What is people's obsession with going to the gym?

Maxentirunos · 2018-05-14T20:12:17+00:00

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Herbivore4Life · 2018-05-14T20:18:29+00:00

A great body is one of the only things in this life that can be truly earned. No one can buy it, no one can inherit it, no one can cheat their way to it (yes there are steroids, but you have to work out like made to not get fat while on them).

If you care about yourself and want to live a long productive life, you better be working out a few times a week.

I think Socrates said it right:

"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training…what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

YouriNRemco · 2018-05-14T20:30:54+00:00

Let me tell you something.

I was 16, bowl cut, skinny as fuck, and, of course, had very low self-esteem.

Started going to the gym just to get girls, which worked. I took care of my appearance, grew a very nice beard and I can safely say I'm about an 8/10 if you disregard my 5'9" manlet height haha.

Then I figured out girls where immensely overrated. I kept working for myself and here we are.

The gym changed my life a LOT and for that I'm eternally grateful.

Started for the girls, stayed for myself.

Fabianstrategy1 · 2018-05-14T20:19:41+00:00

Exercise is good for you however it becomes a problem when mgtow go to the gym "for health reasons" but the real ulterior motive is that they want to be seen as more attractive to women. Not trying to call anyone out but if you are into bodybuilding, don't lie to yourself. Admit that you are doing it for the validation from fellow men and especially women.

Phantom_Spark · 2018-05-14T20:21:08+00:00

I call bullshit on this one.

I could understand if you're talking to a healthy person. But I can't help but laugh when people smoke, and drink heavily... and you want me to believe you go to the gym and care about your body?

Your body will look great simply by getting good rest, minimizing stress, eating well, etc... But people want to engage in every bad habit known to man and then exercise? And then try to convince others to do it as well?

Personally I know I look young jug for my age and am a decent size for my height and frame. So when I see guys who are fat and poor hygiene, who smoke and drink and have all kinds of bad habits try to suggest working out is great? I say that's utter nonsense.

I think people want to follow the herd. They want to pretend to feel good. It's like having a New Years resolution. How about stop playing games and when you see something that can improve your life, you make the commitment to yourself. People want praise more than results, and I think that's ultimately what's driving this gym obsession.

Now if someone's in shape and takes care of themself? Then I agree. But you don't see me saying I'm going to be working on my car all weekend and I don't even like cars... or I'll be playing sports yet hate sports, or I'll be playing video games, but don't own a game system. At some point it's just nonsense. Can't take people seriously.

JianRohnsonKennedy · 2018-05-14T21:20:11+00:00

I look at it this way: When I was a kid (back in the 80s) we all ran around and played as much as we could. As you get older, "playing" is frowned upon, so the gym is the only choice (or jogging)...unless you're fine with looking like a retard at the local playground.

On a related note - if Gyms were more like playgrounds, I would actually go...but I am 150 lbs. soaking wet and can't gain fat to save my life.

2018-05-14T20:41:42+00:00

I don't go to a gym but I do run regularly. I only have the one body and try to look after it.

Slaide · 2018-05-14T20:46:56+00:00

An impressively idiotic point of view coming from someone who apparently has basic knowledge, at best, of how the body properly works and what it needs.

Also, don't bother playing the pathetic card of being a doctor/nurse/health worker. Doesn't work on the internet.

RK21001 · 2018-05-14T21:05:11+00:00

In my daily life I see two groups of people. There's the eat pizza/cake every day and do no movement other than walking back and forth to the fridge group. And then there's the freak out at the sight of a gram of carb while figuring out a way to shave another 10 seconds off a mile group.

OK so that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I definitely see it as two groups, one that cares about appearance and one that doesn't give a fuck. And it seems like the one that does care is more vocal about it. And yeah you're right that wasn't the case just a few years ago.

But the fat fuck group seems to be growing (no pun intended) while the does give a fuck group is shrinking. Once upon a time being a fat fuck was frowned upon. Now it's celebrated and anyone who dares criticize the 300 lbs land whale (both men and women) is frowned upon for fat shaming.

Now you can say, well why do you give a shit if people are fat? Easy. IT COSTS ME MONEY!! It costs me money in higher health insurance premiums. It costs me money in higher every day prices since fat/unhealthy people take more sick time from work, resulting in companies having to pay more for their labor costs. It costs me money in higher taxes to pay for the "disabled" 300 lb land whales who are too obese to hold down a job. And if I see one more fucking fat fuck in a wheelchair at the airport getting priority boarding I will scream.

Rant over.

2018-05-14T22:32:25+00:00

It’s a way to telegraph to others you’re middle class, more specifically you have something to lose which puts others at relative ease in your company.

‘I’m not a threat and I want you to like me.’

AnimalFactsBot · 2018-05-14T22:59:54+00:00

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ijnenak · 2018-05-14T20:56:54+00:00

Its the “own way” in going your own way.

figwhistler · 2018-05-15T01:51:32+00:00

I never went to a gym. I do everything at home/outdoors. Not interested in looking buff. Only to improve stamina/strength

I usually hike up 1000~2000m mountains every couple of weeks while carrying weights & cycle almost every other day.

Do whatever feels best for you. Gym and getting big isn't the only path.

Solstus22 · 2018-05-15T02:21:16+00:00

I come from a family of diabetics, so in my case I exercise to avoid meeting a similar fate (I hope.) I don't go to the gym but I do take Krav classes.

Orishasinc1 · 2018-05-15T02:35:44+00:00

Alpha males, true lions in their most primal state are warriors. Instead of parroting in front of mirrors and flexing one's biceps next to a girl doing weird glutes workouts, a man ought to learn how to fight. I am talking boxing, MMA, Judo, Thai boxing...etc. The confidence of a man who knows that he can beat another man's ass is immesureable. I began as your typical gym bro lifting for his ego while eating all sorts gas inducing protein powder. However, for the last 6 months+, I have been boxing and I absolutely love it. It is really really challenging. Both physically and mentally. I true physical feat of athletic exertion for true men. Most boxers are ALPHAs to the core. Pretty boys don't like to get hit in the face, not too unlike the bitches they run after.

LordNuts · 2018-05-15T04:17:50+00:00

I've noticed it's like some sort of a trend now to go to the gym. I highly think it's because of social media that they start hoping on the bandwagon. My local gym is filled with high school kids. I mean there's totally nothing wrong with people wanting to keep fit and have the aesthetic physique they desire but I look at it as more of a trend now than the real purpose of going to the gym. Just my opinion.

rzr_cl · 2018-05-15T04:36:28+00:00

I hit the gym often largely because I want to stay healthy, so I can keep doing the stuff I love, you can’t really go your own way if you’re ill. Plus I’m really bad at sports, so hitting the gym is pretty much the only way I can workout without getting frustrated.

I don’t give a flying fuck about what women may think about my looks.

Ghustgan · 2018-05-15T18:11:49+00:00

What's wrong with going to the gym? I feel great after lifting weights. In fact, I wish I could do it first thing in the morning when I wake up, my day would've been much, much better.

2018-05-16T05:12:52+00:00

It's George Orwell's 1984. In the novel and the movie, except for being at work, the only leisure time most people had were those exercises and working out. It's just a form of release for people who are living shit lives.

Actual rich people don't seem to workout. Leonardo Di Caprio brags to young women he doesn't go to the Gym. Donald Trump doesn't do it. I could go on ad infinite.

Title	What is people's obsession with going to the gym?
Author	MGTOWNeko
Upvotes	7
Comments	42
Date	May 14, 2018 8:07 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
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