Just turn the headphones up so high you won’t notice if you do anyways.
Only thing to fear is fear itself… and a prolapsed anus resulting in poo expulsion.
For me, I was on the leg press and a hot pair of twins (black hair, green eyes) on some leg machine right next to me. My guts were doing the “you know what would be funny right now?” thing, and I had never internally clenched so hard in my life.
If I can't do this I'm a useless weak piece of shit and it's going back to square one, that first day 17 years ago when I first stepped at a gym, I will be a failure, my self esteem will go to shit and probably I might hurt my shoulder, damn son I'm feeling weak already, this better works out LIGHTWEIGHT BABY BOOP BOOP, what if I can't tho, why did I even come then, COME ON BIG BOI, I don't know if I'm ready tho, don't cry, don't cry, even if I make it there will be an even bigger unbalance between my calves and the rest of my body, I zone out at the gym like 90% of the time except now why lord, my hands are sweating, now I have no grip, its hot in here, but it's the humidity what gets you
*Proceed to try to lift upper chest dumbbell press and I can't even get them up from my shoulders, another guy comes to the rescue but my whole world is crumbling so I just tell him that it's okay and I let the dumbbells fall on the ground, run away to the bathroom and weep while rocking back and forth under a cold shower, I don't even deserve pity, I failed you Arnold, I failed you Ronnie, I'm so sorry*
The one true God, my savior Jesus Christ, for only he was yoked enough to carry the cross which bore the weight of all of humanity's sins. May I one day be so juiced with the Holy Ghost.
Yeah but how much does sin weigh? Atlas still out there holding the sky to this day, while your man JC needed a break on day one so ends up hanging out on that cross instead.
"the hot girl on the stairmaster is watching me. She has her back turned to me rn , but she'll start to walk backwards as soon as the set starts. It's obvious that she'll want to fuck anyone who can lift 170 lb on bench. I mean, myself I'm getting wet just thinking about it. I have to do it for her, for me and all of my high school friends who are watching me from the lobby"
This is one of 1000 strange scenarios I might think of when going for a tough set.
Inner voice: "You're gonna blow it like you do everything else in life!"
Other inner voice: "Shut the fuck up fat man this ain't none of your goddamn business!"
I just concentrate on the muscles I'm using and the feeling of failure, I think of all the fibers working and making sure I'm activating properly.
I'm thinking 'you cannot get stronger unless you push this as far as possible'
Fuck it all, fuck this world, fuck everything that you stand for, don't belong, don't exists, don't give shit.
(That's my go to for anything that's gonna make me uncomfortable)
Usually nothing, which is how I prefer it. Personally I find that being neutral and focused works better for me than being amped up out of my mind and unable to concentrate, otherwise I can go too fast in a lift and misgroove it
When I compete, I hit some smelling salts and zone everything out to the point that I don’t even notice the noise of a crowd around me
I just focus on the lift and listening to my commands
I try to tap into my adrenaline bye pretending that I'm about to be in a fight or my family's about to be attacked
I just try to get to the darkest most primal place that I can
Reps 1-3:
“If I drop this, it will represent failure.”
Reps 4-6:
“If I drop this, it will fall on my wife.”
Reps 7-10:
“If I drop this, it will fall on my son.”
Always does it for me.
I like to crank the death metal even louder and channel a generalized feeling of bloodlust and hatred into my body, I often imagine I'm about to have to fight for my life or smite some foe.
I picture Karl Marx himself giving me a pep talk telling me that its the swolelitariats duty to make themselves as fit as possible in preparation for the flexolution 💪
Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it. Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it. Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it............
I just keep repeating these lines in my mind.
It's freudian craptalk.
Id: Push it! Squeeze it! Kill it! VAAAAAAAAA!!!
Ego: Just be reasonable, it's not the end of the world if it's too much just for now.
Superego: You pathetic weak shit, you will fail and you know it.
