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>first time in gym

>my very first exercise is bench

>next to me are some zoomers and wiggers

>they snicker and say to themselves "This due looks like he sits behind computer 24/7"

>About to cry

>make up some bullshit like im thirsty and go to toilets so I can pack and leave

>Some dude stops me and say if he can use bench

>It's motherfucking Chad just like from the memes

>say yea

>Asks if I will spot him

>o-okay

>We start to talk he noticed im first timer in the gym

>He teaches me lifts we talk for hour and for this whole hour it feels like im safe and protected

>Mfw this chad says "see you tomorrow okay ? I have leg day and i will teach you deadlifts"

Is this how chads are ? Is this how it feels to die for king? It felt like dram but it was al real.

My king

My liege

WE WILL MAKE IT !

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. Everyone started somewhere, vast majority of the time everyone at the gym is rooting for you. And the people who aren't are probably not worth respecting enough to care at all about their opinion

it can be scary to talk to strangers at the gym, but I've had nothing but good experiences asking for help whether it's form checks, spotting, asking to work in if the equipment you need is being used (help them load/unload their weight if you do this!), or even asking for help finding some weights or equipment (i wasn't sure if the gym I was at had 2.5lb plates, asked, dude helped me look between his sets and found some). Of course there are always the occasional assholes, but I think they're pretty rare, especially if you're not an asshole first