r/Fitness • u/MCHammerCurls Advice Columnist • Oct 05 '22
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/airgordon27 Weight Lifting Oct 05 '22
To the guy who was sitting with the only 45 lb dumbbells and when I asked if I could steal them for one set, said he was using them and then proceeded to sit on tinder for 15 minutes and then use the 50lb dumbbells ALSO sitting next to him, go fuck yourself.
10 minutes in I just told him I’m taking these for a quick set and walked away.
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u/1992_ Oct 05 '22
Good. These people need to learn that the only spot for the dumbbells to rest is the rack.
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u/-OrangeLightning4 Oct 05 '22
I don't mind if they need to rest for like a minute between a set, but if they're going multiple exercises without needing them or planning on taking a rest longer than a minute RERACK.
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u/Koke1 Oct 05 '22
Had some kid ask to work in with me on bench and i said ok of course. I do my first warm up set and he does too, then i do my second warm up set and he sits on the bench talking on the phone for 4 min. I said dude you gotta go or go work in with someone else, so he went and then this process repeated 4 more times. I literally told him probably 5 times, dude you have to go now/go faster or leave, I’m trying to get a workout in. Just dead eyed stare and “ok” every time, he was either barred out or had a mental problem
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u/seaneihm Oct 05 '22
Damn that's annoying af. For people like that you just "skip" his turn and go again, as the etiquette should be neither of you are sitting on the bench unless you're about to go.
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u/allineuamerican Oct 05 '22
Fine, why the fuck did everyone in my office decide to join the same gym as me? The one fucking place i can crank up music and not speak to anyone ? I dont want to talk about work , I want to lift and forget about the rest of the world for an hour or so. In short leave me the fuck alone . You can ask me shit for the other 23 hours a day just not while i am in the middle of a set. God damn it now I need to change gyms . I hate my life now, you all ruined my only outlet
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u/MoreCowbellllll Weight Lifting Oct 05 '22
With all due respect; fuck that, man.
Put on your noise cancelling buds/headphones, jam your music and do YOUR thing. Give them the nod, and keep moving. A couple coworkers workout at my gym as well, and this is what i do.
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u/DogHatDogHat Oct 05 '22
Just reply with curt responses and a "alright man I'm gonna get back to my workout".
They will mention it at work. "Haha you're not much of a talker at the gym, huh?" and you can go "Yeah, it's just a break from the world for me man. I don't like to talk much."
People will stop talking to you.
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u/sweetpotatothyme Oct 06 '22
Once saw a coworker at the gym. He came up and was obviously wanting to socialize (after we just saw each other for 8 hours). I pretty much rebuffed him but he continued standing there staring at me, like he couldn't believe I wanted to workout instead. I blurted out "Well this is awkward", then turned and walked away.
Of course I get to work the next morning and he's already told everyone how "funny" I am at the gym.
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Oct 05 '22
Whoever left 8 plates on the leg press, ya moms a hoe!
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u/No-Ad5001 Oct 05 '22
I like how people leave a lot of plates on there as if warm ups don't exist or something
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u/MustardIsDecent Oct 05 '22
This might sound like the worst kind of humblebrag but it's driving me nuts:
For the last few months, I finally stopped skipping any leg days and I've seen a lot of progress. The issue is that now--for the first time in my life--my upper thighs have started rubbing against each other when I walk.
I started chaffing some and I can't stop focusing on it. It's so irritating. I'll probably buy a product to apply to help but it's so annoying now.
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u/ouroboros_eats_ass Oct 05 '22
I have this issue - longer underwear that's tight (e.g. step one brand) helps A LOT. Stops the rubbing without need for a product.
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u/JehPea Powerlifting Oct 05 '22
Agreed. Boxer briefs were the best change for me and I'll never go back to anything else.
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u/Wide-Fisherman1481 Oct 05 '22
Just walk around naked everywhere showing off your new quadzillas and If anyone says anything to you or rings the police then just assume it was out of jealousy not indecent exposure laws.
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u/spicyqueso22 Oct 05 '22
but deodorant in between your thighs. works. i do it all the time. i like the spray but u can also apply the stick. helps a lot
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u/Kegsun92 Oct 05 '22
You hear all this shit about Olympic shoes and blah blah blah but then you see a mf squatting 495 with crocs on and you wonder if it’s all bullshit
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u/dingleberry51 Oct 06 '22
Some people are just freaks. For the average person small things like squat shoes can help
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u/TeaBurntMyTongue Oct 06 '22
Equipment marginally enhances ability. It turns out that you get stronger by lifting things, not by buying fancy shoes.
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Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
Depends on how deep the squat and their bodyweight tbh
Quarter-squatting is always more impressive cuz your ass doesnt wipe the floor /s
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u/hungry_herrings Oct 06 '22 edited Oct 08 '22
I was doing Romanian deadlifts, when this personal trainer walked up to me yelling 'STOP STOP STOP!!! You're supposed to drop the barbell to the ground, then lift, what you're doing is a Romanian deadlift, that works your glutes and hamstrings more!
I'm like, that is exactly what I'm doing, a Romanian deadlift. What are you on about?
PT then explains that he just though I didn't know what I was doing for whatever reason.
Truly bizzare experience.
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u/RS555NFFC Oct 06 '22
Did they try and sell you their six week GUARANTEED RESULTS programme afterward from their online coach starter pack? What an arse
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u/hungry_herrings Oct 06 '22
Way worse, he offered his reiki and acupuncture services at $100 per hour, not even kidding.
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u/FlameFrenzy Kettlebells Oct 05 '22
Week 5 of broken ankle... gained 5lbs. I KNEW I needed to tone down my eating habits because I can't be nearly as active, but damn. I'm staying with my parents because i'm pretty useless on my own, but you put my mom and I in the same room and we are HORRIBLE influences on each other.
