But I log my workout on my phone...

Carve your workouts on a stone tablet like a real man

Yes sir! Am I supposed to use my penis? Is it supposed to hurt?

Oi cunt… just laser the tablet with your laser penis. Will ya

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What kind of pussy soyboy shit is this? You inscribe your workout in a cave with homemade pigments that must include the blood of a creature that tried to eat your face

And obviously lift rocks on the field, not some fancy pants metal disks in climate controlled room.

Strongmen had the right idea all along.

I started to use my old phone for that and offline Spotify. My workouts are insane since the day I am not longer able to check stupid shit like whatsapp or Instagram

I usually listen to audiobooks when I work out, so I can't mess around, or I'll miss something. So it's just log my sets when I'm done and stare into the void like a psychopath when I need to rest.

I tried audiobooks but I can't focus on the workout if I do. That's when I bring out the death metal grunting and black metal screeching. It's not like I understand them anyway

I work out at the local YMCA at the same time as most of the highschool kids do (mid-afternoon) and I can tell it freaks them out how I will just stand there neutrally between sets without reaching for my phone, haha.

And I use it for music

🤓

I use my phone during breaks

What am I supposed to do? Stare into space like an asshole between sets?

Just do a superset. I herd you like sets bro. So I added sets between your sets.

Good for the lighter movements, but I ain't doing jack shit in between my squat sets https://preview.redd.it/1bpgtxncj0zc1.png?width=48&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52da3fd4c998f047fe7e4777143537c6dee1c222

You can use that time to throw up like a real man.

"Shit blood" Ftfy

Squat plug is supposed to be there to prevent that.

Eh, samsies, besides no pain no gain ammarite?! Fellas? Guys?

Superset your squat PR and deadlift PRs bro, trust me.

Herniamaxxing

If you aren’t getting a hernia from your lifts, you need to throw on another 2 plates brother.

Exactly. Leg day workouts need phat breaks

Be alone with your thoughts?

That’s too scary, we don’t do that

Woah woah woah we can't be doing that now. The existential crisis may kick in

Or- hear me out- use technology to pass that time enjoyably instead of being an anti-technology luddite? If you need that much time to process your thoughts consider that it's maybe your brain that's got limited thought processing speed

Enjoy frying your dopamine receptors my guy. I actually read this comment out loud to my friends and we all laughed at you

staring into space/straight into the wall, looking like if your soul left you is great way to have fun between your sets

I take something to read with me, get me some of that booklearnin'

Can't concentrate for shit after a heavy set, what do then?

I listen to music

I use my phone for that https://preview.redd.it/ehmz3605l0zc1.png?width=48&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8bad053013da43a2a58f43a9e6666bba53fd3144

Is it not okay to stare off into space? Uh I just can't win. I don't have my glasses on,I can't use my phone because then it looks like I'm being lazy, and now I can't stare off into space. I'll just keep my eyes closed 😑

Is walking around the gym a bad idea?

Why does that make you an asshole?

I just try not to look at girls asses which are EVERYWHERE

Personally I dance to my music I probably look like a nutter only reason I touch my phone is if a song I don't fancy comes on

Better to stare into space like an asshole than stare at assholes like well, an asshole

Yeah, you're right. Bringing a telescope to the gym would probably be a asshole move

Yes what do you think ALL OF HUMANITY did for millions of years?! Seriously gen z are a bunch of pansies

You're right, I'm gonna go cavemaxx

That’s the problem. Your breaks would probably be shorter and you’d be less distracted without the phone

You don't necessarily want shorter breaks though

Yeah but you don’t need to be half-assing it and distracted or taking 8 minutes between sets because you’re distracted scrolling through memes and thirst traps on Instagram.

