Submitted by okbuddy9970 t3_11mjcpq in tifu
pelagius_wasntwrong t1_jbi4x97 wrote
If you want strength, start with lower weights and do more reps. That'll build actual muscle. Make sure you eat/drink plenty of protein and complex carbs.
Not a FU. Just didn't know any better!
Pro tip: if you cant get it back up to the rack, roll the bar down your body until it gets to your hips, then sit up and ask for help getting it back up to the rack and take a break.
skeeve87 t1_jbi6w25 wrote
To add on, do not put clamps on the ends. If the bar is stuck on your chest, you could tilt it one direction and the weights will slide off. As soon as they slide off the bar WILL snap the opposite direction with massive amounts of force.
But thats better than ded.
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbi8bxd wrote
I put the clamps on only so I don’t cause a scene
Scumbag1234 t1_jbis9i9 wrote
Better causing a scene than quietly dying, no?
LameBMX t1_jbj2dpb wrote
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Jokes aside, your comment is good advice.
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbj98ww wrote
Because screaming in pain is cringe
T_house t1_jbjtdjs wrote
Thankfully you will not be conscious when your bladder and bowels slowly release and drip through your shorts. Your eyes bulge and your heart beats its last; a final thought passes through your mind before the sweet mercy of a quiet death: thank the heavens, for truly I have avoided the cringe
HighwayApothecary t1_jbkf3rg wrote
There's the toxic masculinity there
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbkit64 wrote
I knew some woke person come around and say that
HighwayApothecary t1_jbkl992 wrote
Fellas, is it woke to not die quietly?
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbknlec wrote
You know that toxic masculinity is used to shame guys for being themselves, right?
BeanedHam t1_jblmu3r wrote
My brother in Christ you just almost killed yourself on a bench and you think someone telling you to make smart decisions rather than risking injury to “not be cringe” is restricting you from being yourself? 💀
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jblp0t8 wrote
Yes. I’m tired of everyone pointing out toxic masculinity for acting like a man is supposed to.
tacostamping t1_jblwwvb wrote
Acting like a man has nothing to do with not screaming in pain. Watch some gym fail videos and you’ll see people who can bench 6x as much as you screaming in pain as they try to get a lift up or something.
“Man up” by not worrying about what other people are thinking of you and try your ass off to lift that heavy object. Even if it involves maybe making a fool out of yourself, or asking for a spot, or giving yourself a way to not die when you fail your 1rm
BeanedHam t1_jbooaqp wrote
Hey my guy I get that you’re probably like 14 so I’m not gonna harp on you too hard but you gotta understand that worrying about “what a man is supposed to do” is doing the exact opposite of what you think it’s doing.
You’re letting other people tell you how to act, letting other people tell you who you should be. Does that sound positive to you? Does it sound “masculine” to let the fear of other people not thinking you’re “man enough” dictate how you act? Just be yourself and stop worrying so much about whether other people think
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jboohys wrote
This is how I naturally am though
HighwayApothecary t1_jbknucf wrote
Thinking you have to suffer pain quietly is hella harmful
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbknzkd wrote
I feel like I deserve it kinda for not asking for a spotter
HighwayApothecary t1_jbkrlva wrote
Re-read your post and I realized you're probably younger than I thought you were 'cause I originally skimmed the end of it.
Yeah, that was a fuck-up but nobody deserves pain for making a mistake.
Also, absolutely fuck that kid
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbkrsrp wrote
I agree. I’m so happy I won’t be seeing him anymore very soon.
thehumblebaboon t1_jbl6iig wrote
Putting your self in needless danger to not look cringe is cringe.
Stop caring what people think about you, things will change dramatically when you do.
Corvus_Manufaktura t1_jbjygbu wrote
Lesson learned then
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbi55ee wrote
Thank you for your advice as well.
LDel3 t1_jbj8vso wrote
Don’t worry, literally every one of us who has stepped in a gym has done this at some point. It’s a rite of passage of sorts.
If you managed 3 reps on 85 I’d say stick around the 80-85 range. You probably want to stick with a weight where you can do around 3-5 reps with. Once you can do 5/6, go up.
As others have said, get your diet right and don’t put the collars on when you’re lifting alone
okbuddy9970 OP t1_jbi54hh wrote
I would have rolled it down. But I called my buddy over as that would have been quicker.
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