Why So Serious? The Life of a Bodybuilder
A famous line from the movie The Dark Knight is, “Why so serious?” said by the Joker. Maybe it’s just me, but I can see the pasty white-faced Joker walking up to many bodybuilders today and saying the same thing. Bodybuilders these days walk around like someone pissed in their Cheerios. What gives? Is life and bodybuilding that sad and depressing? It’s as if not many bodybuilders these days have fun while in the gym or even around town. Is this the true life of a bodybuilder?
It takes more facial muscles to frown than it does to smile
If you want to conserve some energy for the gym, consider smiling more. You only use 22 muscles when you smile and 37 when you frown. So, consider smiling as your pre-workout fuel. But in all seriousness, WTF. Watch competitors in the gym and you’ll notice a common theme—they all look like they are getting ready to mug someone or that the gainz fairy is going to come in the middle of the night and steal all their gainz. Is this really the life of a bodybuilder? I’m not saying bodybuilders should be skipping around the gym like a pixie or holding hands around a campfire, but enjoy yourself and have fun when training. Why so serious?
Look at competitors in football and other sports. Practice, games, off the field, etc., they are smiling. When Hines Ward (when he was playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers) would get demolished after making a catch in the NFL, he’d get up and be smiling the whole way back to the huddle and get ready to do it all over again. Some would consider him insane to think that’s enjoyable. But clearly, he enjoys playing and the competition that comes with being an athlete. So, why is the life of a bodybuilder appear like they hate their life?
Watch a bench clear at an NBA game when someone makes an insane dunk. They get up and jump around as if they just won the lottery (which most of them do getting paid what they do per game). But, do you understand what I’m getting at? Heck, look at Branch Warren. If the dude smiled you’d think his face would crack into a million pieces. He enjoys going to the shooting range and playing with his toys (yes, those of us in the firearms community consider them toys even though they are extremely dangerous), but his facial expressions don’t match his enthusiasm. There’s something fun and exciting about sending lead down range and shooting at targets. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who was at the range and didn’t smile even a little bit when they were shooting.
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