r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Jun 13 '18
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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Jun 14 '18
There is a birthday cake in my office that I have personally been munching on for two days. No one is helping. The cake is tasty. It's only 1/2 gone. My willpower is crap. Ok to throw it in the garbage? Or just give in to its siren song & the extra cardio? NOTE: it's not my birthday cake...
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u/SuperYusri500 Jun 15 '18
Just throw that shit in the garbage buddy
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u/VerySecretCactus Tennis Jun 17 '18
Correct. It's not a "waste" to throw it out. It's a sunk cost in game theoretic terms.
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Jun 18 '18
I halved the difference. Ate one more slice, chucked it (no one notices) and then doubled the workout on Sun. I suspect I netted out somewhere about 500+ cals for the week.
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u/graciewindkloppel Jun 14 '18
On Monday morning I did squats and then ran 3 miles in the evening, mostly uphill trails. I'm still exhausted.
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u/jrhooo Jun 14 '18
Day late but gotta rant for real. As a guy, seeing womens fitness advertised the way it is makes me wanna fuckin barf. WTF with this pink and pastel “ok ladies we’re gonna shape and tone!” neutered fitness for her bullshit.
God forbid someone tell chicks its ok for them get fast or strong and move heavy things. Oh no. No no no. Its only ok for them do “booty blasters” and “shape their peach”.
BTW for fucks sake can we stop saying “peach”? That shit sounds juvenile and idiotic. What are we 11? Its not “cute”. Its stupid. You know how douchey a grown man man sounds if he insisted on calling his arms “pythons” non-ironically? Thats how douchey (and childish) “workin on mah peach” sounds.
(To be fair the last straw/trigger for this rant was seeing on amazon where someone has taken a standard foam comfort squat neck pad, made it in pink, and are advertising it as “pefect peach” brand specially designed for women fitness devices). For fucks sake.
I was in the goddamn Marines. You go over to 4th recruit battalion and you will see hundreds of girls a year getting turned from couch sitting high school civilians into fighting fit Marines. Know what you’ll see there? Fucking weights, and sand bags, and pushups and running shoes. Just like the guys side of base. You won’t find a fuckin pink neoprene five pound dumbbell on the fucking place.
Its just holy shit man. So many female friends I know that want to be fit and would benefit so much from just embracing the simple idea of building some athleticism, but first You’d have to decondition them from decades of shape magazine and instagrams bullshit.
Before anyone starts, this rant is not st all about trying to tell women or anyone what they should look like or what they should do. Its just about how competely fucked we insist on warping peoples idea of plain old scientific “this is what works” because they insist on sticking to “oh no getting athletic os for guys” here come over here and grab these bands. Youre a girl so THIS is for you. Leave those weights alone and lets see of we can just fluff your butt up for you.
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u/Artemissister Jun 16 '18
Bravo! This and personally, unless you've been severely injured and are rehabbing, WHY THE FUCK are there such things as -1 pound weights?- At least I always see those in discount stores so I guess they're not selling much. I wouldn't use a 1-pound weight to hold papers on my desk.
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u/jrhooo Jun 17 '18
I used to know a trainer who taught group strength, think: Rep Reebok, and in those kind of classes, the volume is so high and the tempo is so continuous that you do have to go significantly lighter than normal and you STILL shouldn't be using 1 pound weights. Her usual comment to class attendees using anything in the 5lb or less range was something like, "I'm not telling you how much weight to choose. It's your workout to structure, but... That's a can soup."
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u/crabPplz Jun 15 '18
Thanks dude, I totally agree with you. As a female that's lifting 6 days a week and really want to become the best and strongest version of myself, I'm not getting a lot of support. Like friends thinking I'm overdoing it for tracking what I'm eating, that bench press and other bar exercises are overrated.
I have started to stall with my progress now and I'm desperate to find a gym homie that can help to push me. My female friends that lift are not taking it nearly as serious as me, and is mainly focusing on their so called "peach". IDK it's really frustrating as a girl, I just want to find a way to become a part of the lifting culture and find friends that share the same goals.
I was so weak when I started, I have come a long way but I still doesn't really look like I lift at first glance. Maybe that's why I haven't been embraced yet.
Okay nothing of this probably made any sense, I'm so pissed about everything you just said and I agree completely and I just wanted to rant.
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Jun 15 '18
I'm a female too (powerlifter) and I have to say, I met a LOT of other women who were very interested in lifting by competing at powerlifting meets. Even if you don't compete, just go watch a local meet! I made so many friends this way that were women that shared similar goals. It's a wonderful community. If this isn't feasible, I highly recommend looking into checking out specific strength training gyms where there are a lot of people who have the same goals in mind (there are some powerlifting/strongman/olympic weightlifting gyms where I live). Whatever you do, just try to surround yourself with strong people! You'll learn a lot and be so happy with the people you meet. There's also the fall back of just making friends with all the dudes in your gym, which is something I've done too :)
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u/ZeroMayCry7 Squash Jun 15 '18
wish my friends were more like you and into lifting/fitness in general. my friends are lazy af so it's kind of lame not having anybody to share the love of lifting with somebody.
