Originally Posted by Mydivorcegift
I've always found it comical most's people's perceptions of "powerlifters". They imagine these big blobs walking around....and while some are,. [\QUOTE]
Hey you forgot to mention "Dumb". They're always portrayed to be dumb as a bag of rocks. TV commercials, magazines, cartoons, and we can't forget YouTube which has thousands upon thousands of videos of these imbeciles doing really stupid stuff.
Squatting and getting pinned under the weight, pro level, or the moron working out at home and get can't make that lift so he ends up nearly crushed to death. Unfortunately some end up with very serious injuries.
I remember reading a few years back, can't remember the guy's name, but he was a world record holder, and he had a massive heart attack trying to set a new record.
But like any sport, injuries happen, and sometimes they lead to devastating consequences. The biggest problem I see with lifting, millions of teenagers get into it, they get into pretty decent shape, for a few years. Then life happens, college, a demanding job, and working out disappears.
The one sure thing that happens to all these youngsters after giving up the sport of lifting is Obesity. They lose the muscle, but still eat like when they were lifting. Next thing they know a decade or two later, they realize they packed on 30 or more pounds of FAT. They look and feel like crap, no energy, and sure as hell don't feel like exercising.
How many people stick to it, make it a way of life? I'd bet the number is less than 3%. Three kids out of 100, twenty or thirty years later are still working out. Still look really fit. I don't know, maybe 3% is on the high side.
I've been working out and stretching all my life, no real breaks, other than a car accident which took me off my game for awhile. But I made a full recovery and I'm sure being physically fit played a key role in the healing process!
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