My observations from a day at an amusement park. Why you should work out.

[cola]

I've always heard how out of shape Americans are, but never really payed it any mind. At hershey park amongst 1000s of people in bikinis and swim trunks, I saw 5.

Five guys who look like they worked out. Five.
AMONGST 1000s!!


Its ridiculous! Do you know how much status that means a nice body is? Out of 1000s not even 1% looked like they have touched a weight in years!

Women were a little better. Maybe 50 chicks with nice 2 piece bodies.

Want to stand out in 2015? Get in shape.
If you want to be a donjuan I advise you go join a gym asap.

 

[Serenity]

Makes sense. You won't find them in an amusement park because they're busy working out, they don't go to amusement parks because they'll be tempted to eat unhealthy. Overweight people enjoy life, eat stuff that tastes good, relax and go to amusement parks to have fun.

Seriously though, good health is better in the long run than getting fat and get sick down the road.

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

Eh, it depends on where you are. I live around the Chicagoland area, and kids here mature fast as hell (the midwest in general, but I've noticed the closer you get to Chicago, the crazier it gets). Like about a fourth or fifth of the TEENAGE population lifts weights. The adult population is like one third. If they don't lift, then they're naturally strong. If somehow those naturals lift, then they are mini hulks. Like stupid strong.

I went to Seattle for several days about 2 weeks ago. First thing I noticed (and I'm probably gonna get a lot of hate for this but whatever) is that there are WAY too many homos there. Way too many. The second thing is that NO ONE LIFTS. It's pathetic. Maybe it's my ego speaking for me, but I feel stronger than half of the male population over there. I was over-hearing a convo between a group of 4 college students at some restaurant and 2 were saying how they lost a lot of weight thru exercise and are trying to now gain muscle and how they gained something like 6 pounds again and how exercising is so hard etc. I look at them and I see 2 scrawny dudes probably trying to talk themselves up in front of the other 2 chicks. Not to bash them, but it's like yo, you ain't got nothing to brag about. (also, I'm not bashing anyone who lives in Seattle or areas outside the midwest, just stating what I notice)

Exercising for 1 hour a day is not special at all if you have a 9-5 desk job. 2 hours a day, hey it's definitely something so props to you if you can do that. I just hate it when I see how people are saying how it's so hard to exercise. Those college kids for example, they don't work and have their parents paying for everything. If that's the case, then you oughta be killing yourself by improving yourself. If you have to work, pay rent, do the bills, etc etc. hell ya you have an excuse to not workout for 5 hours a day. But you should still find it somewhere. Plus, you should not include rest as a part of that 1 hour of 'working out'. It should be 1 hour minimum of you having your heart rate elevated or your muscles really strained. Resting between sets does not count as exercising. So don't count it into that '1 hour' of 'working out'.

/end rant.

 

[PeasantPlayer]

I need tips on how to build a tone, lean, physique, I don't want to get swoll like Vin Diesal or Arnold, I want to be lean any tips?

 

[Building_and_Loan]

Very true cola. I went to the outdoor pool at the YMCA yesterday and it's surprising how many overweight people there were, given that it's a really nice fitness center in our area.

When you work out regularly though, you have that extra confidence to take off your shirt by the pool and feel good about girls checking you out. They claim otherwise, but girls are just as shallow as we are, and take any opportunity to check a guy out.

It's why I've worked a little extra hard on my abs this summer. It's one of those muscle groups that really gets attention from the ladies

 

[AttackFormation]

I need tips on how to build a tone, lean, physique, I don't want to get swoll like Vin Diesal or Arnold, I want to be lean any tips?

You won't get as "swole" as people who use steroids like Vin Diesel or Arnold unless you also take steroids, so I don't think you have to worry about that.

How do you currently look? are you fat or are you just untrained?

 

[foreverAFC]

I need tips on how to build a tone, lean, physique, I don't want to get swoll like Vin Diesal or Arnold, I want to be lean any tips?

im always perplexed by the guys who say they dont want to look like arnold, or they dont want to get too big and bulky because they seem to think that with just a little bit of lifting they are going to gain as much mass as one of the best competitive bodybuilders that ever lived. the part i really dont understand is that if you really believe that you would get arnold type gains that easily and quickly, then WHY THE FCK wouldnt you be lifting???


to answer your question, you wont get big and bulky if you arent eating tons of food and taking tons of steroids and supplements. if you just cycle through compound lifts/machines at the gym for 45 minutes to an hour a few times a week, hitting your entire body, then you should get pretty lean and toned if you are eating a decent diet.

