Excellent Article on "Fitness Bullying"

A great article. Thanks for sharing. We all workout different, have different goals and different knowledge. There is so much I just don't know.

So thankful my gym is in my basement and my 'treadmill' is the open road! Great read.

That is indeed absurd.
Thanks for sharing.
People need to reach their goals doing what they ENJOY!
I like swimming but hate running.
I enjoy tennis over HIIT on a treadmill.
Whatever.
Just do some exercise based on your needs, goals and passions. And people who get dogmatic over fitness need to be BLOCKED right away.
Such insecure drones are as bad as our resident food Nazi's.
Fanaticism is the brother of doubt!

Thank you xxx

LOL! I'm just happy to be there! The others I see who are more advanced really amaze me. The others who aren't yet to that level, like me, make me glad to see the effort and change happening in ourselves. Heck, I'm just glad to not be on the couch anymore.

I read this on Facebook earlier!! It was well written and I too see it!!

It's still ok to make fun of Shake Weights, isn't it?!

I hate running.

It makes me pee.

Good article! This is definitely a phenomenon in the MFP community.

This line made me laugh...
"I deadlifted a new max tonight while the dude next to me did bicep curls. What a loser!"
Personally, I still do bicep curls. I like them and I like the results I see in my arms.

Also... I'm just going to come out and confess - I don't lift heavy anymore. I almost never talk about my strength routine here because the current thinking is seems to be that lifting heavy is the only thing that works, and if you do anything else you're probably wasting your time and you might be unwilling to listen to reason.

I follow my own 'lift medium' program and it gets me the results I want. I tried lifting heavy for a few months, but honestly - even though I was stronger, my muscle endurance diminished and my legs started getting really tired on my long hikes and backpacking trips. My 'lift medium' plan means I do longer sets (three or four at 15-20 reps) at about 50-60% of my 1RM, rather than short sets of 6-8 at 80% of my 1RM. I do this 2, sometimes 3, times a week.

It seems to get me the results that I personally am working toward. I'm glad other people have found programs they enjoy and believe to be effective.

Well, as a climber, I think weight lifters doing abstract, pointless, non-functional exercises are losers. I mean, so what if you can deadlift 300kg? When was the last time you had to pick up a bar weighing 300kg and then immediately drop it in the real world? Eh? EH? *runs*




You know what, I commend anyone who is doing any exercise, sport or physical activity with an aim to improve their fitness and health. Take a bow. Pat yourself on the back. You deserve it - although, you're probably already experiencing to various degrees the only reward you need.

I just do my own thing. Anyone who bullies someone else is showing a lack of maturity for sure and they just look foolish to me. I don't really care what anyone says ....I am 53 years old though and way past giving a darn about other peoples negative opinions. If you have something constructive to say I am all ears (old dog can learn new tricks) so help me out . After all we are all trying to improve our health and have strong bodies so lets just play nice

great article. thanks!

There's idiots everywhere! I'm glad people at my gym are awesome and very friendly and supportive. Everyone has their own pace, way of doing things.. I really cant understand stuff like that, very sad. :frown:

Funny, people judge me if i skip a work out but then when i do work out, they yell that i work out too hard.... i only worry about me

Great article. She brings up a lot of good points. I find myself guilty of some of those attitudes...'look at that exercise, how silly' And I do remind myself that it's none of my business and that their goals may not be the same as mine etc.

That said, I still find it frustrating that people want results and don't know how to get them, often because of misinformation from 'fitness experts'. If you are running on that treadmill for hours because you training for an endurance event, or like it, or get good results then go you. But if you are running for that treadmill for hours hoping to see muscular definition in your thighs then I get upset that you don't have the tools to do what you need to get what you want *in most optimum way*. I think that might be where some of the vitriol comes from - frustration with the industry and lack of good information.