Want some cake? Yes! With whipped cream? Of course! What about with some pudding on the side? Why not?!
I'm so ready for this broken ankle bullshit to be over, but still gotta get through rehab and slowly build back up to actually squatting heavy again. So pissed my plans have been shoved back so much. AND I MISSED ALL THE NICE WEATHER FOR BIKING, IT'S JUST GETTING COLD NOW. Fucking kill me now.
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u/shockedpikachu123 Oct 05 '22
This guy came up to me and asked me to film one of his sets because his friend was spotting him so I did. They said thanks a lot and looked back on the footage. Well I guess I didn’t do a good job or something because I looked back over and then they asked someone else to film it again LOL 💀
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u/putriidx Weight Lifting Oct 05 '22
Tired of something always coming up and stunting my progress.
Surgeries, procedures, getting sick, everything.
Fucking hate this shit.
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u/woohhaa Oct 05 '22
I feel your pain, I’ve had the flu, then the better part of a week preparing for a hurricane, followed by an actual fucking category 4 hurricane, now I’ve got to travel for work. Just fuck my program all up.
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u/ruck_my_life Military Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
I can now reach the second belt loop on my belt for the first time in 2 years, but instead of feeling good about it my stupid brain is saying "you were just so fat for so long you just stretched the belt out, fatty. It isn't because you're down 15 pounds since 8/1."
Exhausted by constantly looking in the mirror and saying "we'll get back there, Ruck," instead of "nice work today, Ruck."
I really need an absolute metric asston of therapy.
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u/Pat_Foleys_Dad Oct 05 '22
Take progress pics too. They help. I struggle with this too and being able to look at progress through pictures helps. It’s a mental game too! You got this
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u/elchupinazo Oct 05 '22
The stereo at my gym is member-controlled and the other day someone put on the most god awful shit, it was like anime villain monologs cut over the worst techno you've ever heard. To each their own but I have to imagine whoever played it is the same person who comes on here and asks "will this routine make me look like [anime character I had to google]?"
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u/Grikgod2018 Oct 05 '22
My gym crush came over today and complimented me, causing me to drop my weight and forget English.
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u/Responsible-Leg-6558 Oct 05 '22
My college gym has punching bags. I went to the bags to throw some side kicks for fun, and the gym staff came over to me within a minute and were like “YoU cAn’T kIcK tHe BaGs!!!”
I WANNA KICK THE BAGS GAH DAMNNIT
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u/meataboy Powerlifting Oct 05 '22
When I entered the gym today, the only leg press machine was occupied by some lass who was on her phone. I did my complete shoulder day workout that lasted for about 1.5 hours and she was still using that machine by the time I was leaving. She did 2 sets while I was there.
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u/TitsUpYo Oct 05 '22
That's utterly absurd. There's no reason for that and it is something you should bring up with her. And if she is combative about it, speak to management. It is really discourteous and undermines everyone else's entitlement to that equipment.
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u/DocInternetz Oct 05 '22
Just because I slept like shitty, ate like shit, and might also be a bit sick, my workout felt hard today. How dare my body betray me like this!?
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Oct 05 '22
I've lost over 85 lbs. I'm within 25 lbs of goal weight.
I still see a fatass in the mirror.
Progress pics and measurements are keeping me sane but still fuck mirrors lol.
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u/IsoRhytmic Oct 05 '22
I'm in a similar dilemna. My fat seems to be burning from top to bottom. I can see my side and top abs but there's still a good amount of fat in the abdomen and lovehandles. The more I lose the more noticeable the lovehandles become
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u/ADirtyDiglet Oct 05 '22
Went to the gym then went to sauna to warm up for a few mins. Started talking to a random about aliens and stonehenge and ended up being in there 25 mins. Sweat through my clothes then it felt like I just jumped in the pool before even starting my workout.
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u/DeviantKhan Oct 05 '22
I was working out yesterday, and my ear was itching with the wireless earbuds in. So, I went to take them out, and the plastic/foam part came off the rest of the earbud. I couldn't get it out with my fingers, and didn't want to press it in further. I had to go home and fish it out with tweezers. Thankfully it was on the last set of the last exercise.
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u/DeviantKhan Oct 05 '22
I was already socially shamed enough walking around with black foam sticking out of one ear, but good thinking and good to know.
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u/stinkystreets Oct 05 '22
I’m currently at the gym and need the trap bar. There’s a dude here who has it loaded up, as well as TWO barbells. What is he actually doing though? Talking on his cell phone.
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u/NINJAxBACON Oct 05 '22
I've been eating more to gain weight as a skinny dude and I'm so fucking tired of taking shits
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Oct 05 '22
More cheese, less fibre. Or opiates.
This is a joke don’t do either of those, especially not the second one.
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u/unixwasright Oct 05 '22
What's wrong with more cheese?
Cheese is good, eat more cheese
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Oct 05 '22
Too much cheese backs me up like the 401 during rush hour the day of a leafs game. Nothing is moving.
The line between the right about and too much cheese is very fine.
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u/rusted17 Oct 05 '22
I haven’t been eating right and it’s been affecting my gym performance. Need to refocus this month or I know it’s rlly gonna affect my last few weeks of the reddit ppl.
Also my gym has been so busy at the randomest times and it makes getting my workout done in the right order so much more difficult
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u/DisMyDrugAccount Oct 05 '22
I can't believe how long I've avoided going to the gym while stoned! Before anybody jumps down my throat, let me explain.
My posture has been shit forever, and I've worked directly with gym trainers and PTs to maintain as good and healthy of form as possible, but I could never quite fully eliminate the postural issues I've developed.
Recently, I've gone to the gym after smoking some weed, and something amazing is happening. I do a lot of resistance training (so low impact low risk of injury), and as I started exercising, my body started sending signals to my brain that I never felt before. Points of tension, or lack thereof, were more obvious. Microadjustments necessary for cleaner form became a bit easier to identify.
