Lifting is one of the most pointless things you can do (SRS). Expectations vs Reality

[OffwhiteBrah]

I just go to the gym to bag milfs with pancakes

[knownas]

I am so confused.....

1. How does a bodybuilding forum attract so many people who don't lift and/or are anti-lifting?

2. Why do people believe either everything is an "either or" situation? Face and muscles are both important for example. You can do well without one or the other, but they're both good to have to some degree.

3. How many people can't have a regular life and lift weights? Jesus Christ, lift in the morning, go to work, do social stuff after that.

And to people who say muscles don't matter at all towards attracting girls.....that may or may not be true, but it definitely doesn't hurt (and in my personal experience, girls do like muscle, just not Ronnie Coleman types). With that said, it's often the confidence that comes from weight lifting that makes a person attractive. Plus, dudes respect the **** out of it, and if you don't think winning the respect of your fellow males matters, then I don't want to do anything to change your mind, as that belief will only make life easier for the rest of us.

[Zainius]

I am so confused.....

1. How does a bodybuilding forum attract so many people who don't lift and/or are anti-lifting?

2. Why do people believe either everything is an "either or" situation? Face and muscles are both important for example. You can do well without one or the other, but they're both good to have to some degree.

3. How many people can't have a regular life and lift weights? Jesus Christ, lift in the morning, go to work, do social stuff after that.

And to people who say muscles don't matter at all towards attracting girls.....that may or may not be true, but it definitely doesn't hurt (and in my personal experience, girls do like muscle, just not Ronnie Coleman types). With that said, it's often the confidence that comes from weight lifting that makes a person attractive. Plus, dudes respect the **** out of it, and if you don't think winning the respect of your fellow males matters, then I don't want to do anything to change your mind, as that belief will only make life easier for the rest of us.

because this is the misc brah lol.

[Bindings]

iifym is the only way to maintain a semi-normal life imo.

[Lukos123]

That's why I do calisthenics
brb doing cool **** while acquiring muscles
brb never bored because you always try to learn something new

[DeusExTerra]

op makes a series of good points srs

but the answer is to lift casually for health and stay lean

this. fkn lol @ coping replies.

[LimpDawg]

Srs lifting isn't as detrimental as all the other pointless chit ppl do such as fapping, smoking, drinking etc etc

[Sanguivorant]

I just focus on strength training and cardiovascular endurance because I will need that when I join the military soon.

Bodybuilding is waste of time srs.

[DualBandWiFi]

Jakes on you OP, I got no friends

[Ratfish]

Srs lifting isn't as detrimental as all the other pointless chit ppl do such as fapping, smoking, drinking etc etc

Doubt I'm gonna take a visit to snap city from overfapping

[Turbomunkey]

Lol @ the negs, the defensive miscers on here. There is much truth to the OP. I started lifting when I was 17-18. Coming up on a decade now. This chit is a marathon, not a race. My lower back is stiff as a board every morning ( likely to due with a fall, no so much lifting). I have injured both shoulders, the most recent time I literally had to start from square one with shoulder presses and bench. I still to this day cannot do DB shoulder press, the motion just completely irritates my left shoulder no matter how light I go. It also means I have no chance of getting serious with boxing, a reason I elected to start practicing jiu jitsu. My shoulders pop, my elbows crack. I also injured my hip while squatting back when I first started lifting. That hip is still is extremely stiff and has a smaller range of motion to this day. I cannot do side raises (also due to last shoulder injury) or bb rows because my form is now so completely lop sided and I cannot make it even no matter how light and how focused I am. I pretty much could never achieve a high level of strength again due to these things. I would have to devotes hours daily to stretching and accessory work in order to achieve some sense of normalcy in order to really start hitting weights hard; and all for what? The hours and the dedication poured into lifting in turn give you so little. Lifting doesnt apply to most fields of work. Lifting doesnt significantly increase your odds of winning in a fight. No worthwhile girl is going consider your "build" a hang up in being with you.

