You see them every gym day, curling in the squat rack until they're blue in the face, the highlight of their week is "chest day" and they can be reguraly observed oogling themselves in the mirror like the feminine beta bitch they really are.

Don't be that guy.

A recent post on the here inspired me to write this, i think it was titled " Advice for first Steroid cycle " or something along the lines. One of the core tenets of the RedPill is to lift, this is fundamental and i am no means bashing lifting, i myself have lifted for decades. The point i am going to make here is to not become a Gymcel and waste half of your life in the gym.

What is a Gymcel ?

A Gymcel is an incel who excessively attends the gym in the hopes of increasing his chances of getting laid, he forgoes other endeavors that would aid his lift in this foolish hope, unknowingly he could obtain a very impressive physique in the half the gym time required per week but his AFC logic does not compute.

Why is this bad?

Looks are important as everyone knows here at the RedPill however there is alot more at play when increasing SMV and maximizing our time on earth and to self improvement. First of all a great physique by drug free standards can easily be obtained by following a full body workout 3 times per week for roughly 4-5 years. There is no need to lift 5-6 days per week if you don't somehow get paid for it, you're wasting valuable time here. Lifting 3 days per week frees up 4 days out of the week to throw into other hobbies which can also be fitness related or not eg boxing, cycling, MMA, learning a new language/skill, running, getting a 2nd job, starting a side hustle, yoga etc. All of the extra activities will go much further to bumping up your quality of life and increasing your SMV than adding 3 extra non needed gym days to your week would.

The only people who can lift effectively 5-6 days per week are on steroids and the only reason any of you young bucks should even think about taking gear is if your'e going to be paid for it ( ro sports contract, elite Military etc ) the rest of you should never fuck with gear unless you're 35/40+ and take TRT for quality of life purposes. Don't listen to people like GayLubeOil who jab Tren into their arse and call themselves a " fitness expert", guess what guys, most people on gear ( especially Tren ) can gain tons of muscle and burn fat by simply sitting on the couch and not exercising provided their dosage is high enough, if you don't believe me see the cited study below.

Study:

  • Group of men train on the same program + diet for 6 weeks.
  • Another group does not exercise but is injected with 600mg of Testosterone per week.

Men treated with testosterone who did not work out (T+NoE) gained nearly double the muscle mass as did those who received placebo injections but regularly exercised (NoT+E; 3.2 kg vs 1.9 kg increase). Of course, the increase in muscle mass among the men in the testosterone-plus-exercise group dwarfed both these groups, averaging 6.1 kg.

Moral of the story:take fitness advice from juice heads with a grain of salt.

Link to study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM19960704335010

Concise blog on the study: http://blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea/2018/02/05/effect-of-steroids-and-exercise-on-muscle-mass-and-strength/

Discussions on the results: http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/men-who-took-testosterone-but-didnt-exercise-still-gained-more-mass-than-men-who-workout-naturally.3306561/page-4

Conclusion:

Lifting and exercising are cornestones to health and masculinity and they do increase our chances of getting laid and also the quality of the women we slay, however there is no need to waste most of the week lifting in the hopes of getting laid when there is so much more you could add to your arsenal to increase SMV and your happiness. Lift for yourself, never for vag ( although it's a nice bonus).

TLDR; Read the whole post you lazy dopamine seeking fuck. Lifting is by far one of the most important habits a man should have, however there is a point of diminishing returns. A drug free lifter can achieve a great physique by simply following a solid lifting program that requires 3 gym days per week, there is no need to waste your whole week in the gym. Venture into other hobbies mental and physical to increase your self worth and SMV.