Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below For me it doesnt matter how much I gain , I just dont feel big. I get plenty of compliments on my size but when I look in the mirror, I see a normal looking body. i was just wondering if any of you feel the same way. For instance this past thurs, I was at my 2nd graders science night school function and in the middle of the program this 8yr old looks at me and says ... " Mr. why are your veins popping out of your arms? " lol then another kid chimes in " are you a wrestler? with all those muscles?" I was totally caught off guard and it surprised me but I still dont feel big ? My wife says its just me and I think it is maybe its dysmorphia ? .... sucks cause im never satisfied with how I look..... Just venting alittle ... Cbodd ...
Do you ever feel big enough ?
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deejleos
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Yea I get that way sometimes to, but everyone notices for sure, sometimes we don't really notice cuz we look in the mirror everyday. Just the other day my lady said "stop working out so much ur getting to big, u look like a king cobra" lol thought it was funny, but I don't see as much as everyone else does, at least I'm doin it right!
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I feel exactly the same way. My last cycle of test/tren I was up around 232 lbs and my wife actually made the comment that I was too big, that my size was imposing. I honestly did not see it. Sure after a workout I would look in the mirror and I could see the growth, but I guess it is mental because I just did not feel big.
But like Deej says above its others peoples comments that let you know you are growing.
But like Deej says above its others peoples comments that let you know you are growing.
the thing is, as you can already tell, others are going to see the difference a lot more than you do because you see yourself everyday, and its hard to see the progress... even if you look at pictures and you can see it, its harder to see it in person... I was walking into costco yesterday, and there were little kids in the shopping cart and they said "whoaaaa, look at his muscles" and I just started laughing and it made me feel really good, but for us, we are never satisfied... thats a good thing though, because then you are constantly working to get better... don't worry, im sure we all go through this and its only because you have the want to get better...
that's why striving to be better I guess
motorcyclegiant
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Being so tall, I can be at 290lbs and I feel too "lanky", and Im not the typical basketball player body type...but I feel like I am. People guess my weight and say 250lbs, immediately makes me want to put more size on...lol
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Sinister Minister
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You're always your own worst critic!! Go read the Greek story of tantalus, this is a great example of every seriously dedicated body builder! You may say you only want to be at a certain size and shape but honestly that will never be enough. The biggest part of body building is never settling or being complacent! You will always find yourself competing with yourself!!!
Anabolic chest
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Im 6'2 and around 255, not sure on BF but that photo in my avi is a week old, any guesses to my BF level?
I feel small all the time, its just the way we all are i suppose. Sometimes i wish i didnt care so much about being big and in good shape because life would be so much easier, if you guys know what i mean? Alot of my mates dont care and just eat crap and drink 4 times a week whereas i try not to drink and try to eat healthy even if i dont really want to.
Ive got 8 weeks left of my cycle though so hopefully ill be around 265 by the end and maybe ill feel good about my body, but i doubt it
I feel small all the time, its just the way we all are i suppose. Sometimes i wish i didnt care so much about being big and in good shape because life would be so much easier, if you guys know what i mean? Alot of my mates dont care and just eat crap and drink 4 times a week whereas i try not to drink and try to eat healthy even if i dont really want to.
Ive got 8 weeks left of my cycle though so hopefully ill be around 265 by the end and maybe ill feel good about my body, but i doubt it
Chopzilla
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I know exactly what you mean! You just gotta snap yourself out of that funk brother and keep working at it cause 6'2 255 is fucking massive I don't care what you say. Ride out the rest of that cycle like a champ and you can reach your goal weight.
I feel small too but then again I'm 5'5 185 bf is 18% though but I mean I get complimented but I just don't see it. When I look in the mirror I see the same guy that was 140 pounds despite the fact that every so often people say nice things or my girlfriend says I need to cut back I just don't see it. I feel huge after a great workout when Im pumped but when it wears off it sucks. I guess Im slacking in the mental aspect of this game.
needtogetaas
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Ya in my pants mostly though.
