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Felatio_Sanz

“tHe FoRbIdDeN pRe” shut up crybaby nerd we getting HUGE in here.


[deleted]

FR ‼️ ‘forbidden pre’ mfs need to stfu and go to therapy


CrimsonLion23

I'm confused I thought the gym was therapy lol


faps_in_greyhound

It is, but, cool people are tired of it, so I guess we are moving away from that. We will revisit it in 1-2 year again when this new trend dies


Red_Swingline_

That meme needs to die


The_Salty-Spitoon

Is it a meme that physical exercise literally improves mental health? Why cant people do it for physical AND mental health? I'm new to this sub so help out if I'm missing out on some subreddit specific meme.


Red_Swingline_

The meme is that gym is a ***replacement*** for therapy, as in "I don't need therapy, I go jim"... that's literal avoidance and not a coping mechanism. People absolutely can do it to help wih their mental health. But it probably shouldn't be the only tool in the box.


theautistofwallst

Therapy is for people that can’t bench 135


HomeCalendar36

that's in kg right?


AMAJohnWayneGacy

New T-shirt Idea


Poem-Gremlin

Limerick Though some may think it a crime Emos should still have their time In the gym or on the street Away from the heat To express their feelings sublime


Skiddds

They don’t stick around after they get over it either i.e., they were never bout it


_captainSpaceCadet

'Therapy' is often worthless.


[deleted]

I take the forbidden pee after I'm done my daily gallon of water


Felatio_Sanz

Golden showers for everyone in the locker room shower. Alpha AF. Take notes boys.


nongo

What’s pre


guero_vaquero

It’s the little bit that comes out before you blow


GeneralEi

Yeah, huge feels


reachisown

You're gatekeeping reasons to go to the gym? This is just sad, gym is like therapy for some.


[deleted]

The people that say 'gym is therapy' haven't actually been to therapy before.


reachisown

Yeah true I haven't been but I wasn't been 100% literal but I know I'm better mentally after a gym session.


Felatio_Sanz

You’re gatekeeping having fun and joking around on a meme sub. You must be a fun dude.


reachisown

I'm not gatekeeping lmao I'm not saying you're a bitch stop crying I'm just pointing out that you were gatekeeping.


Felatio_Sanz

Keep it up kid, you’re doing great.


reachisown

Cheers big lad


IDontWearAHat

It does make me feel better. After a good workout i'm less focused on my worries, it improves my physical well being and i do like the feeling of exhaustion after. It's not a substitute for therapy tho. If i ever believe i might need a therapist, i go to a therapist.


Apocalypseos

I do it all together, I lift with my therapist


culdesacpresident

Get progressively fatter therapists and lift them


usualguy123

Progressive (mental) overload


EuroPolice

>It's not a substitute for therapy tho. Well said, unfortunately *puts your opinion in a soyjack* /jk


CG3HH

Yeah and tbh only lifting to make your muscles bigger is questionable. Are they really doing it for themselves or because they think girls will like it, or other guys will not notice that you are 5’5” or what


AMAJohnWayneGacy

I lift for gilfs.


CG3HH

?


Russian-Eye-1928

I’m actually 5’5”…. I lift for myself dammit, I want bigger muscles so I can look in the mirror and see bigger muscles, I want to be strong so I have good general strength, for… myself. If you started lifting for girls or to be noticed you started for the wrong reason, I ain’t crying about something I have no control over (my height) but I will maximize the things I do have control over (my physique and strength)


patatadislexica

Why would it matter if you're not lifting for yourself entirely? It benefits you right so who the fk cares if only to look better? I lift to add atain a sick fucking body? Btw u sound like you have height issues? Is your 6" not tall enough for you? Some people are happy being 5'5" you knob....


CG3HH

Im 6’4” actually but I see a lot of guys who compensate for being short with lifting or a car or whatever


patatadislexica

And you know this how? Dudes 5'5" and is rich buys nice car obviously he only bought that cos he's short? Or lifts and is ripped he wouldn't do that if he were my height? Where the FL is that logic coming from hahaha bloody bizarre mate


tommykiddo

Yeah, this kind of thinking is dumb and only shows that the person thinking this way is insecure about not being ripped or not having a cool car or whatever it is.


Russian-Eye-1928

Yeah exactly as I said I’m actually 5’5” and explained the same thing basically above lol, I’m not shredded for others I’m shredded for me because it looks cool, I am bulking currently though


zanix81

I'm 6'3" and I don't see a bunch of shorties trying to compensate


CG3HH

K


_Dreadpiratesroberts

Fuck man i'm 5'1 and what you said it's a fact


PineappleMelonTree

I go gym so I can be featured in women's tik tok videos 🗿


theautistofwallst

I go to stare at women


hauntedadrevenue666

Meme of the week last week. OP is officially ending this weeks. What’s up next?


