Mostly the stuff that assumes unlimited time, energy, and recovery, like programming that ignores work stress, sleep debt, or late-night sessions I see a lot of “just add more volume” or “train earlier” advice that’s technically sound but completely impractical for people juggling jobs, family, and team sports. for most of us, adapting training to real life and staying consistent beats following a perfect plan that only works on paper.

I had abdominal surgery to remove an ovarian cyst about 10 months ago and can tell that my deep core muscles have just not gone back to their prior state despite (after appropriate healing time) trying to go back to working out and doing core exercises. I can successfully and comfortably do “deep core” specific work outs, but can feel my upper abs compensating some of the time I think because my lower abs get tired much quicker.

I have no idea what to do to help with this 🫤

Gym closed till 1st or 2nd week of Jan because they moved further down the street. 

Bulgarians make me question life is worth living

Fucked up my bracing doing calf raises and tweeked something just above my right hip on Monday. It is feeling a lot better already, but big compounds were unfortunately too painful today.

Was looking forward to a big lower day workout on christmas calories

I have officially learned how important full on breathing techniques are to my sets. And oh god the difference. I am actually reaching +1/+2 form failure consistently.

Now to repeat that for the next 6 months.

The holiday eating schedule is what's killing me right now.

My gym's been packed with the ""new year new me"" crowd who started early, which fine, whatever, but what drives me nuts is how they'll camp out on equipment while scrolling their phones for 10 minutes between sets. Yesterday some guy was literally watching Netflix on the leg press. NETFLIX. Meanwhile I'm trying to squeeze in a quick workout between family obligations and work deadlines.. and this morning my mother in law shows up with homemade cookies at 7am ""just a little Christmas treat"", lady I haven't even had coffee yet. Plus my usual meal timing is completely shot because apparently we need to eat at 2pm on Christmas? Who decided that? Then there's ""light snacks"" at 5 (which is basically another meal), then dessert at 8, and by the time everyone leaves i'm too stuffed to sleep properly. My digestion is all messed up, I feel bloated constantly, and trying to track anything on Welling is pointless when every meal is some mystery casserole where nobody knows what's actually in it.

I’m raged over the fact that I’m trying to be healthy but the stupid people around me suck so of course their eating junk food all the time

My rant is how much fitness advice still ignores real life, not everyone can train perfectly fueled, perfectly rested, at the same time every day., a lot of us train after work, squeeze sessions in late, and just want to feel good doing it. Advice that only works in an ideal schedule is useless for most people. Consistency with imperfect conditions beats chasing some flawless routine every time.

To the girl who hogged the hip thrust machine for over 45min right before the gym closed today, I wish you nothing but the worst come 2026🖕

I tweeked my neck right when I got to the gym today and had to leave after only 5 minutes. Most frustrating thing in the world

The gym is really full this week, it can get a little chaotic, but love seeing so many teens, college students working out, and even seniors are showing up more lately. It’s great seeing people take care of their health and themselves! Keep it up!

Rolled my ankle a few days ago because I lost balance while walking around the house. The swelling has improved and I can put weight on the ankle but my foot's purple now, Merry Christmas!

Doing a cut over Christmas holidays and it has been a beast so far. Down 15 pounds but still have 10 more to go. The food and alcohol are everywhere and it is tough sticking to strict diet and cardio.

I live in a dry climate in Canada. This week I'm at a hotel in playa del carmen and holy shit the humidity made me sweaty during my gym workout. Never worked out in high humidity before.

Home for Christmas. Drive to gym at 5am, Gym closed, doesn’t open till 7am

Call different golds to check hours. Ai assistant answers. She says and I quote “yes, we are open Christmas Eve from 5am to 5pm.

Drive to different golds, it’s closed.

Come home, try to poop before going for a run. No luck

Go for a run, run for 2 minutes, have to poop, run home turtling. Barely make it to toilet, clog toilet

Thanks

Been sick for a couple weeks and still have a bit of a lingering cough. Completely wiped out my stamina. First full block back I'll be rebuilding work capacity. May have to wait another week or so for my schedule to stabilize, though.

On a lighter rant, I hit a few sets on the standing calf raise machine yesterday and today I can't walk right.

Going to a 24 Hr instead of my regular gym because I’m visiting family. Their machines are so unserious, like why is my seat moving up and down with each rep, feels like a self-powered carnival ride

This time of year can be rough.  I’m glad there are kids in the gym, working on themselves, keeping healthy.  It would, however, be nice if they wouldn’t congregate around one of the only two benches, five deep, doing singles, and bullshitting for 5-7 minutes between each lifters set.  I got my entire workout done before they even moved on from bench. 

It’s Christmas Eve so my gym only opens from 8-12 today and even worse I had a lab appointment so I got there at 10 AM. Totally packed. Had to wait on machines multiple times. Kinda my fault but still sucks. And it was supposed to be rest day but gym is closed tomorrow so I guess I worked out today instead. Overall not bad, just a bunch of small inconveniences.

Last saturday, I posted that I was pretty tired from training because it was my first time in 10 days due to acute bronchitis. I went back to leg training on Monday, and now I have to stop training again because I've come down with horrible indigestion. I hadn't even had two days to recover, and now I'm back in the same hole. At this point, my own body is sabotaging my cut.

If I'm lucky, I won't be able to train again until Friday.

Home for the holidays. I love seeing my family, but damn do I want to be home (my apartment) for my regularly scheduled programming. 

I just want to lift and pet my neighbors dogs

I’m 12 weeks out from open acromioclavicular reconstruction surgery w/ complete CC ligament replacement and I just wanted to start the new year back in the gym being able to work out again. But it’s looking like the joint isn’t stable enough yet for me to be cleared to move about freely. I’m tired of this injury 😂

Happy holidays everyone. Ended the year with a 450lb deadlift and dropped by body weight from 240lbs to 200lbs. Will be testing my bench max today as well hoping to hit 290 at least

48 hours with the in-laws. If I can survive it, I get to come home alone to my gym. Prayers pls.

I am excited to announce that after a year of hard work, dedication, and careful planning, I will be finishing the year with the following totals for S/B/D:

Burning garbage / garbage / hot garbage. But my OHP is still in the compost/green waste category.

Edit: I forgot to mention my barbell row, which js in the re-gifting/garage sale category.

Secondary rant. Why is it that on a cut that no matter how much weight ou lose the endpoint is always another 5-10 pounds away?

They have hidden an elf somewhere in the gym, I must find it! Cardio can wait

Did fully body today, went to load plates on decline leg press , as soon as I loaded them this young girl comes over with attitude how many sets have you got Left? I told I’m just starting so 4 sets, she stood there glaring at me. I did 6 sets because KMA!

If anyone reading this is one of the folks who spends 10 minutes thumbing through Instagram between your reps while lounging on the benches and machines would you kindly stop doing that? Please?

We don't get the same new years crowd in the southern half of the world but everyone's out of schedule for the summer holidays. Seems everyone headed in today as the shut-down kicks in. Can't you all just go to the beach for a while?

And the aircon really isn't holding up on humid days.

Gym closed tomorrow and friday so had to move around my gym days, leaving me unsure of what day it is anymore.

There’s also been a weird thing in the gym where a lot my regulars haven’t been in but a few old and new faces have reappeared meaning it felt both quiet and busy somehow.

Also, I wasn’t going to do my scheduled deload next week since i had an enforced week off due to illness/sore foot recently, but i might reconsider since with three full body days in a row my shoulders are feeling kind of fried and my knees a little grumbly.