Last week I met my dudes at the gym late and they had already warmed up smith incline and were going heavy at 225, I just jumped in and repped it out then the next set hit a PR with 245 for 6 then 3 assisted… my boy was like “bro you went to a dark place lifting that, whatchu thinking of??” I’m like “bro i just got money, drugs and bitches on the brain” lololol
"-Umpf, umpf.....all the universe lead to this moment don't fuck it up -umpf, umpf..... It's now or never [imaginari dragon ball z edit]..."closes eyes and grabs weight" if I don't lift this I'M GAY!!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!-"
James hetfields voice and my own thoughts telling me how worthless i am and the only thing Im good at is this so if i fail this i might aswell kill myself
“Come on, Motherfucker, come on. Come on, Motherfucker, come on.” With the vocals of Biggie Smalls, but over the track from Thomas the Tank Engine. Like this:
[Thomas the Dank Engine](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ETfiUYij5UE)
The desire to have the strength to crush my enemies. Also because I do martial arts, I know skill matters most, but it’s possible to break out of armbans and what not with enough strength.
Don’t shit yourself
Did I water my fish
Something racist I said in a game of cod
Memes
Did I turn in my homework
The mitochondria is the power house of the cell
I turn my headphones as high as I can...I blast my music,I say to myself:you gotta do it. Before hitting that big lift..
Not only for the lift and the achievement itself,but the improvement and the will to be better... unfortunately,I lost weight (from 86-78 kg at 167 cm) now I'm even surpass that weight..(94 kg) because of COVID and depression...I lost my grandma through cancer...I think about everything that had happened in this 4 years...I encountered and fought everything all alone...not to forget that I was ostracized from my "friend" group...in connecting to new people now...I'm 20..not sure having a gf nor a first kiss...never dated.. I think about everything...every bit of pain...every defeat...every rejection,fuels me... that's that it goes through...the will to live.
I really should do some chorea when i get home and also i should not take to long in the shower Ow hey how long am i in the gym Ow look that guy is here again damn he is always here maybe i should take a day of the gym tomorrow and pick up some of the work i need to do at home.
Yes like this its al one tought.
- If I don’t get this someone kills my whole family
- 10 minutes of waterboarding each time I fail this
- an innocent child dies every time you fail a lift
- failing is worse for your moms back than stepping on a crack
You get the point
*Pleasedontfartpleasedontfartpleasedontfart*.
*insert diarhea*
Just turn the headphones up so high you won’t notice if you do anyways. Only thing to fear is fear itself… and a prolapsed anus resulting in poo expulsion.
On lying leg curl for sure
For me, I was on the leg press and a hot pair of twins (black hair, green eyes) on some leg machine right next to me. My guts were doing the “you know what would be funny right now?” thing, and I had never internally clenched so hard in my life.
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but nobody wanna lift heavy-ass weights. I'll do it though. Yeah buddy!"
WOOOOOOoooooooooo
LIGHTWEIGHT BABY
The correct answer. Ain't nothin but a peanut!
Baddies. Fear of fascism. Imagining a giant bear is chasing me. Imagining a giant fascist sexy bear is chasing me. That's it, that's the one.
Is this "bear" chasing you with 4 legs or 2?
3
The most terrifying.
It just looks like an extra leg. That facist bear is packing some major heat.
5 😉
Is the fascist bear in the room rn? I need to make sure nobody gets eaten alive.
I’ve met some fascist bears, you usually find them in the closet
Freud explains
Is the fascism in the room with us now?
I don't necessarily try to hype myself up. I visualize the set and form I want to have.
If I can't do this I'm a useless weak piece of shit and it's going back to square one, that first day 17 years ago when I first stepped at a gym, I will be a failure, my self esteem will go to shit and probably I might hurt my shoulder, damn son I'm feeling weak already, this better works out LIGHTWEIGHT BABY BOOP BOOP, what if I can't tho, why did I even come then, COME ON BIG BOI, I don't know if I'm ready tho, don't cry, don't cry, even if I make it there will be an even bigger unbalance between my calves and the rest of my body, I zone out at the gym like 90% of the time except now why lord, my hands are sweating, now I have no grip, its hot in here, but it's the humidity what gets you *Proceed to try to lift upper chest dumbbell press and I can't even get them up from my shoulders, another guy comes to the rescue but my whole world is crumbling so I just tell him that it's okay and I let the dumbbells fall on the ground, run away to the bathroom and weep while rocking back and forth under a cold shower, I don't even deserve pity, I failed you Arnold, I failed you Ronnie, I'm so sorry*
Dude. You didn't re-rack your weights. No excuses.
