What was your “DAMN I’M GETTING STRONG” moment?

[christylou]

@justin_holmes Geez you know you’re strong when your dad asks you to open jars! That’s probably one of the most impressive things here!!

 

[bbxz]

@justin_holmes Lifting 50 lb bags of sand I picked up for my kids sandbox. Took two people wheeling them out on a cart, and I could easily pick them up and toss them in my trunk. Honestly didn't think too much about it but the two ladies I got them from were gobsmacked that I threw them around like nothing.

Felt pretty good!

 

[peacewarrior]

@justin_holmes Broke a ballpen by mistake by bending it playing around. Also all those jars and bottles that open easily.

 

[allen]

@justin_holmes Lifting my 5 year old (~40 lbs) over my head to sit on my shoulders. I could carry him already in a piggy back, but could never get him up to my shoulders. Until a couple months ago, I randomly tried again and I could!

 

[rdrugan]

@allen That's really impressive!

 

[platina]

@justin_holmes When I walked into the gym and the owner was like I have a new thing for you to try and led me to some weird ass booty building machine. I guess he does see what I focus on....

 

[pstrjohnroberts]

@justin_holmes 3x65lb ohp! 5 sets In August I couldn't do 3x45lbs. This 20 lb jump came without doing any ohp in my routine. I can do pull ups now too
Obviously I know 65lbs is nothing to most. I'll get there.

 

[thebert2010]

@pstrjohnroberts I find OHP so hard to progress on so 65 is very impressive!!

 

[truthspoon]

@justin_holmes I lifted up and pushed over a 200lb tire today about 24 times! Wasnt able to do 5 of those 3 weeks ago. I think half the battle is in our heads and we are stronger than we think

 

[rouzanna]

@justin_holmes One moment was tonight, carrying a big box full of art supplies and candy from my dorm to another dorm for door decorations. And also the sprint to and from that dorm back to mine because I forgot something literally all I thought about was: and this is why I go to the gym. To be able to lug this stuff to and from places far away…and to be able to know I can sprint back if I forget anything lol

 

[primuspilus]

@justin_holmes This probably sounds stupid, but starting off with no arm veins and now even when I don’t flex I see arm veins and I can’t stop looking at them. thats when I knew my arms really got stronger

 

[upitnik]

@justin_holmes Oh I know! My boyfriend slipped on the subway steps (NYC) and GUESS WHO CAUGHT HIS ELBOW AND STEADIED HIM WITH NARY A SHIVER.

He yelled in admiration, hyped me up, and the rest is XXX.

 

[reginald_ringor]

@justin_holmes Male, but when I first started going to the gym, I had a hard time with bench pressing and I remember first time doing it, I struggled on 65. Today, I managed to do 5 reps of 145 just as a ground check. Only been going for 5 months. I’ve improved with squats too, I remember having a hard time on 90 period, but managed to do a set of 12 on 155 pounds. Also didn’t start doing these workouts till recently, but these are acceptable since I started doing these recently.

 

[brojaque]

@justin_holmes Getting my suitcase into the overhead bin on my own and without almost giving a seated passenger a concussion!

 

[vivienita]

@brojaque My privilege is starting to get the best of me. I can yank my suitcase and put it down 1 handed. I see all these middle aged people struggling and spending half a lifetime trying to get luggage in/out and I just want to scream

 

[rsdar]

@vivienita I know right I just wanna grab their luggage for them (and tell them to pack lighter, sheesh). If we're boarding and I'm stuck behind them I offer to help so they'll get out of the way faster

 

[ammyrodrics]

@justin_holmes I'm a teacher and used to have to ask students to carry heavy items for me. I had something the other day and one student just automatically came up to me to take it from me and help (like I'd asked him to a hundred times before). It felt good to be able to be like, "Nope, I've got this. Thanks though."

 

[akimbastark]

@justin_holmes I have had a few:

• when I could open a jar my dad couldn't open
• when I reached a 100kg deadlift
• when I could pick up my daughter (she's 35kg and was kicking and screaming / having a tantrum at the time) and carry her to her bedroom no sweat
• when I bested my husband's deadlift
• when I realised you could see my muscles, first it was biceps, now it's abs

It's a great feeling, being strong!

 

[markclark058]

@justin_holmes A few years ago a very skittish dog I'd just adopted slipped her collar when my SO was walking her. I was able to run across a field and climb over a chain link fence with relative ease. That's when I knew all my working out was paying off. The dog was recovered safely and walked with a harness until we bonded and was no longer a flight risk.

 

[shillman]

@justin_holmes Mine was pretty small, but one day I took the stairs two at a time and it felt like I was about to bound straight through the ceiling; the last time I’d tried to take the stairs two at a time I couldn’t do the whole flight and I definitely needed a lot more force! I felt like a superhero flying up those stairs lol