Ryan Hall says he was tired of feeling like a Wimp, so he stopped running and started Lifting.

Runningart2004 wrote:

Helps that he's on TRT and sees massive gains.

Alan

TRT doesn't do anything if you don't put in the work...

Have you ever met a real live woman? I suspect not.

Women are attracted to feeling secure. Tall men make them feel secure. Rich men make them feel secure.

"100%" of women will take a 6'2" man with a dad bod over a 5'9" distance runner or body builder every time.

runn wrote:

If he thinks that's what a wimp is then he has a problem. A wimp isn't how muscular you are and it's certainly not how tough you would be in a fight to defend "your woman".

I'm 62 and most mature, grown, women laugh at body builders and guys who think they're tough and have to somehow show it.

I feel sorry for him. He had (and got) his beautiful wife as a so called wimp.

I give her credit for standing by him.

Oh, and Ryan, if you're reading this- I think you look fake. It looks odd. It's overdone.

Ryan was an elite professional athlete so there were obvious good reasons for him being so insanely skinny while he was a pro. But If you aren’t a pro runner then that physical condiction is wimpy. That’s just a fact. Being wimpy is very much tied to physical strength. That’s what it is. You cannot remove yourself from the real world. You are a fool and are being fooled if you believe that women are indifferent to physical strength in a man. That’s not why you should get strong, but it’s part of the equation.

MasterofNone wrote:

Probably yes wrote:

I love this take... useful at what exactly?

Literally everything. Hall said he had to rely on daily two hour naps. That is not sustainable for the majority of the population. A guy that can bench 200 is also capable of unloading groceries from the car, picking up his kids, raking leaves etc without tiring out. Being a pro runner is inherently unhealthy

I can't bench 200 but I can do all of those other things without tiring out.

Women don’t desire the rich wimp, even if they settle for him.

No need to be defensive with me. I’m just telling you the truth that you already know.

The arguments on this forum about what women want are hilarious. Different women want different things. Some prefer a totally ripped guy. Some prefer more of a dad bod. I don't think any of them prefer obesity but there's quite a few variations of what a man can look like and be attractive to many women. Success in some form, even if it doesn't relate to money, is attractive as well. A 5'9 skinny math professor who has professional achievements in mathematics is extremely attractive to many women (high achieving grad school babes) even though he is not particularly tall, muscular, or rich. There are a variety of factors and it's more about being confident in who you are rather than being insecure about what you are not.

Anyone who thinks he doesn't look a lot better is delusional.

devious licks wrote:

They 100% are not attracted to dad bods. That’s a lie they tell you and even themselves.

They actually are. They are attracted to this type because in some weird way, it looks like the prioritize other things besides their own body: relationships, family, money, success, children, travel/activities. Anything that detracts them from these things is not seen as a desirable activity.

Sure, a great body is nice to have and it really helps if you have an attractive face and you are tall. But if we are prioritizing what they are looking for, the muscles are lower on the list.

Funny story, I once watched a Instagram/Tik Tok star make comments on guys appearances in one of her stories. She got to a guy who was really ripped and she said "Nice Bod, No Job" implying that a lot of these self-centered meat heads don't really do anything of value besides work on their biceps.

Because he was a whimp every race he ever ran run off run out front run out front and I'm so tough and when the real boxing match began he pans it out said where's my mommy

A couple of times he got kind of lucky when everyone blew up around him wow that's a tough guy

His wife told him she was tired of feeling like she was being attacked by a skeleton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kEYr0pBzvk

alphas lift wrote:

Is anybody surprised?

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/21/sport/ryan-hall-marathon-running-weightlifting-spt-intl-cmd/index.html

I thought the strangest part is where he says he used to be an elite runner, but could not run 30 min at the end of his career without being exhausted? Thats a medical problem dude, not a running problem. He is suggesting throughout that running is bad for you, or at least at elite level. If he was "barely able" to run 30 min, he had an eating disorder or something and needed medical help. You dont need to quit running and lift weights to be healthy. He often suggests this concept which is weird.

I do like the trim of his jib though, good positive you tube channel (even if not religious), kind of down the middle advice for any age runner. RunFree and VO2 max productions are the most easily digested IMO.

hunter wheres the coke wrote:

The arguments on this forum about what women want are hilarious. Different women want different things. Some prefer a totally ripped guy. Some prefer more of a dad bod. I don't think any of them prefer obesity but there's quite a few variations of what a man can look like and be attractive to many women. Success in some form, even if it doesn't relate to money, is attractive as well. A 5'9 skinny math professor who has professional achievements in mathematics is extremely attractive to many women (high achieving grad school babes) even though he is not particularly tall, muscular, or rich. There are a variety of factors and it's more about being confident in who you are rather than being insecure about what you are not.

Wimpy guys are super defensive.

Dude, consider what you are saying from the opposite perspective. Guys are not attracted to fat, ugly women. They may marry them, and enjoy being with them, but all of that is in spite of their physical condition. And if said dudes had better options (same attributes but not fat and ugly) they would take them 100% of the time.

The bottom line is that men should lift and be physically strong. Not to seek the approval and acceptance of women. But that is an indirect benefit.

This is basically what every person you have ever worked with thinks of you when you talk about running.

Never heard of Ryan Hall as I don't follow the sport that closely, but he is a noob. He obviously lost motivation for running, but he won't admit that. Now he has the lifting bug and soon enough he will lose motivation for that too, because the muscle gains will need constant maintenance. He will end up on a golf course.

Jay cut wrote:

Anyone who thinks he doesn't look a lot better is delusional.

He's a beefcake!!!!

Wimpy guys desperately want to justify and believe what is not true.

Evidence of this is the wimp equating physical strength with lack of discipline and failure in other areas of life when the reverse is true. And Cherry picking some douche from Jersey Shore doesn’t change the truth.

Wasting hours in the gym because you invented some idea of what men should look like and do is hilarious. No exaggeration, a scrawny 5'6 Mexican dude will outwork a gym bro 2:1 all day.

"Oh yeah, I'm way more useful now, I could totally haul groceries and rake my lawn if only it weren't for this damn herniated disc that definitely didn't come from lifting weights".

The Narwhal wrote:

Even reading between the lines, I don't see where Hall says he started lifting because he was tired of feeling like a "wimp."

He didnt. Just the OP being annoying with a misleading thread title. One of my biggest pet peeves on this site.