The Glory Days Effect is when you are remembering someone'
s physical appearance from the past, as being
WAY more impressive than it ACTUALLY was, and your memory plays tricks on you.
E.g. You remember the person as being super jacked, fit, shredded, etc. But when you go back and look at
old pictures/watch the old movies, they
don't look NEARLY as impressive as they did in your memory.
"Damn
Bro, remember how shredded Brad Pitt was in Fight Club?" (Then you look and realize he was dope fiend lean, and about 150
lbs).
"DAMN, my mind's playing tricks on me, that's gotta be The Glory Days Effect".
"I went to HS with this guy who never took steroids, was 7% Bodyfat, and benching 405
lbs" (Then you go back and see a training video, and realize he was doing half reps with 3 spotters).
"Naw
Bro, he couldn't even do that with 3 plates by himself, you got hit by The Glory Days Effect".
"Omg Ryan Reynolds in Blade:
Trinity was jacked
AF!" (You look in the mirror and realize you are now
WAY bigger, and leaner than he was back then).
"That's so crazy, I actually look better than this now... Definitely The Glory Days Effect, in full force".
