I like doing martial arts. It is my passion in life and I am going to open my own school in the future. It has given me confidence to stand up to bad people and criminals, and it has given me something to put all of myself into
I do JKD blend and MMA. So a mix of boxing, muay thai, catch wrestling, wing chun, and my favorite, kali (filipino stick and knife fighting).
I have not competed yet but I plan to start soon. My previous schools weren't big on competing in MMA but now I go to one that facilitates sparring and competing.
https://i.imgur.com/CETqPf4.jpg
Bro wtf are you me? I also want to open my own gym
Frick yes, let's do it. Don't give up on your dream, my friend. It is a hard road but it will all be worth it to share the gift of martial arts, and always have a life of learning and growth. No amount of money can buy that.
Based, I hope to get started one day when I have enough cash to attend a school.
It's the best thing I ever did and I highly encourage you to take the plunge and just do it. I only spend about $150 a month on it, and that's with two different memberships each costing $75 per month. Very worth it, for all it has given me in return.
I was actually convinced by a guy on /k/ to get into Kali, which led me to the rabbit hole. I am eternally grateful to that anon, and I hope I can convince others to do the same. It is life-changing
Tell me, IST, do you live by a set of defined maxims? The rules that you adhere to almost blindly because they reflect your highest values?
I've been meaning to define mine, but have been letting myself be lazy about it while recovering from shit. Perhaps its time to strike, as they will give more purpose to my lifts.
i lift to become stronger, healthier, and more attractive. i need to be able to protect and provide for my loved ones during my lifetime.
treat others as well as i can, trying to minimize the negative impact i have on others lives, and easing the workload best i can. my mistakes can be used to help others avoid doing the same. i used to be self sacrifical to a fault, but ive since developed healthy boundaries as it wasnt fair to my own life either.
we dont know what happens after life, least i can do is not make things shitty for others while theyre here.
I try to not let my mood be effected by outside opinions, meaning other people. There are times when I feel like shit where I actively tell myself: "be happy anyway." It's the thing they fear the most. Someone who is at peace even after all the negativity.
Lifting for ANY woman is a complete meme. Even the most elite men of fitness will have their significant other cheat on them with a man who has never touched a weight in his life. Lift for yourself anon. Become the beauty that god put on this earth
To feel content, to feel happy, to feel that I haven't wasted the potential I had been given to live a long and healthy life without disabilities providing me lots of comfort and opportunities and etc that some people with limbs lost and similar other problems might never get the chance to experience
He'll, there's even fat people who's never felt the runners high or a pump before, how ungrateful
I’ve hated my body since I was 10 but was always just told to accept and love myself by everyone around me, so I listened to them and did so but after 14 years of that I still hated myself and finally decided to do something about it rather than keep waiting for it to magically stop bothering me. Starting up my sole goal was to look better but the more I got into it the more I enjoyed the feeling of improvement and mastery as well as the opportunity to be doing stuff outdoors. It feels wrong to not work out now, and I enjoy doing it for its own sake too. As a side benefit, other people find me more attractive now too and also after shedding some excess weight I found a whole extra inch of dick length that had been hiding away down there, so good stuff all around.
I started because I became unhappy with my strength, endurance, and appearance. I keep doing it because fitness works. I feel better and look better and I want to improve even more.
General fitness and to help with Muay Thai. I have no real interest in bodybuilding and feel strength training hits diminishing returns after like 6 months in. Benching 200lbs is more than enough for me, any more benefits aren't worth trying to push through 10 hours of cardio a week.
>Why do you work out?
getting older, simple as
want to be strong
want to be a better lover, friend
the best I can be
i want to crush and leave my mediocre haters in the dust.
it keeps me sane and calm
For the boundless benefits. After lifting or during the act a few things happen. Here are some: Get out my anger, helps work out what I'm trying to move towards in life, self revelations, sick boners, possibility of fugging QTS, incredible anxiety relief, high from marijuana gets better, people are nicer to me which gets me places, think more clearly, guitar playing ability gets better for some reason, concentration goes up thereby not needing israelite ADD pills, decreased my desire to drink or do other drugs besides weed (quit stimulants and benzos) and finally FUGGING QT AZN WAIFU GRILLS
because my pain make me feel I have no choice, I also want to get stronger so that my ex comes back to me so that I can reject her and inflict the same pain she did to me
because exercise is the next best thing for getting elevated endorphin levels after a loving relationship or opioid abuse. also it's nice to see what your body is capable of.
i work out because i love writing screenplays and making music so much that i want to stay alive as long as possible to continue doing these two things
To hone the Lord's divine blade, it's my duty as an Iberian. Iberians are forged from divine flesh.
