Do you ever feel like a mutant?

[advanced-stealth]

Very well said.

Ya its hard to keep from judging others by their looks alone, because at first that's all you know about them and our brains are programmed to judge everything.

 

[Tatyana]

I trained with a girl from work in her small gym based in a school a few weeks back.

At one point in time, EVERYONE in the gym had stopped what they were doing, formed a semi-circle around me to watch me do bent over barbell rows (and no my ass was to the wall ).

It was a bit odd, but I just focused on what I was doing.

I do think in this age of obesity, those that are in shape, especially BBers are going to be viewed as 'mutants' a lot more.

On the judging thing, it is automatic that we make judgements about people.

I just notice, 'oh look, I am making a judgement' (most of the time) and then set it aside.

 

[rudy76]

I sure hope someday I'm big enough to feel like a mutant lol.

Going thorugh life with people noticing you for your size isn't always a good thing.

Only big guys will know what I mean by that - don't get me wrong, it does have it's benefits.

 

[02gixxersix]

Going thorugh life with people noticing you for your size isn't always a good thing.

Only big guys will know what I mean by that - don't get me wrong, it does have it's benefits.

I see what you mean in a way I think. I had a few good friends/training partners a few years back that were freaks and I could see where it could have its downside, but the benefits seem to outweigh the negatives.

 

[OMEGA]

At one point in time, EVERYONE in the gym had stopped what they were doing, formed a semi-circle around me to watch me do bent over barbell rows (and no my ass was to the wall ).

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LOL1`!!!!!!!!

 

[mus1cjunk1e]

Tat, what weight do you put up on barbell rows?

 

[Donnie Darko]

My gym is inside the headquarters where I work so to put it nicely I am by far the biggest guy that works out there. When I lift its almost as if everyones watching me, almost like the lion exhibit at the zoo. I dont mind it, actually its pretty cool, the thing that gets me is the pre conceived notion that big guys are dumb. When any of the people actually approcah me or ask for advice they always say your so much nicer than I thought and smarter. Its just funny how quick people are to judge each other.

People tend to have the misconception that all of us are a bunch of knuckledraggers.

 

[perryscoon]

I majored in physics and minored in math and I'm bigger than 90% of the pricks in my gym. They prance around in their little "school of engineering, school of law blah blah blah" shirts boasting that they are smart while probably assuming that the bigger guys are total rocks. But the funny thing is, you know that they would give anything to look like us. haha

 

[ALIN]

My gym is inside the headquarters where I work so to put it nicely I am by far the biggest guy that works out there. When I lift its almost as if everyones watching me, almost like the lion exhibit at the zoo. I dont mind it, actually its pretty cool, the thing that gets me is the pre conceived notion that big guys are dumb. When any of the people actually approcah me or ask for advice they always say your so much nicer than I thought and smarter. Its just funny how quick people are to judge each other.

I hear alot of comments in public.

 

[RearNaked]

I do think in this age of obesity, those that are in shape, especially BBers are going to be viewed as 'mutants' a lot more.

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