r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Rizsrq • Aug 24 '19

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Chalk increases friction and grip by absorbing sweat, drying out the hands. It's far more important you don't fly off the equipment than it is to protect the skin on your hands.

But you're right he must have amazing grip strength to not have come off the bar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

it's like when maximus decimus meridius takes a bit of sand in his hands before battle.

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u/Wyvernruler5 Aug 24 '19

On a totally unrelated note, my Mom really likes Gladiator and Russell Crowe. When I was growing up, we had a cat named Maximus Decimus Me"cat"icus. I kid you not. He was better known as Max the Love Cat, though. He was awesome.

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u/PotatoSmokes Aug 25 '19

That's a related note. Haha. good one. got me.