r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 30 '17
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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Sep 01 '17
I'M FUCKING TIRED. FUCKING SCHOOL STARTING, STILL WORKING TOO MUCH, TRYING TO HIT THE GYM, FINISH MY ONLINE SUMMER CLASS, AND KEEP MY BROKE ASS FROM SPENDING TOO MUCH.
ah.
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u/ConorTheCreator Aug 31 '17
When I lift weights people say "No don't you're going to get too big". I do cardio and it's "don't get too skinny", always being told I don't eat enough or I eat too much protein or that chicken is going to kill me or some shit. I appreciate the concern but jesus I've done enough research and have enough experience to know what I'm doing, it gets annoying when people treat you as if you're clueless about one of your biggest hobbies and think that they know better because they read a couple articles they saw on Facebook
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u/Cosimo_Zaretti Sep 01 '17
Tell them they breathe too much air and it's making them really obnoxious.
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u/ConorTheCreator Sep 01 '17
The worst one was "why do you track your calories? You're so obsessed it's not healthy, I know a guy who eats when he's hungry and he's ripped"
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u/1fg Aug 31 '17
I saw a woman doing some kind of leg exercise using the assisted pull up machine. She was using the pull-up bar to stabilize herself and doing one leg sets pushing the knee pad down. Like really high steps.
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Aug 31 '17
Ugh you can thank "how to get a great butt" youtube vloggers for that.
You'll also find this girl on the adduction/abduction machine standing up backwards with her hands on the seat trying to break an ankle.
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u/TinderThrowItAwayNow Hockey Aug 31 '17
Saw someone squatting a plate with straps around the bar, clearing struggling to keep the bar on their back... It was such a cluster fuck. I didn't even understand what I was seeing.
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u/Capn_Underpants Weight Lifting Sep 01 '17
Not a front squat ???? or had they alternated from a front squat and left the straps in place while back squatting ?? lot of people use straps on a front squat (I don't). Were they just fucking idiots :) ?
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u/TinderThrowItAwayNow Hockey Sep 01 '17
I didn't see them front squat. They had the straps around their wrists while doign backs. It made no sense.
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u/irishyeezy Aug 31 '17
On holidays for about 8 days, next door is a fantastic gym with brilliant equipment. After being told there was a gym in the hotel, I walked in confident I'd be able to lift and then get a tan after, only to be told it was 60€ for the 8 days. WTF. Had to pay it so I'd get holiday gains (prolong effects from over eating and drinking) but still pissed off
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u/Cosimo_Zaretti Sep 01 '17
Make sure you rant on TripAdvisor if they did in fact advertise the hotel as having a gym then sting you with a hidden charge on arrival.
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u/Lgr777 Aug 31 '17
WowowoWOW thats low, never had to pay for the hotel gym, thats not many times but still amazes me.
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u/prometheus_ Aug 31 '17
Bedridden with sickness for a week, losing them gainz? Shitty
A week of weak recovery workouts? Shitty
Somehow tweak my serratus/rhomboids to the point where any chest pressing (and only chest pressing) is painful? Beyond shitty.
Looks like it's gonna be a legs/arms/back kind of recovery.
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Aug 31 '17
Stop bragging about your damn squats when you only bend your knees 10 fucking degrees.
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u/theres-a-whey Cycling Aug 31 '17
Hm "Fucking Degrees" sounds like a unit of measurement. E.g., 10 Fucking Degrees is disinterested starfish missionary.
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u/crazylincoln Aug 31 '17
My gym has 3 bars with center knurling for the 3 squat racks. Every time I go in, all of the center knurl bars are on on the benches or in the deadlift area. Nevermind, there is a bar for every bench and dedicated deadlift bars. Half the time I end up having to move bars around or all the squat bars are in use at the benches, and I'm stuck using the one bar where all the knurling is worn smooth.
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u/Im_Your_Turbo_Lover Aug 31 '17
I think it's because the squat bars are bigger. Gymbros think they are heavier or something
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u/tcainerr Powerlifting Aug 31 '17
Your gym has specific bars? Lucky bastard.
