Bodybuilding, cycling, and distance running DO NOT TAKE SKILL (shiitstorm ITT)

[Archangel_Lost]

You're the most retarded fukin idiot i've seen on this site. Have fun watching men hump other men to get hold of an egg shaped 'ball'. Strong homo skills required for that fukin *******

ball
/bôl/
Noun
A solid or hollow sphere or ovoid, esp. one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game

[Packersfan33]

add soccer to that last. brb kick ball back and forth

dumbest thing i've read on the misc

[RoadToSwole]

k :_(

You're taking it like an insult. Being a hard worker and having the mental capacity to push through pain is something to be proud of.

Drawing a lifelike character on paper requires skill, but zero willpower. Bodybuilding, pushing through that last rep, and staying on a diet requires a lot of mental strength, but zero skill.

[RoadToSwole]

ball
/bôl/
Noun
A solid or hollow sphere or ovoid, esp. one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game

You are a master jimmy rustler. Mirin your skill

[getout87]

Anybody that says cycling doesn't take skill hasn't ridden two inches from another's wheel at 30+ miles an hour, or bombed a mountain descent at 55+.

[jakobi78]

stopped reading at "baseball requires actual skill"

you're dumb if you think baseball doesn't take any skills... pitchers throwing knuckleball, curveball, sliders, etc all take skills
hitting a baseball also take skills...(where u want to hit it at)

[nab2point0]

nah bro, because soccer just has no special skills. With American football for example, you have complex plays and strategies as you attempt to pull several things off at once, and also requires cohesive understanding of your team mates and their individual strengths. Soccer is just kicking it to a guy that's open. Additionally, the existance of the line of scrimmage is in itself a skill check to ensure you have the elements necessary to move the ball.

"Soccer" involves a hell of a lot of strategy. Why are there "soccer" management games and not american football manager games? Why doesn't the best "soccer" team win every game? Tactics and strategy are crucial.

Also, lol at just kicking it to a guy that's open. If you can honestly say that you can go and do everything in this video, then sure, you win.

[TheSaltyAngus]

i bodybuild cause no skill

[n4s]

ball
/bôl/
Noun
A solid or hollow sphere or ovoid, esp. one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game

Thats the kind of **** you see in every american football game. Strong homos with body armor dry humping each other while the teams fans bust nuts over how big they are and how roided their physiques look. Stop kidding yourself you fukin *******. There's nothing gayer than american football.

Also, lifting for 10 years and you're still 162lbs with pathetic stats/physique. Kill yourself *******.

[Reef58]

It really doesn't and I am a huge fan.

It requires talent, hardwork and some tactics

Competitive cycling actually requires a lot of skill- knowing when to attack, when to eat, drafting, breathing technique, cadence, race strategy etc.
I'm pretty sure running also has techniques that require "skill", but i'm not aware of them.

Even if you are racing alone, most of these things come into play-so yeah, it takes skill.
Lifting weights though... you need to completely shut your mind down and focus on finishing that rep, contrary to the above examples, where you have to be aware of your situation.

[CelticTheTruth]

BAM! OP put you to the green

I agree. Compare olympic weightlifting and bodybuilding for example. In bodybuilding it takes willpower, endurance and work ethic to succeed, having little off technique on some exercises won't break or make you as a bodybuilder if everything else is still there..olympic weightlifting however requires willpower, work ethic, power, explosiveness, SKILL - having brute strength without bad technique breaks a weightlifter, in comparison with slightly weaker but with more perfected technique and skilled lifter. Also, lot of sports require COURAGE, BRAVERY, which bodybuilding does not require - brb safe weights all the time. Olympic weightlifting - brb snatching 410lbs over your head and pulling under it, possibly smashing onto you if you fail. Brb boxing - got to have balls, brb football - got to have balls, brb rugby - got to have balls. Bodybuilding - not much. Just my two cents, don't get your leaves rustled.

[Archangel_Lost]

"Soccer" involves a hell of a lot of strategy. Why are there "soccer" management games and not american football manager games? Why doesn't the best "soccer" team win every game? Tactics and strategy are crucial.

