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Ben Massey

@benmassey87

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Assistant Produce Manager at Publix Supermarkets

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#dragoncon 2026 Day 2 Part 2 taken in Dragon Con by @benmassey87

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#dragoncon 2026 - Day 2 Part 1 taken in Dragon Con by @benmassey87

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@benmassey87 is visiting from Atlanta!

Ice cream for breakfast and we saw ELEVEN different dolphins on the river walk!!! taken in Jacksonville, Florida by @benmassey87

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@thecruxshadows played their hometown of Jacksonville last night @ @thealbatrossjax ! We also celebrated @pyrojen’s birthday! Shout out to @lastgrasp for being amazing openers as well! taken in The Albatross by @benmassey87

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#dragoncon 2026 Day 1!!! taken in Dragon Con by @benmassey87

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The 40th #dragoncon Day 0!!! by @benmassey87

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2 months ago

Like many of you beautiful people on my feed, I love going to DragonCon. It’s less than a week away, & today is my last off day from work before the convention.

A lot of newer guests & attendees struggle with some of the realities of navigating the downtown sector of a major city during a holiday weekend to spend almost a week hanging out with 70-80,000 of their closest friends. Even more daunting a task for this sort of adventure is packing.

I’m here to help out with that. I’ve been going to DragonCon since 2005, & I’ve been gathering tips from veteran attendees, guests & performers for 2 decades. I’ve filmed this reel to pay it forward to the intrepid newer Con-goers who permeate our ranks each year. This video includes a comprehensive list of everything you will need to have a fun, safe weekend with all of your favorite strangely-dressed nerds.

Follow me for more helpful DragonCon advice. #dragoncon #marriottcarpet #drunkendragonhotel #marriott #ConCrunch taken in Dragon Con by @benmassey87

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I wore sleeves at the gym today. Weird. It may not be much to some, but today I was able to put 80 pound dumbbells for 3 sets of 10 clean reps on bench press & incline bench press! Not terrible at a BW of 180! Makes me laugh to think that in 10th grade, I tore my left pecans trying to bench 95 pounds on my buddy’s dad’s Bowflex. I’ve come a long way. #gym #gains #freeweights #weightlifting #icongym @icon_gyms taken in Cumming, Georgia by @benmassey87

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A lot of people in my gym & many others have cool patches on their bags that say things like “IFBB Pro” or “Arnold Classic”. I have these, lol. I’ve never competed in anything & never intend to. I’m here for the fun, to feel better, & feel better about myself.

Aside from it being back/biceps day, yesterday also held 2 significant meanings to me.

1- It was the 21st anniversary of my hiring date with Publix Supermarkets! My career there is now old enough to drink, which somehow I’ve still never done.

2- I took my lifting to a different level when chatting a fellow old card gaming pro (a much better one than myself, he succeeded more on skill than just trade) who was starting to work on life & fitness coaching & offered me his digital book if I simply used it as much as I could & documented some progress pics. A decade & 30-40 pounds of muscle later, I’m happy to report that it’s all working. So is his career. He’s spent his adult life studying strength, movement, fitness, philosophy, & lifestyle coaching. The exciting part is that he’s also succeeded in another way as of yesterday! Congratulations to @paullevitin, who has eloped to the Amalfi Coast in Italy to marry the lovely @liv.levitin! Super excited for them & their new life! taken in Cumming, Georgia by @benmassey87

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Haven’t posted gym pics in a while. Had a great chest day last night & a pump I was proud of last night so here’s some pics. #weights #strong #dumbbells #chestday #icongym taken in Cumming, Georgia by @benmassey87

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Practiced rowing so I can be a viking or at least a less pretty @erling! #rowing #weights #viking #backday #metal taken in Cumming, Georgia by @benmassey87

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3 months ago

Still lifting. Still growing. Here are some pics & videos from this week. #gains #gym #freeweights #lifting #icongym taken in Cumming, Georgia by @benmassey87

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