Well I got a rude reminder yesterday at the local YMCA, that
in today’s society how appearance means everything. I went to the Y to bench
since I’ve taken a likening to incline benching as part of my routine.
Well at any rate I was watching between sets one of the
fellow members I know. He was benching which he always does with the same
weight. He’s been doing this for three years; He worked up to 300 lbs for a
single for his top set. Then an interested thing happen two guys in their late
30’s started talking to him I was close enough to overhear it. They were both action what he did was the
most amazing thing they ever saw. They had this complete look of aw on their
face. Then they started asking him for bench advice.
Now the kicker in all this…no more than 10 minutes earlier I
was on the bench next to him and put up 295 for 14 I might not be a smart man ,
but I’m pretty sure that might be a little more impressive.. With these same
guys around ……
The guy who was doing the benching is my height smaller
framed and weighs 180lbs. I’ll give credit where its do he’s got a got set of
arms defined not massive by Bodybuilding standards plus he’s in good shape. I
know it sounds petty on my part, but for some reason it bugged the hell out of
me. Because, I’ve had guys come up to me before at the Y and asked me advice. (Which
I no longer do) Then when I did give it the person in question doesn’t do it
because the smaller and weaker guys in the corner with the six packs said I was
wrong. I guess since I’m not all stream line and “Buff” and look more like a
Mountain Gorilla my intelligence must match. I guess to get any respect I guess
I need to drop some body mass and stop lifting Heavy stuff. Yeah, like I would
really do that to earn respect from
fellow Y members!
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