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When was the last time someone stunned you with a statement? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 24 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Was going to the gym for a while back in like 2015 (still do, but I used to too) and was feeling so much better than usual.

I asked my roommate who was one of my best friends at the time if he'd be interested in coming too as it would probably be really fun and motivating if we went together. Dead serious he hit me with "nah, I don't wanna get too buff."

🤨 WAT

I think I offended him a bit with my incredulous response. I honestly couldn't even believe what I heard. Dude was a string bean and would have needed a hard year at the gym to even get remotely "buff". I was truly dumbfounded.

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    A lot of people don't realize how much of a lifestyle change and commitment it takes to even begin to look kind of like a bodybuilder. A lot of genuinely smart people think going to the gym twice a week would give them more muscle than they know what to do with. Yeah it's stupid, but it's a common misconception.

    Edit: here's a post I found about it: https://www.girlsgonestrong.com/blog/articles/big-and-bulky/ it's about women, who worry about this a lot more than men, but I'll bet a lot of it applies to both genders.

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