Did lifting weights actually improve your life?

still no gf so no

>>42601569
Definitely. I used to be a fat piece of shit, now I'm not a fat piece of shit.
It's nice being able to walk up two flights of stairs without being out of breath.

>>42601569
Yes it definitely improved my life.

I started looking better and being healthier.

>>42601569
Yep, helps integrate dat dere shadow

It gave me confidence and turns out all you need in life to improve all aspects of it is confidence.

So it helped me greatly.

Yes. Was a fat anti social shit and lost weight and gained confidence. As soon as I started getting confident with women I got a 9/10 virgin gf and that lasted several years. Got fat again but continued lifting as a hobby and even though I weight the same when I was a fat shit I have so much more muscle and now have 2nd virgin gf who is 10/10.

Feel like I'm not worthy/don't know what I did to deserve this but I'm running with it.

I have /fit/, Zyzz, and the gym to thank.

>>42601693
subhuman

>>42601759
I am a greek

>>42601569
Still no Cobie, so no.

Its funny, a lot people tell me the way i look and the way i act and talk is so different. This is what happens when u live 20 years as an uggo and suddenly ascend to having good aesthetics.

Without a doubt. I'm stronger, I have a lot more endurance and stamina than I did before, and no longer am I a fatty. It's stuff you don't really notice after a while but it makes an incredible difference in your day to day life. Mentally I've improved, too, I'm way more confident, motivated, disciplined and happier. This isn't even mentioning the improvements I've experienced from how people treat me differently (most of the time for the better).

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>>42601693
>he believes women who claim to be virgins
>he's a fat fuck and expects people to believe he scored a 10/10

Went from auschwitz mode to athletic in 1.5 years.
Men will respect you, women will subtly mire and find excuses to touch you, kids will always want to play with you and sloots will beg for you dick.
So yea, lifting improved my life.

>>42601569
not really, nobody seems to gives a shit + i'm more self-conscious at the beach even though i'm fitter than most people there

>better posture
>feel strong
>more confidence
>more people look at me
>body more healthy overall
yes

Boosted my confidence, helped me to get on better with others so it has improved my social skills and made life more enjoyable. Plus the improved strength and endurance makes me feel greatr as well.

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>>42601634
Basically this.

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Worse. I now baby body dismorphia and slight depression. Nothing is ever good enough

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>>42603281

yes lifting has helped me immensely

by sheer conincidence, most of my friends are 6'5 - 6'8. I'm 5'9. Lifting made them respect my opinion more.

>No gf
>Last girl I dated talked to me a bunch, now sends no messages
>Need to retake exam
>Med school is absolute shit
Fuck everything right now

Sure, it sent me on path of self-improvement and discovery, ultimately leading to spirituality, so now i'm much happier than before even though my body is pretty shit and i lift shit weights two times a week.

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>>42603660
>by sheer conincidence, most of my friends are 6'5 - 6'8.
Keep telling yourself that manlet

6 years in

if i had a good workout - yes
if i had a bad workout - i fucking hate lifting

Lifting weights improved my life.

Finding /fit/ made it worse though.

I'm now a confident shut in.

>>42603281
>5'8
>was never even aware of the manlet meme until i started lifting and subsequently browsing fit
>Think about height for a good portion of every day now
I want to go back

>>42604011
>Think about height for a good portion of every day now
Same desu.

>>42601569
In some ways, yeah. I have more confidence and I'm much bigger. I'm really proud of my lifts coming from being a skelly.
>275 lb bench
>365 lb squat
>455 lb deadlift
>185 lb OHP
>5:45 mile

Not elite tier by any means, but I definitely think I've "made it" in terms of where I want to be on my lifts. Now I'm more interested in getting cut and getting my mile down to about 5:00.

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>>42603281

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Hell yes. Being stronger and leaner has positive effects in so many areas of your life, from health to the faces women make when you penetrate them... everybody should lift.

before i was a fat weak miserable piece of shit

now i'm just a miserable piece of shit who picks up heavy shit and puts it back down 5 days a week

improvement i guess

>>42601569
yes because working out the thing you're inhabiting and that makes you possible to exist in this world,

AND
the positive feedback you get from knowing you're doing things you KNOW you're supposed to be doing,

both trigger domino effects across all parts of your life. It really does alter your mindset and can straight up lift you out of depression.

It's taken me a couple loops of falling in/out of consistently working out to recognize this pattern within myself.
Life is more manageable when I'm taking care of myself first.

