We in the fitness field keep talking about how we want more people to get into fitness. We want people to get off the couch, we want people to lose their fat, we want people to do real fitness stuff like lifting weights, etc. So why then do we knock beginners when they try this stuff and are ecstatic that they can do it and start getting results?
Someone’s happy that they squatted 300lbs. and some fitness guru just can’t wait to tell them how that’s absolutely nothing and they should go off and hide themselves until they’re setting world records. Someone else tries Olympic lifting and a fitness forum dedicated to it just can’t wait to compare their form to that of a world champion. What the hell?
99.9% of us will never be in a world cup, Mr. Olympia, or the Olympics. So what? Is what we do automatically BS because of that?
I see lots of people who are setting PRs and are naturally very happy about it but get nothing but grief from people that frankly should know better. You can’t squat 405lbs. without squatting 300lbs. first so how about we lighten up on folks a little?
For many of us, it goes way beyond that. A certain weight isn’t the goal, the process is the goal. Milestones reached along the way are to be celebrated. It’s about BEING ALIVE and enjoying it!
So before you post a comment on Youtube about how some guy’s pullup PR attempt is utter garbage because one rep was off by one inch, stop and think about what your comment says about your own lack of a life. And leave the beginners alone!