Woman asked 'scary gym bros’ to spot her — and their kindness totally caught her off guard

There’s always more to a person than what we can see. Liv, who goes by @livewellcoaching, revealed that when she was skeptical about asking a “scary” guy, Tank, who goes by @tank.3f, to spot her at the gym, she received an unexpected response. She mustered the courage to talk to the bulky man and was struck with wonder at how kind people can be. It’s a heartwarming lesson to go beyond appearances and look into people’s hearts. According to Victoria State Department's Better Health channel, working out with another person is a great way to forge new friendships. It also pushes the person to work out harder, yielding better results, and that’s exactly what happened for Liv.

The woman was seated at a machine, wondering whether it was a good idea to go over to the scary-looking burly men and ask for help. There was no one around except the bald, big, and bulky guy, engrossed in his workout. She finally made up her mind, got off the machine, walked up to the man, and posed the question. As soon as she asked him to spot her, the man gave the cutest smile and dropped his own weights to guide her. He asked her what exercises she planned to do, and she revealed, “Shoulder press," adding that she planned to try the 18 no. weights. Listening to her intently, the man asked, “How many?” She replied, “Hopefully 6, I’m gonna try and push to 8."

He gently smiled and nodded, giving her the space to adjust herself on the machine with the weights. As she began, he carefully spotted her, paying close attention as she completed the 6th rep successfully. She was grunting and tired, but Tank encouragingly said, “4 more.” “4 more?!” Liv asked in disbelief, still holding the weights. He went out of his way to motivate and support her, to push her to her best potential — and every gym freak understands how important and meaningful that can be. He gently tapped her elbows to let her know he was right behind her, spotting her by the second, should anything go wrong.

“Come on,” he said, as he helped her count each strenuous rep to make a total of 4 extra reps of the workout. The woman thought she could do 6, 8 at max, but the man pushed her to do 10 successfully. “I didn’t even help you that much,” he remarked with a proud smile, leaving her with a delighted gasp. The interaction didn’t end there, however. “Now 20,” Tank said. “You’re crazy,” Liv jokingly replied. However, he was insistent that she give her all and excel. “Do 6,” he said, referring to the 20 no. weights. He voluntarily spotted her for those 6 reps, too. “Very good,” he said.

“I can’t believe you made me do that,” an exhausted Liv said, feeling proud and accomplished. Before he could leave, the man sweetly gestured towards the 22 no. weight and said, “Next week.” “The scariest looking guys in the gym are actually the friendliest,” she wrote in her caption. @kantfitnessjourney said, “Gentle giants.” @mrs_r_seymour said, “These guys are the best and most supportive.” The man even commented, "Our video people like it, we need do 22 kg." 

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