the benefits of lifting weights are too great to ignore

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4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:19pm EDT

I used to be a competitive runner in high school and college. I was pretty fast and would win some meets in high school and won the county championship in the 1600m. But I was so skinny and frail looking and didn't have any strength. After college I decided to hit the weights hard. And I really dedicated myself to it.

You don't just turn into a strong guy with a nice build immediately. It takes time, it takes multiple years for ectomorphs like me to be honest, there are no shortcuts unless you take drugs. But after a while the weight on the bar just started to slowly add up. The muscles just started to slowly pile on.

The benefits were amazing.

-So much more confidence

-Body looks good instead of shell of skin and bones

-Women are much more attracted to you

-Sex drives goes way up

-Far more strength

-Great hobby for health

-Lifetime hobby

-Other men respect you

I advise any man to take up lifting weights and really commit yourself to it. You will not regret it.

4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:27pm EDT

re: ooop

So, you do have it in your calendar to post this every Tuesday!

4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:29pm EDT

re: Dufus

4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:42pm EDT

re: ooop

OP, what workout program did you use? I want to start lifting myself.

4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:48pm EDT

re: Loping

I worked out every other day. Program was built around the squat, bench press and weighted pullups. Deadlifts are really good too, but doing heavy squats and deadlifts regularly were too taxing on my body. So I focused and Squat more since with the squat the deadlift will go up a lot too, but not the other way around.

I also bought microplates. I have a home gym. For bench press to go up 5 pounds every workout is just too big of a jump after the first couple months training. So I would slowly and steadily increase the weight. Slow progress is good progress.

4 years ago 10/15/2019 4:57pm EDT

re: ooop

Everyone interested in exercise needs to read and understand the philosophy of Arthur Jones. While I will always love running as a sport, yes, the benefits of ideal weight training are far superior to those of running. You will enjoy life far more as someone who lifts weights aggressively as your exclusive mode of exercise than you ever will as a non-elite runner. And no, “balance” is not key. If lifting weights in an ideal manner, you cannot combine it with a program of running significant mileage. You need to rest and recover from high intensity resistance training, and this recovery requirement precludes daily “aerobic” running. You can still conduct one high intensity (interval, time trial, or race) running session per week if you want to maintain a connection to running, and you’ll be shocked how fit you can get on that minimalist training diet alone.

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