Bodybuilding > Running

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If you are for real... go tell someone who cares.

How's that fudge packing working for by the way?

Probably a troll attempt . . . but how are you overall healthier if you do no cardio? I'm not saying that you should not lift, but to cut out cardio completely is foolish. Running is much better for longevity than lifting.

How about you all do a combination of both?

is that so hard? Run three times a week, life twice a week?

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Translation: I am very insecure and was lost without running. Now that I am all pumped up, I have quelled my insecurities with my improved physical image, but am still insecure enough that I need to bust on people who enjoy running.

Let me know the next time you are pumping up if see a rabbit dash into the woods or a magnificent sunset reflecting off the downtown skyline or see a hawk swoop through the air to catch a small bird, leaving a puff of feathers in its wake. And I will let you know the next time I see a bunch of sweaty guys straining on a bunch of machines like they are trying to poop out 32 oz of Sizzler grade C meat while listening to the same stupid rap crap on some Sirius chanel, all for the low price of $65 per month with a $250 initiation fee.

Bodybuilding is literally a beauty contest.

I have a hard time taking seriously any 'sport' such as bodybuilding, figure skating, or gymnastics, that relies on judges to determine the winner.

Mr. Traps wrote:

now convinced that recreational running after one's competitive career is over is a misinvestment of one's phsyical life.

And spending every waking hour looking in mirror, flexing your muscles, measuring your chest, discussing your back day vs your arms day with your bodybuilding psld, and being a diet nazi in order to add 1 inch to your biceps,etc is a GOOD investment of your time??

Mr. Traps wrote: find that it is far more compatible with the rest of my life than running was.

so you are a bodybuilding narcissist douche 24/7?

Mr. Traps wrote:but I don't have a pathological compulsion to run anymore, and am better off as a result.

But you replaced it with a pathological obsession to look at yourself in the mirror and attempt to grow your muscles, right? Admit it, you look at yourself 1/2 naked in the mirror, what, a minimum of a few hours a day? And if one says to you: 'you look like you got smaller, lost some mass', you freak right??? I know the type, they ain't mentally healthy at all.

(not saying runners are much better, but bodybuilding is not full of mentally healthy people)

Spike Levy wrote:

Bodybuilding is literally a beauty contest.

so is life.

but there are different kinds of bodybuilding. having a lot of body mass does not feel good. having low bodyfat feels good and doing cardio feels good too.

Spike Levy wrote:

Bodybuilding is literally a beauty contest.

so is life.

but there are different kinds of bodybuilding. having a lot of body mass does not feel good. having low bodyfat feels good and doing cardio feels good too.

Talk to me when you are in your late forties and do no cardio.

"Cardio," i.e. steady-state activity, is not necessary for health. Weight training alone is sufficient.

Also, I'm not a competitive bodybuilder, just a person who lifts weights to maximize his muscular size and strength. You don't have to pose on stage to be a bodybuilder.

Masters runner wrote:

Talk to me when you are in your late forties and do no cardio.

Talk to me when you are in your late forties and have sarcopenia.

Spike Levy wrote:

Bodybuilding is literally a beauty contest.

I have a hard time taking seriously any 'sport' such as bodybuilding, figure skating, or gymnastics, that relies on judges to determine the winner.

At least figure skating and gymnastics require incredible skill.

Mr Traps, you think you're tough?

Call me when you weigh 220, can bench 350+, yet still run a 6:30 mile.

I don't think I'm that tough, just tougher than when I was running recreationally. I'm 190 and can still run under six minutes for a mile.

finnishguy wrote:

Spike Levy wrote:

Bodybuilding is literally a beauty contest.

so is life.

Maybe so, and therefore all the more reason to cherish something as pure as first to the finish line wins. No prejudiced judges, no refs' calls going against you. Straight up merit.

Let me give you some advice. Don't bulk too much... you will regret it later in life when it gets flabby.

Mr. Traps wrote:

"Cardio," i.e. steady-state activity, is not necessary for health. Weight training alone is sufficient.

aerobic capacity IS necessary for me.

it's good for cardiovascular health and it's good for the brain.

fas wrote:

Let me give you some advice. Don't bulk too much... you will regret it later in life when it gets flabby.

Muscle is muscle, it doesn't turn flabby. And the great thing about being muscular is that you can afford to gain a little extra fat when you have muscle size underneath it. What looks disgusting is being skinny-fat.