Is it bad that, despite being a fan of lifting and having done a good bit in my life, I also agree with this in a literal sense?

Because putting pressure on boys to fit a single segment of masculinity isn't healthy. Yeah, you gotta get kids on an exercise path so they build the habit and stay healthy physically, but there really are people that push lifting as what a man is supposed to do. It ain't cool.

I get the point of the post, and it's brilliant. Just noting that I'm of the mind that they accidentally hit on something real in the process of pointing out the absurdity of the "nice" transphobes.

Haiiii hii hii just want to pop in with a couple fun facts,

There’s no serious risk of damaging your joints from lifting, actually it’s the opposite. Resistance training will reduce the likelihood of injury throughout all stages of life.

There also isn’t really any hint of truth to the old myth “muscle growth is the result of damaging the muscles so they grow back bigger”. It stems from very early misinterpretations of experimental data and became something people just repeat forever with no factual basis.

Catabolism (breakdown of muscle) occurs all the time, and is usually balanced by anabolism (building muscle). It would be more accurate to say that “sufficiently challenging bouts of resistance training stimulate greater rates of anabolism for a period of time which result in a net gain of muscle mass”

Many common factors can tip the scale towards catabolism which is very bad for your health and quality of life (sarcopenia, menopause, HRT in some cases) and training is the best most consistent lever we can pull to mitigate those negatives. Women especially reap massive benefits from training, doubly so after midlife

This is absolutely foolish. Resistance training is good for everyone, not just dumb jock cisheads.

If you're going to grow old, you'll thank yourself every day of your life if you train up mobility. You'll be an 80 year old still walking around under your own power instead of one feebly fumbling for your life alert when the challenge of two consecutive steps defeats you.

I for one am perfectly ok with everyone being called chicks. I can't help but imagine everyone as a fuzzy yellow baby bird, and that brings me joy. I completely get the post.. but cute birds for everyone!

okay but if you come across a stray puppygirl how do you pick her up then??

I'm imagining that jacked monk but hes in satanic temple robes (is that a thing?)