when did you get over the bodybuilding "lifestyle"?

[Yamcha]

has he improved or is he still mentally ill?

haven't had much contact with him in a couple of year, but judging from his IG... no.

[johnnynoname]

The girl just wanted her brains fucked out.

i'm quoting this so some of you guys who don't get it yet can read it


just read it


shit---I need to read it to remind myself because even i forget

[devilsmile]

all in all this body culture along with other things are completely meaningless. i just recently found out that my uncle has colon cancer and is in great pain. he's 60. for the past 25 years he's been focusing on his family, not egoistic body image, allthough he did some marathons etc. i can tell u this, he doesn't give a shit that he wasn't sticking needles in his ass and train 24/7 to pursue extremely hedonistic lifestyle in his youth, he now just wants to enjoy the company of his wife and two children and make it square with god. he doesn't regret nothing he never did. he said that he's alright, he will meet my father and his father in heaven when he dies (meaning my dad and my grandfather if u didn't get it), and he was all smiles without any strong pain meds. he has found the center of happiness in his death bed, without muscles, without pussy, without instagram superstardom.

i ask my self why is hedonistic lifestyle so hypnotic? this "survival" is the meaning of life sounds extremely flawed  in my ears. but i still i want it. i want to look good and sexy and i want all the attention and i want to be cool just to market my self to other fools. but for what, lol. i know i would be fooling my self with it.

[Thong Maniac]

being "a real man" has nothing to do with posting on social media


just know who you organically are and be that.......be proud of that


a great example of a "real man" (even though it's a fictional character) is "peter" from the movie "office space" after the group therapy session

that's a example of a real man

i disagree. posting pics is what women do. Im too busy with living life, doing my hobbies, career, etc to stage pics to give the impression of living life, when actually they are just posing like they are living life...it takes time/effort/insecurities to be doing that shit. immnot saying i dont have insecurities btw

[da_vinci]

these guys give off the impression of total alpha, manly man, "living the life", blah blah, but really to me this instagram shit screams man-boy insecurities times 1000. think abouT what goes into taking these pics and uploading your "hot" pics for likes on some app. there aint nothing organic or manly about these guys. real men would not do this. sure they look good though, but they know it

Times are changing, you should get used to it (regarding uploading pics, etc..). And every artist at all times wanted to show off their art, that is understandable. I'd be uploading pics day and night if I'd achieve that kind of physique. I'm sure they are making some serious money out of that too, so... can't really find much wrong with that. If you have body that is so superior - please show it for everyone for as long as possible, many will be motivated, inspired, and it's just nice to look at, that's how I see it.

[devilsmile]

i disagree. posting pics is what women do. Im too busy with living life, doing my hobbies, career, etc to stage pics to give the impression of living life, when actually they are just posing like they are living life...it takes time/effort/insecurities to be doing that shit. immnot saying i dont have insecurities btw

 i can agree with you on this. the instagram pictures and videos give the impression right away that their life is epic and desirable. like this one chick, my neighbor. posts pics of her self shopping, gym, clubbing. but everytime i see her she looks nothing like in the pictures, i don't get the same vibe of her at all. she's just a normal hoe who pays taxes with the average lifespan of 75 years. attention whoring, looking for acceptance that's all, she needs a fucking hug. oh and she's not making any money of posting her life in instagram, she just likes the attention

[da_vinci]

being "a real man" has nothing to do with posting on social media


just know who you organically are and be that.......be proud of that


a great example of a "real man" (even though it's a fictional character) is "peter" from the movie "office space" after the group therapy session

that's a example of a real man

Exactly. No need to try to please everyone... it's not possible. Everyone uses their own strenghts that they have, be it a body, brain or some talent, to survive in this game called "life".

[Thong Maniac]

Exactly. No need to try to please everyone... it's not possible. Everyone uses their own strenghts that they have, be it a body, brain or some talent, to survive in this game called "life".

well said

[johnnynoname]

the whole "IG crowd" cancels itself out though because the men who do Instagram will group themselves with that clique...they'll date IG girls and keep everything IG

furthermore- they think that YOU are the weirdo or "beta" because you don't post pictures of your food or shaker bottle on IG



this is all Tribal stuff

[devilsmile]

the whole "IG crowd" cancels itself out though because the men who do Instagram will group themselves with that clique...they'll date IG girls and keep everything IG

furthermore- they think that YOU are the weirdo or "beta" because you don't post pictures of your food or shaker bottle on IG



this is all Tribal stuff

last summer this one chick i was talking with in the park where people workout, so i chatted with her whatever casually. she asked my instagram. u should have SEEN her face when i said i don't post anything in instagram, as if i was some sort of weird human 1.0 that she can't connect with. truly weird. her way of addressing me changed as well, like i was some sort of patient. not a world dying for i tell u that

