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Why did ancient warriors workout?

post #1 of 8
9/6/09 at 1:16pm
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I was thinking about the other thread "Why do you workout?"

For a lot of people it's to do with vanity. It made me wonder, in ancient times did people workout for vanity, to pull women or survival?
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post #2 of 8
9/6/09 at 1:18pm
Yes. You forgot the "to pull men" part.
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post #3 of 8
9/6/09 at 1:31pm
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Only in Athens
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post #4 of 8
9/6/09 at 2:04pm
The practiced and kept in shape. In classical culture, especially Greece, it was actually considered immoral to be fat. There were those who trained for strength, but in general it was all around practice with your peers = wrestling, running, archery, etc. There was also the whole divide between the citizens - the hoplite farmers vs the mounted (sometimes) nobles vs. the cowardly lower classes with their slings and bows All trained accordingly.
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post #5 of 8
9/6/09 at 2:37pm
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Times have indeed changed.
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post #6 of 8
9/6/09 at 4:16pm
To "grow an ass" obviously
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post #7 of 8
9/7/09 at 5:33am
because they gotta sharpen the tool of their job? and they don't roid themselves to look like one of those modern day meat head douchbags?
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post #8 of 8
9/7/09 at 5:38am
Eunuchs never worried about superficial things like that.
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