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Re:From Mr Average to Superman: Craig Davidson's account of ... by chipsy on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @03:39AM (#6326154)
During the year-to-date(starting in January) I put on about 25 pounds of muscle. The motivations were a mix of vanity, desire for general well-being, and the increasing recognition of my own mortality as year 30 draws closer. (w/r to this last: knowing that I'll get old and lose capability, I want to try to experience life in many dimensions before I lose the option entirely.)

And I guess I got all of that. In fact, it only improved my self-awareness, since even though you can build yourself up to look tough, no amount of training is going to stop a bus from hitting you. And you get reminded of that every time you go in and train to failure. That is really the essential conflict: "why even bother" vs. "try to be the best you can be."

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Re:From Mr Average to Superman: Craig Davidson's account of ... by emiliobumachar on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @08:55AM (#6327178)
"no amount of training is going to stop a bus from hitting you"

If the circunstances are just right, your training might enable you to leap a bit further, edging out the incoming bus and averting the accident.

Or maybe the bus almost stops before hitting you, and your coat of muscle makes the difference between almost dying and actually dying.

More likely, when you get really old, you'll be far less vulnerable to tripping and falling.

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Re:From Mr Average to Superman: Craig Davidson's account of ... by scotty79 on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @03:24PM (#6329801)
As a counterexample, one of my PE teachers ripped his achilles tendon, when he was startled by motorcycle passing close. I doubt he'd be able to hurt himself like that if his calf were average.
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