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Gym intimidation

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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I go to the YMCA and feel no intimidation. There is such a range of people that go... the times I go, mornings, it seems to be mostly older men and women, some in good shape and some in terrible shape, but they are there plugging away day after day and I think it's awesome.

  • mikegl1
    mikegl1 Posts: 238 Member
    May have been said before but either the wrong gym or the wrong mindset if you feel intimidated. I used to be the guy who went into the gym and was trying to lift heavy to impress.... 3 hernias repaired and 2 more to still get fixed and I am no longer that person. Sure I could lift heavy but does it impress OR does it impress when someone is in the gym doing workout properly and showing up consistently? I say the latter.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I think its great that you went! And just to add to the convo, there are a few really hot young women in the gym that I go to that honestly, I've looked to see if any of the guys are looking...they aren't...the guys are really looking at themselves/their form. The girls are only looking at themselves/their form.

    My head only turns at those who are doing vertical leaps onto tall boxes whilst holding 70lb weights in each hand....because that's what *I* want to be able to do! lol
  • SunflowerCat74
    SunflowerCat74 Posts: 258 Member
    So glad to hear you're going! Do look at this as physical therapy for you. Its a job you've been assigned: to heal your Achilles! Do your very best at it and don't worry about anyone else.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    allaboutthecake wrote: »
    I think its great that you went! And just to add to the convo, there are a few really hot young women in the gym that I go to that honestly, I've looked to see if any of the guys are looking...they aren't...the guys are really looking at themselves/their form. The girls are only looking at themselves/their form.

    My head only turns at those who are doing vertical leaps onto tall boxes whilst holding 70lb weights in each hand....because that's what *I* want to be able to do! lol

    Nope, the guys are pretty much always looking at themselves, taking pictures of themselves or looking at each other.

    The only time I get noticed at all is when they realize that I am lifting more than they do...maybe because I am actually working hard and not taking pictures of myself. :)

    Seriously, most people are MASSIVELY self absorbed.
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