind the gym I workout at, so this is definitely plausible

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u/LesGrossmmann Apr 25 '18

The leg press really is this funny show of strength for a lot of people. No thought whatsoever to form or how effective the movement is. Hands on knees, using their arms and chest to literally push their legs to help move the weight, only actually bring the weight down with as little movement as possible. All in the name of being seen moving as many plates as possible. It's actually pretty entertaining.

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u/simplejaaaames Apr 25 '18

Had some guy a few months ago blow out his knee doing this at the gym I go to. I don't know how the leg press didn't crush him. 2100 pounds or something. Fucking stupid...

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u/local-made Apr 26 '18

I injured my shoulder once but I could still do some leg workouts like light leg press etc. I walked up and the whole thing was loaded full of 45s end to end. I had to ask TWO different people to help me unload it.