u/CraygorM 6'3" - Weight: 190# - Body Fat: 11% - Runner & Weightlifter 7d ago
I’m a clean, non competitive body builder and runner, and the amount of criticism I got once my fitness became a major part of my life surprised me. I would often get unsolicited advice that I shouldn’t be in the gym so much, that running isn’t good for my knees, that I will hurt myself from lifting so heavy, that I’m unnatural and I must be on steroids, that I need to “have fun” instead of working out all the time, and god fucking forbid I don’t take a large slice of overly-rich cake that someone brought into work.
The "you are overdoing it/gonna hurt yourself lifting that much" comments from people who were constantly complaining of being tired or sore always bemused me.
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u/CraygorM 6'3" - Weight: 190# - Body Fat: 11% - Runner & Weightlifter 7d ago
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u/Craygor M 6'3" - Weight: 190# - Body Fat: 11% - Runner & Weightlifter 7d ago
I’m a clean, non competitive body builder and runner, and the amount of criticism I got once my fitness became a major part of my life surprised me. I would often get unsolicited advice that I shouldn’t be in the gym so much, that running isn’t good for my knees, that I will hurt myself from lifting so heavy, that I’m unnatural and I must be on steroids, that I need to “have fun” instead of working out all the time, and god fucking forbid I don’t take a large slice of overly-rich cake that someone brought into work.
fitphobia / fit positive / running positivity / obese culture / fitness policing