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Nobody wants to be approached by a stranger at the gym, especially when said stranger spouts unsolicited advice about how to optimize your workout routine. Take it from <\/span>this Redditor with an invisible disability<\/span>whose sweat session was seriously sourced by an entitled gym bro.<\/span><\/p>\n

User Dani21002 took to the <\/span>\/AmITheAsshole SubReddit<\/span> for a gut check on a recent gym encounter that rubbed her the wrong way. The Reddit user has a chronic illness called <\/span>Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS<\/span>, a blood circulation disorder that severely limits the kinds of exercises she can safely execute. \u201cThe whole reason I started to exercise in the first place was not to lose weight or gain muscle, but to hopefully manage my condition better,\u201d she wrote. \u201cUnfortunately, a lot of ‘gym rats’ don’t seem to get that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dani21002 was flagged down by one such gym rat during a recent workout. She’d seen him multiple times at the gym, but it was her first time interacting with him. As she was getting ready to leave, he came over and started to critique her routine, insisting that \u201cyou’re not gonna get much results from just doing that every time, you need to add more cardio and weight training.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI just kinda stared at him for a moment before telling him that I appreciated his concern, but I wasn’t interested in his advice,\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe just doubled down, started grilling me about my diet and suggesting different workouts to add so I can lose weight quicker. I got fed up rather quickly and snapped at him, saying ‘What makes you think I want to lose weight?’\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The gym rat was surprised, but the Redditor kept going, incensed by his presumptuousness. She explained that she is \u201cdisabled\u201d with a condition that \u201cprevents me from doing most forms of exercise and severely impacts my quality of life.\u201d Her supposedly ineffective routine was recommended by her team of medical professionals to help manage her chronic illness. \u201cSo think about that next time you give someone your shitty ‘advice,’\u201d she added, calling him some \u201ccolorful words\u201d before storming off.<\/span><\/p>\n