Best training, if not best life advice, I've ever heard

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  • naculp
    naculp Posts: 225 Member
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    That means this guy should continue doing this? Not sure I agree with the "Hurr durr I do what I want and I'm going to continue to do it, even if you advise me that I could seriously injure myself."
  • Ghkffb56
    Ghkffb56 Posts: 263 Member
    I think the language is a generational thing.

    Some of us older folks were raised during a time when Lucy & Ricky slept in twin beds and the f-word was rarely heard and, then usually only in school by the trashy kids.

    Today, it's commonly used as an adjective by the 20- and 30-somethings, as common as the older generation using words like "awesome" or "groovy". For those of us who are older, it does take a little getting used to ... especially when I'm in a fast-food restaurant with my aging mother.

    I've since learned that there is nothing I can do about it. Why? Because young people these days have an f-it attitude and it's all about them. If others are offended, f-em.

    dang right its all about me! YOLO!!!!


    LOL im jp.. its not all about me i just always wanted to say Yolo.. i just found out what the hell Yolo was.lol :).. this just seemed like a good time O.O sorry if that was rude.. def was not trying to be >.>.... :)
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    :drinker:
  • salcha76
    salcha76 Posts: 287 Member
    Awesome....I agree...thank you for this post!!!!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    That means this guy should continue doing this? Not sure I agree with the "Hurr durr I do what I want and I'm going to continue to do it, even if you advise me that I could seriously injure myself."

    First, let them. You'd be amazed at how much reality the first injury can hammer into someone. "If you've never been injured, you've never lifted a damned thing" is basically how I see it anyway.

    Second, this picture gets a bad rap for the wrong reasons. Unless the guy who is spotting him is weak as piss, it's not like he's gonna eat the barbell if he falls. Any grown man should be able to catch 135 pounds with little problem. Worst case, the dude will bruise his *kitten*, his ego, and bounce his head off of the floor when he falls. I've seen people take far worse than that from falling off of a bike...I guess we should stop doing that too.
  • Phrakman
    Phrakman Posts: 113
    He also fully accepted the risks of squatting on a ball when he decided it was a good idea to do. Its his life he can do what he wants.

    Also really dig Jamie Lewis' attitude. And i think everyone would benefit from being a little more egotistical in their lives.
  • notthatthis
    notthatthis Posts: 218
    "That means this guy should continue doing this? Not sure I agree with the "Hurr durr I do what I want and I'm going to continue to do it, even if you advise me that I could seriously injure myself." "

    Then can i tell you to stop running marathons as distance running accumulates more long-term serious injuries than just about any other sport. Ask the knee and hip replacement specialists and the cardiologists.
  • Cara75
    Cara75 Posts: 52 Member
    I think the language is a generational thing.

    Some of us older folks were raised during a time when Lucy & Ricky slept in twin beds and the f-word was rarely heard and, then usually only in school by the trashy kids.

    Today, it's commonly used as an adjective by the 20- and 30-somethings, as common as the older generation using words like "awesome" or "groovy". For those of us who are older, it does take a little getting used to ... especially when I'm in a fast-food restaurant with my aging mother.

    I've since learned that there is nothing I can do about it. Why? Because young people these days have an f-it attitude and it's all about them. If others are offended, f-em.


    your so awesome!!! i LOVE that!! But i do have to agree, time and a place! i swear anywhere near my grandmother and she smacks me upside my head with a "HERE NOW!!" .... wtf does "HERE NOW" even mean!? ... i have an awful potty mouth, i TRY and watch it around children n the old folk lol... other then that, im not worried...

    i will admit tho, that i do enjoy reading these overly sensitive cry babies get all in a tivey over an F-bomb here n there... Stop causin a panic over an F-Word and go feed a hungry child.
  • PaulFromEssex
    PaulFromEssex Posts: 245
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    That means this guy should continue doing this? Not sure I agree with the "Hurr durr I do what I want and I'm going to continue to do it, even if you advise me that I could seriously injure myself."

    Reminds me of the time I came a cropper on my Space Hopper! ...
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    I think about half of you are missing the point... probably the same half that blame the media for women's low self esteem and believe that some people just can't lose weight.

    If people would stop worrying so damn much about what the next guy or girl is doing and apply that effort to their own fitness and nutrition, hell, their own lives, they'd probably be a lot happier. I'm not saying don't emulate someone, but stop trying to keep up with the Jones's or stop *****ing about how much better the Jones's are than you and get out and do something about your own circumstances.

    Guess what, the language is NOT a generational thing. I work with guys 30-40 years older than me and they all curse like sailors.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Sign of the time, unfortunately.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I think about half of you are missing the point... probably the same half that blame the media for women's low self esteem and that some people just can't lose weight.

    If people would stop worrying so damn much about what the next guy or girl is doing and apply that effort to their own fitness and nutrition, hell, their own lives, they'd probably be a lot happier. I'm not saying don't emulate someone, but stop trying to keep up with the Jones's or stop *****ing about how much better the Jones's are than you and get out and do something about your own circumstances.

    That last part there....the very last part of what you said...that is why 90% of people suck at lifting, running, eating amounts that won't make them a tank *kitten*, and just at life in general. It's so much easier to just sit around *****ing, and telling everyone else they're doing things wrong than to, ya' know, lead by example. That's why I respect Jamie. His writing is awesome yes, but it's because he doesn't just say, he DOES. It's not just MFP, and it's not just the internet. It's everywhere. How many times have you seen some lab coat tool on TV telling you what you should and shouldn't do, while the people who have actually walked the walk know better?
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Sign of the time, unfortunately.
    Yep. Some people don't have the ability to express themselves forcefully without resorting to cursing. It's really more a reflection on the speaker's lack of mastery of the English language than anything else.
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Sign of the time, unfortunately.
    Yep. Some people don't have the ability to express themselves forcefully without resorting to cursing. It's really more a reflection on the speaker's lack of mastery of the English language than anything else.

    Um, false. I can speak quite well without utilizing any curse words. I am very proficient at writing including engineering/technical writing. Sorry the English language is an ever-evolving being. Do you think the same of all slang words and the modern day internet and texting lingo?
  • Ghkffb56
    Ghkffb56 Posts: 263 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Sign of the time, unfortunately.
    Yep. Some people don't have the ability to express themselves forcefully without resorting to cursing. It's really more a reflection on the speaker's lack of mastery of the English language than anything else.

    Um, false. I can speak quite well without utilizing any curse words. I am very proficient at writing including engineering/technical writing. Sorry the English language is an ever-evolving being. Do you think the same of all slang words and the modern day internet and texting lingo?

    Schooled! O.O..
  • _chiaroscuro
    _chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Remember when you said this?
    There's an ignore option? Whoopee! There are certain screennames - maybe you know who you are - who will be giving me a lovely opportunity to use that function. I can't wait!

    You can start anytime.
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    Wouldn't be bad if it hadn't been expressed in such offensive terms.

    Remember when you said this?
    There's an ignore option? Whoopee! There are certain screennames - maybe you know who you are - who will be giving me a lovely opportunity to use that function. I can't wait!

    You can start anytime.

    I honestly don't have any issues with the people who don't appreciate the language used in the original quote. My issue is with people COMPLETELY MISSING THE POINT OF THE ENTIRE POST just to complain about the language used to get the point across.

    But really it doesn't affect my life so, fck it!

    :wink:

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