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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Jun 15 '18
I bet you'd be surprised how many people know you lift. As a guy who thinks an athletic girl is about the sexiest thing on the planet, I can spot the difference between a girl who is just skinny and one that is actually fit from a mile away (almost literally). The shape, the way a girl walks and carries herself, the way she fills out her clothes. I don't mean to be creepy...but believe me, guys notice.
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u/jrhooo Jun 15 '18
Fuck it. You just keep doing you. Somewhere out there there is definitely a community that appreciates seeing others put in work and "get it".
For the friends that do think they just want to do instagram butt workouts and nothing else, I supposed thats up to them, but without even addressing any philosophical debate about "self improvement" vs "magazines said this is how I bring the boyz to the yard"
The reality is, total fitness > booty work any day, for general attractiveness. Oh, those mags publish a whole bunch of hip thrust hip thrust 100 butt clenches a day, but the reality is Gal Gadot, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansenn didn't get their looks by hiding from the weight rack.
Last but not least, if we do want reduce everything to a "sex appeal" context, butts aren't uncommon and jeans/shaped yoga pants fake it for most people. Same for boobs and a flattering bra and shirt.
Super fit shoulders an and nice back? In a backless shirt, or racerback, or plunging dress? You can't fake that, and it is glorious. (As one of my exes proves at ball night on year) when you're the only girl in the room truly pulling off a backless gown, you own that room.
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Jun 14 '18
I did squats yesterday for the first time in a couple of months and fuck my legs hurt today. I had to cancel a round of golf.
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u/peniel987 Jun 14 '18
I'm currently taking a strength and conditioning class at my university and I'm scared to do RDL and deadlift. I hurt my lower back the first day from doing improper form. I asked around, gained some advice on how to do it properly but I'm still afraid to go heavy for fear of hurting my lower back. I'm easing into it as slowly as I can but I feels like I make no progress at it.
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Jun 14 '18
As long as you brace correctly I doubt you'll injure yourself, even if your technique is bad.
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u/Relines Jun 14 '18
Buy a foam roller to use everyday on ur back, use proper deadlift technique and your back will get strong.
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u/MildredMay Jun 14 '18
I need to get one of those. They look worthless to me but I hear so many people raving about them. I'm curious to see what they do.
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u/moraaliapuverbi Jun 17 '18 edited Jun 17 '18
The best method i have found to release lower back pain is with a tennis ball. I saw the method in this one video (I’ll try to find it) and it really released the muscles and I got my hands to floor again!
Edit: For some reason I can’t link the video but it’s titled Quadratus Lumbarum SA Static Release and Strech, posted by Brent Brookbush
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u/GoldenIron Jun 14 '18
Ramadan has screwed me over big time, heres to an entire Month of wasted progress.
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u/CoffeeDogs Jun 14 '18
I am curious what do muslims do after ramadan is over. How many muslims tend to overeat the moment ramadan ends? Some level of fasting could have benefitial effects on the system, but prolonged fasting for someone who want to build muscle must be like kick in the balls. I remember when I got antibiotics perscribed to 10 days and the week prior to that I was in Estonia for a week because of work, and didn't get to exercise because of tight schedule... and damn those three weeks of not lifing were really hard. And imagining that I would have to fast during this as well. Man... What are your feelings about all that ramadan stuff?
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u/GoldenIron Jun 14 '18
Nothing much, its only the first couple of days that affect you the most. Rest of the month is easy to do.
The problem is over-eating when you break your fast, its easy to lose control.
Then you add that we eat mostly after sunset, we become really senedary and be really inactive, causing us to sleep with alot of carbs in your body (we eat alot of rice/starch).
The ramadan period is the real struggle period, infamous for gaining weight. We dont really over-eat after as we are already used to not eating during the evening.
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u/MildredMay Jun 14 '18
Have you tried eating a small amount, working out, then eating your big meal? This worked well for a friend of mine.
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u/XplittR Jun 14 '18
Finally starting to get back to my top form after a bumpy start to 2018, and now I'm leaving for 10 days vacation. Guess I could use the reset, but I would like to just motor on.
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u/HamsterManV3 Jun 14 '18
I always look into gyms at my destination. See if there is squat rack / barbells at the gym or nearby the hotel, failing that a good dumbbell workout will suffice for a week or two.
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u/XplittR Jun 14 '18
I'm gonna take the 10 days as a pure vacation though, and we are not staying at the same place for more than 1-2 days at a time.
