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10 Dec 2019, 5:23 pm

If people say you need too workout and build up muscle is that basically saying that your not good looking enough and need too buff up your body too attract women?



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10 Dec 2019, 5:32 pm

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If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.


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10 Dec 2019, 5:50 pm

Fnord wrote:
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If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.




I have been using the weight machines at my gym since September but I am still a pathetic 156 lbs at barely 5ft8.



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10 Dec 2019, 5:52 pm

Jamesy wrote:
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If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.
I have been using the weight machines at my gym since September but I am still a pathetic 156 lbs at barely 5ft8.
Are you complaining or looking for advice?


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10 Dec 2019, 5:56 pm

Fnord wrote:
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Fnord wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.
I have been using the weight machines at my gym since September but I am still a pathetic 156 lbs at barely 5ft8.
Are you complaining or looking for advice?




Well I was just making a point that if you use weight machines at the gym you should get heavier and more muscular not stay skinny :?



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10 Dec 2019, 6:02 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
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Jamesy wrote:
If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.
I have been using the weight machines at my gym since September but I am still a pathetic 156 lbs at barely 5ft8.
Are you complaining or looking for advice?
Well I was just making a point that if you use weight machines at the gym you should get heavier and more muscular not stay skinny.
It depends on the intensity and frequency of your sessions. An hour or two once or twice week probably won't work. Three or four hours every other day probably will. If your muscles aren't "screaming" by the end of each session, or if you haven't even cracked a good head-to-tow sweat by then you are probably taking it too easy. Seek the advice of a professional.


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10 Dec 2019, 6:18 pm

Fnord wrote:
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Fnord wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
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Jamesy wrote:
If people say you need too workout and build up muscle... ?
It means that they think you look skinny and weak -- nothing more.
I have been using the weight machines at my gym since September but I am still a pathetic 156 lbs at barely 5ft8.
Are you complaining or looking for advice?
Well I was just making a point that if you use weight machines at the gym you should get heavier and more muscular not stay skinny.
It depends on the intensity and frequency of your sessions. An hour or two once or twice week probably won't work. Three or four hours every other day probably will. If your muscles aren't "screaming" by the end of each session, or if you haven't even cracked a good head-to-tow sweat by then you are probably taking it too easy. Seek the advice of a professional.





Do you think 156 pounds is skinny for a 5ft8 guy?



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10 Dec 2019, 6:33 pm

At least you're not fat.

It's not particularly skinny.

I lifted weights for a full year once. It did nothing for my physique.

And "barely 5 foot 8" is not particularly short, either. I'm not even "barely" 5 foot 5 LOL



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10 Dec 2019, 6:39 pm

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At least you're not fat.

It's not particularly skinny.

I lifted weights for a full year once. It did nothing for my physique.

And "barely 5 foot 8" is not particularly short, either. I'm not even "barely" 5 foot 5 LOL





How much did you weigh when lifting weights?






I am convinced women prefer fat boys too really skinny guys



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10 Dec 2019, 6:40 pm

I don't think 5 foot 8 and 156 pounds is really skinny.

You can be 5 foot 8 and weigh 120 pounds.

A very famous bowler was 5 foot 7 and weighed 125 lbs all through his career.



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10 Dec 2019, 6:43 pm

Jamesy wrote:
I am convinced women prefer fat boys too really skinny guys

Taste differs from person to person, but generally speaking, I don't think that's true at all.



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10 Dec 2019, 6:44 pm

I weighed in the 140s at my peak back when I was lifting weights.



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10 Dec 2019, 6:46 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I weighed in the 140s at my peak back when I was lifting weights.



What do you think stopped you from changing your physique through weight training?



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10 Dec 2019, 6:49 pm

I don't know. Perhaps I wasn't lifting heavy-enough weights.

But it's better to lift weights for endurance than to gain muscle.

Some people, no matter how hard they try, just can't gain muscle.



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10 Dec 2019, 6:54 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I don't know. Perhaps I wasn't lifting heavy-enough weights.

But it's better to lift weights for endurance than to gain muscle.

Some people, no matter how hard they try, just can't gain muscle.






I think you also did mention it didn’t change women’s attraction towards you.


I suppose you need a mixture of social skills too impress women



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10 Dec 2019, 6:55 pm

"Going to the gym" alone will not improve your "prospects."