Does being physically fit give you a sense of superiority?

[Anonymous]

I was a scrawny, awkward, underweight girl - last picked for the team. Hated PE because the teachers always assumed you knew the basic rules of the ball game and I never did. Wasn’t allowed to play team sports and grew up with decidedly unathletic parents who didn’t watch any sports on tv.

So. I ended up doing competitive cheer and dance in high school and through college. Completely self-taught. This led to a now life long interest in endurance and flexibility and lastly, health and personal fitness.

I’m 55, menopausal and have 3DC. Just had a mountain vacation where I walked 8 miles a day including intentional 5 mile hikes. Did it all easily and joyfully but then again, I exercise daily - typically walking 3 miles a day with a weighted vest.

I exercise and remain active because I have osteoporosis. That’s right, bones of an elderly lady. I must work on my balance and do doctor ordered weight bearing exercises daily.

Do I feel superior to others? I’ll be honest, I work with young students and often challenge them to keep up with me while we “walk and talk” and usually they can’t! My DH can’t keep up with me and he’s a former college athlete.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

Except it was proven to be untrue because what it feels like is destroyed adrenal glands and nervous system.

We keep seeing this as a defense to being wildly out of shape and fat. The level of actual skinny that creates health concerns is difficult to achieve. Perhaps you should go ahead and quote the one meta analysis study of people with terminal illnesses to make your point about being fat so we can get that over with too.

Maybe.

But the reality is most overweight people don’t die of heart disease.

You’re using an outlier of obese people or even Morbidly obese people. Which is why they call it morbidly obese.

The person quoted a person who who suffered severe physical pain because of her lack of eating to be skinny.

Come on people let’s not pretend at the under their BMI aren’t hurting themselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So how many reps of 225 does it take to beat hs football team?

I cannot see many HS kids doing more than 10.

PP here that said i beat the HS boys.

I got to 21 reps at 225. Next best was 18 from a junior.

That is a lot. Offensive linemen -- round 3 or later int he draft get only a couple of more.

The guy is fat

I'm 5'11 and 240. So I'm definitely big. But, I did just run a 5k ins 29 minutes last month! Which, tbf, is not a great time, but I was happy with it.

During my 30s, I get very into strength training and power-lifting, and I'm still reaping those benefits now in my mid-40s. I can still bench 315 for reps. My last one rep max on the bench was 365 but I think I had more in the tank. And bench has always been my best lift.

I'm strong. And the original question was does your fitness make you feel superior. And I admitted that being stronger than almost every other Dad that I know does make me feel superior. I'm not necessarily proud to admit that, but it does.

Wow you are a fat short dude of course you can bench a lot

Okay, so you're obviously egging me on, but I'll take the bait.

In what world is 5'11 short? Also, if you don't know what 240 with a 18ish percent body fat looks like, I'll give you a hint: it doesn't look fat.

So, sure, my abs aren't visible. But I'm 230-240 and still get into 34-35in waist. I'm not saying I'm slim. But I ain't fat.

Of of curiosity, what's your total?

[Anonymous]

For my SIL it does. She likes to frequently talk about how skinny she is.

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Anonymous wrote:For my SIL it does. She likes to frequently talk about how skinny she is.

Skinny has nothing to do with being fit. Being skinny isn't that hard. Being fit takes consistent work over time - it takes much more work.

[Anonymous]

On a scale of 1 to 10 for being fit I would say I am a 7 for a male.
I am not sure how much I can max bench - but I can do more serious weights lift 225 for 6 reps or so.
I weigh I 185 and am 5’9”.

I have visible abs.

But, to be a “10” for anyone male or female is sustainable for a very short period. For competition or movie or whatever.

That means those people live at an 8 or 9 level routinely- which, unless you are an Olympic athlete or film star for a role takes exponentially more discipline than anyone can imagine; and most of us are not being paid to look like that or perform at competitive levels of athletes or fitness models/competitors.

Do I feel superior? No, because I know for me he to be a “7” was about 25% amount of work for those that are a “10”.

I appreciate those that are elite, because I have a glimpse of what what they must endure.

For people that do not even try to be healthy I really just don’t care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

Except it was proven to be untrue because what it feels like is destroyed adrenal glands and nervous system.

