athletic or too thin?
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Re: athletic or too thin?I don't completely disagree with you so I'll leave it at that(Original post by HFerguson)
In the sense of classical aesthetics, what people find attractive is actually very scientific - mathematical ratios and what have you. Shame on me for putting pressure on people to exercise and strive for self-betterment.
What people who don't lift can't seem to understand, is that lifting weights is just as much about training the mind as it is the body; when the body is weak, so too the mind, and vice versa.
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Re: athletic or too thin?Point is, you decided that I was a douche based on my opinion (which you disagree with) hence my second statement.(Original post by QTpie118)
Fair enough, no, nothing nasty.
Is that a rhetorical question? People who disagree with my opinions simply disagree with my opinion, besides my opinions don't tend to cause offense to people for them to think I'm a meanie.
People are sensitive about looks, I get that. But anyone who gets upset or defensive or whatever about someone else's preferences needs to get a grip. Not everyone finds everyone attractive. If they did the world would be boring. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?it's water!(Original post by rlw31)
Why are her feet and lower legs a completely different colour to the rest of her skin
Has she been wearing ankle boots for her entire holiday?
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Re: athletic or too thin?do you really expect anything other than bs and excuses from the tsr fitness section?(Original post by HFerguson)
The concept you seem to struggle with is that you gain more than just a good body from lifting. For those who are actually into the iron game, it can be very spiritual.
you can be fit, healthy and aesthetic as **** if you train the right way. Why not have it all -
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Re: athletic or too thin?Well, I'm not sure that I consider this is a fitness forum, more a 'how to become as strong as you possibly can and look good at the same time' forum.(Original post by Spontogical)
1) It's a preference.
2) This is The Fitness Forum - Most people here are trying to becoming as strong as they possibly can, and look good at the same time; which is most likely the fundamental reason they lift.
3) If you have a very fit body, it's natural that you'd also find very fit bodies attractive or as something you'd find alluring..
Also..it really doesn't take that much time to achieve a good body. Anyways, improving on the physical side of one's life is more productive that what the majority do in their daily lives....
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PS: I've never stepped foot in a gym my entire life, but I still understand why people do it and why anybody with a body 'less' than good, is considered 'meh'.
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Re: athletic or too thin?I'm happy with my body as it is. I don't really care about being pleasing to the eye.(Original post by HFerguson)
The concept you seem to struggle with is that you gain more than just a good body from lifting. For those who are actually into the iron game, it can be very spiritual.
you can be fit, healthy and aesthetic as **** if you train the right way. Why not have it all
I'll admit I'm defensive, guess that's because I don't have a perfectly toned, muscular body. I know that not everybody finds everybody attractive.(Original post by Old School)
Point is, you decided that I was a douche based on my opinion (which you disagree with) hence my second statement.
People are sensitive about looks, I get that. But anyone who gets upset or defensive or whatever about someone else's preferences needs to get a grip. Not everyone finds everyone attractive. If they did the world would be boring. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?Well there's nothing wrong with that. In fact the vast majority of people who take up "fitness" (which can take many different forms and covers many different goals) are doing so in the understanding that it will probably make them look better. Even someone who doesn't necessarily become lean will still have healthier looking skin and brighter eyes.(Original post by QTpie118)
Well, I'm not sure that I consider this is a fitness forum, more a 'how to become as strong as you possibly can and look good at the same time' forum.
I do agree with some of what you're said.
In all seriousness though...
I lift but I still think the girl in the OP is attractive. Getting a good physique is mostly about increasing self-esteem and she obviously has enough of that to be walking around in a bikini. Although doubtless the hot weather helped her along. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?becoming leaner and stronger are both important facets of health and fitness. Being healthy and fit doesn't mean "looks like **** but can run a 4 minute mile, eat's a lot of fruit and veg". If anything, being leaner and having more muscle mass i.e. lifting heavy weights, drastically reduces the chances of developing many disease and ailments in middle and older age - improves insulin sensitivity, decreases risk of diabetes, strengthens bones, reduces risk of osteoporosis and fractures, improves balance and coordination and proprioception, maintains and improves mobility etc. Pretty much everyone over the age of 40 should incorporate some kind of regular lifting into their life.(Original post by QTpie118)
Well, I'm not sure that I consider this is a fitness forum, more a 'how to become as strong as you possibly can and look good at the same time' forum.
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Re: athletic or too thin?Exactly, one provides an actual critique the other by itself provides next to no critique, least not when it's followed by some crappy post misc when the user is too dense to give a decent response.(Original post by Old School)
Mediocre:
of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill
Hardly an insult. If most people look a certain way then surely that means that it's pretty darn ordinary. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?Yeah, ok, I see where you're coming from.(Original post by Dark Horse)
Well there's nothing wrong with that. In fact the vast majority of people who take up "fitness" (which can take many different forms and covers many different goals) are doing so in the understanding that it will probably make them look better. Even someone who doesn't necessarily become lean will still have healthier looking skin and brighter eyes.
In all seriousness though...
I lift but I still think the girl in the OP is attractive. Getting a good physique is mostly about increasing self-esteem and she obviously has enough of that to be walking around in a bikini. Although doubtless the hot weather helped her along.
Yeah she has a perfectly good body, and yeah I think being able to show your body takes a lot of self-confidence. Haha, yeah that, or the fake tan. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?I totally agree.(Original post by HFerguson)
becoming leaner and stronger are both important facets of health and fitness. Being healthy and fit doesn't mean "looks like **** but can run a 4 minute mile, eat's a lot of fruit and veg". If anything, being leaner and having more muscle mass i.e. lifting heavy weights, drastically reduces the chances of developing many disease and ailments in middle and older age - improves insulin sensitivity, decreases risk of diabetes, strengthens bones, reduces risk of osteoporosis and fractures, improves balance and coordination and proprioception, maintains and improves mobility etc. Pretty much everyone over the age of 40 should incorporate some kind of regular lifting into their life. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?Being skinny-fat definitely is not healthy.(Original post by QTpie118)
Most people are happy being fit, healthy and 'skinnyfat'. -
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Re: athletic or too thin?I don't think I fully understand what being skinny-fat is then?(Original post by cowsforsale)
Being skinny-fat definitely is not healthy.
