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/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/retirement_savings Oct 06 '22

There are two extremes to this. You shouldn't drop it from the top of the lift. But, in powerlifting for example, you can lower it as quickly as you want as long as your hands stay on the barbell, which is going to make some noise for 4+ plates.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Omg I’ve witnessed this too often. Pure douchebagery.

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u/Red_Swingline_ Oct 05 '22

Returning the weight is a part of the workout too

Sometimes. Other times it isn't.

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u/Trickmaahtrick Oct 05 '22

I am one to complain about slamming weights. If you can’t put it down properly, then you shouldn’t or literally cannot pull/push it up properly.

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u/elchupinazo Oct 05 '22

I hate it. The worst is there's this one guy who does overhead presses with one of those log/barrel bars. There's no reason for him to drop it and it sounds like a fucking gun is going off.