good job on the weights or just BS’ing me?

[legpath]

I started working out at a new gym, and the environment is very different. There are guys telling me after I do my lifts that I'm doing a good job and that sort of thing. Do you think that type of thing in the gym is for real or do you think people just do that to BS me? I have really low self-esteem so I'm not sure what to think.

 

[ChewedSleek]

Sounds like people are being nice and trying to help motivate you to keep going. You are overthinking this.

 

[Ulter]

I like to go to the gym early in the morning when there aren't too many people there. This way nobody bothers me. I don't like to be talked to.

 

[ROIDDERS]

If you need to get spotted and that sort of thing, it can be very helpful to have people like this that are keeping an eye on you.

 

[2Thick]

It depends on the gym. In some gyms people are really quiet and isolating. In other gyms it is more social.

 

[ceo]

Bros, I think if dude's telling you you're doing a good job, that means they're encouraging you. That's not a bad thing. If it bothers you then go to the gym at a different time.

 

[strongmanaroo]

I started working out at a new gym, and the environment is very different. There are guys telling me after I do my lifts that I'm doing a good job and that sort of thing. Do you think that type of thing in the gym is for real or do you think people just do that to BS me? I have really low self-esteem so I'm not sure what to think.

On a personnal note I do sometimes give praises to people, no matter if the guy is a newbie or an experienced lifter, what I like to see is the grind. If a guy deadlifts 100kg but I can see he really gave it his all, I respect that and I'd probably tell the guy he's on a path to success.
But I can see how it can come across as maybe mockery, but it's absolutely not that. We all started at the bottom.
I'm sure these guys are seeing your efforts and want to encourage you to keep at it. You got this brother !

 

[SteveMobsterG]

I started working out at a new gym, and the environment is very different. There are guys telling me after I do my lifts that I'm doing a good job and that sort of thing. Do you think that type of thing in the gym is for real or do you think people just do that to BS me? I have really low self-esteem so I'm not sure what to think.

Why??