Why do body builders think what they do is hard?

Who are you calling skinny fat? I'm a 125 ibs shredded vegan with abs.

Marathon running is a joke. It is where distance runners go when they are no longer fast enough to compete in real races. It's like when they say they put the horse out to pasture. What they should really say is that guy is going to start running marathons because he is no longer competitive at 5k/10k. The training isn't that hard, the time commitment is. Both body building and marathon running require time, diet and to be truly good, a particular body type. Both also require an unhealthy level of egomania.

I was a good marathon runner. Which was much easier than now trying to gain 20 pounds of muscle without the fat, which I'm trying to do.

To look like a bodybuilder VS finishing a 26 mile jog? Bodybuilding is MUCH tougher. Running a sub 2:20 marathon gets you closer.

Opposite wrote:

I was a good marathon runner. Which was much easier than now trying to gain 20 pounds of muscle without the fat, which I'm trying to do.

To look like a bodybuilder VS finishing a 26 mile jog? Bodybuilding is MUCH tougher. Running a sub 2:20 marathon gets you closer.

You sound like a weak nugget

Pshhhiiiiiiiiiiiit what a joke. You think what you do is hard. HAHAHAHHAHAHA thanks for that

Sand Dunes wrote:

I'm a skinny 125 ibs distance runner, but you have to give the serious bodybuilders respect.

https://youtu.be/UHymqS5bZdg

6 lifts. 6 meals. Take supplements. Wear hoodie inside. Carry gallon of water. Let the gut hang. Repeat. Easy as pie.

Former Body Builder wrote:

I looked l ike Ronnie Coleman

You should look like him now - a shriveled, wheelchair bound dummy. Gets back surgery, than squats heavy and breaks his spine. His arms are like dried rotten bananas.

The very definition of “all drugs.”

Bodybuilder is one word, jack.

This isn’t the spelling competition on the national internet, nerd.

Former Body Builder wrote:

Opposite wrote:

I was a good marathon runner. Which was much easier than now trying to gain 20 pounds of muscle without the fat, which I'm trying to do.

To look like a bodybuilder VS finishing a 26 mile jog? Bodybuilding is MUCH tougher. Running a sub 2:20 marathon gets you closer.

You sound like a weak nugget

You would be correct. That's why I'm lifting so much. And if you can't run under 2:20 you too are a weak (and slow) nugget.

ProBuilder wrote:

Tom Prince’s Tylenol bottle wrote:

Bodybuilder is one word, jack.

This isn’t the spelling competition on the national internet, nerd.

The Internet is more than a national platform, Sparky.

Now, go whack it while thinking about the taint of Bob Paris.

ProBuilder is quickly becoming one of my favorite LR posters of all time.

Who calls Instagram “Insta Insta”?

ProBuilder wrote:

Sup Nerds.

ProBuilder here.

Have they come out with 1/4 inch split shorts yet? .

Um, isn't that basically what you guys have to compete in?

Unless you're elite level, marathon training is one of the dumbest, least productive, most time consuming activities one can engage in.

The 5K is the perfect distance to work on one's general fitness--leaves time for work, family, and cross-training. Plus, you get to run more frequently and look good doing it.

Indeed, one can strength train and 5K train simultaneously to good effect. However, the body builder look is not desirable; you want an athletic, powerful look. Doing a bunch of curls and isolation exercises just makes you look douchey.

Here’s one, with the explosion of cross fit, Oly lifting has also increased in participation. I use to watch guys and girls go through their warm ups and routine prior to workouts with their tights and straps, chalk, belt, hoodies, nitro shakes, beats headphones, etc. And relatively speaking they were comparable to your mid 18 minute 5K guy and mid 20 minute gal. Fascinating.

belial wrote:

Unless you're elite level, marathon training is one of the dumbest, least productive, most time consuming activities one can engage in.

The 5K is the perfect distance to work on one's general fitness--leaves time for work, family, and cross-training. Plus, you get to run more frequently and look good doing it.

Indeed, one can strength train and 5K train simultaneously to good effect. However, the body builder look is not desirable; you want an athletic, powerful look. Doing a bunch of curls and isolation exercises just makes you look douchey.

Lots of isolation exercises?

ProBuilder wrote:

You guys still rocking size small everything? Have they come out with 1/4 inch split shorts yet?

Really? Small clothing is a problem for you?

Runningart2004 wrote:

belial wrote:

Unless you're elite level, marathon training is one of the dumbest, least productive, most time consuming activities one can engage in.

The 5K is the perfect distance to work on one's general fitness--leaves time for work, family, and cross-training. Plus, you get to run more frequently and look good doing it.

Indeed, one can strength train and 5K train simultaneously to good effect. However, the body builder look is not desirable; you want an athletic, powerful look. Doing a bunch of curls and isolation exercises just makes you look douchey.

Lots of isolation exercises?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8BNP126zgPU

Yeah, body builders do a crapton of isolations. Even Ron, and just because he does some proper heavy lifting also doesn't negate that. (He's well-known for lifting extremely heavy compounds -- and now he's a wreck, hrm. I guess moderation in all things, including moderation.)