kick in the teeth?

[Almost-Insane]

as some of you may know i go to the gym quite a bit (well usually). over the past year i was making some good progress, now my gym just got refurbished, all new equipment so i went in for my usual session. during that session i overhear one of the instructors saying that the old machines that were there dont actually display the right weight amount - due to the wear and tear or time theyve worn down and the cables stretched etc so what you actually lift isnt what the labels say. so im thinking 'if the labels are all wrong then ive been wrong about what ive been lifting' so basically all my achievements over the past year have just been wiped out, i tried the new machines and its right, i cant lift as much as i thought i could, and i cant do as many reps with anything...a year of work seems to have been wasted and now im not sure i want to go back (ill probs force myself though). also the layout has been changed so theres more open space in the middle of the floor so when using free weights (that is dumbells and kettlebells etc) its like im on display in front of everyone which is even worse, so not only am i not as strong as i thought but im in the middle were ppl can see me...

[Markme]

ah man dont take it in a bad way, to tell u the truth even if u are actually lifting 50kg on a cable machine, the cable takes away like 25% of the 50kg..

the best saying ive heard about gym is, leave your ego at the door and pick it up on the way out and its so true.
when i stopped trying to prove i was a big man and could lift heavy weights, i gained so much more muscle, cut my fat down immensely and then i can laugh at all the idiots who were just like me.

dont worry about what people think either, you all wouldnt be at a gym if you looked perfect or how you wanted.

[CJDude]

where you haveing fun at the gym?

[Almost-Insane]

i used to kinda have fun at the gym cause it was a social place aswell, the machines were sorta crowded so everyone was in the same area, had a better atmosphere to it. now tho its all spaced out so if you were to speak to someone its either the slightest whisper or your shouting from one end to the other - the same atmosphere is competely gone. its not really like im trying to prove anything (well it is slightly) its just a downer cause i used to feel good when i was going up the weights, mark you'll probs remember me occasionally mentioning how im doing with it etc and now its like all of it was wrong. im still gonna go its just gonna be odd.

[nelvannya]

Aww babe I am sorry to hear that. But do not worry about it, as long as you are going to they gym that all that matters.
You are doing something thousands of people will not do, cant do, and make up excuses not to do...
So keep working think about you not anyone elses opinon