Weight lifting has been great for me. I found this place and have posted here for years. I made a few IRL friends off of here whom I keep in contact with and have met in person several times. Lifting transitioned me from a fat kid with no confidence into a moderately built man full of pride. I enjoy going to the gym and seeing friends and other patrons. I like that people acknowledge my above average build. But when it is all said and done I am not that person anymore, and I am at peace with the fact. I am much happier these days eating what I want, missing gym days to go enjoy other things, training Jiu Jitsu and making friends there. If I could go back and do it over again I would have gotten involved with martial arts and weight trained as a supplement to that. I see so many washed up gym rats who move like the rusty tin man because they cannot throw in the towel on a hobby that is wrecking their body. There is a dude at my gym who has had both knees replaced and he still comes in trying to power lift and ****.

Peace

[SupMayne1]

Lol @ the negs, the defensive miscers on here. There is much truth to the OP. I started lifting when I was 17-18. Coming up on a decade now. This chit is a marathon, not a race. My lower back is stiff as a board every morning ( likely to due with a fall, no so much lifting). I have injured both shoulders, the most recent time I literally had to start from square one with shoulder presses and bench. I still to this day cannot do DB shoulder press, the motion just completely irritates my left shoulder no matter how light I go. It also means I have no chance of getting serious with boxing, a reason I elected to start practicing jiu jitsu. My shoulders pop, my elbows crack. I also injured my hip while squatting back when I first started lifting. That hip is still is extremely stiff and has a smaller range of motion to this day. I cannot do side raises (also due to last shoulder injury) or bb rows because my form is now so completely lop sided and I cannot make it even no matter how light and how focused I am. I pretty much could never achieve a high level of strength again due to these things. I would have to devotes hours daily to stretching and accessory work in order to achieve some sense of normalcy in order to really start hitting weights hard; and all for what? The hours and the dedication poured into lifting in turn give you so little. Lifting doesnt apply to most fields of work. Lifting doesnt significantly increase your odds of winning in a fight. No worthwhile girl is going consider your "build" a hang up in being with you.

Weight lifting has been great for me. I found this place and have posted here for years. I made a few IRL friends off of here whom I keep in contact with and have met in person several times. Lifting transitioned me from a fat kid with no confidence into a moderately built man full of pride. I enjoy going to the gym and seeing friends and other patrons. I like that people acknowledge my above average build. But when it is all said and done I am not that person anymore, and I am at peace with the fact. I am much happier these days eating what I want, missing gym days to go enjoy other things, training Jiu Jitsu and making friends there. If I could go back and do it over again I would have gotten involved with martial arts and weight trained as a supplement to that. I see so many washed up gym rats who move like the rusty tin man because they cannot throw in the towel on a hobby that is wrecking their body. There is a dude at my gym who has had both knees replaced and he still comes in trying to power lift and ****.

Peace

Great post brah.

Most people don't like to think long term.

[JKLOL]

Might be pointless for reds who don't understand how to make gainz, and do it all for the wrong reasons anyway.

If bitches are your goal, you're doing it wrong.


Women are a solid byproduct of lifting, however.

[alphabullcrew]

Women don't care about muscles. When I was 210 lbs with sub 10% bf I don't recall getting laid much at all. At some point I replaced obsessive weightlifting with smoking alcohol and weed and soon after I had an explosive sex life and social life. I am a testament to the fact that women don't give a chit. Women like a confident guy with a strong frame and a solid penor.

[Laconises]

16.5 inch arms @ 11% checking in.

Thanks to lifting I can be proportioned. If I didn't lift I'd be a repulsive 175-pound beanpole/grasshopper type creature. If I can't have a perfect face, at least I can have a perfect/near-perfect body.

And at 6'3, 205 and 11%, it really impacts your quality of life--people treat you differently and show you more respect and you're definitely more confident. I hated being skinny as an adolescent. It was my biggest complex, even bigger than my big nose, which unfortunately I chose not to fix in my youth and now (almost 33) it's too late.

[LimpDawg]

Idk...now i think of it, most girls are attracted to lean guys. To be lean and muscular does one actually need to lift to get that?

[LimpDawg]

I just focus on strength training and cardiovascular endurance because I will need that when I join the military soon.

Bodybuilding is waste of time srs.

Do you go to the gym ?

[RyanT7]

I just focus on strength training and cardiovascular endurance because I will need that when I join the military soon.

Bodybuilding is waste of time srs.

5'4

I think life is a waste of time for you boyo

[LimpDawg]

5'4

I think life is a waste of time for you boyo

Bro, i just got a membership today, but this thread has made me contemplate.

