I've always been into strength building ever since a friend got me into working out as I've never been one to show off my body. I'm fascinated by calisthenics, so I do both that and heavy lifting. Not to mention that my job consists of heavy lifting most days, so the extra strength building comes in handy for me.
99% of the people at the gym are there purely for looks as vanity. That's just one reason out of a hundred why I despise the gym and going there. I've never been attractive enough to "focus on my looks" cause I've never had looks, or height, to begin with. If I was tall, then I'd be like the rest of you vain f*cks. But since I'm short, there's nothing to work on or can be improved.
I go to the gym purely for health reasons, not that any progress is ever made even if I waste two hours in there doing straight cardio. So I'm option B I guess, but more so option D: I go because "I have to" but it's a giant waste of time and I never have any gains regardless of the amount of time I spend in there. My body is all around sh*t like that.
I agree most people go to the gym for looks. Whether that's to lose weight or to look good for a date. I workout mostly at home, but since I can't afford a squat wrack nor have the room for one, I go to the gym for it and some other equipment too.
How intense is your cardio sessions? Examples of what I mean. Are you sauntering on the treadmill while you message your friends, or are you sprinting?
Try walking on a treadmill slowly backwards with it turned off. That'll exhaust you in less than 10 mins. 😄 I love doing it. If it doesn't exhaust you you're not going slow enough. The key is to not gain momentum.
I would do 4 mph on the treadmill for an hour at max incline. That's not a lot though. My old gym had elliptical machines, but they're not popular in South Korea and my current gym doesn't have any. I used to do max intervals on that. I despise all gym cardio, anyway. It's never done a single thing to help me.
That's cool. And yeah, I can see why it wouldn't give you any results with doing that. 😕 You're better off bicycling around town. You'd burn way more calories and you don't have to stare at a wall.
I like sports, loved is as a kid, it was my outlet, nowadays it helps me to relieve stress and it also keeps me fit, in shape, healthier... and I've been doing sports for 25 years, because I enjoy it and because it brings lots of benefits...
and well, muscles are a subproduct of that life style, but not an actual goal of mine
well shi, i look good and feel stronger. Better than the other girls who be walking around easy enough to get pushed by a toddler and sends them flying
Haha no! That person is doing calisthenics actually. Completely different than power lifting. 😄 Calisthenics just uses body weight. Pushups is one of the basic moves in Calisthenics. (The guy in the picture is doing something extreme. I can't even do that. 😅) Power lifting is the most pointless and ridiculous thing in my opinion. People doing quarter reps and saying they lifted. It's hilarious. Just my take though. 🙂
As for me I’m working out again & I started about two months ago & I look great. As for me I’m building muscles mostly for strength & for looks & believe me people are noticing my progress. Working out is a lot of work & it’s rewarding & although I’m not over doing it I feel & look great.
Most people would say all of the above, and possibly for mental health, as well, not many people can work out souly to build muscle, because that means you exercise to failure, where you are so exhausted you can't lift your sweety crumbling limbs off the ground. And the next day it hurts to move. Endurance is good to start, light weight massive reps. It's safer too. You still push too fatigue, but are less likely to injure yourself.
Your reason has zero logic whatsoever. Training for strength does not at all mean you have to train until you drop. The heck? 😂 Come hang out with me for a day if you don't believe me lol.
I'm talking about the Arnold Schwarzenegger types. They are in the less than 5%, real muscle, before the protein powder chugging people took over the industry. As any body builder that counts how hard he works to get big and strong.
Umm Arnold trained was a bodybuilder (which means he trained for looks) and he definitely was not just using protein powder. 😄
Just because you have big muscles does not at all mean you're strong. Gym muscle and actual muscles you use for everyday work like I do are completely different.
He definitely was "strong", but he for sure wasn't as strong as you would think he would be with his size. That all is just show. Guys half his size can be just as strong.
Most humans don't compare to people like him, that's my point, I give people credit for their achievements, not compare them to some other guy, who cares. The human body should be a multifunctional biological machine, I personally don't think being a power lifter is the most useful activity to spend with my time. Good on anyone who does. I get greater rewards personally with a mixture of cardio strength, flexibility, exercises. And I generally encourage people to just eat as healthy as possible, and move about as much as possible. Thats often the best you can get out of others.
You literally said that people MUST train until you drop if you want to build muscle for strength. Which is completely not true at all. Then you gave Arnold as an example who is a bodybuilder NOT a strength trainer. Very different.
You are right about one thing though. Training for strength, health and flexibility is the best thing for us. Power lifting is pointless unless you like competing.
Arnold was a power lifter before a weight lifter. Anyway it doesn't really matter, because most fitness enthusiasts don't just have one training regime all their lives, they alternate between building fast and slow twitch fibres, and most athletes will tell you in order to maximize gain you have to push yourself to your absolute limit, probably at least once or twice a week. Anyway I'm kinda getting bored talking to you.
Both. I think looking toned would make me look better but I always dress modestly so no one else will be seeing that. But most importantly I'll be stronger.
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