[da_vinci]

i ask my self why is hedonistic lifestyle so hypnotic? this "survival" is the meaning of life sounds extremely flawed  in my ears. but i still i want it. i want to look good and sexy and i want all the attention and i want to be cool just to market my self to other fools. but for what, lol. i know i would be fooling my self with it.

That is how world is wired, not much any of us can do about that. That is what the "code" of life is, at it's core even if we understand the absurd of it. That ir probably the reason why clever people cease to care about "life" itself. Like me - a hedonistic nihilist atheist. I enjoy my time here, really enjoy, as I've been pretty lucky to be able to do that, but do I care if I die tomorrow? No, unless it will be very painful. Do I care whether there's "life"after me? Hell no, not a slighest. That's what happens when you start to understand life too much. But that's how it is, we can't choose.

[Never1AShow]

Just a bunch of crazy narcissistic kids for the most part.  Life's barreling down on them like a freight train.  It's the sound of inevitability, Mr. Anderson.  Hope they enjoy it while they can.

[da_vinci]

i can agree with you on this. the instagram pictures and videos give the impression right away that their life is epic and desirable. like this one chick, my neighbor. posts pics of her self shopping, gym, clubbing. but everytime i see her she looks nothing like in the pictures, i don't get the same vibe of her at all. she's just a normal hoe who pays taxes with the average lifespan of 75 years. attention whoring, looking for acceptance that's all, she needs a fucking hug. oh and she's not making any money of posting her life in instagram, she just likes the attention

Well there are plenty of people that SHE knows who wouldn't be able to photoshop even one decent pic, because they are too ugly fat, poor, etc... She simply like teasing them, she feels good knowing that she has it better than at LEAST some of these around. That's how it works in this animalistic reality.

[devilsmile]

That is how world is wired, not much any of us can do about that. That is what the "code" of life is, at it's core even if we understand the absurd of it. That ir probably the reason why clever people cease to care about "life" itself. Like me - a hedonistic nihilist atheist. I enjoy my time here, really enjoy, as I've been pretty lucky to be able to do that, but do I care if I die tomorrow? No, unless it will be very painful. Do I care whether there's "life"after me? Hell no, not a slighest. That's what happens when you start to understand life too much. But that's how it is, we can't choose.

we can't choose. that's brilliant because it's true in a lot of ways, but not 100% tho. people could detatch themselves from the chain that's keeping their mind still, but it's harder to do than it is to build a great physique, but most people rather defend the chain than try to detatch themselves from it

Well there are plenty of people that SHE knows who wouldn't be able to photoshop even one decent pic, because they are too ugly fat, poor, etc... She simply like teasing them, she feels good knowing that she has it better than at LEAST some of these around. That's how it works in this animalistic reality.

as rich pianas wife said; "yep"

[da_vinci]

Just a bunch of crazy narcissistic kids for the most part.  Life's barreling down on them like a freight train.  It's the sound of inevitability, Mr. Anderson.  Hope they enjoy it while they can.

I'm sure they at least have more sex, with more beautiful people, so it's worth just because of that alone.. (do you realize how many people are hungry for sex, or how many would like to have sex with better looking partners, etc..). This world is about suffering mostly, these who manage to escape it for even a little while - they are lucky.

[da_vinci]

we can't choose. that's brilliant because it's true in a lot of ways, but not 100% tho. people could detatch themselves from the chain that's keeping their mind still, but it's harder to do than it is to build a great physique

as rich pianas wife said; "yep"

It is possible to overdrive that animalistic mind at least temporary, it's called "being spiritual", yet I'm not convinced that at the end it still won't be about survival and fighting for the material goods/food. In principle, if you understand well how a machinery/system works, you can manipulate that system, but brain inner wirings are not a simple machinery and control that by using the same brain becomes some kind of quantum stuff..

