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I think that largely depends on the gym. Some are really just show-off spots, I agree, but my experience is that the less mainstream, often kinda run-down joint
by einaros 16y ago
I think that largely depends on the gym. Some are really just show-off spots, I agree, but my experience is that the less mainstream, often kinda run-down joints have a much friendlier, less cocky and pretty intelligent under-tone to them.
- _delirium 16y agoI guess I have no opinion on that, never having stepped foot in a gym. =] Mostly, the idea seems oddly artificial to me. I use my muscles when I want to do something with them, like go for a walk, or go hiking, or swimming, but not just for the sake of using them. Sort of how I approach coding, too...
- gaius 16y agoWhat ever sport you want to do, you will benefit from weights. Runners cross-train, rowers, boxers, football players, you name it.
- _delirium 16y agoI can see that, but I was coming more from the perspective of someone interested in being a healthy/in-shape layperson, not a sportsman. If you don't care about sports, will weight-training improve quality of life? I can definitely say "yes" to recreational hiking for that (it's enjoyable in itself imo), but I can only imagine that being true for weight-lifting is if it were necessary to avoid health problems (and there were no outdoor alternatives that worked).
- gaius 16y agoA CrossFit guy I know says, squatting when you are 30 means when you are 80 you can go to the bathroom unassisted. I don't know what you mean by recreational hiking, but it's hard to see how greater strength wouldn't help. For me, that means a load of 25-50 lbs on my back, moving swiftly across rough terrain. Core stability is paramount, and with weights you can develop that and be ready when you go on a trip.
- xiaoma 16y ago>A CrossFit guy I know says, squatting when you are 30 means when you are 80 you can go to the bathroom unassisted. I wouldn't be surprised if that were true, but I haven't been able to track down any solid information on it. There are a lot of articles talking of research showing elderly runners and elderly former runners suffer less disability in terms of doing those sorts of daily tasks than their non-running cohorts. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_2_21/ai_101173986/ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_2_21/ai_10117...
- scott_s 16y agoYes. Past about 30, muscle you don't use is muscle you lose. We don't have to become frail in our old age. Regular strength training is a way to prevent it.
- tcskeptic 16y agoGah. I find this really irritating. You have never stepped foot in a gym, clearly have no idea what happens there, but are perfectly willing to pass judgement on it. I find weightlifting itself immensly enjoyable, what I like to do with my muscles is to lift heavy things. I enjoy the fact that this strength is useful throughout the other aspects of my life. (Think yardwork, sex, sports, etc.) I have solved more difficult problems both personal and intellectual while weight training that anything else that I do. I also enjoy the long term challenge of planning my training. Once the easy gains are completed, advancing in strength becomes a rather difficult exercise in planning, discipline, execution, creativity, etc.
- _delirium 16y agoIf you enjoy weightlifting, that's fine, but I don't see what it has to do with hacker culture. Some people enjoy literary theory too, and I don't begrudge them that, but I would be pretty surprised to see it here.