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[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 126 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know it's a joke strip, but don't worry about being judged at the gym, only the 1% bottom dregs of gym goers do that. Most of us know it's difficult and respect you for trying, we won't bother you unless you might injure yourself.

And that woman is quietly getting jacked af, look that massive back in her last panel

[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have never had any thoughts about anyone in my gym beyond "I hope no-one heard me fart on that last squat."

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My only thought is "please let the squat rack be free please let the squat rack be free, yay! Squat rack! What's that smell?"

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 13 points 1 year ago

That's the smell of dedication, the smell of a hero who went above and beyond. Inhale it with pride, as you are deemed worthy to follow in their footsteps.

[–] TJmCAwesome@feddit.nu 82 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This idea that other people are looking at you and judging you at the gym is pure paranoia and a bit of a case of "main character syndrome"

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it’s years of PE trauma.

[–] TJmCAwesome@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one is looking at you, you are not the main character. You're just a background NPC to them.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thing is, it's not about being "the main character". Some people had a really rough time in school and for them it can feel that they're being judged by others even if most people aren't. Childhood trauma and psychological conditions are really complex and even if you can "logically" reason something to be true, your anxiety and your emotions are really really good at convincing you that your fears aren't unfounded.

Yeah school was awful for me. It took me a while to get comfortable in public spaces because of anxiety.

[–] LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol you clearly don't go to the gym if you're saying this. Went to the YMCA as a kid and saw elliptical politics that made my middle school that literally split us into "teams" by economic class look tame in comparison. Because of the death of the third place in western society, any activity that isn't where you sleep or work becomes a third place, where people are kind of inherently judging the people around them, to fulfill this. All the shitty people you went to high school gym with are mostly the same people now, and need a place to continue their bullshit. Some will grow past this, but by that point the next generation of gym shitheads is ready.

The only way I agree with your comment is if you said "people at the gym aren't judging you any more than people outside the gym already do". Maybe it's just the area I live, but everything becomes a game of judgement. It's one thing to say "yeah I'm being judged by other people and I don't care". But to determine that you aren't being percieved at all off of this idea is more delusional than the idea that you are being percieved.

[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago

My experience is in line with @TJmCAwesome@feddit.nu

Maybe you have a case of the main character syndrome or some social anxiety yourself

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last time on DBZ:

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Next time on DBZ:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[–] MrMamiya@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His power levels are off the charts!

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

He’s been yelling and making that spirit bomb for at least 3 episodes!

[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always appreciate the digglet dudes around anime expo, costume is just at least a year of getting ripped AF and the work SHOWS.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

my thoughts at gym:

  • grumble I'm tired and want to go home but I'm glad I came
  • oh hey it's that person, they're making progress rock on
  • ah rehab exercises? bummer. Good on them doing the work to get better
  • Wow that person is jacked, they must be working so hard
  • Oh no the thing I want to use it taken. Oh well I'll wait
[–] randombullet@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should I poop now or wait until after my set?

Is that a fart?

[–] Senseless@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're going to use the leg press just go sooner rather than later.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

Adding to those:

  • [Song Lyrics]
  • Good lord, that lady is tiny but she lifts some serious iron. She could kick my ass. (there's a very short but very built young woman who works out at the same time&place as me)
  • Oh boy, cardio. I hate it here :D
[–] velovix@hedge.town 26 points 1 year ago

I can almost guarantee that nobody cares about who you are or what you're doing at the gym. Everybody is focused on their own bodies.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago

Only partly related, but at the gym my BF works out at, the buffest, most ripped guy is this older gent who has the nickname 'Kratos'.

Why? Because if you gave him some makeup he'd look exactly like Kratos from Dad of Boi.