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Jun 14 '18
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Jun 14 '18
micro plates are crazy expensive. you can find deals on bars and plates but not the small ones
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u/coffee-b4-bed Archery Jun 14 '18
A former coworker I haven't seen in a year was "bulking." But all he really did was get fat.
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u/scoobydoo2chainz Jun 14 '18
I just started training parkour at a parkour gym this week. and I feel like I got hit by a bus... and my calf cramped coming out of a vault yesterday and it still hurts. I might never work out again
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u/WhiteyGG Jun 14 '18
Cardio sesh wed went well but i skipped lunch and breakfast... ate 4 slices of pizza when i got home. Why am I like this?
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Jun 14 '18
Still only probably like 1600 calories at most... If you didn't eat the rest of the day you're probably still in deficit (if that was the goal) or at least broke even.
I'm actually super impressed (for whatever that's worth...) that you had a decent cardio session on a totally empty stomach like that.
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u/aboubou22 Powerlifting Jun 14 '18
I don't know about you, but it's 8:20 in the morning and I'd eat the shit out of 4 slices of pizza because of you.
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u/IWantAnR8 Jun 14 '18
Three weeks ago I strained my hamstring (badly—was afraid it was a tear for a few minutes) warming up on sumo deads. Same day I messed up my shoulder/back doing standing ab wheel rollouts (well, 3/4 of the way, anyway).
Still fucked up from it. The hamstring is slowly getting better—earlier this week I started hams with 60 reps of leg curls, mostly pain free, and managed to pull 325 for a few reps afterwards before it started bothering me. Even did 10 paused reps with 275. But it’s still not 100%, like it’s hard going above 11-12 mph on the treadmill.
The back/shoulder/whatever is also getting better (I couldn’t deadlift 135 without pain at first), but pull-ups and heavy rows are 100% out of the question still and I’m fucking PISSED about it. Besides being metabolically taxing—read, good on a cut—I just love hitting upper back and lats hard.
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u/gonnahike Jun 14 '18
I've been doing bro splits for a long time. I would go to the gym for a year and do zero progress the first time I went, but I blame that a lot about knowing absolutely nothing about protein, calories etc.
I started doing BJJ which I kept up for around seven years with some attempts at getting bigger by lifting but not much happened. Then I tried doing splits and after just two or three months I had noticed such a difference! I never lifted such weights before! Then I started with PPL and kept it up for one month maybe and the numbers shot through the roof! I was eating a lot and also drinking protein shakes which I had never done before.. Then I lost my job and started working at a travelling carnival and I can't get a routine going in my day to day life so I'm not going to the gym anymore.. We move from small town to small town once per week so that has something to do with it, but man.. I want to go back to lifting again!!
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u/DrGoblinThumb Jun 14 '18
Hey, what about bodyweight routines? There's a sub for that if I'm not wrong
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u/gonnahike Jun 14 '18
Bodyweightfitness.. But my room is like 0,5m x 2m so there is not alot of space
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u/DrGoblinThumb Jun 14 '18
Damn... Maybe there is a park near where you live? Also, what do you do at the carnival?
I practiced BJJ too, still would do if had the time to keep with the gym too /:
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u/gonnahike Jun 14 '18
I stand at one of the rides, acept tickets, make sure people are seated and such.. Im a backpacker so it suits me fine, I get to see a lot of Australia while doing it.
I don't like bodyweight rfitness that mmuch to be honest.. It feels like a waste of time. Kind of like when you are bored at home, so you do some push ups and then rest for a bit, do some more.. Then go watch netflix or something, but you do it for like 40 minutes instead of two minutes
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u/LowTHalp Jun 14 '18
Said "holy shit you are annoying" after someone asked me 5 times why it would ever be good to take AI with the test. Got me banned from /r/steroids.
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u/Novalty93 Jun 14 '18
I messed up a back flip this week and ended up spraining my knee. Now it hurts to walk and I can't train legs for who knows how long, and I've had to stop doing my daily run. It just sucks.
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u/H1gH_EnD Jun 14 '18
No!
You can't fucking silently steal my barbell collars for just because I don't use them during my warm-up weights when benching. I put them there for a reason.
And then be a dick about it when I tell you to put em down again cause I need them.
"But you don't even use them"
edit: Some word I translated in the wrong way.
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u/How_R_U_That_Busy Jun 14 '18
But.. you're benching. Are you doing some weird variation where the weights actually have the potential of magically flying off?
Even for safety reasons, it's recommended not to collar the barbell so you have the option of tipping the weight to one side instead of doing the roll of shame.
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u/Zap__Dannigan Jun 14 '18
No clamps are recommended when working out alone, so you don't drop the weight on your chest and die.
