It's not just the women who are afraid...

[Kalas]

It one or the other depending on the situation, T-Bone.


Basically, when you see guys who either don't workout, or workout but don't ever increase the intensity of it, they're more than likely the lazy ones.


Then there are the guys who get bombarded with that psyche stimulation of "too big if you pass Lorenzo Lamas size", as well the media protrayals, and actually *are* a little scared of getting huge without them noticing until it's too late.

Basically, the latter seem to think they won't notice their muscles growing until it's too late and they're getting phone calls from Lee Priest asking how they got such huge arms out of nowhere, and the guy doesn't know cause he didn't plan on getting "Hyuge". (I like that term)



Personally, I'm more worried about the guys who fall into the latter than the former. I mean, the lazy guy is a shmuck, but the 'scared to be big' guy is just plan on crack...

and remember: Crack does not promote muscle growth, or Marion Barry would be a 3 time Mr. O.

Kalas

 

[tsut]

oh goodness...i didn't know men were afraid to get big?

i have several women friends that think they will look like a female bodybuilders if they lift weights. i keep telling them that requires good genetics and a lot of hard work. the average person is not that lucky. i still see women at the gym that spend hours on the cardio equipment, but won't lift weights. and they wonder why they haven't made any progress. it drives me crazy! oh well...their loss i guess.

 

[Nonerz]

In fairness, it may just be a matter of preference. Some people like blondes, some like brunettes...it's what tickles your fancy.

 

[circusgirl]

The stereotype is true (SAD) but true. I had dinner with my Frenchman, my girlfriend and her boyfriend. Not only is my guy tall (6'3") but he weighs about 240#, not HYUGE by bodybuilding standards but no pencil-neck geek either...

Anyways, my gf told me after we had dinner that her boyfriend was jealous of all the attention that my guy was getting because of his body. (My guy is very shy and reserved, not an attention-hound at all.) Her bf told her, "Why didn't you say anything about MY BODY to the waitress? Just becuase I don't look like some big dumb ape doesn't mean that I don't have a nice body."

I could only shake my head at this. My guy is surgeon who runs a very large rehabilitative fascility....

Bog Dumb Ape - Yea.... OK

(PS my gf is a fashion model so believe it when I tell you that she has NO LACK of attention and her bf while a tall attractive young boy... Is well... A SKINNY BOY)

Stereotypes are stereotypes. If a guy is afraid of being perceived as a "big dumb ape" by a room full of strangers, perhaps he should just sit with his clicker, can of beer and bag of chips. But for heaven's sake, make sure to occasionally dust the crumbs from you bitch-tits and bellies! After all, we are civilized... AREN'T WE?... NOT LIKE WE ARE APES?!?!

HEhehehehehehehehee

Was that your bf you had in your avatar a while back? If so - he's hot

 

[chvl67]

I think this is hysterical. I challenge ANYONE who makes one of these statements to actually put on 12 pounds of muscle in 12 weeks. What's that you say? Ohhhh, you can't do it....I see...Huh? It's harder than you thought? Yes, it most certainly is.

I think part of the fear might come from the fact that this is a lifestyle change for them. Meaning, that my challenge above (Or any "workout" or "diet") has a beginning and an end. At least in their eyes. They don't view it as a lifelong commitment. So when they want to "tone up", they take it as something that they can do for a few months, then go back to eating Haagen Das and watching TV all day long. It doesn't work that way. Your "diet" is whatever you eat on a regular basis. Not simply something that you do to try and shed some fat. (Or in my case, add mass--Which is amusing to watch peoples' reactions when I talk about my "diet")
Education, yes... But I think we can bring it back even further than that. Realistic expectations...

 

[chvl67]

I think this is hysterical. I challenge ANYONE who makes one of these statements to actually put on 12 pounds of muscle in 12 weeks. What's that you say? Ohhhh, you can't do it....I see...Huh? It's harder than you thought? Yes, it most certainly is.

I think part of the fear might come from the fact that this is a lifestyle change for them. Meaning, that my challenge above (Or any "workout" or "diet") has a beginning and an end. At least in their eyes. They don't view it as a lifelong commitment. So when they want to "tone up", they take it as something that they can do for a few months, then go back to eating Haagen Das and watching TV all day long. It doesn't work that way. Your "diet" is whatever you eat on a regular basis. Not simply something that you do to try and shed some fat. (Or in my case, add mass--Which is amusing to watch peoples' reactions when I talk about my "diet")
Education, yes... But I think we can bring it back even further than that. Realistic expectations...

 

[Scarlett33]

I think its funny that someone who is a lard ass thinks they will look like a body builder if they half ass work out a couple times a week If only it were true!