[Donalt1]

Idk...now i think of it, most girls are attracted to lean guys. To be lean and muscular does one actually need to lift to get that?

1x / week

[Koreaesthetics]

you obviously havent dedicated yourself because I look fukn amazing

[the_faceman]

If you're only training to get the attention of women, it is indeed a waste of time.

You can get a physique that is better than 95% of the population without the use of steroids while still being able to go out and have fun.

If you eat right for 300 days in the year, you're ok. And after a night of drinking just do some extra cardio or have a day without carbs.

[LimpDawg]

If you're only training to get the attention of women, it is indeed a waste of time.

You can get a physique that is better than 95% of the population without the use of steroids while still being able to go out and have fun.

If you eat right for 300 days in the year, you're ok. And after a night of drinking just do some extra cardio or have a day without carbs.

So lifting is worth it? Even if one doesn't bulk can their physique improve or their physical abilities?

[quadfecta]

I'm natty. There isn't a day that goes by when I second guess if lifting is worth it anymore

[Godfrd824]

So because OP is a failure who can't get laid that means we all have to be failures who can't get laid.

You fuked up my whole week OP. Now all I'll be able to think about is how a skinny **** will be fuking my "juanitis" while I'm in the gym, while I'm fuking my "juanitis" who happens to be my wife in real life.

[the_faceman]

So lifting is worth it? Even if one doesn't bulk can their physique improve or their physical abilities?

My advice would be to never ever bulk. I did that when I was younger and my net gains were zero.
Simply eat right and train consistently. That's the only routine that works. Going to the gym every single week, so pick a routine that you enjoy and the results will follow.

[ineedadrink]

It's a hobby. And like any other hobby, you shouldn't be taking it too seriously. Unless you actually compete, which is a different thing.

I cringe at people who won't even go out for a drink (if you enjoy it) and grab a cheeseburger because they think it'll mean decrease their potential arm size by 1/100 of an inch. For fuk's sake. I drink like a fish and generally eat what I want.

I started lifting over a year and a half ago because I was sick of boxing and needed something different to keep my interest and help me stay in shape. Lifting just became the most obvious choice since it's pretty easy compared to everything else. And since I mostly focus on strength training I found that it's pretty fun. That and I always wanted to put on some size when I got older. Being skinny with abs works when you're younger, but once you get older having a more masculine physique is generally a better look.

[LimpDawg]

My advice would be to never ever bulk. I did that when I was younger and my net gains were zero.
Simply eat right and train consistently. That's the only routine that works. Going to the gym every single week, so pick a routine that you enjoy and the results will follow.

So how do you eat regarding nutrition and calories?

[sword_]

I still put in work at the gym, but after my amateur fight, the retinal tear prior to it and the subsequent surgery, I started reflecting on my well being as a male in my early 30s.

Sure I can still do things as good as a 20 year old, lift heavy, etc, but is it worth it in the long run? That's one of the main reason when people ask me when I'm going to fight again I am hesitant. I don't want to get a concussion and lose my job because I got hit the wrong way. Same thing at the gym. I competed in a few powerlifting competitions in my mid 20s and LOVED it. But truth be told at my age it sucks waking up feeling like you got hit by a truck after maxing out on squats or deadlifts. When you're in your 30s trying to recover from lifting, even if you eat well, etc has a lot of factors in play but ultimately it takes me longer to recover now.

I still lift quite heavy, but I'm not as aggressive as I used to be and I take a pretty meticulous approach. No point trying to work through an injury to a degree when things could get worse. I'll probably still compete in BJJ or focus more on olympic weightlifting and other aspects of fitness such as cardio and agility, but I have a life outside of the gym. My coworkers and peers already think I'm a superhero because of how I take care of my body. I don't even care of about being over 200 again because I was much more slower and athletic at the weight. Anything between 190 - 195 is good for me. You can do it without consuming your life.

[the_faceman]

So how do you eat regarding nutrition and calories?

If my schedule allows it I only eat around my training. But that's not always possible.
My total cals are around 2000-3000. It depends upon the day.
Moderate carbs, moderate protein, low fat.
Breakfast for example are 10 egg whites, 1 yoak and a lot of bread.
Other meals are rice and chicken and vegetables or a piece of meat and vegetables.

Really basic. But everyday the same. And some fruit.