What is your primary motivation to lift?

[Baby Hanma]

I know this depends on stages in a person's life. There was a time in my life when I wanted to be the next Ed Coan.

Nowadays, I want to become a great strength athlete who can do just about anything. But even though I still have those kinds of goals, I do it mostly because I like participating in the greatest hobby in the world: weight training.

Weight training, weightlifting, powerlifting... Whatever we wanna call it... It is, to me, a hobby that everyone should have in order to live a great life. I personally don't feel complete without doing it regularly.

I feel a little sad that so many people waste their times doing goofy shit in gyms instead of training properly. They take their gym memberships for granted.

 

[Fahcough]

Post 40s is to be able to continue the goofy shit. Jumping off 5 ft yoke bar, backflips from 10ft release point on rings, back hand springs and front hand flips over boxes, suplexing +50lb body weight sandbags.

20s was clueless bro lifting
30s was chasings numbers that didn't mean a GD thing in any world.
Now the mobility and dexterity matters, strength comes with it.

 

[ROcknrollracing]

To see how far I can push my body athletically. There is really no other reasons. The health benefits of continued exercise/activity is the probably the only other reason.

 

[Daverisimo]

Ugg lift bigger rock than Ugg lift last month. Ugg happy. It really is that simple for me.

 

[Rallarsvingare]

Its just a habit I wont stop. I only started weightlifting to improve my body for fighting. It gave good results. I dont compete in MMA anymore but sometimes in grappling just for fun.

 

[period]

Improving my performance on the mat, keep demonstrating to the young bucks who's boss, and showing father time the middle finger.

 

[Trabaho]

To be better than you

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

2021-2025 insecurity

2026 and on —- love of the game

“Women don’t care that much about muscles”

“Muscle don’t win fights”

Both probably true. I don’t give a fuck. I still lift like an animal 5 days a week. It’s so fun

 

[ASUThermo]

Accumulate worthless medals in the IPF, NAPF and Powerlifting America federations because I suck at golf.

 

[Cole train]

So i can cosplay as buff character at anime convention and hit on anime chicks?

 

[Baby Hanma]

So i can cosplay as buff character at anime convention and hit on anime chicks?

Best motivation ever.

 

[Fahcough]

So i can cosplay as buff character at anime convention and hit on anime chicks?

As an unsure straight dolphin, I would stare at a well outfitted Kratos or He-man

 

[Trabaho]

I'm 38 considering some fights before I'm too old. Just the motivation gets me going. I always loved to lift though. But trough the fight ambition it is pretty easy to make myself train. I also feel better after workouts. I enjoy both striking techniques and lifting. And love doing something hard cause noone can steal the results from me or buy them for themselves. I also look better now. Though I'm not bodybuilding but going the athletic route. A lot of cardio and strength cardio.

 

[STRYDG]

1 - Genetics. Naturally lanky and skinny so some meat and definition is nice.

2 - I like being active and lifting is fun so its routine.

3 - I've seen how some of my family have gone out. All day in front of the TV, don't want that.

 

[godhatesacoward]

For the difficult

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

So i can cosplay as buff character at anime convention and hit on anime chicks?

This motherfucker is playing on easy mode

 

[Baby Hanma]

I'm 38 considering some fights before I'm too old. Just the motivation gets me going. I always loved to lift though. But trough the fight ambition it is pretty easy to make myself train. I also feel better after workouts. I enjoy both striking techniques and lifting. And love doing something hard cause noone can steal the results from me or buy them for themselves. I also look better now. Though I'm not bodybuilding but going the athletic route. A lot of cardio and strength cardio.

Good for you man.

 

[gspieler]

Because I love doing it.

 

[Fug]

Want to stave off sarcopenia from aging and pull higher quality pussy.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Mostly boredom and trying to set goals.