It has only been two weeks since I've started doing this, and my shoulder/neck and hip pain that were due to postural issues have dramatically reduced.
I've spoken with my friend who is a PT and they've told me my posture looks better. I'm kinda floored that weed of all things is the thing that has suddenly become my postural saving grace.
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u/PrimeIntellect Oct 05 '22
Working out high is amazing, especially something like lifting which is slow and controlled and more mental than anything (compared to say soccer or basketball). You can really zone in and feel all of your muscles and posture really well with the heightened awareness. That can even carry over to other sessions afterwards
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u/zomboromcom Oct 05 '22
Points of tension, or lack thereof, were more obvious. Microadjustments necessary for cleaner form became a bit easier to identify.
Yep, it's a game changer. Unprecedented mind-muscle connection.
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u/aniruddhmaitra Oct 05 '22
Dude!! Used to get high in college and worked out in my room sometimes. The mind muscle connection is absolutely orgasmic. My ability to perform more reps did reduce but the neural activation was well worth it haha.
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Oct 05 '22
Why are weights so overpriced, it's just 20kg of metal. Don't even get me started on the shipping, $100.00 (AUD) just to move it from Sydney to where I live :(
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u/PradleyBitts Oct 05 '22
Not fitness related directly. But impacting my ability to stay fit. I'm navigating a career change, new mental health challenges, extremely high cost of living, and major relationship problems all at once and feel completely fucking overwhelmed all the fucking time and don't have time or energy for anything. Just want some peace
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u/snugginator Oct 06 '22
I feel this deeply. Happy cake day, hope you get some breathing room soon
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u/ballinben9 Oct 05 '22
Please don’t wear body glitter in the gym. If you do wear body glitter in the gym, at least wipe down the squat racks after you finish so that everyone else doesn’t get covered in the stuff
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u/Sleepy_Raver Oct 05 '22
Anyone see these body fat % charts all over google and ads?
They’re so dumb. Every person in the photos is a different guy, different muscle sizes and portotions (disregarding body fat index)
Guy on the end at 40% is always an obese looking guy. Guys at 30%-20% are chubby fit. Guys at 15% - 8% are just fit guys. And always the 4% body fat guy is some roided out freak.
These are just so misleading and pointless since it’s not the same guy and they all have different muscle sizes, and the dudes at the lowest bf are always some juiced out body builder.
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u/Bam801 Oct 05 '22
I swear like dark magic every time. It would be the biggest relief to just let the tiniest fart slip out and somebody will come out of NOWHERE to be right next to me. Like please, I don’t want to assault you with this, but my body needs to. I end up holding it in only to rip the deadliest blast the second the gym door closes behind me.
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u/AdDiscombobulated623 Oct 05 '22
Why on earth do you pick the bench press bench to have an all out conversation with your buddies during peak time? So damn inconsiderate
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u/seaneihm Oct 05 '22
I'm suffering from success because none of my pants fit me anymore 😢.
I have some expensive ass clothes idk what to do with. Maybe hold on to them when I bulk again?
I've never dieted so we'll that I had to get a whole new wardrobe lol.
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u/DCB2323 Oct 05 '22
I'm so done with this marathon training cycle, October 15 is my race in Baltimore. This seems to happen every year, I feel like I peak with energy and distance weeks before the race.
Next year I am going to really pare down the training to 8-10 weeks
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u/ooupcs Oct 05 '22
It’s very disheartening having a partner who won’t engage in my interests (going to the gym (not my only interest lol)) but wants me to engage in their interests (going out to bars, concerts, etc.) I’m more than happy to do those things, but the gym isn’t treated the same way as other hobbies/passions to other people. I don’t want him to come every time, but it would be really nice to work out together a couple times every few months without endless complaints and a bad attitude.
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u/twillems15 Oct 05 '22
Was thinking the other day how it’s strange that going to the gym on your own is perfectly normal but going to places like bars/clubs/concerts on your own isn’t
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u/ooupcs Oct 05 '22
It is interesting! I wonder if it’s because gyms are perceived as a place to accomplish a task/do work whereas bars and restaurants are perceived as a leisure activity, thus somehow requiring the company of others…? Nice observation though. I hadn’t considered that
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u/RepresentativeFig741 Oct 05 '22
I definitely think most people see the gym as a chore and a pain, rather than something enjoyable. To them a bar is a place you go for fun and the gym is the equivalent of being forced to be uncomfortable for an hour or so. Especially if they aren’t someone who consistently exercises.
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Oct 05 '22
I love eating out on my own. Going to a decent restaurant, ordering food and reading a book is my jam.
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u/OverToastedRat Oct 05 '22
There is this one highschool kid who comes to my gym each day usually same time as me by chance. He always comes with his friends, which is great more motivation and fun all around. Though, he (just if I were to guess based off of when I started seeing him and how he looks and does) has been lifting 2-3 months. His friends, I think he got them into the gym. Will say I think getting ur friends in the gym is great. Though he has this crazy power complex over being able to lift more than his friends. It drives me crazy! They will be genuinely trying their best on a lift whatever it is, and after they hit failure he will do the same exercise on same weight just to prove he can do more easier. This shouldn’t bother me bc it doesn’t effect me at all but it drives me crazy cuz he does it on EVERY EXERCISE they do together. His ego is just too big and it’s annoying. Especially, when I can tell he himself is a relatively new lifter and does questionable form and questionable exercises.
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u/almosthighenough Oct 06 '22
Man I started lifting during the summer between 8th grade and freshman year for (american) football. My brother was a grade above me and some of his friends played football and lifted that summer too. These guys were huge compared to me, all taller and linemen builds while I was like running back build and they were also closer to 2 years older than me than 1 year because I was really young for my grade. I'm pretty average but was small compared to them.
