All good responses above.

I should clarify or reiterate I'm not being anti-gym or anti-gains or whatever you'd like to call it. And I'm not saying a gym involved lifestyle is a waste of energy. The topic is more or less something that's become an interesting thought to me, that those that hold the most power and influence in the world rarely if ever have any kind of physique or physical power at all. They may be healthy but that's not what I'm talking about, and often enough they probably aren't that healthy.

musclestack, you're right, we all put our energy and focus into different areas. And you're also right, most people, gym rat or not have little to nothing going for them. In my OP I'm focusing on a small segment of the population, very small.