I can totally relate to the squat story. I work out at a university gym and the two squat racks are usually being used by the "squat team"--also known as the group of 4-6 burly young guys who load the bar up with as much weight as it holds and squat and deadlift for hours on end (seriously, I'm there some days for at least an hour and a half, they squat from before I get there until sometime after I leave) while oogling the cardio girls. I end up having to use the preloaded bars from time to time, which I really hate. When I'm lucky, I get there before they do and claim a squat rack.
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