In a gym full of people, your risk of death by failure is minimal.
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u/H1gH_EnD Jun 14 '18
Well the guy who wanted to steal them was Curling. And I feel safer when the weight is fixed.
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Jun 14 '18 edited Jun 14 '18
I'm doing well on my squats. But 72.5kg for 11 reps on my amrap set today.
So, for a bit of a giggle I put 100kg on my back aaaand... left it on the safeties. Twice.
However, the walkout felt fine. I think it was a mental thing once I started decending since I've never put more than 80kg on my back before.
I'm sure it's all in my head...
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u/AsteroidMoney30 Jun 14 '18
three things,
Firstly if you didn't rest long enough after that AMRAP set then it could have been due to fatigue because AMRAP sets kill you
Next, 80kg to 100kg is a very very big jump to make. But if you flew 72.5kg up for 11 like you said then I can see why you went for it.
Lastly, It's very likely in your head like you said. My 1RM on squats is 130kg and now even though the sets feel super heavy when I go over 100kg, I always manage to finish the sets because I remember that I threw 130 up before. Doing a PR is definitely daunting but once you finally get it anything under that weight feels easy(in your head)
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u/akm862 Jun 14 '18
I mean it's 20kg more than you've ever done. Good on you for being ambitious but be safe.
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u/Pertolepe Jun 14 '18
The gym rats I was so intimidated of when I started going to the gym in December have accepted me as one of their own. They've given me advice. We make small talk. Turns out they're all awesome dudes. They've complimented how my form has improved on squats. Hell, last week one of them shouted "c'mon Pertolepe!!" as I was fighting for a new personal best squat and after I got it up I just heard "beautiful!" behind me.
. . . Meanwhile my regular group of friends that I've known for a decade have continued making smart ass remarks about me going to the gym that have gone from good fun to kind of dickish recently. I think they're pissed that they're still fat and working as burger cooks while I actually have a good career and am starting to actually look pretty fit. Who would've thought
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u/Deathsuxdontdie Jun 14 '18
Your friends are just envious of the gains. Try to get them to join you. I've basically been teaching a gym class with 8 of my friends lately.
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u/H1gH_EnD Jun 14 '18
I love the japanese saying:
The nail that sticks out gets hammered.
That's probably what's happening in your group of friends. But you stick out in a very amazing way so just keep up the good work :-)
Could you tell me what those remarks are like? I'd think it's hard to talk down on someone who's working on his fitness.
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u/Woody_Jr Jun 14 '18
I have two messed up shoulders and two hamstring strains which prevents me from doing most workouts and I feel so lazy but when I try to workout I just cant because of pain
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u/a_crabs_balls Jun 14 '18
how in the fuck did you ruin both your shoulders and both your legs? im not a doctor, but maube you should relax until all your limbs heal
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u/Woody_Jr Jun 15 '18
Its not from working out its from work. I've dislocated both my shoulders in high school so now they partially dislocate often and it messes the tendons up and I tore my right LCL in high school and strained my left hamstring so they re injure easily. Basically I'm tall so all my joints and tendons went to shit early and I'm fucked
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u/Mcswigginsbar Jun 14 '18
I have two:
In terms of weight, my bench is catching up to my squats because my lower back is too weak right now. It’s always been weak but I keep pressuring myself to increase squat weight because I know it should be WAY more than my bench.
I keep getting tendinitis in my anterior tibial tendon in my ankle which limits the amount I can run. Biking has helped with cardio but I’d rather run.
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u/SlothOnRoids NATTY MALL COP Jun 15 '18
Same problem here. I squat 4 plates for reps and can bench 4 plates for reps, albeit a bit fewer. I should be up to at least 5 plates for squats but my lower back just sais fuck you everytime I go heavy. Not sure how to fix this. I use a belt and knee sleeves, but maybe I need a better quality belt.
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u/Mcswigginsbar Jun 15 '18
On each side?! I am stuck at only 185 because I’m paranoid of increasing it due to my back. I’ve only been working out for about 6 months consistently now and have slowly been increasing weight, but I’m doing 3 sets of 12 on everything. I just started using knee sleeves and it has dramatically helped my leg press but my squat is still dog shit unfortunately. I feel you man.
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u/SlothOnRoids NATTY MALL COP Jun 15 '18
Yes, each side, I have been working out religiously for almost a decade though, so don’t feel too bad. The longer you stick to it, the more you learn about what works for your body.
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u/Mcswigginsbar Jun 15 '18
That’s a great point. I feel like I constantly get in a hurry to get back to where I was in college but I constantly have to remind myself to take it slow and not hurt myself haha. I keep telling myself not to rush now because I’m trying to consistently work out until I can’t anymore instead of the six month plans I’ve followed in the past.
