crappy people, hating on fitness...
ok, so most of us here are into working out, lifting, or bodybuilding. its like our hobby and for a lot of people more than that. we like to talk about our hobbies, right? maybe its just in austin (damn hippy town), or maybe its just the crowd i run with...either way, i get sooooo much damn shit being into the whole "working out, trying to look good thing". since when did doing a shit load of drugs and looking like crap become such the norm?
here are some examples:
1) in the hot tub with like 4 guy friends and some girls we met there. not that i'm super buff or anything at all, but i'm >much MUCH< more in shape than any of the guys there (the girls weren't much of lookers either). so we're talking and one of the girls is talking about how the fitness center at her apartment is so great and all and how she doesn't have to join a gym because of it. i say something along the lines of "if the dumbells don't go over 50lbs, its pretty much useless and i have to pay to join a gym". and they snort and say something about me being pretentous! grr, made me mad.
2) so after one of our parties i go downstairs in my boxers to have breakfast and my protein shake. my roommate and the girl he's with are down there. the girl starts asking me about the protein i'm taking. then she asks me about my goals and desired weight. after a few more questions, i realize she's making fun of me. i was so pissed, i blew up and started saying what a druggie piece of shit she was, how she's so thin its repulsive and that she's doing nothing with her life and at least i'm doing something positive and constructive for myself and my body.
3) my coke head roommate and his coke head gf repulse me on a day to day basis. its gotten to the point where i like to walk around shirtless just to make them feel bad about themselves...>=) to give yall an idea of their physiques: she has a meth problem (a serious one, i.e. like skin discoloration. me and my other roommate call her "colgate" cuz she's so pasty) and the guy just got outta rehab for his meth problem. they eat fast food for, i kid you not, 3-4 meals a day even late at night at like 3am, ice cream in the fridge 24/7, and tons of value packs of candy bars. and here's the kicker. they kinda hold their noses up at me for working out and dieting...as if they have some higher level of knowledge that i'm "just not getting".
4) it just seems that every girl i meet in austin automatically starts making assumptions about me and my ego once i get into the fact that i'm really big into bodybuilding. its like its so freaking "cool" to be hippied out here and smoke pot, etc. i mean its like i'm automatically labelled a meathead or jock...which couldn't be further from the truth...=P
anyways, anyone else have any opinions on this stuff?
-- clocky baby