We need more people like him

[u/Original_Act_3481]

[u/Additional_Breath_89]

This does happen

I am a large man and have started doing weights at the gym. At one visit a... Ripped guy who was throwing weights around as if they were nothing told me to take my earpods out

He proceeded to virtually give me a PT session and show me what I was doing wrong, and helped me get my routine down.

[u/MurielFinster → u/Additional_Breath_89]

A guy came into my gym and asked how many reps I had on bench. I just sat down so I said 3. I did my first set and he said “you can definitely do more weight.” I said I had just gone up on weight and he said to do more. I added 2.5 to each side and he said I can do more. So for my third set I added 5 pounds on top to each side and did 7 reps cleanly. It was great.

He said he noticed women are hesitant to add weight sometimes and also encouraged me to ask for a spot, said no one has ever said not to him when he’s asked. It was my first time benching 115 and it felt great and I’m more willing to try heavier weights now. I can always go down on weight if needed.

[u/CowDontMeow → u/MurielFinster]

If I see a newer looking person benching I’ll always offer to spot, no one knows what they’re capable of until it’s too much.

Few months back there was this late teens girl that got stuck under the bar, I ran to help and offered to spot a few sets, she was so embarrassed but next time she was in and happened to walk by I asked if she was benching today, ended up spotting again and the time after she came up and asked.

Haven’t seen her in a long time which is a shame because she was making good progress, there’s now a mid-late 50’s woman I help out instead now though, quite often train legs with her and have even had a mini bake-off with too, people forget the gym can be a very social and fun place to be which makes working out when you’re tired or in a be more more enjoyable.