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It's uncomfortable. You get chronic back pain. Your joints age faster. As you “grow”, clothing options shrink. People assume you’re lazy. Flying becomes un

• dredmorbius 15y ago
  As you get seriously fit, your clothing options are somewhat constrained as well. Ask any squatter about buying jeans ... at your own risk.
  • dualogy 15y ago
    That's OK because the more ripped you are, the less clothes you need to wear =)
    • dredmorbius 15y ago
      As much as I find myself disliking wearing clothes as I get older, I'm not particularly exhibitionistic either. So I prefer wearing at least putatively conventional clothing. Still, a fair point.
  • Evgeny 15y ago
    It's a shame that's being downvoted ... I heard multiple people (who do proper weight training) complain about the fact their jeans or trousers get worn fast because their hips are well-developed and sort of brush against each other when they walk. I bought a suit recently - the coat (jacket) fit perfectly, but they had to take like 10 cm off the waist of the pants, so I had to come back in 4 hours ... tells you a bit about what they expect an average person to be. I did not see that comment as "that's why you should not get fit".
    • dredmorbius 15y ago
      I'm actually getting to the point where my jackets no longer fit. My training is for strength, not mass, but you're still going to get a certain amount of hypertrophy. Unfortunately I seem to have developed this habit just as fashion trends are toward ever skinnier designs -- jeans, shirts, slacks, etc. I haven't quite gone to full bespoke clothing, but I'm considering it. Casual wear -- shorts and t-shirt -- still works well. The other tendency I've noticed is that my body temperature is running warmer. I'll see people bundled in coats and scarves while I'm in shorts/t. And no, I'm definitely not arguing against getting fit.
      • orenmazor 15y ago
        the bit about body temperature is really interesting. I'm also much warmer on average when I regularly hit the gym. I thought it was just me.
        • dredmorbius 15y ago
          Look up EPOC: excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. You're elevating your metabolism for up to 38 hours post-exercise (though the major effect is within the first 10 hours). Adding muscle mass also increases metabolic activity, though it's a fairly small effect absent exercise and post-exercise responses, about 6-12 cal/lb/day, not the 50 cal that was being publicised for some time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excess_post-exercise_oxygen_consumption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excess_post-exercise_oxygen_con... http://www.drlenkravitz.com/Articles/epocarticle.html http://www.drlenkravitz.com/Articles/epocarticle.html
          • orenmazor 15y ago
            that makes a lot of sense and reminds me all of that stuff I've read about HIIT
    • nasmorn 15y ago
      Buy your next suit in Italy where they fully expect you to be thin but somewhat muscular.
  • epc 15y ago
    Yeah, I ran into that in my youth (not from lifting, but cycling combined with allegedly overly broad shoulders for my then-size).