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Title: Audience / No audience
Post by: dovidov on August 11, 2006, 08:31:23 PM

once i get up into my heavy work sets, either on squats, deads, incline/decline pressing, etc., my intensity boils if i know someone or a bunch of people are watching and my reps def. increase- i get such a rush and feel like fuckin superman- i would suspect that this is the norm- just curious if anyone thought differently- i guess it's the fight or flight syndrome- any comments?

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: alexxx on August 11, 2006, 08:36:40 PM

Quote from: dovidov on August 11, 2006, 08:31:23 PM

once i get up into my heavy work sets, either on squats, deads, incline/decline pressing, etc., my intensity boils if i know someone or a bunch of people are watching and my reps def. increase- i get such a rush and feel like fuckin superman- i would suspect that this is the norm- just curious if anyone thought differently- i guess it's the fight or flight syndrome- any comments?

The body is weak but the mind is strong. If you learn to use your mind there are no limits. I had this little dude at the gym do squats. He did 8 reps and was about to give up. Then I came over and some how with my encouragement he managed to complete 20 reps with that same weight. It works both ways. He helped me get more reps on my deads.

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: The Freakshow on August 11, 2006, 08:48:51 PM

Quote from: alexxx on August 11, 2006, 08:36:40 PM

The body is weak but the mind is strong. If you learn to use your mind there are no limits. I had this little dude at the gym do squats. He did 8 reps and was about to give up. Then I came over and some how with my encouragement he managed to complete 20 reps with that same weight. It works both ways. He helped me get more reps on my deads.

Alexxx STOP working out with "little" dudes ;D

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: dovidov on August 11, 2006, 08:56:56 PM

i do have to admit that when i first started lifting weights(around 15 yrs old) i was totally the opposite- very emberassing- FYI

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: alexxx on August 11, 2006, 09:12:48 PM

Quote from: The Freakshow on August 11, 2006, 08:48:51 PM

Alexxx STOP working out with "little" dudes ;D

haha thanks for the advice "big guy" ;)


I was just giving him a bit of motivation cause the guy weights literally 135pds and he has the right attitude.

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: xpac2 on August 11, 2006, 10:29:21 PM

Quote from: The Freakshow on August 11, 2006, 08:48:51 PM

Alexxx STOP working out with "little" dudes ;D

Everyone is little working next to Alexxx

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: GoneAway on August 12, 2006, 12:58:10 AM

I don't know if anyone watches me, but I make some weird faces when working out. Lol, so they're probably watching that. It would seem, though, that if you're a muscely guy going heavy, you will be watched.

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: Jr. Franco on August 12, 2006, 02:47:22 PM

Let them watch and just keep pushin that  heavy ass weight.  8)

Title: Re: Audience / No audience
Post by: Bluto on August 13, 2006, 03:50:46 AM

let em watch, be a leader in the gym and show them how it's done!  :D