Weights & body building

[bird 9,984]

FFS wat sort of jobs do these people do [bANNED TEXT] they can go to the gym and start pumping iron then find time to hunt with their dogs i know i never had time [bANNED TEXT] i was hod carrying and scaffolding as i would have been to fekin knackerd.

 

i know what you mean, when i worked out and done karate for 3 years, it was very hard with doing 8 hours work as well. I would do 8 hours work (heavy) stacking 3000 kegs a day in my job, then go down the jim or train karate. And you had really dig deep in your self to train for 3-5 hours as i was fecked to start with . They lads down there that never worked in the day, only on the doors. And standing about for 4 -5 hours on a door (aint) like proper days work , i know as i done some door work at couple of local pubs to help a mate out few times. And i know what was the hardest work was

But did you go out go out lamping and wat not for hours on end after doing both.

no del , at the time i kept old type staffs not into hunting then with lurchers, and to be honest mate i could not do all 3 things in a week , was hard enough going to work and try and train in the jim karate/

[Gitano 17]

What about health benefits to lifting? As I'm getting older I think weights are absolutely crucial (or other types of resistance exercise) to remain robust and well. I have an acquaintance in his 70s who can lift more or less the same as me in the DL (nothing outrageous but over 2x bodyweight) and while other oldtimers are falling and breaking hips etc he's lifting some very impressive weight and walking about like a very robust 40 year old. Also, Hopkins and his inbetween round press-ups showing the world that our old concept of ageing is a crock of sh*t...if you look after yourself with some good, solid training. This past month I've broken 3 personal records at the age of almost 40 and hope to keep getting stronger and better conditioned as i age...with intelligent training designed to improve me as an athlete. Simple lifting, hiking with the mutts and a few wind sprints should see everyone alright

[Guest born to run1083]

Very interesting seeing how conversations of this nature always end up in a " im the biggest man " or " i know the biggest and strongest man " or " heres a picture of my 20 inch arms " mentality.......

Regardless how far any of us take strength or fitness i believe its all about achievement within ourself and the personal success you take when matched into yourself its not about the man your standing next to.........we can all do the easy things in life but to make our mind up to do the stuff that hurts for no reward apart from personal achievement,to push against the barriers put in front of us in order to get to where we want to be......thats what ive always loved about gyms.

People who think they are all that walking the streets because they have a big mouth or a big reputation and will stab you at the drop of a hat and that makes them hard..............yet once in the gym they cry like little girls and theres no man in them they are forever searching for the real character thats within them.....they dont know how to work hard,to push beyond and through those physical barriers in front of them........its in the gym where many folk find out a lot about themself and their own standing as a man........thats what ive always loved about gyms.

I believe its a tragedy that a man can go through his whole life without ever really discovering his real physical potential,the competetive element of bodybuilding will be for very few men but the purest and most rewarding competetive element is when we focus on ourself and succeed in the goals we set ourself.

Having been in gyms practically my whole adult life and having owned gyms for the last 11 years its been a long journey with more questions than answers much of the time but if the rewards you lads can get from personal achievement make you as happy as mine have then its a journey worth going on.......all the best

Good post there

[Catcher 1 639]

FFS wat sort of jobs do these people do [bANNED TEXT] they can go to the gym and start pumping iron then find time to hunt with their dogs i know i never had time [bANNED TEXT] i was hod carrying and scaffolding as i would have been to fekin knackerd.

 

Hi bud.I have a gym in work.And i dont do mutch work.

[Born Hunter 17,813]

I think any kind of physical activity is very much an individual thing, different stuff 'flicks' that switch for different people. I think the main attraction for the average person that does some sort of weight training is the general feel good factor it gives you. Looking in the mirror in the morning and seeing an strong hard athletic figure instead of a soft feable one. Being able to lift with ease that paving slab that before would have damn near crippled you. General little things like that, even down to the de-stressed post gym feeling that comes with a hard session. That's where the addiction comes from, the feeling of being 'better' both physically and mentally! Some people get that from general cardio fitness type stuff but many don't.

[gnasher16 30,470]

If I think about it seriously, my whole experience of body builders has , but for a very few, been a fairly negative one but as you say this was outside of a gym, they were mostly the tit element of door staff

 

Most genuine bodybuilders lifting for the right reasons absolutely detest the way folk seem to associate bodybuilders with doormen.......i find it embarrassing that anybody could think i have pushed myself to the physical limits and beyond on a regular basis,strived to gain knowledge etc etc over many years.......to go and stand in a poxy pub doorway earning a piddly tenner an hour acting the big man !..........unfortunately that is the cross some of us have to bear in pursuit of improving physical strength and fitness.

I accept some folk have do this type of job and good luck to them i did it myself when i didnt have a pot to piss in years ago....we all have to make a living i understand that.................but this crazy theory that people lift weights because they want this big prestigous title of " doorman " is so annoying........we all know most doorman in a competetive fight couldnt fight sleep thats not what the jobs about.......if it was they certainly wouldnt be lifting weights every day !........so its worth remembering,DOORMEN LIFT WEIGHTS IN ORDER TO BE DOORMEN......BODYBUILDERS DONT STAND ON A DOOR IN ORDER TO BE BODYBUILDERS ..........SO WHERE IS THE REAL BULLSHIT ?..............sadly its always bodybuilders who get it in the neck for the pathetic muggy " im a big tough doorman " attitude that these men who have never had or ever likely to have a true real fight possess.....the same men who thrive on this " notoriety " and " fear me " factor that is sadly in our societies.

Sorry if this offends any genuine doorman........but contrary to what somebody said on this thread about genuine bodybuilders being uncommon.......its the genuine doorman thats even more uncommon.

Edited February 26, 2012 by gnasher16

[poacher3161 1,766]

FFS wat sort of jobs do these people do [bANNED TEXT] they can go to the gym and start pumping iron then find time to hunt with their dogs i know i never had time [bANNED TEXT] i was hod carrying and scaffolding as i would have been to fekin knackerd.

 

i know what you mean, when i worked out and done karate for 3 years, it was very hard with doing 8 hours work as well. I would do 8 hours work (heavy) stacking 3000 kegs a day in my job, then go down the jim or train karate. And you had really dig deep in your self to train for 3-5 hours as i was fecked to start with . They lads down there that never worked in the day, only on the doors. And standing about for 4 -5 hours on a door (aint) like proper days work , i know as i done some door work at couple of local pubs to help a mate out few times. And i know what was the hardest work was

I dont think a realy competative body builder would want a job stacking 3.000 kegs a day bird due to the affect it would have on his body.

[Millet 4,497]

Millett on here is your man for questions on bulking up.

 

The man is a collossus, not overly tall but I bet he has 22" guns.

 

Get him to stick some photos up of when he was training for the Olympia

I did mess about with weight's in my 20's but it was just a fad really...but being an Advanced Scaffolder for the past 20 odd year's does have it's advantage's..