Thoughts on Posting an Apology Online to Your Family, Friends and “Fans” for Doing Poorly at a Meet

 

As we come into one of the most popular Powerlifting meet times I feel this is a great reminder to put out
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This is the absolute worst thing about the day after powerlifting meets. I would rather read 10-page rants from sore losers complaining about the judging and the equipment and the temperature in the warm-up room than another whiny apology from a lifter for “failing to meet their fans’ expectations.”

 

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Hey dipshit: Nobody, especially your family and friends, cares about how you perform at a meet. I would bet that most of them have no clue about what you do or even what any of it means.

 

Fact is, the only reason they even know that you even competed is that you’ve been beating them over the head with status updates for weeks leading up to the event. You know, that update with how you were starting your weight cut, the last real meal update, the no-carb meal update, the scale pic update, the after weigh-in update, the post weigh-in meal update, and the ready to #killweights update.

 

So maybe if you didn’t talk so much you wouldn’t have to apologize for something that’s just a natural part of the process of training and competing — failure.

 

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