That's what I meant by "exacerbated by social media". Because now you're not just competing with the relatively small pool of people at a given classroom or bar or other watering hole. You're competing with every man with an internet connection in the entire world.
And this leads to shit like the overabundance of muscle dysmorphia. Whereas a guy used to possibly be the biggest and strongest guy after a couple years lifting, now he can lift for years and reach the 'natty limit' and still feel small because he's comparing himself to the genetic freaks and people on tons of gear on instagram.
Absolutely disgusting. Would be so uncomfortable to be in that crowded gym.
T; finn
Juan Taylor
What are yuro gyms like? I like to imagine they're all like olympic weightlifting gyms. Big concrete halls with lines and lines of platforms, stands, and cages. Over here it's all uni gyms and shitty colorful commercial gyms that all have the planetfitness-style "no judgements!" marketing bullshit that cater 90% to cardio and dyel bullshit. And then if you want an actual serious gym you're going to pay out the ass for it.
Only reason more people aren't homegym master race is because no one can fucking afford a house.
Luis Davis
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Liam Wright
That is why I go very early, 6:30, but even when I dont, it is always the same people there. The old woman who smell like cigars, that blond woman who never increases the weigths, that guy who fucked his shoulder, that small girl with thunder tights, that couple... I don't even care anymore.
Ayden James
I go at 7AM at the hospital gym. It's mostly a handful of janitors down there at that time. Pretty empty. Afternoons and evenings and the entire place is packed to the brim with students in the med/nursing schools
Brayden Reed
My uni has a private gym for the athletes too and I envy the shit out of them because they have a metric SHITLOAD of power cages and deadlift platforms there (the normal gym doesnt even have deadlift platforms). There's enough to allow for everyone on a team to have their own dedicated cage+platform, with extras because why the fuck not. The dumbbells also go to a heavier weight than you'll find at the normal gym available to students, and the equipment is also of much higher quality.
Kayden Perez
My uni has decent equipment. It is obviously handed down from the sports team though. we have 4 racks with platforms, a heavy bag, and dumbells that goes up to 150 in the freeweight section. and a shit ton of accessory machines in the machine/cardio section