>>42604241
5 11 here, /fit/ doesnt affect me, im considered tall here in DR

Yes, I have more energy, the poops I take are quick and painless with no mess, I have so much stamina I feel that I could do anything I put my mind to.

Except talk to girls. I'm still full sperg mode there.

No, I don't lift. It's for compensating mentally ill people. Money is a way more important factor in regards of having a >gf.

>>42604795
>deliberately choosing transactional sex

>>42603960
oh the irony.

It let me feel comfortable masturbating to more attractive images of women

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>>42604730

>Except talk to girls. I'm still full sperg mode there.

I know the feeling.

>>42601693
where do you keep finding these virgins

Yes, significantly. I'm doing better in school, with women, at work, everything.

>>42605023
kindergarten obviously

>>42604820
Do you have autism you retarded virgin. You have to have income/money to have a girlfriend. I wasn't talking about paying a hooker.

>>42601693
Woah, cool story on the internet nigger xD

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>>42604011
I'm also 5'11 and also considered tall in my country but I'd give anything to be 6'4

Definitely.
>make few gains
I'm gonna have to eat more protein
>get fatter
I'm gonna have to diet properly
>rest period getting incredibly longer
Wow i should stop smoking and do some cardio

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>>42603281
to add to this, actually been considering suicide as a non meme thing, it's really not gonna get any better desu.

>>42601569
got me gf...yes

>>42601569
I used to hit the gym for about 6 months but ended up fucking up my arm so bad I couldn't continue for a while. However that made me realize that I really need some form of physical exercise as I'm getting older (24yr old skelly here). Decided to start boxing and wasn't really that much into gym anymore.

Now all I do is boxing 2 times a week and BJJ 2 times a week. I think martial arts work way better for my ADHD brain than hitting the gym ever did.

So I'd say yea, lifting weights improved my life but I wouldn't say lifting is necessarily the best form of physical exercise for everyone unless you're really into BB aesthetics or enjoy the gym lifestyle. I think it set me on the right path of enjoying and realizing the benefits of working out. Also the cardio aspect of martial arts may have worked a bit on my overall mood/energy/whatever compared to just lifting since I never had the discipline to do cardio in the gym. The obligatory stretching doesn't hurt either.

Point here is, if you're enjoying lifting and you have the discipline required to hit the gym, then great! But if you're struggling to find the positives of it then maybe you should try something else. There are loads of hobbies you can try that will burn fat and build muscle if that's a part of your goal while having fun. For instance I have many friends who do bouldering and they're all in great shape, maybe slightly weak legs ofc but who gives a shit.

Yes. Lifting and martial arts literally made me go from hating myself and my physical body to loving it and having sky high confidence and getting laid all the time. Lifting is the ultimate depression cure. It is the cure for everything.

"For the truly fortunate man, his body is a breathing image of his self respect."
>words to live by m8

>>42604653
FUCK OFF YOU FAT PIECE OF GARBAGE

I feel 100% better physically.

>>42605078
>tfw when you see literally bum with a gf

>>42604653
That's because you live in DR......

Sitting/standing/hanging out is 10x more comfy when your body is fit and sturdy. Life is tangibly better this way.

>>42606155
Chill out Lugo.

>>42601618
>gf is a measurement for the goodness of life

kys

>>42607158
is mate

>>42607110
this

Life went from constant misery, joint aches and breathing issues to just pleasant existence.

getting fit wont improve your social life. but it gives you a solid foundation. you can then start working on improving the rest of you.
one of the biggest things it done for me was that it allowed me learn to love myself.
if you don't like yourself, nobody else will like you.

Women get wet when they see my body and guys want to have my body.

But lifting doesn't really change your charachter so I remained that guy that's awkward with women. It gave me a confidence boost though, that's why I don't have a hard time approaching women - since they're almost always pretty open for it - but I genuinly screw it after 5 mins of convo because it starts getting to them that I'm a weirdo that doesn't relate to their feelings

>>42604585
>everybody should lift

Fuck that, women already have it good enough when it comes to choosing men. Less should lift, that way bitches can learn to settle like most men do.

>>42601569
I was a friendless, directionless, loser who was failing an easy degree in university. I was skinny fat, and had horrible hair.

I started lifting and not only did my body start looking better, but my confidence skyrocketed. I could actually go outside without having a minny panic attack. So my grades started to pick up and I aced my first test the other day. I made some friends, not many, but it's hard to learn how to do this while 19, and I'll hopefully continue to make more.

