the reason most men lift weights

[mxim]

its pretty simple guys. all men want muscles whether they admit it or not. all men have an inherent desire for power. where does power come from?
1)strength
2)intelligence
3)money.
it never ceases to amaze me at how well people with muscles get treated,at least initially by guys who wish they had the disciple and determination to work out. i remember a guy i used to know who was about 6-2 and 240;very muscular and juiced. i liked him but he was a dork and could'nt punch a whole thru a wet paper bag if he had to.however,people loved being seen with him because of his size.it exuded power.

[RobbieH02879]

Well, I lift weights to lose fat, thus making my penis appear to be bigger.

I agree with your post, the attention I got when I finally reached that"big & muscular" level was intoxicating. I had all these people hanging around, especially women at clubs would walk by and feel my arms; or ask me to flex. It was a great ice breaker leading the the one night stand.

[gunsbilat]

I know I've been treated as a sex object by women because of my body. It's so degrading. I FUCKING LOVE IT!

[jago25_98]

Boredom.

Well, watching my mates grow bellies as fat as a shoe box in most cases as I started university.

It's not universally good though - the thinkers don't like the muscles, that's the stereotype.

What keeps me going is the buzz and comments literally like "Damn that _IS_ nice". Shame it's from mates girlfriends.

[PDP]

The ultimate expression of power in our society is money, not muscle.

[liquid]

My friend and I were just talking about this the other day. When a group of us go to a local steak house for lunch from work we all get the same order and ALWAYS they serve me the largest steak or chop or whatever we order. My buddies always give me shit about this and the girls say "you look hungry". Just one of the perks of being muscular i guess. That and in life overalll I got to beleive some of the breaks I have received to get me where I am at are due to my appearance.

[USA1996]

Let's face it boys.. the biggest reason we workout is to get LAID!

I would probably workout too if women didn't exist, but primarily running or or some form of cardio that would keep me from getting fat.

[Joe West]

im with karch here mostly:

i used to do it soley for chicks. and thats still a reason. but my main goal now is just because im a cocky SOB. i want to be beefy for when i look in the mirror.

[RobbieH02879]

Originally Posted by Bigkarch

to be honest, how much of what we do is pure vanity??????????????????????????

I started weight lifting for vanity reasons, but also because I have been into sports such as Wrestling, jiu jitsu, and kickboxing for over 13 years and wanted to improve my physical conditioning.