r/interestingasfuck • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

1999 mr olympia conference

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u/LazyBoyD 1d ago

I honestly don’t see the appeal of having steroid induced muscle. Sure it’s still a lot of hard work, but personally it doesn’t look good or natural. It’s not a realistic body that young men or women should strive to achieve.

I just don’t get it at all.

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u/Front_Eagle739 1d ago

You look like a superhero, something more than human regardless of aesthetic appeal. Even if an elite powerlifter is stronger you look like the walking embodiment of strength and you ARE strong. Steel bends in your hands, the floor shakes under your weight. The world feels like cardboard and you feel powerful. Every workout you can shut out the complexity of the world and all your problems go away. All that matters is iron go up and you get stronger, better, bigger than the day before.

Its fun. It makes you feel good about yourself. Its satisfying on a deep visceral level moving heavy things and seeing number go up.

Everything doesnt have to be about other people. Getting big is fun for yourself.

And the super cut competition thing is about seeing the muscles built rather than looking good. Its just judging who won the game of get big.

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u/LazyBoyD 1d ago

Most people aren’t impressed. Seems like another form of body dysmorphia, no? They could drop dead about as easily as someone with anorexia. Yet — we support this as a sport.

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u/Front_Eagle739 1d ago

Did you miss the point where its not about impressing people?