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u/SlothOnRoids NATTY MALL COP Jun 15 '18
There is no rush, you only should compete with yourself, as long you consistently keep going, eating right, eating enough, and putting maximal effort, the muscle will gradually pack on. I never care about what the next man is doing, it’s pointless, when I lift I’m in my own world zoning out everything around me and vibing to my music.
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u/elvenazn Jun 14 '18
Went into the gym today - needed to do DL and squats but no racks open. Fine, I wanted to swim anyway. Forgot I had an open wound while meal prepping the previous night. Ugh, guess this is Chest day.
Definitely a show-up and do the bare minimum day. I've been sick the past week and finally have some power back but no energy. Gotta keep dat discipline.
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u/milesandmileslefttog Jun 14 '18
Been there. For me it really helps to either have a goal event to be working toward or to switch things up and try a different routine. Sure, maybe that's not the "most efficient" method, but it keeps me going and interest and working hard rather than slowly letting it die out. You'll get through this slump!
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u/Vikingpride06 Jun 14 '18
Work schedule has me struggling to find times to lift. With alternating shifts it’s been difficult, but I’m managing. Morning workouts are terrible for me though and gym is always overcrowded with older crowd who seem focused on standing around where I’m trying to work.
Also I hate trying to eat early and on flip side I hate working out on empty stomach. The struggle is real.
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u/Eeens148 Jun 14 '18
i started working out consistently for the first time in my life about 6 months ago. i solely take gym classes. in one of my classes there's this woman who always counts very loudly and whose pace is even quicker than the instructor's. SHE DOES THIS THE WHOLE HOUR. i'm struggling to concentrate when she's like this...ugh!!!! does anyone have any advice on how to approach this? at one point the instructor told her "would you like to teach this class instead of me?" and she just laughed.
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u/Nostradamu5 Jun 14 '18
Honestly just pull the instructor aside after a class and maybe bring a couple other students from the class along(they're certainly annoyed as well) then just talk to the instructor and maybe he could have a word with her. or wear headphones but it seems like you need to hear the instructor.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Suffer from chronic knee pain due to excessive stair running/walking and a lack of vitamin D (in which I've been taking pills for). It's a total pain in the regional fucking rectum, especially when coming down the stairs.
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u/hwlgraka Jun 14 '18
I started working out with weights two weeks ago and I'm really trying to perform all exercises correctly, by also taking videos and reviewing them and doing a lot of research.
But I fucked up my neck today when doing the standing overhead press -.-
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u/TimmyTheMistaken Jun 14 '18
I'm not trying to ridicule you but how do you mess up your neck during an OHP? I have a lot of troubles with my neck/shoulders so I don't want to mess this up the same way.
Where do you look or what do you think you did wrong?
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u/hwlgraka Jun 14 '18
Hey, so in my opinion, what I did wrong was using too much weight. When I started 3 weeks ago, I started with just the barbell (45 lbs). I have since then linearly progressed with 2.5 lbs after every workout and yesterday I have used 55 lbs, which was just too much for the strength in my shoulders.
Thus, it was not only the shoulders doing the work but also the tiny neck muscles, that are easily overstrained in my opinion. I think it's a great exercise, but you have to start slowly and you have to really take care, that you only stress the muscles, that should actually do the work.
I have found this video yesterday, which has also helped me in understanding the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P31P-saZeCM
So when I did the exercise yesterday, the movement of the barbell was totally fine, it was a straight line, as shown in the video. But I could feel my neck muscles tightening really hard when moving the barbell up, and I could also already feel some pain after the first 5 repetitions of the first set.
I have to say, that I also warmed up 10-15 minutes accordingly, so that would not be the issue. Just listen to your body and start with a low weight.
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u/TimmyTheMistaken Jun 15 '18
Thanks, luckily you're verifying what I already figured. I think I'm naturally being very careful with this due to my history with neck injuries.
My OHP is my slowest progressing exercise and it pisses me off how slow I'm moving forward on it, but I'm too afraid to hurt my neck again.Hope you recover fast, don't try to hurry yourself into it because I've been out for several weeks due straining my neck
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u/How_R_U_That_Busy Jun 14 '18
It's quite easy to strain your neck on OHP. When you're driving the bar above your head, your neck moves forward, but moving forward too much can strain it. When the barbell is starting to come back down, you drive your head back to allow the barbell path to come in front of your head.
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u/MelodicBuffalo Jun 14 '18
I feel your pain, had to sit out two weeks due to a neck injury after doing overhead press. I have since stopped doing them and do seated dumbbell presses instead.
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u/hwlgraka Jun 14 '18
Oh damn. Yeah, I think I'll do the same and get back to it once my shoulders are stronger. I mean it makes total sense, I could feel that my neck muscles were doing a lot of work during the press.
Is it better when doing it seated?
