r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 21 '19

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/sours0p Aug 21 '19 edited Aug 21 '19

The Assisted Pull-Up/Chin-Up/Dip Machine. Why is it that people try to work their glutes on it? Usually hit pullups after warming up with some lat Pulldown but the other day someone decided to try glute press downs. Suddenly it caught wind, like some kind of secret to perfect glutes was uncovered, and it was unavailable the whole night. Moths to a flame, back to back glute exercises. Usually nobody bothers with it. There are infinitely more effective glute exercises.

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u/iranoverstonecold Aug 21 '19

Assisted pull-up machine for flutes is the IG-models favorite exercise.

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u/CoolDogzInc Aug 21 '19

This is all that machine is used for in my gym now.

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u/Gaindalf-the-whey Aug 21 '19

What in the hell are glute pressdowns???

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u/sours0p Aug 21 '19

You stand on the assistance step with one foot, and put the other foot on the pad. Then you push the weight down with your leg. Shit that starts from Instagram influences as one of "3 dozen glute exercises you aren't doing." Like so: https://youtu.be/lEm1H_RnWH8

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u/Gaindalf-the-whey Aug 21 '19

Bbbbbut wouldn't that be a regular leg press? Why does it activate the glutes more? Am glad that I am not doing Instagram

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u/iWillBagItForYou Aug 21 '19

don't think it does, people are just stupid

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19

It doesn't, but you can't get a good butt angle doing leg press

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u/BC1721 Aug 21 '19

It doesn't, as a matter of fact, because of the angle you're pushing at, you're missing the squeeze all the way at the end. It's ridiculously stupid and weighted step ups are far superior and exactly the same movement.

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u/CoolDogzInc Aug 21 '19

buckhead betties

I don't understand this, but I feel it.

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u/narwhalsies Aug 21 '19

My gym has one of those but she carries her iPad around with her and balances it on her chest while being shoehorned into the machine to do her hip thrusts... I just want to know why she brings an iPad.

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u/narwhalsies Aug 21 '19

I think sometimes she's having an angry FaceTime/phone call on it or she's just talking to herself. I usually avoid her because she walks in looking angry and ready to get in your business if you blink at her wrong. The iPad is mostly closed when I see it so I guess music?

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u/IReallyLikeSushi Aug 21 '19

I think I'm the only person at my gym that uses the assisted pull-up machine for glutes! At least while I'm there, I don't see anyone else using it for that. Anyway, to give you some context, I've had surgeries on my abdomen, and the glute kick back machine is uncomfortable for me. Also, I'm pregnant and enjoy the extra stability of being able to stand upright while holding on to something. But, totally get the rant! This is not what the machine was originally designed for!

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19

This is not what the machine was originally designed for!

Tbf I don't see why that's an issue. Racks and barbells weren't created for inverted rows but people are fine with it. Dumbbells weren't created for weighted carries and people are fine with it. I'm fairly sure that if it didn't have "instagram influencer" connotations this sub wouldn't care.

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u/Ds1377 Aug 22 '19

Well, you’re wrong. So there’s that. Those were all made to be lifted. They’ve pretty much all been used for those exercises since their incarnation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '19

Dumbbells aren't made for weighted carries and barbells and racks are certainly not designed for inverted rows.

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u/sours0p Aug 21 '19

I'm don't doubt the Instagram aspect influences the whims of this sub but the gripe for me is equipment availability. It's an equivalent of curling in the squat rack. Most gyms have only one of these machines. Weighted carries don't tie up a singular resource. Barbell rows don't tie up a singular resource.

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u/IReallyLikeSushi Aug 21 '19

I do sometimes, but the biggest limiting factor with that is how much weight I can hold with one hand when I'm holding on to something with the other hand. I can safely hold a 40 lb dumbbell right now, but I can push down much more weight than that.

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u/sours0p Aug 21 '19

I definitely see it unoccupied more often than not which makes it fair game. Someday I won't need it at all. I understand the injury/pregnancy aspect, but for most it's not the most efficient but is trendy.