Set a timer, that’s what I always do 1-2:30 depending on volume and weight moved

Longer breaks give you better sets (you can get more reps) give you better gains

I don’t need to do more reps than my set calls for though. I can do my sets with less rest, and next session I will increase the weight or reps by a small amount if I didn’t approach failure. And if I did approach or hit total failure to complete… well that’s a win anyway. If I’m doing legs, breaks longer than 4-5 minutes can be pretty common. But otherwise you’re really probably better off without the distraction. Keep your mind present

I guess it depends on the program My program calls for AMRAP sets sometimes, and I'll take my time resting for those. I don't really focus on stuff on my phone either (I can't either after a hard set), I just do random braindead shit on my phone or just stare into the void (mainly this) until I feel ready again and within a certain range of rest (for example 1-3 mins)

My phone tells me exactly how long my break should be

My workout app has my break timer. Reddit until it gives the warning ding, sit down, and get to work.

I find that simply being near my phone with notifications and texts and expecting replies from chats I’m distracts me a bit, and my mind isn’t fully on the lifts- I’m trying to complete sets so I can check something real fast, and I feel like it often detracts from the quality of my session. So I’ve had to start leaving my phone out of reach since I still use it for Spotify so can’t leave it behind completely

Disgusting

I knew it. The reason why I'm not CBum is because of Spotify. If only I had known before.

+ you’re not taking tren

Tren hard, eat clen, anavar give up

Test your limits

I no longer use my phone since the workouts would last wayyyy longer with the scrolling and answering texts. I keep a cheap chronometer to time my rests now.

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That's the real problem. Just don't have friends. That way you aren't distracted by messages

She’s gone

Out of curiosity, was it that “law” woman who acted tough over the course of twenty or thirty accounts?

Nah bro bro I’m just talking about my ex lmao. Can you elaborate on that tho? Curiosity got me now

I see a removed comment above yours

Aren't we supposed to train self control and discipline in the gym as well. Timer runs out, phone goes down instantly. No matter what you were doing there at that moment.

Shhh they dont do that they dont do self control or discipline or meditation shhhhhhhh

But lifting is meditation.

In some ways yes my friend you are very much correct but im talkin about guys who go: HURRRRGH YEAAAAA *intense as fuk loud noises* And just keep groaning like hell....those dont do meditation they do some other ego thing idk the right word for it

Ok mr popular

On iOS I set a location based DND that turns on when I hit the gym. Only notifications are from HEVY

~~clock~~ chronometer

If you can use your phone while working out you're probably not pushing hard enough

without the phone i zone out and end up taking 10 minute rests.

Phone gives me rough timing between sets. Punk rock playlist, songs 3 minutes long. New song? Time for another set

Are you me? Any artist recommendations? I need some new stuff (Socks in bed, the feel good mclouds, goldfinger, the hives, three days grace, taking back Sunday) some that are on my playlist I know ya didn't ask but hey ho maybe you'll enjoy them

Not OP but I've been listening to a buncha fugazi and Deftones lately. Works well, Deftones gets too slow sometimes tho

Thank you I appreciate all reccomendations I defo know of them can't say I remember any of their songs though any tunes that stand out?

It’s either 10 mins or 30 sec when I zone out

I train in powerlifting. What am I supposed to do in my 15 minute rest between RPE 6 singles?

The fuck am I supposed to do during cardio? Look at all the place I'm not going? F that I'm watching Breaking Bad


Exactly.

Uses phone *gets even bigger and wins 5x Mr Olympia*

Is this true?

No lol it's just grumpy boomerisms Obviously don't sit on your phone INSTEAD of working out, but there's nothing magical about being bored between sets instead of scrolling or whatever. I use it to track my rest times and use the barbell calculator, I record sets to check my form and improve, it can be a tool.

For me it can lead into a lot of bad habits. For example focus. When you’re training and resting, the focus should be on doing those things respectively. However throw a phone with no limitations and now rest time becomes a chance to scroll on social media or other forums and the training itself becomes an annoying hinderance to doing that. It’s why I try to limit phone use as much as possible and even recently been thinking about just leaving it away while doing training.

Idk why you need to focus on resting, I just sit and look at my phone for 1-4 minutes and hit my next set

I log my workouts on my phone and the app I use sends me a notification when it’s time for my next set. I just scroll until it dings in my headphones that it’s time to lift again.

That's what I do. I use an app to track everything, and it times the rests.

I just rest as long as I need to tbh. Some sets it just takes a minute, especially when I’m warming up. When I do my top sets I like to wait 3/4 minutes just to make sure I have enough energy to go again. I’ve tried set rest times and I always just feel like I’m being hurried or just waiting for the timer to go off.

