Acting like a man has nothing to do with not screaming in pain. Watch some gym fail videos and you’ll see people who can bench 6x as much as you screaming in pain as they try to get a lift up or something.

“Man up” by not worrying about what other people are thinking of you and try your ass off to lift that heavy object. Even if it involves maybe making a fool out of yourself, or asking for a spot, or giving yourself a way to not die when you fail your 1rm

Hey my guy I get that you’re probably like 14 so I’m not gonna harp on you too hard but you gotta understand that worrying about “what a man is supposed to do” is doing the exact opposite of what you think it’s doing.

You’re letting other people tell you how to act, letting other people tell you who you should be. Does that sound positive to you? Does it sound “masculine” to let the fear of other people not thinking you’re “man enough” dictate how you act? Just be yourself and stop worrying so much about whether other people think