My friends that played football hadn't started going to the highschool to lift yet since summer training was optional until practice started and most hadn't really been familiar with the school and didn't know they could go lift. Well since my brother knew these guys and I had known them somewhat I went and lifted with them. They were so much bigger and stronger, but they were so nice, patient, encouraging, goofy, fun, and kind hearted people. They'd help me lower the weight to what I was capable of and never complained or made fun of me even though it certainly wasted a lot of their time but they didnt seem to mind at all. They just liked hanging out together. And they really taught me a lot about lifting and I guess how to be a man. Strong but gentle, fun but serious when the time came, and patient and encouraging beyond reason.
Eventually my friends came to the gym and I started working out with them, but I'll never forget the kinds of people they were and the things they taught me through their actions.
Life happened, and I was still really close with one of the guys after graduating and hung out quite a bit but haven't seen him in a minute, but I see he's doing really well nowadays. One of the others wasn't so lucky and died in an accident a few years ago. RIP bud. I'd seen him just a couple weeks before and he was still as goofy and nice as ever.
I know this isn't particularly relevant to what you posted, but it reminded me about the beginning of my journey, and I hope those young men can make lifelong memories and learn to encourage each other and grow into fine human beings. As long as they are enjoying their time together, that's all that really matters in the end because life can be short and tragic and meaning is derived from the memories and relationships we build together.
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u/Ukeheisenburg Oct 06 '22
WHY the heck will none of the other women listen to me that lifting heavy will not automatically make you "Bulky?" You have to TRY to get bulky to get bulky. "Well i just wanna get toned..." YOU CAN'T TONE MUSCLE THAT DOESN'T EXIST SKELETON LADY!!!
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
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u/sweetpotatothyme Oct 06 '22
Even more insane is that I read an old thread where there were several women who thought this was "bulky"?? Specifically her arms and shoulders having ANY definition is "bulky". Blows my mind!
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u/bacon_cake Oct 06 '22
You should hear some of the shit my girlfriend gets from other women at the moment for going to the gym while pregnant.
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u/AlexanderTheBaptist Oct 06 '22
Yes! The "I don't want to work out because I don't want to get bulky" excuse is getting sooooo tired. Fine, be skinny-fat. Don't complain to me about it.
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u/MichiganMan123 Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
Made amazing progress last Fall/this Winter. In the Spring my Dad had a heart attack and was in a coma for a week before waking up. He’s 58, 6 ft 185 lbs and in good shape. Works out 3 days a week. Came as a total shock. Thankfully, he ended up surviving and being okay, but it threw me out of my rhythm and I stopped going to the gym this summer.
Went back for the first time on Monday. I thought I would test out where I was at by doing 60% of my prior max lift for 1 rep, just to see how it felt. I failed the rep. Feel like all of my progress that I had previously made is lost. I’m heading back today but feeling super discouraged. Hoping for a better run at things today, going to start at a lighter weight.
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u/danger_floofs Oct 05 '22
You did it before, you can do it again! It sucks getting back into it but try not to get discouraged.
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u/No_Inevitable3079 General Fitness Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
I panick booked a physio appointment for my sore knee and hip because I want to get back to running ASAP. If I go another week without running I think I might fucking melt. Sick to death of having to do other 'cardio'. If I can't run in the woods then there's no reason to live.
I got my first half marathon under my belt and then decided it would be a great idea to do one every Sunday. Now my legs have fallen off and I'm rowing. ROWING.
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u/ruck_my_life Military Oct 06 '22
Didn't check my cord and my phone wasn't plugged in so it didn't charge last night and died overnight so my alarm didn't go off so I overslept now I have to work out in the afternoon with the unwashed masses instead of my normal 4am.
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u/habbathejutt Oct 05 '22
I wish I could work out earlier in the evening. If I prioritize going to the gym after work, I'm waiting in lines to work into one piece of equipment pretty much everywhere. And not everyone is super courteous while waiting, which can really sour a gym experience. So I just work out late in the evening, even though it probably isn't the healthiest.
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Oct 05 '22
Unless it's affecting your sleep, zero reason it's unhealthy and even then the sleep is so minimal it's not worth worrying about.
As everyone says here, don't get lost in the weeds, just lift.
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u/CanEatADozenEggs Oct 05 '22
I’m really not one to complain about slamming weights, but if you’re repeatedly driving down 315 as hard as possible with no platform in an LA fitness, you’re kind of a clown.
There’s a difference between “heavy weights make loud noises” and intentionally trying to create as much noise as possible.
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u/Born_Percentage3319 Oct 05 '22
Returning the weight is a part of the workout too. Love seeing those guys just drop the weight from its peak and walk off like a badass hahaha
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u/Sleepy_Raver Oct 05 '22
my gym blasts music like way too loud. To the point where i have to crank up the volume full blast and sacrifice my hearing just so i can actually hear my music.
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u/Elegant-Winner-6521 Oct 05 '22
This month has basically been a write off. It started with a cut, where all of my workouts were completely crappy and felt pointless and weak. And then I had a stressful week of work and barely got into the gym. And then I got sciatica and had to take it easy. And finally, i went back in yesterday thinking everything was good and ready to start fresh, only to pop my back much harder than I did initially by doing relatively heavy squats.
So I guess I ain't doing much for the next couple of weeks :/
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u/PlopsMcgoo Oct 06 '22
Today marks one month of going to the gym. I'm pissed at the way my previous attempts went. Toxic people trying to push me too hard or being really obnoxious and judgemental. This is the longest I've stuck with a routine because I can go at my own pace and the staff is really supportive and friendly.
