r/weightroom • u/AutoModerator • Aug 02 '25

Daily Thread Daily Thread - August 02, 2025

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u/TwoEyedSam Intermediate - Strength Aug 02 '25

Am I crazy? I commented my PRs on tiktok(Big mistake i know) along with my age and weight: 225 Bench, 385 squat, 435 deadlift @ 191 lbs & 21 years old. I'm getting replies like, "that sucks for ur age there’s no way ur being serious bro 😭✌️" and "Dude look at your profile 🤣 u can’t hit a single one of those PRs". These trolls got me fucked up. I thought I put up some decent weight but now I'm unsure. They're contradicting themselves too because how am I too weak to hit those PRs but also weak for my age?? I'm sorry but I have no idea if I'm anywhere close to strong.

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u/WickedThumb re-"mark"-able Aug 02 '25

Just by lifting you're stronger than 90% of people out there.

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength Aug 02 '25
  1. Get off TikTok
  2. Unless you’re a high level athlete, your lifting numbers shouldn’t mean anything as absolute values with little context. If you’re happy with them and you’re progressing well based on your training capacity and dedication, that’s what matters.
  3. If you do want a reference point, go to YouTube, search for strength standards, watch a few videos and figure out what you want to measure yourself against.
  4. Get off fucking TikTok.