Fitness

Exercise and physical training: lifting, gym, sport, conditioning

A topic in the tpot Community Archive, drawn from 3,957 posts.

Trusted voices in Fitness

Ordered by the trust Fitness's own network concentrates on each poster, most first.

  1. visakanv — trusted by 132 posters here
  2. nosilverv — trusted by 119 posters here
  3. michaelcurzi — trusted by 70 posters here
  4. christineist — trusted by 64 posters here
  5. goblinodds — trusted by 64 posters here
  6. the_wilderless — trusted by 70 posters here
  7. QiaochuYuan — trusted by 69 posters here
  8. univrsw3th4rt — trusted by 46 posters here
  9. eigenrobot — trusted by 58 posters here
  10. vividvoid — trusted by 66 posters here
  11. mechanical_monk — trusted by 58 posters here
  12. danielbrottman — trusted by 53 posters here

Top posts in Fitness

Ordered by the recorded like count from the source corpus; a like is not an endorsement.

  1. FUCKED UP how you always need the opposite of your inclination: gym rats should go to therapy and therapycels should hit the gym, I fucking love sciencers should get into woo and hippies should… (nosilverv) — 54 likes
  2. bois a jacked qt3.14 in the gym looked at me like 5x in the span of 10 mins it was absolutely free i knew i couldn't look you guys in the eyes if i didn't go get her number, so i did i WILL learn… (mechanical_monk) — 34 likes
  3. ah shit the key to happiness really is just food, water, exercise, sun, security, relationships, gratitude, and purpose (cxgonzalez) — 34 likes
  4. The reason bodybuilders and meditators get along so well is because they're the last two groups of people on earth who can count to 10 without getting distracted (vividvoid) — 32 likes
  5. I often dream about starting a 21st century gymnasium, with a full gym, multi use rooms for movement practices like yoga, Qigong, and martial arts. Offices where people can get therapy, coaching,… (vividvoid) — 28 likes
  6. I'm becoming increasingly certain that this is much much more closely tied to "most people are physically very sick" than any of us really understand https://t.co/fVbnHThfp2 (the_wilderless) — 28 likes
  7. my recommendation is (napkin sketch) spend about 20% of your time/effort getting jacked, about 20% of your time/effort making money, another 20% goofing off and enjoying your life, and the last 40%… (visakanv) — 27 likes
  8. ok high agency friend has convinced bf which sort of tipped me over the edge into wanting to make another run at solving all my physical problems lol (goblinodds) — 27 likes
  9. Hikers all seem so mentally healthy. Big contrast with gym-goers. Would be fun to plot sports by how mentally healthy modal practitioner is (nosilverv) — 25 likes
  10. and then he DMs me being like, “I know that building strength is about progressive overload, but I can’t bear the idea of lifting just 30kg. how do you deal with not being able to deadlift 500kg?”… (visakanv) — 25 likes
  11. yoga instructor: breathe into downward dog and remember that it's a felony to ogle the sexy women here *i'm sweating* instructor: hey sweaty. is that from the pose or are you about to do crimes? me:… (strangestloop) — 23 likes
  12. @MasterTimBlais i never got jacked but i went from christian-bale-in-the-machinist to having a normal build and how do i put this in words it felt like female friends started putting me in a… (mechanical_monk) — 23 likes
  13. I thought by the time I turned 40 I’d stop running up the stairs at home 2-3 at a time but I have not (eshear) — 23 likes
  14. For every like this tweet gets I'll do a heavy olympic squat single. Fuck me up. (nosilverv) — 22 likes
  15. when i was a teenager i used to go to the gym regularly, ineffectually, trying to gain weight. i was stuck at 64.5kg for years, feeling like i was cursed to never see 65kg yesterday i crossed 90kg… (visakanv) — 22 likes
  16. me: I need community, I need to create a third space, I need— *goes climbing, makes friends* me: oh, I have a home again (christineist) — 22 likes
  17. hi i'm 32 and this is my exercise routine https://t.co/jAWblEZ6Gh https://t.co/WiTKOwI6DD (goblinodds) — 21 likes
  18. one of the reasons I quit smoking was to eliminate the appetite suppressant effect so I can eat more so I can get swole so I can be more persuasive to the kind of guy that only listens to another… (visakanv) — 21 likes
  19. lethargic from sitting all day -> jog for 10m -> immediate ideas in the shower wish I’d been taught to take care of myself full-stack instead of loose pieces of advice meditation - unlocks… (exgenesis) — 21 likes
  20. I lost a ton of muscle mass this year from being ill & underfed; now I’m gearing up to gym again & realizing that the muscle I built before (&the way I built it) was inseparable from my… (the_wilderless) — 21 likes
  21. apparently physically active and physically inactive people expend about the same # of calories / day. the hypothesis is that as activity ramps up the body spends less energy on other stuff. and… (QiaochuYuan) — 20 likes
  22. I love rock climbing so much, just the prospect of it makes my happiness jump by 100%, I hope everyone can find a hobby/passion they love as much as I love rock climbing (christineist) — 19 likes
