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02-07-2008, 10:02 PM
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Got Complemented on Squat Form
It's the little things at the gym that weigh out the bad things you have to deal with (at least for a little while, until the next time you can't squat because someone is curling there). I was doing my set of squats and before my last set a guy comes over:
Him: "Hey, who taught you to squat?" (Long Island accent)
Me: "Umm...no..one?"
Him: "Oh, well you have really good form and you go really deep"
Me: (relief) "Oh, thanks, I just read a lot of good tips online to help me"
Him: "I started over with my squats because I knew my form wasn't right, so I can't do as much weight but I want to go deep".
So his motives are pure, but I wish he didn't proceed to go to the smith machine and do hack squats, since I don't think he meant to be leaning that far back, but who am I to question. I finished my last set feeling pretty good, but *really* making sure my form is perfect after that, feeling good.
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02-08-2008, 06:51 AM
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It really is a boost when someone notices the good things you are doing. Thanks for sharing it.
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02-08-2008, 07:25 AM
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Now you know you're being watched 
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02-08-2008, 10:00 AM
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Well it mainly goes to show how much all the good advice given on this forum, and all the good links provided, really help a lot. Perhaps I should have posted this in one of the "thanks to JP for providing the forums" threads.
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02-08-2008, 10:12 AM
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Something like sometimes happens to me as well when I am in gym. But generally I see people doing it in wrong way and I correct them. We do little talking and get started eventually.
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02-08-2008, 05:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paradigm
I finished my last set feeling pretty good, but *really* making sure my form is perfect after that, feeling good.
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It's a great feeling to get a compliment and it's motivational too! Good for you for setting the example!
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02-08-2008, 11:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa~
It's a great feeling to get a compliment and it's motivational too! Good for you for setting the example!
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Thanks. I'm sure that some of the advice that I've read and applied has come from the many helpful things that you post.
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02-09-2008, 01:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaedrus49er
Now you know you're being watched |
I'd be nervous if someone were to compliment my squat.
"Awesome squat dude!"
"Don't be standing behind me saying that!"
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02-09-2008, 11:29 AM
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He was off to my left doing his stuff, was never at any point behind me, so that aspect of sketchiness has been averted, at least.
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