[quote]Phoenix44e wrote:
The idea that you can do whatevr you want in life, and should only follow your dreams is for children. [/quote]
Who shat in your Christmas stocking?
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]Phoenix44e wrote:
The idea that you can do whatevr you want in life, and should only follow your dreams is for children. [/quote]
Who shat in your Christmas stocking?[/quote]
My father when he left me when I was 6. My step father who was a monster. The government and their rediculous rules. My genetics that are causing me all of these nerve issues…I could go on
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
I don’t get the obsession with guys that lift a ton of weight. You win at life because you dedicate all your time to lifting weights? Yeah, no.
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Probably because this site isn’t Facebook or your moms book club…[/quote]
That’s fine, though it’s one thing to be passionate about something, but it’s another where you correlate all sorts of positive and rare characteristics like “bravery” or “incredible commitment” because some dude lifts a lot of weight.[/quote]
I know where you’re coming from.
I mean calling what most of us do (going to the gym as a favorite hobby) some sort of trial of fire and blood (PICTURE OF FRANK MCGRATH IN HOODY SITTING IN A COLD DANK GYM HERE) is silly.
Basically it’s a form of recreation. We enjoy it. It is not a sacrifice. Sure it’s hard in the sense that physical effort must be used, but it’s all good and we like it.
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
I don’t get the obsession with guys that lift a ton of weight. You win at life because you dedicate all your time to lifting weights? Yeah, no.
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Probably because this site isn’t Facebook or your moms book club…[/quote]
That’s fine, though it’s one thing to be passionate about something, but it’s another where you correlate all sorts of positive and rare characteristics like “bravery” or “incredible commitment” because some dude lifts a lot of weight.[/quote]
Well I agree, I wouldn’t say it’s brave, but it does take incredible commitment and sacrifice. For the guys who are really at the top of the game, it’s not a walk in the park doing what they do to their bodies both via weights and, even more so, via the needle.
I’m sure their families would also tell you how much time they give up with loved ones as well, for those that even have families that is, as opposed to the dudes who literally just live like monks alone in a cave doing nothing but focusing on eating, dosing, and training. They give up a lot of other very rewarding things to do what they do.
To be fair you have no concept of what it’s like to be either a single mother or a top level strength competitor. Neither do I, but this is my perspective nonetheless.
I really hate it when people try to trivialize someone else’s work with some kind of cliche like a single mom going to college and working two jobs and raising her kids or a starving child in Africa or something. Fuck that kid in Africa; his existence doesn’t make all the work an Olympic gold medalist had to do any less difficult.
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
I don’t get the obsession with guys that lift a ton of weight. You win at life because you dedicate all your time to lifting weights? Yeah, no.
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Probably because this site isn’t Facebook or your moms book club…[/quote]
That’s fine, though it’s one thing to be passionate about something, but it’s another where you correlate all sorts of positive and rare characteristics like “bravery” or “incredible commitment” because some dude lifts a lot of weight.[/quote]
That I do agree with. I don’t think it take courage to role out of the pcoket. I certainly don’t think NFL players or gym rats are “warriors”.
Commitment on the other hand I get.
I dont think Cy planned on this thread taking this turn.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I dont think Cy planned on this thread taking this turn.
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nope, not really.
i do believe you should chase passion daily - fucking live. sure we may not all get to do what we love for our primary career, but for fuck sake take parts of what you love and breathe it into your work. be passionate, help others. don’t suck the energy away from others. give.
i’m about to watch the vid again a i get ready to leave the house. my hope was a nice thread where there were vids we could all draw a bit of inspiration from.
I think many folks on this site hardly lift, don’t care, who the fuck knows…i will not allow myself to get into a snippy back and forth, if the thread dies…so be it.
Tate, Meadows, Bell - fucking awesome. there are mirrors of them in every profession, they are ones excelling and inspiring others.
Love these types of videos. I’m not a powerlifter, I just like training. And the reason why I find these particular guys (Tate, Bell, Coan) so inspirational is what they did despite what happened in their lives.
You listen to how a lot of lifters talk, they don’t try to beat each other as much as they try to beat PRs. Some of them compete in a what amounts to an individualistic sport, but they freely encourage each other to do their best.
Not everyone makes money off lifting and exercise, but that’s not the point of it. Goals and dreams don’t have to lead to financial gain.
Here’s another.
[quote]cyruseven75 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I dont think Cy planned on this thread taking this turn.
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nope, not really.
i do believe you should chase passion daily - fucking live. sure we may not all get to do what we love for our primary career, but for fuck sake take parts of what you love and breathe it into your work. be passionate, help others. don’t suck the energy away from others. give.
i’m about to watch the vid again a i get ready to leave the house. my hope was a nice thread where there were vids we could all draw a bit of inspiration from.
I think many folks on this site hardly lift, don’t care, who the fuck knows…i will not allow myself to get into a snippy back and forth, if the thread dies…so be it.
