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> Finally I must add, all the friends (more like acquaintances) you make > at the gym are absolutely crucial to motivate oneself and also just have > a posi
by legerdemain 3y ago
> Finally I must add, all the friends (more like acquaintances) you make
> at the gym are absolutely crucial to motivate oneself and also just have
> a positive social interaction.
Eh, been going to a gym weight room for 10 years and it's damn lonely and demoralizing. I'm sure it's different in tiny one-room Olympic weightlifting gyms or whatever.
I'm not in my 20s anymore and I'm not actually that athletic, so 10 years of looking for a gym buddy have yielded nothing for me. Otherwise, the people I recognize at the gym are either the ones who camp out a piece of equipment or just walk around chatting others up and apparently never lifting anything.
- kylebenzle 3y ago[flagged]
- legerdemain 3y agoHelp me read this as something other than a slur on my character.
- cwillu 3y agoThis doesn't belong on this site.
- 6510 3y agoWork on your war cry! Seriousness aside, I ask fitness folk online what the point is of a gym. If you are serious about it (they are) surely you buy your own equipment and train in the comfort of your own home? One said he does have his own equipment and that [while people would deny it] the gym is entirely for social interaction. I suggest watching, broScienceLife, most of his videos are bad, actually they are all bad. https://www.youtube.com/@BroScienceLife/videos https://www.youtube.com/@BroScienceLife/videos
- legerdemain 3y agoWhat should I suggest to my downstairs neighbors when I do deadlifts?
- 6510 3y agoLess weight, put it down gently? If you are a nerd about it you know that Eccentric contractions build more muscle than concentric. If I know I'm going to bother my neighbors (with parties for example) I buy them gifts and talk with them about it. Sometimes they just want to party along. Can adapt the schedule etc Gyms are not forbidden if it makes sense?
- iosnoob 3y agoFunny how serious / loner type people often open up when you ask them to help spot your bench press. At least that's been my experience, that moment of them helping you out at your vulnerable time somehow lowers the guard / the friction to chatting
- throwaway2037 3y ago+9000. Asking for a spot on a personal big lift is a huge opening to talk with people. The before and after are a great opportunity to be emotionally vulnerable -- "oh, can I do it?" ... "oh, thanks for the 1kg help on the last rep. I really needed that!"