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Old 07-02-2005, 08:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Yesterday I was in a sporting goods store where the day before I had purchased a jump rope. The same clerk was there that helped me the prior day.
He told me that due to my "expertise" in jump ropes (blush, true thanks to IrishDazza) that he sold another rope later that same day to another customer. He told her that a guy (that would be me) was in earlier to buy a jump rope and showed her which one I purchased. He told her it must be a good rope because the guy that bought it was the fittest person he had ever seen. Man, I love comments like that from somebody that doesnt really have to say anything nice about you.

Just had to share a good experience! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 07-02-2005, 09:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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do me a favour post a pic i wanna see this fittest person ever lol
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Old 07-02-2005, 09:27 AM   #3 (permalink)
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do me a favour post a pic i wanna see this fittest person ever lol
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Old 07-02-2005, 09:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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That's nice gymrat! It's very cool to receive compliments like that. Let's you know all of your hard work is making a difference.
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Old 07-02-2005, 09:48 AM   #5 (permalink)
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good job man!
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:20 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:44 AM   #7 (permalink)
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You should go back a nd demand a share of the commission!!

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Old 07-02-2005, 08:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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you're THE man...not the man keeping the brotha's down...the other man...with good abs.
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Old 07-02-2005, 10:41 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks my friends. [img]smile.gif[/img] My wife has got her digi now and eventually I'll get around to having her take some pics of me and I'll get them out here so you all can see what the heck the gymrat looks like.
Still lots of work to go, but I would definitly say I'm in the best shape of my life right now. I guess I had to hit bottom (or would that be an all-time high? 199lbs? yikes!)before I could really get motivated to kick some azz!

I saw a movie the other night with a cool saying. It was National Treasure. Nicholas Cage says that Thomas Edison failed over 2000 times trying to make the light bulb. When asked about it, he said "I never failed 2000 times, I learned 2000 ways not to make the light bulb."

Excellent. All the years I've never quite managed to get all the pieces together or if I had them all I didnt have them in the right places. Finally I'm getting it right. I havent failed before, I've learned what didnt work, and have adapted to what does. This is in great part to the knowledge I've learned right here on this site. Thank you all!
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:40 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I saw a movie the other night with a cool saying. It was National Treasure. Nicholas Cage says that Thomas Edison failed over 2000 times trying to make the light bulb. When asked about it, he said "I never failed 2000 times, I learned 2000 ways not to make the light bulb."

I really like that quote. Life is about constantly learning from your expiernces/mistakes for sure.
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 07-03-2005, 01:48 AM   #12 (permalink)
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"Failure is the first step to true success"
Sorry I just wanted to post that even if it doesn't hold to the topic, it seemed so cool

..Well it kinda holds because you had to reach that 199pound mark to really find the real knowledge, just like it did for me and my 205 pounds. The quote has its truthes And I made it up myself while on the bad drinks. Yes I have bad habits [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 07-04-2005, 08:43 AM   #13 (permalink)
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gymrat,
The compliments are nice, especially when they come from someone you don't even know. Just remember, you did the work. They just say the words. Great job, my man.

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Old 07-04-2005, 12:06 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Yes, great job. Keep going!

I am ashamed of my last post :'(
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Old 07-04-2005, 11:41 PM   #15 (permalink)
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You guys are the best. Many thanks. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 07-06-2005, 02:41 AM   #16 (permalink)
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great job gymrat, i hope to one day be called "the fittest person alive"!

not to hijack or take anything away from you gymrat, but i thought this would be a good place to post the comment that i got from someone at the gym today.

so im at the gym and i ask this guy how many sets he has left on the squat rack and he says like 2. So i put my shake and log next to the rack and begin stretching nearby. After he's finished doing his sets he comes up to me and asks, "whats in the bottle" and i reply, "just a protein shake". he then says "will that stuff make me as big as you?". now seeing as how this guy was about 4 inches taller than me and not an ecto that made me feel pretty good, but then at the same time kind of worried because i wasnt sure if it was a genuine comment or this guy was hitting on me lol.
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Old 07-06-2005, 03:47 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Even if he was hitting on you it's still a compliment! (just maybe not a comfortable one....)
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Old 07-06-2005, 07:59 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Good compliment PaPa! I don't think it matters, like ID said, still a compliment!
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Old 07-06-2005, 09:47 AM   #19 (permalink)
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nice compliments to both of you guys...

maybe someday ill grow..haha...

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Old 07-06-2005, 09:54 AM   #20 (permalink)
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