Would it be possible to get the effects of lifting weights without

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>>39514360
with this amount of autism how do you remember to breathe?

>>39514360
It's called 'isometrics' and you won't ever get big doing just that. Now stop being a faggot and go to the gym like everyone else.

>>39514360
>being so weak that flexing feels like an actual work out

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>>39514367
I know you joke but I actually bought one of these for that exact reason

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>>39514384
I wasn't joking. Am I falling for bait?

>>39514370
This. Look up isometrics.

Honestly? No. Because the reason you get big is that the weight overloads your muscles just a bit, and causes tiny little tears. When your body repairs them, they grow back just a bit bigger and stronger. That's also why you need protein, because that's what muscles need to repair themselves.


Now, that overload probably won't happen if you're not adding weight. Your muscles can't create those tears themselves, and going through the motion won't do it either.
Other anons, pls correct me if I'm wrong.


As a sidenote, if you're decent at roiding, you could gain some muscle without lifting, but I don't recommend that at all, for a few reasons.

>>39514360
British teen news program newsround ran a clip on this idea years back, when I was a lad. It stuck with me because I'm lazy, but no of course it doesn't work, you need to provide physical stimulus to your muscles. Ya numpty.

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>>39514360
Big business beat you to it m8.

They went one further too.

This doohickey sends a mild electric impulse to your muscles which triggers a contraction and effectively makes your muscles work without you even having to pretend to lift.

>>39514360
If not bait, then try ddp yoga. Not exactly what you are looking for, but has some isometric routines built in, so it will be close.

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>>39514360
Someone add this to the new years comic

>>39514360

lmao

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>>39514741
Not OP but similar question and thought it would be good to ask here. So what if we had a machine/system that replicated the movements of weight lifting with real weights, but moved your limbs and body to create the forms needed. The only thing you would have to do would be to flex and participate, while the machine does everything else for you.

Trash idea for 2016, but in a century would it even work in theory?

you can train your CNS to a very very slight degree like this, but ultimately no, you'll need to actually put in the hard work of feeling like you're going to die beneath literal 200 or 300 lbs of cold steel.

>>39516195
Talking about this right?
>>39516189

If so, that's a bummer. I know Americans get lazier every year so it's why I was wondering if it could even work.

>>39514382
>tfw its rest day so I can't flex in the mirror and masturbate to my poses

>>39514360

according to Charles Atlas, yes

>>39516189
Its a thing look up isokinetics, its expensive af tho

>>39514370
>>39514402
No, it's different from isometrics, because there's no actual load, it's only self-resistance.

>>39514360
There have been studies on this, and they show no significant gains.
So no, it doesn't work.