Tate, Meadows, Bell - fucking awesome. there are mirrors of them in every profession, they are ones excelling and inspiring others.[/quote]
I know what you were trying to do Cy.
We should draw inspiration from everything in life, from lifting to the CEO who built a company from the ground up. Stop being a society that tears down and stands on a pedestal and demands “Where is mine? I am special”. Instead be a society that supports and leads others. /rant
Try being someone who is totally blind (I am) and goes to the gym five days a week. I’m like a walking motivational speach.
Of course, I don’t view myself in this way, but I do get the whole “OMG, how do you do it?” from time to time. It’s annoying sometimes, but if I can indirectly enable someone to work harder, so be it.
Great vids to listen to, BTW.
[quote]csulli wrote:
I really hate it when people try to trivialize someone else’s work with some kind of cliche like a single mom going to college and working two jobs and raising her kids or a starving child in Africa or something. Fuck that kid in Africa; his existence doesn’t make all the work an Olympic gold medalist had to do any less difficult.[/quote]
I think the point is that doing what you love to do cannot seriously be called an indication of “strong will” or any indicator of how manly you are or what have you.
I mean, you’re doing what you love. It’s sort of expected that you have passion and dedication for something that you love.
It’s the people who do something that they most decidedly do not love in order to help someone or something that they do love that gets the most kudos from me.
This is why I cannot take anyone who says that they’re manlier than me because they lift heavier weights seriously. So you lifted longer than me and/or may have better genetic potential than me. OK. How exactly does that make you manlier again?
What magick said was exactly my point.
Its all about context to me. A while ago there was a thread about what is “hardcore.” Of course someone showed a vid of some guy doing some great lifting achievement. Then someone said that isnt hardcore! What about the soldier who lost his sight and legs in battle and still wanted to fight…now thats hardcore! Its apples and oranges, its stupid to compare.
[quote]cyruseven75 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I dont think Cy planned on this thread taking this turn.
[/quote]
nope, not really.
i do believe you should chase passion daily - fucking live. sure we may not all get to do what we love for our primary career, but for fuck sake take parts of what you love and breathe it into your work. be passionate, help others. don’t suck the energy away from others. give.
i’m about to watch the vid again a i get ready to leave the house. my hope was a nice thread where there were vids we could all draw a bit of inspiration from.
I think many folks on this site hardly lift, don’t care, who the fuck knows…i will not allow myself to get into a snippy back and forth, if the thread dies…so be it.
Tate, Meadows, Bell - fucking awesome. there are mirrors of them in every profession, they are ones excelling and inspiring others.[/quote]
well said
What a load of old bollocks I’m reading here.
When I watched the videos that were posted I became highly motivated to go and train very hard all of a sudden. That is all I thought about until I scrolled down and read this other crap.
I will take them for what they are which is motivation for me to push myself harder, why can’t the naysayers do the same and stop their whining?
“I made a magazine, people said I couldn’t do it.”
This inspired me, so today I made a cheese omelette with Copenhagen in it. People said I couldn’t do it-- well I did mother fucker.
[quote]UtahIron wrote:
Try being someone who is totally blind (I am) and goes to the gym five days a week. I’m like a walking motivational speach.
Of course, I don’t view myself in this way, but I do get the whole “OMG, how do you do it?” from time to time. It’s annoying sometimes, but if I can indirectly enable someone to work harder, so be it.
Great vids to listen to, BTW.[/quote]
Buit if you are totally blind, how do you masturbate in front of a mirror?
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
I don’t get the obsession with guys that lift a ton of weight. You win at life because you dedicate all your time to lifting weights? Yeah, no.
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Probably because this site isn’t Facebook or your moms book club…[/quote]
That’s fine, though it’s one thing to be passionate about something, but it’s another where you correlate all sorts of positive and rare characteristics like “bravery” or “incredible commitment” because some dude lifts a lot of weight.[/quote]
You will see the same exact themes across every hobby. The passion/struggle/enjoyment/blah blah blah associated with these pursuits is pretty universal.
These are two of my favorite videos on youtube Cyrus, I posted them on my log before.[/quote]
No. I think you only find this kind of self-aggrandizement in the strength sport world.
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]UtahIron wrote:
Try being someone who is totally blind (I am) and goes to the gym five days a week. I’m like a walking motivational speach.
Of course, I don’t view myself in this way, but I do get the whole “OMG, how do you do it?” from time to time. It’s annoying sometimes, but if I can indirectly enable someone to work harder, so be it.
Great vids to listen to, BTW.[/quote]
Buit if you are totally blind, how do you masturbate in front of a mirror?[/quote]
I’ve got a talking mirror that tells me what I’m doing…duh.
LOL
great leg night after a 12hr Saturday workday. #tootyourownhorn. fucking douche hashtags. #makinggainz
