men will literally lift instead of going to therapy (good) https://twitter.com/ChromeTzitzit/status/1357576794354900994 …
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Replying to @eigenrobot
body dysmorphia is so common among the lifting population that it's practically a running joke. "the day you set foot in the gym is the day you became forever small, because you will never be as big as you want to be"
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Replying to @yhdistyminen @eigenrobot
even among weightlifters (probably the most evidence-based, "objective" gym rats) you find dudes upset because they can't jerk like lü and maddie rogers can out-snatch them. many of these men might benefit from having someone to talk out their inferiority issues with


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The realization that you can’t perform like some elite athletes does not seem like depression to me.
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Replying to @majorcanada @eigenrobot
people aren't upset that they aren't as strong as lü: they're upset that they can't jerk like he can (the fact that he has tiny chinese femurs and has been squat jerking since he was in diapers probably helps) and maddie rogers is a woman
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Replying to @yhdistyminen @eigenrobot
zack telander felt the need to make a whole ass video to get his viewers to stop freaking out about the fact that they'll probably never be able to squat jerk wellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ar5ZiN13U …
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Replying to @yhdistyminen @eigenrobot
you laugh, but "surely i should be able to outlift a woman" and "these elite chinese lifters make squat jerking look so goddamned easy, why can't i do it with even the empty bar?" are thoughts that are reasonable on their face and potentially very toxic
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Replying to @yhdistyminen @koaleszenz
i think
@ouranometrian probably outlifts me at least on lowers at this point and I respect that1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
ultimately dudes need to spend more time rocking
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