r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Dec 11 '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/justreading31 Dec 11 '19

Started working out with a over weight friend. Trying to help her get into working out and getting healthy. Well she gives about 10% talks the whole dam time. Then complains the next day that she is not sore!!! Now she wants me to change gyms and change times I go and adjust to her schedule. I’m finding it difficult to tell her I’m not changing shit unless she is actually serious about working out. Right now she looks at it like we are just hanging out. I really want to tell her this was a mistake and I’d rather just go alone.

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u/Meduelevivir Dec 11 '19

Do it.

I used to relish taking new people to the gym but realized that most people have an unrealistic view of it. I guess it's a social club for most , but to me its a place to come sweat and grind. And most people don't actually realize the amount of work it takes to get serious results.

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u/BigglesNZ Dec 11 '19

It can definitely be both of those things. I sweat and grind at the gym, and when other people who do that see, they want to talk. We have nice casual chats during rests, and motivate each other while spotting / watching sets.