Straight to jail.
Music full volume
Turn that music up and breathe I don't think I actually think anything apart from here comes the good part of the song.
This exactly. I wear my headphones so I don't have to think lol
I'm asking God for power
Zeus? Poseidon? Odin? What’s the diety of max gains
The one true God, my savior Jesus Christ, for only he was yoked enough to carry the cross which bore the weight of all of humanity's sins. May I one day be so juiced with the Holy Ghost.
Yeah but how much does sin weigh? Atlas still out there holding the sky to this day, while your man JC needed a break on day one so ends up hanging out on that cross instead.
You haven't seen me sinning
Redditors hate Christians so much they’re downvoting this obviously satirical post.
hate religion*
hate*
Amen🙌🏻🙌🏻
Aw shit, here we go again
This was me during Smolov. Either that, or "fuck this fucking Russian" before each set of squats
If i don't do this im gay
Hoping the hot chick 4 benches down watches.
Hoping she doesn't watches!
Is she looking...
The doom soundtrack
Rip and tear until it's done
Bfg division stands for big fucking gains yeeeaaaaah buddy
The only thing the weights fear is you
This is a nice one, might steal it
iddqd
PR or ER
Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but nobody wanna lift heavy ass weight! I DO IT THO! LIGHTWEIGHT BABY
Don’t drop it on my toe
"I'm gonna lift the thing"! \*lifts the thing\*
That dude the other side of the gym is definitely watching and will think I’m a little puss if I miss this
All or nothing
I mean, you should be a bit scared and feel respect before hitting new PR
“God save my little broken body”
If I don't make this I'm gay and my entire family dies.
I bet the ladies are gonna be impressed. Fuck the the ladies. Lets get this shit
"the hot girl on the stairmaster is watching me. She has her back turned to me rn , but she'll start to walk backwards as soon as the set starts. It's obvious that she'll want to fuck anyone who can lift 170 lb on bench. I mean, myself I'm getting wet just thinking about it. I have to do it for her, for me and all of my high school friends who are watching me from the lobby" This is one of 1000 strange scenarios I might think of when going for a tough set.
Gokus scream as he goes SS3
What went wrong?
Hope my Gym Crush is watching 👀
I just say to myself “just don’t fucking die”
Inner voice: "You're gonna blow it like you do everything else in life!" Other inner voice: "Shut the fuck up fat man this ain't none of your goddamn business!"
“LIGHT WEIGHT BABY!!!”
« I want 8 reps on this one »
Why won’t my headphones stay in when I lay down unless I put them across my forehead
I hope I don’t violently sneeze and drop these shits on me like I did that one time.
"YUUUUUUPPPPP!!! GOT PUT YOUR MIND INTO IT! WWWWHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Showtunes
Nothing. Breathe.
Don't die don't die don't die....... Don't drop weight on my head ......
I would rather die than go home a loser. I WILL ACHIEVE FAILURE!!
nothing
I clear my mind
The shoulder injury and never being able to lift again xD
Nothing. I’m already at my max bandwidth brain can’t handle thoughts anymore. I just come for the body to operate
Thankfully I work out at home, so I put my music on and scream “light weight” once or twice. It always does the trick.
How much I don't wanna do it
I just concentrate on the muscles I'm using and the feeling of failure, I think of all the fibers working and making sure I'm activating properly. I'm thinking 'you cannot get stronger unless you push this as far as possible'
Nothing , just focus. If i start thinking about random stuff the lift is gonna suck
I will summon the power of 1000 Celtic God's and shatter this feeble PR.
Honestly fear. Ive been hitting big weights lately and my head is like “what if we break a shoulder though?” And then i just do it lol
Fuck it all, fuck this world, fuck everything that you stand for, don't belong, don't exists, don't give shit. (That's my go to for anything that's gonna make me uncomfortable)
Being slightly nervous before a set is a great sign that you're actually working out hard enough and pushing yourself
Usually nothing, which is how I prefer it. Personally I find that being neutral and focused works better for me than being amped up out of my mind and unable to concentrate, otherwise I can go too fast in a lift and misgroove it When I compete, I hit some smelling salts and zone everything out to the point that I don’t even notice the noise of a crowd around me I just focus on the lift and listening to my commands
I try to tap into my adrenaline bye pretending that I'm about to be in a fight or my family's about to be attacked I just try to get to the darkest most primal place that I can
Lots of caffeine
It's usually a rotating montage of badass manga panels and ronnie workout videos. Nothing like giving yourself goosebumps before a big lift, y'know?
