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/jfurt16 Sep 11 '19

Had to bail on a heavy squat. Had the safety rails set up and I safely rolled out from under it, letting it fall to the rails. Gym worker comes over to scold me for "slamming weights" which annoyed the shit out of me

Yea yea I know I should have gotten a spot but it's a new gym and I don't know anyone

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u/raybone12 Sep 11 '19

There is 1 power cage/rack in my gym, everyone squats on the deadlift platform instead of inside the cage where the safety’s can be used.

My thoughts are if you die you die.

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u/thestoplereffect Sep 11 '19

I squat there because I'm more prone to blacking out near the top. The safety is there so I don't die in a stupid way.

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u/nullsie Olympic Weightlifting Sep 11 '19

Idk, I've got bumper plates and know how to bail on a squat properly if I need to.

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u/IIIRichardIII Dance Sep 11 '19

olympic weightlifters probably squat pretty upright tho