Epistle to the Powerlifters

[Doktor Howl]

Shut up.

Seriously, shut the fuck up.  I know you enjoy what we do.  I enjoy what we do.  But you have to face facts...People who DON'T enjoy what we do don't want to hear about it.  Why?  Because when you talk to people about this "sport" (it's not a sport, it's exercise), one of two things are happening:

1.  You're bragging about how much you managed to get off the ground or off the rack or whatever, and boasting is BORING, or

2.  You're spewing incomprehensible jargon at them and making them hate you.

Jabbering about lifting to non-lifters is to them what listening to crossfit cultists is to us.  Or the 420/smoke every day crowd.  Or Doctor Who fans.  Or Star Wars cosplayers.  Or the guy who just HAS to tell you about his awesome D&D character.

No shit, that's really what it's like.  Hell, I got into this DESPITE hearing about it, not BECAUSE I heard about it.  In fact, I put it off for MONTHS because people I know do it and WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT.

Now, when we are talking to each other about what we do, that's different.  We are enthusiasts.  We enjoy it. 

But we have to remember that boring tons of people with the minutia of what we do isn't going to bring people it; it will actually drive them away.

[notloki]

This apply to all fan of everything.  Video Game, Futball, all stuff.

I very much agree!

Your friend,
notloki

[Doktor Howl]

This apply to all fan of everything.  Video Game, Futball, all stuff.

Yep.  But here in Fat City™, powerlifters are particularly obnoxious.

[trix]

 

Fuck yeah those guys are why I hate the gym.

[EK WAFFLR]

Wait, are you talking about this forum or your gym?

[Doktor Howl]

Wait, are you talking about this forum or your gym?

I am talking about the majority (though certainly not all) of powerlifters.

You're fine.  I hope I've been fine.

My brother is a tard.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So many truth!

[Slyph]

When people tell me they can lift (x)lbs I have no frame of reference so I don't know if it's good or not :/

[Ben Shapiro]

It's true.

We can only stand each other.

Here's a video of Roger and I meeting for the first time. Mad props to Roger for looking that good at his age.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqqS8Q8osuQ

[notloki]

No flash so tell notloki, very much blood?

notloki expect blood. TGRR have reputation.

[Ben Shapiro]

One gaze at Bears and you get pacified.

[Doktor Howl]

One gaze at Bears and you get pacified.

Balls.  The only reason he didn't punch you in the brains is that he's, yanno, dead.

[Doktor Howl]

Also, when TGRR flexed, blood came out of his eyes.  Astigmatism, they call it  Saints used to do that shit.

[Doktor Howl]

last known site of a TGRR flex:

[notloki]