Anyone feel obsessed w/ BB?

Flex · 11-09-2003, 10:19 PM

Obviously we BB's are a little crazy about how obsessed we are with BB, some more than others.

But does anyone ever feel overwhelmed by it? In other words, sometimes i feel so overwhelmed by everything involved. For example, after i eat a meal, i'm already worrying about what time is it gonna be 2 hrs later when i have to eat again, and what i am gonna eat etc. etc.

I worry about getting enough sleep (is it enough), what i'm gonna eat before i go to the gym (what food, but not too much so i dont feel too full, but not too little so i dont feel hungry in the middle of the workout) I find sometimes while i'm in class i'm trying to pick out what exercises i'm gonna do for the upcoming workout. The list goes on and on..............

Does anyone feel this? or am i just too obsessed with BB.

gr81 · 11-09-2003, 10:23 PM

maybe you are just an obsessive compulsive bro, you ever think of that?

just playin, I am in the same boat as you are, but hey that is a good thing right. It just means we are dedicated. right .....right...?! Hmmmm

Flex · 11-09-2003, 10:32 PM

I think i may just be obsessive compulsive, who knows. It used to be so easy when i only knew about lifting. Training hard and that's it.

Then, using one example (there are a million), diet came in. But not just eating, its eating enough. Then eating enough wasnt good enough, its eating the right food. Then it includes not eating certain shit, then at what time....it doesnt stop.

oh well, i guess its better than being addicted to crack

gr81 · 11-09-2003, 10:38 PM

yes it is. Relax though bud, all of this should be fun, it shouldn't be a nuscence as you make it sound. Aren't you havin fun with it?

Flex · 11-09-2003, 10:45 PM

course its fun. but sometimes i feel overwhelmed, you hear me?

like there's always something to do thats BB related.......

gr81 · 11-09-2003, 10:50 PM

that is why you have to have other outlets in your life besides BB, ya feel me. It can't be the only thing. Like for me I have my music that I put almost as much energy into, writing and hearing and shit like that, that is a huge outlet for me to channel energy through, especially like right now when my training is not at it peak to say the least. you have gotta have other outlets. Having rough sex with a stallion of a chick always puts your mind at ease though man, right.

Flex · 11-09-2003, 10:54 PM

I do have other interests, but BB is my #1. i guess its my most important thing.

i guess i just gotta relax and try not to worry, although its easier to say than do (cuz i def. worry too much). oh well, thanks for your help playa.

gr81 · 11-09-2003, 10:55 PM

what other interests do you have besides BB?

Flex · 11-09-2003, 10:57 PM

plenty....fam/friends, music, sports (watching and playing), movies, video games........

i think i just worry too much, thats just my personality......

gr81 · 11-09-2003, 11:40 PM

how about them celts bro, lost 3 in a row. your man paul pierce leads the league in turnovers, ha ha. just fucking with ya man.

TheGreatSatan · 11-10-2003, 12:49 AM

Obsessed w/BB? Too busy gettin' fat.

Flex · 11-10-2003, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gr81
how about them celts bro, lost 3 in a row. your man paul pierce leads the league in turnovers, ha ha. just fucking with ya man.

just beat the kings last night. pierce is the truth man wathc yourself. don't get me started on the seahawks haha

**Mudge** · 11-10-2003, 11:18 AM

Right now its about the only thing I pay attention to... I have a hard time taking a day off in the gym, but I did yesterday!

BUSTINOUT · 11-10-2003, 11:50 AM

Flex, I used to be the same way. When I was competing, everything revolved around BBing. My work schedule revolved around my training...not the other way around. Like gr8 said, you gotta have other interests. There has to be balance in your life. Because as you get older, how big you got ain't gonna amount to crap. There needs to be balance between training/work/family/friends/spiritual/etc. It is all those things that make you whole. If you focus on just one or two things, no matter which ones they are, you leave yourself open for a massive disaster down the road. Life has a funny way of bringing things into persepective sometimes. When you put all of your time and energy into one thing, and that thing comes crashing down or you no longer have it in your life, you are left standing there looking for a direction to turn. I have found myself in this situation a couple of times and I do not recommend it. It's all about balance Flex.

