How do you not lift for girls? I've been lifting for a few years and so far nothing good has come from it...

Well I love getting punched.

But don't touch my face.

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People on here that claim they lift for themselves are literal sub 105 IQ Peterson watchers that haven't gotten the idea they're animals yet

They lift claiming to cultivate a better personality and getting the bigger number, but the only reason they say they lift to become a better person is that they already believe they're a "good person"
Because they "don't lift for girls"
Laughable honestly

I remember when I was 18 and mad at my own libido too user
Among the hundreds of COPE memes on Jow Forums, the cope for this one is real
Before you call me a bodybuilding incel or whatever, I'm actually a somewhat competent climber and I just hit 1.5 years in a relationship

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then just stop doing it man, you don't "have to" lift or do sports or do anything you don't want to do.

Just leave Jow Forums and cancel your gym membership

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I've considered this so many times but I'm still hanging on that thin thread of hope that just like everyone else that says lifting made them happier, it will make me happier too. It's the same reason I haven't killed myself yet

My cardio results mean show me that my heart and legs are getting stronger. My growing lifts show me my muscles are getting stronger. Strength in itself is a reward, user. You're improving your body because it's good for you.

You have to find what you enjoy doing and what brings value to your life / aligns with your personal goals.

>killing himself
Suicidal ideation should be treated through counseling or medication

Not him but
You need to stop jacking off so much if you actually do it more than 2 times every 3 days, and you need to simply TRY MORE SPORTS
I'm the guy above the apu posters and honestly mate I've tried about 20 sports before I found out that climbing and gymnastics is what I love to death
We're not here to babysit you but this shit elementary
Find disciplines or sports of ANY kind that will keep you going
Life is enjoyed through playing, and you gotta work hard to find people that help you enjoy it

It makes everything better. You will get better girls, you will look better, you will feel better. It will obviously also help you live longer.

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I'm trying to cure my deathgrip so sex doesn't feel like shit inside prosties. Masturbating less is part of that so I'm hoping it helps, though I doubt it will because I only really ever jack of once every 1-2 days and right before bed. From what I've been hearing nofap only works if you spend the bulk of your day jacking it.
Is it really rewarding if it doesn't improve your day to day life?
5'6
24 years
squat 130 x 3
bench 70 x 4
dead 140 x 3
ohp 50 x 4
lifting about 4 years. I'm noticeably bigger than when I started, but there's other problems holding me back as well

That is absolutely terrible for lifting for years. What the actual fuck have you been doing?

Just hire a hooker every now and again faggot

After the first year I injured my knee and elbow and had to take time off. Second year I started again, but had to take 3 months off for my final year of uni and an extracurricular I was doing. Third year I started weightlifting with a coach but really fucked up my knee, elbow and wrist worse than before. Fourth year is where things were going a bit better and I managed to reach the current numbers.

If you don't like it, give up. Don't be a fucking bitch about it. You can do something about it or you can shut up. You look in the mirror, ask yourself if you like what you see. What your body has become. What it could become. If you do that and say no, then just fucking kick the stool. Nobody will stop you.

I lift because every time I look in the mirror, I see someone who I know has the mental fortitude to actually be worth something to me

Jonah?

clearly if you are posting this you are aware that there is something wrong with you, which there is. the trait of 'motivation' or 'drive' is also something that has to be fought for and achieved through hard effort, it is not innate and it is not love that hits you every now and then by chance

>What other motivation could I possibly have to improve myself if nothing makes me happy?
None. Stop lifting if you don't have a reason. Find something else to do with your time
>nothing makes me happy!
Seek therapist then, your brain is broken.

i don't 'lift for girls', i lift for myself, because in the long term, i am aware that being strong puts me in a situation that i am more capable of surviving and more able to handle mental and physical burden. invariably, with this, i want children, for which i require a woman, and i believe that by being a better me i can not only pick a better woman but also have the ability to hold her as my own - there is no reason for a woman to not run to the better man, and the urge to do that is also the trait of a healthy woman (it is sicker for a woman to say, pursue and date some sick disabled gook out of 'love').
considering this, its fair to say i dont lift for girls, as i dont eat food to live longer to eat more food. i think what youre confusing is that people who say they lift for themselves do not want women. this is not true, they just (at least me) mean it as women are not the endgoal, even though a woman is necessary for reaching an end goal. they do not live for women, not that they do not care for women

