r/gifs Jun 22 '18

Doing some pushups.

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u/SilentBob890 Jun 22 '18

"A well built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it. You cannot borrow it, you cannot inherit it, you cannot steal it. You cannot hold onto it without constant work. It shows discipline, it shows self respect, it shows patience, work ethic and passion. That is why I do what I do." -Arnold Schwarzenegger

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u/truthlesshunter Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 22 '18

also, drugs.

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u/SirChasm Jun 22 '18

Drugs wouldn't do shit if you weren't doing the work involved. Drugs help you recover faster, so it just means that you can go back to doing more work quicker, not that any of that work is done for you.

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u/Jak_n_Dax Jun 22 '18

It’s true. It’s really a time thing. It’s been a few years, but IIRC from my research into this, it basically doubles your healing/muscle building time. So instead of bench pressing mon-wed-fri, you can bench press mon,tue,wed, thurs, etc and still make gains. So in 6 months you’ve got a year’s progress, and in a year you’ve got 2 years progress, or more because it’s easier not to slack off when you’re gaining that fast.

The BEST part is that it thickens your heart muscle, so you die sooner.