I will conquer the Leviathan, Lotan, mother of the seas, and I will claim my right as ferro and slay Satan.
Evil will perish
I'm autistic and it's fun. I was really out of shape until a few years ago, one of my MMO buddies that had been lifting since high school put it to me like this: "You do all your dailies right? And that's an hour or more each day for a small increase. What if I told you there was a daily you could do that only takes 30-45 minutes a day that increases your Strength, Stamina, Charisma, Vitality, and Health? Would you do it?"
I've been lifting/running/swimming every day since.
At first, it was to compete with the other men I was observing walking around when I moved to a new city, but now I was recently diagnosed with adhd, so I keep lifting because I need that sort of consistency in my life.
>For Jesus >Join a local HEMA club and not gas out after 2 exchanges >Eat more delicious stuff without destroying my body >Get a gamer gf (female) >Reject roasties
I lift to be a strong old man. I was brought into this world by others, I was a helpless infant. I will not die helpless, I will dig my own grave, I will choose my own coffin, and then I will sleep. It is in my blood, the men of my family die well into their 90s, but none lift. Even with poor health choices they all tend to just drop dead. I will show the next generation of my family how lucky we are to be able to die with sharp minds and working muscles.
Solely for the confidence boost and that alone. Just from having lost a bunch of weight and getting to a normal BMI and not having the muffin top anymore absolutely skyrocketed my confidence. Getting swole will just make it even better to where I'll have a God complex. Once I reach Banemode, I'll have the confidence of an Indian guy hitting on white girl on the internet.
To not become a pussy and becoming real man that God intent me to be. Besides it boost my confidence to the max everywhere i go all i see is dyel and fat people. I like to become the center of attention.
And last is so when i fuk a hooker they are willing to let me rawdog them without rubber and cum in their stinky pussy because of how awesome i am.
At first it was because I didn’t want to get my ass beat again. And then it became the only thing in my life that was a healthy escape from my mental problems. I do it now because it’s my therapy, my escape, my healthiest addiction, my only salvation.
I've had a drink or two so here we go. Multiple reasons.
I'm 31. My joints have had issues all my life, working out helps keep my ligaments strong to prevent my joints from beeing too loose. Seeing how the middle aged to older guys I know who are/were mostly sedentary vs the ones that are/were mostly active is a night and day difference. I don't give too many fricks about looking like a roider or being able to squat 8 pl8s, I don't want to get to be 60 and be hobbling around like an old man. And I don't want my joints to get to a point where they can barely move, or where they hurt from doing nothing at all. A great example is my grandparents, vs my girlfriend's grandparents. both are in their mid to late 80s, but the difference is night and day between them. My grandfather once had his widowmaker heart valve 100% blocked, and still survived it, just needed a stint. He recently had a minor stroke, and is still kicking. Can move and lift things around his house with ease. My girlfriend's grandfather on the other hand, is nearly completely sedentary. I honestly thought the man and his wife were in their late 90s when I first met them - can barely move, require assistance going up and down stairs, and just look and sound weak. I want to be at a point where I can stay active so I'm not having to rely on someone just to move around my own home.
Another reason - I work in IT, mostly an office job. I want to mog all of my coworkers, which I pretty much already do since IT folks only come in two flavors - overweight fatass or beanpole. Seriously, develop just a tiny bit of arm muscle and these guys think you're God
Final reason I care to jot down, hearing the phrase "one day you'll pick you your kids for the last time". That won't be me.
Martial artist and I think the best use of ones life is self cultivation. Physically, mentally, and spirituality.
Also looks bad if the instructor of a place is a fat ass who can't spar without seeming like they will keel over.
I'm now married with kids and realizing I don't want to look like a fat piece of shit anymore. I like having women and people in general attracted to me despite never actually getting to frick them anymore. It's a weird feeling that I NEVER see discussed anywhere in the mainstream or here.
To keep my wife's admiration and lust.
To have people showing respect just due to my size alone.
To practice discipline.
And very soon, to inspire my future children in keeping a healthy body, and being someone they can look up to enough so they'll want to follow my mentoring and have a healthy mentality and moral values. I would have less credibility as a mentor if I was a fat blob whose wife would only put up with.
I'm now married with kids and realizing I don't want to look like a fat piece of shit anymore. I like having women and people in general attracted to me despite never actually getting to frick them anymore. It's a weird feeling that I NEVER see discussed anywhere in the mainstream or here.
>Why do you work out?
Because my dad who has always been masculine and huge is getting old fast.
I'm a disgraceful NEET. At the very least I can carry is legacy body-wise.
