Lifting is fine, but it’s rarely done in a way that is athletic. As a supplement to athletics, fine, but by itself, it creates bodies that look good but don’t move nearly as well as an athlete or dancer.

— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) August 22, 2020

So what? Lifting makes you vastly healthier. I will never, ever be an athlete or a dancer. What I will do is feel better and look better because I lift. I’ll also never be in the trades, so I’ll take these “useless muscles” and my vastly better health, thank you very much.

Amazing the horseshit people spew. You don’t like lifting? Fine. Don’t fucking do it. Solved!