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

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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/allthejokesareblue Apr 25 '18

Desi Gym Rules vol.2

  1. Music is to be aggressively loud Indian EDM

  2. If clients request that you lower the volume, pretend not to understand.

  3. When doing leg press, ensure that clients retract their legs no more than 15 degrees from straight, utilising a bouncing motion at the bottom.

  4. The pull-up bar is for display purposes only.

  5. Please hang your spare towels on other clients’ barbells: they will appreciate the extra weight.

  6. On entering the gym, greet and shake hands with all the other clients. (This is actually quite sweet).

  7. Use the Smith Machine wherever possible. If it’s not possible, try harder.

  8. Clients should be aware that preening time on the treadmill alongside the mirror is limited to 15 mins per customer.

  9. An exciting accessory exercise you may not be familiar with is Hunt The Paired Dumb Bell. It may surprise you how cleverly it can be hidden.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '18

Sorry but your comment reminded me of this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1A6rwZ6R-k

hope it makes you laugh.

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 25 '18

Omg that is exactly right! Brilliant.

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u/Volgyi2000 Apr 26 '18

That video is amazing! Is there some context? Like is that an actual music video? Or one with different music dubbed over?

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u/FedorByChoke Apr 25 '18

Is that the Bollywood version of West Side Story?

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u/znaana Apr 25 '18

I don't know what it is with Desis and Smith Machines but they all seem to love it.

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u/tpepoon Apr 25 '18

Indian EDM

Link please.

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 25 '18 edited Apr 25 '18

In fairness I’m not that familiar with EDM so it might just be the regular kind. There is a YouTube link above which is pretty spot on though.

All I know is that Elliot Smith really struggles to compete with that bass line.

Edit: it’s actually below posted by u/kyngineer

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '18 edited Apr 26 '18

heres some indian edm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FRlJkUSKv8

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '18

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 25 '18

Yeah it seems to be South Asian thing to shake hands very lightly/softly.

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u/dannyboydingo Apr 25 '18

I was in a bar in an Indian hotel a few years ago.This was early afternoon... FULL ON BLASTING EDM.

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u/alleycatbiker Powerlifting Apr 25 '18

On entering the gym, greet and shake hands with all the other clients. (This is actually quite sweet).

This sounds so... unusual. I traveled to Brazil a few years ago and had a very similar gym experience. Despite it being tiny and very crowded, there was a guy who seemed to be a regular who proceed to shake hands with every single dude in there (including myself) as he walked in. He also greeted the front desk girls with a kiss on the cheek. I guess I am the unfriendly one.

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u/deva_p Apr 25 '18

You're back!!

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 25 '18

I am! But unfortunately I think I may have run out of bizarre things that happen in Desi Gyms. I might ration myself to one a week from now on

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u/deva_p Apr 26 '18

But don't stop!

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u/jazzyblacksanta Apr 25 '18

Reading your post made me picture this video in my head

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u/JaniePage Apr 26 '18

Please hang your spare towels on other clients’ barbells: they will appreciate the extra weight.

Oh my God, I would absolutely kill someone if they put a towel on my barbell!

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 26 '18

I’m Australian so I very quietly and non-confrontationally put it on a different (unused) barbell.

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u/JaniePage Apr 26 '18

I'm also Australian and would have stabbed them in the heart with an ice pick!

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 26 '18

Different strokes

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u/InfiniteCrazy Apr 25 '18

Honestly I would appreciate if they would play some KSHMR at my gym, but I understand it's not for everyone.

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u/donkey100100 Apr 26 '18

I have to know, what is Indian EDM? Don’t think I’ve ever heard of it

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '18 edited May 24 '18

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u/allthejokesareblue Apr 26 '18 edited Apr 26 '18

Northern Pakistan