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TlalocW

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8. Well, I started lifting my freshman year

Reply to radicalliberal (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:28 PM

Jul 2014

And by the time I was a junior I had bulked up considerably so that's why he asked me, he was also an all around good guy that respected students if they at least made an effort in whatever it was they did. I recall his signing my senior yearbook along the lines of, "Thanks for being a student interested in more than just breathing."

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Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity [View all] radicalliberal Jul 2014 OP

And for me it worked the opposite way bluestateguy Jul 2014 #1

I'm glad the bullying tapered off, but you're missing the point of the article. radicalliberal Jul 2014 #4

My experience fits the story's trajecture. xfundy Jul 2014 #2

Unlike bluestateguy, you understand what the point of the article is. radicalliberal Jul 2014 #6

I always performed well enough to get As in gym TlalocW Jul 2014 #3

In my school district, none of the coaches I knew would give a nonathletic boy the time of day. n/t radicalliberal Jul 2014 #7

Well, I started lifting my freshman year TlalocW Jul 2014 #8

When I was in school, mandatory P.E. began in the fourth grade and continued -- radicalliberal Jul 2014 #9

TL; DR TlalocW Jul 2014 #10

* sigh * Here's another "so you won't misunderstand me." radicalliberal Jul 2014 #5

It's not just the boys. LWolf Jul 2014 #11

I was not civil to TlalocW. In fact, I was rude and not fair. radicalliberal Jul 2014 #12