And he's genuinely proud of me because of my gains. I can tell despite him being stereotypically emotionally reserved.
This makes me feel good. I will never stop lifting. I'm also getting a proper education and searching for part-time job.
I used to lift to improove.
Then I got addicted to feeling like a tank and shaking every house I walked into.
Then I started lifting to fight depression
Then to more effectively thrash my current psycho b***h gf
Now I lift so that when I inevitably leave I'll be the incredibly well-adjusted and fit single father and not the incredible beer gut loser who pays child support.
I like doing martial arts. It is my passion in life and I am going to open my own school in the future. It has given me confidence to stand up to bad people and criminals, and it has given me something to put all of myself into
To strengthen my mind, body, and soul. It's one of the few things keeping me together in this clown world.
Based, which arts and did you ever compete?
I do JKD blend and MMA. So a mix of boxing, muay thai, catch wrestling, wing chun, and my favorite, kali (filipino stick and knife fighting).
I have not competed yet but I plan to start soon. My previous schools weren't big on competing in MMA but now I go to one that facilitates sparring and competing.
Frick yes, let's do it. Don't give up on your dream, my friend. It is a hard road but it will all be worth it to share the gift of martial arts, and always have a life of learning and growth. No amount of money can buy that.
It's the best thing I ever did and I highly encourage you to take the plunge and just do it. I only spend about $150 a month on it, and that's with two different memberships each costing $75 per month. Very worth it, for all it has given me in return.
I was actually convinced by a guy on /k/ to get into Kali, which led me to the rabbit hole. I am eternally grateful to that anon, and I hope I can convince others to do the same. It is life-changing
Bro wtf are you me? I also want to open my own gym
Based, I hope to get started one day when I have enough cash to attend a school.
The complete and utter destruction of the illigitimate state of California
This and israel
We must cleanse ourselves of the traitor before we cleanse the world of the enemy, my brother
I don't know.
Same. It just fills the time with something productive I guess
Tell me, IST, do you live by a set of defined maxims? The rules that you adhere to almost blindly because they reflect your highest values?
I've been meaning to define mine, but have been letting myself be lazy about it while recovering from shit. Perhaps its time to strike, as they will give more purpose to my lifts.
i lift to become stronger, healthier, and more attractive. i need to be able to protect and provide for my loved ones during my lifetime.
treat others as well as i can, trying to minimize the negative impact i have on others lives, and easing the workload best i can. my mistakes can be used to help others avoid doing the same. i used to be self sacrifical to a fault, but ive since developed healthy boundaries as it wasnt fair to my own life either.
we dont know what happens after life, least i can do is not make things shitty for others while theyre here.
I try to not let my mood be effected by outside opinions, meaning other people. There are times when I feel like shit where I actively tell myself: "be happy anyway." It's the thing they fear the most. Someone who is at peace even after all the negativity.
Have you tried having sex?
Yes, and I'm done doing that
To be more healthy, strong, and attractive.
Every time I go out in public I become more and more disgusted at the state of people
I lift to not be like them
to be beautiful is to honor god and his image
This
Beauty is the proof of God.
Lifting for ANY woman is a complete meme. Even the most elite men of fitness will have their significant other cheat on them with a man who has never touched a weight in his life. Lift for yourself anon. Become the beauty that god put on this earth
>Thot caked in make up is proof of God
No
Thats a man isnt it?
To get stronger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqZl_blT7E
For him
Because my body is broken so when i stop moving i end up not being able to stand up.
>TFW throwing a ball as high as i possibly can up in the air while also jumping release some crazy stuff in my lower back and i can breath again
I'm tired of being weak and lonely. At the very least I need to stop being physically weak.
hate and spite
brother
brothers
To feel content, to feel happy, to feel that I haven't wasted the potential I had been given to live a long and healthy life without disabilities providing me lots of comfort and opportunities and etc that some people with limbs lost and similar other problems might never get the chance to experience
He'll, there's even fat people who's never felt the runners high or a pump before, how ungrateful
I’ve hated my body since I was 10 but was always just told to accept and love myself by everyone around me, so I listened to them and did so but after 14 years of that I still hated myself and finally decided to do something about it rather than keep waiting for it to magically stop bothering me. Starting up my sole goal was to look better but the more I got into it the more I enjoyed the feeling of improvement and mastery as well as the opportunity to be doing stuff outdoors. It feels wrong to not work out now, and I enjoy doing it for its own sake too. As a side benefit, other people find me more attractive now too and also after shedding some excess weight I found a whole extra inch of dick length that had been hiding away down there, so good stuff all around.
