Is Lifting Absolutely Required?

Terdmuffin · 2018-05-23T21:47:37+00:00

Lifting is the simplest, most straightforward and reliable way to increase your physical attractiveness. If you can't find 4 or 5 hours a week to make yourself more attractive then that's fine with the rest of us.

vandaalen · 2018-05-23T21:48:09+00:00

If you cannot even get your ass off your couch and work through some minor discomfort, you have come to the wrong place. This journey is not for you.

So basically: No, you personally do not need to lift.

Bye.

GayLubeOil · 2018-05-24T02:02:09+00:00

0h noes masculinity is so hard it makes me feel bad boo hoo. You should unsubscribe.

Papi189 · 2018-05-24T00:56:12+00:00

I mean some people are naturally blessed with crazy ass genetics that they don’t even have to lift to look good or increase their confidence. But that’s only like 2% of the world’s population....back to your case, are you happy with your current physique? If so then don’t lift!

FewSail · 2018-05-23T22:53:03+00:00

I'd wake up, and in my head, go "I gotta go to the fucking gym again" and just like that, my day is ruined.

Then this isn't the place for you.

VengefullyY0urs · 2018-05-23T21:41:28+00:00

Trolling?

talexanderc · 2018-05-24T02:15:07+00:00

It is absolutely necessary. Nothing has given me more respect among everyone I come in contact with. I literally have vendors that come out to the facility I work at and say "damn, I need to start working out if I want to come around this place". Happened twice in one week. I'm in excellent shape, I'm all natural though so I don't look like a freak. Though, pound for pound, it would be hard to find someone stronger in the gym. I weigh 180 at 6'1" and bench 350 as well as an 180lb weighted max pull up. Picking up cute college chicks at the gym is a breeze. Lifting just makes you feel awesome too.

duehvdke · 2018-05-24T03:10:13+00:00

Your frame is weak. Over time, I've grown to love lifting. I had a solid start in Junior high football and never really stopped because I knew it made me feel awesome and powerful. Five years later I'm built and working on shreds. Build the habit and change your mindset to the long-term. Don't think about the shit you have to do today, think about the glory that will come when you're done.

rpthrowaway871 · 2018-05-24T01:48:11+00:00

Having muscles is not the entire point of lifting.

Look at it this way. If you don't have the discipline to lift, how are you going to have the discipline to face the modern sexual marketplace and not only get by but thrive? Answer: you're not. This shit is not easy.

If nothing else, bare minimum, it'll get you off of your ass and into the mindset of "I need to put in work to improve myself".

And to be honest, I'd be shocked if you didn't feel and look better after doing it for a while. I have a feeling "I'm not attracted to conventionally attractive females" is just an excuse.

If you truly do not want to get bigger, do more cardio and lift for tone, not muscle.

BigTexan1492 · 2018-05-24T02:00:18+00:00

So, you are never going to get a job? Not a whole lot of fun getting up every day and slogging to work. Work 8 hours and go home.

You are rejecting lifting for the reason you need to lift--discipline. Discipline is a huge benefit of lifting. Caring enough to eat a good diet is a huge benefit of lifting. "But I don't like doing it". Grow up. You have to do shit you don't like to do. The crazy thing is that you will love lifting after doing so for a couple of three weeks. You keep quitting because you are sore and never actually reaping any of the benefits of lifting.

Mhblea · 2018-05-24T03:09:18+00:00

Let me ask you something. What is it about the gym that you hate? Be specific.

Is it being sore? Is it being exhausted afterwards? Is it the time you're sinking into it? Is it embarrassment about not lifting as much as others?

All these things stop sucking after a while, but they don't fade. You should always be a bit sore, you should always feel worked afterwards, you'll always have to put time in, maybe even more than you're putting in now, and there's always gonna be a bigger guy than you putting up ridiculous numbers. But you learn to feel good about the soreness and the exhaustion. You learn to feel good about how much time you're dedicating to yourself, and eventually you stop paying attention to others and become proud of your own little victories. It means you're better than you were yesterday. The gym isn't instagram. The gym isn't junk food. You're currently conditioned into little things giving you dopamine hits for little to no effort.

You should really try to reframe this before you throw in the towel. It shouldn't be a chore to go to the gym, it should make you proud of yourself that you care enough about yourself to do it. You should feel shitty if you miss the gym because you know you're not being your best. It should make you feel great if you limit your food because that means that you're in control of yourself, and you don't need dumb shit to make you feel good because YOU make yourself feel good.

