....Is this what this forum's come to? An out of shape guy gets ridiculed for wanting to better himself?
That would be convincing--if it were true. Alas, FLEX is not about self improvement or even getting into shape. It is eye candy for people who want to see big muscle freaks: bodybuilding fans, wannabes, gays, the closet bi curious, etc.
There are plenty of real magazines and books that have real training and diet articles for getting into shape: Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, etc. I can’t pretend to know what the out of shape guy was thinking as he thumbed through the magazine but I seriously doubt he was thinking about “bettering himself.”