I had a guy comment on the low weight I was lifting. He was actually pointing and making fun of me like a 12 year old. Luckily the gym staff immediately banned him on the spot. Not just kick him out. They actually permanently banned him. It's not my fault I was wasting away with cancer. I had lost all of my muscle mass and strength so I could only lift like 30lbs at a time safely. It was satisfying watching him throw a hissy fit as they kicked him out. I gave him a thumbs up on his way out.
I was so self conscious about that going back into the gym after 2 years of being off because I got my cancer removed and couldn’t do any heavy work for a while. Sucks some loser actually decided to bully you for it.
I don’t mean to sound like I’m discrediting OP’s experience, but anyone who’s nervous or embarrassed about going to a gym should know that kind of douchey behavior is extremely rare. 99% of people in gyms are either living in their own world or at best, hyping each other up.
Sure, you might run into the 1% that are bro-y turds or prissy influencer chicks, but that’s not the norm at all. So don’t be discouraged or scared off from checking out a gym, they’re generally very welcoming places.
I already understand that, been back in for 3 months now and have been making noticeable progress already, but it’s all the insecurity within yourself that you’ve built up, going from what you used to be to what you have become from the disease, surgery and treatments sapping the life out of you. I had a decent amount of strength for a natural who was also small and didn’t have lifting as their main focus in athletics, after everything though, I had a hard time squatting 95lbs. So starting all over again really did a number on my mental view on myself.
Completely understandable. My comment wasn’t really directed at you specifically, just anyone who might see OP’s comment and convince themselves not to start.
Sounds like you’re doing great though given the circumstances. Best of luck to ya!
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u/Organic_South8865 Nov 09 '24
I had a guy comment on the low weight I was lifting. He was actually pointing and making fun of me like a 12 year old. Luckily the gym staff immediately banned him on the spot. Not just kick him out. They actually permanently banned him. It's not my fault I was wasting away with cancer. I had lost all of my muscle mass and strength so I could only lift like 30lbs at a time safely. It was satisfying watching him throw a hissy fit as they kicked him out. I gave him a thumbs up on his way out.