Current Events > Why would anybody want to work out?

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>give it a try
>all i can think about is how i want it to be over because there is zero intellectual engagement and it feels like i'm just strenuously waiting for the next activity
>arms are sore now so my regular daily activities are hindered

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I felt the exact same way when I tried it years ago

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put on some headphones and listen to Audible or a podcast so you can learn while you exercise.

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Lol

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TC admitting he is a beta

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to be more attractive to women

I like working out cause it makes me feel great when I get a good work out in. The soreness is an award to me, it is the feeling of getting shit done. But I'm a lazy ass bastard so I don't work out lol I will say cardio does suck though. But weight lifting is rewarding, unless I'm not getting results then it gets frustrating and I quit lol

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• health and longevity
• decreased risk of nearly every disease
• increased risk of getting laid by 10s
• not being put into an old folk's home at 70 because you can't get out of a chair anymore
• everyday tasks are easier and less sore
• increased amounts of energy (working out should give you energy, not sap from it. if you're losing energy you're doing it wrong)
• better mental health
• you are more physically impressive to others
• self esteem
• being able to do any recreational or sports activity without effort or feeling like you have to miss out because you're unfit
• the simple joy in just being able to move around freely without restriction or pain
• The sense of achievement and satisfaction that only comes with working hard at something over a long period of time and accruing hard earned gains from it

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https://youtu.be/-xZQ0YZ7ls4

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To stay healthy and get chicks

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It helps if you recognize that pain is 1:1 tactile feedback of progress and investing in yourself

When your day to day is hindered you should be saying nice, this is exactly what I wanted now Im getting even more natural strain (gains) from normal activity because of how well I did



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Unlimited pussy / dick

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The topic title question is click bait this is mostly just a blogfaqs about how I don't like working out. Of course I want to be healthier and attractive.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

The topic title question is click bait this is mostly just a blogfaqs about how I don't like working out. Of course I want to be healthier and attractive.

It helps to find an activity you actively enjoy and doesn't feel like death. And work on consistency until it doesn't take mental energy anymore to keep it up (i.e. build a habit).

It really is like playing an RPG. Nobody likes slashing rats in a grimy dungeon with a rusty sword for 3 gold coins. However, if you find the thing that motivates your sense of progression and gives you a sense of momentum, you'll be amazed at what you can achieve.

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Working out improves your mental functions also though. Its easily the best anxiety reducer and stress relief.

The problem with working out is that it takes away time from eating tendies and watching my anime

Look, let's not fuck around and act like if it had no benefits minus muscle growth that everyone would still do it. Obviously the only reason to work out is because it does other things for you. Very, very few people are working out just to do the literal particular activity.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

The topic title question is click bait this is mostly just a blogfaqs about how I don't like working out. Of course I want to be healthier and attractive.

We just wanna make sure you have a HOT GIRL SUMMER too yknow?

also I agree, its a crock of shit how I have to force this physical exercise on myself just to appeal to this new wave of people more interested in looks most of the time >____>

I would say yeah people still care about how your heart is but that was the previous generation lol

Ive always been pretty fit though.. and decent looking, I just gotta finish the job apparently and reach giga chad status just to have everything unlocked and even then I just want someone to see me

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And if working out is like an RPG I fully expect to be casting Ultima at the gym within 60-120 hours of investment

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

Look, let's not fuck around and act like if it had no benefits minus muscle growth that everyone would still do it. Obviously the only reason to work out is because it does other things for you. Very, very few people are working out just to do the literal particular activity.

The irony is, the people who are really successful at it do it for exactly that. If you rely on secondary goals it can be a poor motivator. if you hate every workout but you're just hoping that eventually you'll look good, you'll quit.

I always use surfers as an example of this. Have you ever met a surfer who did surfing for the sake of physical fitness, or training, or looking good? Hell no, they just do it because they love it so much. They get fit and attractive basically by accident.

That's the best way to do it. Find something you enjoy enough that spending 4-6 hours a week doing it is actually interesting enough to keep up.

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RedJackson posted...

Ive always been pretty fit though.. and decent looking, I just gotta finish the job apparently and reach giga chad status just to have everything unlocked -_-

most percentage of me just wants to take the easy route and not do any of the self improvement stuff. i already smoke so much there is no way it won't kill me young anyway

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Better health dude.

And you do feel better after a workout. If you make goals like getting faster, increasing endurance or stronger, it becomes especially fun.

Its always going to feel that way when you haven't done it a while. Hard to motivate yourself, so you make excuses. I feel that way with running, even though i was consistent for half a year and stopped after my daf got sicker and passed away.

But once you get into a routine, it will feel like second nature.

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pinky0926 posted...

The irony is, the people who are really successful at it do it for exactly that. If you rely on secondary goals it can be a poor motivator. if you hate every workout but you're just hoping that eventually you'll look good, you'll quit.

