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Title: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Fallsview on August 18, 2017, 09:08:57 AM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: dan18 on August 18, 2017, 09:29:12 AM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

both

fat penis vanity
rest of my body both working and vanity and no you cannot have pics...........






fyi you have a lot a threads about this shit
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Dave D on August 18, 2017, 09:46:24 AM
Love to see pictures of your muscles stud.


You have some deep and intense  thoughts about big strong muscles.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Kwon on August 18, 2017, 09:54:54 AM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Back in early 2000s (when i joined this site the first time) , i'd have to say i had 20 % working muscles and 80 % vanity.


Trained mostly for looks back then unfortunately! Those were the days though! Had ripped abs  up until 35 years of age.

Nowadays i have neither working muscles nor vanity muscles and just one big ab is left :D
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Dave D on August 18, 2017, 09:58:07 AM
Back in early 2000s (when i joined this site the first time) , i'd have to say i had 20 % working muscles and 80 % vanity.


Trained mostly for looks back then unfortunately! Those were the days though! Had ripped abs  up until 35 years of age.

Nowadays i have neither working muscles nor vanity muscles and just one big ab is left :D

What happened  kwon?

Why did you walk away from the lifestyle?
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Kwon on August 18, 2017, 10:09:08 AM
What happened  kwon?

Why did you walk away from the lifestyle?
I'm not young anymore nor do i enjoy the lifestyle like i once did.

Too many injuries, too many deaths in the family and loss of loved ones, father time doing his dastardly deed and taking it's toll on the body (and mind).

Many of the friends still live the lifestyle though, and i still follow the scene via Getbig and other forums (Roellys Drunken Sailor-dance and all lol), but that's as much as i'd follow it.

Had some rehab-training last year due to back-injury etc, but that was the extent of my training.

Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: bike nut on August 18, 2017, 10:20:58 AM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera

STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ballspew, who do you think is the bigger phaggot, Matt Canning or Howard?
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Fallsview on August 18, 2017, 02:19:56 PM
Ballspew, who do you think is the bigger phaggot, Matt Canning or Howard?

Well I wouldn't use that harsh of words on those fellows. I think Howard tries very hard to come off as a college educated man.

Matt, seems like he tries very hard to break out of his shell. By nature he is very timid so he tries to do "strongman"  events and tries to be associated with bodybuilders to negate this image.

Both are very similar. They would make very good friends BUT both are struggling with their demons of trying to be someone else. So I highly doubt that both would want to associate with one another.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: oldtimer1 on August 18, 2017, 04:17:14 PM
The owner of my gym is very involved with the fighting arts.  He used to be a really good powerlifter. He has a separate dojo across from his gym but he does keep a heavy bag in the weight gym. I am always amazed watching big bench press guys hit the bag like a girl. Punching so soft they couldn't hurt a pillow.

 While strength and power are related they are two separate entities. If you want to increase your athleticism make sure you are doing deep squats, cleans, snatches and stuff like the military press beginning with the bar on the floor. That will increase your sprint speed, vertical leap, and striking power.  Working muscles in isolation with a split as in bodybuilding generally doesn't build a better athlete.

 Show me a guy that can clean and jerk 315lbs and I will show you a guy that has explosive speed. Show me a guy that benches 400lbs and I will show you a guy that benches 400lbs.  I doubt any Olympia contestant could lift 315lbs off the floor to over head. I remember watching Mentzer failing to jerk 300lbs over head.  Granted innate God given talent rules the day but if you want to improve what you have then bodybuilding in general isn't the way to being a better athlete.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: rangerwil on August 18, 2017, 07:15:31 PM
Vanity all the way.
I lift to get get laid.
I just so happen to be strong as an ox cuz if the drugs.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Matt on August 19, 2017, 01:58:46 AM
I would say I have working/functional muscles.  Given I a going to CAASA Nationals in the lightweight (<170-lb class) in Bathurst, New Brunswick next month, I think it's safe to say I have functional strength.  My max bench press in the gym was 345 at 167.  That's pretty good, IMO.

Here is a video of me at the recent local strongest man contest, flipping the 950-lb tire.  If anyone has Facebook, feel free to add me:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152996785555849&id=512655848

That's heavy.  ;D. I'm proud to say that I hadn't flipped that tire for 11 months until that video.  So I was pleased to almost get two flips.

PS - Does anyone here know if there was an electronics empire, now defunct, in Australia/New Zealand called "Dick Smith's"?
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Matt on August 19, 2017, 02:00:40 AM
Whoops, that was the wrong video.  But the one I referred to was flipped at the same body weight, around 170.  The difference is, I almost got two flips this most recent time.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: MAXX on August 19, 2017, 05:35:08 AM
I don't have use for my strength outside the gym much at all. Don't do manual labour.

