Oh The Stupid Things People Say

So I’m tutoring one of my students tonight (English) and we’re having a conversation on exercise.

The other day I invite him to join me for a workout…lower body (Squats are the compound exercise for the day).

ANYWAY, he tells me his leg hurts and does not even do one set.

I find out today that some of his phys ed teachers back in school (he’s 19) told him not to do squats because they’ll stunt his growth.

I nearly split my gut in laughter…

I heard on a web site that it must really hurt to be very large and muscular.

Oh…wait, it was this one.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
I heard on a web site that it must really hurt to be very large and muscular.

Oh…wait, it was this one.[/quote]

I wouldn’t mind having that kind of pain.

I’m bigger than I’ve ever been before. IT hurts like hell. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. It’s agony. Imagine being 40 years old, and weighing 226 @ 11%BF.

Can anyone feel my pain?

[quote]rainjack wrote:
I’m bigger than I’ve ever been before. IT hurts like hell. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. It’s agony. Imagine being 40 years old, and weighing 226 @ 11%BF.

Can anyone feel my pain?[/quote]

I walked into a Hibbett’s Sporting Goods store last week and the clerk says, “Dude, I don’t think we have your size” when I walked in the door. That was so…painfull.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
rainjack wrote:
I’m bigger than I’ve ever been before. IT hurts like hell. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. It’s agony. Imagine being 40 years old, and weighing 226 @ 11%BF.

Can anyone feel my pain?

I walked into a Hibbett’s Sporting Goods store last week and the clerk says, “Dude, I don’t think we have your size” when I walked in the door. That was so…painfull.[/quote]

I counting the days until I hear someone tell me that. Maybe I’m just a masochist, but I crave to be hurt like that.

[quote]Professor X wrote:

I walked into a Hibbett’s Sporting Goods store last week and the clerk says, “Dude, I don’t think we have your size” when I walked in the door. That was so…painfull.[/quote]

Cool.

this more of a cute saying that a stupid saying, but I was training in my garage gym a few weeks ago and the next door neighbor girl, who is about 8 years old wanders into the garage in search of my kids.

I was squatting and had something like 520 or 530 on the bar and did my set as she watched. I completed the last rep and she says " WOW you must be the strongest guy in the whole neighborhood next to my Daddy"

(Daddy is a total slob and has never lifted anything heavier than a pony keg)

It was cute

[quote]rainjack wrote:
I’m bigger than I’ve ever been before. IT hurts like hell. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. It’s agony. Imagine being 40 years old, and weighing 226 @ 11%BF.

Can anyone feel my pain?[/quote]

As our new resident juicer, your pain will only increase. Better end it right now.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
I heard on a web site that it must really hurt to be very large and muscular.

Oh…wait, it was this one.[/quote]

I’m trying to figure out 2 things:

  1. What is that person doing here on T-Nation?

and
2) Can anyone TRULY be so dumb??

[quote]Keith Wassung wrote:
this more of a cute saying that a stupid saying, but I was training in my garage gym a few weeks ago and the next door neighbor girl, who is about 8 years old wanders into the garage in search of my kids.

I was squatting and had something like 520 or 530 on the bar and did my set as she watched. I completed the last rep and she says " WOW you must be the strongest guy in the whole neighborhood next to my Daddy"

(Daddy is a total slob and has never lifted anything heavier than a pony keg)

It was cute[/quote]

I vote on that being a stupid saying. You should have beat up her dad right after to prove her wrong.

I have heard many stupid things from peers, chiropractors, and parents about weightlifting, as I am 14 and most people still cling to the urban myth that weight lifting will stunt growth. I had the chiropractor tell me powerlifts were a waste of time and will just injure you and give you long term joint problems.

I’m doubtful he realizes that almost every high-level athlete does them. Never mind that he looks like a hardcore flowerlifter. I also have to put up with this weight lifting will ‘stunt your growth’ crap routinely in my house.
As evidence, my sister cites a person in her grade who lifts weights regularly (375 bench) and has not grown much; never mind the fact that everyone in his family is much shorter than he is.

My father seems to think that personal trainers who bitch and moan about how short they are and blame it on lifting weights as his evidence. Never mind the fact that countless athletes did and grew to be welll over six feet tall, the personal trainer’s, also a flowerlifters, word must be gold. Whenever I try to tell them facts they seem to ignore it and go bullshitting about their examples.

I recently found out (about a year ago) that I have a very bad disease. Apparently I’ve had it for the last 24 years, and I guess I’m supposed to be dead by now. However, my doctors are stunned and amazed that the disease has not progressed past stage one (had a biopsy last year).

Here’s my theory - I started weightraining 23 years ago and I am convinced that because I have continued to train my body and eat a good diet, my body has been able to operate at an optimal level and fight the disease.

So for all the nay sayers out there, not only will weightlifting make you look good naked, it may save your life.

Today at my Uncle’s house, my grandma suggested that I drop weightlifting because it’s not good for me and instead walk up a hill near my house for a ‘good workout’.

[quote]gojira wrote:
I recently found out (about a year ago) that I have a very bad disease. Apparently I’ve had it for the last 24 years, and I guess I’m supposed to be dead by now. However, my doctors are stunned and amazed that the disease has not progressed past stage one (had a biopsy last year).

Here’s my theory - I started weightraining 23 years ago and I am convinced that because I have continued to train my body and eat a good diet, my body has been able to operate at an optimal level and fight the disease.

So for all the nay sayers out there, not only will weightlifting make you look good naked, it may save your life. [/quote]

Can I get an AMEN?

A-effing-MEN!!

Good effing job, Gojira.

I wish you to continue such kick ass behavior and reap the rewards.

That is all I can think to say…your post says more than anything I can even dream up of…


Going heavy on dead-lifts will shrink your legs and stretch your arms! You could end up looking like this…

OD

Original_Demon…

As much as I hate to think of it, having 2 right hands (as this monkey has in the photo) can be kinda useful. While one hand rests on the table, the other one can… ya know…

So, knowing this, I think I’ll keep deadlifting, now more than ever!

The only thing worse than looking like that monkey is looking like you :D…nice job to the guy who has the disease! GJ!

[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:

Whenever I try to tell them facts they seem to ignore it and go bullshitting about their examples.[/quote]

Yeah, it sucks to have that done. Just stay strong mentally and know (maybe with a wry grin) what the truth is the next time it happens.

You will be the proof in a few years…then they’ll still be the same.

Being an avid martial artist, I allways get this:

“I dont wanna lift weights because I dont wanna get big and slow”