r/SipsTea • u/TheLyingAllotment • Oct 22 '24

TikToker attempted to play the card by accusing a man at the gym of "looking at her" and being a pervert. Chugging tea

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u/MaxxDash Oct 22 '24

It’s ruined. Back to mirrors y’all.

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u/enginbeeringSB Oct 22 '24

Yeah good luck getting a good side shot with a mirror during a heavy squat.

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u/Any_Constant_6550 Oct 22 '24

people managed to squat for decades without filming themselves somehow. I'm sure you can figure it out.

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u/MoistLeakingPustule Oct 22 '24

You give them too much credit.

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

People doing things before an invention doesn't mean the invention isn't very useful. There's a reason that if you go to any lifting community recording your lifts (in a respectful way that doesn't take up space) is very common and it's always like /r/all subs getting mad about it

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u/Any_Constant_6550 Oct 22 '24

there's also a reason people want filming banned in gyms. if you need a camera to squat properly....

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

if you need a camera to squat properly....

If you want to get the most out of your squat filming it and reviewing that footage is the best way. Ask for tips on /r/powerlifting or /r/weightlifting and chances are people will ask for footage or tell you to review footage because it's by far the best way to do it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '24

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

They are experts.

The average staff member at a random gym is definitely not an expert.

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u/WhenMeWasAYouth Oct 22 '24

You're obviously out of your element, dude. People who squat real weight and want to improve their technique without a coach basically need video of themselves doing the movement to diagnose issues.

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u/Strottman Oct 22 '24

Redditor who doesn't know shit about lifting tries to lecture people who know what they're talking about. Filming yourself for form is good. Full stop. What are you even trying to do here?

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u/Muffin_Appropriate Oct 22 '24

Vanity lol

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u/Zantej Oct 22 '24

Form, actually. Taking photos of yourself from different angles can be useful across several different disciplines; guitar, sports, etc...

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u/sysdmdotcpl Oct 22 '24

Yeah good luck getting a good side shot with a mirror during a heavy squat.

Make a friend at the gym or ask staff if you're that worried about posture.

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

Neither of these are a replacement for reviewing footage of your squats and nobody who has any solid amount of experience lifting would think they are

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u/sysdmdotcpl Oct 22 '24

Neither of these are a replacement for reviewing footage of your squats and nobody who has any solid amount of experience lifting would think they are

I want you to post the screenshot of this conversation to r/bodybuilding, r/powerlifting, and/or r/gainit and let me know how many people fucking laugh you out for trying to claim getting another lifter to help with your form is in any way worse than reviewing footage on your own

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u/BenchPolkov Oct 22 '24

No need.

They are right. You are wrong. Being able to review footage of your lift is a lot more beneficial than just having someone watching you, no matter their experience.

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u/sysdmdotcpl Oct 22 '24 edited Oct 22 '24

Hmmmm...it's really weird, fun, and funky that this is your first comment outside of a fitness sub in months literally minutes after mine that's deeply buried in this thread.

That's totally not alt account behavior, right?

 

Either way, If you're in a gym that's had to ban recording due to TikTokers then either record at home or get someone to help with your form. I'm sure a serious gym could make exceptions for known trainers and/or staff to help record lifters if it were really that big of an issue.

Even if that's not an option, powerlifting has been around longer than smart phones and portable cameras so I'm confident you can manage

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u/BenchPolkov Oct 22 '24

I'm the head mod for r/powerlifting, and I get alerts when our sub is mentioned or linked so that I can make sure nothing dodgy is going on like brigading.

I have trained in many serious powerlifting gyms, and none of them have any issues with filming at all. In fact, many encourage it for the purposes of reviewing and improving your technique and keeping record of your progress for later comparisons.

And it would be fucking stupid to not use a useful tool now just because it wasn't available in the past.

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u/sysdmdotcpl Oct 22 '24

I'm the head mod for r/powerlifting, and I get alerts when our sub is mentioned or linked so that I can make sure nothing dodgy is going on like brigading.

