Why do you work out?

[TGPlastic]

For the cool looking veins.

 

[globetrotter]

Originally Posted by Grayland

I don't expect it to last forever but, in reality, I'm probably as fit as I ever was. I can't quite run as fast, but I'm much stronger and I do look better as I was rather thin when younger. I don't work out as I do to get better results; I do it to get results in as short a time frame as possible. I have 3 young kids. I don't have time for 1.5 hour workouts 5 days a week. I'm not looking for gains; I just want to keep what I have and what I'm doing is working pretty good right now. I see guys in their 30's who can't do this activity or that activity because they haven't kept their body moving over the years. I'm aging, but I'm aging actively.

I think that you are supposed to hit the peak of your ability to build strength at 40.

I'm also guessing that when you were in the army you weren't actually that strong as much as you had endourance, right? I could walk or run all day, and do 20 pullups without too much effort, but I can't imagine that I could squat or press very much - I look at pictures of myself and I was tiny.

 

[raclotz]

i do it cause i feel good about it and if i dont do it than the doesnt feel complete...

 

[Grayland]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

I think that you are supposed to hit the peak of your ability to build strength at 40.

I'm also guessing that when you were in the army you weren't actually that strong as much as you had endourance, right? I could walk or run all day, and do 20 pullups without too much effort, but I can't imagine that I could squat or press very much - I look at pictures of myself and I was tiny.

You're right. I also had more muscular endurance when I was in the army. I could do 80 push-ups in a row, but couldn't bench too much. I weighed 146 lbs. when I was in the military. I was still growing into my body.

 

[JoelF]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

This just makes me glad I'm not, nor have I been, a part of the "community." I find it as depressing, vacuous, and counterproductive as I ever did find it comforting. The pressure to "fit in" or conform there is often even more intense than in straight settings. It's a shame, really... so many boys spend their early lives trying to get away from feeling pressured, oppressed, or "different" only to be brought into a setting that is just as negative, only that the pressure is coming from people like them.

Sounds like SF.

 

[Spatlese]

These days, primarily for health.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

This just makes me glad I'm not, nor have I been, a part of the "community." I find it as depressing, vacuous, and counterproductive as I ever did find it comforting. The pressure to "fit in" or conform there is often even more intense than in straight settings. It's a shame, really... so many boys spend their early lives trying to get away from feeling pressured, oppressed, or "different" only to be brought into a setting that is just as negative, only that the pressure is coming from people like them.

It's amusing to watch.

 

[wraith]

Having been fat for 25 years of my life, being skinnier is still somewhat novel. My real dilemma is whether or not I will continue to be passionate about fitness once I've achieved my first set of goals. I'd like to say that I'll continue working out regardless, but laziness is a powerful force and the prospect of having a 350lb. squat does not currently inspire the same sort of feeling in me that the prospect of having <=10% bodyfat does.

 

[rach2jlc]

Originally Posted by JoelF

Sounds like SF.

Wow... you're right. IT DOES sound like SF.

 

[Prince]

I work out for 3 reasons:

1. To look good
2. To strenghten some body parts that are really weak spots. You can call this medical reasons.
3. To get stronger/better/fitter in my sport.

 

[chucklehead]

to be able to protect myself (krav maga)

 

[dj.sessions]

Because I want to be ripped and have more years to live and play

 

[StraightupBallin]

because im addicted to it.

 

[turbozed]

health and vanity

 

[Scrumhalf]

Because I firmly believe in the following:

" To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

- The Buddha