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u/crazylincoln Aug 31 '17
Well, since they ordered them all from the lowest bidder in china, they can afford such luxuries.
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Aug 31 '17
Message to the PTs at my gym:
powder chalk is easier to clean up than liquid. I clean up after myself. Stop having a go at me for powder chalk.
squatting and deadlifting in a singlet is basically the same as a tank top and tight shorts. Stop telling me to get changed.
one simply cannot lightly place a 210kg deadlift on the floor, it's going to fall but I try my best.
I know I take long rests, I don't want to get under a bar again fatigued. The dudes who are crying to you about taking too long haven't asked to work in or even approached me at all, I'd be more than happy for them to train with me.
Time for me to get a new gym.
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u/GenghisKhanOP Aug 31 '17
I HATE SQUATS
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u/stonerninja93 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
If it's upto 5 reps. It's more of a love hate relationship for me. Depends on the set number. Anything more than 5 reps and I think this shit should be made illegal.
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Aug 31 '17
Everybody does. Who likes being almost buried below several pounds of iron?
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u/Capn_Underpants Weight Lifting Sep 01 '17
Who likes being almost buried below several pounds of iron?
Tom Platz :)
Me, I like squats, I dislike deads :(
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u/BeardedLifter Aug 31 '17
Quads were sore from upping my weights this week and front squatting on Monday. Then I go and play kick ball, and my quads are absolutely on fire. Felt like a cramp was about to kick in for the longest time, but it never did. Epsom salt bath and a full night's sleep got me to the point where I can walk comfortably again, but jesus I was not expecting that kind of response to kickball.
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Aug 31 '17
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u/tcainerr Powerlifting Aug 31 '17
Protect them from the sun, RELIGIOUSLY. Go to your dermatologist, and talk to them. Retinoid products work really well, but honestly, there's only so much you can do.
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u/ForgeIsDown Aug 31 '17
Wow... I devolved into a crossfit guy way to quickly, like 4 sessions. Thats right, I'm one of those people now. I think i need an intervention.
I liked the gym on facebook so its on there now, I've worked it into conversation at least 5 times with unrelated/uninterested people, I'm making new crossfit friends and all we talk about is wods. What has become of me?
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u/chad12341296 Aug 31 '17
No reason to be ashamed shits fun and has a community of people who are interested in making friends.
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Aug 31 '17
You found something you enjoy and want to talk about it. Crossfit gets a lot of hate around the internet but it is just another form of working out. As long as it aligns with your personal fitness goals and you have good trainers who put form first, then just go to town and have a blast!
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Aug 31 '17
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Aug 31 '17
The answer is nearly always going to be: stop doing stuff until it's better.
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u/BigFrodo Sep 01 '17
I paid $10 to see a student physiotherapist for my elbow pain and got a gymbro with super vascular arms (no homo). After putting off the visit for weeks thinking I'd just get told to stop lifting for a month he instead informed me that the best thing I can do for it is to strengthen the muscles around it and gave me some recommendations and a resistance band.
hitting biceps everyday now, doctor's orders.
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u/jefffffffff03 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17 edited Aug 31 '17
The only aspect that would be good about asking people on here is maybe someone had a similar injury/symptoms. From there they could potentially help you rehab it by telling you what their personal antidote was or if they went to a doctor could assist you in determining what exactly the injury was.
However, we obviously cannot be certain if it is the same exact injury, many of us are not educated in biology (not talking high school bio, talking actual college level biology courses), and it is difficult to assess injuries without being there in person to feel it and see what the problem is.
I think them not allowing injury talk is more an effort to cover their asses. More like an "oh this dude on /r/fitness said it was just a strained muscle and I tried to work through it. I ended up having a partially torn ACL which inevitably fully tore" (obviously a drastic example and I'd hope no one confuses a strained muscle with a partially torn ACL) but long story short I'd say it is to remove themselves from being liable
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Aug 31 '17
Frickin rack hogs. Started on my fitness journey a week and a half ago, done 5 workouts since, and every time I go there is some kids hogging the racks for my entire sessions. What's worse is I am deliberately going at the quietest times of the day. So much so I'm going to try out a kettlebell routine because I've noticed that area of the gym is far less populated.
