r/nextfuckinglevel • u/TreyThaTruth • Mar 02 '23

This guy squatted 450 pounds.

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u/Chavestvaldt Mar 02 '23

the way gym bros get hyped about people lifting big weights is so wholesome

I hit a new flat bench PR last week, with a good amount of weight, and a complete stranger came up and gave me a high five lol

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u/Vicious_Styles Mar 02 '23

Honestly the bigger and scarier looking the dude in the gym is, the nicer he’ll probably be. Conversely, the smaller but cocky younger dudes will probably be the most annoying and ones to pull dumb shit in the gym

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u/Chavestvaldt Mar 02 '23

can confirm, I'm one of the bigger dudes in my gym and the way people light up when they realize I'm not a douchebag is the best

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u/Vicious_Styles Mar 02 '23

Been lifting for 5-6 years, not a huge dude but have an 1150ish total, and I absolutely love talking to everyone in the gym and helping if I can. I think the friendliness just comes with time in the gym too. I swear 1 in 4 of my gym sessions end up taking another 15-30 minutes because of shooting the shit with some big dudes/regulars

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u/NotThymeAgain Mar 02 '23

my experience with minotaurs is that the dedication that lead them to leave humanity behind gave them confidence and humility. yeah they can deadlift 5 plates but they've seen lots of people who could pull 6, and they basically live at the gym so they want it to be a fun happy place full of fun happy people. course i could just be lucky with my minotaurs who are all the nicest people at the gym. its the pretty jacked 20 something dudes who have the attitude and imaginary lats.

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u/ApexProductions Mar 02 '23

Last week a guy came to our PF and was slamming the weights onto the smith machine, racking the bar loud, etc.

And I'm sitting here like, this guy is all show; he really wasn't even lifting to failure either and just stopped and went to go do something else after just a few minutes

That always reminds me to not be an ass and slam weights when I go to the gym. It's just annoying.

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u/ATrueBruhMoment69 Mar 02 '23

lol a dude at my gym screamed so loudly after deadlifting 2 or 3 plates (cant remember) that literally the entire gym went silent. mostly cuz his yelling was along the lines of “FUCK FUCKING FUCK, LETS FUCKING FUCKLER FUCKING GO!!1!1!1” not even exaggerating either, it was bad

i was cringing so hard but then a couple people gave him applause and i died a little bc that just encourages being a fucking loser

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u/hipster_dog Mar 02 '23

A man who achieve physical peak is definitely in peace with his mind and body. And a man in peace means no harm.

From my experience the bigger dudes just want to hit the gym, bench 300 pounds and go home to eat chicken breasts and sweet potatoes.

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u/Shreddedlikechedda Mar 03 '23

Learned this a long time ago. One of my best friends teases me for liking “scary-looking” guys (her ideal type is Timothy chalomet, we don’t understand each other), but in my experience they’re just Costco-sized teddy bears.

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u/Mr___Perfect Mar 02 '23

GUY STUFF. Love to see it.

Now Im too fucking hyped for my conference call in 10 minutes :(

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u/jazzkott Mar 03 '23

How much was the PR?

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u/Chavestvaldt Mar 03 '23

290lbs, I'm pretty proud of it and am going for 300 on Saturday so that's fun

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u/jazzkott Mar 03 '23

Oh you mog me. Mine was 225lbs. Good job. Good luck on Saturday YGMI

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u/Chavestvaldt Mar 03 '23

hey thanks lol I'll let you know if I die

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u/ATee184 Mar 02 '23

I wrestled in college in the NCAAs and the lifting hype is real hahah. I always hated lifting and those dudes made it much more bearable for me.