We keep seeing this as a defense to being wildly out of shape and fat. The level of actual skinny that creates health concerns is difficult to achieve. Perhaps you should go ahead and quote the one meta analysis study of people with terminal illnesses to make your point about being fat so we can get that over with too.

Maybe.

But the reality is most overweight people don’t die of heart disease.

You’re using an outlier of obese people or even Morbidly obese people. Which is why they call it morbidly obese.

The person quoted a person who who suffered severe physical pain because of her lack of eating to be skinny.

Come on people let’s not pretend at the under their BMI aren’t hurting themselves.

The leading cause of natural death is a failure of the cardiovascular system. Being overweight is absolutely going to hasten that experience statistically. It’s not even up for debate. And we don’t have people that are simply overweight in this country. We have a much larger population that is actually obese.

But look, if you want to feel good about not having a normal BMI and come up with all sorts of elaborate reasons why those standards don’t apply to you, and you are some sort of exception (which everybody on here somehow is) - you should do that.

I am going to keep doing the opposite, east huge volumes of real food, and do rad shit that requires being physically fit.

[Anonymous]

I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but it is kinda pathetic I can bench 225 x10 and deadlift over 400 lbs while guys a foot taller than me have beer bellies and can barely bench 135 lbs.

TBH, there is absolutely no reason a healthy US male shouldn't be able to bench press 135 lbs for reps. It's honestly really pathetic of a guy can't bench at least 135 lbs. There are so, sooooo many people out of shape in this country. 100% of healthy men should be able to do it with ease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but it is kinda pathetic I can bench 225 x10 and deadlift over 400 lbs while guys a foot taller than me have beer bellies and can barely bench 135 lbs.

TBH, there is absolutely no reason a healthy US male shouldn't be able to bench press 135 lbs for reps. It's honestly really pathetic of a guy can't bench at least 135 lbs. There are so, sooooo many people out of shape in this country. 100% of healthy men should be able to do it with ease.

I did 60 reps at 135 last week. Max reps at 135 is part of my program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

Except it was proven to be untrue because what it feels like is destroyed adrenal glands and nervous system.

We keep seeing this as a defense to being wildly out of shape and fat. The level of actual skinny that creates health concerns is difficult to achieve. Perhaps you should go ahead and quote the one meta analysis study of people with terminal illnesses to make your point about being fat so we can get that over with too.

Maybe.

But the reality is most overweight people don’t die of heart disease.

You’re using an outlier of obese people or even Morbidly obese people. Which is why they call it morbidly obese.

The person quoted a person who who suffered severe physical pain because of her lack of eating to be skinny.

Come on people let’s not pretend at the under their BMI aren’t hurting themselves.

The leading cause of natural death is a failure of the cardiovascular system. Being overweight is absolutely going to hasten that experience statistically. It’s not even up for debate. And we don’t have people that are simply overweight in this country. We have a much larger population that is actually obese.

But look, if you want to feel good about not having a normal BMI and come up with all sorts of elaborate reasons why those standards don’t apply to you, and you are some sort of exception (which everybody on here somehow is) - you should do that.

I am going to keep doing the opposite, east huge volumes of real food, and do rad shit that requires being physically fit.

That is not the point. What PP was saying was that most even obese people do not die of cardiovascular issues. Some do and it can increase risk. The best current research is that it is not the weight itself but the lifestyle the weight represents. The weight represents a whole host of issues that pose risks. And a lack of physical activity which may be the key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a scrawny, awkward, underweight girl - last picked for the team. Hated PE because the teachers always assumed you knew the basic rules of the ball game and I never did. Wasn’t allowed to play team sports and grew up with decidedly unathletic parents who didn’t watch any sports on tv.

So. I ended up doing competitive cheer and dance in high school and through college. Completely self-taught. This led to a now life long interest in endurance and flexibility and lastly, health and personal fitness.

I’m 55, menopausal and have 3DC. Just had a mountain vacation where I walked 8 miles a day including intentional 5 mile hikes. Did it all easily and joyfully but then again, I exercise daily - typically walking 3 miles a day with a weighted vest.

I exercise and remain active because I have osteoporosis. That’s right, bones of an elderly lady. I must work on my balance and do doctor ordered weight bearing exercises daily.

Do I feel superior to others? I’ll be honest, I work with young students and often challenge them to keep up with me while we “walk and talk” and usually they can’t! My DH can’t keep up with me and he’s a former college athlete.