HyDr8 · 11-10-2003, 12:35 PM

I think the bottom line is we want the most return for the effort we give in the gym. That's why we obsess over things like diet/rest/supps/etc.

At 51, I wish I had the info available to me at 16 that I have now.

Another thing I've learned is we need a goal. Something to reach for and acheive and then back off of for awhile. Like baseball, football, hockey players bust ass for 6-8 months and then they have the "off" season. Or, a pro bb has an event or competition and then can relax for awhile. Give the body a rest.

IOW, we just can't keep going and going and going. There needs to be a point where we just back off and enjoy life.

And then hit it hard again.

gr81 · 11-10-2003, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BUSTINOUT
Flex, I used to be the same way. When I was competing, everything revolved around BBing. My work schedule revolved around my training...not the other way around. Like gr8 said, you gotta have other interests. There has to be balance in your life. Because as you get older, how big you got ain't gonna amount to crap. There needs to be balance between training/work/family/friends/spiritual/etc. It is all those things that make you whole. If you focus on just one or two things, no matter which ones they are, you leave yourself open for a massive disaster down the road. Life has a funny way of bringing things into persepective sometimes. When you put all of your time and energy into one thing, and that thing comes crashing down or you no longer have it in your life, you are left standing there looking for a direction to turn. I have found myself in this situation a couple of times and I do not recommend it. It's all about balance Flex.

great post BO and dead on my man

. I know that it seems like being big is the most important thing ta times, but take a step back and look at yourself once in a while. You don't want to be a meathead whose time and efforts all go to working out (not you Flex, just talkin) For me it is a step in completing the whole package, ya know. I put just as much emphasis on being an educated human as I do putting on size. I know a guy that bodybuilds and has got lots of size to him, he definately is much much bigger than your average 22 yr old. he is about 245 shred and hs been up to 270 before, but he is dumb as a post. He actually told me once that if he didn't have a family to support he would live out of a van and spend every penny he earns on GH and the anabolics. He has already spent a small fortune on the drugs and has been runnign shit for about 3 years now with no break, so basically he is a meathead and I have a hard time repsecting him even though he has the look that I go for in the gym, the freakish look. The point is that I can totally relate to you, the only thing that I feel I have total control of in my life is my BB. It defines who I am, and that has been taken away from me at the moment, so it has forced me to take a step back and reflect. I have been readin alot more and concertrating on my school work which is something that is much more important than training in the long run. just try and put things in perspective. remember no matter how big you are, if you don't have that cash flow then you won't be pulling the 9s and 10s later on. The size of the wallet is more important to them than your arm size or squat best. Keep that in perspective. Sorry for rambling

Flex · 11-10-2003, 06:50 PM

thanks guys, i really hear where you're coming from.

its just that i'm tryin to get as much as i can out of BB by doing everything right (eating enough, eating right, eating on schedule........sooooooooo many other things), and sometimes i feel overwhelmed for say "not eating for 4 hours". i think to myself, fuck, i gotta eat.....you know? it alwasy seems like there is something i could be doing...........

i take this shit very seroiusly, probably too seriously. i think thats my problem....

gr81 · 11-10-2003, 06:53 PM

maybe you should start smoking weed if you doin't already. that can help alieviate the stress

Flex · 11-10-2003, 07:00 PM

no way dude. used to big time, waaaaay too much.
but my asthma started coming alive again and i had an anxiety attack out of the blue one time when i was high............. can't smoke anymore....

i think i'm just stressed cuz of eveyrthing going on (school, work, fam/friends, not knowing what the fuck i'm doing with my life), oh well haha, don't mean to complain, no one wants to hear it

gr81 · 11-10-2003, 07:08 PM

think about it like this though, what young student doesn't have those fears? it is completely normal to think and worry about that stuff, in fact isn't it a good thing that you are worrying about them. I don't know what I specifically want to do either. I am completely stressed out of my mind, just thank god that you do have your training to rely on and escape into when things get rough! You will be fine bro. You are intelligent and obviously have the capacity to be dedicated to something, your BB proves that. Take those principles that helped you succedd in BB and apply them to your real life!

