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bomb posted:I've been going to the gym almost every day for the last 2 years, sometime last month everyone realized it and started talking to me. What did I do wrong and how do I get back my anonymous status? I recently had an asperger kid decide he was my biggest fan and I now have to actively dodge him in the gym. If he sees me talking to someone, anyone, including girls, he takes the opportunity to hover into my peripheral until I acknowledge him. He then hijacks the conversation to talk about whatever he wants, but says the same poo poo everyday. It's like talking to an Oblivion NPC.
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Defiant Sally posted:I recently had an asperger kid decide he was my biggest fan and I now have to actively dodge him in the gym. If he sees me talking to someone, anyone, including girls, he takes the opportunity to hover into my peripheral until I acknowledge him. He then hijacks the conversation to talk about whatever he wants, but says the same poo poo everyday. It's like talking to an Oblivion NPC. Is he an aspiring powerlifter
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DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:I do a bunch of dumb core work on the last 30 of my 90 minutes of lifting. Probably scarily close to crossfit. Decline situps where you toss a 25lb medicine ball at peak then catch it. Oblique crunches with a medicine ball on whatever that rack I use is called. Bicycle crunches. Hanging leg raises. Year of visible abs is well on it's way. Just eat less.
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Apr 9, 2019 19:32
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I just wear headphones in the gym. It's like a deflector shield against people trying to intrude upon my temple
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Zzulu posted:I just wear headphones in the gym. It's like a deflector shield against people trying to intrude upon my temple Me too, also it provides a neat excuse when I wonder why nobody ever talks to me
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Apr 9, 2019 19:43
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I mistakenly let some kid get the impression I gave a poo poo about his macro breakdown. Never again.
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Apr 9, 2019 20:14
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I'm getting dangerously close on becoming friendly with other regulars at my gym. I already wear headphones all the time, what else can I do to remain ignored?
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Apr 9, 2019 20:22
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cultivate a powerful olfactory aura by always wearing the same gym clothes and never washing them
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Apr 9, 2019 20:24
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Oooh, so that is what those gross stinky fucks are doing at my gym.
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Helios Grime posted:I'm getting dangerously close on becoming friendly with other regulars at my gym. I already wear headphones all the time, what else can I do to remain ignored? it's all over once they find your instagram
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Apr 9, 2019 21:27
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Helios Grime posted:I'm getting dangerously close on becoming friendly with other regulars at my gym. I already wear headphones all the time, what else can I do to remain ignored? Stare at their genitals really hard.
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Apr 9, 2019 23:51
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My brother is a smelly gym guy and I'm sick of dropping hints. Pulled 185 the other day though fair play.
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any of you big swole guys wanna buy an Arnold classic tony Nowak bodybuilding jacket It’s size xxxl so beefy bois only
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Managed 260lbsx2 on the bench this morning, thanks to rando spotter for the assist. 265 by the end of April seems within reach!
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Apr 10, 2019 17:44
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Defiant Sally posted:He then hijacks the conversation to talk about whatever he wants, but says the same poo poo everyday. It's like talking to an Oblivion NPC. LOOK AT THE MUSCLES ON YOU! YOU'VE BECOME SOMETHING OF A LEGEND IN THESE PARTS! I'm still more or less left alone, though I'll just hand off plates to people who need them. I'm dialed into my music and I'm just there to get in, do my poo poo and get out. I'll chat a little with a couple people given the opportunity but I just don't have the time. Talking and working is fine, though. There was one time I had a guy work in with me on the trap bar when he found out I was doing farmers walks; we proceeded to try to one-up each other which was actually kind of fun, but when I was done I was done.
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Apr 10, 2019 22:52
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MarcusSA posted:Kettlebells are amazing for accessory work but just lol at using them as your primary workout. Kettlebell Club? I considered that when I moved to the area but settled on a powerlifting gym in North Long Beach. Everyone is huge there chupacabron fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Apr 11, 2019 |
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chupacabron posted:Kettlebell Club? I considered that when I moved to the area but settled on a powerlifting gym in North Long Beach. Everyone is huge there Yeah I think it’s that one. I mean it works for her but it sounds ridiculous. I think I know which gym you are talking about. They do meets there right?
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Apr 11, 2019 00:56
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MarcusSA posted:Yeah I think it’s that one. I mean it works for her but it sounds ridiculous. Sure do. Plus apparently a porn shoot, if yelp reviews can be trusted
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chupacabron posted:Sure do. Plus apparently a porn shoot, if yelp reviews can be trusted Yeah ok I know which one that is. We have posters of our lifters that competed there. And there absolutely was a porn shot there.
