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Admiral · 07-05-2014

My story involves the gym and justice, i'm just a bystander witnessing but damn this made my whole week. TLDR at the bottom of the spoiler.

Spoiler

The other week I encountered a hero, this guy was the **** I felt so great about humanity after witnessing this guy. I was at the gym headphones in working out yada yada, and during a break between sets I like to just look around see what everyone else is up to, not in a judgeful manner just to find things to look at besides a wall. Anyway, those of you who go to a gym are probably aware of the 'etiquette' and respect involved, you never make fun or put anyone down in the gym, because they are working hard to change themselves for the better. I'm looking around and notice these 3 guys, call em Group A, probably my age (17) looking at this older guy who must be new to the gym as he was struggling to finish his sets which some would say were low weight, but who cares, it's not what you're lifting, it's how you're lifting it that matters. Anyway, Group A were whispering and looking, I couldn't hear what they were saying but this older fella clearly could, and he was obviously distressed about it, I felt so angry and upset at the same time about it but I was just fixated on Group A for the nerve.

However, this part was crazy, someone else who was a lot bigger and clearly a vet in the gym obviously noticed this to, I see him walk straight over to the older fella, tell him he's doing great and needs to keep it up, then he goes straight to Group A, picks up the bar they were using, add on two plates each side and curl it right in front of them for 10. He then drops the bar in front of them, laughs and walks off to finish his workout. I was absolutely stunned, this man was a hero, everyone else was watching him in awe or looking at Group A like wow. This was the other week I said, and I haven't seen those guys since, but still see the older fella and hero, they say hello to eachother, not to me but i'm just a bystander in the situation, and the older fella is still working as hard as ever.

TLDR
- 3 guys laughing at older guy who's new and working his arse off to make change
- Massive bodybuilder walks over builds the older guy's confidence up
- Massive bodybuilder then grabs bar 3 guys were using and shows them up
- Everyone is staring in awe and chuckling at 3 guys, 3 guys go haven't seen them since.
- Older guy and bodybuilder seem to become friends, older guy still working as hard as ever.

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Admiral Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2,912	My story involves the gym and justice, i'm just a bystander witnessing but damn this made my whole week. TLDR at the bottom of the spoiler. Spoiler The other week I encountered a hero, this guy was the **** I felt so great about humanity after witnessing this guy. I was at the gym headphones in working out yada yada, and during a break between sets I like to just look around see what everyone else is up to, not in a judgeful manner just to find things to look at besides a wall. Anyway, those of you who go to a gym are probably aware of the 'etiquette' and respect involved, you never make fun or put anyone down in the gym, because they are working hard to change themselves for the better. I'm looking around and notice these 3 guys, call em Group A, probably my age (17) looking at this older guy who must be new to the gym as he was struggling to finish his sets which some would say were low weight, but who cares, it's not what you're lifting, it's how you're lifting it that matters. Anyway, Group A were whispering and looking, I couldn't hear what they were saying but this older fella clearly could, and he was obviously distressed about it, I felt so angry and upset at the same time about it but I was just fixated on Group A for the nerve. However, this part was crazy, someone else who was a lot bigger and clearly a vet in the gym obviously noticed this to, I see him walk straight over to the older fella, tell him he's doing great and needs to keep it up, then he goes straight to Group A, picks up the bar they were using, add on two plates each side and curl it right in front of them for 10. He then drops the bar in front of them, laughs and walks off to finish his workout. I was absolutely stunned, this man was a hero, everyone else was watching him in awe or looking at Group A like wow. This was the other week I said, and I haven't seen those guys since, but still see the older fella and hero, they say hello to eachother, not to me but i'm just a bystander in the situation, and the older fella is still working as hard as ever. TLDR - 3 guys laughing at older guy who's new and working his arse off to make change - Massive bodybuilder walks over builds the older guy's confidence up - Massive bodybuilder then grabs bar 3 guys were using and shows them up - Everyone is staring in awe and chuckling at 3 guys, 3 guys go haven't seen them since. - Older guy and bodybuilder seem to become friends, older guy still working as hard as ever.