…Doing Iron Cross with 20lb DBs in each hand
Also… I was doing ass-to-grass front squats then some dude came up to me and said “you gonna make your knees pop doing that” and he recommended I do half-squats. WTF?! Of course, I politely ignored him.
I was about to start a set of deadlifts in my school weightlifting class when I realized I was getting some funny looks from across the room. I knocked out the set and later heard these guys saying they thought I was going to try and curl the bar, maybe because I wasn’t using a trap bar like they all use. Later on the same guys told me I should wear a belt because if I don’t, “your intestines will explode.” I get other funny looks deadlifting. Come on kids, it’s the simplest weightlifting movement. Do I have to do tricep kickbacks on a bench to look normal?
You haven’t worked out until you get the funny looks.
You know it’s working when the other strong dudes in the gym ask you to spot them.
Dan “How the fuck am I supposed to spot a 365# squat… by myself?” McVicker
[quote]twoolf wrote:
Practicing Highland Games events on the public baseball field down the street.
I lift in my garage, and the neighbors don’t stare too much, even on O-lifts. Except…
I wanted a practice caber, so I walked down the block to where a lot had been cleared for new construction. There were some nice pine trees down there. I cut two 16-18 foot logs with a hand saw. I don’t have a truck, so the lighter one I carried back to my house over my shoulder, maybe 200 yards, alternating shoulders along the way. The second, heavier log, I tied a piece of webbing to, with a loop on the other end for my waist. Dragged it back to the house like a sled. Nearly ran a girl on a bike off the road (I was pulling backwards at the time, and I don’t think she was paying attention). Neighbors gave me some very odd looks.[/quote]
Dan John would be very proud of your dedication to the Highland Games. I can just imagine the looks you would have got!