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    I remember the very first time in a gymj for me. It was after my stint in the service (seabees) and used my GI bill to go to college. I was thin at 172# and 6'3". There was a bar with 2 full plates on each side 225#. I got on the bench and did it a couple times.
    On the bench I never moved up from 225# while in college but did reps of 225# working up tp 15 or so. I talked a team doctor in prescribing dinanbol to be and quickly went up to 187# then 196# and topped out at 203# all while wearing 32x36 jeans.
    Those were the days

    Wondering why I could never do more than 225# on bench

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    first time I hit a gym in high school I saw a guy doing 225 and thought one day im gonna do that.. as I threw two pigs on the bar (25 lb plates). and went to work lol.

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      For me it was a friends basement. His dad had quite the gym down there. Then there was the gym in high school. I remember my freshman year watching the older kids and thinking I will get 205 by end of the year. 155 was my 1 rep max. LOL, but I did get 205 before the year was over. My 1st time at a gym besides that was actually my 1st job. I was 14 and worked at a gym for 2 bucks an hour and loved it. I made some cash and got to workout for free. There where some monsters that trained there and after earning their respect they took me under their wing and worked the shit out of me. I learned a lot from them and put on some serious muscle. I went from 160 to 205-215 by my senior year and was accused of doing steroids by a teacher. I took it as a compliment, but my parents not so much. LOL All I did was eat and lift. I never touched gear till I was over 35. Any way, that was my 1st real gym and my favorite job I ever had.
      “To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

      ― Buddha

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        First time in the gym I was 14 I used every machine in the gym I mean everyone was there 2 hrs no idea what I was doing So sore the next day I could not move then I put Ben gay on arms abs legs hurt worse jumped in a hot shower to wash off the Ben gay well that set my skin on fire missed two days of school. And 26 years later I still go to the gym. This is a true rookie story.

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          I remember the first time I squatted in a gym. ahah. I put 135 on there and went down but didn't come up. I was naturally a good bencher tho.
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            First time was in a real gym was in high school. I started working out before that doing pushups, pullups, heavy bag all that good stuff.
            Animal the manimal

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