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re: Great bodies: Hard word & determination, or just mental disorders?
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:24 pm to Kujo
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:24 pm to Kujo
I’m going to disagree because for one, OCD is a psychotic disorder that is way more intense and complicated than keeping a clean house or working out.
And two, most successful people are dedicated and passionate about their craft. Is it really a disorder if they’re doing something they love or pushing to achieve their highest goals?
And two, most successful people are dedicated and passionate about their craft. Is it really a disorder if they’re doing something they love or pushing to achieve their highest goals?
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:25 pm to Kujo
Yeah. I’ll admit to that. I don’t have a perfect body by any means, but if I don’t hit the gym then my whole day is ruined. It’s my one little slice of time during the day to focus on me and only me. Working out, running, boxing and all the other workouts I do are my way of separating myself from work, my girlfriend and everything else that requires my attention. I can focus on that one block of hour or two of improving myself. I do that strict eating too, but that’s so my training pays off.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:25 pm to Kujo
I find it quite easy to maintain my sculpted physique. 
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:26 pm to McLemore
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I do literally none of these things, and am probably in better shape than all of your real or hypothetical people.
Are you sure you aren't building your narrative? Like the gym rat thinks the gym/supplements are normal, there are those who swap gym for other exercise and diet fads:
1. adhering to a "non-medical" specialized diet normal?
2. planning your life half marathon to half marathon, rock climb to hiking excursion.
Is the source of the focus a real choice?
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:26 pm to DeafJam73
You sick frick!
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:26 pm to kciDAtaE
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Is that what you think someone has to do to have a great body?
I don't think most people work out to have a "great body." Most do it because it's becomes an addiction. I had issues with it in my 20's. If I didn't go to the gym for a couple hours a day, I was miserable. Most people who work out regularly have to maintain a certain regiment.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:29 pm to DeafJam73
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I don’t have a perfect body by any means, but if I don’t hit the gym then my whole day is ruined.
IMO, this is where it becomes an issue.
If your whole day is ruined because you didn't have that little slice of time, then you may have bigger problems than not getting the opportunity to workout.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:30 pm to Kujo
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It's not about hard work or determination, it's about compulsion
Your post ignores the millions of people who have good bodies, eat well, and work out hard in the gym but are not obsessive or compulsive. There are gradations here as with anything.
You don’t have to obsess and consume yourself with fitness in order to have a good body and be healthy. But I’m sure it makes you feel better to think that because it allows you to justify being disgusting.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:31 pm to 777Tiger
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Prove it
Haha. I was obviously "furthering a narrative" and not being literal. But I was being literal about doing not a single one of the things on his list.
I woke up at 6:30 yesterday and ran 18 miles in Atlanta in August without injury, and continued about a physically active day, retiring at 10pm, and I'll be 44 soon.
I'd take the wager.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:33 pm to McLemore
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and ran 18 miles in Atlanta in August
and I'll be 44 soon
pfffft...so according to OP you have had a mental disorder your entire adult life. Might wanna get that checked out.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:35 pm to stout
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pfffft...so according to OP you have had a mental disorder your entire adult life. Might wanna get that checked out.
Exactly. I actually run because it helps my f'ed up brain chemicals, so OP is ironically sorta right. But it isn't a body image thing. I run away from cars, listening to podcasts, books and music.
It is much cheaper and more enjoyable than therapy and drugs.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:35 pm to BluegrassBelle
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If your whole day is ruined because you didn't have that little slice of time, then you may have bigger problems than not getting the opportunity to workout.
No, you’re missing the point. The gym time is his time to release, reflect, reset, it’s his meditation, “me time”....however you want to put it.
I’m the same way, i don’t go to the gym every morning. I wish I could but I just can’t, I feel much better about the day when do vs the days I miss.
It’s a release, it’s social, it’s mental nutrition....it may not be for everyone but there’s no reason to knock it.
If it’s not your thing then that’s okay. I’m sure there are other things that make you happy, like reading, singing, waLking, cooking, sewing, painting, everyone has their own releases. We are all different
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:36 pm to Pecker
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people who have good bodies, eat well, and work out hard in the gym but are not obsessive or compulsive.
Do crazies know they are crazies? When do they admit too much is too much?
"I mean, I work out 1 hour a day, but 2 hours a day is ridiculous"
"I mean, I work out 2 hours a day, but 3 hours a day is ridiculous"
"my arm hair is uneven, I must shave"
Oh and BTW: EVERY Cyclist who wears that tour de France gear is a nut.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:37 pm to Kujo
Body dysmorphia, but still hard work has to be done, and lots of will power and determination must be displayed
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:38 pm to tgrbaitn08
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No, you’re missing the point. The gym time is his time to release, reflect, reset, it’s his meditation, “me time”....however you want to put it.
And I get that. But if it ruins your whole day because you don't get that time just that one time you had to cancel it, that seems to be an issue.
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If it’s not your thing then that’s okay. I’m sure there are other things that make you happy, like reading, singing, waLking, cooking, sewing, painting, everyone has their own releases. We are all different
I do. And hiking is one of them. But if that's my only happy time of the day then I need to re-evaluate what I'm doing and who I'm spending time with the rest of my day. Being passionate about that time shouldn't be an excuse to accept living a shitty life in the rest of it.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:40 pm to Kujo
Everyone has their compulsion, those people are fortunate that theirs' result in them being more fit and physically attractive?
*Spoken by someone who does NOT have that compulsion lol
*Spoken by someone who does NOT have that compulsion lol
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:43 pm to BluegrassBelle
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But if it ruins your whole day because you don't get that time just that one time you had to cancel it, that seems to be an issue.
I think it’s safe to assume he’s exaggerating a bit. Death of a loved one could ruin your day, missing a workout may not ruin it on that same level but it may throw you off a little. And that’s understandable
When people get into a rhythm and routine and you get thrown off, it can make for a bad day.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:44 pm to Kujo
It’s about priorities.
If a person truly sets out and makes it a priority to not be fat, barring physical conditions, using the correct approach they will be in shape.
Fat people are usually fat because they choose to be. They want to be.
If a person truly sets out and makes it a priority to not be fat, barring physical conditions, using the correct approach they will be in shape.
Fat people are usually fat because they choose to be. They want to be.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:46 pm to Pecker
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You don’t have to obsess and consume yourself with fitness in order to have a good body and be healthy
Unless you’re in that 1% who are genetically blessed with a naturally lean, muscular, broad shouldered body, then you do have to obsess in order to have a remarkable build. Most dudes of a decent height just can’t pack on muscle easily without extremely hard work, diets, and supplements.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:46 pm to theunknownknight
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Fat people are usually fat because they choose to be. They want to be.
I disagree. Not all fat people want to be fat.
They’re just too lazy to do what it takes to not be fat.
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