Overall life before lifting = 3/10
Overall life afterwards = 7/10

>>42601569
It helped me gain the discipline to make sure life didn't get worse.

Essentially >>42601618

>>42601693
>Feel like I'm not worthy/don't know what I did to deserve this but I'm running with it.
because you arent, enjoy having won the lottery

>>42603281
try aspergers, social anxiety, stammering and clinical depression
man the fuck up nigger

>>42607309
Thanks Ru Paul

>>42607374
Good shit anon, lifting also made me enjoy life more; it gave me confidence that allows me to be comfortable around people.

>>42607362
>implying women would settle and this wouldn't just create more /r9k/ tier wizard virgins and crazy psycho bitch 30 year old women.

haha good meme friend

>>42601569
>looking better
>feeling better
>increased confidence
>learned discipline

>>42605078
Nah you don't necessarily need to have much money if you're attractive. If a woman is with you for your money it's a relationship built on transactional sex (instead of passionate sex, where she's actually into you). You should probably lift too, it might calm you down.

>>42601569
I find it easier to be in my body and be in the world.

>>42601569
No but calisthenics does

>>42601569
still bloated

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>>42607327
I have no trouble holding and keeping a conversation going but it doesn't take long for a girl to notice how "weird" or non normie I am. And I'm fucking terrible at hiding it. How to into normie mode lads?

I know plenty of lifting autistics with ugly girlfriend.

Bet most of u havent banged girls as cute as trumps last 5 girls amd the niggeh like 70. The brain is the sexiest thing out there

>>42608045
>Brain
No the wallet is

>>42601569
> Be me 7 years ago, lazy skeleton mode uni student not studying and going nowhere in life
> Start lifting
> Got ottermode in like 5 months
> Saw a hot girl in a club, exactly my type
> Shit, she likes me too, is it supposed to be like this?
> Married her a year later
> Being a poorfag supported by wife feels awful
> Start studying super hard and finish uni in no time. This was all the motivation I needed.
> Land an awesome job, work super hard cause of that great motivation
> Couple of years later, got an amazing raise, wife doesn't have to work anymore

So yeah, lifting kinda led to improving my life.

>>42604011
>Think about height for a good portion of every day now
Same desu.
t. 5'9

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>>42601569
On the one hand I've become far more confident because tfw looking good in the nude and I'm /fit enough to handle tasks that require a certain level of fitness like moving heavy stuff with ease. In fact, I actually enjoy physically demanding work.

On the other hand, I generally dislike fat people the moment I lay eyes on them, I've become judgemental as fuck, people bitching about stuff that I view as mundane drives me up the walls and I can't stop noticing small imperfections about others and myself.

"The moment you start lifting is the moment you become forever small" hits closer to home than I'd like to admit but hey, it's better than being a fatass! I guess ...

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>>42604646
>Life is more manageable when I'm taking care of myself first.

Definitely

>Acne cleared up noticeably
>Looked like a normal human not a skeleton
>Ditched fat lazy GF
>Got cute dancer GF
>Girls at parties want to talk to me
>Guys respect me more, no longer the whipping boy

>start lifting
>stop working
>quit college in final year
>no job for almost a year now
>ran out of money last month
>can't even pay car insurance anymore
>can't pay for gym anymore

Guess not, it's probably not the lifting though

>>42608705
GET
A
JOB

>>42607688
NOW LET THE MUSIC

PLAYYYYY


HEY KITTY GUUURL

Lifting hasn't improved my life, but it has improved the illusion that I have.

>>42601569
No.

>>42601569
No

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>>42606155
I've got you anon

>>42601765
pay debts

>>42601569
Fuck yes. I had light moobs and stomach fat because of no muscle. Now I look slightly above average but that's WORLDS better for my confidence.

>>42608063
church

>>42608096
This is the way its supposed to work. Women are cheerleaders, inspiration, motivation etc... they make men greater.

Let me see:
-Improved my health;
-Improved my self-esteem;
-Mires everywhere;
-Got called "hot";

But... no gf.

Lifting weights and muscles doesn't magically bring you girls, you still gotta work on your social skills which should be easier with a healthy lifestyle.