Pound4PoundAAS
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I think you're mistaken about Tantalus..
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No, I don't think I am... I know he was a thief and a cannibal too. My mentioning him as an example was strictly in regards to his punishment and never being able to grasp the fruit or drink the water... Meaning our goals are typically always out of reach if we keep competing within ourselves and never settling at a certain size!
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kiai
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yeah we always see ourself as normal and looking to get to the next level.
I was travelling in Dec and I got asked twice if I was a bodybuilder at restaurants not sure if it was my choice of food or the way I looked but it sure felt nice coz hell I dont think I'm there yet
Never thought I was big, I never see any results from training till I have an assessment or visit my brother, he always sees the difference, good or bad he always points it out too! Today I asked a guy how much he was lifting to see if I could work in a few sets, he looked at me and said "not as much as you mate" which surprised me cos I'd always seen this guy as being bigger & stronger than me. Another bloke commented that I'd visibly leaned out recently. I hadn't noticed a thing other than my trousers being a bit looser round the waist.
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Nulli secundus - second to none
Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.
People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
this is exactly right.. if i run into someone i haven't seen in a couple years or look at older pics of me I can really tell the difference..
especially considering today i look like i have a small head.
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ALIN
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I think its normal for us as bodybbuilders to never be completely satisfied with where we stand..always looking for improvements. The dysmorphia thing could exist.
Iron Warrior707
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This is very true, i always feel small.. When i was 170lb i said to myself my final goal is to be 200lb, i reached 200lb wasnt satisfied, i set a goal to be 215, reached 215 wasnt satisfied reached 232 not happy.. But the weird thing is when im pumped at the gym i look fuking huge, i remeber i had 18.5 arms last year at bw of 213 but my arms were pumped to the max and they were huge during workout, right now i have 18.5 cold at 232 but they look smaller or different than 18.5 when they were pumped from last year, now pumped they are 19.1/2 which gets to a size i like but they wear off too quick.. \
I think someone said it best, its because you see your self everyday.. They way i measure progress now is through tape measure...
I think someone said it best, its because you see your self everyday.. They way i measure progress now is through tape measure...
jjcart11
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It's crazy that this topic is on here. Every time I look in the mirror I think to myself that I look small. I'm 6'2" 230lb and I'm never satisfied. Every day at the gym or buddies that see me say dude your huge but in my head it feels good to hear that but I don't feel it. It's good to never be satisfied but at the same time I would like to feel good about my size. I know exactly how you guys feel!!
Kingfeade2
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First off, I love all you guys.... i want more friends in real life where they always strive for better... Even my athlete friends dont all think like that... most of the ppl i know are bums... they complain and dont do shit, But yes and no, after a work out i feel big.... waking up in the morning i look in the mirror and step on the scale... im the largest i have ever been but i feel kind of small...
WOW .... Im not alone here which is good and bad cause I dont wish anyone to feel like I do but all you guys in ur avatar look big and ripped but feel the same way.I can go to a waterpark in the summer and feel uncomfortable cause people sometimes stare and my wife laughs and says just enjoy it .. there admiring your physique but in my mind im like do they stare cause im too small or skinny? its crazy to feel like that with all the pills,shakes,food and supps I take to get to where I wanna b. After a good heavy workout and of course creatine and NO2 product in my body, im so pumped and full I come home take my shirt off and im like dam i wish I stayed like this all the time then id b happy but like some of you said we r our own worst critic and we see ourselves in the mirror everyday!! change is there but I just dont see it... I do have friends that dont lift and eat and drink all the time and have no worries about there body comp and sometimes I wish I could b like that, it would b alot less stressful but you know what ... I wouldnt have it any other way so I keep lifting and eating and taking supps cause thats just my daily routine and If we all were happy where we r at then we would probably stop doing what we do... Thanks guys .... Cbodd.....