 

[prison/con.net]

Read Tim Ferriss's book. THE FOUR HOUR BODY

 

[Tictac]

What other people think of me is none of my business.

I work out because I like the way I look and feel.

 

[skinnyguy]

Those places are for children of course you won't see cut up guys there.

Why don't you try going to a beach volleyball tournament in LA and tell me how many in shape guys you see.

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

I need tips on how to build a tone, lean, physique, I don't want to get swoll like Vin Diesal or Arnold, I want to be lean any tips?

Abs, you just work it like crazy. Sit ups, V-ups, the likes. All that stuff got easy for me so I made my own modified version of the situp. I put something sturdy to hold my feet then I put my hands on my head (you can do shoulders if you want). Next, I proceed to do situps, but I hold my back a few inches above the ground and come up instead of actually having my back touch the ground. Throughout all of these situps that I do, my back never touches the ground. it gets close to it, but never does. This make it way harder. Just make sure if you do this that you round your back forward rather than arch it backwards or else you are gonna have back problems (the complete opposite of doing a proper squat).

Bent over rows will help your lats and eventually it may look like you have broad shoulders (I have really strong lats and natural broad shoulders so breathing in and flexing make me look like Bruce Lee lol https://gaijinexplorer.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/bruceleelats.jpg )

Pecs are built best by doing chest flies. Traps are built by shrugs, but I personally don't really do them.

You can enhance your jaw line by chewing gum a lot and by chewing really hard. When you eat food, chew really hard too.

Fix your posture and stance too to be more masculine as well. Chicks will subconsciously come to you. The more masculine your body language and facial expression, the more feminine women will come to you. This, I have strongly noticed.

There's others, but it's a lot to type up.

 

[JohnyTheArrow]

Failed mindset.

There are tons of guys with pathethic bodies and cute girls and they are tons of ripped guys with pathethic women.Working out for women will get you injured or into steroids because you try to hard and it is never enough.Why you should workout ? For yourself. To feel better, stronger, healthier.

I worked for women once upon a time ... I worked out really hard.And I got injured.It took a year and tons of money to recover.That was costly and precious lesson, from that time I work out only for myself, I never push myself to hard to look 'more impressive' for women, or look better than other men and because I stopped to care so much I actually start to enjoy my training, my motivation is higher and look better than ever.Men who work out for women are same obsessive as women who think they are always to fat,they must get thinner and thinner- it is road to unhappiness because you depend on other people to validate you.

 

[JohnyTheArrow]

Want to stand out in 2015? Get in shape.
If you want to be a donjuan I advise you go join a gym asap.

This is female mindset - to get attention.This works for females.They get attention, they get aproached, they get more potential mates but it doesn't work for males until you are active in your social life or aproaching.

"Attention is not attraction"

Posted by W. Anton in: Attraction, Socialization
If you are a male and crave a lot of attention, you are wasting your time and acting like a woman.

Attention matters greatly to women because having a lot of it significantly increases their chances of finding a mate by being highly visible, since being more visible increases the chances of a man finding and approaching them.

This is why women hate to feel invisible, why they want to be noticed so badly, and why, all over the world, women wish they were taller. Not necessary tall, but taller than the other females in their area, which is why they like high-heeled shoes so much. This is also the reason the world is full of drama queens—females who try to turn even trivial matters into huge issues—because they like to be the center of attention, and it is why they love being photographed and have tons of pictures of themselves in their cell phone.

However, a male wishing to get the girls he wants should not focus on attracting a lot of attention and then hope for women to approach him. That is what women do, that is how women think, and it is a poor strategy to get a particular woman. Selecting and approaching the woman you want is not only the best strategy to end up with what you want, it is also what women expect and prefer from a man, which makes being passive or indirect even less effective.