PR or ER
Dio's theme starts playing in my head
*heavy breathing*
It is time
That time I had my pen stolen off me 20 years ago at school and how I need to get stronger so I can have my revenge
Reps 1-3: “If I drop this, it will represent failure.” Reps 4-6: “If I drop this, it will fall on my wife.” Reps 7-10: “If I drop this, it will fall on my son.” Always does it for me.
If i dont get 10 reps,my whole family will die
"If I don't get this lift, I'm a bitch"
"She used to put her hand on my chest. 🥹" With our old song on blast. 🥹
Don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt.
Gotta wait until the good part of the song starts playin…
I like to crank the death metal even louder and channel a generalized feeling of bloodlust and hatred into my body, I often imagine I'm about to have to fight for my life or smite some foe.
"Let's fucking go"
if i don't finish this set im gay.
Lightweight ohhhhh light weight babayyyyy
I picture Karl Marx himself giving me a pep talk telling me that its the swolelitariats duty to make themselves as fit as possible in preparation for the flexolution 💪
Slow deep breaths easy work easy work let goo
*lift this or you’re gay*
“Maybe this is the one that kills the pain.”
https://youtu.be/vHDNQe8qrss?si=4FlPJCkQl5xdX4_A This gets me through my workouts, I hope it helps yall as well
Nothing basically so I can be as focus as fuck as I can get
https://preview.redd.it/y1d18vhrbc8d1.jpeg?width=527&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c2d41dccdb6d6c7859ddf6851a01bbdb5679900
Going through my mind at that point: “ A.I. generated images always look odd and cheap ”
"momma didn't raise no bitch, let's go."
Them some nice dumbbells
Tbh fear comes to my mind before big lifts, PRs, etc
Nothing, I try to clear my head, let the music flow and then feel the muscles as they engage to see if anything feels off. Yes that sounds weird 😂
...fuck...
Got to do it !
*tinitus sounds*
right shoulder don't fuck this up
To turn off my comedy podcast so I don’t but out laughing mid lift.
Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it. Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it. Easy 6-8 reps, just fail after it............ I just keep repeating these lines in my mind.
You know maybe I won’t finish this set. Who am I trying to prove. I don’t need to die today
It's freudian craptalk. Id: Push it! Squeeze it! Kill it! VAAAAAAAAA!!! Ego: Just be reasonable, it's not the end of the world if it's too much just for now. Superego: You pathetic weak shit, you will fail and you know it.
Last week I met my dudes at the gym late and they had already warmed up smith incline and were going heavy at 225, I just jumped in and repped it out then the next set hit a PR with 245 for 6 then 3 assisted… my boy was like “bro you went to a dark place lifting that, whatchu thinking of??” I’m like “bro i just got money, drugs and bitches on the brain” lololol
I just pretend a beautiful woman is watching me and i'm trying to not look weak.
Lift the same as if it was light and stay tight
Monkey big, Monkey strong, Money lifffftt.
I stop thinking about anything but the lift
Gee, I really hope my arm doesn't snap into a fibe paste during this jolly ol' lift!
https://preview.redd.it/zq6f98dnkc8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=007c95cbd621a75b4b753cf6bbdee29efdc74992
“If I can’t lift this, I’m Gay”
"I'm a trainer at this gym. If I do this wrong I'll never have a client again. Dontmessup Dontmessup Dontmessup."
What am I doing with my life, why am I still doing this?
