Its not just women I know guys like that too
Lifting heavy weights and getting big is a taboo in America, its just something have to deal with.
[quote]nephorm wrote:
Those big guys in the gym carry around little pads that they write in while they’re working out.
I have no idea what they are writing in there.
"Dear Diary,
I lifted 300 pounds today.
I am fucking huge.
I will keep writing, because my arms are stuck in this position.
Love,
me"[/quote]
That was gold lol.
Women just don’t understand. Its like asking them why they use so much toilet paper from doing a fucking piss. We just wouldn’t understand…
[quote]shizen wrote:
Its not just women I know guys like that too
Lifting heavy weights and getting big is a taboo in America, its just something have to deal with. [/quote]
Like being well educated or informed, or not following the leader.
Reason number why I love my wife:
Whenever I’m, for lack of a better term, cranky, she tells me to go to the gym (or fishing) and get it out… 
[quote]She says: “your training what?”
I say: “I lifted weights, did some jump rope for cardio, and made a new front squat record”
She says: “oh, you boys and your working out”
I say: " something to do, keeps me from getting weaker and my body composition in check"
She says: “Well its boring, I don’t have time for that” [/quote]
Some guys sure don’t understand flirting.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
She says: “your training what?”
I say: “I lifted weights, did some jump rope for cardio, and made a new front squat record”
She says: “oh, you boys and your working out”
I say: " something to do, keeps me from getting weaker and my body composition in check"
She says: “Well its boring, I don’t have time for that”
Some guys sure don’t understand flirting.[/quote]
Quoted for truth.
You were supposed to respond, “oh? So what do you have time for?”
I know more men that women that are like this… They always say you’re crazy and you are going to hurt yourself one day lifting that much weight, why do it so much? If I was in the gym it would be just to get in shape not overly big and stupidly strong.
My reply is always the same. Because I do not want to be weak or a fat ass. Now a strong fat ass is a different matter. I tell them that they live their lives not even close to their potenial. Shit!, I haven’t even scratched the surface of my own. Usually after talking like this for a few minutes they change the subject. LAZY FAT ASSES!
i’ve only run into girls who try to lure me away from the gym with sex.
“i’ll give you a workout”
not a bad little tradeoff…but sooner or later i stopped telling that girl when i was going to the gym and just went.
if she’s a friend, ignore it b/c she’s just stupid and lazy. if she’s someone your trying to ‘get with’…laugh at it. if she’s not one of those, tell her to F*ck off. if she’s your mom, ask for money to buy chicken.
You guys take yourselves too seriously. I never try to explain to women why I train unless they genuinely seem positive and interested. I just say “It’s fun” or something terse like that.
There’s too many negative influences ready to shoot down your lifestyle.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
She says: “your training what?”
I say: “I lifted weights, did some jump rope for cardio, and made a new front squat record”
She says: “oh, you boys and your working out”
I say: " something to do, keeps me from getting weaker and my body composition in check"
She says: “Well its boring, I don’t have time for that”
Some guys sure don’t understand flirting.[/quote]
Exactly
[quote]shizen wrote:
Its not just women I know guys like that too
Lifting heavy weights and getting big is a taboo in America, its just something have to deal with. [/quote]
Thank you for pointing that out.
[quote]gainera2582 wrote:
Then all of a sudden out of nowhere, she splurts out: “it bothers me when guys goto the gym 2-3 hrs a day, umm yeah i have a life.” ( My thoughts: being mostly sedentary and drinking isn’t a life, its called being a fat)
[/quote]
Afraid to say I get this all the time…
From friends and family.
They seem to think I don’t have a life because I spend my time improving myself.
In truth I believe a lot of them are jealous.
I don’t know though, maybe they are just that stupid that they can’t see how pathetic their lives are.
i h8 it when people bring out ‘get a life line’ its freaking rediculous statement. People are different, personllay i dont see drinking yourself stuipid and trying to socialize in a state of intoxication the meaning of life but thats just me (cuz most of my friends think this is what its all about, hence why i bought up drinking). All drinking does is promote your more, violence, cheating, sex, vandalism, and most of all alcahol tatses foul (in most cases) hmmmmm some1 plz clean it up for me, why again as humans we like drinking?
i see more and more of this shit heppening around me. People seem content, or even think its normal, to work all week and then all they do on the weekend is get trashed, and the cycle begins again. WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO.
This is surely isnt what god had in mind.
All i have to say to this is… get a life. LMAO /sarc
[quote]TRAIN2Failure wrote:
i h8 it when people bring out ‘get a life line’ its freaking rediculous statement. People are different, personllay i dont see drinking yourself stuipid and trying to socialize in a state of intoxication the meaning of life but thats just me (cuz most of my friends think this is what its all about, hence why i bought up drinking). All drinking does is promote your more, violence, cheating, sex, vandalism, and most of all alcahol tatses foul (in most cases) hmmmmm some1 plz clean it up for me, why again as humans we like drinking?[/quote]
Are you sure you weren’t drunk when you wrote this?
[quote]malonetd wrote:
TRAIN2Failure wrote:
i h8 it when people bring out ‘get a life line’ its freaking rediculous statement. People are different, personllay i dont see drinking yourself stuipid and trying to socialize in a state of intoxication the meaning of life but thats just me (cuz most of my friends think this is what its all about, hence why i bought up drinking). All drinking does is promote your more, violence, cheating, sex, vandalism, and most of all alcahol tatses foul (in most cases) hmmmmm some1 plz clean it up for me, why again as humans we like drinking?
Are you sure you weren’t drunk when you wrote this?[/quote]
I don’t think he was, he just can’t spell for shit.
[quote]TRAIN2Failure wrote:
hmmmmm some1 plz clean it up for me, why again as humans we like drinking?[/quote]
Because it’s awesome?
“Get a life”
I live to lift (as well as a few other things)
so when someone says that to me, i go to the gym. 
I had a friend like that. When I started working out, he would spend his time telling me I shouldn’t train and making jokes about pro bodybuilders, steroids, how I would hurt myself whenever I tried new PR’s and shit like that. One day he started working out with me. At that point he began giving shit to everyone of our friends, telling them to get off their lazy asses and start working out. Fast forward 2 months, he quit lifting and started bitching about it again.
I don’t even call that jealousy, he was mentally unbalanced. Needless to say I don’t really speak to him anymore lol.
People tend to come off the wrong way when they see something in you they wish they had, it reminds them of how far they are from where they want to be. Instead of taking little shots at ach other try to encourage her to come a long some time, she will like that you are including her in something you like and it will be good for both of you. You don’t have to train with her but, maybe make time (on your off days or after a workout) when you can show her some stuff.
Progress is addictive and if you pose it as a fun challange, something like “Hey, I know how busy you are but, I would love to work out with you 2x a week. I bet if you could make that commitment for a month you would feel better and I could have you squating 75lbs (or whatever). I really like working out and I would love for you to see how fun it can be.”
Not perfect but, you get the idea. I have dated girls like this in the past and once you get them in there with some encouragement they are more supportive of what you do and they feel better about themselves. Hope that helps.