Smiley Face.
Ever bench 900 on it?
Smiley Face.
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I haven’t. But I see folks wanting fat pads for 300lb benches, so I thought maybe I was missing something aside from the cushion aspect.
Ever do 155 lbs negatives on it?
I think for 99% of raw benchers, it’s a waste. For kids with sub 300 maxes to think it’s even remotely going to help them is asinine and it takes up a squat rack unnecessarily. It’s like someone that’s 30% body fat worrying about brown vs. white rice.
I love how people think it’s perfectly OK to say “You look like you’ve lost weight.”
They know I lift weights so they should know that’s not a good thing.
But if I say “You look like you’ve gotten fatter” then I’m a dick.
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No, they know you work out. They know that most people who work out want to lose weight or “get toned” or whatever.
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They might as well go ahead and say, “Dude, do you even lift.”
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Only acceptable way of saying this is, “You look like you’re leaning out”. It implies greater definition without a loss of size.
We lifters sure are a sensitive bunch, aren’t we?
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On the other hand, my kid gave me the best compliment ever this morning by saying “Daddy your neck is too big to wear a tie.”
But yeah, enough people tell you that you look like you lost weight and you end up re-reading Dave Tate’s food log and picking up tips.
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I get asked if I lost weight all the time (like really often) and I have no clue why that is. I certainly do not lose weight. I assume it is just the difference wider/ tighter clothes make?
Either way I am not as lean as you guys so I assume it is maybe meant as a compliment, haha.
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Do I even lift???
Someone asked me “Are you a runner?” I said, why would you ask me that? They said, you have so little body fat, the only people I know that lean are runners…
Damned by faint praise. Also, the general public has no clue wrt meatheads lol.
Sadly, the people who say this know I lift for size and strength. And the most recent one used to talk about working out with me and needing to lose weight. One of these conversations was while we were eating Mexican food and he added queso to his dish.
I always tell these people when and where I train and they’re welcome to join me. I still train alone…
Most guys who lift look like regular guys when wearing regular fitting clothes.
That’s why I like to walk around in the 20%+ range cough
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Counter solution; clothes that are too tight.
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Had my nephew train at my place for like two months. Had him doing a noob program starting with the empty bar and adding weight slow. Made excellent progress. The first time he failed a squat he broke down in tears and never returned despite me pestering him to keep at it.
Had a mechanic friend train with me for 6 months and complain about his bad back (he’s heavy) never returned.
Maybe it’s my deodorant.
I get to train occaisionally with my fitter friend who is always pushing me to do pullups and planks, the bastard.
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Was working in the shop liquidating the place (wearing boots and a work shirt) and had a guy show up. “Hey I’m looking for the controller, I’m here to purchase the lathe.”
“That’s me.”
“The hell it is, you’re no accountant. You look all wrong.”
“What’s an accountant supposed to look like?”
Guy points at my shoulders and gut: “Not like that.”
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It is completely baffling how many people absolutely refuse to fail in training. I don’t get it.
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Those chicks look jacked.
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I’m just more comfortable on a fat pad. Wouldn’t mind if I couldn’t use one though.
Fixed it for you.
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