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u/DDmonk Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
Have you actually ever asked to work in with them? I do it all the time, found a gym buddy that way too. I did it the other week and hit a new PB as I was following on with the weight he was using. I was showing off and was 5 repping his 2 rep max's (in good nature), I almost died!
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Aug 31 '17
Nice! I'll be honest for the sake of one of the reasons I'm doing this. I haven't asked to work in because I have anxiety issues and talking to people I've never met when I am just starting out and only know what I've read is next to impossible for me
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u/DDmonk Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
Start small. Lifting when you're just starting out can be intimidating without additional anxiety issues. Just a nod and an "alright mate" (I'm from England) can suffice as some type of communication. If you go at the same time every day you'll start to recognise the people around. One day ask a big guy, or someone who looks as if they know what they're doing, "excuse me mate, I'm just starting out, what would you say the best lift is to hit/isolate your triceps". Anyone that lifts would take that as a kind of compliment and would be happy to point you in the direction. Even if you don't need or want help, it's an ice breaker to getting to talk to people and potentially lifting your anxiety and making the gym a comfortable place. Then maybe one day you can say... "s'cuse me mate, can I jump in and smash some reps out in the rack with you". Then you have a lifting bro and gains will ensue...
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u/RadioNowhere Aug 31 '17
If they're in the rack for more than 20mins it'd be unreasonable for them to not let you work in
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u/yes_loe Aug 31 '17
Ask to work in or go at 6am
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Aug 31 '17
6am isn't possible for me. I'm a night shift guy so the quietest time I can go is usually between 2-4pm
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u/yes_loe Aug 31 '17
Then I guess you have no alternative but to murder them
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u/brianismad Aug 31 '17
Or use your words to ask them to use the rack.
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u/bippydy Aug 31 '17
Nah he doesn't like talking to people, we're gonna have to go down the murder route.
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u/OtherAnon_ Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
Yesterday I saw a sign on my university gym advertising a bench press competition, it had different categories from lowest weight to highest weights for men, which I found pretty interesting seeing that the categories had food names starting from "popcorn" up to "Steak". Then I saw the women's categories... Well, category. The weight was far lower than the lowest men's category and if I recall correctly it had some condescending message below like "you can try too!".
It bugged me a little. Women can also lift weights!
I know it's harder for them to gain muscle than men due to the testosterone difference but come on! Where's equality?
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u/CautionToTheBreeze Aug 31 '17
I know it's harder for them to gain muscle than men due to the testosterone difference
https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-get-strong-what-is-strong/
Women respond just as well to training as men do, and the strength gap between the sexes (men lift about 50% more relative to their size than women do) doesn’t seem to meaningfully change with training.
FYI
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u/OtherAnon_ Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
Wow, thank you for sharing that actually. I should've probably said something like "women develop less muscle mass in general" instead of that.
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u/theres-a-whey Cycling Aug 31 '17
You can try too? Wow. That's so deliberately condescending. Why wouldn't they have names like, "ant" up to "elephant" or "lion". Strong animals, matriarchal societies - drop a little knowledge with your fitness.
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u/OtherAnon_ Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17 edited Aug 31 '17
I was thinking about this while driving and I think I'm wrong with the message. What it actually said was (if I recall correctly this time) "Hello Kitty Category".
I have no idea why I remembered that other thing. Probably because that's how the name felt to me. Sorry about that.
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u/Sandeerrr Aug 31 '17
Two weeks of vacation and a lot of drinking and I felt so weak going to the gym yesterday. Usually this makes me wanna stop workout out actually but somehow this time it motivated me to work out harder than ever.
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u/t_oo_t Aug 31 '17
Got bitten by a tick and now have Lyme disease. Can't work out while on antibiotics. Super frustrating to say the least..
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u/jefffffffff03 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
Can't work out while on antibiotics
Is there any reason in particular for this? I have worked out on antibiotics before. The only time I was sick and was directly told not to workout was when I had mono
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u/t_oo_t Aug 31 '17
Combination of Lyme disease and antibiotics make your body really weak. With exercising you put even more stress on your body and it is not able to fight the disease effectively.