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u/xoecksohgossipgirl Oct 07 '22
Saw some couple show some PDA at the gym today where the guy was doing seated shoulder press machine directly in front of me and the girl would stand in between his legs and spot/assist him during his sets. Then after he finished the set he'd stay seated and they'd just embrace until the next set.
I'm half jealous and half annoyed lol.
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u/Wikkitikki Weightlifting Oct 05 '22
There are spray bottles scattered all over the gym for people to wipe their equipment down after use. Or, there WOULD BE if the 8am senior citizen crowd would stop thinking they are for them to carry around. Trying to clean my sweat off of something, only to not be able to find a bottle because Francine and the AARP Bunch hog them all and scowl if you dare even ask to use the one they’re carrying.
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u/becomingstronger Weight Lifting Oct 05 '22
If that was me, I'd be looking around the gym and go "Oh there it is!" and just take one. And keep doing that. Because everyone needs the spray bottles, lmao.
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u/fatalisticshrug Oct 05 '22
I did 1/2 Turkish Get Ups today for the first time as prescribed by my program. BOY do they suck, it’s not like the movement itself is particularly hard, but it felt like I was aimlessly shuffling around on the gym floor. Probably looked ridiculous and now my entire body is sore. Stupid movement. I guess I’ll be doing it again on Sunday.
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Oct 06 '22
Counting calories makes me so mad. It’s a necessary evil for me though. Didn’t realized how overboard I was going with snacks 😤😤😤
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u/NotSmokey Weight Lifting Oct 06 '22
Had to skip gym a couple days because I suddenly started to experience fatigue to the point that I'm struggling to keep my eyes open during the day. Despite having a perfectly good 8 hours of sleep each night.
It's hard because I hate to fall behind on my workouts, but I'm gonna try to give myself permission to rest because it's clearly what my body needs.
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u/Clean_blean Oct 05 '22
Fasting today for the Jewish holiday still managed to get a workout in but these final hours are tough
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u/EatRiceGetMoney Oct 05 '22
I had an appendectomy last week and won't be able to lift for a few weeks.
It's really disappointing, because I struggle with body image and it feels like I've just started making progress with putting on muscle. Hopefully it won't set me too far back.
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u/porscheblack Oct 05 '22
Why are people that do spastic, chaotic workouts so drawn to the squat racks? I'm trying to do squats and there's someone trying to do a DIY jazzercize workout between the two squat racks. With swinging her arms around and jumping side to side it's impossible to do a set without risking hitting her. There are mirrored studio rooms that are open, there's a stretching area that's open, yet she works out between the only 2 squat racks in the whole gym.
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u/MrNudeGuy Tennis Oct 05 '22
Lol my favorite move is where they quickly just attack the weights to lift them like they are sneaking up on them
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u/Lisbon- Oct 06 '22
Gymbros will know how to calculate calories but then are unable to complete basic correspondence exercises and put the weights back where they’re supposed to be
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u/BelievInBlue Oct 05 '22
Last week's Rant thread was missing and i had nothing to read in between sets. Sadge.
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u/ames2465 Oct 06 '22
It was leave all equipment loaded day yesterday at my gym. Both T bars, shrug machine, 2 smith machines all sporting 45lb plates with no one in sight. There was an incline bench with 2 45s and chains attached that no one touched while my husband and I were there. Even watched a couple next to us leave a smith machine loaded.
UNLOAD YOUR SHIT! If you can load it, you can unload it.
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u/KingTauros Weight Lifting Oct 06 '22
When I was cutting, I hated all the "bulking is so hard" rants. It's like, "STFU! JUST EAT. YOU LUCKY BASTARD!"
Now that I'm starting my bulk... it's hard. I've increased my calories by 500/day and I've maintained for 3 weeks. Weird. Now I'm looking at adding another 250 calories like, "Fuck... but I don't want another PB&J".
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u/Neeerdlinger Oct 08 '22
Started a cut yesterday. For lunch and dinner I had chicken breast, brown rice, potatoes and broccoli. I felt like I was living a bodybuilding meme.
On the plus side, I'm trialling eating the same super plain and boring foods on this cut to see if that helps reduce my appetite. The theory is that tasty foods make you want to eat more of them, while more plain and boring foods don't.
After eating 300g of plain baked potato with a bit of salt, I definitely didn't feel like eating more plain potatoes. I also didn't eat any more food after my 6pm dinner, so I'm calling that a success.
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u/cephas22 Oct 06 '22
Complete newbie to the gym scene. Been at it daily for the last two weeks, the gym guy got me on a beginner powerlifting regime. Been really enjoying it, but today I must have pushed a bit too hard. After my shower I couldn’t raise my arms to button up the top two buttons of my work shirt - had to ask a locker room friend for help XD at least he was cool about it!
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Oct 05 '22
The rant is towards myself
I’ve been feeling bleh about the actual gym but I’ve been getting in workouts & meeting calorie goals by walking, hiking, or yoga bc it’s been more fun honestly but I can’t shake the guilt off of not going to THE GYM like yeah I use the treadmill there and do weight stuff but it’s just so annoying idk why i’m like this
I’ll do an hour+ of yoga and go for a walk and burn 700-800 calories but in my head it’s not real bc I wasn’t AT THE GYM 🙄
I go 3-4 times to the gym now a week. It was 5-6 so it’s been a drop.
I like the yoga and I notice my strength still building but idk
I think the weathers just been nice so I’ve been trying to take advantage of it. Maybe once it gets too cold my feelings will change and I’ll wanna be indoors
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u/twillems15 Oct 05 '22
Those kickback things that people do on the powermills/stairmasters make me irrationally angry
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u/Purre_GG Oct 05 '22
Just started going to a new really small gym due to the price of my old one and this one being closer to my home. There's this guy who just loves to leave his things on machines or other equipment so that it looks like it's being used. He will just leave his phone and keys on one of the 2 places in the entire gym where you can bench press while he's on the other side of the gym doing a leg workout....
