[NT] NTs at the gym.

[juggernaut]

It takes a... special... person to take the claim that I have an army of SJ gnomes seriously, or that any post with as much browbeating as I inject into mine could be something other than a grotesque cartoon of the MBTI stereotypes. The refrigerator story was meant to get some laughs, because it is stupid. Two people in this thread did take it the way it was meant -- funny, self-deprecating, and worth laughing about. Responding to something that is clearly self-deprecating humor with a mean-spirited jeer is just asinine.

And this may come as a surprise to you, juggernaut, but gnomes don't actually exist. Neither do SJs, for that matter.

Didn't you say something about being done with responding to me sincerely? I'll take it then that this must be another one of your stupid, insincere responses and treat it as such. You, sir, are in no position to talk about asininity. Almost every thing you post is overtly mean-spirited or has a mean-spirited tone. If you think the others were just joking, you're sadly mistaken. SF was not intended to refer to MBTI-type btw. If you think real hard you'll probably be able to figure out what it really stands for in this context. Other NTs caught it immediately.

 

[Virtual ghost]

I don't go at the gym since they are not "popular" over here.
But I do walk a lot so I am in good shape and I am not fat.

 

[Jaguar]

Apparently not. Juggernaut seems to be having some difficulty with the concept.

I have a fondness for satire.
The problem with satire is, unless it's understood, the opposite conclusion can be drawn.

You should have seen all the women who flipped out,
after they read Brett Easton Ellis' novel, American Psycho.
For Chrissake, the guy had death threats from women after he wrote it.

It was a *ucking satire!

 

[Aleph-One]

I think I'll start flagging my posts with (IC) and (OOC). Evidently bragging, with thesaurus in hand, about having an orbital weapons platform doesn't seem to be a clear enough indication that I'm joking around.

 

[Bamboo]

The moment I read the title "NTs at the gym" the thought that came to my mind was "I imagine they get injured a lot."

The NT's I know have a knack for repetitive stress injuries. Remember: your body should govern how to do the movement, not your thoughts.

 

[A Schnitzel]

The moment I read the title "NTs at the gym" the thought that came to my mind was "I imagine they get injured a lot."

The NT's I know have a knack for repetitive stress injuries. Remember: your body should govern how to do the movement, not your thoughts.

Reminds me of my ENTP buddy.

 

[JocktheMotie]

The moment I read the title "NTs at the gym" the thought that came to my mind was "I imagine they get injured a lot."

The NT's I know have a knack for repetitive stress injuries. Remember: your body should govern how to do the movement, not your thoughts.

EDIT: I just read the second page and realized that this had turned into a shit-show

Kind of agree with this. I've absolutely destroyed my shoulders. It really sucks.

 

[heart]

SF was not intended to refer to MBTI-type btw. If you think real hard you'll probably be able to figure out what it really stands for in this context. Other NTs caught it immediately.

Does NT mean nutjob trekkie then?

 

[Stanton Moore]

Does NT mean nutjob trekkie then?

See? NT's really are smarter than you (or I).

but I still luv ya.

You nutjob trekkie.

 

[jenocyde]

The moment I read the title "NTs at the gym" the thought that came to my mind was "I imagine they get injured a lot."

The NT's I know have a knack for repetitive stress injuries. Remember: your body should govern how to do the movement, not your thoughts.

Holy crap, I hurt myself a lot when working out. My fingers seem to bear the brunt of it. I can never figure out why...

 

[Wyst]

Kind of agree with this. I've absolutely destroyed my shoulders. It really sucks.

Two years ago - I blew out my left rotator cuff. Shoulder injuries REALLY suck. Ligament/tendon injuries suck even MORE.

 

[Lasting_Pain]

I guess people expect NTs not to take care of their body.

 

[JocktheMotie]

Two years ago - I blew out my left rotator cuff. Shoulder injuries REALLY suck. Ligament/tendon injuries suck even MORE.

I can't bench more than 150 anymore. It's sad. My shoulders can't stabilize the weight. I can barely military press the bars. How'd you heal up? Did you need surgery?

 

[Lasting_Pain]

I can't bench more than 150 anymore. It's sad. My shoulders can't stabilize the weight. I can barely military press the bars. How'd you heal up? Did you need surgery?

Do you have free weights or a machine. I find machines to be better for working out.

 

[JocktheMotie]

Do you have free weights or a machine. I find machines to be better for working out.

Machines are not always a natural movement which can actually increase chances of injury so I avoid them.

 

[Lasting_Pain]

Machines are not always a natural movement which can actually increase chances of injury so I avoid them.

Oh, do you receive injuries easily?
If you do, than I will admit that I can receive them easily too and I have never had problems with my machines and I can bench 160 and up.

 

[Blank]

Eh, I've never injured myself playing a sport or while working out. I'm too much of a bitch to deal with getting injured. =D

But in all seriousness, I'm pretty durable and I'm a fast-healer to boot...although not as much as I used to be. I swear I could stab myself with a knife when I was seven and watch the wound heal like Wolverine. .

And Jock's got a good point about machines, many of them don't allow natural movement to increase strength, but that all really depends on the machine you're using. I personally prefer free weights since you can actively control what you're doing and I personally find less risk of injuring myself while using them and I can move freely.

 

[JocktheMotie]

Oh, do you receive injuries easily?
If you do, than I will admit that I can receive them easily too and I have never had problems with my machines and I can bench 160 and up.

I don't actually, my shoulder injury was more a result of trying to lift too much too fast than being a fragile person. Otherwise I have considerable resilience. Also, everyone's body is different, yet machines do not take this into account and pigeonhole everyone into the same movement, which I do not like.

 

[Wyst]

I can't bench more than 150 anymore. It's sad. My shoulders can't stabilize the weight. I can barely military press the bars. How'd you heal up? Did you need surgery?

I had to stay out of the gym for about half a year - and then I began working all muscle group except for the vertical push group (deltoids/traps/upper tris)

After a few months exercising the other groups and a fair amount of concentration on core work, I started adding in some shoulder stuff.

But not the heavy stuff, mind you. I'm talking the 5lb DBs. Using the granny weights was humiliating but I've slowly gotten my shoulders back up to where I can hang clean and press 45lbs with out pain - which is still granny weight.

the injury itself was over two years ago and I'm still not fully recovered yet. :steam:

 

[Lasting_Pain]

Eh, I've never injured myself playing a sport or while working out. I'm too much of a bitch to deal with getting injured. =D

But in all seriousness, I'm pretty durable and I'm a fast-healer to boot...although not as much as I used to be. I swear I could stab myself with a knife when I was seven and watch the wound heal like Wolverine. .

And Jock's got a good point about machines, many of them don't allow natural movement to increase strength, but that all really depends on the machine you're using. I personally prefer free weights since you can actively control what you're doing and I personally find less risk of injuring myself while using them and I can move freely.

I have balancing issues, that is why I use the machines.