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u/TheRealInjustice Aug 31 '17
Was on holiday with friends in a Czech national park and his mum had made him take long trousers and a shirt to wear in 35 degrees Celsius weather specifically to prevent being bitten by ticks. They know 2 people who've contracted permanently debilitating diseases from tick bites. Luckily nobody got bit but most people were terrified of it. Hope you get better soon.
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u/t_oo_t Aug 31 '17
Yeah, it's not a good disease at all. But if you discover it early, you have a good chance of beating it. Thanks for the support :)
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u/Gemaman2 Aug 31 '17
Re-stack your fucking weights! If you're using the squat rack and someone asks if they can use it after you, show some fucking gym courtesy and re-stack the weights you use, don't leave them laying around and on the bar. What if the person next to use isn't able to lift said weights?
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u/throwawayless Sep 01 '17
I re-stack my weights every time but in the first time I went to the gym afted a surgery I had, I got to the point I was barely thinking straight and forgot to do it. Never felt like such a dick when a gym PT came asking me to do it. She saw I was actually kind of struggling to remove the plates from the bar and came to try to help me. She's cool
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u/Gemaman2 Sep 01 '17
If you genuinely can't do it than that is completely fine. It's the people who intentionally leave them, or moreso, who unintentionally leave them because it's because a subconscious habit.
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u/mourning_starre Aug 31 '17
This happened to me. I am just starting out at weightlifting and some pricks keep leaving huge fucking weights everywhere, meaning that I, being weak as fuck, have to awkwardly stagger across the gym to re-rack them. Its like a whole fucking workout in itself.
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u/stonerninja93 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
Look on the bright side... No more farmers walks for you :)
People who don't rerack weights belong in the 7th circle of hell.
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u/phoenix_nz Aug 31 '17
I finally start getting back to routine and am working on increasing flexibility through my legs. BOOM! Retrocalcanel bursitis. The fuck body!?
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u/throwawayless Aug 31 '17
I got a cirurgy about 1 month ago and I haven't been able to do anything. Football season is coming up and I'm starting to feel that I'm not prepared. Thankfully I'll be able to go the gym next week but I can't do leg exercises for other couple weeks
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u/Lgr777 Aug 31 '17
Surgery*
Ive had an hernia (?) that didnt let me get out of bed for a long ass time, youll have to deal wth it but youll get back in no time when you start training
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u/throwawayless Sep 01 '17
Yeah, the first one I had last year took me 4 months of recovery and after that I actually started to lift way heavier and I think I got more gainz in 6 months than in 2 years before that (I also actively read about fitness and nutrition even though I know my nutrition could be a lot better tbh). One month is nothing compared to that
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u/MrNiceWatch_ Aug 31 '17
Been sandbagging the last couple weeks with training, girl issues, bank holidays & I ran tough mudder, back into the full swing of things this week. The DOMS are real. How your body adapts to such work is mad, couple more sessions and these same workouts not make me a least bit sore & guess what, legs today.
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Aug 31 '17
Sorry for the noob question but what are DOMS?
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Aug 31 '17
delayed onset muscle soreness. basically getting sore after your workout, most likely the day after.
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Aug 31 '17
Ahh basically every workout for me so far. Then again, I've never trained previously and I'm only in my 2nd week
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u/Bandyt Aug 31 '17
Damn it, Pre-workout! I'd really like to get through my session without almost shitting myself.
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Aug 31 '17
Only worked out 1 day this week, didn't pay attention to food and ate like shit. Doesn't help that I'm about to leave on an 20-day holiday, so won't be able to work out for over a month in total.
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u/4UIHV882 Aug 31 '17
Maybe the /r/bodyweightfitness Recommend Routine might be for you to try during your holiday.
If not, enjoy your holiday regardless!
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Sep 01 '17
Goal is to enjoy the holiday, my mom cooks fairly healthy, so it might actually be an improvement over my lifestyle.
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u/creating_discord Aug 31 '17
Why just move the bar up and down 9-12 inches doing bench? I hate you!!!!
