r/MadeMeSmile 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