I always use surfers as an example of this. Have you ever met a surfer who did surfing for the sake of physical fitness, or training, or looking good? Hell no, they just do it because they love it so much. They get fit and attractive basically by accident.

That's the best way to do it. Find something you enjoy enough that spending 4-6 hours a week doing it is actually interesting enough to keep up.

I mean, isn't there a difference in how healthy you will get working out vs playing a sport? Sure I could just jump rope for 30 minutes instead.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

The topic title question is click bait this is mostly just a blogfaqs about how I don't like working out. Of course I want to be healthier and attractive.

Perspective is a funny thing. Once i got the consistency down and made it a regular part of my lifestyle, i enjoy it as much as other hobbies and i get cranky if i miss/unwillingly skip a day.

the best i can explain is that the more you get into it, the greedier you become and itll make you skip out on junk in fear of losing gains but also wont make you feel bad about yourself if you choose to really indulge once in a while


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MedeaLysistrata posted...

I mean, isn't there a difference in how healthy you will get working out vs playing a sport? Sure I could just jump rope for 30 minutes instead.

Boxing is a sport and its probably the best workout you can do. Theres other stuff thatll also get you really fit like bouldering or gymnastics

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

And if working out is like an RPG I fully expect to be casting Ultima at the gym within 60-120 hours of investment

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

And if working out is like an RPG I fully expect to be casting Ultima at the gym within 60-120 hours of investment

You joke but for argument's sake let say you took up a powerlifting regimen. On day 1 you're deadlifting 80lbs.

You do an hour session, 3x a week. By 40 weeks you're 120 hours up.

By that time your deadlift could reasonably be up to 290-350 depending on you. Like adding 5lbs to the bar each session for the first few months is completely reasonable. Adding 5lbs each week is reasonable for the next year.

Imagine being able to literally pick up 300lbs off the floor. That'd be pretty cool.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

I mean, isn't there a difference in how healthy you will get working out vs playing a sport? Sure I could just jump rope for 30 minutes instead.

Yes but the main problem is always, ALWAYS adherence. Postulating over the ideal program you never do vs the suboptimal program you actually would do...which one will actually make you fitter?

Funny you mention this. I recently saw an excellent video from a guy who got fit in his 30s by jumping rope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_QH75hSFk

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Arcanine2009 posted...

Better health dude.

And you do feel better after a workout. If you make goals like getting faster, increasing endurance or stronger, it becomes especially fun.

Its always going to feel that way when you haven't done it a while. Hard to motivate yourself, so you make excuses. I feel that way with running, even though i was consistent for half a year and stopped after my daf got sicker and passed away.

But once you get into a routine, it will feel like second nature.

Yeah, working out is all net-positives.. I just dont feel like Im ever really doing it for me lol


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You do get to see the rewards if you stick at it for long enough, but I appreciate that if you only like the rewards and you don't in any way enjoy doing the work it takes to get them, then it's gonna be hard to commit.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

>all i can think about is how i want it to be over because there is zero intellectual engagement and it feels like i'm just strenuously waiting for the next activity

Lmfao

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Some people like having alpha Chad bodies that can pulverize every Stacy in the tri-state area.
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RedJackson posted...

just to appeal to this new wave of people more interested in looks most of the time

Yes, human beings have never had an interest in looks before now

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Shezarr posted...

Yes, human beings have never had an interest in looks before now

Nah. Not like this, get hip with the times and markers specific to future generations and or previous ones even

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RedJackson posted...

Nah. Not like this, get hip with the times and markers specific to future generations and or previous ones even

DAE le wrong generation????

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Shezarr posted...

DAE le wrong generation????

Nah, I wish it were that nothing is new under the sun but the methodology certainly can be and its certainly twisted up

See: The Breakfast Club, now compare that to today those barriers no longer exist which is great, but now you cant just follow through with just being one type of nerd

You have to seemingly be all of them

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I would like to complain about weightlifting too, thanks.
Been at it for years and it still sucks. Very cool.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

"i can't get laid cuz of society" lololololololoooool

I havent been posting on CE as long as you have :P

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DuranOfForcena posted...

lmfao

you thought this was a good comeback

Its pretty much the only one I needed lol

You cant stop him you can only hope to contain him

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DuranOfForcena posted...

i don't even know how to respond to this, it's so packed with delusion

He claims to be an adult but all his posts read like a 12 year old on a sugar rush wrote them

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DuranOfForcena posted...

i don't even know how to respond to this, it's so packed with delusion

DuranOfForcena posted...

lmfao

you thought this was a good comeback

Duran pls

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Shezarr posted...

He claims to be an adult but all his posts read like a 12 year old on a sugar rush wrote them

I think you think your posts are somehow sane with thought but you dont have to take that from me lol

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Sane with thought

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ok break it up

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Shezarr posted...

Sane with thought

Do you want me to post the link to your topic? Lol


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