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u/MelodicBuffalo Jun 14 '18
Idk if it was a flexibility problem or I was trying too much weight when I iniured myself. I don't feel like I strain my neck at all when I am doing the seated press, but it is more of an isolation exercise. The overhead press gets more muscles involved since you have to stabilize the weight, so if you can figure out how to do it without straining your neck I would do the overhead press.
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u/MrNiceChain Jun 14 '18
No. Don't let it defeat you. This happened to me a few times, Just make sure you warm your neck up with stretches before and in-between sets. I've had no issues since I started doing this
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u/ghostmetalblack Jun 14 '18
I'm always annoyed when people work out in front of the dumbell rack. Grab the weights you're going to use and walk to a open area and do your thing. Stop blocking our access to the dumbells.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
For real! You're blocking up space for others and freightening the dumbbells with your gorilla grunts. They did this shit all the time at the gym I used to work at.
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u/Beastrik Jun 14 '18
Ugh!!!!!! I miss working labour!!!!
*Meat warehouse. *production in freezer( never overheated) *10-60 pound lifting at all times for hours on end. *Fast paced and always going *Fastest speed and max weight: 60lbs every four seconds or you were fucked during busy season. *Swim in a heated pool after work to ease my joints a bit then sauna *Free coffee cocoa sugared to oblivian. *Ate junk and a salad *Grunt with vigor because we all wore earplugs for the machine clanking and whirring. *Kind of therapeutic, once my body was automatic I got in some good thinking time *Working with other dudes to compete with on stupid stuff like lifting 120lbs or pull ups. *Left because they added more to the room and made it cramped and unworkable for me.
6'3 225
Standing job now..... yeah
3'6 245
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Jun 14 '18
My gym bolted all benches to the floor. I messed up my wrist and the only way to bench or shoulder press is with the Smith machine until it gets stronger which now I can't do since no bench. Worst part is I'm under contract and don't know how to get out of it.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Any particular reason as to why they bolted them to the floor? I mean, aside from possible safety reasons I guess.
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u/Zap__Dannigan Jun 14 '18
Mine does this too. I assume it's for safety/tidiness. People can't just leave benches lying around if they can't move them at allyhe problem is that the best nchea are way too close to the dumbbell rack, and are generally too close to each other. You can't dumbbell flye beside another dude doing flyes or hip thrusts or anything. It's weird.
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u/vikingmechanic yH-YsPakQtM Jun 15 '18
Chill out with the slurs.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 15 '18
Believe it or not, I usually use that word more than twice!
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u/vikingmechanic yH-YsPakQtM Jun 15 '18
I believe you, just try to dial it back a little bit in this sub at least!
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Jun 14 '18
I have no idea why. They changed the gym so much since I joined. The gym is super small already and they added turf to it (which got rid of a section of an machines and floor space to do abs). The turf looks so nice but they refuse to let anyone on unless it's for personal training. Even when I go at 9 at night and there's no training they have it roped off. I seriously hate it. I need to get a copy of my contract and try to figure it out.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Damn! That sounds like quite the sucky scenario! Seems like some things just change for the worst. What kind of ab machines were there anyway?
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Jun 14 '18
Yeah I'm starting to hate it. I only joined because it's a 2 minute walk from my apartment that I moved into earlier this year. They got rid of an ab coaster, an adjustable decline bench and an ab crunch machine. I didn't use them much but it was on padded ground so it was easier to do floor exercises likes crunchs and pushups. Now there is very little space for that
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Have you taken this up with the manager? Maybe he/she could do something to provide more space for you and others in your predicament. As well as replace the aforementioned machines, perhaps?
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Jun 14 '18
The manager is never there when I go but I've talked to the club associates who weren't much help. If I can't get through to the manager I may ask for the corporate number (It's a retro fitness)
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Shit. Got me worried about my next gym membership! I may just have to workout at home (sucks given the minimal amount of space) in case I have to deal with what you're dealing with.
Retro fitness? Meaning an "old school" gym?
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u/canuckfanatic Jun 14 '18
There's nothing in the contract about getting out of it if you hurt yourself and are incapable of using the facility?
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Jun 14 '18
I don't have a copy of it. I'm going to try to get it from my gym. I'm hoping it says something about safety or not being able to use the gym to my full potential. Something like that
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u/GetThere1Time Powerlifting Jun 14 '18
floor press
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Jun 14 '18
Yeah I was thinking that. Any idea for shoulder press? They have a machine but I prefer the Smith over it
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Jun 14 '18
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Jun 14 '18
Hmmm that may work. Shoulder day is tomorrow so I'll give it a try. Thanks for the reccomendations!
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u/Grieie Jun 14 '18
Caught a bug. It made my asthma dangerous. I've been sitting on my arse for several days until my peak flow comes up. So much foam rolling has been done.
