You really should have explained the wholesome part 
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A butt selfie is way harder than it looks. I wanted to get a little of the second cheek in there but for the life of me I could not turn/twist that much.
Iāve been losing weight (cut cycle) so none of my underwear is tight anymore.
Sorry about the dirty mirror the grand kids were over during the weekend and we had squirt gun fights in the hall.
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Thatās a splendid shot.
No worries about the mirror. My bedroom mirror gets dusty and fuzzy quickly due to having 4 dogs and fur just gets everywhere
I found one of my old posing trunks from the '90ās. I usually wore black.
Warning!!! This is a 72 year old manās arse.
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But I mean. Itās a nice picture of a 72 year olds ass.
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First DLās in months completed here this am, but took it super easy on the weight. Felt good, and did DLās after squats.
@FlatsFarmer has been adding some great links into his training log too of late (but I see youāve been posting there too recently).
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When I see something nice (female squating, hamstring curl, back extensions, etc) Iām like Donāt look Donāt look, then I move on to well donāt stare donāt stare, then I move to okay, donāt be so obvious, and finally, try not to make it creepy.
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I suspect they are on to us though. My gym put in a bunch of mirrors, and the owner told a group of guys, be careful, they can see you looking now.
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Iāve only been at a US commercial gym for 3 weeks and Iāve noticed a shocking amount of creepy behaviour.
None of it directed at me though. I guess there are advantages to being tiny and ugly 
Before this, I was at my uni gym, so no creeps and the men at the commercial gyms in China were not creepy at all even though there were plenty of very attractive, rich young women wearing not very much clothes
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What do you consider creepy?
Stopping sets to stare at a woman squatting
Making suggestive comments
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Clearly they arenāt their to work outā¦treating the gym like a bar
Report these guys to staff
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My comment is somewhat pertinent to āwholesome booty talk.ā Annaās comment has me reflecting.
I donāt ever stop a set to watch a woman squat, but I do watch them squat (and leg press) when I am between sets. What I find is that, at my gym, about 2/3ās of them donāt get deep enough to engage their glutes and hams. I feel pretty sure most are doing squats and leg presses to improve their hips and legs.
I am conflicted as to whether to offer my advise or not. I have long known that unsolicited advise is seldom taken well. I am rather old, okay, real old, being 72, so I donāt want to come off as a dirty old man. But with 53 years of experience and three decades of competition in bodybuilding, Iād like to give back to the sport. (BTW, I do offer help to the young men too, if I believe they might be receptive)
In my case I would like to believe that my booty advise would be taken as wholesome, but there is always the risk that it might come off creepy.
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This isnāt creepy.
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The First Commandment of Gym Etiquette is, Thou shalt not give unsolicited advice or feedback.
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I always look at unsolicited lifting advice as I would any unsolicited advice.
When I see people eating food that is bad for them, I donāt give the nutrition advice.
When I see people drinking alcohol or smoking, I donāt give them health advice.
When I see people speeding, texting and driving, not coming to full stops at stop signs, etc, I donāt give them driving advice (although I do yell things)
No different in the gym. People who want advice will seek it out.
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The worst advice IMO, is the stuff during a meet. Like I am going to change my squat form on my second attempt. I just ignore them. Sometimes it is advice mid lift. Like bro, if I could keep my chest up with this weight, I would.
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My buddy and I took to yelling stupid advice at our last strongman competition, because it was just as valuable as anything else.
āYou have anterior pelvic tilt! Walk sideways with the yoke! Supplement with zinc!ā
I do the same thing at MMA events. I always yell āGo for the gogoplata!ā
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Iāve started giving the advice of apply more vertical force to the bar. I donāt get a lot of pushback on that one. They usually seem to agree that it would help.
That was one of my more disappointing replies to someone at my second meet. Hit my opener on bench, missed my next two attempts.
āDid you get a bad handoff? Was it the weight cut? Did you lose tightness?ā
āI am not strong enough to move that much weight.ā
āā¦ohā¦ā