Comment on How to summon a group of gym bros (100% working tutorial 2026)
REDACTED@infosec.pub 15 hours agoLook up at the meme, the thing I talked about in my comments.
Comment on How to summon a group of gym bros (100% working tutorial 2026)
REDACTED@infosec.pub 15 hours agoLook up at the meme, the thing I talked about in my comments.
Carnelian@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Okay I’m looking at the meme, please hold.
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Excellent, yes it is exactly how I remembered it.
But why are you talking to me incessantly about exclusive bicep focus when literally the first thing I said to you was to go ahead and skip direct bicep training because it doesn’t matter?
REDACTED@infosec.pub 14 hours ago
It’s more about mass building, my focus was on biceps because that’s what the focus in the meme seems to be. I didn’t even disagree with your initial comment with my comment, I just wanted to point out the difference because I see many people around getting into bodybuilding and eventually many start doing stupid shit like steroids, all sorts of sketchy powders, etc. like a getaway drug, and so I feel like there needs to be a clear distinction between what counts as resistance training as opposed to focusing on simply muscle and mass growth.
Carnelian@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Okay, great. Yes overt illegal drug abuse is extremely harmful. You also happen to be talking to someone who dislikes the scummy supplement industry in general. I go as far as steering people away from creatine and protein supplements. I agree, the whole association between drugs/supplements and broader gym culture is extremely problematic
The final thing is the difference between resistance training and cardio. They are not positioned against one another whatsoever, in fact as you become stronger you need a higher base of cardio to continue to progress.
So in conclusion:
Cardio: good
Resistance training as defined by the linked wikipedia article: good
Muscle hypertrophy resulting from resistance training: good
Drug abuse: bad
Excessive mass gain possible only via drug abuse: bad
Doing nothing but bicep curls: bad
Does this all feel aboveboard?
REDACTED@infosec.pub 12 hours ago
Pretty much with a tiny detail that seemingly enraged half of the community - I said arm biceps (in context of this meme) hardly correlate with longevity (directly) and resistance training for me is all about longevity and health, not looks (I know this is very subjective). Would you agree with that?