Oh, I was there more recently, just a few years back. I honestly just headed out there for a break from my normal routine (geology). I lived at river edge in Avon. I was a lead with the scanning team, so I was the unfortunate soul who was in charge of fixing lift ticket issues. And I was at gold peak, too! =)
My .02 cents.
Speaking generally, you may be correct, but then again, I don't know many of those kinds of people. I am an ex-runner-turned-bodybuilder. I took running fairly serious--mid-15 5k/sub 4:20 mile in high school and ran NCAA D1 for a year--and have the same mindset with lifting weights. I stopped running at age 20 and have been lifting hard since. I am 29 now: bench and squat both around 300 on any given day to give you all an idea.
Not all of us are gym bros who pose like narcissistic fools. I do not have any social media, and only twice ever have I put up facebook selfies of my "gains"--about 40 lbs. I bodybuild for my own health, well-being, and to continue an all-around healthy lifestyle. Nor do I take any other supplement other than whey and casein.
I do believe I am healthier now, largely because bodybuilding forces me to eat much leaner, as I do not burn as many calories in the gym versus running 10 miles.
The only weightlifters I knew were always talking about competing. At least running is focused on results, and weightlifting is focused on aesthetics. We all already know we're ugly stick thin gremlins.
I go to the gym for the same reason I run.....to get better. I ran to get better at running. I lift to get better at lifting.
I go to lift heavy ass weights. I lift things up and I put them down. Same high as running.
Alan
Piano_Man87 wrote:
The only weightlifters I knew were always talking about competing. At least running is focused on results, and weightlifting is focused on aesthetics. We all already know we're ugly stick thin gremlins.
Only running is focused on results?
I'll admit, when I was a runner it was all about hitting a certain time, but now (as a bodybuilder) I like to 1) hit a certain weight 2) be a certain body fat percentage 3) lift a certain amount of weight.
I obsessed more with numbers when I was a runner, oddly enough.
Plantar Fascia wrote:
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.
2. Been swellin' in the gym for almost a decade and never I have taken a PED.
3. I eat very healthy. Lean meats, complex carbs, fruits and veggies.
4. I was injured more when I ran.
I think the issue here is that bodybuilders cannot be stereotyped into one-size-fits-all. I bodybuild, but I am an 'amateur,' meaning I do not compete nor do I take PEDs. I lift hard, for me.