Recommend your best please! You sounds badass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was a scrawny, awkward, underweight girl - last picked for the team. Hated PE because the teachers always assumed you knew the basic rules of the ball game and I never did. Wasn’t allowed to play team sports and grew up with decidedly unathletic parents who didn’t watch any sports on tv.

So. I ended up doing competitive cheer and dance in high school and through college. Completely self-taught. This led to a now life long interest in endurance and flexibility and lastly, health and personal fitness.

I’m 55, menopausal and have 3DC. Just had a mountain vacation where I walked 8 miles a day including intentional 5 mile hikes. Did it all easily and joyfully but then again, I exercise daily - typically walking 3 miles a day with a weighted vest.

I exercise and remain active because I have osteoporosis. That’s right, bones of an elderly lady. I must work on my balance and do doctor ordered weight bearing exercises daily.

Do I feel superior to others? I’ll be honest, I work with young students and often challenge them to keep up with me while we “walk and talk” and usually they can’t! My DH can’t keep up with me and he’s a former college athlete.

Recommend your best please! You sounds badass.

I bought a small, simple black weighted vest from Amazon. Just checked: Henkelion 6 lbs.

Six pounds might not seem significant but don’t be fooled.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but it is kinda pathetic I can bench 225 x10 and deadlift over 400 lbs while guys a foot taller than me have beer bellies and can barely bench 135 lbs.

TBH, there is absolutely no reason a healthy US male shouldn't be able to bench press 135 lbs for reps. It's honestly really pathetic of a guy can't bench at least 135 lbs. There are so, sooooo many people out of shape in this country. 100% of healthy men should be able to do it with ease.

I did 60 reps at 135 last week. Max reps at 135 is part of my program.

Really? Is this a program you purchased/subscribed to, or did you come up with it on your own?

What kind of changes did you see when you switched to super high reps (like 1x60) at bench? Did you see growth? Strength increase?

I'm really curious about that. Bc on bench, I still generally stay in the 5x5 or 4x6 range. or get crazy and do a 3x5/3x3/3x1 for my bench workout.

I may go do max at 135 and report back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but it is kinda pathetic I can bench 225 x10 and deadlift over 400 lbs while guys a foot taller than me have beer bellies and can barely bench 135 lbs.

TBH, there is absolutely no reason a healthy US male shouldn't be able to bench press 135 lbs for reps. It's honestly really pathetic of a guy can't bench at least 135 lbs. There are so, sooooo many people out of shape in this country. 100% of healthy men should be able to do it with ease.

I did 60 reps at 135 last week. Max reps at 135 is part of my program.

Really? Is this a program you purchased/subscribed to, or did you come up with it on your own?

What kind of changes did you see when you switched to super high reps (like 1x60) at bench? Did you see growth? Strength increase?

I'm really curious about that. Bc on bench, I still generally stay in the 5x5 or 4x6 range. or get crazy and do a 3x5/3x3/3x1 for my bench workout.

I may go do max at 135 and report back.

From trainer but we are working on breaking through a higher weight I am just stuck on. He has been trying a number of things. This is not an every week. We did this and did other things the next time we did bench.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but it is kinda pathetic I can bench 225 x10 and deadlift over 400 lbs while guys a foot taller than me have beer bellies and can barely bench 135 lbs.

TBH, there is absolutely no reason a healthy US male shouldn't be able to bench press 135 lbs for reps. It's honestly really pathetic of a guy can't bench at least 135 lbs. There are so, sooooo many people out of shape in this country. 100% of healthy men should be able to do it with ease.

I did 60 reps at 135 last week. Max reps at 135 is part of my program.

Really? Is this a program you purchased/subscribed to, or did you come up with it on your own?

What kind of changes did you see when you switched to super high reps (like 1x60) at bench? Did you see growth? Strength increase?

I'm really curious about that. Bc on bench, I still generally stay in the 5x5 or 4x6 range. or get crazy and do a 3x5/3x3/3x1 for my bench workout.

I may go do max at 135 and report back.

From trainer but we are working on breaking through a higher weight I am just stuck on. He has been trying a number of things. This is not an every week. We did this and did other things the next time we did bench.

Gotcha. Breaking through those plateaus can be very difficult. Good luck!