posted Wed, 04/24/2013 - 08:01
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Does anyone else feel like they look like shit no matter what?
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feels like i can never be satisfied i always look at flaws rather than pros.Even though the state i live in 70-80% people are fat and i am in better shape than 90% people i still feel like shit.How do i overcome this?
I admit i am no where near my goal.I wanna look like frank mcgrath although i wont get there.
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All bodybuilders have this. The sooner you realize it, the sooner you'll feel better. Its a blessing and a curse. It drives us to want perfection and helps with dedication in the gym, but it can also drive some people too far. Truth is you're not gonna look like the pros unless you use what the pros are using at the doses they are using. After being on various boards, I can say after the general talk of the doses these guys are using, I am in NO way interested in ever getting to that stage. pretty big, and pretty lean is just fine.
Well I by no means am close to my goals either but still feel damn good about the way I look. When I graduated highshchool I was 300 pounds fat so no I think I look pretty damn good! But I'm still not completely happy. Every day I look at my self and look at what I want to improve on and will never stop doing this. Right now I want a wider back and once I get some width ill work on my arms and keep going. YOU CAN NEVER BE CONTENT! I don't compare myself to regular people though I compare myself to pro body builders which I know I will never achieve but it will keep me working my ass off lol just keep putting in the work bro!
Bro I am just like that. I have a ultimate self image that I am striving to achieve....I think if we all really examine ourselves we all have that. It is the reason we train, diet and run gear to get to that ultimate self image we have....that or to get laid.....lol
I'm still pretty fat lol
Nope I feel OK about myself for the most part! There will always be room for improvement. I look in the mirror maybe once a day to get ready in the morning. I know people who can't walk by a mirror without stopping to either admire or critique them selves..... Not sure really, I never bothered to ask. It would seem rude!
No! but I have been over confident for years
Nope! I feel pretty damn good about myself
I feel I look like shit if I can't see my abs. I have started to cut and within the last week I have been getting leaner and happier. Almost satisfied, when I hit 10% I will be happy I think. It's all about being lean in my book and I've been sittin at 13%-15% for my whole life. Feels nice to finally be breaking that plateau thanks to no carbs after lunch
There you go...... thats THE only way to get the lower abs showing bro, ive never done a fkn sit-up or crunch in my life!.... heavy lifting creates thick hard abs... diet brings em out! ... no other way.
AnonYou know I passed this thread by not taking it seriously until tonight. I stopped at the 7-11 and got a cup of coffee. Anyway a lady comes in about my height and probably weighed about 350 and had a tee shirt on and her arms were just stretching the sleeves out!!! I looked at my arms and felt wimpy. I've known obese guys that didn't have arms this big. Her arms were bigger than anyone's arms at my gym. I know it was all fat but dayum!
lmao lol.I be jealous of those 22 inch arms too.miring lmao
tread-mHell I'd love to help ya out brother cuz I care, I really do but...No I look phukin great.
UFOhahaha dick head...maybe one day we can all look as good as tread...just not as hairy
tread-mThat's why I keep these sheep shears handy brother, 2 hrs a day! Lmao
@UFO...And he is NOT kidding!! TRUE STORY!!
UFOLol too funnyy...
thats why they made back razors lol.Although the one is use is not that good but i am not hairy anyway lol
AnonBe patient you will get there if you put the effort in. It takes time bro. Kids these days want to be big fast and will do whatever they can to do so. This shit takes years of training!!! Keep ya head up
used to, but after i lost it all due to injury, i learned to be humble.. now no matter wat i look like im thankful
I been injured many times but i train through injury.Tore my chest one time 2 yrs ago said to myself fuck cant train chest so trained back that day.
lol well i get the injuries u cant train with like broken wrists and ruptured tendons but thats not im talking about
i been training around tendonits for ages.
tread-mI got rid of mine and I feel hgh permanent use did help but it actually just fully went away in a short period of time once I introduced turmeric supps into my daily supps.
First step is to feel comfortable with you no matter if you are on the road and the goal seems far away. You are in the best possible plate in order to get where you want. This way, the road will be easier and you will enjoy each step you take. Good luck, mate.
AnonOnly when I am sick or don't shower or put on make up
Anon"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."
breakingfaceYou is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZimx1wHYcs
Bro we all think like this. Its what keeps us in the gym trying that much harder to get what we will never see, but atleast the ones around us claim we look good and are big. lol. But it pisses me off most time when they say it cause I feel like they are just stroking my ego or whatever trying to make me feel good. Atleast it keeps us having the drive to get to the gym, to eat better, to push harder, to spend more hard earned money on gear haha.
breakingface95% unhappy and 5% happy. The 95% keeps me working at full capacity and the 5% is just enough to keep my sense of defeat at bay. Its the same with my golf game. I can have 18 terrible holes, but that one good swing is enough to get me back on the green the next week.
BTW- "I wanna look like frank mcgrath although i wont get there" is stink'n thinkin.
I look in the mirror and see myself as the same 13 year old, poptart eating fat ass that i was. But it motivates me to keep going hard at the gym. I've never once been satisfied with how I look...
If your a true bodybuilder...that will never change
sometimes i look at myself in the mirror and i think i look great. most of the time im unhappy with how i look, but that unhappiness drives me to keep improving
AnonI dont know what to tell you, except try to start paying attention. Chances are if you are observant you will catch women checking you out. Most of them are subtle, and a few are overt but you will see that they are checking you out and if that doesnt make you feel good nothing will.
I see im not the only one who catches people looking as they notice I caught them looking and try to sloooowly turn away. Its reassuring...
What if Justin Timberlake is checking your junk???? True story.... that kinda shit makes my astroglide ;-)
AnonI never took offense at being checked out or flirted with by a gay dude, I could care less. If Justin is willing to buy me a new Ferrari Id let him look at it all day
AnonOkay homie, that really did make me laugh out loud... Really.
Lmaooooo so in other words, YOU NOT A CHEAP DATE????
I look in the mirror and say, you are special, you are beautiful, you are one of a kind, the strongest, the fastest, the bestest (if bestest was a word), you are ripped and big, so don't believe what your lying eyes are telling you, because there is none like you! Give this a try it just might work:P lol
Overcome it by being acceptant of your body! Be thankful your healthy and not in a wheelchair or facing cancer wasting!
Just be thankful for what you do have, no one is perfect!
GATORGEAR
Ps just saw your pictures , your big strong and healthy my man
Be thankful!
thanks bro
Yes I think it's what drives us to keep pushing hard!
when i go off cycle i feel like i am shrinking everyday and also losing strength everyday.
Try to keep water off during cycle. It helps you know where you realistically stand with muscle gain.
UFOLOL Yes!! Oldhead nailed it, its the muscle dismorphic. I will literally sit there all the time saying I look small or like shit while every single other person I see comments on how good or big I look and I am making steady gains in the gym. I just shrug it off. I also have moments where I am like damn, i look good and that will change by the hour. So weird. Shits kinda annoying but its what keeps me pushing harder.