{"id":509803,"date":"2023-05-27T02:39:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T06:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=509803"},"modified":"2023-05-27T02:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T06:43:57","slug":"how-to-know-that-youre-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/how-to-know-that-youre-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"How to know that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re strong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When other people at the gym suspect that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking steroids, while saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There are a lot of powerlifters who are on steroids, but they are.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Insinuating that I might be on steroids, because I do not look super super steroided out, yet I have godly strength).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>People are not sure what category to put me in. Why? They think I am a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153powerlifter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d because I do not do any silly repetitions, and only go for a really really heavy one rep max\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcs. 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