Healthy Body, Healthy Mind 💪 🔥

[Cocky_Philosopher]

The impression exists that the great Greek philosophers were a bunch of balding, tubby old men sitting around bullshitting while drinking wine , when this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Socrates is famously short and ugly, but he was also a fucking muscle-bound war hero who charged headlong into the enemy during the Peloponnesian War to rescue some captured officers. Plato wrestled competitively, his wrestling coach giving him the name Plato which literally means ‘broad shouldered’. Some historians think Aristotle may have been a keen pentathlete in his youth given his passion and admiration of the sport.

The ancient Greeks were the first to see the potential of the Gods in their own flesh, where everyone could be a hero, where fate was not bound by the past. They truly were the first superheroes and drew amazement and fear from the rest of antiquity. History will always remember the 300 Spartans legends, led by the immortal King Leonidis , and reinforced by only a few thousand-armed farmers and workers, who held back a Persian army of between 200,000-300,000 troops led by the hugely powerful Xerxes the Great, King of Kings. It is no exaggeration to say we owe the existence of our free world to these superheroes , who fell in the end from betrayal, but giving the rest of Greece precious time to prepare and meet Xerxes on both land and sea to defeat a near invincible foe.

Of all the amazing wisdom Socrates has to bestow , take away what I believe to be one of his most important quotes,

“…it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

 

[Jpost862]

The impression exists that the great Greek philosophers were a bunch of balding, tubby old men sitting around bullshitting while drinking wine , when this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Socrates is famously short and ugly, but he was also a fucking muscle-bound war hero who charged headlong into the enemy during the Peloponnesian War to rescue some captured officers. Plato wrestled competitively, his wrestling coach giving him the name Plato which literally means ‘broad shouldered’. Some historians think Aristotle may have been a keen pentathlete in his youth given his passion and admiration of the sport.

The ancient Greeks were the first to see the potential of the Gods in their own flesh, where everyone could be a hero, where fate was not bound by the past. They truly were the first superheroes and drew amazement and fear from the rest of antiquity. History will always remember the 300 Spartans legends, led by the immortal King Leonidis , and reinforced by only a few thousand-armed farmers and workers, who held back a Persian army of between 200,000-300,000 troops led by the hugely powerful Xerxes the Great, King of Kings. It is no exaggeration to say we owe the existence of our free world to these superheroes , who fell in the end from betrayal, but giving the rest of Greece precious time to prepare and meet Xerxes on both land and sea to defeat a near invincible foe.

Of all the amazing wisdom Socrates has to bestow , take away what I believe to be one of his most important quotes,

“…it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

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This is a great post. I particularly admire a gentleman older than me who takes care of his body. Inspires me to do the same.

 

[notthatguy]

I have a healthy body but a dirty mind...

 

[rbi99]

I've been lifting my entire adult life and am still going at it with the same intensity now at 73. Not a body builder by any means, but with hard work (and luck), my joints all do what they are supposed to. My window of opportunity might be closing, but it won't close without me giving it all I can to keep it open. Just finished climbing a mountain with my Chocolate Lab while up in NY last week.

 

[Dj901]

I've been lifting my entire adult life and am still going at it with the same intensity now at 73. Not a body builder by any means, but with hard work (and luck), my joints all do what they are supposed to. My window of opportunity might be closing, but it won't close without me giving it all I can to keep it open. Just finished climbing a mountain with my Chocolate Lab while up in NY last week.

Keep working out until you physically can't. One of the worst things you can do as you get older is not work out. A mere walk or hike a few times a week is good, too. You will stay limber longer and not develop the health issues and posture related problems if you up and quit. Beautiful lab.

 

[Cocky_Philosopher]

I've been lifting my entire adult life and am still going at it with the same intensity now at 73. Not a body builder by any means, but with hard work (and luck), my joints all do what they are supposed to. My window of opportunity might be closing, but it won't close without me giving it all I can to keep it open. Just finished climbing a mountain with my Chocolate Lab while up in NY last week.

A true silver fox

 

[Cocky_Philosopher]

Keep working out until you physically can't. One of the worst things you can do as you get older is not work out. A mere walk or hike a few times a week is good, too. You will stay limber longer and not develop the health issues and posture related problems if you up and quit. Beautiful lab.

Absolutely agree. Once you hit 50 exercise is not really an option. Otherwise your body starts to break. Great thing is you can start at any age and see improvement

 

[droopyboy]

I've been lifting my entire adult life and am still going at it with the same intensity now at 73. Not a body builder by any means, but with hard work (and luck), my joints all do what they are supposed to. My window of opportunity might be closing, but it won't close without me giving it all I can to keep it open. Just finished climbing a mountain with my Chocolate Lab while up in NY last week.

Looks like heaven....nice

 

[JBD_Mikk]

Of all the amazing wisdom Socrates has to bestow , take away what I believe to be one of his most important quotes,

“…it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

I love this philosophy - and I would even take it one step further: The biggest reason I started at the gym a few years ago was not for bodybuilding, but for my mental health. I've realized that everything in our mind and body is intertwined - and that exercising the body not only brings greater physical strength and fitness, but also greater mental well-being.

 

[boksandcocks]

The impression exists that the great Greek philosophers were a bunch of balding, tubby old men sitting around bullshitting while drinking wine , when this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Socrates is famously short and ugly, but he was also a fucking muscle-bound war hero who charged headlong into the enemy during the Peloponnesian War to rescue some captured officers. Plato wrestled competitively, his wrestling coach giving him the name Plato which literally means ‘broad shouldered’. Some historians think Aristotle may have been a keen pentathlete in his youth given his passion and admiration of the sport.

The ancient Greeks were the first to see the potential of the Gods in their own flesh, where everyone could be a hero, where fate was not bound by the past. They truly were the first superheroes and drew amazement and fear from the rest of antiquity. History will always remember the 300 Spartans legends, led by the immortal King Leonidis , and reinforced by only a few thousand-armed farmers and workers, who held back a Persian army of between 200,000-300,000 troops led by the hugely powerful Xerxes the Great, King of Kings. It is no exaggeration to say we owe the existence of our free world to these superheroes , who fell in the end from betrayal, but giving the rest of Greece precious time to prepare and meet Xerxes on both land and sea to defeat a near invincible foe.

Of all the amazing wisdom Socrates has to bestow , take away what I believe to be one of his most important quotes,

“…it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

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This is such an amazing post and picture. Honestly it's what I lack...I love being sexual and being married and bi curious I often rotate between pretending I don't like the naked body of either men or women...and then spending like ALL day on here and cumming 4 times.

This post is a great encapsulation of the need to exercise self discipline while still allowing yourself to be free. Working out nude is one thing I love to do and as I develop mentally and physically I hope to become a nude philosopher as well!