Kicked out of gym for doing renegage rows????

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spartan_d
spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
A friend of mine told me that he was kicked out of his gym (okay, his former gym) because he was doing renegade rows. Apparently, this exercise was considered offensive and unacceptable to the clientele.

For pity's sake, who does this sort of thing?

For the sake of the uninitiated, this is what renegade rows look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHN0SGa-68Q

Thankfully, this friend of mine is no dummy. He left that place for something better. He's not a hardcore athlete by any means -- in fact, he's a bit out of shape -- but he does work hard and wants to make progress.
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  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    Planet fitness?
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Let me guess - PF?

    edit: Gah, ninja'd by EWJL.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    PF???
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    Also, I like the look of that move, I'm going to give that a go, I'm bored with planks and I need to buy heavier dumbells for my bent over rows...
  • AndreaWhite611
    AndreaWhite611 Posts: 54 Member
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    I do not see how that could be offensive. good for him for not letting it get him down.
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
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    EWJLang wrote: »
    Also, I like the look of that move, I'm going to give that a go, I'm bored with planks and I need to buy heavier dumbells for my bent over rows...

    If you have lighter DB's and still want to work your core more, do the Renegade rows on a stability ball if you have one. Having to stabilize yourself on the ball will engage the core and you won't be able to go too heavy in weight.
  • DragonShoe_GCole
    DragonShoe_GCole Posts: 138 Member
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    That would have pissed me off 'cause I do those all the time (except I do a push up, then pull the dumb bell up)...
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    PF?
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
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    I don't understand this thread. What's wrong with this exercise?
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    Sam_I_Am77 wrote: »
    EWJLang wrote: »
    Also, I like the look of that move, I'm going to give that a go, I'm bored with planks and I need to buy heavier dumbells for my bent over rows...

    If you have lighter DB's and still want to work your core more, do the Renegade rows on a stability ball if you have one. Having to stabilize yourself on the ball will engage the core and you won't be able to go too heavy in weight.

    My cat pops every damn ball I try to get. I really do need to keep Bitey Kitteh away from my workout stuff.

    I think the 10-15-25 dumbbells I have will keep me on the Renegades for a bit. The 25s are only just now getting light-ish for my bent over rows. Just from looking, I suspect the Renegades are quite a bit more challenging.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    jennifershoo wrote: »
    I don't understand this thread. What's wrong with this exercise?

    IF the gym in question is a planet fitness then it probably scared the flock because it is "too hardcore" .....
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    Maybe he was blocking the path to the free pizza?
  • FenTiger89
    FenTiger89 Posts: 49 Member
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    I'm guessing that OP is English; therefore PF is not the offending party this time.
  • kamakazeekim
    kamakazeekim Posts: 1,183 Member
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    I don't understand how that can get you kicked out of a gym?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    EWJLang wrote: »
    Maybe he was blocking the path to the free pizza?

    or someone tripped over him on the way to the tootsie roll bowl ....
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,118 Member
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    That's stupid even Jillian Michaels 30 day shred one of the levels has a version of this as an exercise. (lighter weights and on the knees)
  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
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    jennifershoo wrote: »
    I don't understand this thread. What's wrong with this exercise?
    Absolutely nothing... except that it apparently intimidates some people. That was enough to get him kicked out.

    And yes, it was at Planet Fitness. That should tell you something.

    They even sounded that obnoxious lunk alarm on him, for pity's sake.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    spartan_d wrote: »
    jennifershoo wrote: »
    I don't understand this thread. What's wrong with this exercise?
    Absolutely nothing... except that it apparently intimidates some people. That was enough to get him kicked out.

    And yes, it was at Planet Fitness. That should tell you something.

    They even sounded that obnoxious lunk alarm on him, for pity's sake.

    another reason that PF should be banned...
  • FenTiger89
    FenTiger89 Posts: 49 Member
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    Gah! I was wrong. Dang...
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    edited February 2015
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    I don't get how that's offensive... I've done those for years.

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