Weird problem - shoulders in summer

[Superbabe]

keiko, what's a wife beater?

 

[wilson6]

L2W,

Next time family members make comments about your fitness lifestyle just tell them this. "Listen, I don't go around giving you shit about being a bunch of sedentary fat ass f**ks, so please keep the snide remarks to yourselves and have a little more courtesy." You might be more diplomatic because it's family, but I usually find it best to drop bombs first, then use diplomacy to restructure what's left. Less issues to deal with

W6

 

[new@gettinbig]

My family members and friends used to ask..why do you do that??? why do you eat so much?? why u want all that muscle....we had one conversation i told them it is what i do, i plan to get bigger, and i plan to compete for a long time sooooo...get used to it and dont ask questions. My close family is supportive and has no problems but those that did, just dont tell it to my face anymore. They dont understand so dont even try to explain or make sense of it to them! u are wasting your breath!!!!!!

Thats what i like about w6...blunt and to the point, no bull shit...thats what i like!

 

[strongchick]

YEAH! What she said!

 

[keiko]

Sbabe-a wife-beater is a guy's sleeveless undershirt, with low arm holes, mod. low neck. You know, like the goombas wear on national TV. I'm sure the monicker came from a pejorative meaning.

 

[americkan woman]

You know, I've been feeling the same way this summer. Last year I still had a good layer of blubber on my upper body so the muscularity wasn't as evident, but this year I'm really defined above and from a BB point of view, my back is my best feature. So while in general I'm pretty proud of what I've done with myself, I sometimes feel uncomfortable in the popular little camisoles and, god forbid, my bikinis because people's comments make me feel really akward/freakish I mean, on the one hand the comments can be very flattering and sensitive, on the other, there are people like the jackass in the grocery store the other day who came to a screeching halt in front of me and said loudly "Damn, how does a woman get so jacked?" Guess you had to be there, but I felt like half the store came to a halt to check me out.

But in the end, I'm doing this for me and me alone and it has been a particularly tough decision in some cases because for instance my husband really does NOT appreciate the "jacked" look on a woman and takes every opportunity to suggest a lighter training program....I guess you just gotta take your lumps for doing something that puts you in a minority and just tell everyone to

 

[luv2workout]

W6 & New

I should have read this before I went to the family camp yesterday..LOL...I brought along my lil ice chest which had 2 chicken breast, an apple, a can of tuna and a sweet potatoe....my aunt, who I havent seen in a year said "oh pleez just promise me you wont end up looking like those women on t.v - that is so GROSS!!! I coulda,shoulda, woulda said something - but I didnt....

 

[FitFossil]

Yep! I'm definitely feeling better about wearing sleeveless stuff (and short stuff too to show off those brand new righteous calves I've been building).

Thanks to everyone for the pep talks. I decided to just GET OVER myself. For 1) it's too damn hot to worry about it, 2) I'm getting used to the compliments, dirty looks, or whatever, and 3) I've worked hard and I'm going to enjoy it!

Yes, it's true I've always had a shyness problem, and one thing that goes with that was trying to disappear into the background. The bodybuilding has changed that for me. It doesn't let me blend in physically anymore, so I've had to just face up to being more outgoing. Thanks all!

 

[strongchick]

So while in general I'm pretty proud of what I've done with myself, I sometimes feel uncomfortable in the popular little camisoles and, god forbid, my bikinis because people's comments make me feel really akward/freakish I mean, on the one hand the comments can be very flattering and sensitive, on the other, there are people like the jackass in the grocery store the other day who came to a screeching halt in front of me and said loudly "Damn, how does a woman get so jacked?" Guess you had to be there, but I felt like half the store came to a halt to check me out.

But in the end, I'm doing this for me and me alone and it has been a particularly tough decision in some cases because for instance my husband really does NOT appreciate the "jacked" look on a woman and takes every opportunity to suggest a lighter training program....I guess you just gotta take your lumps for doing something that puts you in a minority and just tell everyone to

I'm WAY into bb'ing myself...no, people don't screech to a halt when they see me, but they do look at me.

I'm no where near 'jacked'. Crazy thing is, I wouldn't mind looking more 'jacked'. But I can't help but wonder what the deal is with not liking the attention, but wanting the results.

If you are not competing, why do we do this? If it is for health, then why not just do a moderate program?

Speaking for myself...I'm just plain pissed off at the world and myself for being overfat in the past...overfat because of all the myths about being female. All the 'can'ts' and 'shouldn'ts'.

I like the muscle I'm building because it makes a statement...'YOU CANNOT TELL ME HOW TO LIVE...I WILL FORCIBLY ERASE YOUR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MY SUPPOSED LIMITATIONS. WHEN YOU SEE ME YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR YOURSELF ANYMORE BECAUSE I AM AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO IGNORE MALE CONTROL OVER MY PERSON.'

aaaahhhhhh. i feel better now.