I lift to look fine as hell naked!

I lift cuz I can't fight anymore. Something to occupy the time and possibly feed my demon. Doesn't fill the void left by the sweet science.

Answer: ...so I don't look like your presidential fitness failing ass.

because I weigh 340 and jogging is out of the question...

May be some of you might understand where I'm coming from or perhaps not but this is why I lift.
growing up I was a skinny kid, I was in university 6ft and not even over 70kg weight. I loved this girl, only girl in my entire life tht I wanted to marry. She and I were good friends, after over a decade still are on fb. I never thought she would like me, I thought how can such perfection have anything to do with me. I never asked her... She got married to a classmate of mine who was no where near as good as I was. I lost her coz of my insecurity, coz of my fucked up idea of how I looked. My face was perfectly nice and I had ripped abs but my fucked up idea of how a man should look like made me lose the love of my life. Never fell in love again nor did I marry. I still some times dream about her, like tonight she was in my dreams and I woke up feeling exactly how I did decade back.
so, this summer I touched a body weight of 100kg. I'm gonna fucking lift if it is last shitty thing I do in this life. I'm gonna lift, get big as fuck. Injuried both of my shoulder joints this summer so outta gym for 3 months, after cortisone shots in both of my joints im 88kg but I'm gonna kill th shit! I'm back in gym lifting to get back to 100kg with faded 4 pack like I did. So... What if my reason ain't as good as all of yours but this is the honest truth... I ain't EVER gonna lose anyone coz I think I'm skinny

i lift for the size and the respect and dominance that comes along with it, both from men who are intimidated/won't start shit with you, and from the ladies getting wet over running their hands over my hard bod.

this is why i lift

Lifting is so much more than training the body. I feel my mind gets a bigger boost than my body! the body reacts very slowly with the gains that they are not noticible to us day by day. I'm addicted to the endorphan rush that a heavy set of squats or dead lifts bring. Nothing like the feeling of accomplishment when leaving the gym after a great workout!

Yo I read this at the right time man going to train now dead serious bro I was just checking to see what was going on cause for few days haven't been on then checked you out winning an posted this you the sh#t
Man thank you I needed a little boost this morning thanks

For the same reason I backpack and climb mountains.

because i take my shirt off when i go to the beach ;0)

I lift cause It makes me a better version of myself. I lift cause I fucking like to do it, if these things make others jealous, haters, etc then that is their problem. I get called out about it at work sometimes.. I feel like saying "So I don't look like the rest of you, out of shape or avg". But I value my job lol

why do you lift? because I'm a aggressive person with an aggressive personality, and if I don't channel this aggression I very well just might rip your head of your shoulders! Lol somewhat true, everyone should have an outlet athletes do athletic things brainiacs play chess. I strive to be better today than I was yesterday, with the weights I have gauge in which progression can be seen and felt and in the end I departure myself from common mediocrity and take my seat at the throne of success.

Does anyone else on here lift because they wanna look hot for the whoes or is just uncle Viking the only one with that kind of dirty thinking?

Yo! That just got me hyped and I'm at work on a twelve hour shift..wish I could go to the Gym right now! I might have to go in the bathroom and do push-ups!

I lift weights because I'm a motherfuckin weightlifter!

Nice post mate ;)

Well said brother!!

The gym is were i find my solace, and its the only place i ever really "fitted in" its the individuallty of bodybuilding that attracted in the first place and has kept me coming back for more for 35yrs now.... i thrive on the challenge of "me" versus "me" with the weights, i dont give a fuck whoever else is in the gym, i attack it workmanlike every day, its like a drug to me that i cannot kick the habit!... the training is the fun part.. prepping for shows can become stressful and a pain in the fkn ass sometimes but!... sticking to diets,either bulking or cutting is were the real positive mental attitude really has to kick in, and thats the make or break between success and failure.... and i hate failing "real bad".

Not many people know what really goes into building and maintaining a competition physique purely for the reason they dont know how to eat...... and it is as simple as that!.

Hard workers .. i give respect to.. shirkers can kiss my fkn ass!