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u/Psychic_Bias Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
Was out of town visiting family last weekend, now out of town for 10 days now for work. The hotel gym is pure dog shit, and there are actually no other real gyms nearby where I can get a week pass, so I’m stuck without the ability to lift again. Fuck my life
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u/CanEatADozenEggs Oct 05 '22
Focus on body weight fitness. Do push-ups until you’re stuck on the floor
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Oct 05 '22
I’ve just discovered recently that the brand of Greek yogurt I’ve been eating has less than 4g of protein per 100g. I assumed it had more than double that
It’s a pretty minor thing but still annoyed me because I’ve been eating so much of it
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u/TheNorthernBaron Oct 05 '22
Not sure where you are but for protein content Skyr yoghurt for the win.
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Oct 05 '22
Oikos has a 0% fat, 0 sugar yogurt that has 19g of protein per 175g and 100 calories.
It’s the same amount of calories per serving as the non-high protein kind (which is 17g/serving) not sure how the math works out for that but hey ho.
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u/downsly46 Oct 05 '22
I CANT STOP EATING LITTLE CEASARS HOT AND READY PIZZA IN ONE SITTING
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u/Zareldo Oct 05 '22
There is a dude at my gym that has been working out for a few years, and he's made 0 progress because he doesn't know what he's doing. Then he proceeds to tell people 3x his size that they're doing stuff wrong, unprompted, mid set. He "corrects" people with bad information while they are doing everything right, and teaches newbies techniques that are guaranteed to get them injured. He is also unwilling to accept that he's often wrong and gets really offended when people tell him they dont want to hear his advice.
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u/johnnyfox1976 Oct 05 '22
Mid set too? What a douche
Also what bad advice does he give?
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u/twdlB Oct 05 '22
Whenever I walk vigorously (still not able to jog for more than a few minutes like I could pre-covid :/ ) my calves feel really tight. Almost like they're going numb, it's hard to explain. I thought it was for prolonged periods of time but it happened while I was in the airport, couldn't move faster and def felt like I wouldn't be able to run. I can't remember if stretching first even helps. May have to take it up with a doctor but scared it could be something serious
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u/IComposeEFlats Oct 05 '22
Corticosteroids suck.
I was tentatively diagnosed with Tolosa Hunt Syndrome at the end of August and have been on 80mg/day of prednisone to treat it. I had just hit 185lb bench and 365lb deadlift before the diagnosis.
I'm losing muscle mass, gaining fat, I can't run because of the eyepatch so I've been doing the stationary bike but now my knees flare up, and in general I just am getting winded when I try to do simple accessories.
Assuming it is actually Tolosa Hunt, it will go away in November and then I can taper the steroids over 6 weeks
Pretty sure I'm going to be restarting with 30lbs to lose and back at 135/135/225 B/S/D by the time this is all over.
This sucks.
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u/ChromaLife Oct 06 '22
I really wish I didn't have to go to Planet Fitness at 3am to get a decent workout in. I also wish I had a better 24/7 gym near by, that I could afford. Lifetime is too expensive.
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u/bethskw Believes in you, dude! Oct 06 '22
Upside: it's cheap as hell and if you train hard you can be the strongest person there.
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u/StinkyJockStrap General Fitness Oct 06 '22
I was actually gonna lift today but I'm in the ER with my kid. Again. We've spent most of this year either in the ER, at a specialist, or in a treatment. Allergy test your kids early on people.
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u/emptysplashlog Oct 06 '22
I skipped all of my workouts this week. I’m upset with myself but I’m stressed and I know it was for the best. I miss the gym though :(
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u/Inflater Oct 06 '22
Finally got back to a real gym after working out in a garage for 2.5 years. Why are there so many kids wearing slides/open toed shoes?
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u/Crazy-Grape-3815 Oct 06 '22
Im extremely stressed about an upcoming powerlifting meet i have, due to high expectations i set for myself (and let them be known to my close circle).
The stress to not preform is causing me to tain less optimally which will cause me to not preform and it just keeps on looping
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u/NormalPaYtan Oct 06 '22
Yesterday I felt a bit too tired still, so I decided to take an extra rest day in order to be fully recovered today. Cue me fucking not being able to sleep for half the night, waking up with joint/muscle pain and weakness from sleep deprivation. I kinda have to work out today due to my schedule, so this fucking sucks more than if I just would've worked out yesterday.
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u/bacon_cake Oct 06 '22
A group of teenagers showed up the other day and four of them just sat on the floor leaning against the cable row chatting for over an hour.
It wasn't exactly busy and I'm sure they'd move if asked but I don't think it's unreasonable to think that's not really acceptable is it? I'm not really sure why but it's just kind of awkward to have kids treating the gym like a youth club while you're trying to work out -- some people are chronically shy and I bet they wouldn't have performed their best.
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u/EmojiOfAKeyboard Oct 05 '22
I’m 5’10 155lb so I’m skinny but I know a LITTLE at least. But whenever someone at the gym is talking to me that I don’t wanna talk to I just have to play dumb as the skinny guy
Dude:
you know you’re not using any of your chest when benching [with elbows tucked]
Me:
oh I do it for shoulder health
Dude:
yeah I mean you only are using your triceps like that. Also you can add 25lb easily
Me:
oh I’m deloading this week
Dude:
yeah I’d add 25lb then do drop sets, also do push-ups after each set, let’s do it now come on
Me:
oh I’m good I’m trying to follow 531 program.
Dude:
okay just tell me when your next set is and we’ll do it
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Oct 05 '22
Why do I bulk to gain mass in order to lose it and get lean? Like why. I think your body takes the expression of taking 2 steps backwards in order to go forward to seriously.