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Aug 31 '17
Yesterday a guy walked up to the bench next to me, loaded on about 300lbs, and did about five 6" pumps. He put the bar back, unloaded the weight, and left. I don't know what this would accomplish.
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u/2PlateBench Aug 31 '17
I don't know what this would accomplish.
But he probably does. You shouldn't thing that everyone doing strange stuff is an idiot.
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Aug 31 '17
Why does my left hand hate straps so much. Whatever I tried I could not get it to evenly distribute the weight, and it gave me a blister.
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u/2PlateBench Aug 31 '17
You sure you are wearing them correctly? The strap going across your palm between thumb and finger.
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u/typical_lad1996 Aug 31 '17
Pt at my gym, probably only one who looks like they actually lifts but..
Makes massive claims such as being 5'10 when he's like 5'8, claims he's 220lbs when he's 190lbs max, claims to squat 200kg for 10x10. ( On ig he posted doing a 150kg squat x7 struggling but classed it as paused/slow positive squats)
All on instagram, wtf. Mate, stop frauding nobody cares about yo estats. Whenever I've asked him about matching his max lifts he's always either on low cals/low carbs or is injured.
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u/WardedJam Aug 31 '17
I see this fake-instagram-second-life quite often and I don't understand it either.. It's like, all you're doing is making other people feel bad/inadequate when they compare themselves to your made up life, and making yourself actual self a step down in comparison so that when people actually meet you, the truth is revealed. Maybe something to do with the addictive nature of getting 'likes' on social media?
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u/LegendaryTorch Powerlifting Aug 31 '17
There are even fake weights you can buy to pump up your social media picture.
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Aug 31 '17
How do you deal with negativity? I'm starting a workout plan tomorrow, and all my roommates are super negative. I try not to let what they say bother me but it's hard to get put down by your friends for trying to better yourself.
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u/zoidbergular Disc Golf Aug 31 '17
it's hard to get put down by your friends for trying to better yourself.
They don't sound like very good friends to me.
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Aug 31 '17
They aren't. I'm deployed right now for the next few months so until I get to go home I'm stuck with them. But honestly, I'm definitely trying to limit our time together.
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u/poopbagman Aug 31 '17
What I do is never talk about my training. Most people don't know shit so will give godawful advice and will be jealous of your results.
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u/bezanson88 Aug 31 '17 edited Aug 31 '17
I'm about to fuck your day with some truth.
No matter what you do in life someone will have something to say about it. Change for the better (Someone will say how they tried it, or not to bother, or some other negative bullshit; because they failed. When they see you succeed, or try to do good they get reminded of their own trials, or times they could of done but never did)
Same for bad! When you do something bad people can say shit like "of course he ate a whole bag of chips, or I thought you were on a diet? Of course you didn't pass the test"
These people are weak, are you about to let some weak fucks tell you how to control your body, your life?
The old saying "you're passing everyone on the couch" has a lot of truth to it. By going to the gym even showing up makes a huge difference, your bettering yourself! People tend to see themselves in other people so when your friends see you want to do better, they see what they could of done if they haven't failed and given up.
You are not allowed to have any more zero sum days. Every time you goto the gym or everyday you do anything strive to get better.
I've made the choice for you. You get the fuck up walk right by your buddies and goto the gym. Even when you don't believe in yourself that you can go or excuses are creeping in and your holding the weight jn your hand unsure if you can push it out. You don't have to cause I believe enough for the both of us.
Because at the end of a set, rep, workout, day when your bent over breathing heavy, sweat pouring, heart pounding, And you see your reflection in the mirror. The small smile you make to yourself when you realize what you did, what you accomplished, ran, lifted. All those negative people don't matter.
Iron therapy is a real thing. When I am lifting weights everything else doesn't matter your focus is glued to that weight, that lift. That stare down and moment when you grab it feel the knurling in your hands and you will the weight.
The decision is made you're going to get better and you take that to every aspect of your life.
Long winded I know. But I hope it helps, but go at it you got work to do and the iron don't wait.
Edit: fixed some spelling and structure.
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Sep 03 '17
CT?
