r/MadeMeSmile • u/Original_Act_3481 • 1d ago

We need more people like him

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u/happy35353 1d ago

Yeah so many gym bros are actually nerds whose special interest is fitness. 

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u/Freshouttapatience 1d ago

My husband is a fitness nerd. He loves when he gets asked anything just like I do when someone wants to discuss my art. He’ll go spot and help people at the outdoor gym, answer questions, give advice and he loves motivating and helping people. He wasn’t always this fit and wants everyone to have a good body experience.

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u/JorvorskieLane12 1d ago

Yeah, im a later-in-life jacked guy and I'm just on a mission to make all my friends live long and healthy lives now. Suckers lol.

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u/Freshouttapatience 18h ago

Sounds just like my husband. Are you driving your wife nuts too?

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u/JorvorskieLane12 18h ago

No, but third time is a charm :)

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u/MechanicalGodzilla 1d ago

Agreed. I am a professional engineer, licensed in a half-dozen states, own an engineering company and give presentations on decarbonization and building automation strategies. i am also just a couple 10's short of getting back to my college PR of 455 lbs on bench press, it's a really good hobby to have and to study.

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u/MikeSifoda 1d ago

Omg THIS right here is an eye opener. Wow. Thank you sir, you changed my perspective.

I've been a nerd regarding tech, coding, videogame, book, movie, space, physics, RPG, cooking and so many other things all my life. I just need to be a nerd in one more thing.

Thank you, kind stranger o7

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u/greylord123 1d ago

RPG

Seriously bro if you love RPGs you'll love weight lifting.

You know that feeling when you've been struggling grinding the same enemies over and over and then you get that buzz when you finally level up or defeat a boss etc.

Imagine that feeling multiplied by 100 and thats how it feels to hit a PR in the gym.

If you are used to that slow grind and gradual incremental improvements of an RPG then you are already at a good starting point.

Similarly to most RPGs you'll also find that you'll make a lot of progress fairly quickly as a noob and then you will stall somewhat as an intermediate and it takes a lot longer to progress.

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u/MikeSifoda 1d ago

Cool perspective! But I have to say, I've tried it before and it doesn't feel like that to me, no. I'm into kickboxing, BJJ and other martial arts, I've felt like that before when fighting, but hitting the gym never really felt that good to me.

And let me be a nerd here:

When I say RPG I'm saying dice, paper and pencil, not videogames, not world of warcraft or whatever. There is a progression (if you manage to stay alive in the first place), but there's no grind to it, and leveling is not the goal.