Gyms Banning Fit People!

[Centurion1]

OT: I expect it has to do with the current American culture of strongpoints and giving people lots of body armour. If the Taleban were good shots you'd soon see American soldiers dropping the armour and the excess muscle in favour of being able to move from cover to cover more quickly. Likewise, the US is the most mechanised army in the world, which is fine for counter insurgency but would not serve them quite so well in the Jungle, or even European forests.

Of course, other nations have gone this way too - but the US definately led the way.



Somewhat extreme, I think, but even so I have to agree with the general thrust of the argument. Fate people are fat, they should be helped to lose weight not accomodated at the expense of everybody else.

At the end of the day you get fat by eating too much - there's nothing else to it, the rest is just psychological.

Yeah it is a little extreme but I just get sick of seeing these fats (I will be referring to them as "fats" from now on) parading around their disgusting lack of self control as some sort of disease or condition. Unless laziness has become a disease then there is no excuse. Obviously I like anyone else has fat friends. But i'm not quiet about it. IE if we start making fun of each other i'm not going to act like they have cancer and not make fun of them for it.

Fats disgust me. Maybe I'm lucky and have good genetics.... or maybe its because I work out all the time and I don't eat like a bear preparing for hibernation. Genetics certainly play a part but they can be overcome.

If your a fat and your legitimately trying to improve yourself and get better i'll be right behind you cheering you on. But if your a big lazy slob don't surprised if I look at you with disgust.

Military talk here.

Best part about the Army is the culture of fitness surrounding it. There are obviously some fats (by army standards) in my ROTC battalion but they are not looked favorably upon. They are either made fun of or somewhat shunned. I mean if you can't pass a PT test...... kill yourself. Like GC said there are a plethora of monsters with huge upper bodies. They arent as bad as your average chicken leg bodybuilders because first and foremost you have to run in the army. But yeah the Army makes everyone a fitness nut to some extent usually. (Usually not always, mind you)