Has anyone here grown out of bodybuilding/gym/lifestyle? (Srs)

[Samraiwise]

I joined this forum for only one purpose 13+ years ago,

To Find Friends with whom I Could Share both the Joy and Hardship of Bodybuilding and Other Physical Training/Activities which I found difficult with anyone IRL.

I'm 26 and i've grown out of bodybuilding.
I mean yea it's fun and i like going to the gym but i just feel like a degenerate. I used to care SO much about aesthetics and getting a pump and protein etc now it's almost cringe.

I just thik to myself i'd much rather focus on career, making money etc... Imagine the lifestyle, Golf, Travelling, Wine tasting etc

VS

Posting selfies on instagram in a stringer and thinking ur a sick kunt


cringe as ****, even "pros" i see at the gym aka meatheads "athletes" they call themselves posting selfies on gram etc... holy cringe... senior executives must laugh at these nobodies.

Nobody asked you to stay so why are you still here?

Where I grew up, like Japan or the martial arts community, we'd rather leave quietly than make a statement, especially when we give up halfway something once we believe in our lives.

Here in misc, everyday, someone makes a statement like "That's it, I had it and you are all wasting your time, LOL. Good bye, misc" and shows up the next day as if nothing happened.

You are all free to leave anytime, so the question is,

Why can't you pay some more respect to the people and the community that once you belonged to.

[Issobolic28]

I'm 26 and i've grown out of bodybuilding

Born in 1994. Geez you're a youngin.

And the averaging age of most pros are in their 30s.

[MuslimBrahSwag]

They're the same creepy dudes that go regularly clubbing in their 30s trying to pick up college girls

wtf?

Theres nothing weird about trying to pick up prime puzz as a man, especially when youre in your prime yourself

[bfdehewdbyywhn]

always weak skinny *******s say that shtt. they eye me hard in the gym when I’m repping their squat on bench

[guest89]

Let me guess. Hardcore obsessed with 'gym life', but you never even built a physique worth being proud of. So after half-azzing it a couple of years you're humiliated and changed your viewpoint?


I'm in my 30s. Don't buy trendy gymwear. Don't take selfies for instagram. Don't wear stringers. Don't use supplements (other then the one I inject into my azz). Don't obess over getting my protein in 24/7, etc.

Guess what? Jacked as fuark. Workouts only take 45-60 min 4x per week. Most of my friends are about my age and are the same.



Fukking lol @ being obsessed with selfies and 'gym life' then getting burnt out because you never build enough muscle to get the attention you desired.

[jasticus]

Yep just turned 27 this year. Been feeling like this all year. Kind of crazy to think I could grow out of it.

[George2100]

I still love training just as much if not more than I used to. I also don’t use social media so I’m not really exposed to the “fitness lifestyle”.

[mesobuild]

neg this **** srs

[OffwhiteBrah]

i only do it for health reasons and to look sorta buff, other than that i'm not a workout fanatic

[trapspot]

I try to integrate bodybuilding lifestyle into normie lifestyle now. I could never shed it completely, but I’m becoming less autistic about it now

[eatmycrackers]

I see where you are coming from but I would guess the majority of users here have also grown out of that obsessive “stringers and selfies” stage.

My body is okay, but much better than it was before lifting so I’ll continue to add building blocks. Rome wasn’t built in a day and working out also is a form of stress relief. It’s a simple activity that helps me feel I achieved something in that day helping salvage any bad day.

Just transition to other hobbies and let your body go to **** lmao.

[meanstringbean]

Lol at thinking you grow out of going to the gym and diet



At some point yea a big lifestyle shift to keep your body fat at a certain level or to chase that next PR likely won’t be worth it. But you should always be strong, fit, and healthy to be respected by your peers and be able to lead a full life


My parents live in a retirement community that has a gym I’ve hit while visiting. Guess what OP - there are still 70+ year olds lifting away, who are fit enough to still compete in sports leagues, travel the world, go skiing, etc. being active expands your life both in years and options


If you replace that with wine and golf then you go the path the average man takes - enjoy being a divorce raped fat phuck

[plsmire]

Why not both op? I like to be in the top 1% for both body and bank account. Same with health and family. You can have it all, no need to choose.

[trapspot]

Lol at thinking you grow out of going to the gym and diet



At some point yea a big lifestyle shift to keep your body fat at a certain level or to chase that next PR likely won’t be worth it. But you should always be strong, fit, and healthy to be respected by your peers and be able to lead a full life


My parents live in a retirement community that has a gym I’ve hit while visiting. Guess what OP - there are still 70+ year olds lifting away, who are fit enough to still compete in sports leagues, travel the world, go skiing, etc. being active expands your life both in years and options


If you replace that with wine and golf then you go the path the average man takes - enjoy being a divorce raped fat phuck

This. Literally only see betas at wine tasting srs

[x-trainer ben]

The reason you start exercise and fitness is to contribute to your overall health as you age. Bodybuilding is just 1 part of that overall fitness goal. I for one have played many sports, gotten into biking, charity races, a marathon and other fitness related activities. So you need not be obsessive to be healthy and go to the gym.

[ruskiMishka]

Just do it to look good and feel good

[meanstringbean]

Nobody gives a fuk if youre a "senior executive" in whatever the fuk corporate hierarchy youre fantasising about either

Ironically , you get even more credit for being jacked/attractive than job. Oh you work some corporate wanker unimportant in the world job? We all do. Literally no one is impressed by it, especially not women, it’s the beta bux game

You are transactioning something for sex, would rather it be actual physical desire than her convincing herself you’re a smart and safe choice. Especially at 26, the age of OP lol.


