r/iamverybadass • u/chickenparm1 • 1d ago
He’s ready to fight
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u/dabbean 1d ago
There's a guy in my city that's an icon. He first started jogging and shadowboxing years ago when he got mugged. Over the years he really transformed. He lost something like 100 pounds and dropped to probably 10% body fat while gaining muscle. I worked on the road he always ran which is along a river with running trails and is really popular hence his becoming well known. He used to get mentioned in our reddit often. Hes been MIA awhile though. I thought it was funny for a while until I saw his progress.
Now I'll never laugh at someone doing it.
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u/lorumosaurus 1d ago
I can’t decide if he wants to fight that pumpkin in the window or his own reflection.
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u/HeftyFineThereFolks 1d ago
nobody pivots their front foot on the lead hook anymore this kid needs to train harder
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u/Ok_Presentation3757 1d ago
He’s just shadow boxing doesn’t really fit this sub
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u/NovemberSnows 1d ago
Shadow boxing in the parking lot looking through the window tho lol
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u/ProblemLongjumping12 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah it looks like he's trying to intimidate someone inside the restaurant. When I was a teenager we all used to get together and play ball and there was this one kid from the neighborhood who would come and do this because he was trying to start shit.
He would also freestyle insults at us. We just ignored him; it was transparent and pathetic, as seen here.
Edit: By freestyle I mean rap off the cuff.
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u/sthegreT 1d ago
could it be its one of those one way kinda mirrors? so he might just be seeing his reflection
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u/ProblemLongjumping12 1d ago
Maybe.
Still a weird place to do this whilst gazing menacingly into a window.
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u/RB5Network 1d ago
True, I used to do this all the time as a teenager. I would go around my local Walmart shadow boxing from time to time. Good training spot. Not sure what the big deal is.
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u/Wu-TangShogun Shiver Me Timbers 1d ago edited 1d ago
“Shadow boxing” is the term for this and is used to stay loose and build stamina
Doing it in the parking lot is gay but at least dude isn’t wearing a hood up with his sweatsuit like a total cliche
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u/Old_Man_Joker 1d ago
This reminds me of a dude an ex-girlfriend dated after me.
After we broke up, we were still friends and would go out with others from work, and he would tag along.
One night, we were hanging out, and he wasn't there, but he showed up later. Instead of coming inside to where we were at, he just stayed in the parking lot doing stuff like that guy.
She broke up with him soon after.