Reminder that if you dont do something with your muscles asides lifting...

I practice dirty boxing and work as a home remodler so it just helps with those function>aesthetics 9/10

Fuck off, lifting for a practical purpose is miles worse than lifting just for lifting's sake.

Beauty itself is pointless. So you're lifting to get more sex, thats a good goal, thats a good use for your muscles. but you should get into a martial art or a sport, if you're so into the speech of "turning your body into art", know that these things also help a lot, and not only that, but like I just said they serve an actual PURPOSE, its not just something pretty but also something functional.

I'll never forget the day I kicked a lifter's ass when I was weighed like 30 kilos less than him, because he spent his time putting up plates on the squat rack while I was kicking concrete bags at a muay thai academy.

If you respect your body so much, you should learn basic tools of defense for it.

They get them money, through gay for pay(yes, it's real), by getting rich women that would gift them anything they want and many other options.

How old are you? Tbh i'd rather run away than try to fight someone, that's how my friend got a knife to his neck.

>I'll never forget the day I kicked a lifter's ass when I was weighed like 30 kilos less than him,
You sound like a loser

>I practice dirty boxing
90% of the time this is code for "I watched some youtube tutorials and have a bag"

Old enough to know that strenght without purpose is meaningless.

I'm a loser who could probably kick your ass because I was smart enough to learn something useful to do with my muscles. And that time was long ago, I'm no longer that 70 kilos muay thai dude, you would 'mire my aesthetics for hours and I'd still be able to kick your ass afterwards.

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Kek, you are basically women

And why you want to kick everybodys ass? Did your father beat you or something? I've never been in a (real) fight and im proud of it.

You're a disgrace for muay thai, and the worst example why someone picks a martial art.

>i'd rather run away than try to fight someone
Been doing martial arts for almost 20 years and even taught part-time for beer money. This is one of the top 3 best ideas for self-defense. The other two being "don't live in a shithole where self-defense is a realistic concern" and "don't be a cunt so you won't be in a situation in which you'll have to defend yourself".

Kek, you're basically a cuck

I play earinfectionball aka water polo

>Implying I started the fights.

Mr lifts tried to hit me in a bar after his intimidation attempts on me failed. He thought I was flirting with his shitty girlfriend

>doing something you enjoy with a range of benefits
>must be a women KEK

My White trash alert is beeping

That guy surely didn't know who he was messing with, right tough guy?

I train BJJ and shoot criminals for a living. I wish I could shoot leftists too but my superiors won't let me so I just get to pepper spray them sometimes.

It's physically demanding, especially the overnight shifts, they fuck up your sleep pattern for the rest of the week.

say it to my face cunt

Don't lift at all muscle serves no functional purpose
Don't learn martial arts, do conceal carry
Don't buy a fast car the speed limit is 65, 200 serves no functional purpose
Don't get a dog they aren't people it doesn't count as a friend
Don't buy a machine gun, it serves no functional purpose. get a hunting rifle and a tiny conceal carry gun
If you do choose to lift (I don't know why you would it's useless) don't take caffine, and get your protein from boiled chicken, no protein powder, no curls or bench press, only clean and jerk

Why do people on fit have this attitude it's like they hate having fun

nice b8

There still are some smart people on this board. Good to know.

Insecurities

I do calisthetics so the whole point is to increase the performance.
I kind of quit on martial arts. Theyre fun but when you lift its just you vs gravity, no one is trying to break your arm or punch your teeth down your throat. Its very peacefull in many ways.

Just so you know, if someone feels value out of crafting their body to he way they wish, it is worthy of saying that there's a purpose to it. To many people it is a hobby in itself, and most lifting enjoy both getting reactions to their body and seeing their own progress.

You are basically saying there's absolutely no point in anything unless it performs an objective function. That would be completely lifeless and stupid. All forms of media, art, and fun must mean nothing to you. We're not machines.

Bodybuilding in on par with all of the above activities. Some people like to dress nice, others like to have the bodies of ancient Greek statues. You honestly just sound incredibly insecure because you probably look like shit and are tired of lifters getting all the female attention.

