I’ve dropped about 110lbs in the last 10 months, so i’ve had my share of compliments. But these two are my favourites.
Last week, at a funeral i hasten to add, an aunt said “I cant stop looking at you, you’ve got your face back, but you’ve got shoulders as well and big arms, not like my boys who are a bit scrawny” - my cousin was behind her.
One of the trainers at the gym who helped me get started said he was proud of me, and that I look ‘jacked’ with ‘ball shoulders’. I still need to lose 30lbs or so, but it was a nice compliment.
Weightlifting related:
I got a few compliments back when I used to trained at Bally’s, especially regarding squat depth (ATG) and deadlifts. But overall, the best part was that I started making friends with the heavy lifters in the free weight section AFTER I started doing deadlifts, Back/Front/Overhead squats, and cleans. Prior to that I was just another bench+curl+lat pulldown $1.75 guy.
Recently:
“Hey, that had some speed! Where the hell has it been all this time?” Coach referring the explosion during my last rep of Clean & Jerks last week. (1kg PR)
non-lifting related:
The friend of the girl I was dancing with last night:
-“You are NeoSpartan right? You danced with me a while back and you were awesome. So I told my friend she has to dance with you”
I do not remember this girl…
WAIT! you are NeoSpartan right?
People say I look like Jim Carrey.
…What-the-fuck-ever 