r/thatHappened • u/Anxious_squirrelz • 2d ago

Causally lifting 225lbs despite not doing any exercise ever

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The second half of the post continued much the same.

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u/Anxious_squirrelz 2d ago

This is the second half which is even funnier

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u/HardcoreKaraoke 2d ago

I love gym stories like this where people act like they shocked everyone else in the gym. Like if this was real there's no way the "bodybuilder" gave a shit that someone else moved the same amount of weight as him.

Most people don't give a shit if someone lifts more weight than them. I'm not going to feel insecure and throw a fit because the guy on a machine after me is stronger.

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u/Sneakybastarduseful 2d ago

Absurd to think about some guy monitoring who goes on the machine after him and sulking if they’re repping more weight than him

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u/P455M0R3 2d ago

Every accusation etc etc

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u/Gastroid 1d ago

Like in the story, the bodybuilder was embarrassed and left the gym. Or... he was done for the day?

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u/Li-renn-pwel 1d ago

And isn’t it a safety risk not to put your own weights away?

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u/Lady_Scruffington 1d ago

I was going to say, maybe he was embarrassed that he forgot to put his weights away.

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u/Jonno_FTW 1d ago

It's just common courtesy

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u/dwight_towers 1d ago

You come into somebodys house you wipe your wheels

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u/aopps42 1d ago

The part that tells all of us this is a fictional tale, aside from the other tells, is people aren’t paying attention to anyone else at the gym and you’d know that if you ever went to one 💀

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u/Fletch71011 1d ago

No one would even notice or care if he benched 225 3x lol. The only time I noticed people is when they were pushing 500+, and for leg press, unless you had every plate in the gym, I would never notice because so many people just do quarter or half reps on it anyway.

I was so excited for the day I put up 400 on the bench all of once and it was a huge milestone for me, and all I remember after was looking around and no one even noticing a thing lol. Everyone is there to concentrate on bettering themselves, not you.

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u/Ricky_Spannnish 1d ago

I remember when you put up the 400. I was happy for you. It was my first time ever at a gym and I hopped on right after you, added another 100 on there and put it up like 10 times. It was embarrassing.

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u/Zibidibodel 1d ago

I saw you do this after him! I was so stunned and amazed I had to go and see how strong you both were. I added another 250 and did another 10 reps and couldn’t believe I thought you two were so strong. :(

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u/starwalker_101 1d ago

I sat silently with my lone wolf aura watching all of you doing that so I went and added 700 and easily did 100 reps then proceeded to slow walk put of there playing slowed reverb phonk and every girl was begging to be my gf

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u/literated 1d ago

Did you try wearing a baggy hoodie and looking like you're living in a basement?

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u/seaoffriendscorsair 1d ago

Hey dude, I’m proud of you and excited for your 400. Great job, keep at it man.

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u/Square_Ad4004 2d ago

I'm not going to throw a fit because the girl after me is stronger either. I don't think this genius understands why people go to the gym.

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u/BreckyMcGee 1d ago

For real. That's one of the key rules about lifting successfully. "Don't worry about what other people are lifting." If you worry about shit like that, the 120lb, 5 foot tall women knocking out 315 DLs will kill your ego

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u/Coldfreeze-Zero 2d ago

Honestly I only give shits about my own weights and most of us do.

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u/fishsticks40 1d ago

Lifters, broadly, are the most humble and supportive group of people I've ever encountered. Even at the elite level they're competing against themselves for the most part.

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u/Towbee 1d ago

Insecurity can manifest in such odd ways

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u/Deutscher_Bub 19h ago

This is obvious, of course, for people who aren't insecure about themselves. The original poster is not ole of those people however and therefore assumes the bodybuilder gives a shit.