Why is every martial arts faggot a neanderthal who got some karate lessons?
>you lift weights? I could beat you up!
>you make 120k a year? I could beat you up!
>you have a hot girlfriend? I could beat you up!
>you're better than me in any way? I could still beat you up!
It would take me less than a second to pull the trigger and end your life while you're trying to beat me up. Welcome to current year where your fighting skills are worthless.

>""""""men""""""""" who don't work manual jobs

Same here user, 2nd dan Judo, been doing it for nearly 18 years. Best self defence is your 200-400m sprint time.

>""""""""""Men""""""""""" who have shitty jobs for average pay

Everything about your post tells me you're brazillian.

I don't lift, I do gymnastics. I also cycle, run, swim or hike. Being more flexible and stronger, as well as having more endurance is actually helpful in everyday life, while working in the garden for example.
I workout to feel better and to get stronger because I'm weak as fuck, but I also want to look better.

That's not Kimbo, but some random synthol freak.

Indeed friendolino

It's less to do with martial arts culture and more to do with /asp/ and Veeky Forums "rivalry". Last year, /asp/ was constantly being baited by "I can bench 4pl8, tell me how you'd beat me up faget" threads, and now that /asp/ is basically /wwe/, us martial artists have nowhere else to go.

bruh this cringe shit is now pasta, thanks

Martial arts fag here. I do it because it's fun. I don't hang around in ghettos so self-defense is very unlikely to ever be a realistic concern for me. The few times and manlet has got aggro I just said "yeah okay" and walked away.

>all manual jobs have average pay
Enjoy your weak hands and woman's job, faggot.

Ennoying having back problems when you're older. After all, not everyone can make it to college.

Oh wow, I just learned, that he died. RIP. 42 years - that's too short.

Im a bouncer.

Rugby
Strongman
Cheerleading

Any good bjj or boxing coaches in Dubai?

>via 9gag

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le functional strength meme
Been a long time

>why can you write if you're not even an author

I don't have a physically demanding job, which is exactly why I lift - I need to do some exercise to stay in shape and lifting is the most enjoyable to me

I lift to one day compete in BJJ Tournaments.
Obtaining lean muscle is the best route. Not being a mass of muscle, not being a tub of lard.

Stay away from IBJJF tournaments, they're shit.

wtf thats barcelona's metro

How so?

This is considered slamming and gets you disqualified in IBJJF. It's literally for children.

delete this

This user gets it. It is the peaceful way.

>>doing something you enjoy with a range of benefits, yet doing it only with the purpose of looking good
>>must be a women KEK
A women or a faggot

OP is a DYEL jelly faggot

WoW that was really fucking lame.

This guy gets it.

“Besides, it is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit. But you cannot see that, if you are careless; for it will not come of its own accord.” Socrates.

I use them to intimidate nerds and fuck bitches. Does that count.

Confirmed for underage martialartsfag with huge inferiority complex

Wanna get into calisthenics but
>Too weak
>Wanna lay a bit of groundwork, aesthetics wise

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>lifting for a practical purpose is miles worse than lifting just for lifting's sake
I've met many faggots, but you are a special one

>Wish I could shoot all people with dissenting opinions

>I fear the bantz

Holyshit kill yourself

Just read Convict Conditionning and follow their progression chart for each exercises, man.

OP here.

Its good to know that a lot of you faggots are giving 2nd thoughts to your priorities.

You need to do something with your muscles, respect your body, give it the tools to defend itself against primitive beasts. Buy a gun if you want, but if you ever get the chance to fight in a true man's combat, do it. And because of that, you need to learn how to fight for real.

I have honed by body to perfection for years, and my body has repaid me well in kind. I own guns, but im also confident on my skill to finish a threat without them.

At least play some rugbi faggots, you're laughable if you just lift weights for the sake of lifting them

>dissenting opinions

Pretty sure bringing economic ruin and widespread starvation/shortages to a country is a little more than just a "dissenting opinion".
Leftists are a fucking plague. I assume you're some western eurotrash or american and you never lived under socialism, makes it easier to defend them.