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    I am not pretty sure i know what hardcore is, with the regard that hardcore is something positive and awesome. But i am pretty sure i know what is not hardcore. And the supposedly hardcore cults are growing, giving the real hardcore fitness corps a bad name.

                                          Trust me, you do not want to piss these people off


    With "hardcore" fitness websites bashing the commercial gyms endlessly, some people are preventing themselves really hard from losing their "hardcoreness". For example, there is nothing wrong with an air-conditioned gym. In fact, i love training in one. But hey, that is not testosterone-ish right? That atmosphere does not mimic what is shown on an animal pak poster right? And since when music plays such an important role? I am sure to a certain extent it does, but in that case any music will do. Yeah, i have heard that music with heavy beats and frying guitar sounds elevates your heart rate bla3 but hey, if i hate that kind of music and it will leave me irritated and annoyed as long as i am at the gym, logically it would be as productive as it seems, right?

                                  Dust: check. Scraped walls:check.  Rusty plates: check  "-_-"

 
    And then we move to the exercises. Have you ever asked yourself why are you doing them? Will it help you in achieving your goals? Do you secretly want huge guns but you are afraid of being judged  by doing those productive isolation movemnents and perform squats and deadlifts instead. Hey, do not get me wrong, i love squats and deads as much as a powerlifter does, but i would not be spending  time on them as much if i know they would not help me reach my goals. Want a a V shaped torso, you say? Do pullups and pulldowns. No, not just pullups, and not just pulldowns, but do both. Oh wait but cable exercises are not manly right?

    And wow talk about the attitude hardcore people are supposed to have. You gotta grunt your way from the entrance of the gym to the deadlift platform right? Gotta build some serious mental "tuff"ness yo. Oh yeah and trash talking is compulsory. Forget courtesy and manners, they dont belong in the weightroom. F words should be used as much as "I".

    As much as these people hate being stereotyped, but they are are proving the stereotypor ( I am not sure if that is even a valid word) right every single time. I personally believe hardcore means training smartly, consistently, passionately and dedicatedly and achieving your goals, without giving a slightest shit of what people think. Goals are personal, no one wants it as much as you do. If you are doing the right thing, who is laughing now?And if you can achieve them in a less than "hardcore" environment and you are happy doing so, what is stopping you? As long as you have done paying your dues in the gym, you deserve to ogle a bit at the chicks on the treadmills. Or better still, they might be ogling at you (kidding).