god damn you answer your own fucking question in the OP could have just asked people why

Now its just an addiction.

Ill feel bad if I dont go, so I do.

Maybe not addiction but more or less my lifestyle now

This post was edited by dirTyMan on Sep 8 2014 06:09pm

Some of these responses are very interesting. Keep them coming!

Besides aesthetics and other reasons listed in this thread....I just thought about all the time I spend doing other shit and I realized I can spend 1-2hours to the gym a day in order to better myself. Just think about it, whether its watching netflix, sleeping or even lurking jsp. Shit adds up and your body deserves time and attention too.

I could find the time if I wanted to, I just got burnt out and don't see the point anymore. I still am active, but in different ways.

I will never have a reason to devote the same intensity and time to training as I did when I seriously trained, and therefore will never be at a point where I am physically better than I was 2 years ago (I used to train 5-6 days a week, 1-3 times per day, depending on the day and period in the training cycle). So, at this juncture, I see no way in actually 'bettering' myself from short bouts at the gym. Now, if I get really out of shape and can no longer do things that I once was able to do in daily life, such as not being able to help someone move something because it is too heavy, not being able to hike up the side of a mountain, get too fat, etc, then I will address it.

I just found that going to the gym, on average, takes at 2-3 hours out of my day between the commute there and back, the warm-up, and the workout itself. I also found it is not a priority in my life anymore, and for what I would gain from it, I feeling like I am at a point of diminishing returns. I am already bigger and inherently stronger than a large portion of the non-lifting population, and even a portion of the lifting population (I can walk into the gym on any day and still box squat 405 for reps, or bench 225). I have always had tunnel vision with things I'm interested in, and once something gets out to the periphery and no longer serves a strong purpose, I tend to drop it

This post was edited by bnrhodes2 on Sep 8 2014 08:32pm

How far is your gym? Couldnt you just go like 6 days a week , do more frequency but less volume?

15-20 minute drive depending on the traffic..if i were to do it, i would prefer less frequency and more volume

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I literally do it for me... Health benefits (heavy lifting can help ward off Parkinsons BTW, which my grandpa developed ). Stress relief, being able to control, plan, and excel against myself helps everything else in life.

Honestly outside of this forum if people comment on my physique it makes me a little uncomfortable. Probably how girls feel when they don't like being cat called. So I definitely don't do it for attention.

I don't like the Zyzz lifestyle, it's shallow and is only creating a negative stereotype for most people who do lift and don't want to be associated with "beta male trying to be a skewed perception of an alpha male"

This post was edited by xGeArz on Sep 8 2014 09:27pm

lol, like 80% of the people that lift.

Most of it starts from strong insecurities. Only to be masked by getting a decent physique.