The quest for perfection

[tking]

This ARTICLE (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081207/ap_on_he_me/staying_young) is pretty telling. It's kinda scary the lengths people will go to in order to "look" and "feel" young and perfect. Yikes!

[Tallen]

This ARTICLE (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081207/ap_on_he_me/staying_young)is pretty telling. It's kinda scary the lengths people will go to in order to "look" and "feel" young and perfect. Yikes!

Is it the love of money?

It is scary, perhaps the fear of death drives these folks. :bigthink:

[JBaker45]

This ARTICLE (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081207/ap_on_he_me/staying_young)is pretty telling. It's kinda scary the lengths people will go to in order to "look" and "feel" young and perfect. Yikes!
Do muscle bound people really live longer?

[Tallen]

Do muscle bound people really live longer?

Only in doctored photos and when money is involved. :big_teeth_2:

[Swordman53]

Do muscle bound people really live longer?
In general, it is much better to build muscle than fat. It improves circulation, increases energy, helps you think better, etc. Fat also can store many impurities that can cause a host of diseases and may contribute to cancer.

That does not mean you will not have a heart attack, heart disease, cancer or other problem that will kill you. But it does mean you will live a better quality of life.

If you have ever seen the "World's Strongest Dad" video on YouTube on Dick Hoyt, who has been running triathelons pushing his crippled son (Rick Hoyt), you will see that you do not have to look like a body builder to be in shape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arcoJx6HERE&feature=related

He is in his 60s now and still runs with his son. He had a heart attack awhile back and the doctors said that his physical conditioning saved him.

Being in shape does not necessarily imply vanity or fear of death. It may imply love.

Here is the story.

http://cjcphoto.com/can/

This man's life is a beautiful portrait of the love of God.

[tking]

In general, it is much better to build muscle than fat. It improves circulation, increases energy, helps you think better, etc. Fat also can store many impurities that can cause a host of diseases and may contribute to cancer.

That does not mean you will not have a heart attack, heart disease, cancer or other problem that will kill you. But it does mean you will live a better quality of life.

If you have ever seen the "World's Strongest Dad" video on YouTube on Dick Hoyt, who has been running triathelons pushing his crippled son (Rick Hoyt), you will see that you do not have to look like a body builder to be in shape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arcoJx6HERE&feature=related

He is in his 60s now and still runs with his son. He had a heart attack awhile back and the doctors said that his physical conditioning saved him.

Being in shape does not necessarily imply vanity or fear of death. It may imply love.

Here is the story.

http://cjcphoto.com/can/

This man's life is a beautiful portrait of the love of God.

Oh yeah, that guy is such an inspiration. Every time I watch that video it impresses me so much.

The article, though, isn't about anything like that. It's about taking hormone injections, going on super strict diets, and stuff like that in order to build muscle and be more "youthful." Truly working your muscles like this dad does is on a completely different scale, imho.

Makes me think of a guy here in town that worked out all the time, totally in love with his body. His dad was a bricklayer, scrawny, wiry, and stringy-muscled. The kid was always challenging the dad to arm wrestling, and the kid always lost...lol. It would really infuriate him cause he had these bulging muscles everywhere, and this stringy little guy would lay him out every time.

What these people are doing in the article, to me, is even worse than not working out. This just can't be good for the human body, I wouldn't think.