So, I come in here from time to time but certainly not often. I should preface this post by saying that I go to the gym quite regularly and am certainly not fat. Nobody would say I have a weightlifter's body, nor would anyone say I'm out of shape.
That said, I have to say, a lot of the comments on here really make me wonder what some of you are thinking. I know the "ideal" body type for a man has changed a great deal over the last 30-40 years. Society seems much more into muscles now rather than being tall and slender.
So, I know a lot of threads on here are about how to get a six pack, about what seems to me to be crazy nutrition advice, about how to make your chest and biceps as big as possible. And I just wanted to take a step back and ask the 50,000 foot question: why?
I like to be fit. I like to be strong enough to lift heavy stuff around the house. But, what is the appeal to you guys to get your muscles as big as can be? To gain weight (you saw lots of posts here about how to bodybuild/gain weight/mass)? It just seems like such a vain obsession to me. I'm not saying you should let yourself go and gain 300 pounds, but counting each gram of protein and carbs that you take into your body seems completely whacko to me. Maybe you can look in the mirror and see a nicely shaped body, which clearly is appealing to lots of you, but don't you miss actually being able to eat out at nice restaurants? Being able to indulge? I can't imagine going through life having to kick myself every time some ice cream and burgers pass by.
I'm being intentionally provocative, but I really want to know - what drives you guys to be so concerned about the way your body looks, and, particularly, reshaping it and/or making it bigger than it naturally is? Don't you feel like you're missing out on some of life's greater pleasures in this pursuit of .... I don't know what?
That said, I have to say, a lot of the comments on here really make me wonder what some of you are thinking. I know the "ideal" body type for a man has changed a great deal over the last 30-40 years. Society seems much more into muscles now rather than being tall and slender.
So, I know a lot of threads on here are about how to get a six pack, about what seems to me to be crazy nutrition advice, about how to make your chest and biceps as big as possible. And I just wanted to take a step back and ask the 50,000 foot question: why?
I like to be fit. I like to be strong enough to lift heavy stuff around the house. But, what is the appeal to you guys to get your muscles as big as can be? To gain weight (you saw lots of posts here about how to bodybuild/gain weight/mass)? It just seems like such a vain obsession to me. I'm not saying you should let yourself go and gain 300 pounds, but counting each gram of protein and carbs that you take into your body seems completely whacko to me. Maybe you can look in the mirror and see a nicely shaped body, which clearly is appealing to lots of you, but don't you miss actually being able to eat out at nice restaurants? Being able to indulge? I can't imagine going through life having to kick myself every time some ice cream and burgers pass by.
I'm being intentionally provocative, but I really want to know - what drives you guys to be so concerned about the way your body looks, and, particularly, reshaping it and/or making it bigger than it naturally is? Don't you feel like you're missing out on some of life's greater pleasures in this pursuit of .... I don't know what?
