Honestly, I try to remember that I do look a little different from the typical desk jockey. Even though I am all soft and cuddly, my size can be intimidating to some people - whether they know it or not. That's why bouncers are big guys. Their mere presence is enough to stop most problems. Well, that presence is with us where ever we go. We even, at times, do things that may not seem normal to some others - like eating a clean lunch that we brought from home with a protein shake instead of going to TGI Fridays with the gang.
I lift purely for strength and not for BBing. At the gym I go to is a trainer friend who competes in pro strongman (you've for sure seen him on ESPN if you have ever watched any of those competitions). You can imagine the type of weight he throws around, and how he suits up to work out. Lets just say that he stands out in a gym full of meat-heads BBers and chalk dust. Yet those same meat-heads, and BBers are the first ones pointing, staring, and making comments.
The point is, that we participate in a a sport that visually sets us apart from the norm. We have to expect a certain degree of comments, or looks. If you really think about it, isn't that one of the things we want to have happen - even a little. SO next time someone has something to say (unless it is way off the charts in bad form or taste) just shrug your shoulders and say something like "Some people run triathlons, I like to lift weights - you have to stay in shape doing what you like."
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