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dan18

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Re: How To "WOW" a Bodybuilding Audience
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2019, 09:35:22 AM »
I was doing Smith machine shoulder presses the other day and I noticed this dude was watching me every rep, writing in his notebook after I finished every set.  

After I finished I walked up to the guy and asked him how he was doing, he muttered that it was exhausting policing the gym and keeping track of all the partial reps, he went on to tell me he has a room full of binders  documenting all of the “poor form” gym lifts over the years. He then muttered something about most of these clowns couldn’t clean and jerk 300 pounds if their life depended on it.

I mentioned that I noticed him watching me lift, and he quickly explained that my shoulder presses wouldn’t be honored as a legitimate lift because I didn’t allow the bar to travel beneath the outer edge of my clavicle and hold the weight until I was told to press it.

As he stared blankly at my face I was trying to gather my thoughts to process what he was saying, he offered some advice about me staying humble and finding a weight I could manage.

I explained I have a shoulder impingement and I’m unable to lower a weight past my head and that’s why I was using the smith machine, I can set the safety pins and perform the partial reps pain free.

After a long awkward silence the man said I’ll never gain his respect if all I have is excuses.


It was good meeting you OT1!
that's as far as he would have gotten before I said " STFU YOU BAG OF SMASHED ASSHOLES'' Then walk away 
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Re: How To "WOW" a Bodybuilding Audience
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2019, 09:47:50 AM »
There was this guy at the gym yesterday, doesn’t compete just “lives” the lifestyle lol. Dude was literally screaming while doing leg presses. I’de heard guys scream in the gym before but this guy was at another level. It sounded like a pig getting slaughtered. He must’ve been in The zone lol with his woollen cap and a huge gym bag he carried around. What a beast.

Carrying around a gym bag while you workout at the gym is not very considerate, loudly yelling (unless it's in the power lifting room or at a gym specifically for power lifters), isn't either. Some gyms do not allow either of these. Living the lifestyle and woolen caps are fine....so he got one thing right. Competing isn't a requirement. Thank goodness.

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Re: How To "WOW" a Bodybuilding Audience
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Re: How To "WOW" a Bodybuilding Audience
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2019, 10:46:04 AM »


Looks like an extremely bad case of edema (of course it is oil and not water).