>i don't 'lift for girls'
>i lift for myself, because in the long term..... i require a woman

idiot

i lift so i can beat people up

I didn't start enjoying lifting until I ditched indoor gyms and switched to pure calisthenics. It's wonderful: you can change in the privacy of your home and run to your workout place for warmup, fresh air, no need to deal with annoying weights, no need to have some asshole spot for you. What I personally love the most, though, is how organic progression feels. Going from 60kg to 70 barbell rows has nowhere near the impact and excitement of going from 10 pullups to 12.

>How do you not lift for girls?
You don't. Every guy who lifts does it to be more attractive to females, even if it's only on a subconscious level.

>I've been lifting for a few years and so far nothing good has come from it
Welcome to the club. Everyone expects lifting to significantly help them get laid and find a girlfriend, but sadly that's now how it works in real life. Your experience in this respect is completely normal.

You start by saying that you dont lift for girls but you go on and prove his exact point. You can sugarcoat it however you want, at the end of the day you wanna get pussy and mog other guys, which are basically your competition.

>and I just hit 1.5 years in a relationship

Hahahahha, imagine thinking this is any metric of success.

cringe

just lift for your waifu op, works like a charm

when you sit in a chair all day and start feeling like shit and hurting everywhere

>muh lifting
"""""fit"""" is too tunnel vision on lifting. should be doing mobility, flexibility, calisthenics etc. so you feel healthy

i said i dont lift for women as the ENDGOAL. it is not the goal. bad reading comprehension is not sugarcoating

based

It's not just happiness from a girlfriend, it's happiness overall. I thought exercising was supposed to motivate you by itself, and that being active would make you happier by default.

Friend, you should be lifting for yourself first of all

Constant dopamine flow. Im an addictive person + it just feels good man. Just stop caring so much about girls, they'll come along

>don't worry about them bro, they'll come along
>you gotta make the first move bro
fuck i hate normies so much

You need to take in the pain user. Either lift harder or find a good motivation in yourself. I never lift for girls but when I have validation it boosts my morale so much, motivates me to lift even harder. Started to lift because of my cheating ex though so there's that

Just go nocoom bro

If you're in it for girls you're basically failing already. There are sooo much easier strategies for that. E.g. go read "How to win friends and influence people".

You DO have to make the first move though. No girl will come to you saying user please fuck me. They might give you the signal but it's still you who has to initiate contact. Female brains are retarded

Idk, I lift because I fucking hate normies and can not be physically inferior to them

Anhedonia is a symptom of chronic depression, user.

I'm unironically inspired by dbz

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I'm pretty out of shape and my weights have dust and fucking spiders on them, and I'm having more sex now than I had when I was lifting all the time. They're two separate activities, I found that most of the time dudes who don't get laid have absolutely zero interesting personal pursuits and barely a personality. Develop a personality, or don't you're probably fucked, I don't care, take roids and get bigger or something.

This is the one thing that will bring me back to lifting, I cannot stand thinking someone is stronger than me.

Maybe they don't have a personality because they're depressed and can't fit in with what others around them are doing

Ok, so the problem is you're just a pussy OP.
Glad we got to the bottom of that. What's next on today's agenda gentlemen?

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yeah same. goku inspires the fuck out of me

also I love that gif. that animation style was my favorite except for early dragon ball.

You hate normies the way I hate autists.
There is absolutely zero contradiction in that statement, you just need everything explained in excruciating detail no matter how obvious it is.
Then, instead of listening to what people are trying to teach you, you look for ways to argue the point instantly instead of letting anything sink in.
This is why a lot of you guys don't make it. You need to be spoon-fed.

There's no fear. Just misery and hopelessness.

Yes, and that misery and hopelessness is what makes you a pussy.
I never said anything about you being afraid of something.

Same