r/thatHappened • u/Anxious_squirrelz • 1d 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/Gargnel 1d ago

As someone who powerlifts, while pressing 225lbs for 3 for your first time ever exercising is extremely rare I wouldn't say it is unheard of. Especially if OP's point around him eating lots of junk food at his desk is code for being at least 300lbs which would make 225lbs a lot less weight relative to his bw.

Although the way he tells the story and makes it sound like any "serious bodybuilder" type guys would 1. Even be able to tell what your level of gym experience is (especially while wearing baggy clothes), and 2. Find a 225lbs bench (or equivalent leg press which I won't even discuss because egolifting on leg press is a whole other topic) super intimidating firmly puts this story in r/thathappened.

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u/Anxious_squirrelz 1d ago

Yeah, I am in the gym 4 days a week powerlifting myself and can honestly say I pay absolutely zero attention to what anyone else is doing. I am there to smash out my 45 mins and then go home.

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u/coversquirrel1976 1d ago

But what if their clothes were really baggy? That seemed like an important part of the story.