Str8_Pillin · 2018-05-23T23:57:45+00:00

You don't have to; but you want to

Warthog_7 · 2018-05-24T01:58:53+00:00

Find an anaerobic workout involving targeted muscle strength that works for you. I hate free weights myself and am still a pretty good physique (5’9, 140lbs, 10% body fat). Using a bar just feels unnatural and awkward to me. My workout is very resemblant of the classic prisoner workout you see in movies & tv shows. I got a bench for BP’ing, I got a curling bar that I pretty much only use for curling, and a pull up bar, which I might add is the BEST fifty bucks you will EVER spend as a lifter (but only if you get a good one that allows for multiple grips stances, not just a straight bar). I play a metric shit ton of basketball in my free time though so I rarely, if ever, do leg day. Dont got an answer there.

You dont have to like weights, but you’re never gonna build muscle without high-weight anaerobic exercise. It’s just not how human anatomy works. Aerobic exercise only adds definition to what you already have

And remember, everyone has to start somewhere. 99.9% of people that truly just feel like depleted shit after lifting are inexperienced lifters that are lifting too much too early. Find a comfortable number and work out there until it gets boring, no matter what that number is. I got back into lifting about 7 months ago and could only put up 75 on the bench and 2 unassisted pull ups. I’ve upped those numbers to 115 and 13 respectively now.

Lifting isnt required but not lifting is playing an already complicated game on expert mode. You’re taking a large potential chunk of SMV off the table. Women are shallow as shit on a shingle except for rich guys and funny guys.

Throwaway-242424 · 2018-05-24T02:12:29+00:00

Another option - have you tried martial arts? Obviously the ideal would be both, but if you absolutely hate even minimal lifting, martial arts is good on its own.

Throwaway-242424 · 2018-05-24T03:11:44+00:00

Not even that, but having to regulate how much I eat my favorite food too also doesn't give me much to look forward too throughout the day.

If anything, lifting gives you a lot more leeway in what you eat and how much. Lifting is the difference between being big and strong vs obese on a similar diet.

Rhyudn · 2018-05-24T04:40:05+00:00

I felt the same way before. There’s 2 things you can do - decrease the number of times u go so u don’t get overwhelmed. 3-4 times a week - understand your goal and motivation. Lifting = increase in SMV = Ability to attract hotter girls. My methods may be flawed but it works for me.

Throwaway-242424 · 2018-05-24T05:30:01+00:00

As an alternative, I'd propose the following program:

Once a week, go to the gym, do a brief warmup, and then go to the lifting platform. Load up the bar, and work your way up to a 1-5 rep max (as heavy as you can go with near-perfect technique) deadlift.

Go home.

Next time, try to move more weight, or increase reps. Again keeping technique near-perfect.

This will require almost no time or effort in the grand scheme of things, yet will still have you lightyears ahead of doing nothing at all.

Sir-Pumpalot · 2018-05-24T07:51:13+00:00

the logic is quite simple, imagine you are finally 18 and want to buy a car (man), somehow you got 20 million € from your parents (girl with good genes). as a multi millionaire (good looking girl at the sexual market) you have free choice, which car would you choose if you have unlimited cash? the alpharrari or the fiat beta? why would someone with unlimited options choose the mass produced car (beta bob) that anyone can have when he is able to buy that fancy sport car (chad) other people would like to have but wont be able to effort? so do you need to lift? no, there are people who would buy the fiat beta, the question is, are you satisfied to be average joe and get the leftovers ?

chadjugo · 2018-05-24T09:03:31+00:00

An understanding of self is more important (purpose).

But lifting can help slay a few uggos/fatties that need the validation of hooking up with a “hot guy”.

searcher612 · 2018-05-24T09:57:58+00:00

You can either do it or not, your choice.

If you decide once again to give it a go, you may be better off finding a male friend that also wants to start lifting.

Not sure if you played team sports at any point but having someone else to push through the daily struggle with can help at times. Eventually, you will not need it anymore.

Chaddeus_Rex · 2018-05-29T22:51:44+00:00

. I'd wake up, and in my head, go "I gotta go to the fucking gym again" and just like that, my day is ruined. Not even that, but having to regulate how much I eat my favorite food too also doesn't give me much to look forward too throughout the day.

So what you're saying is 'wahhh I haz to be disciplined and can't eat cheetos all day! Wahhh'.

Stfu and stop being a cuck and get some discipline.

and I already like my body despite being skinny and not having any muscles or tone.

So you're skinny fat and 'like your body'? Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself and weasel out of doing hard shit.

Do I have to workout to spin plates?

Yes.

I'm not attracted to conventionally attractive females

So you want to get fatties cuz you think it'll be easier? GTFO you lazy fuck.

Ricky469 · 2018-05-24T02:21:39+00:00

It's the best way to improve your body, looks, and attitude. Of course if someone is disabled that's different.

tonikroosofficial · 2018-05-24T02:49:57+00:00

Being completely honest, I found lifting boring. Ended up switching to boxing and swimming. I train Mon/Wed/Fri for boxing and Tue/Thur/Saturday for swimming. Sunday is my day off. I'll start lifting seriously when I lose all this fat lol.

Is Lifting Absolutely Required?

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