Thank You

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>start /fit/ 6 years ago
>beta, virgin, high school senior with oneitis
>used to vent here about virginity in threads with feelsbrah and the boys my freshman year of college
>get jacked throughout the process
>slowly shed awkwardness
>11 girls later, a couple of girlfriends, ups and downs, /fit/ successes, natty peak, graduated, still uncomfortable with my girl situation
>got the same girl pregnant twice in 3 months on accident

that's where I'm at now

you be the judge

yes I think I've turned into a nigger

I'm in better shape and healthier obviously but I'd probably have just as many friends (not very many, maybe 2 or 3 at best) and no gf, even if I were a fat unhealthy fuck with no hobbies. So in the end it doesn't even matter.

>>42601569
Yeah, although I already had a gf before starting to go to the gym.

>>42601569
I've still got a long way to go (read: I'm still a lardass) but even in the small amount of progress I've seen, it's improved my self esteem and really has made my life better.

So yes. Yes it has.

>>42601569
It made me despondent. I used to have vague goals in life but at least they ware there, now I just wanna lift weights. I don't even want a gf anymore I just fuck Tinder sluts to get validation. The body dysmorphia and superiority complex I developed don't help in other aspects of life either.

I look good. I feel confident. No gut. Small sized shirts have a very flattering fit on me. Not depressed anymore. All the time i'm smiling now. Lifting made me realize how being active is extremely fun, so now i'm also doing BJJ, Muay thai, boxing. Only been lifting for 3 months, but I know for sure this has been the greatest decision i've ever made.

>>42601569

110%, yes.

>>42601672

Fuck off jung

>>42607327
>>42608041

>ask her questions
>let her talk
>laugh when she laughs
>repeat

Since i statred lifting everyone my age tells me if i'm going through a midlife crisis. Fuck 'em all i don't wanna be a fat old fart telling that feels like 18 again but takes the elevator instead of the stairs and has medical appointments every week and buys lots of pills at the pharmacy.

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>>42604730
>having a "gf" is a goal, and means "making it"
Ouch.
If you do not know how to be happy alone, you are not going to be happy with someone

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>tfw people noticeably give me much more positive initial treatment now.

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>>42613014

LISTEN HERE GUYS

Sure there are plenty of guys out there getting girls with just their looks alone, that DOES happen. But for the rest of the real world, girls don't follow what their vaginas say. At least not in the 21st fucking century! Stop being a dumbass who thinks he has to rely on his fucking appearance to get girls that aren't deaf to the world. You have to play the man game! The game is super simple too. Like it's so very annoying that people don't understand it. Please adhere to the following: SUCCING A LOT OF DICKS = GETTING A LOT OF GIRL FRIENDS. Girls, whether they like it or not, are most times retarded spergs with boobs and a snatch. When they see a person who can succ, they are immediately interested in what the person has to say. Luckily befriending other males is easy, so you can start "commanding" a lot of attention from your male peers. Once it's obvious to anyone looking at your life that you're a faggot, at most any point in your life, you'll realize that you get a lot of girls wanting to talk to you. Hell man, you could even be FAT and have a lot of girls want to be with you if you just play the fucking man game. Seriously, how come no one ever talks about this in this fucking thread? Are you guys idiots?

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>Date some girl abroad
>Come back
>Date some other chicks meanwhile
>Still think about her almost every day
Help

>>42613419
Same boat bro, except I never dated her and I'm a khv

>>42601569
No i am a pajeet

>>42608646
>tfw you haven't surpassed purple

>>42608646
barely thru the green zone here yellow zone seems impossible at this point

>>42613419
Know this feeling a bit too well...

How come women have stronger jaws than me? I need to be thrown off the nearest cliff

>>42601569
Yes, I started Stronglifts a month ago an now I know everything about lifting.

>>42606085
This is a good post

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>>42601569
>you will never use her jaw to open a can of tuna

>>42601672
the hedgehog

>>42601569

I feel better in myself when I lift. So yes it has improved my life.

>>42603960
kek

>>42604011
You know you can carry on lifting without browsing /fit/ right?

>>42613014
bad advice

>>42603960
yeah this is the one

>>42608096
You met your wife in a club?

Bad move.

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>>42608646
>Tfw rejected so many times and got cheated on 3 times and now i stopped caring about having relationships so i can bypass orange and live a fulfilled life

>>42601569
hasn't made it any worse

People dont give me shit on the streets anymore cuz i look more dangereous now. Im still a pussy bottom faggot tho but nobody knows that

I have gotten stronger so lifting stuff is easier. Doesn't really make the girl thing easier, that stuff is between your ears.

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>>42607327
r u me