Are weightlifters the most annoying people out there?

I agree completely, however I don't think all 'lifters' do it. My own estimate from personal experience is that the extreme lifter vanity accounts for 50% of regular 'lifters,' and they are generally bodybuilders. I personally do not understand why it's supposed to be a source of inspiration to take vain, nice-looking bathroom selfies and then writing stuff about hard work, be all you can be, and other trite aphorisms. It's done entirely for oneself, period. What's more concerning is it breeds a generation of followers who are willing to do anything to emulate the physique in question, which leads to unhealthy life choices. Just to name a few:

1. Aortic pressures during very heavy (as %1rm) reach supraphysiologic levels, exerting a concentric hypertrophic stimulus upon the left ventricle.

2. Irrespective of excuses some bodybuilder 'athletes' make - saying PEDs are healthier than ketchup - it's quite clear that the drug cycles employed by a high percentage of the 'bodybuilding community' increase hypertension, atherosclerotic plaque formation, kidney disease, cardiomegaly with heart failure, liver abnormalities (NOT JUST oral drugs, as liver ends up doing the processing for many injectables; LFTs often not sufficiently sensitive to detect), stroke rate, and several other abnormalities. The reason many studies aren't done on the long-term effects of poly-PED usage is that no institutional review board would agree to a sufficiently comprehensive study for ethical reasons. Further, this is a practice that many potential participants often prefer to hide from others.

3. Bodybuilding diets are notoriously unhealthy. There is nothing physiologic about eating 8 times per day for a total of 5k+ calories (often the higher calorie burden is necessitated by PEDs such as growth hormone). Even without the PEDs, high lifetime caloric consumption is linked to a lower lifespan, due to the higher mitotic stimulus for tissues with a steady turnover rate.

4. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are associated with a high rate of injury. Many of these injuries are made worse or more frequent by some (not all) PEDs. To be fair, performing any physical activity over and over again - even with perfect form - subjects one to injury risk.

I only mention this to counter the claim that the narcissist bodybuilder community has that they promote others to lead healthy lives. In most instances, the narcissist bodybuilders are simply promoting more narcissism and poorer health.

Is this behavior really any different from people who run marathons?

No.

Crossfitters are the most annoying people out there.

At least weight lifters call it a "gym."

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Plantar Fascia wrote:

I agree completely, however I don't think all 'lifters' do it. My own estimate from personal experience is that the extreme lifter vanity accounts for 50% of regular 'lifters,' and they are generally bodybuilders. I personally do not understand why it's supposed to be a source of inspiration to take vain, nice-looking bathroom selfies and then writing stuff about hard work, be all you can be, and other trite aphorisms. It's done entirely for oneself, period. What's more concerning is it breeds a generation of followers who are willing to do anything to emulate the physique in question, which leads to unhealthy life choices. Just to name a few:

1. Aortic pressures during very heavy (as %1rm) reach supraphysiologic levels, exerting a concentric hypertrophic stimulus upon the left ventricle.

2. Irrespective of excuses some bodybuilder 'athletes' make - saying PEDs are healthier than ketchup - it's quite clear that the drug cycles employed by a high percentage of the 'bodybuilding community' increase hypertension, atherosclerotic plaque formation, kidney disease, cardiomegaly with heart failure, liver abnormalities (NOT JUST oral drugs, as liver ends up doing the processing for many injectables; LFTs often not sufficiently sensitive to detect), stroke rate, and several other abnormalities. The reason many studies aren't done on the long-term effects of poly-PED usage is that no institutional review board would agree to a sufficiently comprehensive study for ethical reasons. Further, this is a practice that many potential participants often prefer to hide from others.

3. Bodybuilding diets are notoriously unhealthy. There is nothing physiologic about eating 8 times per day for a total of 5k+ calories (often the higher calorie burden is necessitated by PEDs such as growth hormone). Even without the PEDs, high lifetime caloric consumption is linked to a lower lifespan, due to the higher mitotic stimulus for tissues with a steady turnover rate.

4. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are associated with a high rate of injury. Many of these injuries are made worse or more frequent by some (not all) PEDs. To be fair, performing any physical activity over and over again - even with perfect form - subjects one to injury risk.

I only mention this to counter the claim that the narcissist bodybuilder community has that they promote others to lead healthy lives. In most instances, the narcissist bodybuilders are simply promoting more narcissism and poorer health.

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Smooth Playa wrote:

Like legit, every lifter I know are so annoying about it.

I follow a girl on twitter who just constantly humblebrags about lifting. She constantly retweets these gym memes, and says stuff about not wanting to be average, among other stuff. Like yesterday we didn't have classes and she tweets about her being at the gym while everyone else is asleep. Its annoying and no one cares that you lift.

This is literally my experience with every lifter. I've never met people who are apart of another hobby that are like this.

Discus LRC.

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Are they annoying? Can be.

Are they, like, legit literally the most annoying people in the world? Can't say. You're giving them some solid competition, though.

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Big Meany wrote:

Are they annoying? Can be.

Are they, like, legit literally the most annoying people in the world? Can't say. You're giving them some solid competition, though.

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Santa Sleuth wrote:

No.

Crossfitters are the most annoying people out there.

At least weight lifters call it a "gym."

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wego wrote:

[quote]Santa Sleuth wrote:
What do crossfitters call a gym?

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Lifters aren't too bad. Bodybuilders are ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

Can they go one down without posting a selfie and like two dozen hashtags? GET OVER YOURSELF!!!

People who over generalize whole groups of people because of the actions of one of those people are the most annoying people out there.

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Obvs wrote:

People who over generalize whole groups of people because of the actions of one of those people are the most annoying people out there.

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Obvs wrote:

People who over generalize whole groups of people because of the actions of one of those people are the most annoying people out there.

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Obvs wrote:

People who over generalize whole groups of people because of the actions of one of those people are the most annoying people out there.

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No, skiers and snowboarders are the most annoying. I worked in vail, CO one winter and wanted to kill myself. I would say 9/10 people I had contact with were rich a**holes or young, douchebag trust fund kids. You ask how they are and they don't even acknowledge your existence except to ask, "are the back bowls open?" or something of the like. Not to mention the temper on these people. If their lift pass didn't work they'd flip out if you held them up 30 seconds. I bet I got cursed out five times/day. I'll never set foot at another ski resort.

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staples wrote:

No, skiers and snowboarders are the most annoying. I worked in vail, CO one winter and wanted to kill myself. I would say 9/10 people I had contact with were rich a**holes or young, douchebag trust fund kids. You ask how they are and they don't even acknowledge your existence except to ask, "are the back bowls open?" or something of the like. Not to mention the temper on these people. If their lift pass didn't work they'd flip out if you held them up 30 seconds. I bet I got cursed out five times/day. I'll never set foot at another ski resort.

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They're not all so bad. I know some weightlifters who are pretty obsessed but still humble and only bring it up if you're interested. I think social media is a good place to talk about your passions because if you don't care you can just scroll past and ignore them. It's not like tweets are very intrusive on anyone's life. Talking to them in real life is how you find out if they're vain jerks or not.

Some people just take a lot of joy in the things they do and love to talk about it, just like some people have lots of passion for complaining about things on internet message boards. Something we can all relate to right?

Agreed. Not even close. Crossfitters combine the worst of weightlifters with Scientology.

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Smooth Playa wrote:

Like legit, every lifter I know are so annoying about it.

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