Because i should
I started because I became unhappy with my strength, endurance, and appearance. I keep doing it because fitness works. I feel better and look better and I want to improve even more.
for the difficult
Frick off
To attain orcmode and to have my presence alone strike fear into the hears of homosexuals, trannies and Black folk.
Ngmi. Your lifts will be cursed if you only wish to spread negative energy my dear boy
General fitness and to help with Muay Thai. I have no real interest in bodybuilding and feel strength training hits diminishing returns after like 6 months in. Benching 200lbs is more than enough for me, any more benefits aren't worth trying to push through 10 hours of cardio a week.
>Why do you work out?
getting older, simple as
want to be strong
want to be a better lover, friend
the best I can be
i want to crush and leave my mediocre haters in the dust.
it keeps me sane and calm
To finally be worthy.
To crush the liberals in the coming 2nd American Civil War.
For the boundless benefits. After lifting or during the act a few things happen. Here are some: Get out my anger, helps work out what I'm trying to move towards in life, self revelations, sick boners, possibility of fugging QTS, incredible anxiety relief, high from marijuana gets better, people are nicer to me which gets me places, think more clearly, guitar playing ability gets better for some reason, concentration goes up thereby not needing israelite ADD pills, decreased my desire to drink or do other drugs besides weed (quit stimulants and benzos) and finally FUGGING QT AZN WAIFU GRILLS
So I can help my old parents and skinny older brother when needed
To make my dead ex girlfriend proud of me. I want to be a man of action and fulfill her wish of me not being lonely
This breaks my heart man. You are a better man than I’ve ever been
because I don't want to be the one carrying the shoes
Promised myself no sewer sliding before I'm jacked.
because my pain make me feel I have no choice, I also want to get stronger so that my ex comes back to me so that I can reject her and inflict the same pain she did to me
To become the next king of muscle planet like this chad
To live forever.
because exercise is the next best thing for getting elevated endorphin levels after a loving relationship or opioid abuse. also it's nice to see what your body is capable of.
to become the best version of myself and to protect those i love and to be ready for war at all times
She saved me, and so she deserves the absolute best version of myself I can attain
gay
Very gay
homie you gay
Health, Vanity, Ego, Option to have 80% of women, Keep my wife in check
I lift to uplift others
To fulfill my potential and magnify the gifts given to me by God.
Family
Father(God)
Fatherland
i work out because i love writing screenplays and making music so much that i want to stay alive as long as possible to continue doing these two things
To hone the Lord's divine blade, it's my duty as an Iberian. Iberians are forged from divine flesh.
I will conquer the Leviathan, Lotan, mother of the seas, and I will claim my right as ferro and slay Satan.
Evil will perish
I'm autistic and it's fun. I was really out of shape until a few years ago, one of my MMO buddies that had been lifting since high school put it to me like this: "You do all your dailies right? And that's an hour or more each day for a small increase. What if I told you there was a daily you could do that only takes 30-45 minutes a day that increases your Strength, Stamina, Charisma, Vitality, and Health? Would you do it?"
I've been lifting/running/swimming every day since.
This is based and made me smile. Good shit anon. You already made it
something to do, hobby, and for myself I don't work out for b***hes (I am ugly lol)
I’m pretty weak and want to get stronger
Bench: 72.5kg 3x5
OHP: 42.5kg 3x5
Bent over row: 85kg 3x5
Deadlift: 100kg 3x5
Zercher: 80kg 3x5
To look like a frank frazetta character
i lift out of malice and delusion and i dont give a frick
>why do you work out?
Not being fat in America is a huge flex.
I honestly dont know anymore. I guess I fear that I will hate myself even more if I quit.
The complete annihilation of the United States Federal Reserve.
Cause I like to bend the bar
At first, it was to compete with the other men I was observing walking around when I moved to a new city, but now I was recently diagnosed with adhd, so I keep lifting because I need that sort of consistency in my life.
not really for women, but the confidence that i could have any woman i want, its mental idk if that makes sense
I wanna live ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
to look nice in sexy outfits
so that maybe one day I won't hate myself
Because i need to suffer more.
A major superiority complex
>For Jesus
>Join a local HEMA club and not gas out after 2 exchanges
>Eat more delicious stuff without destroying my body
>Get a gamer gf (female)
>Reject roasties
I love bodybuilding
I lift to be a strong old man. I was brought into this world by others, I was a helpless infant. I will not die helpless, I will dig my own grave, I will choose my own coffin, and then I will sleep. It is in my blood, the men of my family die well into their 90s, but none lift. Even with poor health choices they all tend to just drop dead. I will show the next generation of my family how lucky we are to be able to die with sharp minds and working muscles.
