The Fitness Thread

[mnnicol]

Originally Posted by Reach

Yeah, it makes me sad. Not super surprised, but sad, because I aspire towards a physique like that.

Let's be real though. Most of the guys making it in the fitness industry would test positive if the tests were 100% accurate even if they claim natural. =/

Also, wasn't Rob at your gym recently Senip for some chest promo. I remember seeing the Metroflex logo in flames.

Ah well mnnicol, at least Lavado is natty; https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...1965a3e30d3052

Everyone at his level is on some form of special "supplements", I'm sure (and understandably so, seeing they make their living off it), but a part of me always believed Rob Riches.

I suppose the idea of maintaining his BF% year-round and still managing to gain strength/mass is near impossible for a natural, but to get to his level of shreddedness with that amount of muscle?

Also, his response regarding the drug test:

http://www.robrichesfitness.com/did-...l-a-drug-test/

[SCWolf]

[Arch0wl]

so Rob Riches only tested positive for Craze.

if this supplement sounds at all appealing to you, I suggest you stock up because it's going through the stupid cycle that every effective supplement goes through:

1. People in Australia have a freakout over it because they ban everything, and/or someone dies from doing something really stupid with it

2. Competitive organizations ban it

3. Australia formally bans it

4. Australia-lite countries (Canada, UK) ban it

5. "OMG the rest of the world has wised up and banned this, how can you be so stupid America, the rest of the world is laughing at you"

6. FDA forces businesses to halt production

7. RIP 1,3-dimethylamylamine

[Syhto]

yeah but 1,3 dime was actually bad for you. Who knows how bad this shit is.

[Arch0wl]

DMAA was only bad for you if you took it in stupid amounts, not bad for you at any dosage

and even if it was, so what? bodily autonomy is a monolithic principle here, the only rock-solid argument for banning a substance is if there is no way you can take it without interfering with someone else's autonomy

[Poison-]

I know that back when I was into competitive Halo, that community had a huge amount of people that were into fitness, so it's not the only one I've seen

[Arch0wl]

Interesting. Every guy I have known personally who was huge into Halo also saw being fit as a kind of responsibility, because many of them either were from military families or admired military traits themselves. Was that the case with that Halo forum?

[Poison-]

There was certainly a good amount with military backgrounds, but most of the people I knew that were into fitness were doing it to break the stereotype that all gamers were skinny nerds

[Senip]

Man, nerds will do anything if it gives them points. Fitocracy is a case in point. "I fuckin WALKED UP THE STAIRS! and got points! aw hell yeah gonna do this shit"

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Senip

Man, nerds will do anything if it gives them points. Fitocracy is a case in point. "I fuckin WALKED UP THE STAIRS! and got points! aw hell yeah gonna do this shit"

That's not just nerds.

Originally Posted by Arch0wl

side note: it is interesting how

(A) Stepmania is the ONLY music game community I have seen to have a strong interest in fitness

(B) for that matter, one of the only video game communities I know to do this also

I wonder why this is?

my hypothesis is that the same drive that makes someone want to get higher scores on a song is also the same drive that would make someone want to break PRs on lifts, but if anyone can think of a more plausible reason let me know

I decided to get into fitness because a girl I cared about hurt me pretty bad, and already self-conscious me was hit with a ton of figurative bricks. I made the change I'd wanted to make for a very long time, but lacked the courage to do. She came back, I turned her down. feelsgoodman.jpg

In my opinion a lot of the people who are good at this game and/or are still around to this day, have a lot of drive, determination and dedication as a personality trait. I have an addictive personality, and an incredible drive to push myself as far as I possibly can to be the best at what I'm doing. Giving up isn't really a characteristic that the Stepmania community overflows with as far as I can see.

Also if you're good at one thing, broadening your horizons never hurts lol.

[Poison-]

Originally Posted by SCWolf

I decided to get into fitness because a girl I cared about hurt me pretty bad, and already self-conscious me was hit with a ton of figurative bricks. I made the change I'd wanted to make for a very long time, but lacked the courage to do. She came back, I turned her down. feelsgoodman.jpg

This JUST happened to me. The best fucking feeling in the world.

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Poison-

This JUST happened to me. The best fucking feeling in the world.

[mnnicol]

Originally Posted by SCWolf

I decided to get into fitness because a girl I cared about hurt me pretty bad, and already self-conscious me was hit with a ton of figurative bricks.

[Reincarnate]

God, I'm trying to eat less and I am getting the worst headaches in the universe.

[Choofers]

drink water

[Reincarnate]

been pounding it back all day, pissed like 8 times, haha

[Choofers]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

been pounding it back all day, pissed like 8 times, haha

"drinking water fixes everything"

[Senip]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...55151919_n.jpg

speaking of obviously natural guys, my buddies are at the branch, if I had been able to compete they would have decked me out in gasp gear and given me a gym bag etc.

Ah well, that's why the Europa's there.

[Arch0wl]

great reply SCWolf, I agree

SIDE NOTE! Fitness enthusiasts, I could really use your input here: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...06#post3940206

[Senip]

http://www.musculardevelopment.com/c...l#.UegtZm0pioB


Awww yeah.