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At the same time, Reds fans are working out to prepare themselves for a summer of complaining and despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans are getting ready for the upcoming year by sharpening various skills they are sure to encounter during the Reds season. \u201cIt\u2019s important to be at your peak while following this team,\u201d said personal trainer and Reds fan Derek Setters. \u201cI\u2019ve seen many clients suffer severe neck injuries from the continual strain of shaking their heads in anger. That\u2019s why we always try to start off spring training with some neck and shoulder exercises so no one ends up wearing a brace by the end of June.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to physical exercises to prevent strains and pulls, fans are also doing their best to take care of mental preparedness during spring training. \u201cI\u2019m bracing myself for everything,\u201d said fan Warren Hensley from Mt. Lookout. \u201cLast year I was so unprepared. I didn\u2019t have sports talk radio phone numbers on my speed dial. I hadn\u2019t exercised my vocal cords for shouting at Bryan Price. And most importantly, I did not prepare myself with a team of support for when the despair and agony kicked in. This year I will have a support system ready to go instead of wallowing in my sadness, eating fried foods and getting drunk. Now I\u2019ll have a team of friends to eat fried foods and get drunk right along with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fans are preparing themselves intensely for complaining by using technology. \u201cI have already compiled half a summer of disgusted tweets,\u201d said Reds fan Bob Neissen. \u201cSome of them are going to be tweeted automatically, I won\u2019t even have to pick up my phone. For example, on June 9th at 9:18 pm my account is set up to send out the tweet, \u201cI wish we had a manager who understood when to properly use a double switch.\u201d It\u2019s really going to help free up my time. 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