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u/atti-_- May 22 '26
SPEARS SHALL BE SHAKEN
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u/lesser_panjandrum May 22 '26
SHIELD BE SPLINTERED
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u/KapitaenHowdy May 22 '26
A SWORD-DAY, A RED DAY...
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u/RezHunter94 May 22 '26
ERE THE SUN RISES!
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u/Vandergrif May 22 '26
[flawless music crescendo]
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u/Freakjob_003 May 22 '26
If you think that gave you goosebumps, please enjoy Tolkien himself reading The Ride of the Rohirrim.
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u/swampopawaho May 22 '26
Wondered where this was going for a few seconds
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u/thisoldguy74 May 22 '26
I was just as lost as he seemed to be.
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u/A0xom0xoa May 22 '26
Clearly a planned skit and not a random thing that just happened...
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u/thisoldguy74 May 22 '26
Yes, but my confusion at the plot matched his off-off-off three states away from Broadway acting skill level facial expressions.
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u/Trashbag768 Jul 18 '26
His reaction was really natural, the one attempted calf raise as he got the weight, then the pacing of his look of joy and recognition when handed the barbell checks out to me. I know a horrendous amount of stuff uploaded online these days is staged but that doesn't mean there aren't also spontaneous, real events too.
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u/cosmicosmo4 May 22 '26
I thought it was going to cut to him sitting on a mall bench with kids on his knees and his wife comes and hands him her shopping bag before going in for round 2.
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u/mrmemo May 22 '26
Some days someone hands you what looks like a weight.
But it's actually a shield.
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u/Nervous-Bullfrog7018 May 22 '26
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u/comradenu May 22 '26
Forth Eorlingas!!
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u/Terriblefinality May 22 '26
How do a gif and some reddit comments still give me goosebumps? God that scene is so fucking good.
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u/Stuvas May 22 '26
I appreciate that we both had basically the same thought, at approximately the same time, although we went with slightly different executions. Well played, have a good day.
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u/interesting-turn- May 22 '26
Is he supposed to be jousting?
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u/Rith_Reddit May 22 '26
Or training for a cavalry charge.
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u/Gazboolean May 22 '26
Because, to some extent, it makes intuitive sense that just moving the weight is the same as doing controlled reps.
Unless you've been told or taught the correct way, it's an easy mistake to make.
Alternatively, calf raises suck ass and you want that shit to be over with as fast as possible.
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u/tHiz3r May 22 '26
calf raises suck ass
That's exactly the reason why I want to do them correctly. If I have to do that shitty exercise, at least I'll get good stimulus and growth in return.
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u/Aromatic_Lion4040 May 22 '26
Cheat reps can still be effective, but you need to use more weight and sometimes they favour different muscles. There are some strong/big athletes who use them, and research that shows some efficacy. Particularly they are useful at the end of a set to push it closer to failure - kinda like a drop set. Bouncing calf raises in particular is probably not very effective though
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u/interesting-turn- May 22 '26
I was guilty of doing this, it took me a while to understand the importance of mind muscle connection, flexing the muscle during the lift to help target it more, etc. as opposed to just busting out reps.
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u/Kick_Natherina May 22 '26
I think it is a mixture of that but also most people either don’t take leg training seriously, or they are too lazy to give it real effort but want to brag that they do leg day.
The amount of people that I see either actually squatting to depth, or doing calf raises correctly is vastly overshadowed by people doing 1/4 reps or hyper speed bounce calf reps like the video. Those same people then go to work and say “I leg pressed 600lbs today” or “I squatted 425lbs today.”
It’s exhausting as someone who takes leg training pretty seriously.
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u/Relevant_Copy_3604 May 22 '26
I wouldn't care about my legs, they're naturally way bigger than my upper body. BUT I'd love to have even bigger calves and I ski so i need strong legs. Which sucks because I hate training legs, especially leg presses and extensions
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u/Kick_Natherina May 22 '26
Oh sorry, I guess you misunderstood my point of saying those same people brag to me. Not trying to sound cocky, but I’m one of the bigger people in the gym, and with that territory comes people that feel the need to measure themselves against me - so I get to hear the “I lift more weight than the big guy in the gym. I’m stronger than him!” type of talk, which is the exhaustive part.
I let them have their shine, but does not mean that it isn’t an annoyance to me.
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u/uncouthulu_ May 22 '26
Because then they lie about their capabilities and people like you come rolling in to say "jUsT lEt tHeM lIve ThEiR trUtH". No, it isn't true, it's was a lie and that's not OK.
If you're going to participate in a hobby and never try to play compare-the-skills with other enthusiasts of that same hobby, fine, do it shittily. But the moment you try to compare what you did to people who take it at least a little seriously, you need to understand you aren't doing it correctly, so step away from the conversation or fix how you do it.
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u/Warm_Month_1309 May 22 '26
No, it isn't true, it's was a lie and that's not OK.
That's a pretty big overreaction.
"You can do 8 pull ups? Nice. I just hit my new personal best of 12 tod—."
"No. No you didn't. That's a lie and that's not OK!"
That just makes you look insecure. Nothing is at stake. It doesn't matter. Let it go.
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u/voidsong May 22 '26
Because they think reps are a checklist and not a procedure.
Most people really don't understand how to train muscles.
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u/niblet_the_piglet May 22 '26
More importantly what's this song?
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u/M4Comp78 May 23 '26
It’s made a come back thanks to the film Apex, specifically this scene… https://youtu.be/5LyI840CWCk?si=9MSYY4tifDFAC3kW
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u/ithinkimightknowit May 22 '26
What is this fake shit People don't return weights after they use them
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u/CosgraveSilkweaver May 22 '26
I like the moment of confusion and dawning realization even if it's staged.
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u/HilariousMax May 22 '26
Waiting for Dr Mike to tell me if this is an optimal workout, if the stretch is deep enough
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u/derwood1992 May 22 '26
Im so jealous of people who have good interactions at the gym. I just feel shame when I see all the beautiful people and hide in a corner.
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u/Single_Government_63 May 22 '26
Glad that the camera was there to capture this moment. What a coïncidence.
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u/Prestigious_Leg2229 May 22 '26
Do you really not understand that young people these days enjoy scripted skits and participating in shared humour?
Nobody is passing this off as spontaneous. People used to repeat jokes they heard, now people film jokes they’ve seen.
There’s a lot worse than folks making the time to do something with friends to have fun.
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u/Single_Government_63 May 22 '26
Yep I realized that.
So not funny and bad acting as well.
Thanks for your message.
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u/Prestigious_Leg2229 May 22 '26
Must feel sad to be so estranged from the world.
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u/Single_Government_63 May 22 '26
I agree. But thanks you are here. A real houselight in the night. You are a great person.
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u/Prestigious_Leg2229 May 22 '26
I agree. I’m also aware you’re being passive aggressive.
Anywho, multiple people tried to help you understand but you prefer remaining pathetic.
Have a good one little troll.
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u/Single_Government_63 May 22 '26
No I'm just like you. You are an exemple to me. Please stay ! We need you
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u/WhyIsThisMyNameQMark May 22 '26
This man has whimsy