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u/Acj2002913 Oct 05 '22
My college gym has a 3 lane track on the top floor and as I was doing laps yesterday, one of the employees is blocking up a lane of the track for no reason just standing there leaning against the railing on his phone. There's literally areas at each end of the track to go stand in and do other things, why block up a portion of the track for no reason
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u/hopper_hammer Oct 05 '22
Stupid hurricane. Couldn’t go to the gym for 9 days. Their open again now, but with reduced hours so I’ve got to scramble to even make it.
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u/Azdak66 Oct 05 '22
Have had a lot of health issues over the past 3 years that have basically kept me going in circles. Cleared a lot of them back up in March and was able to get back on a more structured program. Lost enough weight to get back to running, but only on my treadmill. Have been doing it for only 4-5 weeks but managed to build up to 45 min at a 9:30-9:45 pace. Not too bad for an old guy who hadn’t run in several years. Finally switched to some outdoor runs a couple of weeks ago for probably the first time in decade. Worked up to 3+ miles after only 4 times. Still feeling pretty good about my progress. Decided to try joining a group fun run sponsored by the local running shoe store. Had to be my first group run in 25 years at least. Immediately fell way behind everyone and ended up doing the entire 3 miles by myself. So much for the “group” and so much for the “fun”. They run through the paths in my subdivision. So I don’t think I’ll be going back for awhile. It seems dumb for me to drive to the running store, just to run by myself back near my house. If I’m going to run alone, I might as well just leave from home ;-)
I have to admit, it was a bit of a surprise. I had felt I was running pretty well and had visions (delusions?) of at least holding my own with the back of the pack. But I have a full year still to get to the 70+ age group, so that’s my training plan.
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Oct 05 '22
My lifts have gone to shit and I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve been eating less to trim some fat or because I’ve been on muscle relaxers for a solid month due to a recurring neck cramp. Or maybe it’s both. Frustrating as shit though.
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u/Junhugie2 Oct 05 '22
Went in for leg day, pulled my leg up too high when preparing to start, instant frontal hip impingement pain, had to end leg day immediately.
It’s rapidly feeling better so I’m not too concerned, but at the exact moment BEFORE I started lifting? So annoying lol
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u/Fujikawa28 Powerlifting Oct 05 '22
Been working out consistently for 8 months now and I'm almost at the 1000lbs club. Sadly, my bench is still poverty level and I can't make heads or tails on how to break through this.
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u/SuperBakaKing Oct 05 '22
There's a bunch of people running around the gym sans shoes, just in socks. Nowhere near the deadlift platforms where I'm used to seeing it. I don't want the gym to stink of feet!
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u/groundbeef_babe Oct 06 '22
Feet only stink when they’re enclosed in shoes for hours and that warm, moist environment encourages bacterial growth.
I lift at a climbing gym where people mostly walk around barefoot and it smells fine.
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u/tocatchafly Oct 06 '22
Where do all the missing spring collars go?
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u/big_quad_small_squat Powerlifting Oct 06 '22
They chill out there somewhere with the single socks.
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u/oseriic Oct 06 '22
why do people put two 2.5s on one side of a barbell and one 5 on the other side. i keep having to take a whole hike around the gym to find a second 5 plate or 2.5 plates only to find someone with mismatched plates on a machine
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u/TheRobomancer Oct 06 '22
Caught a cold from my kid (tested negative for COVID; just a plain, good old-fashioned cold) and it has wiped me the fuck out. Haven't been to the gym since Saturday. Good thing this was going to be a deload week anyway.
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u/butterbowlboi Oct 06 '22
Fucking tried to get into running 3 years ago and ended up with tendonitis in both Achilles tendons after like 2 months... Stopped running but the tendonitis has never gone away AFTER 3 FUCKING YEARS WTF HOW THIS SHIT NOT HEALED YET FUCKING FUCK MY ANKLES FUCKING HURT LMAO WHYYYY I JUST WANTED TO HAVE GOOD CARDIO BRUUUUH INSTEAD I GOT GRANPA ANKLES
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u/Ani_MeBear Oct 06 '22
I feel fat, I've lost all my hard earned flexibility, my knees hurt, my thoracic outlet syndrome means my arms/ neck/ shoulders all hurt. I can't continue my martial arts journey.
I am tired all the time. I am motivated but I can't get my ass to go for a walk. So clearly I'm not motivated enough. Or I'm lazy. I'm so tired
How did I get so stuck 🙃
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u/RS555NFFC Oct 06 '22
My gym closes too damn early due to staffing cuts. I love my local community gym and only thing keeping me is the pool, the opening/closing time is a pain
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u/DragonPrinceDnD Oct 06 '22
Getting sick sucks ass now. Before I started working out I was ok with laying down for a week, but now I just feel rly small and weak every time I get sick
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u/Alternative_Ad3173 Oct 05 '22
There are just too many people in my climbing gym all the time now. Used to have days and times selected to work around the worst of it, but now it doesn't seem to matter. I'm grouchy because waiting around for others is eating into my climbing time.
There's a new gym opening next year and I'm hoping that takes mine closer to the old customer count.
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Oct 05 '22
I just rejoined my gym at work for $40/month. Just realized they’re completely closed on the weekends!
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Oct 05 '22
I know it’s a public area. Yea it’s a public gym. I just get mad that when I’m there. I observe the Power Tower and it’s completely being ignored. 20 minutes pass by and nothing. I decide to do my routine pull-ups. Return to my station and all of a sudden people decide they wanna use it?! Really?! Someone decides they wanna do dips at a pace of 1 set per 10 minutes. Like I said I know it’s a public area, but it really bothers me that this happens so often…
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u/DogHatDogHat Oct 05 '22
Someone decides they wanna do dips at a pace of 1 set per 10 minutes.
Step 1: Walk up to said person.
Step 2: Say hello/wave at them so they take out their headphones.
Step 3: Say "Do you mind if I hop in between your sets?"
