Jack and I went to the bar with some friends.
All of us met up with somebody’s from the gym.
They were talking about how much weight each man can bench press. Nobody believed me when I said that I could bench press 273 lb. I am a small and skinny guy, but I can lift a lot of weight. I have been lifting weights since I was in high school. I was on the football team and I was skinny so the coach told me to weightlift. I still never made the first string team, but I could kick a ball 72 yards with zero accuracy. Since the guys at the bar did not recognize my story, both of us left the bar and went to a 24-hour fitness center about 5 miles away. I had access to the gym because I am a member. Each 1 of the guys put 50 bucks on the fact that I would not be able to lift a pound more than 250. I knew I had it in the bank when they gave me 250 instead of 273. I could lift 250 lbs 10 years ago. I sat down on the bench and I stretched my arms and my legs a little bit. I didn’t want to tear anything and I was lifting cold. I picked up the weights and lifted them up over my head. Then I put the bar on the ground and lifted it from a deadlift. I acquired 250 bucks that evening and I made those guys recognize like they were tiny men compared to me. Not a single 1 of those big muscle guys could deadlift the same weight.