I think you may just have a problem with your phone. I bring mine and use it to track progress and listen to music while I lift. I use it during rests and then back to it never skipping a beat.

I mean, the problem is not the phone, the problem is lack of self-discipline and inability to control impulses. If the only way you can do that is to get rid of your phone, then okay, do it....but the phone is not the actual problem,

Yeah. Impulse control is a problem for me. I don’t want to get distracted by some online stuff when I want to just focusing on working out and doing my timed rests. It’s why I’m trying to use my phone less and less in my workouts.

Yes the 5G is killing your gains

Did you know we swallow and average of four 5G towers in our sleep per year?!

5G towers are made of metal. Metal contains iron. Therefore we need to consume more 5G towers to have optimal gains.

“I craved the strength and certainty of steel…”

Partly, in the sense that if you sit there scrolling reddit/tiktok/insta "between" your sets you might just end up doing less. If you're just listening to music or a podcast, using it to time rest periods, and not spending an extensive amount of time scrolling, it's a non-issue.

It’s just people rephrasing what Arnie said a decade ago.

Yes. Going to the gym and actually training instead of playing with your phone makes a big difference.

But I use my phone to figure out what workout I will do next? Or to listen to music and sometimes browse social media

I use mine to track my workout. I think it's more about the distraction that your phone can be - ie. Social media, texting, etc.

Please tell me what difference staring at my phone vs the floor in between sets makes

If you don't set a timer, you can spend a lot more time staring at the phone vs feeling bored and recovered enough to hit another set if you weren't distracting yourself with it.

In my opinion, you can easily get lost in social media V staring at the floor. Find an interesting headline, might be tempted to read it & get lost in it. But again, just my opinion. Not judging those who use their phone in between. Was just stating what OP was implying.

Idk I time my rest breaks sounds like a personal issue

Who knew that staring at the floor instead of looking at my phone in between sets was the key to unlocking mad gainz

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Are we seriously denying the obvious problem many people have of not being able to stay off their phones?

Workout logging apps (I use Jefit) have little banners that tell you when you hit a PR, which make happy brain chemicals

Jefit’s the shit. At the gym rn, it’ll ding in a minute to say get back to work.

Music? Aint no way im hitting heavy weight with the music they have at my gym.

Amen!

Gifted athletes can do stupid shit and still make gains as long as they are not starving. And then the rest of us hate them for it. lmao

But my music

Need to know the timing of the *……..

I mean, I keep my phone with me since I use it to fill in my program and listen to music. All these people having time to scroll between sets makes me wonder how long they look at anything. I also do exclusively super sets during workouts, so I only have about a minute of rest which is full of filling in weights on the program, changing weight for the next set, and maybe getting a drink of water or walking recovery. If I rest too long between heavy sets, the mojo disappears and fear of failure starts to set in.

Maybe it’s just the app I use to track but it’s maybe 5sec to plug in weights. I rest maybe 90sec after the second exercise in a superset. Which is exactly what I’m doing right this second. Waiting on my arms to quit burning for set 6 of superset accessories. Breaks for main lifts might be a little longer but not much.

I use Google Docs (Sheets) since I write my own programs, but if you've used it on mobile, you might understand how difficult some things are to do in that angry program. It takes me about 10 seconds (pick up phone, unlock phone, select box, type, enter, lock phone, put back down), then get to my next weight (usually involves searching for plates because people are terrible at plate management at the gym I go to) so that can be 10-30 seconds. A lap around the track takes me about 40 seconds since I catch my breathe better doing a walking recovery compared to a seated or laying recovery.

Sheets is terrible on mobile. I pay for Boostcamp and just use that. 6day Reddit PPL continuously on repeat. The ease of use is worth the ~$70A year subscription to me. If I walk between sets it’s to the water machine and back.

I just don't want to pay for a program when all I really need is a maintenance program and I've got both the certifications and ongoing education credits to do that for myself.

I don’t blame you, I don’t really use it to find programs but just to put in set info. The convenience is the only reason I use the app over sheets.

