Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Aromasin 619 days ago
To be clear, when I said that I didn't mean the joy is in chasing numbers. That's a bit reductionist. Some people enjoy that, but I was implying that the downstream effects of chasing numbers are the exciting part; challenging yourself and going through suffering to get a good physique or lift heavier things. Increasing reps/weight is the way to increase workout difficulty, thereby stimulating growth.

I don't think there's a fitness discipline out there that can put you in as much 'injury-free' pain as strength training does - at least, not acute pain like after a heavy leg press. It's almost sadomasochistic, which is why I think calling strength training boring is a little off the mark.

1 comments

> I was implying that the downstream effects of chasing numbers are the exciting part; challenging yourself and going through suffering to get a good physique or lift heavier things.

Again, I still don't think you understand the normie mind. They don't want a challenge. They don't want to suffer. They don't want to put in any effort at all. There is a very large market for anabolic steroids, SARMs, and GLP-1 agonists, and it's not because normies care about the struggle.

The only time I've ever seen a normie care about their fitness is when it's been connected to their vanity.