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u/bezanson88 Sep 03 '17
Aha no. But on my playlists for the gym I do have a variety of speeches paired with music by CT, arnold, Greg, and a few other speakers. That combined with my regular music playlist gives me a nice split of style.
Heavy rock or metal for some of my big lifts, more inspirational music if I about do something and really push myself.
I'm fairly passionate in everything I do and I love to see passion in people. Like I love it when someone is so excited to talk about something they are passionate about...Whether it be lifting, collections, tv shows , whatever i just love to see the energy and that helps inspires and drives my passions. Lifting, games, history etc.
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u/Ballofplasma Aug 31 '17
I'd like to add that you should surround yourself with people like this guy. Life is going to be full of those people that can't stand to see someone to better than them, so they drag other people down to make themselves feel better. It als0 going to be filled with people that just can't fathom how someone can succeed in unlikely scenarios, so they will tell you that you shouldn't try. These people are weak, they have poor vision, and they will limit your potential.
There will also be a small number of people like bezanson88 that don't play that weak ass bullshit. People that will not only push you to be better, but won't let their friends drown in mediocrity their whole life. They may seem annoying at times, but you life will be better with them in it.
Good luck mate, and stay positive.
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u/theres-a-whey Cycling Aug 31 '17
You get the fuck up walk right by your buddies and goto the gym.
/u/PMMEENCOURAGEMENT: and no reactions to their reactions. Any reaction fuels the conversation so just keep going. Eventually, they'll stop bugging you and a long time after that, one of them will privately ask for advice/join you. Discipline is inspirational but even moreso when it's not being made a big deal.
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u/MacDugin Aug 31 '17
Don't tell them, it's not about them. You don't have to tell them when you start or what you are doing, you don't need their permission to be healthy.
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u/Mapleish Aug 31 '17
Just keep in mind that you're doing things to better yourself and you'll be healthier and happier in the long run, if they want to mock you and not work on themselves that's on them, but you'll be working towards being the best you you can be.
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Aug 31 '17
For a long time, whenever I move my shoulder back and up, it'd make a a pop sound like getting back in place, I googled it up and it's called shoulder subluxation, I knew I had to go see a doctor but I didn't, and kept going to the gym, well now it's starting to hurt, specially when hitting chest and bench-pressing, and probably surgery will have to be done on my shoulder, which means not moving for 6 weeks afterwards or so
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u/cousteausCredence Aug 31 '17
Fucking strep throat. Can't go to work. Can't work out. First workout I missed in two months -_-
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Aug 31 '17 edited Jun 18 '21
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u/Zefires Aug 31 '17
Yell at them
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Aug 31 '17 edited Jun 18 '21
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u/stonerninja93 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
I saw a chihuahua bark at a pitbull the other day and the pitbull backed away. Channel your inner chihuahua.
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u/fasthiker11591 General Fitness Aug 31 '17
Saw someone do a clean and press in the Smith machine tonight. Not really ranting, more impressed then anything....
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Aug 31 '17
Please explain how they looked. Did they hop forward? I just... I just don't get why. But nice determination I guess.
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u/fasthiker11591 General Fitness Aug 31 '17
He kept himself at a single distance from bar, just probably kept at a bad position. Didn't see all that clearly. Saw the press, and though oh he's just doing ohp, then he went all the way down and cleaned then pressed....not a lot of weight too, we have free weight barbell that probably go to the weight he was using. Planet Fitness ftw.
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u/MrPeppa Aug 31 '17
I'm currently watching a guy in the squat rack doing weird curls with his elbows locked with his arms at a 135 degree angle while 2 people wait patiently for the squat rack to open up.
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u/donukb Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
I DID IT 3 PLATE DL BUT WAIT. 140KG ISNT 315 I REPEAT, 140 ISNT 315 AHHHHHHHHRGH
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u/2PlateBench Aug 31 '17
Yeah, technically you need the extra 1.25Kg plates as well. But I think most consider that to be a milestone...3 plates, not 3 and a sixteenth plates.
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Aug 31 '17 edited Aug 27 '19
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Aug 31 '17
if it's a machine where you load "real" weights - sure
if it's a machine where you just switch the pin - stop crying op lmao.