Ideally - you have both, being fit and having some job success along with interesting hobbies. If you go all in on any one of those but neglect the rest you’re setting yourself up for unhappiness

[nm1891]

Wow, another cope thread, I remember when the misc used to have more lifting threads than incel and cope threads. If you dont want to lift anymore, dont, but dont justify it by acting like you cant be successful in your personal and professional life and still be jacked. It takes an hour a day, 5 days a week, and not eating like a slob.

[mycorona]

I just enjoy lifting. In my early 20s it was a numbers game bordering on obsession, always trying to hit heavy PRs. Now I focus primarily on getting a good sweat with the weights, mostly some form of german volume training, good pump without trashing my joints. Dont see myself ever not lifting im just addicted to the rush. Do whatever makes you happy.

[Tornach]

I still train but not as much with everything that is happening right now.

[mycorona]

Ironically , you get even more credit for being jacked/attractive than job. Oh you work some corporate wanker unimportant in the world job? We all do. Literally no one is impressed by it, especially not women, it’s the beta bux game

You are transactioning something for sex, would rather it be actual physical desire than her convincing herself you’re a smart and safe choice. Especially at 26, the age of OP lol.


Ideally - you have both, being fit and having some job success along with interesting hobbies. If you go all in on any one of those but neglect the rest you’re setting yourself up for unhappiness

Most women are far more attracted to otter mode physique than some yolked chode. Getting big for women and your doing it wrong

[Hmatt330]

Ironically , you get even more credit for being jacked/attractive than job. Oh you work some corporate wanker unimportant in the world job? We all do. Literally no one is impressed by it, especially not women, it’s the beta bux game

You are transactioning something for sex, would rather it be actual physical desire than her convincing herself you’re a smart and safe choice. Especially at 26, the age of OP lol.


Ideally - you have both, being fit and having some job success along with interesting hobbies. If you go all in on any one of those but neglect the rest you’re setting yourself up for unhappiness

Wow, another cope thread, I remember when the misc used to have more lifting threads than incel and cope threads. If you dont want to lift anymore, dont, but dont justify it by acting like you cant be successful in your personal and professional life and still be jacked. It takes an hour a day, 5 days a week, and not eating like a slob.

This. It's about balance. Most of us have time to live successful lives in multiple aspects

[BroIncorporated]

I grew out of it around 25 years old. Which coincidentally was when my daughter was born. The older you get, the more you come to realize that you won't get time back. That 1.5 hours per day in the gym can be replaced with important family time or working on your skills/career to further yourself and your family.

Exercise is important, but the whole bodybuilding lifestyle is just a phase. Those who never grow out of it end up being losers in their 30's posting gym flexing pics on social media just like they did 10 years ago, nothing else to show for their life other than a higher bench (which literally no one cares about at all)

[nm1891]

Most women are far more attracted to otter mode physique than some yolked chode. Getting big for women and your doing it wrong

The dudes lifting just to get women never get jacked anyway, they give up because they realize they weren’t getting women due to their autism and not their lack of muscles.

[4ea]

"grown out of" bodybuilding?

i think what you really meant to say is "gave up because of lack of motivation" and now pulling the old sour grapes approach by talking down on people who are motivated to stick with it...

[TheAdlerian]

I'm 26 and i've grown out of bodybuilding

I mean yea it's fun and i like going to the gym but i just feel like a degenerate. I used to care SO much about aesthetics and getting a pump and protein etc now it's almost cringe.

I just thik to myself i'd much rather focus on career, making money etc... Imagine the lifestyle, Golf, Travelling, Wine tasting etc

VS

Posting selfies on instagram in a stringer and thinking ur a sick kunt


cringe as ****, even "pros" i see at the gym aka meatheads "athletes" they call themselves posting selfies on gram etc... holy cringe... senior executives must laugh at these nobodies.

That's like growing out of the teeth brushing lifestyle.

Lots of people end up with fat dilapidated bodies used to be at the gym all the time and it's the same thing as giving up on a hygiene practice you used to do. There is no difference in maintaining your teeth and maintaining how your muscles work.

People who are like girls and think the gym is for looks, give up lifting.

[notbadnotbrad]

always weak skinny *******s say that shtt. they eye me hard in the gym when I’m repping their squat on bench

Literally no one cares how much you can lift

[nm1891]

I grew out of it around 25 years old. Which coincidentally was when my daughter was born. The older you get, the more you come to realize that you won't get time back. That 1.5 hours per day in the gym can be replaced with important family time or working on your skills/career to further yourself and your family.

Exercise is important, but the whole bodybuilding lifestyle is just a phase. Those who never grow out of it end up being losers in their 30's posting gym flexing pics on social media just like they did 10 years ago, nothing else to show for their life other than a higher bench (which literally no one cares about at all)

No one cares about the fish you caught, or what you made woodworking, or your marathon time, or your golf handicap, or just about any hobby you can possibly have, why is lifting any different? Some people enjoy seeing how strong or big they can get, it’s not necessarily to impress people, just a hobby. Yes, someone just overly obsessed with lifting at the detriment of other facets of their life is no bueno, but that applies to just about anything.

[aleeboy]

Yes. Haven’t lifted in months. Still massive at 6’0 going to bed height and 198 lbs.

ROFL at the douchebag copecels who need a pump to feel good about themselves.

Cheers

[ectoBgone]

Will never truly grow out of the lifestyle. I'm sure there will be setbacks, but I'll never lose that addiction to the pump, seeing muscle striations popping out, feeling healthy, and completely standing out from the crowd. It has only become more addictive as I close in on 50. You also learn how to balance the most important aspects of training and nutrition without burning out in the fruitless pursuit of optimal, so a training/life balance is rather easy.