Gym Fad

For a lot of them, it's a hobby and it makes them feel good. Not everything has to have a "point" to it, it can just be something that they enjoy doing. Some people play guitar, some people play video games, some people work out. These are all things that can just be fun activities that you don't take very seriously, or they can get extremely competitive between people who want to be the best at what they do.

"I mean, obviously a lot of people look at you and they think it's kind of strange, what you're doing. But those are the people who don't know much about it. As soon as you find out what the whole thing is about, then it's just like another thing. It's not any stranger as going into a car and trying to go in a quarter mile, five seconds. I mean, that's, for me, strange." - Arnold Schwarzenegger


Powerlifting and bodybuilding are sports, whether you compete officially or just "beat your best" individually.


But sure, some people can take it too far. Just like anything. Collecting action figures is fine but then you have the ones who end up on that TV show "Intervention" because they spend the baby's food money on a toy run at the store.

No, I 100% agree everybody is doing it and it has become a major trend. There's a bunch of gym's around me and everybody cares about lifting weights and working out it's ridiculous. I had former friends who work out just to get big and then hassle me, because I stopped back then and they would always think they were better than me and get this cocky attitude. Any moron can lift weights it's not really a special talent to be honest. I understand if people just want to do it to stay healthy that's perfectly fine, but teenager's doing it for no reason is stupid. Most people do it just to impress that's it. I'm a teenager so I see witness things differently then everybody.

You don't understand it because you don't do it. Simple as that. Its a choice of lifestyle. What is there really not to understand about being in the best physical shape you can be? You only have one body. It's just like anything else. I'm sure people dont understand why you collect toys but it makes sense to you.

Who is a basketball player trying to impress? Who is an artist trying to impress? Etc.. Bodybuilders do it for the passion of it. Its an art. There is a certain sensation I get when I hit a new PR, drop a percentage in bf, add mass etc.. It's not about impressing anyone. It's about being the best I can be at something I am passionate about love doing. I would much rather be in the gym training and seeing results than sitting home on the couch.

I wasn't aware physical fitness was a fad.

What's the point of me playing basketball every other day if i'm never going to be in the NBA? It's a hobby. I don't see why you don't understand that.

What about fit and miserable vs. fat and happy?

I don't even get this as a complaint. Take that back. I get the concern over fad workouts, or even as a general observation "there seem to be a lot of gyms popping up lately," but I don't understand why a number of people are so against what other want to be doing, which in no way harms or effects you. This level of judgement seems odd to be found on a forum about pro-wrestling figure collecting.. on soooo many levels! lol, it's actually pretty funny.

Instead of offering the hundreds of reasons people might want to work out, I'll share mine...
It makes me feel good. It makes me feel generally healthier. I like having an above average amount of muscle and definition, why? Cause I feel it makes me look good, and it seems to resonate well with my GF. It's also a social thing for me; cause I go with one of my best friends. Also, I have other friends/co-workers that enjoy fitness as well, so it's a shared interest.

Now do I need to be mega jacked? No, I don't really want to be, but if it makes others happy, where's the issue?