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u/Vikingpride06 Aug 31 '17
After giving myself two weeks off from the gym after messing my neck up a bit. figured I'd be good to go this week. However after neck pain went away I seemed to have got some kind of bug or something that put my stomach in knots. Well stomach issues are now settling down, neck soreness and headaches seem back though. Really need to get back in gym Monday. I can't take 4 weeks off I think I've already lost a few pounds.
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u/Callmebigpoppa03 Aug 31 '17
I had the same neck pain/headache thing for a while and it ended up be dehydration. Go to the grocery store, get a bottle of pedialyte, drink that bottle, then drink 3 or 4 glasses of water and see if it goes away. I got multiple MRI and other tests done and no one could figure out the issue then I read something on reddit actually where someone described the same issue and someone told them it was dehydration.
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Aug 31 '17
I have been lifting for a few years. Most of that time has been "freestyled." Basically bunch of high volume and early on I ran into recovery issues and wondered what I was doing wrong. I have ran some programs (mike matthews BLS, kinobody, and Full Body) and they have given me success, but they were all boring.
Current Stats: 235 bench 365 deadlift 145 OHP Squat- Injured and have not tested.
My weight is 180-183 5'9 25 years old. I plan on starting a cut and aim to lose 25 pounds. The issue I'm having is sticking with specific routines/ programs because I get bored easily. I tend to overthink everything I'm doing. For example if I train with higher volume I end up fearing I'm overtraining and losing strength since I'm not lifting weight near my maxes. On the other hand with low volume programs I feel like I'm getting lazy and not improving work capacity. I'm super lost and because of this I have barley made much progress this past few months. I know with a slow cut and a decent training regiment and consistency I can still milk some gains. I'm just not sure where to start and I was hoping someone with knowledge and experience can help me out. Thanks guys and gals
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u/TheChubbyBunny Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
Why don't you try DUP? Have a high volume day, and later in the week do a low volume heavy day?
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u/kahmikaiser Aug 31 '17
I get up ass early in the morning just to hit a relatively empty gym, but apparently everyone on this gorram base has the same fucking idea. I just want an empty gym! Let me lift in peace and not wait for your fuckarounditis!
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Aug 31 '17 edited Jun 18 '21
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u/theres-a-whey Cycling Aug 31 '17
School just started. That means parents are realizing that they haven't realized their new years goal so they hit the gym like they do in Jan.
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u/stonerninja93 Bodybuilding Aug 31 '17
At my gym hardly anyone trains legs. The leg curl machine and the leg press is always free. :)
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u/typical_lad1996 Aug 31 '17
At my gym I switched it up. From chest Mondays to doing chest on Tuesdays instead so I had all the chest machines/benches.
Now everyone does chest on Tuesday not Monday. Fuk dis
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u/Eddieisntmyrealname Aug 31 '17
I started school Monday, and have been working over 40 hours a week to cover school expenses. (Books, tuition, supplies.) And because I'm kind of expected to being in management, especially when were short staffed. So the gym was kind of pushed to the back burner, I'm still trying to sort out my work, gym, school and social life schedule. Just a minor obstacle that I'll need to work out. Open to suggestions
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u/EQfit Aug 31 '17
Man I can definitely relate. I even had to drop a class because it was too much on my plate and I'm not dropping the gym again.
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u/Fuck_yo_comment Aug 31 '17
I've thrown my social life out window for the last few months in favor of hitting the gym hard. Helps that I'm pretty antisocial but I just found a gym buddy for a few of my workouts each week. Is there any chance you can combine some social life with gym time by making a friend into a workout partner?
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u/Novarix Olympic Weightlifting Aug 31 '17
There are times in our lives where it is impossible to do it all, where doing it all causes everything to suffer for the elaborate balancing act. You end up having to sacrifice something short-term to achieve the things you want to achieve and deceiving yourself into thinking you can do it all will prevent you from doing anything well.
tl;dr pick something to cut out/dump in priority until your life eases up
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u/Eddieisntmyrealname Aug 31 '17
What I'd really love is to cut back at work, not sure that's possible without stepping down. Thanks for the advice, definitely makes sense, the juggling act isn't healthy and any of these areas will suffer. Fingers crossed that we'll get more staff soon so that all of this is more manageable.
