How Weight Training Might Change the Brain

Re:How Weight Training Might Change the Brain by parliament32 on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:03PM (#20527768)

100%. I can guarantee that every single one of those weak guys decided to "get in shape" at some point in their lives, went to the gym for a week, then quit because "it's too hard". The followed up with a mountain of excuses about why they're too busy or they'd rather play piano or whatever other explanation is necessary for "I'm actively choosing to look like shit".

The funny thing is, physical appearance is the primary way we judge other people. Like Arnold said, "A well built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it. You cannot borrow it, you cannot inherit it, you cannot steal it. You cannot hold onto it without constant work. It shows discipline, it shows self respect, it shows patience, work ethic and passion. That is why I do what I do."

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Re:How Weight Training Might Change the Brain by SantalBlush on Thursday July 25, 2019 @11:06PM (#20532034)

This discussion has become a satire. It began like this:

> I do suspect that if you do add a lot of musculature to a tall frame it can be a bit intimidating in engineering cultures where most men are out of shape and view the activity as "meatheadish."

And it devolved into this:

>The followed up with a mountain of excuses about why they're too busy or they'd rather play piano or whatever other explanation is necessary for "I'm actively choosing to look like shit."

Jesus, I wasn't rooting for the scrawny nerds at the outset of this thread, but now I am.

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