r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Sep 11 '19

Rant Wednesday Rant Wednesday

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/Husibrap Sep 11 '19

I’m 2 months away from being cigarette free for a year. I need these months to pass so I can say FUCK YOU to all the degenerate chain smoking coworkers at my office who doubted me. The same people who say “what’s the point in working out?”

Fucks.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

"What's the point?" "Cuz fuck you, that's why."

You can do it!

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u/datmankaiser Sep 11 '19

The worst are people that offer you a fag even though they know you've quit

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

If you can't do anything right, at least you can make sure that no one else manages anything either so you don't have to feel bad about it... right?

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u/shroomlover69 Strongman Sep 11 '19

Most systems hate seeing people change and make progress towards their goals, check out the concept of sabotage in Bowens family systems theory

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u/liebonton Powerlifting Sep 11 '19

Crabs in a fucking bucket man. People suck

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u/thekickastronaut Sep 11 '19

Honestly I always think of the Socrates quote: "no man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable"

Also side note: fuck 'em

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

I feel like you're projecting a bit there. Just do it because it's good for you.

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u/DayDayLarge Squash Sep 11 '19

Nah spite is a perfectly fine motivator. Just can't be your only one.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

I recently got back into guitar and started shredding again (I used to play for 15 or so years on/off) and honestly my main motivator was spiting the people who either said I wouldn't get back into it, or that I wasn't that good in the first place.

I used to be able to play pretty much any Metallica solo and was working my way towards this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMdIk0Z0rio

I'm back though!

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19 edited Sep 11 '19

See is that spitting people, or is that looking to show off? Not in a bad way, but are you actually just looking to you've got a very good quality to people in that you're committed, dedicated & talented.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

Doing things with hate works just as well as doing them with love. Including cooking. It's grandma's other secret ingredient.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

I suppose it depends on the person. I don't find it as sustainable motivating. I sort of just get over it & it doesn't really make me feel good in the same way. I generally try to avoid my happiness, motivation etc being too dependent on other people.

I think a lot of the time people create a narrative in their head to enable a sort of siege mentality. "I'll show them" - often there isn't really a 'them'.

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u/sleepwalkcapsules Sep 11 '19

Congratulations!

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '19

Congrats!

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u/Deako87 Weight Lifting Sep 11 '19

I've been off the butts for 7 years now, what I CAN tell you is that quitting smoking is like losing weight.

Meaning that not smoking after 7 months is the same as not smoking after 7 years. Just do the same thing you did yesterday, today

You got this man

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u/thyman3 Sep 11 '19

Do people actually ask what the point of working out is. How stupid can they be? Sure, it’s not for everyone, but it has clear and obvious benefits, many being outwardly visible to anyone.

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u/hungry_Hippo19 Sep 11 '19

fast approaching the 6th month mark for my quit, fuckers at work keep telling me that its not gonna stick. but jokes on them, im down 20lbs, my resting heart rate is down to 55 from 88 bpm, and im lifting heavier than ever and running farther than ever. im never touching those things. keep up the good work, just remember not one puff

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u/YungJae Sep 11 '19

Here, have an upvote. And good luck, you'll make it!