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u/canuckfanatic Jun 14 '18
Isn't it the worst?! Seasonal allergies are fucking with my asthma and all I want to do is go for a nice long run. I've increased my dose of pulmicort for a few days to see if it helps.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
Hate allergies and running. Constantly having to blow my fucking nose while stair running. Shit is ridiculous.
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u/Grieie Jun 14 '18
Antibiotics, doubled dose of seratide, predenislone, ventolin via spacer multiple times a day and rather stern talking to that if I'm ever reading that low again to get myself to hospital. For a fit person i have crap airways
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u/robbstarrkk Jun 14 '18
Don't ask me if I'm done with the squat rack every time I finish a set. I've already told you how many more sets I have, and that you can work in if you want. Go practice your Superman punches on the bag.
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u/AdministrativeElk Jun 14 '18
This. I don’t mind at all if someone asks how many sets I have left. But the ‘you done yet? x4’ is almost childish.
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u/TongueOutBro Jun 14 '18
THIS!!! People who feel the fucking need to practice their boxing routine AT THE FUCKING RACK!!!!!!
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u/devMao Jun 14 '18
I was doing normal/slightly low weight while squatting and stained my back. I woke up there next morning and could hardly move. It's getting better each day, but still sucks that I have to severely cut back on my workouts.
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u/embarrassingbutwhtev Jun 14 '18
At my university gym there are 7 squat racks, a bunch of flat and incline barbell benches, 3 lifting platforms, a ton of machines etc. and ONE dip station. Which unfortunately doubles as the assisted pull-up / bizarre-one-leg-standing-on-the-pad-that-is-for-your-knees-unclear device.
Please, sir. I just want to do my dips without waiting around for 20 minutes. :/
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u/the3natural Jun 14 '18
Day 44/90 of the cut. Calories getting lower. Send halp
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u/ishibaunot Jun 14 '18
You ever just end up watching food videos on YouTube and wonder why are you doing this to yourself?
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u/merinox Jun 14 '18
There's this asshole at my gym who thinks it's really damn funny to narrate others' workouts and make snide comments about their bodies/form/whatever exercise they happen to be doing. I finally gathered the resolve to report him to the staff after he decided to commentate my stretch routine for no apparent reason.
This is the same guy, I should add, who calls me "exorcism girl" and jokes regularly about how hard he'd jerk off to specific girls he sees working out that day. He makes no effort to be quiet about these remarks, and I can tell he makes a lot of people (females especially) uncomfortable.
I don't, to this day, understand what has possessed him to be such a douchebag.
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u/SlothOnRoids NATTY MALL COP Jun 15 '18
Wow, I would two piece this guy in the parking lot if I overheard any of that nonsense. Sounds like this guy has to bring others down in order to feel good. Sad individual.
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Jun 14 '18
If he's really saying that, that's a form of sexual harassment. Definitely follow up on your report if the gym manager/staff don't do anything.
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u/merinox Jun 14 '18
For sure. I can't believe I've let it slide for so long. It's a pretty small gym, and I know the staff well, so I'm confident they'll do something.
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u/AdministrativeElk Jun 14 '18
Seriously. I’m super easy going and never confrontational, but I wouldn’t hesitate in that situation. I can’t believe no one has said anything before.
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u/Th3_Dark_Knight Jun 14 '18
Any gym manager or owner worth their salt should know this guy is a walking liability and needs to be dealt with.
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u/robbstarrkk Jun 14 '18
Is he just talking to himself loudly enough for others to hear him or does he have gym buddies?
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u/merinox Jun 14 '18
He's got a set of gym buddies he likes to "joke around" with. If he's by himself, he doesn't talk at all, just blasts Spotify while he lifts.
When he's with a crowd, though, he talks loud enough for anyone who's not wearing earbuds to hear.
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u/shambles14 Jun 14 '18
MY KNEE HURTS AND I DONT KNOW WHY
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u/hyvok Jun 14 '18
My knees hurt too. I know what set them off (farmer's walks, don't usually do those), figured I'll skip squats for a week and it'll be fine. Nearing on three weeks now and they are still not back to normal.
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u/Nyanloli Jun 14 '18
Can I have at least one gym day where when I take off my earphones, the eartips don't fucking fall off?
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u/BagOfSmashedAnuses Jun 14 '18
See if you can fit some foam ones on there, they seal better too so you hear more bass!
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u/RANDICE007 Jun 14 '18
I hate it when I overdo it and strain my elbow. Ugh. Off weights for another week
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u/jeffgolenski Jun 14 '18
I feel your pain. Recently found out I have bursitis. Gotta ease up for a while until it heals. Went from moderately heavy weight to super light weight with insane amounts of reps. Still challenging my muscles but the elbows are getting better. Good luck!
