Do you ever wonder why you do it?

[Gladiola]

So many women my age (24) like to go to the bar for happy hour after a day at the office. I can't wait to hit the iron (THEN maybe shower & head out!)

I know I'm getting some bulk on me. My boyfriend is starting to not like it. Girlfriends & other gym members are saying, "Don't get any bigger." I know some ladies see me flex & think "WHOA"

But I don't care. I my muscle. I being strong. I lifting.

I can't help but wonder--- Why?
Perhaps I'm feeling isolated cuz the only BB-chick friend I have is my sister, who lives in another state. Perhaps my ladies-only aerobics-centered gym is getting to my head. But I DO feel like a small minority in my love of muscle & pumping iron.

Do you ever feel like a strange rare breed? Don't you ever wonder why you don't think like everyone else?

 

[ann]

I think alot of times it is jealousy because they do not have the discipline needed to look as good as you

 

[Bikini Mod]

Because it feels so f****ing GOOD.

Hannibal once told me that I shouldn't explain myself; my friends don't need it and my enemies won't believe it.

(Not sure where HE heard it)

WHAT HE AND SHE SAID!

 

[Fatback]

What everyone else said! Actually I was in the gym the other day feeling a bit freakish. I go to one of those wussy spa gyms where cardio, classes and using personal trainers is the norm. I was standing in the free weight area and I felt like a monster, I mean the men, even the larger ones were doing shoulder presses with 12.5, 15 & 20 lb weights and I do the warm up with 20's. LOL It's funny because here I am 4'11, now 137lbs after bulking, currently cutting but I lift more than the 6ft 200 lb'ers in my gym. Believe me they all stare at me. But then of course, I went in to shower and well whenever I see myself naked--DAMN! it is all worth it! Sheeeeet I look gooood!

 

[NubianBeauty]

LOL @ FB

 

[KBgrl]

WOW... i JUST posted a similar thread on another board....its a lot smaller than elite. it was pretty personal so i didnt really want too many people viewing it..especially dudes. anyway.... i feel the same way!! its sooo hard for me to deal with because nobody in my personal life supports me or likes what i doing and like u ...."my man" doesnt find it attractive at all. we dont see each other for months at a time so when we see each other he always notices the difference in my body. i just saw him and he made me feel like shit! he doesnt like women with ANY kind of muscle AT ALL. hes into the skinny model look so he reallllly doesnt like the way i look right now. thing is i am still small....just have more muscle and a lil more size...im by no means "big" and now i feel like hes not sexually attracted to me anymore. whatever... im not gonna get into details but i hear u girl!! it is NOT a good feeling at all. its hard situation...especially when u luv each other ya know.

i dont know what i would do without these BB boards. it keeps me sane and true to myself.

 

[ann]

Ahhh Group hug KB

 

[KBgrl]

Ahhh Group hug KB

thx honey (for both ur respones!!!) ur a sweetheart.

 

[SteelWeaver]

KB honey - hang in there! Maybe it's time you found yourself another man - or a WOman!

As for wondering why I do it - I know EXACTLY why I do it - because it makes me feel like a ZILLION bucks, and because I now have more discipline, more focus, more clarity, more sanity - more EVERYTHING in my life than I ever had before - I'm more me than I ever knew possible.

... And boy am I starting to look good!

 

[Bikini Mod]

The very first time my daughters were TRULY proud of me was at my first bbing competition. I only got second, but I felt like I had one THE GOLD! Since then, my girls regularly volunteer to ANYONE who will stand still for more than two seconds, "MY MOM IS A BODYBUILDER!".... At first it embarrassed me, but now I revel in their pride... the only thing that will make them prouder is when I finish school..... God, that will be in like AGES.... but hey, nothing worth having is ever easily attained!