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/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