Building Muscle = Ego?

[LfcCharlie4]

@Leo Gura When you get back into Training, who are you going to follow for training & nutrition advice out of interest? 
 

I like Greg Doucette & people like him as they openly admit they use Steroids My biggest pet peeves is the young “fake nattys” as they are targeting 14-25 year olds and giving them a lot of false hope, which is very dangerous imo. Gymshark really Need to sort this out. 

[Michal__]

Technically, it's ego.

But that doesn't make it bad.

What's the alternative? Having a bad body? Why would you choose to look bad? To feel more spiritual?

 

[Nahm]

5 hours ago, Vision said:

@Nahm

What do you do to feel good in terms of exercising? 

Elliptical, Bowflex, speed bag & heavy bag mostly. 

[LfcCharlie4]

@Michal__ haha, exactly. 
 

I think a lot of the time it can be a spiritual ego / bypass issue. 
 

Like we all know working out & eating clean is good for our physical & mental well-being, so by simply saying it’s “not spiritual” is an easy way to get out of disciplining yourself and letting yourself off the hook. 
 

Could it also be a sign of a Blue / Orange shadow since to me it seems like a sign of healthy aspects of these stages if you have a good body & take care of yourself etc 

[Leo Gura]

1 hour ago, LfcCharlie4 said:

When you get back into Training, who are you going to follow for training & nutrition advice out of interest?

I don't need to follow anyone.

This ain't rocket science and I am not a baby duck.

[Michael569]

1 hour ago, Michal__ said:

What's the alternative? Having a bad body? Why would you choose to look bad? To feel more spiritual?

I think it's a matter of perception what the OP was trying to say but I agree with this point, probably hard to practice spirituality with a perpetual brain fog and lack of energy 

[AtheisticNonduality]

Muscles let you nail girls harder.

[Bando]

[Vision]

14 hours ago, LfcCharlie4 said:

but it can also be seen as an “art” of testing your body well & sculpting it.

@LfcCharlie4

This is what I was thinking. 

 

But also, looking "good" has survival advantages.

Most people will tend to take you more seriously, whether they're conscious of it or not. There's no faster way to seem like you are well disciplined, are driven, know what you're doing, etc, than having a well-trained body. 

It also makes you attractive to the opposite sex, making it easier to fulfil your carnal desires.

All ego, yes. Survival is harsh. But it's still within our biology.  

[Ivan Dimi]

People who are heavily muscular typically have a high basal metabolic rate, or BMR, which means they burn a significant number of calories, even when resting.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/447243-is-it-a-myth-that-muscle-burns-more-calories-than-fat/

[Vision]

52 minutes ago, Husseinisdoingfine said:

@Leo Gura

LOOOOOOOL