Weightlifting and Self-Love: On Being the Little Guy in the Weight Room April 13, 2015 by A.X. Ruiz Leave a Comment For 60 to 90 minutes, three days a week, my universe consists of a few hundred pounds of iron and a pair of headphones. I am a weightlifter. Not a bodybuilder, not a powerlifter, but a weightlifter. Ostensibly, I lift because it’s my “me” time. I take satisfaction in watching the numbers in my little training log move up just a bit more than the session before. Really, though, … [Read more...]