Thread: Muscle dysmorphia

I was the same way growing up. The tall skinny kid. Now I'm alot bigger then I was. I was 6ft and weighed 165 my junior year. Since then I was up to about 220-225 before my injury and I still looked in the mirror and thought I was too small. Now that I dropped a ton of mass due to not being able to train it's a complete mind fuck sometimes. But it gives me the drive I need to hit that shit hard and dedicate myself. Use it as fuel bro. Then when u get compliments u feel damn good. Like uve accomplished something

I think once you lose some gains you have it in your head that "I was bigger than this so I must be small now" even though you might still be a big person.

I think we're all the same when it comes to this. We really don't see ourselves as we are. I get it all the time from family, friends, fiance and complete strangers.

I'm 260 and feel 180. I'm really not big either. Prob cut to 235-240. I'm 6'2. I won't be happy about it

I think not wanting to look like azza makes all of us train harder.

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We all have some form of it or we wouldn't be on this forum

Once you start the juic all the mental problems begin ...I looked like shit for the last 15 years the same amount of time ive been juicing , And the fucked up thing is its prob the same 15 years that everybody has been fucking with me and talking shit right to my face telling how great I look and how they wish they had my body ...Fucking liars all of them . It makes me so mad . I hate everybody but mostly just myself lol...True

Depends on how drastically you change your body. When I've got pretty lean I used to hear from my mom how I look unhealthy...heard from guys I looked like I was on steroids...girls liked it or they didn't...me I always felt like I was so far from what I wanted. I've never been satisfied with my body even when I know I was at my best....I just hope my best is yet to come, and I recognize it.

I am only 5'9 and I was happy with myself when I was 172 lbs and < 7% BF. I've never cared much for the bulky look. I prefer low BF and just nice muscle definition. I'm just now getting over a shoulder injury for the past 6 months. Just now bout to start my next cycle to try and get back to where I was.

^^^i was out for awhile because of a shoulder injury also. I felt I looked the best at 215 and sub 10% bf but I was more comfortable at a slightly higher bf and 220-225

Originally Posted by murf23

Once you start the juic all the mental problems begin ...I looked like shit for the last 15 years the same amount of time ive been juicing , And the fucked up thing is its prob the same 15 years that everybody has been fucking with me and talking shit right to my face telling how great I look and how they wish they had my body ...Fucking liars all of them . It makes me so mad . I hate everybody but mostly just myself lol...True

I don't think juice has everything to do with it, with every person... I had it the minute I started working out! I started gaining fairly quickly from the meager 130-135lbs(at 5'11" tall) that I was when I was 20 years old.... I was immediately hooked... I thought, when I hit 150lbs I'll be as big as I want to get.. then as Im nearing 150, I'm telling myself, 170, that's all I need to be.. then 180, then 200... then 215.. etc, etc...

I hit 211 without touching juice(or PH's)... This wasn't enough for me, I wanted to be 225.. That's when I did my first cycle... I hit 235 within 7 weeks, and was not satisfied... I had a goal of 260 before long.. hit that goal, then realized that I was putting on muscle FAR quicker than my lungs could keep up with!!! I couldn't walk up three stairs without gasping for air!!! I pulled it back down to a VERY lean 245, and was happy with that for YEARS!... Now, I'm looking to hit that 260 mark again, and eventually surpass it... slower this time, though(surpassing it.... ) That way I'm not so uncomfortable at the higher weight...

I think we all have muscle dismorphia, and some of us just have a screwed up view of how we REALLY look(some think they are 'jacked and lean', when they are barely any bigger than a 'normal'(non-lifter), just puffy and fat(from all the dbol they are eating..lol)).... I don't know how much is attributed to juice, I'm sure in some it is more than others.. I know I had it LONG before I ever touched juice, and I'll probably have it till the day I die....

I don't think there's anything majorly wrong with it, as long as you aren't making completely stupid decisions to try to get bigger... Putting your health at risk is not a very good way of going about getting bigger.... but there are always some degree of risk with everything we do... So, keep it to the lowest risk point possible, while attaining your goals(doing bbing comps is EXTREMELY hard on your body... but some of us still do it, I'm guilty of it...).. You have to concede a little in order to do things like bodybuilding comps... but you can try to keep risks to a minimum.. I guess that is the main point of my argument.. As long as you don't let your 'dysmorphia' effect your overall health to a great degree.. go for it! Get as big as you want!!!

I still feel like Im too small and dont look as good as I want to....
but at same time think I look better then half the people out there(not saying much though). still got YEARS of work to do here.
My family says I should stop trying to get bigger, but to me I'm MAYBE half way.

Yup lol. I set my goal at 210 and single dig bf awhile back. Then when I hit that I wanted 220 then when I hit that I wanted 230 unfortunately when i got close I fell off a roof and chipped my elbow and dislocated my shoulder lol. I think when and if I hit 230-240 at a decent bf of say 10-12 ill be happy.....for a little while atleast lol

Originally Posted by Goodskie

I'm 260 and feel 180. I'm really not big either. Prob cut to 235-240. I'm 6'2. I won't be happy about it

exactly my thoughts. im 285, and I feel skinny and small.

im 5'9" and feel great when im lean at 195. at 250 i probably couldnt even wipe my own ass or turn my neck lol

lol some people weigh alot on the scales but dont look like bodybuilders more like power lifters a lean 250 would be scary ha