Why did you start working out? why do you currently work out?

[Modernhippy]

any guy who says he didn't start for women is a fucking liar or he's gay.
i started for women and because i played sports in high school. and i currently workout because i its the cure for all mental illnesses, it makes me feel good, I don't know if i could live without it, i make friends at the gym, because of that feeling when your throwing the third plate on the squat rack and u see that little kid trying to bench more than he can handle and remember being that kid thinking "im gonna be like him some day" and u are that guy now. wow thats a good feel.

[Anonymous]

I started when I was 14 because I had a class (not PE but more intense) but I've always been skinny so when I was 17ish I had a little belly popping out lol I wanted to get rid of it so I did like 500 situps everyday hoping it'll go away (as I learned more about fitness I know that doesn't work lol) anyway, I started walking and that worked! Also a friend made a comment about how I had a "big butt" so I worked on my butt just so It can stay looking nice and in shape lol. So now I workout to have a nice toned body, to be strong even though I'm still skinny, to be fit, to be healthy, to feel confident, because I love it :)

[aamy811]

I started because I had low self esteem. My friends where beautiful and naturally skinny and I was not so, I worked out like a monster. My eight grade I had stopped drinking soda, eating pizza, eating simple carbs, ice cream, any excess sugar, meat, and a bunch of other things. In fact I remover trick or treating then giving all the candy away.
Also I went to the gym four times I week. I still workout because of low self esteem and probably always will

[ricke92m3]

I started working out as a freshman in high school. That was for football so it was mostly performance based, with a trainer telling us what to do. I started getting more attention from girls so in junior year I started adding more isolation exercises to get the physique (for the ladies of course). After high school I got into bodybuilding and as we speak I'm on a cut trying to go from 220lbs to 205lbs while keeping my gains. Now I lift for me... and the ladies also... but mostly me.

[Modernhippy]

u cannot gain muscle and loose fat at the same unless u are black, and even then it dosnt last forever. for cutting when u start becoming weaker make sure u drop reps and not weight. like if u benching 225x5 then drop to 225x3 not 205x5

[ricke92m3]

I know dude. I'm not trying to gain muscle, I'm trying to maintain as much as possible while I cut fat. That's why I upped protein and dropped some carbs.

[Modernhippy]

yeah i just like to inform people some people have no idea how bad u can fuck urself on a cut.

[ricke92m3]

I hear you bro. I've seen a few guys go from pretty damn big to skinny as hell on a cut.

[meatballs21]

I started because I was newly single after a very long term relationship and that plus years of office jobs and depressed drinking meant I'd put on a bit extra. I don't find fat girls attractive and figured being slim myself would help when I insisted I had standards for the women I wanted to date (it has) Now I'm in the best shape I've been in since university and I don't want to ever go back.

[ixi10]

When I worked out regularly, I was strong and healthy. I didn't get a cold or flu or anything. But when I stopped working out, I got sick very easily. Working out isn't about losing weight or getting a certain body type to me. It's about staying healthy

[MountainDew1]

TRUTH lol

[kangy]

Yes I agreed

[Anonymous]

"any guy who says he didn't start for women is a f****** liar or he's gay" LOLOLOL!!!

I started again two weeks ago because I saw a picture of my ex's new girlfriend and she is chubby and I wanted to look much better than her. Dumb reason I know but hey motivation is motivation. lol

[DarkHumorRUs]

When I worked out for a month in the summer it was to look better so I could actually go to the fucking pool and yes, for girls. And then I stopped when school started cause ain't nobody got time fo dat.

[FlyingTurtle]

I started because I thought I was fat. When I work out, it's to make sure I don't gain weight. The feel-good endorphins are also a contributing factor for working out if and when I do. It helps with my depression.

[MountainDew1]

thats actually really cool reason to work out...*agrees*

[FlyingTurtle]

What, for the endorphins and fighting depression?

[matrix124]

I decided in July that I wanted to get back into shape within a year. I was doing good with just walking every day, but then I plateaued, so I decided to start going to the gym in September.

[chocolatedragon]

I started working out so I could achieving my dream ripped body which would hopefully help make me more sexy, allow me to do parkour ans be healthier in general.

[kangy]

I started yoga because my friend asked me to. Since i had no new hobby then i decided to give it a try and now i am hook. while my friend has stopped practicing i continue :)
It helps me to maintain positivity , mental healthy and helps in destress.

[MountainDew1]

...*agrees*... xD

[notcreativethough]

Started working out for the Army, as I want to join. Still #1 motivator and I still consider aesthetics a bonus. I'm also straight. Come at me.

[ThatChicGirl]

I started working out because it was fun, but then I realized what it did for my appearance, and put a lot more in it. So now it's to improve my looks

[MountainDew1]

real talk...

[ThatChicGirl]

and I started doing really hard workouts instead of fun ones..

[MountainDew1]

I have no idea what your talking about at the end but lol yeah I work out for women too , they matter ya know

[Modernhippy]

ull understand some day, when your basic level of enjoyment for lifting turns into a obsessive compulsive need

[ricke92m3]

I think he's talking about looking at the kid benching more than he can handle. By the way, when you see that kid don't tell him anything, their usually really defensive.

[Modernhippy]

nah not true, if u try to show a beginner something they generally listen the fuck up. but i won't take the time to do that unles they ask me for a spot or something.

[YOVANILLA]

I started working out because I was a fat fuck and I continue to work out because I want the what I consider to be the perfect physique.

[Kshppatel]

Because I'm fat as fuck and women don't like fat guys.

[Thecorrupsaint]

Started for a girl but now I'm doing it for appearance and to stay fit