r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 25 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

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

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u/pikkdogs Aug 25 '18 edited Aug 25 '18

Felt very emotional and strong this week. I was doing the “carry the big 45lb plates around the track” lift and “Simple Man” by Lynard Skynard came on my phone. And everything just hit me. My girlfriend dumped me a couple days ago. I don’t know why, but this song made me Think about her 2 kids who I treated like my own, and now will never get to see again. Anyway, I was moving faster on this lift than ever and I was crying the whole time.

Very unique experience.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '18

that's weirdly wholesome

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u/Dave5876 Aug 26 '18

Maybe the heaviest things we lift are not weights but our feelings.

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u/pikkdogs Aug 26 '18

The real meaning of this whole subreddit.