• Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
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    30 days ago

    Oh hell no. You take that social media influencer bullshit out of the gym and take it home.

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    29 days ago

    My strategy is to just keep some copyrighted Disney music on my phone and blare it if things get too dicey.

  • Bobby Turkalino@lemmy.yachts
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    29 days ago

    I always hear people complaining about “those kids” but I just don’t see it at the gym I go to, other than like the occasional mirror selfie. Maybe it’s just because the gym I go to isn’t the type to attract influencers?

    But also, recording yourself lift is a great way to see things that you’re doing wrong that you wouldn’t otherwise notice

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      29 days ago

      But also, recording yourself lift is a great way to see things that you’re doing wrong that you wouldn’t otherwise notice

      Great in your own privacy, but an asshole move if you’re also “accidentally” filming other people at the gym.

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      29 days ago

      Mirror selfies seem like a very reasonable thing to do at a gym, particularly if you are looking for progress pics, taking the same picture in the same location while it’s still in your mind.

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      29 days ago

      Yeah these people don’t record themselves to see what they’re doing wrong…

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      29 days ago

      Better to record yourself, without mirrors. This let’s you focus on how the lift feels as you’re doing it, rather than how it looks.

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      29 days ago

      Bruh, I’ve recently got a rowing machine and was sad at how I couldn’t see if I’m doing the moving and postures right. Turns out I can and very easily at that. Thanks for the tip.

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      29 days ago

      I’ve definitely seen influencers recording themselves when I went to an LA fitness for a while. They were usually pretty respectful of the space and chose places out of the way if they could.

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      29 days ago

      “people who get upset for their video workout being mildly interrupted in a public gym are toeing the punchline”

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        29 days ago

        The modern alternative goes something like this;

        “Omg look at this dude harassing me like all I want to do is work out but this guy was looking down as he walked by me look I got it all on this video of me exercising in very revealing camera angles I’m live streaming to these strangers online!”

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    29 days ago

    Tbf, I wouldn’t tell someone they dropped their keys during a workout, Odds are they saw it and don’t want to disrupt a set so they let them sit there until later.

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    29 days ago

    As a wise philosopher* once pointed out, we only need look to a calendar to see that our days are numbered.

    \*

    I use the term loosely. Pretty sure this was a Garfield joke.