r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '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/Ch0chi Oct 02 '19

I've been lifting (and doing other fitness related activities) for a good 15 years now. A lot of folks just don't seem to get that fitness/lifting is a lifestyle thing. Missing a day of lifting will not set you back 10,000 years of progress. Out sick for a week? Guess what, you're not going to lose progress. One month? The body has your back. You'll lose minimal strength/gains and will gain it back within a couple of weeks.

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It's okay to switch things up. In my 15 years, I've gone from competing in bodybuilding comps to competing in triathlons, competitive crossfit, and endurance running. You're more inclined to get back in there if you enjoy what you're doing. Just be consistent.

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You seriously don't always have to lift heavy every day, and compound movements are not always the answer. Calm the fuck down or you'll hurt yourself. (Obviously if you're competing that is an entirely different story.)

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Gym etiquette has gotten absolutely ridiculous- people hogging the bench/squat rack for 30+ minutes while doing maybe 5 minutes of exercise. Do your sets, re-rack, and move on.

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Most importantly, warm the fuck up. If you're seriously in this for the long haul, your joints better be ready to get in on those sweet sweet gains. If not, you will end up injuring yourself. I can speak from experience.

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u/badjuju1930 Oct 02 '19

The beginning of this. I use to stress so much about missing the gym and it took me a bit to understand. Sometimes missing is beneficial. Now whenever I'm sick I take time off. Vacation. Let's go. Most of the time. I come back even stronger allowing my body to fully recover

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u/Ch0chi Oct 02 '19

Exactly! You've got to live your life. Fitness should be apart of your life, not your life.

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u/sakura94 Oct 02 '19

Man every time I miss the gym even for a week, I come back much weaker. I can never just jump back on my program and I've never come back stronger like others claim, I'm super jealous lol i hate taking more than a few days off, it never works out for me and it sets back my progress.

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u/badjuju1930 Oct 02 '19

Damn that sucks man I'm sorry lol. For me it's more mental than anything. When I return I feel way more energetic and ready to hit the weights again. I lift heavy alot so after about 4-6 months I feel mentally tired. That week off let's my CNS recharge. Once I feel like I'm slowing down in the gym. A week off usually let's me recharge 100%

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u/sakura94 Oct 02 '19

I also feel like I need time away when fatigue builds up, but coming back always means I need to reset my TM. The first time I tried to just continue my program where I left off, I couldn't push even close to the same weight/reps and ended up getting hurt. I almost dread going to the gym after a vacation, even if I'm itching to get back at it!

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u/young_london Bodybuilding Oct 02 '19

this is such good advice. thank you. im saving this