Occasionally lifting furniture for friends or whatever.

So yeah it's vanity muscle.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Matt on August 19, 2017, 05:37:48 AM
I don't have use for my strength outside the gym much at all. Don't do manual labour.

Occasionally lifting furniture for friends or whatever.

So yeah it's vanity muscle.

Same here.  I move the occasional couch, so my muscle isn't being put to much use.  Oh, and...uh...I don't have much muscle to begin with.  :-\

 :-X
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Walter Sobchak on August 19, 2017, 07:16:06 AM
I would say I have working/functional muscles.  Given I a going to CAASA Nationals in the lightweight (<170-lb class) in Bathurst, New Brunswick next month, I think it's safe to say I have functional strength.  My max bench press in the gym was 345 at 167.  That's pretty good, IMO.

Here is a video of me at the recent local strongest man contest, flipping the 950-lb tire.  If anyone has Facebook, feel free to add me:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152996785555849&id=512655848

That's heavy.  ;D. I'm proud to say that I hadn't flipped that tire for 11 months until that video.  So I was pleased to almost get two flips.

PS - Does anyone here know if there was an electronics empire, now defunct, in Australia/New Zealand called "Dick Smith's"?

This thread isn't about you, fuckstick.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: 14RS3 on August 19, 2017, 01:26:46 PM
12 years ago I felt invincible and could throw weight around in the gym and out but after having both shoulders, left knee, right foot, and hernia surgeries, those days are gone! Still workout but I never know what I can do that day until I start warming up. Most days are light pumping sets. Better than doing nothing I tell myself.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Derrick Rigg on August 19, 2017, 02:03:17 PM
Worked out first for bodybuilding and looking good. Then, used my body to move into personal training. Basically, your body is your resume and people decide if they want to work with you based on your muscle, cuts, and flexibility.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Fallsview on August 19, 2017, 02:18:42 PM
Worked out first for bodybuilding and looking good. Then, used my body to move into personal training. Basically, your body is your resume and people decide if they want to work with you based on your muscle, cuts, and flexibility.

Well said.

I've told people to always interview their personal trainers. I would tell them, ask them to show their photos of progression. How did that personal trainer better themselves?




STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: ratherbebig on August 19, 2017, 02:20:11 PM
ill take any muscle i can get, thanks!
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: flinstones1 on August 19, 2017, 02:57:34 PM
Worked out first for bodybuilding and looking good. Then, used my body to move into personal training. Basically, your body is your resume and people decide if they want to work with you based on your muscle, cuts, and flexibility.

This. No way I would be able to work so hard at something that wasn't putting money in my pocket.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: falco on August 19, 2017, 02:59:56 PM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Do you have working fat or vanity fat?
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Ropo on August 20, 2017, 06:40:26 AM
Big difference between both.

Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.

Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.

Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.

Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.

Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.

Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.

Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hiton)

Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)

Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker

Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.

Vanity muscles love selfies

Working muscles would rather smash the camera






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Yet another disappointed gym geek ranting stupid nonsense. Let me guess: you have been lifting decades without getting any gains, and now you feel bad about it?  ;D
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Never1AShow on August 20, 2017, 07:08:24 AM
Why not both?  It all depends what your goals are also. There's lots of people with good physiques who are decently strong but lots more strong guys whose physiques are terrible, either just fat or just not worth a shit.  Strength, athleticism, aesthetic physique are all different goals that may overlap at the lower levels.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Fallsview on August 20, 2017, 09:47:26 AM
Why not both?  It all depends what your goals are also. There's lots of people with good physiques who are decently strong but lots more strong guys whose physiques are terrible, either just fat or just not worth a shit.  Strength, athleticism, aesthetic physique are all different goals that may overlap at the lower levels.

Give me an example of someone who has both.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Dave D on August 20, 2017, 09:51:57 AM
Give me an example of someone who has both.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike OHearn
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Griffith on August 20, 2017, 09:56:51 AM
I want to look and be fit and healthy.

Mainly I want to be healthy and pain free, so I try and stay relatively lean, not worried about size anymore.

