Is bodybuilding vain?

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gowrirao81

Ofcourse it is vain! Vanity gets a bad rap for no reason IMO ... most people are vain and ain't nothing wrong with that! :drinker:

verdancyhime

Is it vain? Yes. Do I think vanity is wrong? Not unless it's taken to an extreme. If the only thing that matters in your life is how lean you are and you'd sacrifice literally everything (your family, friends, career, etc.) to get leaner, it's gone too far. But I admire people who have goals and work hard to achieve them, even if I don't have the same goals.

This.
It's like asking is wearing makeup vain?
Also, I'll take a moment to point out that your physical appearance matters a lot in everyday life, and bodybuilding will help play into that- people perceive overweight people as more lazy, careless, sloppy, etc. and people who are considered attractive make more money, are perceived as more intelligent, kinder, funnier, etc.

anemoneprose

Is it vain? Yes. Do I think vanity is wrong? Not unless it's taken to an extreme. If the only thing that matters in your life is how lean you are and you'd sacrifice literally everything (your family, friends, career, etc.) to get leaner, it's gone too far. But I admire people who have goals and work hard to achieve them, even if I don't have the same goals.

This.
It's like asking is wearing makeup vain?
Also, I'll take a moment to point out that your physical appearance matters a lot in everyday life, and bodybuilding will help play into that- people perceive overweight people as more lazy, careless, sloppy, etc. and people who are considered attractive make more money, are perceived as more intelligent, kinder, funnier, etc.

Inasmuch as strength training contributes to all those things, it contributes to mental/physical/economic health, which potentially positions the owner of the strength/body to make contributions to society in other ways.

So in a roundabout way, lifting weights could be a great thing to do for your community.

MsEndomorph

Is it vain? Yes. Do I think vanity is wrong? Not unless it's taken to an extreme. If the only thing that matters in your life is how lean you are and you'd sacrifice literally everything (your family, friends, career, etc.) to get leaner, it's gone too far. But I admire people who have goals and work hard to achieve them, even if I don't have the same goals.

This.
It's like asking is wearing makeup vain?
Also, I'll take a moment to point out that your physical appearance matters a lot in everyday life, and bodybuilding will help play into that- people perceive overweight people as more lazy, careless, sloppy, etc. and people who are considered attractive make more money, are perceived as more intelligent, kinder, funnier, etc.

Inasmuch as strength training contributes to all those things, it contributes to mental/physical/economic health, which potentially positions the owner of the strength/body to make contributions to society in other ways.

So in a roundabout way, lifting weights could be a great thing to do for your community.

Oh my god...I'm like Mother Theresa!