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

Spot on, Alan! 100% agree.

The thing that bothers me is he seeks (dishonest) fame over his herculean workouts. I wouldn’t take issue if he was upfront with the ‘sauce’ he is on. His volume and intensity is not achievable/healthy for natural athletes his age.

gshugs wrote:

Spot on, Alan! 100% agree.

The thing that bothers me is he seeks (dishonest) fame over his herculean workouts. I wouldn’t take issue if he was upfront with the ‘sauce’ he is on. His volume and intensity is not achievable/healthy for natural athletes his age.

Why do you care if he's on TRT?

He isn't selling supplement he's raising money for charity.

How much did Men’s Health contribute to charity for Hall’s time?

I think it might be too late wrote:

gshugs wrote:

Spot on, Alan! 100% agree.

The thing that bothers me is he seeks (dishonest) fame over his herculean workouts. I wouldn’t take issue if he was upfront with the ‘sauce’ he is on. His volume and intensity is not achievable/healthy for natural athletes his age.

Why do you care if he's on TRT?

He isn't selling supplement he's raising money for charity.

Raising money for charity? He’s raising money for HIMSELF

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

I think it might be too late wrote:

Why do you care if he's on TRT?

He isn't selling supplement he's raising money for charity.

Raising money for charity? He’s raising money for HIMSELF

Hall has donated more to charity in the last 3 days than you have in your entire life...

Why are LR posters such sad, pathetic, jealous, bitter people?

I haven read through all the posts, but I started lifting a lot after a really bad knee injury. At the time I figured I was completely done running, so I had to do something to stay in shape.

What I learned about lifting:

1) it's easy. No matter how much I lifted I was never as tired worn down as after a running workout.

2) it doesn't take much time. You can lift 40 minutes and see results, running is much more of a time commitment.

3) you see results much faster. You can lift hard a few days a week and see results in 14-20 days. Running has huge 3 month blocks of training to see real results.

Seeing noticeable results is especially easy if you are coming at it from a running background. We start off from a great place, heck lots of runners a naturally lean (probably why we are runners) and struggle to put on weight. Most people that go to the gym and work out are fat. You never see their results because they really need to lose weight. As a svelte runner you see the results quickly, it's easier to get "ripped".

I think it might be too late wrote:

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

Raising money for charity? He’s raising money for HIMSELF

Hall has donated more to charity in the last 3 days than you have in your entire life...

Why are LR posters such sad, pathetic, jealous, bitter people?

By taking HGH and THT. Why can’t he just admit the truth???

ExtremistMan!!! wrote:

Everything Ryan does is Extreme - His Faith , His Running, His Bodybuilding - He is the Quintessential "Extremist". He is the embodiment of a 'Man Alive & Thriving' - More Power to Him!!! Life is meant to be lived; Get off your fat ass and do something with yourself you Lazy Internet Cunts!

It's definitely a personality trait. You see this a lot in the Ultra scene.

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

I think it might be too late wrote:

Hall has donated more to charity in the last 3 days than you have in your entire life...

Why are LR posters such sad, pathetic, jealous, bitter people?

By taking HGH and THT. Why can’t he just admit the truth???

No one asked? No one cares but bitter douchebags like you?

You’re right, nobody cares about his secret sauces. Where we lose respect is in the deceit.

Challenge Accepted!

I can give you lifting workout that make you crawl into a corner.

Lets start easy:

1. Put your bodyweight on a bar

2. Squat it 50 times

3. Take whatever breather you need, but the bar cannot leave your back.

4. If 50 sounds too easy try 100.

If thats too easy...

Try this nonsense:

Alan

gshugs wrote:

You’re right, nobody cares about his secret sauces. Where we lose respect is in the deceit.

Not telling strangers irrelevant information that isn't any of their business anyway isn't "deceit"... Jesus Christ. How entitled are you that you think everyone alive needs to fully disclose every aspect of their lives to you?

I think it might be too late wrote:

gshugs wrote:

You’re right, nobody cares about his secret sauces. Where we lose respect is in the deceit.

Not telling strangers irrelevant information that isn't any of their business anyway isn't "deceit"... Jesus Christ. How entitled are you that you think everyone alive needs to fully disclose every aspect of their lives to you?

Not disclosing PED use in order to receive advertisement and endorsement money from physical performance is absolutely deceitful

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

I think it might be too late wrote:

Not telling strangers irrelevant information that isn't any of their business anyway isn't "deceit"... Jesus Christ. How entitled are you that you think everyone alive needs to fully disclose every aspect of their lives to you?

Not disclosing PED use in order to receive advertisement and endorsement money from physical performance is absolutely deceitful

Wait until you see how enraged this idiot gets when he finds out no one in a Bow Flex commercial ever got that fit by using a BowFlex...

You're an absolute fool...

I think it might be too late wrote:

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

Not disclosing PED use in order to receive advertisement and endorsement money from physical performance is absolutely deceitful

Wait until you see how enraged this idiot gets when he finds out no one in a Bow Flex commercial ever got that fit by using a BowFlex...

You're an absolute fool...

F*CK YOU

dont get the anti vaccine wrote:

I think it might be too late wrote:

Not telling strangers irrelevant information that isn't any of their business anyway isn't "deceit"... Jesus Christ. How entitled are you that you think everyone alive needs to fully disclose every aspect of their lives to you?

Not disclosing PED use in order to receive advertisement and endorsement money from physical performance is absolutely deceitful

I agree, but what exactly is he selling or endorsing? Not sure that statement applies here. He coaches runners, so his weightlifting is not relevant to that business in any way. If anything, it's a hindrance for that business. I feel very certain he's not having his runners do massive bench press workouts to create bulk.

??? That's what you got? Can't pick up your elderly father? Unless he's about 300 lbs, no grown man is going to have much difficulty with that. There's very little as far as physical labor and fixing things around the house and yard I have to do that I can't do by myself, though thin in the 140s and haven't lifted at all during covid.

zxcvzxvc wrote:

??? That's what you got? Can't pick up your elderly father? Unless he's about 300 lbs, no grown man is going to have much difficulty with that. There's very little as far as physical labor and fixing things around the house and yard I have to do that I can't do by myself, though thin in the 140s and haven't lifted at all during covid.

Wimpy guys always have a long list of excuses for not lifting.

If they didn't care they wouldn't be so defensive about it. It wouldn't even register.

ViperDom wrote:

Probably yes wrote:

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

Car accident and your door is stuck, would you prefer a sick-arm marathon runner to be first on scene or Ryan Hall?

House fire and a beam falls trapping your child, as a woman would you prefer your husband to be a stick arm marathon runner or Ryan Hall?

Landscaping, Firewood ect... (without being sore or out of commission the next day)

Moving furniture, recliner sofa down/up stairs (without being sore or out of commission the next day)

Friend needs help lifting the 350 out of his Chevelle. Who you gonna call?

What??? Why am I not paying some nice people to do my landscaping and deliver/move my furniture. Why does my friend own a Chevelle? Have I died?