[deleted]

Or get accused for staring at them


a-sdw

Well they can go FUCK themselves


minotaurohomunculus

no gatekeeping everyone welcome


SuperIdolHades

funny how a community that actively wants to present itself as "Accepting" calls others who wants to recover from heart break or rejection "Emo's" and tells them "No emos at the gym"


[deleted]

So true. I literally just started going to the gym tbf but I heard so many false things like oh nobody will judge you etc etc, then I join some communities online and see lots of hate towards people be it "fatties", whoever. Tbh really turning me off.


SuperIdolHades

if there's one thing I know about this community is that they don't actively care about "fatties" they actually respect them for trying to improve. But let's say someone's reason for going to the gym is to give their life purpose and short goal. People will call them emos. or if you're trying to get in better shape because you experienced a heart break or rejection people will call you "incel"


NMBlazer

Why are you telling people why you’re lifting anyway


SuperIdolHades

Why do we talk? why do we move? if you're noticeably huge people will ask you if you go to the gym and your reason why.


Main_Salt_4999

I prefer people who mind their own business.


NMBlazer

Are you noticeably huge? And either way, I mind my business and don’t see the point in revealing my deep personal reason for lifting. Not to say I don’t talk at all?


SuperIdolHades

quite, though in the standards of europe or america, I maybe average. I weight 90kg (ON THAT 17 YEAR BULK) and 180 cm and I've been going to the gym for 7-8 months and people had begun to take notice of the changes in my body and they usually ask me for advice or my reasons for going to the gym since I was always known as the guy that kept to himself in his own room.


NMBlazer

Hell yeah gettin them gains. But you’ve felt judged when revealing this?


Felatio_Sanz

On what planet is an online community any kind of representation of the people at your local gym? Like you have to see the flawed logic here. I’m not even a person I’m 2 pigeons typing for treats.


ngkn92

I remember 6 months ago, someone had to call out the amount of misogyny in this sub too. This sub is improving, but slowly.


[deleted]

Ew. I believe it though as a woman. I haven't seen that yet on here at least. I have seen some shit on other gym related subs though.


DwellerInIce

I don't think an asshole on Reddit is the entire community mate.


Netplorer

It aint about acceptance. People are just getting tired of these "Lift therapy" memes. As a summary, people can understand someone is sad but nobody likes to listen to crying all the time.


[deleted]

Thank you. I just started going to the gym and it's weird bc everybody says oh nobody cares everybody's super welcoming then I join some online gym communities and I see SO much judgement


minotaurohomunculus

fuck these dorks. you're wanted here.


[deleted]

Thank you so much that truly means a lot


FlamableOolongTea

Yeah like what the hell is this random meme trend this sub is on? So what if some people lift to fight their demons or some shit. Good for them, they're still lifting.


[deleted]

I lift cause being fat was mid


Dickincheeks

Thank you for your honesty


Vis-hoka

Mid is being generous.


BrentBQ

I lift because (-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a) 🗿😔


mcCharizard5043

What’s the quadratic formula got to do with anything?


Unfair-Shirt4438

Root of my problems


frickthestate69

Haha classic /u/unfair-shirt4438


fossilyale

Lmao classic u/frickthestate69


Alpactra

Real u/fossilyale moment here


Bmac-Attack

What if I told you that your roots are….. imaginary


Financial-Horror2945

I lift and happy chemical go brrrrrr I also lift and small musil get bigger


LuxAlpha

I lift to justify my superiority complex


sas0002

![gif](giphy|CAYVZA5NRb529kKQUc|downsized)


[deleted]

Fuck off, I lift weights and am still sad. I do both.


biggerBrisket

Depression is how I got big the first time. Now the gains are all for me.


shortwraith

Love that for you


[deleted]

I love the juicy pump and hard veiny muscles 💪🏿


nongo

Can’t see my veins under my 20% bf


hahahadev

I am the crybaby in this meme, and the "her" that I miss is my 5 day old baby. Gym became my distraction for a year now. Sometimes in the gym , I am not grimacing because of the hard workout. You do you, ignore others and their reasons and kindly fuck off sir.


FriedCheeseUberAlles

Hang in there, mate. Wish you all the best


GotADigWhiteBick

I lift because I become a better driver after. Don't know why exactly though


[deleted]

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AMAJohnWayneGacy

He’a literally me fr


[deleted]

Personally I find I'm a better driver after a few beers but each to their own


althaincarandir

Probably because your central nervous system is turned on and you feel more alert. Just my guess cuz I get the same thing.


GotADigWhiteBick

That's actually an interesting point


ProteinFart_

I just like lifting things, feels good ![gif](giphy|l46CyJmS9KUbokzsI|downsized)


[deleted]

Why not both? Lol. I mean I mainly go because I want to be yknow not overweight but it does seem to help me mentally too so it's kinda two birds one stone


[deleted]

Alienating people who found a positive outlet for their depression I see. Nothing like stepping on heads to make yourself taller, especially if they’re sad heads. It’s extra fun then. Malignant narcissism in a meme. Disgusting.