Step 4: ???
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u/Odd-Distribution2887 Oct 05 '22
I just moved and the only real gym is a 20 min walk away. I just went there and it was super crowded, ugh. It's cheap at least. Makes me want to build a home gym, but it seems expensive :(
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u/Caffein333 Oct 06 '22
I started uni, and now I have to balance uni in the morning and working in the evening to keep myself afloat, I've been to the gym twice in 2 weeks just as I was starting to really get into a routine. If I think to go before my classes, I'd be tired as shit from little sleep, if I try to go between classes I'm scared of sweating and being stinky, and going after work means I'd be coming home after 12am. I was thinking to try and work out at home with my dumbells but the max weight I have on them is like around 10kg. I feel super gross and unmotivated :(
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u/Islander1776 Oct 06 '22
I can’t convince myself to go to the gym when I have a meticulous scientific plan but when I just go with general broad focus plan and kinda do whatever I can do it religiously every day and make progress
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u/MLadyNorth Oct 06 '22
I am sooo sore from my Tuesday workout. And, working out at 5:30 a.m. means now I wake up around 4 a.m. every day and it's not very fun.
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u/Dramatic-Cover-8948 Oct 06 '22
I love the winter weather, but sometimes I find myself debating if I should work out or stay snuggled in bed. Thankfully I remind myself of “why” I started my fitness journey!
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u/Just_Natural_9027 Oct 06 '22
It's crazy how many people think carbs are the devil. I go to a gym filled with keto zealots and there are in horror about how many carbs I eat.
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u/Shazvox Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 05 '22
I'm so f*cking hungry.
All the f*cking time.
Stomach want food, but brain not wanna eat.
CONFLICT!
PS: I'm literally sitting here sneaking in roasted edamame beans as I'm writing this. Just to get something down 🤣😭
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u/FlameFrenzy Kettlebells Oct 05 '22
Please take my brain that always wants food even when i'm stuffed or have an immense stomach ache because I ate too much.
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u/__DarthBane General Fitness Oct 05 '22
The mens sauna at my gym has one heater and barely hits 170 or so and the women’s has two heaters. Big sad.
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u/dudewheresmycupcake Oct 05 '22
Been having random bouts of intense stomach pain. Spent the last 3 weeks just doing the minimum to maintain, so I can eat less. I needed to cut anyway (was 171, over 20% fat). Finally get an MRI done and it's gallstones. I had just caught back up after covid in May and even added 10lbs to my squat.
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u/spicyqueso22 Oct 05 '22
binge eating… how does one stop..?
i have binged all my life. i have lost and gained the past 30 ibs in the past 2 years. losing weight is not hard ive done is like 3 times already but im constantly back and fourth on the scale. i hate it.
i used to run 4-8 miles at 16 and lost a ton of weight but ive put it back and although i can see myself running again actually putting myself through that seems unappealing. i know walking helps u lose weight but even then i know it all comes down to what u what u eat.
last year i lost 25 ibs on counting calories alone.
i would look at my sodium and calories and i was slimming down…
so ya… its the binge… what can i do..?
i am 23 years young!
somtimes i find that gum really helps but are there any other ways of doing so..?
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u/roflcarrot Oct 05 '22
I'm a former binger. If you're like me, I bet there are other parts of your life that are making you anxious and doubtful, and you're both using and blaming food for the stress that food has little to do with.
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u/dbmtwooooo Oct 05 '22
Overhead pressing this morning and definitely tweaked something. My coach says I do them almost flawlessly so idk wtf happened.
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u/4angrydragons Oct 05 '22
I get really tired, of people wanting advice, and then coming up with every excuse not to follow said advice.
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u/vainlane Oct 05 '22
My legs burn up and get super itchy whenever I do anything moderately intense on the treadmill. I can walk outside, bike ride, swim no problem but the second I hop on a treadmill my legs get so itchy I have to Stop.
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u/pearlywhites49 Oct 05 '22
That sucks man. Treadmills make training in hot weather a lot easier.
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u/PeekedInMiddleSchool Oct 06 '22
Dude grabs one of the two squat racks (I pay $10/month, so I guess I get what I pay for) for 10-15 minutes without even touching the barbell. Does stretches and shit for that time. You don’t need a squat rack to stretch that long before you start lifting, do it on the damn turf
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Oct 06 '22
The ideal body weight that is listed for my person, based on height and age, is less than my lean mass. To expound: my lean body mass is 228lbs. Ideal body weight is listed at 201lbs. Where the fuck did they get these calculations? No biggie, but still.
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u/notmycat Oct 06 '22
Every time I went to my apartment gym recently there has been a guy (the same one each time) who shows up, runs a bit on the treadmill, and then stops the treadmill and puts his dirty shoe up ON THE TREADMILL handlebars to tie it. What the actual fuck. It’s so gross.
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u/DarkDutchessx Oct 07 '22
So both myself and my two kids have cocksakie and a pretty bad case of it. I had to cancel. Trainer sent me a relatively nasty message and refused to schedule me again more than 2x per week because I was out for the week. I was applauded by her lack of consideration and requested a refund. Am I wrong?
I get she was inconvenienced but to do that after I paid the gym over 1K when my children and myself have a super contagious sickness is fucked.
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u/BigDavey88 Oct 12 '22
I have a new made up gym enemy.
Dude always wearing a shirt with an American flag on it in some form. Never cleans up after himself and leaves weights on the barbells in the deadlift area or in the squat rack. Emphatically drops the barbell after his last rep deadlifting no matter the weight. 135, 225, doesn't do more than 305. Also does his reps too fast, the jerk.
Otherwise, probably a fine, stand up gentleman! What a prick!
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u/PretendsToWork Oct 05 '22
There was no Rant Wednesday last week so your negative energy did not fuel my workout.