Lazy people annoy me

Depends, if you make a sudden change to your life and start eating differently and working out like an athlete because all of sudden your health and strength are massively important to you, when you never were interested before I would imagine people will say things. I went to a sports college, we had free gym membership and if you were on teams you could get a plan drawn up by PE teachers/coaches if you wanted it or needed it, and most people used it. No one said anything because it wasn't unusual.

Clearly the only reason most men go to the gym is because they're douches who want to maximise their chances of getting laid. That's why people tend to dislike guys who are ripped - it's because statistically the chance that they are bellends is quite high.

I agree with you on a lot of those points (except for "a stronger person is a more useful person", not sure what that is meant to mean!) but from all your posts on here about exercise/ going to the gym it sounds like you are probably the type to kinda rub it in people's faces a little!

Understandable that exercise makes you feel good, you are reaping the benefits and you want to share those effects with other people. But people are obviously gonna get a bit fed up/ annoyed with that if they aren't interested in going to the gym and you are always talking about it. Are you sure that you're not the one actually bringing it up all the time? lol

LOL @ the insecurity

I know! I was the only one to volunteer to destroy the one ring. Everyone else was plain lazy.

However, my upper body strength is probably below average - which isn't something I care about really. Doesn't matter.

I'm in good physical shape from the enjoyable aerobic exercise I do. Why anyone would do anaerobic weight training because they actually enjoy it is beyond me;

I would imagine that a large proportion of guys who do weight training do it because they're douches who just want to attract shallow, superficial, skanky girls who are turned on by large biceps and little else.

Why anyone would do anaerobic weight training because they actually enjoy it is beyond me;

in reality weight training only takes a matter of hours a week. If it makes someone feel more confident in themselves, and does so in a healthy way (i.e. they're eating healthy, eating plenty and not on gear), then I don't see the harm in it.

Ok first of all...I'm fully aware that not everyone in the world is interested in "building muscle", "increasing VO2 max", "getting ripped" or whatever other fitness goals there is out there. It just so happens that we live in a world where there is much to do, and many things to take interest in and there is limited time to do it in.

However...everyone knows, on some level, that the gym and becoming generally healthier and fitter is a very good thing to commit to. People must understand that a stronger person is a more useful person. It should be common sense that someone who can do HIIT or run for long distances will have more energy in general, and be less bothered about routine tasks. It should also be obvious that people who eat decent, well-balanced meals will have more focus and a better feeling in general than someone who eats crap every day.

Personally, I don't really care if I get validation from other people or not. And it's not like I'd enjoy a crowd of people watching me set a new PB. It's not like that. But what I don't get is why people have to make snide comments about the fact you go to the gym? Or the fact they try and convince you to not even bother? Or they give you advice, knowing full-well they don't know what they're talking about. Seriously...if you're not interested in lifting then just don't lift, and don't speak of it. No need to try and talk down to people who do just to make yourself feel better.

It begs the question also. If they're feeling so self-conscious around people who take their health seriously...then why don't they do something about it? If it doesn't matter to them, then why do they always bring it up? Why can't they just live and let live and let people do their own thing?

Just can't wait for the day when people accept that this is what your about and just respectfully just let you get on with it. I'm guessing that doesn't happen until you're a certain size/BF%, lol.

/rant

Why didn't you take your own advice and not make this thread, then?

I've never once told someone that they "should stop being lazy and go to the gym".

Nah. I have no desire to get ripped thank you. My body is quite adequate as it is. My exercise consists of aerobic exercise in the outdoors; I do a lot of cycling because it's something I find enjoyable. Consequently I'm quite physically fit.

However, my upper body strength is probably below average - which isn't something I care about really. Doesn't matter. I'm in good physical shape from the enjoyable aerobic exercise I do. Why anyone would do anaerobic weight training because they actually enjoy it is beyond me; I would imagine that a large proportion of guys who do weight training do it because they're douches who just want to attract shallow, superficial, skanky girls who are turned on by large biceps and little else.

Nah. I have no desire to get ripped thank you. My body is quite adequate as it is. My exercise consists of aerobic exercise in the outdoors; I do a lot of cycling because it's something I find enjoyable. Consequently I'm quite physically fit.

However, my upper body strength is probably below average - which isn't something I care about really. Doesn't matter. I'm in good physical shape from the enjoyable aerobic exercise I do. Why anyone would do anaerobic weight training because they actually enjoy it is beyond me; I would imagine that a large proportion of guys who do weight training do it because they're douches who just want to attract shallow, superficial, skanky girls who are turned on by large biceps and little else.

Who the **** goes up chimneys? Do you live in the 19th century?