Gym on Yik Yak | Ego lifters are so funny to watch. Just say a guy plate hog, to leg press 540lbs, and only do shitty half reps and fail after 4 reps. Like dude what are u doing

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Gym 13w

Ego lifters are so funny to watch. Just say a guy plate hog, to leg press 540lbs, and only do shitty half reps and fail after 4 reps. Like dude what are u doing

Anonymous 13w

540 isn’t even a heavy leg press lmao

Anonymous 13w

There’s this dude I see at my gym regularly, late 60s early 70s. Loads up 4 plates on the smith machine for squats, and sets the safeties of the smith like 6 inches under the bar, and does sets of like 3 with 1/16 ROM and putting his hands on his knees to assist himself.

Anonymous 13w

Saw*

Anonymous

#1 13w

7 plates of 45 per side?

Anonymous

#1 13w

Far from the first guy too, old people seem to just LOVE ego-lifting. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone over the age of 70 do a rep with more than 1/8 range of motion.

Anonymous

OP 13w

Ok, so first of all, 14 times 45 is 630, not 540. Second, most 45 degree leg press sleds are about 118 pounds, so 7 plates is 748 pounds.

Anonymous

#1 13w

Ok so i made a math error. My point still stands. It was too heavy for him but he insists on working that weight for his ego, bottom line

Anonymous

OP 13w

No yeah point still stands. I can’t even fathom it tbh, because literally nobody is impressed if your form is shitty. It’d make sense if ego lifting actually made you look cool, but you just look like an idiot.

Anonymous

#1 13w

Dido

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Anonymous

OP 13w

Dildo or ditto?

Anonymous

#1 13w

My theory as to why old people ego lift more is because they’re trying to convince themselves they can still lift what they could in their youth. It’s gonna be me fr