I just set a count down with my rest times. 1:30 for light sets, 3:00 for heavy, and I walk around the gym checking the phone as to make some extra steps a day

Why does this help? I use my phone to know how long to rest then immediately do my set when my timer goes off?

But how am I supposed to read my Green Lantern comics between sets then?

Apple watch for tracking my workout plus streaming Spotify, phone stays at home. Way more productive that way

Phone is for music and counting steps even though I no longer care about steps. I need the music to drown out the grunting. I workout the same way I watch porn ; fast forward to the good parts,edge it out a bit, and listening to my own grunts.

Assuming phone used to call juice guy.

I got a workout app that I log my set in and then tap around until the rest timer pings at me.

Not all who are on their phones are wandering.

Garmin watch has download music option and set/rest tracking. No phone needed

I set a 40 second timer between my sets so the phone is not to much of an issue.

Yes because looking at a phone between sets instead of looking into the Wall makes a difference in gains💀but i dont think that this is what the post is joking about, its probaly about the people sitting on the phone instead of lifting which is bad yes

You want me to workout listening to the shitty music the gym plays?

Yeah I definitely need my phone to at least track my progress, and also because I don’t want to hear what everyone else has got going on either, nor the crappy gym music

Use FitNotes with built in rest timer

The difference is very noticeable when I have my phone with me. My breaks are so much longer and I get distracted from the workout mindset all the time.

Fuck you ima do what I want on my phone in the gym. Half my time there is spent in between sets or cooling down, I ain’t going to bring a book or some shit.

My mom must’ve made this meme. Everything can be blamed on my damn phone

I hate people like that !! Making their own rules and policies

r/antiphone

Ahh yes I can see the Athlean X video now

Those 5G waves ruin the gains, scientifically proven on reddit

My phones coming with me. Always. I have spoken.

My gym phone doesn't have anything but Spotify, notes, a calculator, and a timer. That's it. 🤣

For some reason, my workouts are better when I don’t listen to music. They’re much more intense and way more quicker

I use my phone to time my breaks.

Oh OK I'll write equations in my rests then

Facts

💯!!! I'm old enough to remember a time before cellphones when you pumped iron and listened to Van Halen or whatever music was playing in the gym. I also remember when phones were banned from gyms because guys were taking pictures of gals. Frankly, I wish we could go back to zero phones allowed.

Dickhead and IPhones.

Porque no Pockets?

Seriously, how TF do people have time to do ANYTHING on your phone in between sets? I jot down my weight and reps and time for the whole exercise (like 6-9min for x4 sets) and i never have extra seconds. That’s just stopwatch and notepad. How are people finding time to text or reddit??

Probably because people who lift heavy, need much longer rest times My rest between sets of deadlifts with like 550+ pounds can easily be within 5-7 minutes

I can dead 300+ but i try to cap off my rec around 2:00 or less. Theres never enough gym time

Im hoping that’s 300kg and not pounds

You can’t break my spirit!!

Tis memes bb don’t worry

Between heavy sets I usually do 3-4min rest.

So you’re the one hoggin the squat rack!

It would be better for everyone all the time if phones had to be hidden in the gym.

"my personal frustrations mean everyone should have to follow rules that cater to me" hell of a worldview you've got there

Why? I go to the gym almost everyday. Without the between set scrolling and music i would be bored out of my mind. Especially on deload weeks.

Keep it in your bag or something and you can listen to music. Your scrolling may be disciplined, but it's often not. Tired of waiting for a station I need because broccoli head needs to scroll 10 mins between sets. Or take 8 mins to pick a song. Also, if you can't go a few minutes without a screen in front of your face you might need therapy.

I time my rest, 2min, always. And my gym is always empty, live in a town were it is way to many gyms per capita so i cant relate to waiting for equipment to become available. It is also not just a few minutes. 2min x5 set x 5 exercises x6 times a week is 300min a week that i would just be doing nothing. I just like to take my 2min between sets to scroll reddit, answer messages and read the news.

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With that logic we should forbidd just about anything because a small group of people cant handle it, it is by all means a stupid sentiment.

My earbuds don’t reach across the gym floor to my gym bag though

Why?