Also, lol at just kicking it to a guy that's open. If you can honestly say that you can go and do everything in this video, then sure, you win.

None of the things you listed provide any sort of evidence that soccer as a sport requires skill, you're just basically saying "nuh-uh" and then citing manager videogames that people probably play because playing an actual soccer videogame would just be mindless button mashing to kick it to whomever is open. Hell, I mean look at the sort of manchildren that FIFA attracts.

Also, don't know why you ****s keep posting videos thinking I'm going to watch them. I'm already well aware of what soccer is.

[L8N-W]

I understand what you are trying to say... but

-Bodybuilding requires extreme skill in understanding exactly how your body reacts particularly in the last week before a show
-Running requires skill when determining when to hit the gas (they run in packs for a reason)
-Cycling requires skill in the same sense as running. I was unaware until speaking with a professional cyclist and he explained so much to do with staying in the slipstream etc etc

These are only acquired by practice

[Archangel_Lost]

Thats the kind of **** you see in every american football game. Strong homos with body armor dry humping each other while the teams fans bust nuts over how big they are and how roided their physiques look. Stop kidding yourself you fukin *******. There's nothing gayer than american football.

Also, lifting for 10 years and you're still 162lbs with pathetic stats/physique. Kill yourself *******.

So, according to you, all tackling is gay/humping. Soldier tackling another soldier to get him out of the line of fire, what a homo! If you think a male having any sort of non-sexual contact with another dude is homo, I think maybe you're trying to supress some impulses bro. After all, you're lauding a sport where they arent just tackling because they have to, but go out of their way to do extra actual gay **** like "actual" humping, grabbing dinks, grabbing asses, KISSING, etc.


Hell, that's not even including the gay as phuck play-crying they do when a stiff breeze hits them. If there's any skill involved in soccer, it's acting.. seeing who can act like the biggest crybaby.

[Man1337]

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/continuum.htm/thread

[PanzerFaust]

Let me just start off by saying that I am NOT putting anyone who participates in any of these down because it takes a lot of hard work, dedication, discipline, and the "will to keep going" in all 3 of these.

That's where it stops though. None of these things really require any skill per se. All you need is iron will and a lot of heart.

Think about it...in order to be good at bodybuilding do you really need any skill? You're doing pretty much the same exact exercises everyone else is doing. The only difference is you work HARDER than everyone else around you. What about distance running? All you're doing is running for a prolonged period of time. Anyone can run, but distance runners have AMAZING work ethic and have the iron will to keep on pushing and pushing mile after mile after mile even though their bodies hurt.

It's not like baseball where you need the skill to hit a 90 mph ball or putting a basketball through a hoop. Those things require actual skill. There's no skill involved in lifting weights or running long distances. Bodybuilders and distance runners are probably 2 of the most dedicated types of people because they have to push and push and push through pain and work harder than their competitors to be better. In other things like baseball sometimes the harder worker just doesn't have the hand-eye coordination of a very talented baseball player.

Inb4Igetnegged

No neg but I have never once heard anyone say that bodybuilding required skills. Dedication and sacrifice, yes, skill, no.

[RoadToSwole]

So, according to you, all tackling is gay/humping. Soldier tackling another soldier to get him out of the line of fire, what a homo! If you think a male having any sort of non-sexual contact with another dude is homo, I think maybe you're trying to supress some impulses bro. After all, you're lauding a sport where they arent just tackling because they have to, but go out of their way to do extra actual gay **** like "actual" humping, grabbing dinks, grabbing asses, KISSING, etc.


Hell, that's not even including the gay as phuck play-crying they do when a stiff breeze hits them. If there's any skill involved in soccer, it's acting.. seeing who can act like the biggest crybaby.

I am admiring your jimmy rustling skills.

