What do you think of guys who never visit the gym?

Except strength training has a lot to do with fitness and it can also be fun.

Don't let your insecurity cloud your ability to think logically.

We're on an internet forum. Not exactly the best place to find people that do actually exercise or go to the gym. Which means the general opinion on this matter is going to be swayed by the several internet posters who do valuable little else with their time and simply can't be arsed to exercise. "Oh I don't go to the gym, so it must be gay/waste of time/pathetic" is all I'm seeing from the majority of posters in this thread. If you can't be bothered to maintain a healthy lifestyle then ****ing admit it rather than trying to force a negative spin on this whole 'fitness' business because you simply aren't motivated enough like the rest of us.

Oh, and sorry, but women are naturally more attracted to more muscular males, even if you try to convince yourself you're not.

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His legs bore out the striking and agreeable proportions of his body; and his lightness on his feet, his erectness, his easy bearing, add to the impression of physical grace and virility. His suppleness, combined with his bigness of frame, and his large, wide-set rather glowing eyes, heavy black hair, and markedly bronze complexion give him some of the handsomeness of an Indian. His courtesy as he surrenders bodybuilding advice to fellow miscer's suggests genuine friendliness towards all mankind. His voice is noticeably resonant, masculine, warm. His pleasure in the attentions of the bootblack's whisk reflect a consciousness about clothes unusual in an Australian man. His manner, as he bestows a tip suggested generous good-nature, a wish to give pleasure, based on physical well-being and a sincere kindliness of heart.

You clearly have no idea of the benefits of strength training in sports and in everyday life, and you clearly don't know the difference between strength training and bodybuilding. Try to educate yourself before you make yourself sound like an idiot.

I can't afford the gym atm. Am I going to hell?

No, you're just going to be a virgin for the rest of your life.

Personally I'm going through a phase of loving the 'buffed up' body type, which sucks because guys like that are generally out of my league...
However in the past, it hasn't put me off, and I'm sure most other girls wouldn't care either.

What so all girls like beefcakes do they? Quite the contrary I think you'd find.

Obviously this thread has turned into GYM VS NON GYM.

Personally, I think reading a book does more good for you than spending hours running into a wall.

In the mind of a beefcake... yup! If you don't eat steroids for breakfast and eat an entire battery farm of egg whites for dinner, you may as well get out of their way.

No, you're just going to be a virgin for the rest of your life.

Here follows a list of reasons why you are wrong, do enjoy:

1. The primary motivation for visiting the gym is not "strength training". Ask most people, and they will say things like "to improve confidence with women", "to get bigger" or simply "to look hench". Don't believe me? Look back over this thread.

Whats wrong with that? How is it differenr from people wanting a new haircut or wearing nice clothes

2. Depends on the sport. Clearly. Most sports do not require religious lifting of weights.

Sprinters lift weights
Cyclists lift weights (the speed **** they do in the olympics)
Pretty much any other olympic sport
Rugby players
Football players
Basketball players
Even weightlifting itself is its own sport, powerlifting / olympic weightlifting
The list goes on. Look up pretty much any athletic sport and you will find at the elite level they will probably lift weights.

3. The "everyday life" benefits of lifting weights, as opposed to say, doing a sport, going for a jog or reading a book have yet to be made clear by anyone on this thread. I propose that the majority of people who spend their hours lifting weights would be far better off reading something. I suggest the excellent Biff, Chip and Kipper series as a starting point.

Being able to deadlift 500lb makes lifting that 200lb box you cant lift a lot easier.
It teaches you to lift properly.
Helps preven back pain, hip pain, knee pain that comes with old age etc
Makes you harder to kill (srs, there is an article somewhere, that basically says strength training makes you harder to kill
And reading a book, go for a jog is not mutually exculsive to lifting weights. Weightlifting only takes a few hours a week, yet you get **** loads of benifits from it