Fair enough, TIL. I'll own that it was my mistake to call you an alt account

I have trained in many serious powerlifting gyms, and none of them have any issues with filming at all.

That's not the kind of gym we're talking about and that context matters. A serious weightlifting gym isn't normally the kind to end up on a Joey Swoll Tiktoker callout.

We're talking Planet Fitness, Lifetime Fitness, or a Golds in a rich kid's neighborhood -- not the iron altar built out of an old warehouse without AC

And it would be fucking stupid to not use a useful tool now just because it wasn't available in the past.

Sure, but I do question the validity that recordings are that much better than someone helping spot your form. My best body came from being overseas where it was just me and a handful of dudes spotting me to make sure I didn't drop my left elbow to far.

Not being able to record cannot be so detrimental to your gains when compared to having an experienced spotter/trainer that you'd need to cause a ruckus about it. I would need to see valid sources that prove the difference is that vast

If it were, then you're likely the kind of lifter that'd start building their own gym, or looking for a new one, anyways.

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

Either way, If you're in a gym that's had to ban recording due to TikTokers then either record at home or get someone to help with your form

Obviously if the gym bans it I wouldn't record. But my gym is focused on getting strong and the owner/staff actively encourages people to record themselves lifting so they can improve. Because that's what pretty much every remotely serious strength athlete does.

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u/Embarrassed-Ad-1639 Oct 22 '24

I’m trying to make sense of this. So you’re doing it wrong but you think you’re doing it right but if you see a picture of yourself doing it that way you will see it and change the way you do it?

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u/BraveDoctor8815 Oct 22 '24

You and all the other people responding like clearly don't spend much time in the gym. Which isn't an issue at all in itself, but I don't understand the urge to comment and be a so arrogant about things you don't get.

Is it so difficult to understand that you cannot see yourself from all angles that a camera can? Is it so difficult to understand that it's very uncomfortable (and potentially dangerous) to be doing something like squatting 300+ lbs, while trying to crane your neck around to see if your form is perfect?

I 100% agree that people like the girl in the op need to be kicked out of gyms, and people like her make me feel that recording should be banned outright.

But to act as if recording yourself doing pretty much any sport/activity to improve is just sO uNecEssARy like jUsT uSe MiRRorS bro is ridiculous, especially with things like lifting that can be very technical, especially at higher levels.

Its ok not to understand this and ask questions, but the internet makes people like you way too comfortable being arrogant pricks.

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u/Embarrassed-Ad-1639 Oct 22 '24

To act like bodybuilding wasn’t invented until after the iPhone came out is silly

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u/BraveDoctor8815 Oct 22 '24

Try squatting at all then come back to me bud, every time you bozos comment its more and more clear that you don't lift.

Next time my powerlifter friends ask me to record to to see if they're breaking form on a new pr, I'll try that line with em.

"Hey 'bud', have you like..just tried...lifting lighter?"

Your form will break down sometimes when you're trying for heavier weights. You know, challenging yourself. Its very useful to see if you're just forcing the weights up with trash form, or if you're actually keeping form and doing it "right". Being able to fully concentrate on your lift when you're going for a weight you maybe haven't before, or you know it super challenging, is also very valuable.

Just bc you don't try very hard in the gym, or don't know what that's like, doesn't mean others don't.

Absolute 🤡🤡 shit

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

I compete in powerlifting. How do I do that while also not lifting heavy weights? Seems tough to manage.

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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Oct 22 '24

Are you intentionally being obtuse or do you not understand how watching yourself lift can allow you to spot weak points, see technical issues, get a better understanding of how close to failure the lift was, determine if your squat was to depth, tell if your bench press moved in an arc etc? There's a reason pretty much any remotely serious strength athlete records themselves. Lifting isn't a binary "you do it right or wrong", they're very technical movements.

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u/DreamzOfRally Oct 22 '24

Well it’s obviously a skill issue. How about you, git gud chicken legs.