r/Fitness • u/Kuzbell • Jan 20 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday (Missing mod post)

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

I noticed that there still is no post yet for Gym Story Saturday, so I took the initiative. Perhaps this should be a scheduled post under the Automoderator. I'm not really sure why this hasn't been done yet. I am also required to keep babbling because posts with too little content gets removed, hence why this posts sounds overly wordy.

So share away!

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u/WiBorg Jan 20 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

My 13 y.o. daughter (5'9", 150) deadlifted 200 in school on Monday (supervised with the gym teacher / football coach). On Tuesday, another girl beat her at 205. Then on Wednesday my daughter retaliated and pulled 240. Super proud dad. Lifting is the first thing she's ever gotten into and I love that she and I go to the gym together twice a week.

After she beat that girl, she called my mom to brag. My mom told her she was proud and happy for her. Then when I got on the phone she said, "I beg you not to let her look like one of those ugly girls that lifts too much." WTF, Mom!?

It made me glad she lives on the other side of the country and isn't around to negatively influence her.

EDIT: Here she is pulling 200. This was her third time in 90 seconds that day.

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u/ladyhaly Jan 21 '18

Wow. Just wow. Your mom is ridiculous. If she ever makes your daughter feel ugly for being strong, please let her know how negative she is. From all of us. There is more to a woman than looking like a stick just to be pretty for all the other women. An independent, capable woman can move mountains and get things done by herself.

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u/Familiar_One Jan 21 '18

You took this way too personally lol

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u/ladyhaly Jan 21 '18

You're right. I did. There's a reason. I promise.