>be a graduate student >lift properly for 1 year (SS + PHUL) >have to stay abroad for some months >try to register at the university's gym >'sorry sir u need to first attend this 2 hour training course' >attend the training course today >20 people were there >trainer suggests that everyone uses machines >at some point trainer decides to show how the smith machine works >tries to squat >not even a 1/4 rep >'you should use this not the free weight, its way to difficult because you also need to control the balance' >Jesus, at this point I thought to myself the balance thing was the only thing he got right >'ok guys, 30 minutes remaining, just work on the machines and you get your certificate in the end' >go to the free weight area >perform 10 strict pull ups >I see 3 qts watching >see some guy trying to move (MOVE, not even lift) a bar on the floor with 90 kg on it >he leaves the bar >I go and perform 10 conventional deadlift reps >EVERYONE FUCKING GATHERS AROUND >by the last rep EVERYONE WAS LOOKING
90 KG guys
JESUS
what the fuck would happen if I put 3 plates on? the entire place would fucking explode?
guys, I genuinely thing that no matter the memeing and the bullshiting here on Veeky Forums, at least we are doing the right thing. We train and eat properly. WE DO THE RIGHT FUCKING THING.
It was definitely an enlightening experience that "training" session today...
Jason Jones
then everyone clapped and handed you a $100 bill
Blake Baker
>my first day at kindergarten
Easton Collins
maybe you're in a twilight zone episode where a yeti comes down from the hills and rapes whoever does olympic lifts
Asher Thomas
pls tell me you at least tipped the trainer you barbarian
Nathaniel Walker
>specifically told to use machines for 30 minutes >can't even tear yourself away from a barbell for that long No wonder they were staring
Aiden Young
>op walks into a female only gym
Luke Cooper
this is somewhat how I felt to be honest
Ayden Peterson
"Enter, user, a meatheaded slave to the barbell. Unbeknownst to him he's moved to a simpler town where doing real lifts can have more dire consequences than just snapping one's shit up. Normally encased in an iron prison of his own design he suddenly finds himself surrounded by 'dyel normies' on his trip abroad to.. the twilight zone.
Robert Bell
Tell me about all this.
> do clean & jerk for 45 min > middle age guys stare > decide to do something else for the last 15 min > Do hang snatch and split snatch for 3x3 each > total silence > pack up my shit > leave
Jeremiah Wright
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Jason Hall
>help my bro move out of his place >Lift a couch out of the living room >It's awkward to get past the door but otherwise light as fuck >He gets blisters all over his hands and has to stop several times Feels relatively good. I never realized how strong I've become until I have to do something physical around people that don't lift.
Carter Rivera
thanks for the blogpost you fucking faggoy
Xavier Harris
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Aiden Reed
(y-you) too
Gabriel Sullivan
Golden
Carter Garcia
Autism
Nathan Bell
In which country did this happen?
Ethan Thomas
China
Christopher Morris
well that's why you dumb cunt >chinks >lifting pick one
Grayson Gutierrez
They're staring because youre NOT CHINESE jesus fuck Next you'll post this in a mire thread except it'll be 180kg for 15 strict pullups while doing hanging leg raises with all the dyels clinched on to your ankles
Kevin Ortiz
I wasn't the only non Chinese there....
Joseph Lee
>guy struggles to push weights out of the way >i see him attempt to move my barbell trap >sprint over after performing 8 halfassed pullups in front of the Chang family Don't worry Chang I got this >work up all my 9.5 months of lifting >deadlift a warmup weight 6 times but can't stop because the changs are watching >gather all my starting strength to push out 4 more reps >blood vessels start to burst >vomiting from the exertion >crowd starts to form to see what will happen next >fuckyeahthemires.ppt >nose blows blood all over the mirror -- or in my case mire-or >finish 10 reps then turn to see my audience of 3 people impatiently waiting to see the face of their champion >I dont give them the pleasure >start walking away and I hear one of them say "finarry" >they must've thought I could go forever >turn to see the 3 people watching approach the barbell and move it out of the locker room safely because they took the 2 hour safety course
Fucking foreigners forever mirin'
Leo Peterson
Kek
Christian Foster
Were you a giant compared to the china people?
Robert Perez
good
Jordan Jackson
KEK
Owen Thomas
Ktf Helped my dad move a fridge from the garage into the kitchen last Christmas, he had to rest a few times and was sweating halfway through.
Tyler Hernandez
Five star fucking post user
Parker Stewart
how to become smart enough to come up with something like that?