The comments that people make....

**skelooth** · 09-13-2006, 10:51 PM

It really sounds like I'm making this up, because it's just so freakin absurd... lol....

First off, I have put on a descent amount of chub since my last set of pics and have lost almost all definition, however my arms are 19" with a nice peak despite no seperation between the bi/tri, I've even begun growing an ass at this point in my weight lifting career (How's that for going against genetics? LOL).

Anyway.... Since I've moved into the dorms, I have been getting nothing but comments about my size, my muscles, "how much do you bench", girls feeling my muscles, etc.

I was walking through crossgates mall and the guy at the cell phone booth was like "damn bro how much you be benchin?".... I have been asked this like.... 500 times at this point, 100 being in the last 2 weeks lol. I said "Nah man I don't lift weights" and he wouldn't believe me lol....

Do you guys get this?? The very first thing people do when they meet me now is make note of my muscles (What a great conversation piece eh?). I hung out with a girl I like last weekend and she kept touching my muscles (I'm still in danger of the frienz zone though...).

They call me Jacked Pat, and they all want to go lift weights with me.

But.... as far as I'm concerned I'm chubby. :P

Yeah so. Rant off.

I get kinda frustrated with the constant "how much do you bench?" comment. Cos it's like "wtf"

**romanaz** · 09-13-2006, 11:12 PM

tell them benching isn't your standard, calf raises are. :-D that will get them going.

AYung · 09-13-2006, 11:22 PM

It's all about how much they think you can bench! Bro I would be glad if I recieved all those comments in a day to day basis, that would be a huge confidence booster. So if I were you I would praise all the comments you get about your size and just ignore the guys who ask you about your bench.

**bigDman** · 09-13-2006, 11:25 PM

i get comments like that

its fun

~~Hacking is a Felony~~ · 09-13-2006, 11:38 PM

how much do you bench?

**bigDman** · 09-13-2006, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PROVERBS 4:13

how much do you bench?

its in my sig dummy :box:

**skelooth** · 09-14-2006, 12:48 AM

I like to tell them 150lbs

**bigDman** · 09-14-2006, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

I like to tell them 150lbs

tell them your still working on the bar hehe

**DarkFalcon** · 09-14-2006, 01:11 AM

LOL..Skelz my man you'll never be happy. You hated it when no one looked at you or just looked at you as a fat guy. Now your huge and everyone want's a feel or talk about how strong you are and your still not happy..lol. Your the first BB I've seen that doesn't enjoy all the attention that comes with the hard work.

**skelooth** · 09-14-2006, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFalcon

LOL..Skelz my man you'll never be happy. You hated it when no one looked at you or just looked at you as a fat guy. Now your huge and everyone want's a feel or talk about how strong you are and your still not happy..lol. Your the first BB I've seen that doesn't enjoy all the attention that comes with the hard work.

Well.... I dunno man, I'll be honest....

I was talking to some female friends the other day, and they told me something that kinda broke my heart. WHen they first saw me they thought I was "big and scary".

I can't win :P

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the attention. I just.... HATE the "how much do you bench?" question lol.....

**DarkFalcon** · 09-14-2006, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

Well.... I dunno man, I'll be honest....

I was talking to some female friends the other day, and they told me something that kinda broke my heart. WHen they first saw me they thought I was "big and scary".

I can't win :P

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the attention. I just.... HATE the "how much do you bench?" question lol.....

Trust me big and scary is a huge advantage when they find out your not. You become like a big teddy bear that everyone loves. Big and scary> scrawny and dorky.

BeefMan · 09-14-2006, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFalcon

Trust me big and scary is a huge advantage when they find out your not. You become like a big teddy bear that everyone loves. Big and scary> scrawny and dorky.

QFT! ive had girls come up when i work..obviously when they are drunk (the real feelings come out when peeps are drunk lol) and they cuddle up to me and say im warm LOL

"big teddy bear" yes its embarrassing sometimes but also its cool to have chicks hanging off you even though they are tipsy to drunk lol

also skeel tell the guys that guy bench 100 raw and 500 with a benching shirt LMAO

**madman911** · 09-14-2006, 02:39 AM

Non-lifters only know about "benching", so that's the only question they can think to ask when they come across a lifter. It's a big compliment, so enjoy the attention. It has to be motivating to know that people are noticing your hard work. The only people who notice and comment on my hard work are on this forum... LOL. The biggest issue I have is that I don't even get noticed by Mrs. Madman; she's about as supportive and motivating as a swift kick to the apple bag.

dukebrown · 09-14-2006, 04:18 AM

Dude love it. 3 years of college ball got me pretty damn jacked and since I was bald with a gotee I got the "Goldberg comments. Damn I wish I never started a career I would have been 265 easy now.

But the best thing to do is make friends with a couple of girls and when you go out to the club hang out with them and their friends will come a running to you. If you hang out with the guys the girls will feel too intimidated

A_N_91 · 09-19-2006, 12:50 AM

Girls hate big muscles...I'm anything far from big in bodybuilding standards...

Only 6'1'' and 170 lbs...but in a shirt I look 190-200...

Girls like that 135 lb. body...pisses me off.

**skelooth** · 09-19-2006, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by A_N_91

Girls hate big muscles...I'm anything far from big in bodybuilding standards...

Only 6'1'' and 170 lbs...but in a shirt I look 190-200...

Girls like that 135 lb. body...pisses me off.

I know man.... it doesn't piss me of so much as it kicks me in the ass. I get no play anymore. NONE.

