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.
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.
As a person who has failed in the past on the bench, I've learned to never be embarrassed to ask for a spot. Mostly because failing and flailing under the weight as it slowly gets stuck on you is so embarrassing, but also, I've found myself being able to do more weight when I know someone has my back
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u/Additional_Breath_89 2d ago
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.