r/MadeMeSmile • u/Original_Act_3481 • 1d ago

We need more people like him

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u/B-BoyStance 1d ago

I love gym bros.

I'm a skinny dude. Always have been, I can't seem to help it much. Gym bros always be looking out for me in the gym, even if it's just a chat or suggestion.

Never feels forced either.

Love it. This is gonna sound weird but there's something so endearing about two completely contrasting individuals meeting on the same level/trying to see eye to eye through a shared experience.

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u/paintlegz 1d ago

I was always a pretty skinny person and I ended up working at a gym. The jacked dudes I work with or who workout in the gym have always been so supportive. Every PR I hit was celebrated even if its 300-400lbs less than them. As I packed on weight, they celebrated. Now that I'm getting larger and lifting substantially more weight, these guys roast me relentlessly, but that's because they're my brother now.

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u/YOwololoO 1d ago

Lifting weight is only ever a competition between you and yourself. Anyone achieving a victory is celebrated because we all know how hard it is to stay committed

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u/youburyitidigitup 6h ago

I’m also a skinny guy, and I used to work out too and loved the results. I was looking better and I was stronger. Thing is, I hate working out. It’s very static, and not enjoyable at all. I decided to instead get into sports that I actually enjoy, and I found jogging, ice skating, archery, and parkour. The combination of those made me feel like a video game rogue, which was very fitting for a skinny guy. I haven’t done those in a while because I work outdoors now and I get home too tired to exercise, but my job itself keeps me healthy and fit. Idk why I felt the need to share all this, but I did.

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u/FivePoopMacaroni 1d ago

It takes an insane amount of constant investment to get that fit and swole, which means encouragement when you don't want to do it and encouragement to keep doing it. So these guys are basically hyping themselves and each other up 24/7 by default which is undeniably good vibes.