[SlimmJimm]

Lol at all the idiots agreeing. I'd like to see your muscle activation charts after hooking up your skinny asses to electrodes. Lifting technique takes a ton of skill and knowledge. If you've ever trained anyone, you know this. If you agree your form is terrible

[Ek2]

So, according to you, all tackling is gay/humping. Soldier tackling another soldier to get him out of the line of fire, what a homo! If you think a male having any sort of non-sexual contact with another dude is homo, I think maybe you're trying to supress some impulses bro. After all, you're lauding a sport where they arent just tackling because they have to, but go out of their way to do extra actual gay **** like "actual" humping, grabbing dinks, grabbing asses, KISSING, etc.


Hell, that's not even including the gay as phuck play-crying they do when a stiff breeze hits them. If there's any skill involved in soccer, it's acting.. seeing who can act like the biggest crybaby.

acting is a skill

[Didlid]

OP pls explain to me what this iron will and perseverance and everything else is, if it isn't a skill?

the skill isnt the movement, anyone can do that. The skill is the will and everything else to keep going.

[Lamborg]

Let's take 2 natural bodybuilders. Let's leave drugs out of this because obviously they're a huge advantage.

Take 2 natural bodybuilders of the same height and weight. Both are on the same program. Who's gonna be bigger? The one who works HARDER, not the one with more skill. How can one person be more skilled if they're both doing curls, squats, and benching? It's the same exact movement. It's just one guy has more heart and stronger willpower than the other guy so he can push himself harder in the gym. That's not skill. That's hard work and willpower.

The one with more "skill" presents his body better to the judges

[Archangel_Lost]

acting is a skill

sh*t son is there an echo in here?

[Brahlinski]

I kinda agree with op, anyone get become motivated enough to become a bodybuilder. If you have your dreams set in your eyes, you can accomplish anything. repped for having balls to post this

[ProDeuce]

Bodybuilding takes mental skills.

[PanzerFaust]

No neg but I have never once heard anyone say that bodybuilding required skills. Dedication and sacrifice, yes, skill, no.

Well bros, it appears I was wrong, bbing is technically a skill. Sorry OP.

skill [skil]
noun
1. the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.

2. competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.

3. a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.

[nab2point0]

None of the things you listed provide any sort of evidence that soccer as a sport requires skill, you're just basically saying "nuh-uh" and then citing manager videogames that people probably play because playing an actual soccer videogame would just be mindless button mashing to kick it to whomever is open. Hell, I mean look at the sort of manchildren that FIFA attracts.

Also, don't know why you ****s keep posting videos thinking I'm going to watch them. I'm already well aware of what soccer is.

Ok *******, go to the park with a ball and kick it at a tree 60 yards away. Good luck.

[CelticTheTruth]

There's NO F U C K I N G S K I L L I N V O L V E D IN Bodybuilding Kunts, GET IT?
Dedication, willpower, endurance, mind-muscle connection, little massochist factor, knowledge about nutritition and dieting for a show..but no skill.

[Shawnfuzi]

Let's take 2 natural bodybuilders. Let's leave drugs out of this because obviously they're a huge advantage.

Take 2 natural bodybuilders of the same height and weight. Both are on the same program. Who's gonna be bigger? The one who works HARDER, not the one with more skill. How can one person be more skilled if they're both doing curls, squats, and benching? It's the same exact movement. It's just one guy has more heart and stronger willpower than the other guy so he can push himself harder in the gym. That's not skill. That's hard work and willpower.

Actually, a person with a great physique can be put to shame by somebody of a lesser physique but knows how to pose. There is skill to every sport, granted the amount or types of skills vary! If you want to put it in terms of skill, lets factor in luck! Think of all the ways luck factors into ,what you call, skillful sports, then compare that to bodybuilding or distance running.

In baseball or basketball, sometimes a hit or a hoop is all luck, like that full court shot in the last 5 seconds or that tricky pitch that the batter was unaware of but still hits a homer off of. Whereas the skills of bodybuilding or distance running is hardly by chance or luck, the amount you put into the sport is what you can get out of it.

Anyway, you could argue this a million different ways, but don't be so quick to say there is no skill in something not everybody can do.

[Shawnfuzi]

Well bros, it appears I was wrong, bbing is technically a skill. Sorry OP.

skill [skil]
noun
1. the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.

2. competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.

3. a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.

This.

[iballin08]

dieting aint a skill OP? yumad