[johnnynoname]

I don't think there needs to be any "deep" explanation about why people are still having sex lol

it doesn't take a Noam Chomsky to explain to you why cumming is the bomb yo

[Grape Ape]

Im too busy with living life, doing my hobbies, career, etc to stage pics to give the impression of living life, when actually they are just posing like they are living life...it takes time/effort/insecurities to be doing that shit. immnot saying i dont have insecurities btw

A bit ironic to be making this point while posting on a message board.

But, in the amount of time it took you to post this, you could have uploaded 2 facebook photos with comments.

[johnnynoname]

I'm gonna post something for some young men on here that they NEED to read

Just KNOW that there are A LOT of good looking women who will be attracted to you and NOT care if you bench three plates

[devilsmile]

It is possible to overdrive that animalistic mind at least temporary, it's called "being spiritual", yet I'm not convinced that at the end it still won't be about survival and fighting for the material goods/food. In principle, if you understand well how a machinery/system works, you can manipulate that system, but brain inner wirings are not a simple machinery and control that by using the same brain becomes some kind of quantum stuff..

how many spiritual people u know? i know one, his jewish, 43. he has no desire to the earthly things, he is the most calm, sane and at the same time most eductated person i've ever met. u wouldn't believe what papers he has if i told u, because this is getbig, nobody believes shit. . he has iphone6 tho. i asked him that isn't that the most earthly garbage u could purchase and he said that sure it is but it makes listening gospell so much more covenient, lol. i should hang out with him more, no homo. i should ask him were the original herews black, that's the real question here

[da_vinci]

I'm gonna post something for some young men on here that they NEED to read

Just KNOW that there are A LOT of good looking women who will be attracted to you and NOT care if you bench three plates

Muscles are mainly to impress other males (to make them fear you), girls go after that..

[da_vinci]

how many spiritual people u know? i know one, his jewish, 43. he has no desire to the earthly things, he is the most calm, sane and at the same time most eductated person i've ever met. u wouldn't believe what papers he has if i told u, because this is getbig, nobody believes shit. . he has iphone6 tho. i asked him that isn't that the most earthly garbage u could purchase and he said that sure it is but it makes listening gospell so much more covenient, lol. i should hang out with him more, no homo. i should ask him were the original herews black, that's the real question here

I know one, a very smart, very very well rounded fella, but he's more of someone who has accepted the reality and just doesn't care anymore (teaches other people that and makes a terrific living out of that lol.. not sure how is that spiritual. Very conflicting.). All other that I know are just confused weak imitations of "being spiritual", hiding their weakness under that bullshit.

[JasonH]

Nothing wrong with the bodybuilding "lifestyle" as long as it doesn't control your entire life and you've got self-awareness to have everything else in perspective.

I still train 4-5 times a week, constantly trying to better each workout. I enjoy it, I'm fairly injury free, I feel like I'm still making progress at 38, and I eat as well as I can and prep the vast majority of my meals with bodybuilding in mind. And try to get 8 hours sleep a night.

But my life outside the gym is also sorted - decent job which pays the bills with enough left over for fun and games, decent car, and I have my own home with the mortgage rapidly being paid off.

I'm quite aware of the lies that were sold to me by the Weider magazines like Flex, Muscle & Fitness etc and I'll never compete, simply because I know I don't have enough drive to get into contest shape. I've dabbled in the dark side too, and wasted tons of money on supplements over the years, but it's all been fun and I wouldn't change it for anything - that's what life's all about, learning as you go along.

[devilsmile]

I know one, a very smart, very very well rounded fella, but he's more of someone who has accepted the reality and just doesn't care anymore (teaches other people that and makes a terrific living out of that lol.. not sure how is that spiritual. Very conflicting.). All other that I know are just confused weak imitations of "being spiritual", hiding their weakness under that bullshit.

yeah doesn't sound too spiritual to me. probably very smart and educated but stopped fighting desire.

this guy however could teach sexy hoes philosophy in the best univeristies and make fat 4 figures a month, he could even teach teachers, but instead he chooses to take care of elderly people, wash their asses, give them medicine and clean their houses.

[da_vinci]

yeah doesn't sound too spiritual to me. probably very smart and educated but stopped fighting desire.

this guy however could teach sexy hoes philosophy in the best univeristies and make fat 4 figures a month, he could even teach teachers, but instead he chooses to take care of elderly people, wash their asses, give them medicine and clean their houses.

One of the ways to feel "happiness" is to participate in something "bigger"/"collective", thus putting a "meaning" to your existence. It's still purely ego driven, ironically.