/lit/ - Literature

>>20863087
>Ellulz
Stopped reading right there. Stop spamming that seething propagandized machine

"Yes."

>>20863087

what does it look like im doing?

>>20863087
why ARE you fucking reading at the gym, you fucking mong. that's somewhere specifically designed to not be read in. the gym is there exclusively to exercise in. that is the most hipster thing I've ever heard. if there's a more "look at how smart I am" move, I don't think a human being could physically achieve it.

>>20863111
I can tell you don't fucking go to the gym if you type this, idiot. It's extremely common to see people sitting around looking at their phones in-between sets. That's how lifting weights works.

I will never forgive jungerfag for destroying fitlit

>>20863111
More like I have 24 hrs in a day and I am not about to sit around doing nothing for 20-30 minutes a day

>>20863087
I wouldn't be able to read at the gym (almost impossible to focus). But I've made a long playlist of lectures and talks related to my intellectual interests and I always listen to one of them when I'm working out. It's a lot of fun and you get to keep the mind and the body engaged at the same time.

>>20863119
>>20863121

I do go to the gym, asshole, every 2nd day, and I've rarely, if ever, seen people read or do anything between sets, because how fucking long do you people rest for? 30sec-1min depending on what you're doing. MAYBE if you're on a bike or a tread.

>>20863119
>t.dyel
That much was obvious from your post

>>20863120
Fitlit cannot be destroyed. Start with the Greeks, and specifically with Plato's Republic.

>>20863136
Retard.

>>20863144
So you are both a weakfag AND you haven't read the Greeks? Anon I...

>>20863122
this is the way to do it. though I wouldnt avoid reading at the gym during rests just because some cunts in the gym / on the internet told me they thought it was lame. I just prefer the constant stream of consciousness instead of working out - read a page - working out - read a page. I get taking the time to stop and think about what you read but there are very few books that I think merit doing it every page.

>>20863087
"Sorry, I have a girlfriend."

>>20863087
use podcast or audiobook next time bro

>>20863362
What if I don't... She's quite cute, even if she is not pretty.

>>20863362
This is actually gold. It immediately strips her of any and all value and power.

>>20863378
Doesn't matter
Say that to her, and if she keeps disrespecting you, pull out your phone and record her while you ask her to let you work out in peace so that you have video evidence to file a complaint of sexual harassment.

>>20863087
>reading The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul
Finally, someone who reads Ellul.

>>20863087
>woman actually saying that to your face instead of just taking a photo of you and posting it online for lulz
Fake story.

>>20863131
Resting for three or four minutes is actually ideal for muscle growth. The idea that you can’t rest for more than two minutes when you’re training for hypertrophy is fucking stupid.

>>20863087
what kind of posturing retard reads at the gym? you need your full focus on lifting.

>>20863160
Don't worry anon. There's a lot of people like >>20863091 who are terminal midwits in this thread. But OP's behavior is cringe by any measure.

>>20863087
>(a 4 or maybe 5 on the classic 10-scale)
Anon, a "4 or maybe 5" is a 4.
Whole numbers only. Round down only.

And remember... there ain't no 10s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8sf0BfM7M

>>20863087
>Can you help me think of a proper retort next time I see her?
"FUCK YOU, BITCH!"
best I can do....

just shush her and go back to reading

>>20863087
How about saying, "Have a nice life." cheerfully, and, as you look back down to your book mumble, "I hope you enjoy retarded babies..."

"Yes, but I also lift weights at the library."

>>20863087
>I was hopeful, thinking I might've found 'the one'
This is more pathetic than actually reading at the gym, assuming OP isn’t a faggot making up shit for upboats.

>>20863389
even better mention your wife

>>20863087
Does anyone have the anti-tech charts by chance?

>>20863997
Unironically charming.

>>20863997
>>20865015
That's the type of shit I would only come up with in the shower later that night. Fuck how do I achieve wit of this caliber

>>20863087
>Did you figure that out all by yourself?

>>20865048
Ah, yes. The french call this "L'espirit de douche"

>>20863087
A smug grimace and a scoff next time you make eye contact would be more than enough.

>>20864933

>>20864933
>>20865735

>>20865735
>no neil postman
weak

This would be a good intro to a femdom story, does she lift heavier than you, is she kinda box-shaped and wearing sweats for no reason in the summer?

>>20863087
Anti-Ellul propaganda thread, probably made by the obsessed first poster.

>>20863111
I pull out my giant thinkpad and maximize a terminal and start typing random commands as fast as I can, moving from folder to folder, checking out the output of random utilities. Then I realize I'm still a loser... but I keep doing it bros

>>20863087
I know this post is a joke, but I can't help but make this point:

>Can you help me think of a proper retort next time
How about instead of a retort, instead of REACTING like a scared little bitch you actually ACT? You're literally behaving like a woman, "reading" in the gym to attract people's attention, waiting for her to come up and talk to you. She made eye contact with you but you were too much of a pussy to do anything.

>>20863087
>i rest for 3-4 minutes

>>20866413
mix it up a little
https://hackertyper.net/

>>20865048
Don't worry -- it wasn't spontaneous. My spontaneous attempt was "Sorry, I have a girlfriend," but you didn't like douche, so I stopped hating the world for a moment all for you, OP, all for you.

>>20866804
(assuming you are OP)

This is unironically the attitude you need at the gym:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KI9i16go0k

>>20865741
Thanks anon. Borrowing from my library now

i take sheet music to the gym and read it and no one has confronted me except to ask which "song" it was

>>20863087
>reading Ellul in public

>>20863131
If you can bust out another set after 30-60sec then you're not lifting heavy enough.

>>20863119
You don't need to do anything at all in between sets. Why do you need constant stimulations that much? Are you addicted or something?

>>20863238
>prefer the constant stream of consciousness
You mean constant dopamine addiction?

>>20863087
Let the hoi polloi say what they want to say. Every insult increases your mental fortitude, if you can handle it of course. Most people cannot and the insult had to stay in their mind for days. Learn from it and don't read books in the gym. Gone are the ancient gymnasiums where intellectuals read and exercise. All hope is not lost anon, you can build your own gym with bookshelves beside exercise equipment. Y'all think it's a great idea?

This is bait, but I know some of you are actually autistic enough to do something like this.

>>20863087
She was laughing at the irony of reading Ellul (pbuh) during your misappropriated technique for exercise. A more surrogate activity she hath never witnessed.

>>20868708
I unironically do read between sets but I have a home gym.
I also did it in university but its common there, people just assume you are cramming for an upcoming exam.

>>20865745
Pseud spotted

>>20863087

As nonchalant and as unbothered as can be say that you read between sets and explain just as you did here with as few words as possible, no adjectives, no other info, then turn away from her.

Also, stop caring wtf some rando thinks, and stop getting married in your mind before you utter the first words or even go on a date.

>>20863087
I liked Ellul but now he’s too popular so I dropped him, realizing he’s probably pushed by intelligence agencies. Based woman.