What is the real reason you lift? (be honest)

[crupiea]

I want to do things today that others wont do so tomorrow I can do things that others cant do.

[Ajapai]

I want to be like the aesthetic crew guys (srs). Brb jacked a phuck, brb sick party lifestyle, brb real life trolls.

[mferrandi]

Seriously? I love the fact that I can most likely beat the crap out of anyone, being 2-3 times stronger than most people give me a huge edge. I also love to look good, have a six pack, have perfect symmetry. I also love the challenge, bodybuilding is extremely challenging, especially for natties like me

[iamtough]

I get skinny way too fast and then I look sad.

[NextTimeDuck]

I always wanted wings.

[RiceBrah93]

To get vagina and feel and look good in general

[RC2008]

Vanity reasons initially. And now, I am just obsessed with getting the maximum out of my body in terms of strength, conditioning and overall lifting performance. It's just something I am obsessed with that is more or less all consuming, and I've been doing it almost a decade now. It's neither a good thing nor a bad thing.

[JewishSuperHero]

I was about 130 pounds when I started. I simply wanted to get bigger. I had a girlfriend at the time so girls had nothing to do with it.

Today I mostly do it because it's fun. But I also do it out of habit too to be honest.

[Turbobroccoli]

I want to be like the aesthetic crew guys (srs). Brb jacked a phuck, brb sick party lifestyle, brb real life trolls.

That's pretty gay tbh

[Melis689]

Do you get hornier when going to the gym?

Only when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror






...not srs

[moonstarrrrr]

Only when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror






...not srs

hey babs you want ipad and uggs?

[TaterSaladJr]

started for girls, still don't get poocy though despite 8/10 face genetics *srs* jk (semi srs)

20% of it is because I love seeing people hit PR's and make progress, it makes me want to work harder to be better than them, I love the feeling of pushing my bodies physical limits.

the other 80% has become habit because I'm passionate about it

[JamesA1990]

Started lifting cos i wanted to fight some ******* (ded srs)

then lifted to get strong for rugby

then lifted to look shredded like zyzz and get girls

now i lift to flex my penor and compete in powerlifting

[nosirrahx]

41 and married so its not for women.

I like being strong and its fun lifting with my friends.

[fatslob1]

being a skinny **** sucks. i felt a lot healthier and more confident when i had muscle

[MBisonSon]

It's hard to say exactly why.

I guess intrinsically it makes me feel more in control of situations?

It makes me feel like no matter what comes my way, my body is ready to physically handle whatever it needs to.

Same reason I'm into fighting, just so that I know most likely if some sort of confrontational situation comes up I'll be ready.

[Sinan09400]

I began for oneitis and other sloots but it didnt work.

Only when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror


...not srs

Hey melis is a turkish name

Lets d8

[SlickZ]

Personally it gives me a subconscious and conscious sense of security. Feeling strong and looking strong imo is a statement of ones character, not saying it defines me but it sure says a lot about someone.

[AyyBrah]

To look good and be shredded. Now I'm more obsessed with lifting than ever before.

[TruKnight]

So why do you lift?

trying to escape my thin framed fate and feel less soul crushingly bad about the cards I was delt, thanks for asking.

im a tiger trapped in the body of a kitten... help me...

[danlsann]

i want to be strong
its one of my favorite things to do

[Mythenthefang]

Honestly, it's something to do

And i'm just trying not to be fat

We'll get there eventually

[RockyStarPro]

- To look good. Every second person is fat, so being fit puts you into the top 10% of men when it comes to body.

- High cholesterol is genetic in my family, and has lead to my dad having 4 heart attacks (2 major, 2 minor). Aunt is due for a heart bypass in a few weeks, and my grandfather died of a stroke. So there's avoiding that.

[PeteJonesHTX]

Started taking it seriously once all the drinking, smoking, chitty diet, etc. started taking its toll on me. I've had a fear of getting fat since I was like 8 years old. Now, I'm just addicted to the gym srs. And tbh I love the attention when I've made real progress.

[NotANun21]

When I used to lift it was to look better and improve my appearance, so that I could feel better

Feeling better entailed being more confident, which I was hoping got me more respect from guys and more attention from women

I got both when I gained my muscles, I stopped lifting over a year ago now because life got in the way and as I've shrunk back down a bit I've noticed my confidence has definitely slipped although I still seem to get the respect/attention - I just don't really take advantage of it now because of the low confidence. The other thing I've noticed is that after shrinking back down a bit some of the confidence from once being fairly big has stayed - so while I'm not currently confident in my body I'm more confident in myself because I know that sometime in the past people did respect me and I did get girls. I want to get back into it again but life is still getting in the way.

[Turbobroccoli]

Only when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror






...not srs

You can be my little twink

[JB05]

Right now I'm just lifting to maintain muscle as I lose fat. All my lifts are stagnant... my squat and DL are a joke.. the only semi-decent lift I have is my bench, but 225 x 9 isn't impressive for my weight...

But I'm down 29 lbs since April, so if I can keep losing weight while maintaining lifts the % will improve

[Xndndn]

My puppy love cheated and finished with me when I was 16, made me think I wasn't good enough. So I became obsessed with training took me 3-4 years to get over that sloot. I'm now 27 and I don't mind looking big or small as long as I get stronger and don't feel weak af I'm happy.

So the reason why I lift now is just to be healthy and strong.

[billclintonnn]

I started lifting because I was bored srs. Just randomly got a gym membership and hasn't stopped for 3 years. It's more of a habit now, but I like to stand out in a positive light and I think having a good physique does far more than getting sloots.

[nosirrahx]

Right now I'm just lifting to maintain muscle as I lose fat. All my lifts are stagnant... my squat and DL are a joke.. the only semi-decent lift I have is my bench, but 225 x 9 isn't impressive for my weight...

But I'm down 29 lbs since April, so if I can keep losing weight while maintaining lifts the % will improve

Keep killing it bro. I went from 370 to 280. My goal is 225 eventually while keeping all of my gainz. Just got to go slow and train hard.