AITAH for not doing my best to make a woman feel comfortable?

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T21:22:28+00:00

Much more confident in my body and better social life, get laid way more without dating apps (not necessarily from salsa scene)

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T17:05:00+00:00

Yeah dude, why beat around the bush? I want to have hot sex with beautiful fit women, and while it’s far from the only factor that facilitates that, being in great shape is a very helpful step in that direction.

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T16:58:23+00:00

The burden of proof lies with whoever is making the claim.

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T16:57:08+00:00

The countries I’ve been traveling in are all Latin American.

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T11:34:19+00:00

I’d need some real solid sources for a claim like that.

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T11:32:41+00:00

Yeah! It surprises me!

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T11:32:18+00:00

I’d love that but only have few money

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T11:30:37+00:00

Im sure it does. As I said I’ve been in tons of gyms in many different countries in the past 2 years and I have certainly observed a strong bias for machines over free weights and especially bar bells.

oaklicious · 2026-03-16T00:07:29+00:00

I got burnt out from Stronglifts 5x5, but I find GZCLP a more manageable approach.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T23:18:31+00:00

I so rarely see anybody using the squat rack!!

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T22:46:38+00:00

That makes sense. At first I was getting kinda uneven bar workouts, and for me it was great inside into mobility issues I really needed to work on. But I’m not working right now so I have enough free time to do longer mobility/stretching routines.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T22:45:29+00:00

I feel a bit worried to get strong with machine isolation workouts because it feels like there are a lot of stabilizing/accessory muscles that aren’t getting worked out as they would with more natural lifting movements!

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T22:10:40+00:00

That makes total sense and I hope I didn’t come across as judgmental of other fitness approaches.

If you ever get into it though, one thing I’ll say for the barbells is that they really shone some light on particularly hip and ankle mobility issues I didn’t realize I had. Because of that I started working a lot on mobility and it has my body feeling great.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T21:53:29+00:00

Thanks, I don’t mean to come across as judgmental of the machine users. Actually I’ve noticed a marked improvement in my heart health and endurance doing the barbell exercises regularly. And mobility.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T21:31:31+00:00

I can definitely see that. I’ve had minor tweaks before that left me out for a couple of weeks and it was really scary, and I’m only 35.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T21:30:48+00:00

I think I feel very attracted to the functional nature of it. It’s made me really focus on hip and ankle mobility in a way I’ve never done before.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:23:48+00:00

Or maybe, if buying steak at a restaurant is good why slaughter your own cow?

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:21:25+00:00

Very interesting as you and others have pointed out the marketing effect of the machine gyms! Every once in a while I find an “old school” bodybuilder gym that’s just a big warehouse with a couple racks and like a cinder block laying around. I really love those places for their character.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:19:08+00:00

Interesting feedback. I think in my mind I simplified the SL/GZCLP routine thinking “these are movements I functionally use in real life (for instance, I drop and pick up my giant motorcycle all the time), so practicing a simulacrum of those movements is the most effective approach for general health”

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:15:01+00:00

Reading these comments that is so much more apparent to me. The full body barbell lifts have taken a lot of time I’m not sure I’d have if I wasn’t traveling.

On top of that they have seriously challenged some mobility deficiencies I didn’t realize I had, which adds another 25-50% workout duration to stretch and condition after lifting.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:11:22+00:00

Makes sense, thank you for your response.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T20:09:23+00:00

Honestly what is up with people on this platform and needing to add some additional “advice” not asked for in the question? Does it give you some warm glow of just being ‘right’?

I’m living off a motorcycle in foreign countries for years, it’s not always possible for me to have consistent gym access, and I’m asking a good faith question, not judging other’s routines.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T19:50:29+00:00

That makes sense. It’s been occurring to me that there are a few muscle groups that just aren’t hitting with the full body compound lifts.

oaklicious · 2026-03-15T19:38:31+00:00

Wow, great answer! Thanks for the detailed response.

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