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Thread: People who lift weights vs people who do cardio (personality differences)

post 1611289951 07-21-2020, 06:31 PM
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People who lift weights vs people who do cardio (personality differences)

I've noticed that people who really enjoy cardio (jogging, etc) tend to be people who are a bit masochistic and enjoy hurting themselves.

I've noticed that people who really enjoy lifting weights tend to be people who are naturally more aggressive (higher baseline testosterone levels?) and enjoy not hurting themselves, but hurting other things (such as taking their anger out under the barbell, treating the barbell like the enemy). People who lift weights are much more likely to be MMA fans than cardio people.

I've noticed people who lift weights are much more likely to have tattoos than people who do cardio (joggers, cyclists, etc).



In other words, cardio guys are soyboy cucks and lifters smash cardio boy's girl all night.
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post 1611291221 07-21-2020, 06:47 PM
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boxing is mostly cardio tho
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post 1611291751 07-21-2020, 06:54 PM
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Honestly yes, cardio types tend to be soyboys. What's odd about it is that running hard takes willpower, lifting doesn't.
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your thread makes zero sense, lmao.

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post 1611292571 07-21-2020, 07:05 PM
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Why not both?

I want to be able to keep up with all those skinny marathon runners...while jumping into a heavy deadlift session with your typical meathead.
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post 1611292711 07-21-2020, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted By miscerForLulz⏩
Why not both?

I want to be able to keep up with all those skinny marathon runners...while jumping into a heavy deadlift session with your typical meathead.
cardio kills gains. scientifically proven.
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post 1611292821 07-21-2020, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted By umadbroski⏩
your thread makes zero sense, lmao.

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go fck your mother, puta.
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post 1611292841 07-21-2020, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted By mobp⏩
Honestly yes, cardio types tend to be soyboys. What's odd about it is that running hard takes willpower, lifting doesn't.
I disagree it takes some degree of willpower to push to failure on sets and actually lift with a purpose vs just going through the motions.
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post 1611292931 07-21-2020, 07:08 PM
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post 1611296121 07-21-2020, 07:46 PM
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Honestly I don't understand the whole cardio only thing. You can still be healthy lifting weights but I've yet to see a single runner who has a body that I'd like to have. They all look starved and dying all the time. Very low test.
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post 1611297411 07-21-2020, 08:02 PM
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makes some sense, I love lifting but have to force myself to do cardio usually, lifting is a big stress reliever for me especially if I’m pissed off or frustrated about something, cardio doesn’t give me that kinda stress relief pressure valve
post 1611297531 07-21-2020, 08:03 PM
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Well, I lift, box, and have tattoos lol
I’d say I’m a pretty laid back and positive guy!
post 1611297571 07-21-2020, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted By proudmanlet⏩
makes some sense, I love lifting but have to force myself to do cardio usually, lifting is a big stress reliever for me especially if I’m pissed off or frustrated about something, cardio doesn’t give me that kinda stress relief pressure valve
Totally agree brother! It’s all about finding what makes you happy
post 1611297611 07-21-2020, 08:04 PM
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People who do cardio work accounting jobs while their stay at home wife is getting dicked down by the lifter tradie
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Originally Posted By expert701⏩
boxing is mostly cardio tho
Boxing is fist fighting first and foremost.
post 1611297761 07-21-2020, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted By mobp⏩
Honestly yes, cardio types tend to be soyboys. What's odd about it is that running hard takes willpower, lifting doesn't.
Lifting gains takes far more diet willpower
post 1611298071 07-21-2020, 08:09 PM
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Not gonna lie... lifting weights hurt more than cardio. By far.
Originally Posted By mobp⏩
Honestly yes, cardio types tend to be soyboys. What's odd about it is that running hard takes willpower, lifting doesn't.
Lifting doesn't???

Wakey wakey.... srs.
Lifting takes much more willpower.



Weighlifting is probably one of the hardest sports you can practice and one of the hardest sports to make progress.


Only a guy who never worked out srs can say that lifting doesn't takes willpower...



This being said...


Remember the "Fight or Fly" thing?