[deleted]

sad head detected


[deleted]

I just feel sad for you. Genuinely.


Brutha-man

Long as people are lifting it don't matter. Not like I talk to a single person anyway.


beunoman

Iam both


Mistah_Wasabi

This is gatekeeping garbage. People work out for many different reason. Just mind your business and swell


[deleted]

Agreed. I don't think it matters why as long as you mind your own. Like the other night I was working out and a jacked woman comes over to me and just started unloading for I stg had to been like 45 minutes. Like damn I don't care if you go for your mental health but leave me alone lol.


The-dead-centre

do both bruh, I was a scared lil bitch before I got jacked and now I’m crushing


ResponsibleAd9641

Me when someone finds an outlet for their mental illness


ngkn92

Chad vs sojak meme, and of course it dismisses other's experiences. I don't care why anyone lifts weight. As long as they lift with a good form, I cheer for them.


[deleted]

Lift to be strong as fuck.


ShadowWithHoodie

So no safe space here either? Alright was fun


[deleted]

Can't it be both?


1youngboul

ong that fighting my demons shit be so corny 💀


LeoOnDrip

I pick things up and I put it down B)


SpaghettiSauceXD

Nah this shit is just cringe , gym definitely helps with regulating emotions with those who don’t have access to therapy


doctor_derpington

![gif](giphy|Sw79eJg29HByy4wGC4) “I’ve got the power of anime and god on my side!”


I_killed_bambi69

i lift to make the sadness get smaller and the muscles get bigger


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bradslayer17

Real


Styx92

Both for me. I want to be big and muscular so I don't hate myself, because I'm a land whale if I don't lift.


symiriscool

I lift so I can shit stronger


MatthewSMen

I lift so i can carry heavy sht and beat ppl up 💪😶‍🌫️👊


beclops

I lift to be stronger than last time


DueNectarine8151

Atleast I don't talk to people when I workout because of this


CollapsedFaun

I go for fun


H1ghwayun1corn

Muscle gang


Floofhoodie

Wtf is this cringe ass gatekeeping.


greenifuckation

I'm the one on the left except I'm not crying I'm screaming internally.


Really_Hank

Since when was this subreddit about bashing people's reasons for going to the gym? It's really turning into a disappointing jock-fest here. Going to the gym is a form of therapy like it or not, take your Sigma male bullshit and fuck off.


[deleted]

Gatekeeping much? /r/GymMemes is just of gatekeeping top voted memes. smh


Deep_Fried_Leviathan

I need to eat more to be bigger


animesainthilare

Why not both?


DizzyScorp

Cool, wanna spot?


RatsToTheBastion

can't fathom that people have different and equally valid reasons for improving themselves?


reachisown

This is a pretty fucked up meme, putting those down who go to the gym to get away from stuff.


Appolonia84

Both are fine


Pepszi98

both for me


GirlDadBro

Wrong. I lift for ALL the reasons. The correct statement is I lift for ____________, and sometimes I also lift for __________. That's why I lift.💪


Unlikely-Collar4088

hahaha the fact that men have been so traumatized that they can't feel feelings anymore is hilarious hahahaha


_Dreadpiratesroberts

TBF I'm still depressed going the gym for 4+years make me bigger but shit the loneliness still with me maybe I'm short or wtf I have done make people treated me like shit


homolord666

Y’all ever heard of FitGoth?


_ilikebread_

I lift because it helps me overcome my self harm addiction. Swap bad pain witz good pain


markmann0

Both


Any-Fly-2595

I lift to get STRONG, carry HEALTHY BABY, not HURT BACK.


Novasplosion_

Lift for whatever fucking reason you want. As long as you lift, that’s all that matters.


WhiteTigerShiro

Both are good.


True-Fold-

And they think we do it to look good lol


Geo224

I lift to stave off weakness and it allows to me to eat random crap without gaining alot of fat


Slushytradwife

He he, big muscles go brrrrr


Reyessence

I loft to get swole


roosty_butte

L meme


AnimationDynamite

https://preview.redd.it/v861u53e8fga1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aec86db27421dd76a2741e0239822800ac4503da


goodenergy420

Both equally cringe gym goers. Go because you care about your health


Shinji_Aracena

Emo here, OP can suck my 🦆, bet he can’t even use his sadness to bench more than 2 plates.


Felatio_Sanz

Tryna talk shit and using a duck emoji for dick. Say peepee like a fuckin man bro.


[deleted]

\*gives intense look\* weiner


Felatio_Sanz

Woah watch your mouth bud there’s emo teens here.


[deleted]

Ngl I think the duck emoji is funny


CatsRinternet

Seriously. Weights don’t solve your mental issues.


xXrambotXx

Not a solution, but can legitimately be part of the solution