The Health and Fitness forum will solve half your problems
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At least you'll be above the ugly unfit dudes...:moon:
lol, calm down dude, I was just trolling. Working out is great, unfortunately things aren't always that simple. I would bet that the issues that most guys here have can't be solved just through working out. I know that just working out wont make me better with women, but mind you I do already work out.lakeshore said:
I used to be a lazy guy. Everything felt like a chore. Going to a party almost seemed like effort. Everything that required me to get up would be seriously considered if it was really worth the effort.
For me, I work out because of the mindset benefits. It keeps me courageous, masculine, competitive, dominant, strong willed, disciplined, confident in the face of challenge. Happy, good mood, social and outgoing, peaceful, energetic, enthusiastic. Now I want to challenge myself. I want to make an effort. I want to take responsibility. I want to be out of my comfort zone. Intense training makes you an alpha male. Weather it be tennis or weights. Any time we challenge our body to preform beyond our supposed "limits" it does something to your mindset. It makes you an achiever. It makes you hungry for more. It feeds your mind, cause you know you can overcome any challenge instead of backing of. When you think about the kind of training you go through, everything else in life seems easy in comparison. That is if you actually push yourself intensely to the limit every time you train. The ****tail of hormones, bio chemicals and endorphines and what-not that the body produces as a result of working out, grounds you and brings you back to the essence of masculinity. You understand the essence of being a real man.
I think I can sum it up to happiness, motivation, drive and confidence.
It´s not so much about being big and strong for me. Granted, I don´t work out with weights any more. I´ve been big and strong, I used to train powerlifting for five years, and injuries kept up compiling. So I begun training a kick boxing/grappling combination. It´s extremely intense, I die every training and, I reap the same mental benefits and more. With any type of training, you see improvement. And more often than not we become addicted to improving the status quo in all areas of life. So I love it
Now to the guys who think a muscular ripped body is the answer to all your girl problems, and see that as a reason to work out, consider this: When I was powerlifting, I was 220 lbs and oh, about 40 lbs overweight at 5´8 tall. Fat basically. But when I looked in the mirror, I saw a damn sexy mofo and I felt like a really sexy guy who women want. That alone attracted women to me.
For me, I work out because of the mindset benefits. It keeps me courageous, masculine, competitive, dominant, strong willed, disciplined, confident in the face of challenge. Happy, good mood, social and outgoing, peaceful, energetic, enthusiastic. Now I want to challenge myself. I want to make an effort. I want to take responsibility. I want to be out of my comfort zone. Intense training makes you an alpha male. Weather it be tennis or weights. Any time we challenge our body to preform beyond our supposed "limits" it does something to your mindset. It makes you an achiever. It makes you hungry for more. It feeds your mind, cause you know you can overcome any challenge instead of backing of. When you think about the kind of training you go through, everything else in life seems easy in comparison. That is if you actually push yourself intensely to the limit every time you train. The ****tail of hormones, bio chemicals and endorphines and what-not that the body produces as a result of working out, grounds you and brings you back to the essence of masculinity. You understand the essence of being a real man.
I think I can sum it up to happiness, motivation, drive and confidence.
It´s not so much about being big and strong for me. Granted, I don´t work out with weights any more. I´ve been big and strong, I used to train powerlifting for five years, and injuries kept up compiling. So I begun training a kick boxing/grappling combination. It´s extremely intense, I die every training and, I reap the same mental benefits and more. With any type of training, you see improvement. And more often than not we become addicted to improving the status quo in all areas of life. So I love it
Now to the guys who think a muscular ripped body is the answer to all your girl problems, and see that as a reason to work out, consider this: When I was powerlifting, I was 220 lbs and oh, about 40 lbs overweight at 5´8 tall. Fat basically. But when I looked in the mirror, I saw a damn sexy mofo and I felt like a really sexy guy who women want. That alone attracted women to me.
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getting lean helps improve your looks a lot. not just body but with a leaner face you will have a better jaw line and chin.
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I would recommend that practically everyone or anyone should work out. That said, you might be overstating the benefits just a bit. I'm sure that how much you benefit varies widely from person to person. A lot depends on your strengths and weaknesses to begin with. I knew this one dude, he never worked out at all, didn't even do manual labor. But he was totally ripped. Part of it is genes I guess.
Also, think about a guy who grows up and works on a farm. Most likely he doesn't even need to go to the gym.
zekko said:
Thats certainly true. If you have major issues with yourself then you will need help in other areas also.
But for most of us, we just have the basic everyday self esteem stuff going on, or maybe we just feel a bit blah! For us I think you get a lot of bang for the buck so to speak.