  23. morning run (absolutely gassed) https://t.co/5SKY2Sk0d2 (_brentbaum) — 19 likes
  24. The most important thing about long-term weightlifting progress is to NOT GET INJURED. To a first approximation nothing else matters. Deadlifts have TERRIBLE risk-reward ratio towards this and… (nosilverv) — 19 likes
  25. i'm working towards "jacked and unbothered" https://t.co/AukdyJrpSF (visakanv) — 19 likes
  26. boy check: - what emotion do u feel rn - last time u took up a lot of space - hours slept - last hang w the boys - getting enough protein? - last in person convo - how often do u think ab her - last… (strangestloop) — 19 likes
  27. @MasterTimBlais you think i'm exaggerating with the machinist anyway here's 2016 vs 2021 to get a sense of the degree of difference it's not that much if you like measure around the chest or… (mechanical_monk) — 18 likes
  28. at this point, I feel that any young man getting into philosophy, spirituality, meditation, inner work, etc Should be gently directed towards making some workout-buddies, fixing up his nutrition a… (the_wilderless) — 18 likes
  29. in the gym again after 4 months monk turmoil arc coming to an end in 2024 we grindin https://t.co/g5LhJT2iP0 (mechanical_monk) — 18 likes
  30. ok having a gym in ur building is OP suddenly feels trivial to just walk over, sit on a bike for like 15min. i can learn to use the machines and work my way up w/o pressure (goblinodds) — 18 likes
  31. stopped drinking, stopped smoking, started lifting again, libido kicked on again full forcesitting on sofa tonight, apropos of nothing, i hallucinated the scent of a woman and had to put down the… (BLUNDERBUSSTED) — 18 likes
  32. I'm 34 today and it's the strongest I've ever been in my life, both physically and mentally. I love my friends and family, I'm working on ambitious projects, and there is the world of bliss and… (blisstweeting) — 17 likes
  33. the funniest effect of gaining 10kg+ of mostly muscle is thinking I'd be able to do all these before/after pics that make me feel good about looking better, but then i now look at the before pics… (visakanv) — 17 likes
  34. Annoying to see ppl desperately searching for spiritual practices to be happy when they haven’t addressed poor sleep, they eat like shit, and they don’t have an exercise routine (TylerAlterman) — 17 likes
  35. A @movebettersam story:My wife, a trail runner, broke her leg skiing 16 months ago. Even with hours of PT a week, her recovery plateaued last August.Running 5 miles was near impossible. She was… (connerdelights) — 17 likes
  36. omg i slept great wow i love sports. where have sports been all my life https://t.co/y0PR2CdSYo (QiaochuYuan) — 17 likes
  37. You know what, actually, I never do things like this... But I enjoy press ups and enjoy a challenge. So, 5 press ups for every like. Go. https://t.co/agxLm8mxZM (m_ashcroft) — 16 likes
  38. when you’re in your 20s your body still has the tutorial mode safety bonus so you can just buttonmash your way through life. at lvl 30 this invulnerability wears off, which is scary painful at… (visakanv) — 16 likes
  39. for my next trick after having quit cigarettes i think im finally gonna make a proper serious attempt to get swole (visakanv) — 16 likes
  40. around age 20, i lost a lot of weight (strict keto). previously i was fat and was bullied for it.socially, i didn't know how to function. lept between different clubs (anime, computers, radio… (qorprate) — 16 likes
  41. finally gym again after like 6 weeks!! wagmi https://t.co/acSUCBE30f (mechanical_monk) — 16 likes
  42. gonna be in the best shape of my life before the end of this year https://t.co/wkmexT21ja (visakanv) — 16 likes
  43. Somewhat unexpected outcome of lifting: not only have I outgrown 80% of my clothes, I’ve outgrown most of my rings and bracelets too (visakanv) — 16 likes
  44. reality here being “what you’ve done is what you’ve done. that’s it. you’ve gone to the gym everyday and lifted nothing. try lifting something instead of nothing. no self-flagellation necessary” (visakanv) — 16 likes
  45. I constantly hear people say “I can’t meditate, my mind just won’t stay quiet.” Which is like saying “I can’t lift weights, my muscles are just not strong enough.” (michelleakin) — 16 likes
  46. Hardcore bodybuilders and hardcore meditators give me the same vibe, Like I’m glad you have a hobby, I’m impressed at how much work you’ve put in, really, good on you, But your outcomes don’t seem… (the_wilderless) — 16 likes
  47. assisted pullups where the assistance is just a girl sitting next to the machine silently looking at me (bashu_thanks) — 16 likes
  48. as I approach 37 I’m realising that one’s 30s are for paying close attention to how one’s body is likely to fall apart if not corrected, and then to be diligent about not letting it fall apart in… (m_ashcroft) — 16 likes
  49. does lifting heal people's emotional issues without any other inner work? (chercher_ai) — 15 likes
  50. my toxic trait is that if i'm down to my last exercise in the gym and the machine is occupied i just go home (mechanical_monk) — 15 likes

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