In my 20's till about 30 I was just trying to be as big and strong as possible and even went on a perma-bulk phase.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Walter Sobchak on August 20, 2017, 10:09:56 AM
Big difference between both.
Working muscles are muscles that are rugged and brought fourth by hard work either in your job or around the house landscaping.
Vanity muscles (Be There, Wes) are muscles that are made for the Speedo/Thong. They're basically useless. People that have Vanity muscles can't pick up a toilet to change a wax seal, hold drywall up to finish a wall.
Vanity muscles are made to be oiled up and have the sun kiss them.
Working muscles are made for sweating and pulsing when in action.
Vanity muscles look good when seersucker is draped upon them.
Working muscles appear rugged when jeans and Carhart jackets lay on them.
Vanity muscles seem to have their own voice (Andy Dick, James Corden, Perez Hilton)
Working muscles seem to have a different voice (Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen)
Vanity muscles get pulls and aches quicker
Working muscles ignore all futile attempts of weakness.
Vanity muscles love selfies
Working muscles would rather smash the camera
STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck off you human colostomy bag
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: wes on August 20, 2017, 10:35:04 AM
I`m one strong and vain motherfrucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111 11
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Grape Ape on August 20, 2017, 01:53:10 PM
The owner of my gym is very involved with the fighting arts.  He used to be a really good powerlifter. He has a separate dojo across from his gym but he does keep a heavy bag in the weight gym. I am always amazed watching big bench press guys hit the bag like a girl. Punching so soft they couldn't hurt a pillow.

 While strength and power are related they are two separate entities. If you want to increase your athleticism make sure you are doing deep squats, cleans, snatches and stuff like the military press beginning with the bar on the floor. That will increase your sprint speed, vertical leap, and striking power.  Working muscles in isolation with a split as in bodybuilding generally doesn't build a better athlete.

 Show me a guy that can clean and jerk 315lbs and I will show you a guy that has explosive speed. Show me a guy that benches 400lbs and I will show you a guy that benches 400lbs.  I doubt any Olympia contestant could lift 315lbs off the floor to over head. I remember watching Mentzer failing to jerk 300lbs over head.  Granted innate God given talent rules the day but if you want to improve what you have then bodybuilding in general isn't the way to being a better athlete.

Great post
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Kwon on August 20, 2017, 03:17:50 PM
Show me a guy that can clean and jerk 315lbs and I will show you a guy that has explosive speed. Show me a guy that benches 400lbs and I will show you a guy that benches 400lbs. 

Show the same guy twice or?
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Ropo on August 20, 2017, 10:57:49 PM
Give me an example of someone who has both.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All those who doesn't do partial reps in every fucking exercise all the time..

Point is that you muscles doesn't know are you using them for lifting weights or working. They react to the continuity by adopting the stress.  If stress does not change, muscle does not change, and therefore you have to change your training routines at time to time. Because your muscles can adopt just about any kind of stress, it is quite hard to build muscles at any kind of work where you do same things all the time, no matter what you do.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: IRON CROSS on August 21, 2017, 02:48:36 AM
All those who doesn't do partial reps in every fucking exercise all the time..

Point is that you muscles doesn't know are you using them for lifting weights or working. They react to the continuity by adopting the stress.  If stress does not change, muscle does not change, and therefore you have to change your training routines at time to time. Because your muscles can adopt just about any kind of stress, it is quite hard to build muscles at any kind of work where you do same things all the time, no matter what you do.

Like Reindeer riding in Finland  ;D ;D ;D

(Hi Mantula  ;))
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Ropo on August 21, 2017, 05:21:08 AM
Like Reindeer riding in Finland  ;D ;D ;D

(Hi Mantula  ;))

 ::) ??? :P
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Never1AShow on August 21, 2017, 06:12:10 AM
Give me an example of someone who has both.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim Quinn, Arnold, Franco, Casey Viator, Ronnie Coleman, Chris Cormier etc etc etc.  Lots of strong guys with great physiques. In my experience most big dudes with good physiques are pretty strong, it is the opposite, thr Paul Dillett, that is the exception.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: Never1AShow on August 21, 2017, 06:17:23 AM
Show me a guy that can clean and jerk 315lbs and I will show you a guy that has explosive speed. Show me a guy that benches 400lbs and I will show you a guy that benches 400lbs.  I doubt any Olympia contestant could lift 315lbs off the floor to over head. I remember watching Mentzer failing to jerk 300lbs over head.  Granted innate God given talent rules the day but if you want to improve what you have then bodybuilding in general isn't the way to being a better athlete.

If Mentzer wanted to clean and jerk 315 lbs he would have trained for it and done it.  Just because you saw him not doing it at some point doesn't mean shit.  Olympic lifting is shit and most people don't do it except on an occasional lark.
Title: Re: Do You Have Working Muscles Or Vanity Muscles?
Post by: illuminati on August 21, 2017, 01:56:36 PM
Last time I checked my Muscles Worked

I got me some Working Muscles.  ;)