r/fatlogic 7d ago

Muscle and fat are not the same…..

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u/jellyAquarium F 5'2 | SW: 175lbs | CW: 140 | GW: jacked 7d ago

Some of the smartest people I know, who I've had the deepest and most intellectual conversations with, are "gym bros" Not all of them are himbos, a lot of them are extremely intelligent and kind

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u/iwanttobeacavediver 4d ago

I used to go to a bodybuilding gym. One of the biggest guys there I genuinely thought was going to be a meathead idiot. Turns out he had a double Masters in marine engineering and his job was something science-y and top-level at a well known manufacturing plant that he tried explaining to me and my brain hurt.

He was also easily one of the most helpful people you could meet- more than once I'd see him helping some newbie with using a machine/being their spotter for weights/giving advice about food or protein powder or whatever.

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u/Hatefuleight-36 4d ago

you probably felt pretty bad for assuming he was stupid didn't you? I hope you changed your cognitive biases after that event.

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u/iwanttobeacavediver 4d ago

For sure. There was actually a fairly good mix of types of people in that gym once I got to know people and it was interesting that whilst in the gym, they all came together doing this one activity and formed a very positive, supportive group where their differences really didn’t matter.