This is kind of my pet peeve. Everyone is compared to the average regardless of whether you're above or below it. That seems logical but here's my problem. I was talking to a physiotherapist at my gym (because I know her, she's a friend) and I told her about my shoulder and how I fucked it up. So we got talking and she kept saying.... the average person can't do this or do that, the average person's joints aren't capable of blah blah. And whenever I say something to a buddy about a lift being sub-par (oh man, I could only squat 415 for 1 rep today) they say something along the lines of "well fuck, thats alot more than most people can do"...
I (and most on this site) am not average. If I can't OHP 115lbs without shoulder pain or discomfort, its not because its too heavy for me. If I was squatting 425 for working sets of 5 and now I'm doing 315 for the same, then thats a serious setback. The average person is weak and small. Christ, I'm overweight if you look at my bodyweight compared to the average.
Here's my point: If I'm not average then why compare me and my body to the average? To me thats like comparing a Honda Civic to a Ferrari (not that I'm saying I'm a Ferrari or anything
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I just wanted to kinda vent and see if anyone else has an opinion on it.