6'1" or so and 234lbs and I still look in the mirror and wonder if I will ever get big? Lol We all do it. Somedays are better than others but like right now while bulking I almost don't want to look. Work my ass off and seem to not grow but everyone else says differently. It is a love hate relationship. Lmao
Gunslinger007
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My (now ex) girlfriend is always telling me to stop lifting, I'm too big, but I don't see it, I just want to be the best I can be.
I don't "feel" small though, I think what you're talking about could be dysmorphia.
I would say don't wrap your identity and self-worth in BB'ing. I see it as a means, not an end.
A man should be a protector, provider, and leader, and the way I see it, training my body to become more strong and powerful, makes me better at all three.
I don't "feel" small though, I think what you're talking about could be dysmorphia.
I would say don't wrap your identity and self-worth in BB'ing. I see it as a means, not an end.
A man should be a protector, provider, and leader, and the way I see it, training my body to become more strong and powerful, makes me better at all three.
Iron Warrior707
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Pound4PoundAAS
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Haha my bad! I thought you were referring to him as a bodybuilder. I remembered his gory story and was a little confused as to why you mentioned him
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GradeABeef
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I see growth when I look in mirror, but even if I put on another 50 lbs of muscle I would still want more. The one thing I do hate is my lack of six pack. My wife says I look good but until I look like a lot of you guys around the middle I won't be happy. I am 5'8 and 200 lbs. built but not cut.
bluetoolpaul
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Haha, oh man, its crazy. My opinion on my build changes day to day. At 6'5 and 250 I technically look big to a normal person but small to a bodybuilder. Id like to be 275 but I'm sure id feel the same way. People comment on my sze almost daily but then today, a kid asked me if I played ball, I said I'm way too old for that he then said I looked like a wide reciever....it crushed me....tho I wouldn't mind looking like david boston.
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big hawk
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I can agree and dis-agree! I was always an athlete growing up and always big and broad but once I got married and started a family, the beer gut started coming around! Now I've been back in the gym trying to get back in shape, but I tell you, I want to get bigger! At 6'1 and 290 my chest is getting bigger and my shoulders have always been broad and their shape is coming back, so is my back! I've been back in the gym for about a year now, and my weight is up and down! The more belly fat I lose it feels like the weight comes back as muscle! Just going to keep busting ass in the gym!
“Body dysmorphic disorder is often confused with vanity; this is not the case as most people don't want to look great, they just want to look acceptable.”
I often see my self as a normal guy, wich no muscles! but some how now and then i just notice how huge i am.. I like it when people say its kinda gross and looks wierd with muscles poping out
but not that i am cutting its hard to feel bigger, but when i reach a good fat % surely itll show off more
but not that i am cutting its hard to feel bigger, but when i reach a good fat % surely itll show off more
You look great and I would guess sub 12% maybe sub 10% . What are you running? Im 6'2 and stay around 225. And I never feel big enough. lolololl I think its the nature of our sport.
Anabolic chest
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Thanks for the kind words man. Yeah i was thinking around 12%.
Currently five weeks into a test-e cycle (750mg per week) with a dbol kickstart (60mg). Previously done a 10 week anavar cycle and a 12 week test-e/dbol cycle with winny from week 10-15 into pct
Sinister Minister
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On your anavar cycle, what dosage did you run for the 10 weeks?
Anabolic chest
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100mg a day. I wouldnt run anavar again though as the results didnt really match the expense if you know what i mean. Ill stick to the injectables from now on.
Are you thinking about running an anavar cycle or something bro?
Sinister Minister
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Yes, I have 250 10mg tabs that I'm gonna start in 2 weeks. Trying to determine which dosage to go with..
Anabolic chest
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With that you could do 50mg a day for 7 weeks. 50mg a day may work well for you depending on your stats, i personally would buy more and run 100mg a day
freakshow85
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I always feel the same, too. Like, I obviously feel weights get lighter and easier to rep. I see the measurements change. I see the weight change on the scale. I get stares in the store. My friends all ask me "what I'm on". But I still "feel" the same. I definitely don't feel huge. I feel ... ''big'' or something, but not huge and definitely not where I want to be.
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