>to find my cute asian wifu
Solely for the confidence boost and that alone. Just from having lost a bunch of weight and getting to a normal BMI and not having the muffin top anymore absolutely skyrocketed my confidence. Getting swole will just make it even better to where I'll have a God complex. Once I reach Banemode, I'll have the confidence of an Indian guy hitting on white girl on the internet.
So that my son never believes that mediocrity and weakness are acceptable. So that I can provide for and protect him until he can do so himself.
To not become a pussy and becoming real man that God intent me to be. Besides it boost my confidence to the max everywhere i go all i see is dyel and fat people. I like to become the center of attention.
And last is so when i fuk a hooker they are willing to let me rawdog them without rubber and cum in their stinky pussy because of how awesome i am.
For God, for my health, and to get a qt hapa gf.
so i can smash gym thots
I unironically can't stop staring when a girls mound is that visible in the gym nowadays
I was bored one day and decided to work out. Now it's just something I do to kill time. It's not my personality.
At first it was because I didn’t want to get my ass beat again. And then it became the only thing in my life that was a healthy escape from my mental problems. I do it now because it’s my therapy, my escape, my healthiest addiction, my only salvation.
I've had a drink or two so here we go. Multiple reasons.
I'm 31. My joints have had issues all my life, working out helps keep my ligaments strong to prevent my joints from beeing too loose. Seeing how the middle aged to older guys I know who are/were mostly sedentary vs the ones that are/were mostly active is a night and day difference. I don't give too many fricks about looking like a roider or being able to squat 8 pl8s, I don't want to get to be 60 and be hobbling around like an old man. And I don't want my joints to get to a point where they can barely move, or where they hurt from doing nothing at all. A great example is my grandparents, vs my girlfriend's grandparents. both are in their mid to late 80s, but the difference is night and day between them. My grandfather once had his widowmaker heart valve 100% blocked, and still survived it, just needed a stint. He recently had a minor stroke, and is still kicking. Can move and lift things around his house with ease. My girlfriend's grandfather on the other hand, is nearly completely sedentary. I honestly thought the man and his wife were in their late 90s when I first met them - can barely move, require assistance going up and down stairs, and just look and sound weak. I want to be at a point where I can stay active so I'm not having to rely on someone just to move around my own home.
Another reason - I work in IT, mostly an office job. I want to mog all of my coworkers, which I pretty much already do since IT folks only come in two flavors - overweight fatass or beanpole. Seriously, develop just a tiny bit of arm muscle and these guys think you're God
Final reason I care to jot down, hearing the phrase "one day you'll pick you your kids for the last time". That won't be me.
Martial artist and I think the best use of ones life is self cultivation. Physically, mentally, and spirituality.
Also looks bad if the instructor of a place is a fat ass who can't spar without seeming like they will keel over.
Every boy at one point dreams of being the strongest in the world
Two reasons
I hate being weak so much it's unreal
To be worthy of of her
to frick you guys up and make hate urself bc u'll never get someone like me, anon.
That's the bullying circle of life
t.female
This basically. Some days are harder than others though.
I'm now married with kids and realizing I don't want to look like a fat piece of shit anymore. I like having women and people in general attracted to me despite never actually getting to frick them anymore. It's a weird feeling that I NEVER see discussed anywhere in the mainstream or here.
Because if you do not you are a Black person. Next thread
So I can be stronger for my future wife.
It feels good to have both, ngl
So, to actually answer OP:
To keep my wife's admiration and lust.
To have people showing respect just due to my size alone.
To practice discipline.
And very soon, to inspire my future children in keeping a healthy body, and being someone they can look up to enough so they'll want to follow my mentoring and have a healthy mentality and moral values. I would have less credibility as a mentor if I was a fat blob whose wife would only put up with.
Can you give any advice on this?
Feels like a weird feeling.
FOR THE GRACE, FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY
FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
Why not?
To take care of my health
Well, y'know, why not lift?
Brain go weeee when lift.
Brain go AAAAAAAaaaa when no lift.
>Why do you work out?
Because my dad who has always been masculine and huge is getting old fast.
I'm a disgraceful NEET. At the very least I can carry is legacy body-wise.
And he's genuinely proud of me because of my gains. I can tell despite him being stereotypically emotionally reserved.
This makes me feel good. I will never stop lifting. I'm also getting a proper education and searching for part-time job.
I used to lift to improove.
Then I got addicted to feeling like a tank and shaking every house I walked into.
Then I started lifting to fight depression
Then to more effectively thrash my current psycho b***h gf
Now I lift so that when I inevitably leave I'll be the incredibly well-adjusted and fit single father and not the incredible beer gut loser who pays child support.