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post 1626146803 12-20-2020, 07:36 PM
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How did lifting change your life?

So how did lifting change most of you miscers lives?
Tbh I can’t answer this question because I was lifting since I was 16 so don’t really know life before lifting, so no real mode of comparison.
I used to be a RuneScape player/ps3 addict before lifting weights and gave me some confidence when I was a teenager.
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post 1626147823 12-20-2020, 07:48 PM
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I've been lifting since I was 17 so it's hard to say it changed my life. It's helped me because it's a huge stress relief and it's kept my body healthy as I've aged. I'm 51, extremely healthy and not on any meds. I won't be a little old granny falling and breaking bones, that's fo sho.
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post 1626148043 12-20-2020, 07:50 PM
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Lifting was the single greatest thing I ever did

I think I will post a transformation on here
post 1626148073 12-20-2020, 07:50 PM
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It's an anchor in my life. Would be far more depressed without lifting
post 1626148093 12-20-2020, 07:51 PM
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Stress relief. There’s something cathartic about lifting heavy weight.
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post 1626148383 12-20-2020, 07:53 PM
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is that Legz422

looking good at 51
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post 1626148463 12-20-2020, 07:53 PM
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Improved my overall health and well being.


Also destroyed my knees
post 1626148593 12-20-2020, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted By 2RDEYE⏩
is that Legz422

looking good at 51
lol Wat?!
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post 1626148673 12-20-2020, 07:56 PM
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Started when I was 14, now 28. Again, it’s hard to say when it’s something I’ve been doing for so long.

One thing I can say though, is that it humbles you. Doing it for so long, you see a lot of people come n go. You meet a fair number of people that are ego-driven; most last at most ~ 4 years then quit because of injuries or other reasons. I think anyone that can continue to do this year after year, will soon appreciate it’s a long term commitment vs short.

I regret nothing I’ve done gym wise and I’ll still be doing this in my 60’s.
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post 1626148873 12-20-2020, 07:58 PM
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Lifting nearly 40 years now.

I think lifting help me not to change rather than to change, in a good sense.

It helps me focus on what I could do instead of what I can't do.

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post 1626148953 12-20-2020, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted By Legz422⏩
lol Wat?!
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post 1626149063 12-20-2020, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted By 2RDEYE⏩
That dudes posting porn in every thread. lol
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post 1626150123 12-20-2020, 08:14 PM
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I hadn’t lifted in a long time by 2012, and lived with my cousin and her husband. He was abusive and beat me up consistently. I joined 24 hour fitness in 2012 and started lifting religiously. I took weight training in junior college, and by 2017 I had bigger arms than him and I was stronger than him.

I started standing up for myself and knocked him out one time for thirty seconds during a fight. Every time he started trouble with me I stood up for myself and beat him up. I’ve moved away from those people and live in a a safer environment now, but being able to fight was the way lifting changed my life the most, for the better.
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post 1626153103 12-20-2020, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted By 2RDEYE⏩
is that Legz422

looking good at 51
lmao
post 1626153243 12-20-2020, 08:55 PM
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It did not change my life. I always lifted. I feel like it's the equivalent of the attention women spend on dressing up for guys.
post 1626155213 12-20-2020, 09:28 PM
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Honestly I'm one of the guys that fades in and out of the lifting lifestyle. The first few months getting back into it after a sustained break are always fun, getting that muscle memory and strength back, but I always found that at the 12-18 month mark I start to see the diminishing returns with respect to the amount of time I'm devoting to lifting versus the strength and aesthetic gains.

Who knows, I've been back lifting seriously again for about a month now, my kids are older, my job is stable, maybe it becomes a lifetime habit this time around.
post 1626155913 12-20-2020, 09:39 PM
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It didn't really.

I got girls as a twink and it's just as easy now. My confidence came from age and experience.

I just do this chit for fun and so I'll live a long life.
post 1626156203 12-20-2020, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Pumpinmirin⏩
It didn't really.

I got girls as a twink and it's just as easy now. My confidence came from age and experience.

I just do this chit for fun and so I'll live a long life.
Basically this. Even when I was smol, even when I got a bit chubby, even when I got into shape. Girls were always in my life and it hasn't gotten better or worse.. I will say though if I don't work out or stress my body I become more sad and prone to down swings.
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post 1626158383 12-20-2020, 10:16 PM
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Gave me the confidence I never had before. Kept the confidence even after I became a non-lifting *******.
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Originally Posted By Sevenlionz⏩
Lifting was the single greatest thing I ever did

I think I will post a transformation on here
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post 1626158663 12-20-2020, 10:20 PM
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Best thing I've ever done

can't measure how it changed my life, it's a compound (heh) effect.

Off the top of my head, made some cool friends in the gym and made decent money out of it
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post 1626168693 12-21-2020, 01:47 AM
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In my early 20s, my sternum started randomly cracking...like how some people randomly crack their knuckles. It got louder and more frequent until I started lifting. Then it stopped completely. My lifting has been inconsistent for a while, but that cracking never returned.
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A good workout makes my whole day feel productive. I don't understand how some people dread going to the gym, it's my favorite part of the day.
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I found lifting forces me to keep my diet correct
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I started lifting in my 30's... and became a natural bodybuilder not too long after I started (non-competitive). When you're a woman and you have good muscular development, people look at you differently- they respect your accomplishments and strengths in this arena because it IS harder for a woman to make significant gains. I just became a fitter and stronger version of my previous self and began doing some acrobatics and tumbling again (up until the pandemic- gymnastics mats are a good invention). I know I'll get back to it after the gyms are safer.
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Originally Posted By Samraiwise⏩
Lifting nearly 40 years now.

I think lifting help me not to change rather than to change, in a good sense.

It helps me focus on what I could do instead of what I can't do.

Jesus you look like that at 61 and you are doing a few things right.
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Originally Posted By *****fasho⏩
Aren't you trans though?
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Originally Posted By John
In my early 20s, my sternum started randomly cracking...like how some people randomly crack their knuckles. It got louder and more frequent until I started lifting. Then it stopped completely. My lifting has been inconsistent for a while, but that cracking never returned.
my sternum cracks all the time, i think its due to having a small ribcage and lifting all the time
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