| Everybody has seen the perma-bulkers (or Permanent | | | | way of living, but it's really not. Most of them suffer |
| Bulkers), these are the men in the gym who take part | | | | from high blood pressure, bad cholesterol levels, and an |
| in a never ending cycle to bulk up. They are constantly | | | | increased chance of a heart attack due to all of the |
| attempting to gain muscle mass no matter what it | | | | extra stress that's placed on their bodies. In other |
| takes. You have never noticed an ounce of any | | | | words, you probably wouldn't find too many old |
| muscularity on their bodies. And yet they strut around | | | | perma-bulkers. |
| the gym feeling undefeatable while they go on and on | | | | So why do these people do it? They do it because it's |
| about the stress of being a true bodybuilder. So | | | | easy, and you never have to be careful with your diet. |
| someone needs to tell them that they aren't | | | | This routine allows them to skip cardio and just |
| bodybuilders, rather perma-bulkers. | | | | concentrate on heavy weights. They enjoy the feeling |
| Bodybuilders work out to achieve muscle gains, while | | | | of just being big and think that they are intimidating. If |
| at the same time keeping their body fat percentage | | | | that lifestyle fits them and makes them happy then so |
| very low in order to be able to show off the muscles. | | | | be it, but they are not allowed to refer to themselves |
| Bodybuilders eat and train just for the purpose of | | | | as bodybuilders. Actual bodybuilders don't have |
| developing muscles, but they also eat and train to | | | | respect for them because it is brutish and not |
| define and separate those muscles. Bodybuilders can | | | | disciplined. |
| be seen as works of art, carved out of a big chunk of | | | | So the next time you see a perma-bulker, warn him |
| rock for people to admire all the human body muscles. | | | | and let him know that the routine he has chosen is not |
| Perma-bulkers are on the other end of the spectrum, | | | | that of a bodybuilders. Let him know that a |
| they are big hunks of sweaty human mass that just lift | | | | bodybuilder's diet does not consist of cheeseburgers |
| heavy weights and eat everything in sight. These | | | | and beer, but lean meats and vegetables. Let them |
| people do almost no cardio and never bother to count | | | | know that real bodybuilders spend just as much time |
| calories. These people actually might have a little more | | | | doing cardio as they do lifting the weights. Let them |
| in common with animals than with bodybuilders. | | | | know who they really are. |
| You might think that this lifestyle is at least a healthy | | | | |