**Jayelin** · 09-19-2006, 02:19 AM

If someone asks you how much you bench, it's just a conversation starter, they don't know what to ask, that's all they know. They mean it as a compliment, but they don't realize how often you must hear that, and don't realize it's an annoyance to you.

I used to get that all the time about being Goth, because I had black hair. Everyone just called me the goth chick, all the time, everywhere. Or they called me Morticia. I went back to my natural brown, and I've been a redhead since April, and people still ask me if I'm goth or wiccan or anything else in the stereotypical gothic genre. I just say it depends on how you define goth. If wearing a lot of black and being pale = gothic, then yes, I am. I define it as an attitude towards life, generally expressed through clothing and music, but it's more about your philosophies and outlook. Therefore, I do not view myself as Gothic.

But, whether you view yourself as a weightlifter or as a chubby college student, everyone else seems to view you as a bodybuilder, regardless of your personal standards. Maybe you could just take it to heart as a compliment, and be happy with it.

09-13-2006, 10:51 PM	#1
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,202 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	The comments that people make.... It really sounds like I'm making this up, because it's just so freakin absurd... lol.... First off, I have put on a descent amount of chub since my last set of pics and have lost almost all definition, however my arms are 19" with a nice peak despite no seperation between the bi/tri, I've even begun growing an ass at this point in my weight lifting career (How's that for going against genetics? LOL). Anyway.... Since I've moved into the dorms, I have been getting nothing but comments about my size, my muscles, "how much do you bench", girls feeling my muscles, etc. I was walking through crossgates mall and the guy at the cell phone booth was like "damn bro how much you be benchin?".... I have been asked this like.... 500 times at this point, 100 being in the last 2 weeks lol. I said "Nah man I don't lift weights" and he wouldn't believe me lol.... Do you guys get this?? The very first thing people do when they meet me now is make note of my muscles (What a great conversation piece eh?). I hung out with a girl I like last weekend and she kept touching my muscles (I'm still in danger of the frienz zone though...). They call me Jacked Pat, and they all want to go lift weights with me. But.... as far as I'm concerned I'm chubby. :P Yeah so. Rant off. I get kinda frustrated with the constant "how much do you bench?" comment. Cos it's like "wtf" __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

09-13-2006, 11:22 PM	#3
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,282 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	It's all about how much they think you can bench! Bro I would be glad if I recieved all those comments in a day to day basis, that would be a huge confidence booster. So if I were you I would praise all the comments you get about your size and just ignore the guys who ask you about your bench. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

09-14-2006, 12:48 AM	#7
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,202 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	I like to tell them 150lbs __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

09-14-2006, 02:39 AM	#13
madman911 Metamorphosizing Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 1,531 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	Non-lifters only know about "benching", so that's the only question they can think to ask when they come across a lifter. It's a big compliment, so enjoy the attention. It has to be motivating to know that people are noticing your hard work. The only people who notice and comment on my hard work are on this forum... LOL. The biggest issue I have is that I don't even get noticed by Mrs. Madman; she's about as supportive and motivating as a swift kick to the apple bag. __________________ Millennium Sport Technologies Sponsored Athlete http://www.millenniumsport.net IMPC 2006 Novice Division Champ IMPC 2007 Open Division Champ Never underestimate the power of the bandana.

09-14-2006, 04:18 AM	#14
dukebrown IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 115 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Dude love it. 3 years of college ball got me pretty damn jacked and since I was bald with a gotee I got the "Goldberg comments. Damn I wish I never started a career I would have been 265 easy now. But the best thing to do is make friends with a couple of girls and when you go out to the club hang out with them and their friends will come a running to you. If you hang out with the guys the girls will feel too intimidated __________________ If you aint sweatin you aint workin If you aint hurting you aint growin shsumofo@cyber-rights.net

09-13-2006, 11:38 PM	#5
~~Hacking is a Felony~~ I destroy property Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,105 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	how much do you bench?

09-14-2006, 01:11 AM	#9
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	LOL..Skelz my man you'll never be happy. You hated it when no one looked at you or just looked at you as a fat guy. Now your huge and everyone want's a feel or talk about how strong you are and your still not happy..lol. Your the first BB I've seen that doesn't enjoy all the attention that comes with the hard work.

09-19-2006, 12:50 AM	#15
A_N_91 Pro Stature Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 849 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 11	Girls hate big muscles...I'm anything far from big in bodybuilding standards... Only 6'1'' and 170 lbs...but in a shirt I look 190-200... Girls like that 135 lb. body...pisses me off.

09-19-2006, 02:19 AM	#17
Jayelin IronMass Vip Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 791 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 28	If someone asks you how much you bench, it's just a conversation starter, they don't know what to ask, that's all they know. They mean it as a compliment, but they don't realize how often you must hear that, and don't realize it's an annoyance to you. I used to get that all the time about being Goth, because I had black hair. Everyone just called me the goth chick, all the time, everywhere. Or they called me Morticia. I went back to my natural brown, and I've been a redhead since April, and people still ask me if I'm goth or wiccan or anything else in the stereotypical gothic genre. I just say it depends on how you define goth. If wearing a lot of black and being pale = gothic, then yes, I am. I define it as an attitude towards life, generally expressed through clothing and music, but it's more about your philosophies and outlook. Therefore, I do not view myself as Gothic. But, whether you view yourself as a weightlifter or as a chubby college student, everyone else seems to view you as a bodybuilder, regardless of your personal standards. Maybe you could just take it to heart as a compliment, and be happy with it. __________________ George Orwell was double plus right.