The Philosophy of Bodybuilding

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Benedict Beckeld discusses the conservative-leaning philosophy of weight training and bodybuilding.
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@ProxyAuthenticationRequired 3 месяца назад

As a lifter myself, I try to balance out any right-sided imbalances with equal reps and exertions with my left side. But still... that right calf muscle is showing its fascist tendencies and a dead give away when in public wearing shorts.

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Ha ha, this one gave me a laugh. Symmetry is key…

@noahcole6856 Месяц назад

@@BenedictBeckeldBible?

@tonegoober 3 месяца назад

I read a lot of Marxist literature and critical theory and I go to the gym 4 days a week. I also go to therapy. I do believe what separates me from many other modern leftists is a tendency towards assuming responsibility for my own problems, even if I do see many of them as being partly structural in origin. If I care about the world and the people around me, it’s my job to be my best self.

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

There you go: One doesn't have to be a right-winger or a conservative to train, but one does tend to have certain character traits in that direction. Thanks for sharing.

@Donfryesmustache 3 месяца назад

I read a lot of Evola, and I'm a rightist, but even so, keep up the good work and never stop endeavoring to be the best, most yoked person you can be.

@Travis_Trauma 3 месяца назад

But then you’re really more of a libertarian with secondary socialism… kind of like the U.S.

@SpaceProbeSeven 3 месяца назад

Always learn something new whenever the Professor posts! Danke sehr!

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Bitte sehr, freut mich!

@Proud_Troll 3 месяца назад

Bro is a Greek God in body and in mind 💀

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Thank you, at least that’s the idea!

@jacobfriedlander9906 3 месяца назад

Interesting, "light" philosophy! I still vividly remember us speaking about Aristotle and Plato while you spotted my bench presses! I never thought of training as an introvert's sport. Thanks for opening my mind in many ways! Your mother is indeed a wise woman!

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Exactly, that's part of what made you stand out! ("Why doesn't social Darwinism lead to anarchy...")

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

And indeed the key differences between Plato and Aristotle... a conversation very conducive to lifting!

@jacobfriedlander9906 Месяц назад

@@BenedictBeckeldYeah well, I turned out to be a heretical weightlifter.

@themax316 2 месяца назад

Beautiful video. Thank you

@BenedictBeckeld 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@Bialyx7138 3 месяца назад

Great video, I agree completely. I would gladly give all my built muscles away to retain the gains on soul and mind. Luckily I don't have to, so it's here to stay and I can enjoy and benefit from both. Soul-building is a really good term for physical training.

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

@hans3352 2 месяца назад

I would love for you to have a conversation with Dr. Jason Reza Jorjani

@BenedictBeckeld 2 месяца назад

I haven't heard of him, but I'll look him up.

@ViriatoII 3 месяца назад

Incredibly based. Arete would be proud.

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Thank you, hopefully!

@noircrew 3 месяца назад

Amazing! Would you not say though, that the resilience cultivated in an environment where all the struggle and suffering is self-controlled and self-inflicted does not translate into real life even nearly as much as people like to imagine, given that in reality one has to deal with whims of fate much more horrible and unpredictable than anything a reasonable person would create for themselves?

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Thanks! I would agree with that to some extent, yes, though I think some skepticism is warranted from both sides. That is, one cannot be sure how one would act in an extreme situation until one has been tested, yes, but I would also avoid absolutist-sounding statements about the difficulty of hardening oneself for such situations. I still think it's reasonable to say that, other things being equal, someone who has been exposed to controlled pain all his life is likelier than a couch potato to weather the whims of fate.

@AvenEngineer 3 месяца назад

A little scroll down the Olympic weightlifting records suggest the communists know a thing or two about moving weight around. Thousands of children endure torture for a select few to grow and achieve those world records. The weightlifting philosophy is much different, and I expect soul crushing for the vast majority. Despite the different approach, they look carved from stone, as if Greek Gods.

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

That's a different level of analysis. Certainly, communist countries used weightlifting, but also other sports, as a tool of national advancement and therefore tortured thousands of children, as you say. But the question is what type of person within a community is likelier than others to gravitate toward bodybuilding.

@paulotheman8734 3 месяца назад

Dear Lord, please tell me your fitness photos are fake photos....

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

All real, I dare say - there’s some more on my IG.

@jacobfriedlander9906 3 месяца назад

I can attest to the fact that they aren't. He does train heavily.

@noeloleroy5360 3 месяца назад

Sorry for my comment. But I can’t handle this much cope.

@Blechinstrument 2 месяца назад

I don't know if weight training is right wing...all I know is that gym culture - as I experience it with my gym buddies and my little social media bubble - is refreshingly apolitical.

@BenedictBeckeld 2 месяца назад

Indeed, that's my experience as well. I'm talking more about personality traits and social significance.

@jebjeb1498 3 месяца назад

Of course I knew you just went for the Classical Athenian musculature for philiosophical reasons! Is there anything the Greeks havent shown us how to do?

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

For philosophical reasons, yes! (That, and being tired of getting my butt kicked in high school.) And indeed, there probably isn't anything for which they didn't set the standard.

@jebjeb1498 3 месяца назад

@@BenedictBeckeld Ben as woman I respect and admire a man who takes the wisdom of looking after himself.Youve done a great job.x

@BenedictBeckeld 3 месяца назад

Thank you, that means a lot to me. In former times wars did the trick for us, but today men have to find other ways of staying strong.