Attention is not attraction; hence, you do not need to break dance, make balloon animals, take your shirt off, wear big head phones, play loud music from your car, dress like a cowboy, spray champagne, throw money around, do magic, wear large jewelry, gather a posse, greet everyone, cover your body with tattoos, show off all your shiny gadgets, or do anything else that males commonly do to bring attention to themselves.

There is no difference mentally between a young boy who joins the same class as the girl he is interested in, an adolescent guy who goes to the gym every day to beef up, and a middle-aged male who arrives to a nightclub in his colorful sports car. They all think like women; that simply being noticed is enough to somehow seal the deal, which is why most of the attention they get from this behavior will be from other MALES, asking them why they are taking that class, how much weight they can bench press, and how fast their car is.

That sounds both gay and like a huge waste of time, because it is."

Being fit - WILL NOT - get you women automatically(until you are very handsome and tall and young) , it is only a part of package deal.

 

[cola]

Nice post JohnnyTheArrow.
Attention Seeking and having Value are two different things.


Money, Looks, Nice Body, Being Well Known, Social Proof = Value.
Value = Attraction. <-- Not debatable. Fact.

Being Jacked and wearing a shirt 2 sizes too small at the club while flexing muscles at every opporunity = Attention Seeking

Being Jacked and just chillin' = Value.

No, dont work out for women, but its a nice perk of working out. increased value

Hope that put things in perspective for you, bro.

 

[Lozboss]

I've just started in the gym and aiming to lose 1 1/2 stone by end of September.

Not going to lie part of this is being single again and wanting to be the most attractive I can be.

However, most important is for my own self confidence- when I'm in shape I feel great about myself and it makes me feel good. Nothing beats that.

 

[prison/con.net]

you got the 20 year olds cause you're single US man in CUBA. they want to get the hell OUT of there, go to US make good money and send it back to help their families. You can be very old, very out of shape and still get such ladies and if you clean up your act, and treat her right and you're careful about your choice, it can be a good deal for you for 5, maybe even 10 years, but then WATCH out, man.

 

[prison/con.net]

you got the 20 year olds cause you're single US man in CUBA. they want to get the hell OUT of there, go to US make good money and send it back to help their families. You can be very old, very out of shape and still get such ladies and if you clean up your act, and treat her right and you're careful about your choice, it can be a good deal for you for 5, maybe even 10 years, but then WATCH out, man. get a vasectomy FIRST, but don't tell her about it, unless she's already got a kid, that might an exception. Maybe she doesn't want more. Dont settle for one that's not at least a nurse, who can pay you 100k the first 3 years. Get that money into gold coins and holes in the ground, NOT in your back yard, at night, many places. Use a "one time pad" to record the GPS readings AND a disceription of how to find each place. Nevada corporations for owning property and never use normal phone or pc to contact them, nor leave correspondence just lying around.

 

[MOTU]

Funny I just posted on this in Mature Man. Being strong definitely adds value. That's why it also attracts attention. To me it's no different than making sure you keep up with the latest in your field or improve your business skills so you are more promotable. You have to work for what you want in life.

 

[JohnChops]

I've always heard how out of shape Americans are, but never really payed it any mind. At hershey park amongst 1000s of people in bikinis and swim trunks, I saw 5.

Five guys who look like they worked out. Five.
AMONGST 1000s!!


Its ridiculous! Do you know how much status that means a nice body is? Out of 1000s not even 1% looked like they have touched a weight in years!

Women were a little better. Maybe 50 chicks with nice 2 piece bodies.

Want to stand out in 2015? Get in shape.
If you want to be a donjuan I advise you go join a gym asap.

Noticed this at the beach as well. I didn;'t realize there were so many people who were out of shape.

I also agree about girls, seems like they all have small guts now. I understand girls need a higher bodyfat percentage to carry children but god damn, that doesn't mean eat mcdonalds until you're 30% body fat lol.

 

[JohnChops]

Funny I just posted on this in Mature Man. Being strong definitely adds value. That's why it also attracts attention. To me it's no different than making sure you keep up with the latest in your field or improve your business skills so you are more promotable. You have to work for what you want in life.

Agree with this to. I get stared down when I go out, anywhere. More by guys than girls, is what it seems like. Once you get too big there is an opposite effect </3