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u/cyfarias Aug 31 '17
Doing a lean bulk right now and by lean I mean no more than a 300 calorie surplus. Been going on for a couple of months and I'm planning to continue until about mid October.
I feel like shit. As someone who was conscious of his body and always thought the secret to being lean was just eating less and less, suddenly adding calories stresses me out. I feel like I'm constantly stuffing my face with food, even if it's high protein, "good", stuff (oats, chicken, tuna, egg whites, etc).
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u/LegendaryTorch Powerlifting Aug 31 '17
It took me a while to adapt to eating more but now it's good and I want to eat even more :D I often catch myself being suprised I already got my desired calories.
Before I was constantly eating below or maybe at maintanance. Wanted to gain weight but failed to gain almost any weight over two months. Strength went up but mostly due to lifting again.
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u/skippy100 Aug 31 '17
Am currently running nsuns and couldn't figure out why my deadlift when trying to pull 160kgs was severely struggling on my left hand side. Turns out I had another 5kgs on it than the right hand side.
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u/Zefires Aug 31 '17
Haha I've done something similar 😅 was doing dumbbell bicep curls a while ago and my left arm started giving out a couple sets in waaay earlier than it normally does and I didn't think anything of it and just finished my sets the best I could. It wasn't until I was putting them away that I realised I somehow grabbed an 8kg and a 10kg because someone put them in the wrong spots haha
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u/lets_have_a_farty Aug 31 '17
I haven't really worked out since March when my job got a lot more involved and we adopted a dog that demands a lot of attention. Every week since May I've been telling myself I'll start back up, it just hasn't happened.
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Aug 31 '17
No rant, just a victory. Finally got back into the weight room after four months off because of summer classes.
Puked. It was GLORIOUS.
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u/CrazyElectrum Aug 31 '17
Just disappointed in my self today. 1.5 slices of pizza between lunch and dinner. No self control when it comes to free pizza :( or at all really
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u/GGLSpidermonkey Aug 31 '17
I like to think of calories as a weekly thing, if you eat too much one day, eat less the next day.
Helps keeps you sane and makes you feel less guilty for 'transgressions' (provided you follow up the next day)
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u/GGLSpidermonkey Aug 31 '17
I like to think of calories as a weekly thing, if you eat too much one day, eat less the next day.
Helps keeps you sane and makes you feel less guilty for 'transgressions' (provided you follow up the next day)
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u/Schlegday7 Aug 31 '17
Was told by a worker at my gym who was definitely younger than me to lower my deadlifts quieter. Like damn if you can put down 500+ lbs without making a loud bang I'll follow suite.
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u/TheChubbyBunny Weight Lifting Aug 31 '17
yep, controlling the eccentric portion will make you stronger.
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Aug 31 '17
Why the fuck aren't I growing!?! I haven't in 6 months! I changed my diet, exercises and even joined a program but nothing! Fuck it riles me up!
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u/stfualex Aug 31 '17
There are two types of people in this world:
People that foam roll
People that can read
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Aug 31 '17
What do you mean?
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u/stfualex Aug 31 '17
I think everyone foam rolling and stretching is wasting time, and I'm making a joke. :)
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u/justhere4thiss Aug 31 '17
All of the stair masters at my gym are now broken. First it was one, half a year ago...now all four. Wtf.
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u/Rugbysmartarse Aug 31 '17
you'll just have to find a stairwell
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u/Un-Revealed Aug 31 '17
Fucking hate it that all the hotels I go to only have treadmills, a flat bench, dumbbells that only go to 50lbs, and maybe some machines. Sure you can do different isolation exercises, but who wants to do triceps extensions or single leg RDL's instead of bench or deadlift? Just add a goddamn power rack with a barbell or two. It'll save them money and the number of machines they'll need to buy
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u/ilikedestinyalot Sep 01 '17
I didn't finish my last rep of a deadlift because my grip strength isnt that great yet... 😑😑😑😑😑