Why are we such a rare breed?

[Bigken1985]

so anyway, i live for lifting. I only go to work so i can get home to lift, if i could make money out of it i would. I still have a great job that pays the bills. But why does no one get it, im at lunch at work and am like 'so um Brett Gibss just totalled 800" No one cares about this shit but us, im ok with that, i actually like being in a minority, i like being different, and i like being stronger

[donz]

I work in IT - systems engineer and when I have PL vids open all the guys round me stop and ask whats happening, is the weight lots ( and normally why cant I lift that much ) haha - i know what you mean though about going to work just to get through the time until you can go lift! <3

[tyreguy]

Yea I get the same thing at my workplace ive constantly got a youtube tab open

watching different powerlifting vids etc.

 

I mean whats wrong with being strong? whats wrong with trying to learn a new technique its like they accept being weak. :-x

[HarryB]

Everyone's got something right? I don't get why people spend all their money on cars.. or football or the stock market. I mean fundamentally I get why but personally I just have no interest. Even in our broad interest group we have different interests. For example I don't really find much interest in power lifting per se. Or the specifics of it. Whereas others might find the specifics of bodybuilding boring. I enjoy seeing guys lift heavy stuff but probably enjoy strongman as a spectator way more than power lifting.

I do enjoy the personalities in pl though. The elite guys, they're generally real Crack ups. Same as strongman. Bodybuilders... generally not so much.

[maccaz]

yep majority of people will find it weird, and fair enough

same deal at work lol have screens up of various things and people always have a look, noone really says anything negative though because theyre either frail or obese or both

[Gym rat]

I work on the fitness area and I am the only staff member at the gym that I work and train who dose bodybuilding. My Co workers are supportive about what I do and ask me stuff like how's my training and prep going etc.

[Skeletor]

I wouldnt say we are different, just passionate about different things to average people. Like said above, some guys get right into cars or drags . They live for that rush. They could sit there and talk to me about engines and im like "cool bro" not getting it and all the while im thinking about is how much im going to lift tonight. I like being in that minority to and while the average person cant understand what we get so excited about it for to us its the best.

[Rainbowdevil]

lol i know, and even worse for a girl! when i start to talk ( with one of my boys who is into fitness as well as he plays rugby) about weights and how much i wanna train and how much i may put myself as a goal to be lifting in 2 months and things ( as today me all excited talking about benching and the Georgia boy lifting 440 kgs lol) i have comments like "huh? really? a girl of your size?"..... are gonna get all muscly as a man?" ..... "girls dont look like girs in that shit".... blah blah,... .lol i just laugh and i say oh well we will see whos gonna kick whos ass in few months buddy (rising my eyebrow) all of them overweight and weak of course lol specially in my work, such manly industry gets tricky time to time hehehe... but none of those words or comments make me think twice, im very excited about it 

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

different strokes for different folks man.

 

most people love watching sport around work and go on about it like they key stakeholder in allblacks or related to them.

 

personally why people watch sport always stumped me.. what is so interesting about it. just watching not doing, why would i want to watch when i can used my time to go and do something i enjoy like lift weights or whatever. i just watch highlights and stuff and just look to see who won and lost, but everyone else is obsessed talking about specifics and player personal life / history etc.  i don't get it .. just like people don't understand why we on this site do what we do i guess

[Kalidane]

^^ This.

 

 

When the thing they are 'passionate' about involves 14 hours a week of watching/discussing a sport, while consuming beers and pies.

 

20 years later the only thing that has changed is +35kg of chub, and new medications.

 

Good job lard-o.  Don't break a sweat.