You have to get the dialectical synthesis for best results. In middle school, after LotR came out, several classmates and I got involved with some LARPer type local sword fighting group. Because of the popularity of LotR and being able to run fast gaving a huge advantage on larger battle fields, the track team and football running backs also got really into it. It created the synthesis of nerds getting into running to be better at LotR battle cosplay and the captain of the track team reading the Silmarillion to argue lore with the nerds. So we kind of had the opposite problem, being the "nerds that worked out" I had to experience extreme levels of cringe watching a goth girl very aggressively hit on a very socially inept nerd that was completely oblivious, somehow. But yeah, as a nerd, it really helped with not dealing with bullying when everyone knew you were close friends with the captain of the track team and the best fist-fighter in school. Also, occasionally did see the jocks kind of reigning in the nerds as well to be less weird around women.