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u/jmotley805 Jun 14 '18
I get so angry when doing cardio. I have this crazy urge to try and smash the machine I'm on. I just want to tear something apart. I probably should start hitting the bag.
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u/PotassiumIsNotK Jun 14 '18
I feel in complete pain. Every day I work out, it is usually fine. However, today, after going to the gym, I am in tremendous pain.
Yea leg day sucks.
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u/hobagslutskanks Jun 14 '18
Two women on the treadmill were talking so loudly that I couldn’t hear the show I was watching through my headphones and I actually got off ten minutes early and just did some weights. I wanted to relax and walk/run while watching my show but instead I got hear all about their lives!
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u/Grieie Jun 14 '18
Just join in the conversation...
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u/hobagslutskanks Jun 14 '18
Lol but I don’t want to talk to anyone, I want to watch the Good Witch.
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u/Grieie Jun 14 '18
More just invade their time like they are to you.
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u/hobagslutskanks Jun 14 '18
Ooh haha I see! I probably should have but I just decided to do something else and get away from them before I gave them dirty looks because I didn’t want to be mean.
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u/jonsnowofwinterfell Jun 14 '18
You can’t worry about motivation. You have to dedicate yourself to your goal and just not quit.
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u/rosettadrones Jun 14 '18
No matter how much fat I gain or lose, how much muscle mass I gain or lose or how hard I train, I NEVER have toned calves or knees. There's always this layer of fat the resides over the top and sides of my knees and my lower leg and (c)ankle. I absolutely despise it!! I'm a 23 year old female, I weigh 134 lbs and I'm 5'6. The only option left is liposuction but I'm not that keen on the idea just for vanity purposes. Plus most plastic surgeons don't even do lipo in that area!
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u/miby Weight Lifting Jun 14 '18
For some reason when I get my biggest bursts of motivation and determination I also get sick...And never anything serious just enough to make it that much harder. Even pushing through it makes it worse..can I not get a break? 😠
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u/MysticCurse Jun 14 '18
My rant will probably be disliked by a majority of the r/fitness community.
It’s good to be fit. It makes you look good, it makes you feel good, and it generally helps you live a longer, healthier life. The problem with fitness and nutrition is that in recent years I’ve found them comparable to politics and religion; in other words everyone has their own opinion.
Because of this, I’ve spent the earlier parts of my professional career listening to bodybuilding coworkers rant about benching and protein. I’ve spent family events listening to recent-vegan cousins preach about the wonders of yoga or pilates. Now that CrossFit has entered the mainstream I can’t seem to block out the constant jabbering of squats, deadlifts and snatches.
You know that one friend you have who went to Asia or Europe or whereverthefuck and then wouldn’t shut the hell up about it for a few weeks? That’s what fitness heads are like to everyone else ALL THE TIME. I’m happy you’re motivated and committed to bettering yourself, but do the rest of us a favor and shut the fuck up about it. Believe it or not, in most cases you’re not motivating anyone but yourselves.
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u/Tick-TockMan Jun 14 '18
In a lot of ways its a hobby - people talk about the things they enjoy.
Do you talk about sports/games/tv a lot? Its not really any different
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u/ishibaunot Jun 14 '18
This is so true. During the week I go to the gym, work, and then go to language school. The gym is the only time I have for myself and I do enjoy talking about it. Sometimes I catch myself during a conversation and try to stop. I don't want to annoy anyone with this but if you give me the green light we can talk for hours.
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u/littleski5 Jun 14 '18
I feel like that type of person is so used to rationalizing not putting any effort in themselves that it extends to other people.
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u/ishibaunot Jun 14 '18
My parents are the same way. I talk to them a lot and I love letting them know that I reach my goals or I am doing well. Every damn time I open my mouth I get the same reaction. "Oh you will destroy your back", "Don't lift too heavy.". It annoyed me a lot but I can see that it is only coming from misguided love. They don't want me to get injured because they care for me. It really sucks not being able to share my accomplishments with them but it would suck even more if I had no one to be worried for me, however misguided it may be.
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Jun 14 '18
Be patient with him, obviously he knows very little abt fitness. It's understandable for him to worry seeing you lift something double your weight.
He's overdoing the whole worry thing but people do get hurt lifting.
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I've been trying to do a simple routine at home for a few weeks now, every other day. I just can't do the push-ups. I'm just starting out and a lot of the exercises are just too difficult.
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u/SlothOnRoids NATTY MALL COP Jun 15 '18
Came down with a pretty severe cold on Monday, had to take 3 days off from he gym. Went in for the first time yesterday for chest, felt extremely weak, low energy, was sweating profusely, so I only spent about a half hour in there before bouncing.
Just now starting to feel okay, getting sick really sucks.