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10:10 PM
Candydiva04
As a female who lifts, I'm a bit of an oddity at the gym. The guys initially don't know what to make of me, and the girls assume I'm a gym snob who's going to look down on them. (and I guess I do sometimes) Having just switched gyms, I'm more conscious of this perception and generally try to be nice and speak to everyone at the gym.
So I walked into the locker room and chatted up a woman who was there. I've seen her around the gym, she's not in great shape but she's there on a regular basis giving it her all, which I respect, immensely. We make the standard gym chit chat about how we'd rather be outside enjoying the weather instead of in the hot gym killing ourselves.
Later, I'm doing lat pull downs while noticing that my guns are are fully loaded and on full display in my tank top. In between sets I'm inadvertantly getting a cardio workout because I'm too short to reach the bar so I have to hop up on the bench at the beginning and end of the set. At the end of my 2nd set, the woman from the locker room walks over and tells me there's a way to lower the bar so I don't have to do box jumps, if I don't want to. And I don't, she then fixed it for me so that I don't have to keep jumping on the bench.
I was stunned. I'm over here thinking about how great and in shape I am, and I never expected this woman who isn't on my level fitness wise, to be able to help me improve my workout. I had thought she coming over to ask me for help or tips. My ego instantly deflated!! I realized that while I probably know a lot, I don't know everything and that I should be a little more humble and grateful for the good manners my mama instilled in me.
Learning something new every day,
Candydiva04
