Are gym bros "superior" and more "masculine" to men who are physically unfit or weak?

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Not here to criticize gym or working out. I do go to the gym regularly myself. But do people whose personality revolves around bodybuilding and fitness genuinely believe that shorter, weaker or unfit males are not "real men" or incompetent, complacent men? For example is a random dude who does bodybuilding automatically a superior male to a small, frail man like Jack Ma?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

They’re slightly more masculine than a weedy guy who thinks that being fit, healthy and strong is a waste of time.

At the same time they’re often still pussies because they’re obsessed with their looks, like a woman.

Many of them like to compete based on how much they can lift and how big they are in comparison to other men. They like the feeling of being “physically imposing”, and if you criticise them those are the exact words they’ll use because they’ll say that you’re intimidated by them. Because that’s what they want to do, intimidate.

Why/how? Because they want you to think that they could beat you up in a fight. They want to look like they can fight. But do they fight? No. Can they fight? Also usually no.

They gas out quickly and shit themselves when they get hit. I’ve sparred these types. You hit an average looking guy hard and he gets hurt, usually he’ll dig deep and keep coming, he won’t give up. These guys, once they get a bit hurt, the image of themselves they have in their minds of being the incredible hulk shatters, and they never come back to box again. They prefer either to stay delusional or just pretend, because they’re pansies.

Empty boxes I call them, all show and no go.

NamerOfStars · Accepted Answer

In terms of musculature, sure; that top guy looks like he weighs almost as much as I do, and has the same level of body fat as a pencil, whereas I'm more along the lines of "walrus".

But it's all about category and situation; need something heavy moved, call him. Toss us both into the drink, and he'll sink like a stone, while I'll float like a leaf. Far enough from shore, and he's in real trouble, having to spend a great deal of energy (and he doesn't have much stored) just keeping his head above water. Thermal issues might be a problem, too; the fat that keeps whales warm in the depths of the Arctic ocean can do the same for you (in general, I mean; don't go to the depths of the Arctic ocean naked).

As to attitudes- there are definitely gym guys who're convinced their musculature makes them better. Most of them have the physique of a brick shithouse, and the intellect of one, too. But I've also met humbler gym guys who are, at the very least, decent people. Which is more prevalent? I don't know; I don't spend much time hanging around gyms.

HelpfulWoman · Accepted Answer

fuck nah. I've yet to meet a "gym bro" worth half of any non gym bro man. Most are just highly insecure assholes who cling to this idea of "gym= masculine" and have nothing interesting about them. :)

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I think the guy at the bottom looks way better then the guy at the top. The guy on top looks messy and arrogant.

rigmarole · Answer

Guys who actually do real things tend to be way stronger than people that simulate doing things in a gym environment. You see this in construction trades where some guy that's a block mason or whatever all day every day will have muscles half the size of some guy that bulk body builds in a gym, but his arms are way stronger at the smaller size. From repetitive tasks they build strength endurance. The same can be said of rock climbers for example in the incredible army strength and mental strength when dealing with pain or wrestlers that pick up and throw around wiggling human bodies that are actively resisting them... The gym is artificial strength... You become more efficiently strong doing other things. Thus it is a fake and inferior way to build strength, but it's better than doing nothing...

Anonymous · Answer

No of course not. I know a lot of dudes who served in the military who don’t workout religiously. I mean of course they run, push-up, sit-ups because that’s part of your military service. But I also know a lot of men who workout religiously who never served in the military. So if I’m going by what you’re saying that means those gym rats are more masculine than those men who served. Not just in the military but as cops, firefighters, etc. There’s a lot of dudes who could easily kick a gym rats ass because they’ve had martial arts training, military training, etc.

Levin · Answer

'tis trite but the idea of balance is important.

The top guy is not healthy or natural. Sorry but it's true.

The bottom guy is stuck is in his head and has quite possibly never done anything physically demanding for his adult life.

Two extremes, both unhealthy.

Berethor · Answer

Tall and muscular males are more physically masculine than short and skinny males.

Oliverlogan263 · Answer

I don't think it's right to say one group is superior to another. Going to the gym is cool and being healthy is important, but it doesn't determine someone's worth. Skinny guys or guys who don't work out can still be really smart or talented. Like Jack Ma, he's not strong but he built a huge company and is really successful. Being muscular is just one part of being a guy. As long as someone tries their best, that's what matters.

slatyb · Answer

LOL. It's a choice, and it's possible to be perfectly fit without doing heavy lifting. They certainly aren't superior to other men, nor are they more desired by most women.

Fireguy17 · Answer

no, it just shows that you spend too much time at the gym, and probably don't have much of a life outside of there.
The guy on the bottom is probably a billionaire, can do what ever he wants to within reason.

AviatorTom · Answer

Labeling anyone "superior", whatever the reason, is fraught with risk. Remember that Hitler labeled the Aryan race as superior... and look how that turned out.

SotiCoto · Answer

No. They're inferior. This is the age of technology, not the age of being the biggest gorilla. Muscles will not help you get ahead in this world, and they're fuckin ugly besides. It is disgusting.

Sonorous · Answer

Nah, though I do workout, I'm not the type to think in such black & white ways.

exitseven · Answer

I think some guys at the gym are overcompensating for something.

AngryCarl · Answer

Just because Jack Mah is skinny, doesn't mean he's unfit. At least his pants aren't falling down.

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