Runners choose to fly
Weighlifters choose to fight
post 1611298681 07-21-2020, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted By mobp⏩
Honestly yes, cardio types tend to be soyboys. What's odd about it is that running hard takes willpower, lifting doesn't.
Most of willpower is just showing up and getting started.

IDK about one being worse than the other. Maybe if you are talking about max effort/long duration cardio.

Not particularly afraid of pain and hard intervals = brief pain now vs. hard lifting = pain now, pain tomorrow, maybe the next day. And I know that if you train regularly DOMs is less of an issue; still with cardio it's very rare IME.
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post 1611298691 07-21-2020, 08:19 PM
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I do both, but I prefer cardio because I find it more meditative. I hate running tho. I do a mix of heavy bag work, jump rope, and walking.
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post 1611299401 07-21-2020, 08:27 PM
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I like to alternate lifting and cardio. I rotate lifting heavy, lifting light, and calisthenics on lifting days and running, rowing, and biking on cardio days. I'll probably never be super impressive at any of them but it does keep things fresh.
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I do both and I find that I lift when I feel confident and happy about myself. Conversely, I tend to run when I'm feeling anxiety or feel sh*tty about myself. That's not always the case but I feel as though there is a correlation.
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Lol tattoos are the opposite of “tough” or “aggressive”. They scream insecurity.

The rest I somewhat agree with. Especially the lifters are more aggressive and runners/cyclists are more mellow part.
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Originally Posted By A-man⏩
Lol tattoos are the opposite of “tough” or “aggressive”. They scream insecurity.

The rest I somewhat agree with. Especially the lifters are more aggressive and runners/cyclists are more mellow part.
Sometimes tattoos are just tradition brother! Warriors/military culture my friend.
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It was my understanding that pretty much all serious lifters get in at least some cardio. A distance runner will have a different body form than others. That's why it's very hard to tell who is actually an athlete and who isn't. That skinny guy could leave you gasping for breath and come back around still running easily. The big guy you think is 'fat' could be hoisting massive weights and be a lineman. Mesomorphs are the classic look, but I don't discount the others. However, now that I think of it my exs are pretty much all mesomorphs.
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Originally Posted By HOTD⏩
cardio kills gains. scientifically proven.
Lol what
Even the west side barbell crew did cardio with dragging the sled until you can’t walk anymore lol
Jay cutler 45 minutes of stair master every morning
Rich piana talking about some body builder doing 2 1 hours of cardio everyday on the treadmill
Phucking lol

At my strongest and leanest I was doing 50 minutes of incline treadmil everyday and eating 2000 cals right after

Edit look at James Harrison Instagram he does 50 -60 minutes of cardio everyday and the guy is a huge freak and one of the meanest nfl players to have played
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Cardiocels are as bad as weights-onlycels. Do both and maximize your health gains. Being a meathead who can't run up a flight of stairs without getting winded isn't healthy and neither is being a 6 foot tall, 130 lb twink with 8 inch arms and barely enough skin to cover ribs like my running only friends.

I agree that lifting > cardio for health, but getting better at running has done wonders for my resting heart rate and body composition during these Karenavirus times.
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I find running absolutely boring and thought many of them are soyboys TBH.

Many "marathon" runners don't challenge themselves beyond their normal pace and keep their metabolic baseline once their body gets used to it.

On the other hand you have the elite marathon runners and triathletes that are type a personalities.

I think on average lifting seems to intimidate people and they see cardio as a path of least resistance.

My cardio is jump rope, heavy bag work, and sometimes cycling with my GF.
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Originally Posted By HOTD⏩
cardio kills gains. scientifically proven.
See below.
Originally Posted By HOTD⏩
go fck your mother, puta.
Just lol at lifters who can't run. What's the point. Definitely not what I'd consider an "athlete."
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i do both. i used lift heavy af for football but after college my body couldn't take it. combination of injuries and burning out.

got into mountain biking. it melted off the weight from football and overall made me healthier. i've been dabbling around in road biking as well. i mix in weights too. feels great walking around being shredded and in shape. nice not being out of breath after going up a flight of stairs.
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