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Apr 11, 2019 01:03
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Gaunab posted:What porn? Kettleballs 1-7
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Gaunab posted:What porn? Big “Naturals”
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chupacabron posted:Big “Naturals”
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Apr 11, 2019 04:28
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my favorite part about spotting incline bench is getting my balls right up against another mans face
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Apr 11, 2019 04:48
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ElectricSheep posted:LOOK AT THE MUSCLES ON YOU! YOU'VE BECOME SOMETHING OF A LEGEND IN THESE PARTS! He's just a weird gently caress and says and does weird poo poo. He actively respositions himself in the gym based on where I'm working out, always somewhere in my peripheral, and then starts looking around left to right, trying to nonchalantly and casually make eye contact with me. He'll even do this when I'm mid set doing volume squats or lunges. He'll just stand there in the mirror behind me, flicking his eyes around like a lizard. Once he's got me talking past 'hey dude', he'll immediately try bait me into answering questions about diet and training. He works out a little earlier than me, and a couple times now he's been waiting for me after his workout for god knows how long, waylaying me with another conversation on my way into the gym. I've managed to avoid him by going upstairs to the track level as soon as I get into the gym a couple times, but I've seen him come up and do a single lap around the track, looking for me. Today he just happened to be parked 2 stalls down from me at the back of the parking lot, getting out of his car at the exact same time as I did. Of course I scurry away as fast as I can without acknowledging him before he has a chance to 'see' me. In my haste to escape, my belt ends up slipping off my bag and I don't notice because I'm fearing for my life. As I'm power walking away from him I'm looking in the reflection of the windows of the gym to see if he's tailing me. Sure enough I see this hunched over gremlin looking gently caress scuttling after me, half running, trying to catch up to me so he can slip in the door behind me and no doubt call me the Hero of Kvatch. As I reach the door, I realize my belts somehow missing so I pull an abrupt 180 to walk back to my car, dodging him entirely. Despite my best efforts, I still managed to make 1/15th of a second eye contact with him during my workout, so of course he tried to start a conversation with me and I just flat out ignored him. So if I end up getting dissolved in a vat of acid now you guys know why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMqKhyIRe6w
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bomb posted:There's a dude that shows up once a month and grunts and screams like he's all methed out. Dude you are doing situps wtf are you screaming for. Last week a guy at my gym grunted loudly while picking up the gym bag with his work clothes.
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Apr 11, 2019 05:15
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Atillo posted:Last week a guy at my gym grunted loudly while picking up the gym bag with his work clothes. That's a good squat day.
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Apr 11, 2019 05:24
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Trap bar really is where it’s at, super comfy
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bomb posted:Trap bar really is where it’s at, super comfy no
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Defiant Sally posted:He's just a weird gently caress and says and does weird poo poo. He actively respositions himself in the gym based on where I'm working out, always somewhere in my peripheral, and then starts looking around left to right, trying to nonchalantly and casually make eye contact with me. He'll even do this when I'm mid set doing volume squats or lunges. He'll just stand there in the mirror behind me, flicking his eyes around like a lizard. Once he's got me talking past 'hey dude', he'll immediately try bait me into answering questions about diet and training. He works out a little earlier than me, and a couple times now he's been waiting for me after his workout for god knows how long, waylaying me with another conversation on my way into the gym. I've managed to avoid him by going upstairs to the track level as soon as I get into the gym a couple times, but I've seen him come up and do a single lap around the track, looking for me. I'm sure candid pics of you appear in all his incel memes. You should be honored he finds your skull to be so chad-ly.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDYnGZA-yS/
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Defiant Sally posted:I recently had an asperger kid decide he was my biggest fan and I now have to actively dodge him in the gym. If he sees me talking to someone, anyone, including girls, he takes the opportunity to hover into my peripheral until I acknowledge him. He then hijacks the conversation to talk about whatever he wants, but says the same poo poo everyday. It's like talking to an Oblivion NPC. i thought we had a connection 
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Comfortable position? Yes. Actually comfortable? The knurling on the ones at my gym are painful to say the least. I was going to use the one at Fortis West last weekend and I've never actually felt knurling that...pointy. Moving the thing empty was scratching my hands.
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She's clearly not done with her sets. I mean sure, ask to work in, but just taking the bench is a dick move...
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trap bar is not a substitute for a deadlift. also not really a accurate simulation for farmers walk since shoulders are flared, more like a frame carry. re: the knurling it took me a while to figure out how to adjust my grip so it doesnt rip so bad. https://youtu.be/bTqNSgCmM2s havent torn a callous in ages since doing this, even with high reps on a texas bar which is about as cheese-gratery as they come
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Sludge Tank posted:trap bar is not a substitute for a deadlift. 
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Helios Grime posted:Is he tracking his bar movement with that wire setup? Bar speed. The nuttier RPE guys use it, video and how a set felt to be as accurate as possible.
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Sludge Tank is right, you're just emotionally attached to your ego-boosting quarter-depth pin squats
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feelix posted:Sludge Tank is right, you're just emotionally attached to your ego-boosting quarter-depth pin squats That's...quite a take. EDIT: Also, I don't squat at all 
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