[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]undoredo wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Not sure how you can compare succeeding in Powerlifting with being a single mother with three jobs/starving kid in Africa/<>.
First, a starving kid in Africa has not made a CHOICE to be in that circumstance. He survives or dies and no one outside of his village gives a fuck. Regardless of any level of heroism or courage he may have had to display in his life, it will most likely never be recognized. But the point is, it’s not a hobby…
Second, the single mother with three jobs made a choice. She spread her legs and had kids. She is (hopefully) meeting the obligations of her choices. That’s not heroism. That’s being a parent… If she didn’t want to raise kids and work, she should have A) kept her legs shut, or B) chosen a better/more stable provider to have kids with. Humans throughout history have had it FAR tougher than most poor people working today. If she wanted to, she could surely improve her lot in life. Her choice to remain a single mother working three jobs simply means she planned poorly. NOT exactly “motivational” stuff here…
Third, is our powerlifter. He is obviously stable, as he can afford to eat enough, sleep enough and work few enough hours to train and still produce gains, OR he has enough extra cash for the PEDs that will compensate for a lack in any of the above. He CHOSE to be disciplined, work hard, no pain and no gain, etc… Not many people make that choice. But to call that person a “warrior” or a “hero” or an “idol” is to shit upon those words… Why? Because weightlifting - in all it’s forms - is fundamentally a SELFISH pursuit. Not saying the accomplishments are not impressive, but I certainly don’t want ,“he benched 450” written in my epitaph…
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Above does an excellent job putting these different things into the proper perspective. Truly excellent, not just grade-inflation excellent.
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Typical AC reason why we keep him around. [/quote]
And we keep you around for your appreciation of all things BBW! =)[/quote]
We all need motivation from something, if me posting land whales keeps people’s diet under control then I will take that upon my humble shoulders.