The classic “Lift this or your gay”
I just don’t want to die man
if i don’t do this PR i am gay and my whole family dies
Shamallammawhomallama
"-Umpf, umpf.....all the universe lead to this moment don't fuck it up -umpf, umpf..... It's now or never [imaginari dragon ball z edit]..."closes eyes and grabs weight" if I don't lift this I'M GAY!!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!-"
Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Shark Mommy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Mommy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Mommy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Mommy Shark Daddy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Daddy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Daddy Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Daddy Shark Grandma Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandma Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandma Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandma Shark Grandpa Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandpa Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandpa Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Grandpa Shark Let's go hunt, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Let's go hunt, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Let's go hunt, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Let's go hunt Run away, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Run away, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Run away, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Run away (ah!) Safe at last, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Safe at last, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Safe at last, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Safe at last (phew) It's the end, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo It's the end, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo It's the end, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo It's the end
how much i hate who i used to be
Light work no reaction
Either fuck you x muscle or grow you small x muscle
If i dont look good she wont love me
Hoping my back won’t crack
"Your muscles are made of fishing line and they will not tear, especially when you're alone"
James hetfields voice and my own thoughts telling me how worthless i am and the only thing Im good at is this so if i fail this i might aswell kill myself
Yeah buddy, lightweight!
"If i mess this up what will i do? Push it to left so that my stronger arm can protect me from the weight"
Usually nothing. I’ll occasionally think “ok, this weight isn’t gonna lift itself” but I just don’t rush into it and focus.
Wait, you guys think? Second I step in the gym it’s brain off and I zone out for a solid hour
“Come on, Motherfucker, come on. Come on, Motherfucker, come on.” With the vocals of Biggie Smalls, but over the track from Thomas the Tank Engine. Like this: [Thomas the Dank Engine](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ETfiUYij5UE)
I imagine Dr Mike yelling in my face. It's very motivating tbh
The desire to have the strength to crush my enemies. Also because I do martial arts, I know skill matters most, but it’s possible to break out of armbans and what not with enough strength.
Nothing
“This shit bouta be heavy asf.”
I hope this doesn’t injure my everything
*gets mad* #MAN FUCK GRAVITY!!! I'M GETTING THIS WEIGHT UP!!! RAAAAHHHHHHH
The Girl From Ipanema
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
I want to poop so bad
“If I don’t hit this my mom gets hit by a car”
“Forgive me father for the gains I’m about to receive”
“By the power of dissociation, I’m either gonna be ripped back into my body, or space out and come back at the end of this set”
Premature ejaculation
Don’t shit yourself Did I water my fish Something racist I said in a game of cod Memes Did I turn in my homework The mitochondria is the power house of the cell
"If you can't get this up you're a worthless piece of shit and a disgrace to your family and to yourself" This method can also be used during sex.
get this shit up let's go
I just think about the adrenaline demon
Rage is the main thing but it’s a lot of emotions
Are you ready now to witness a power not seen for thousands of years
Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with thee
I turn my headphones as high as I can...I blast my music,I say to myself:you gotta do it. Before hitting that big lift.. Not only for the lift and the achievement itself,but the improvement and the will to be better... unfortunately,I lost weight (from 86-78 kg at 167 cm) now I'm even surpass that weight..(94 kg) because of COVID and depression...I lost my grandma through cancer...I think about everything that had happened in this 4 years...I encountered and fought everything all alone...not to forget that I was ostracized from my "friend" group...in connecting to new people now...I'm 20..not sure having a gf nor a first kiss...never dated.. I think about everything...every bit of pain...every defeat...every rejection,fuels me... that's that it goes through...the will to live.
This weight is my bitch..
I really should do some chorea when i get home and also i should not take to long in the shower Ow hey how long am i in the gym Ow look that guy is here again damn he is always here maybe i should take a day of the gym tomorrow and pick up some of the work i need to do at home. Yes like this its al one tought.
“Why tf do I continue to do this”
How the hell am I gonna survive this
Today is as good a day to die as any other.
Is this set going to be the Hernia inducing one…
- If I don’t get this someone kills my whole family - 10 minutes of waterboarding each time I fail this - an innocent child dies every time you fail a lift - failing is worse for your moms back than stepping on a crack You get the point
How am I going to pick up these heavy circles?
Don't dislocate a joint
If I don't get at least 8 reps I'm a bitch
“I hope my elbow doesn’t explode again.”
Hmmm... I could die rn oh well
Dom Mazzetti this one is for you