Flex · 11-10-2003, 07:19 PM

ha, arent you philosphical brotha

i hear exactly what you're saying, i just can't help the worrying part. i think its in my nature. Who knows what disorders i have haha (obsession, anxiety....who knows)
oh well, i just gotta deal with it, that's all there is to it.

gr81 · 11-10-2003, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Flex
ha, arent you philosphical brotha

I am very philisophical

Tank316 · 11-10-2003, 11:04 PM

i was in the same boat before i got married, but i wouldnt change what i have now for the world. although my wife is sorta pushing back into the competing thing again. it does consume every bit of energy into doing a show, which takes time away from family and friends, but that the dedication part of it that i liked as well.

11-09-2003, 10:19 PM	#1
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	Anyone feel obsessed w/ BB? BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Obviously we BB's are a little crazy about how obsessed we are with BB, some more than others. But does anyone ever feel overwhelmed by it? In other words, sometimes i feel so overwhelmed by everything involved. For example, after i eat a meal, i'm already worrying about what time is it gonna be 2 hrs later when i have to eat again, and what i am gonna eat etc. etc. I worry about getting enough sleep (is it enough), what i'm gonna eat before i go to the gym (what food, but not too much so i dont feel too full, but not too little so i dont feel hungry in the middle of the workout) I find sometimes while i'm in class i'm trying to pick out what exercises i'm gonna do for the upcoming workout. The list goes on and on.............. Does anyone feel this? or am i just too obsessed with BB.
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-09-2003, 10:23 PM	#2
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	maybe you are just an obsessive compulsive bro, you ever think of that? just playin, I am in the same boat as you are, but hey that is a good thing right. It just means we are dedicated. right .....right...?! Hmmmm
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-09-2003, 10:32 PM	#3
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	I think i may just be obsessive compulsive, who knows. It used to be so easy when i only knew about lifting. Training hard and that's it. Then, using one example (there are a million), diet came in. But not just eating, its eating enough. Then eating enough wasnt good enough, its eating the right food. Then it includes not eating certain shit, then at what time....it doesnt stop. oh well, i guess its better than being addicted to crack
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-09-2003, 10:38 PM	#4
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	yes it is. Relax though bud, all of this should be fun, it shouldn't be a nuscence as you make it sound. Aren't you havin fun with it?
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-09-2003, 10:45 PM	#5
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	course its fun. but sometimes i feel overwhelmed, you hear me? like there's always something to do thats BB related.......
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-09-2003, 10:50 PM	#6
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	that is why you have to have other outlets in your life besides BB, ya feel me. It can't be the only thing. Like for me I have my music that I put almost as much energy into, writing and hearing and shit like that, that is a huge outlet for me to channel energy through, especially like right now when my training is not at it peak to say the least. you have gotta have other outlets. Having rough sex with a stallion of a chick always puts your mind at ease though man, right.
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-09-2003, 10:54 PM	#7
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	I do have other interests, but BB is my #1. i guess its my most important thing. i guess i just gotta relax and try not to worry, although its easier to say than do (cuz i def. worry too much). oh well, thanks for your help playa.
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-09-2003, 10:55 PM	#8
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	what other interests do you have besides BB?
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-09-2003, 10:57 PM	#9
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	plenty....fam/friends, music, sports (watching and playing), movies, video games........ i think i just worry too much, thats just my personality......
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-09-2003, 11:40 PM	#10
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	how about them celts bro, lost 3 in a row. your man paul pierce leads the league in turnovers, ha ha. just fucking with ya man.
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-10-2003, 12:49 AM	#11
TheGreatSatan Satan Loves You Too Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In Min0's Bed! Posts: 11,778 Photos: 16	Obsessed w/BB? Too busy gettin' fat.
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11-10-2003, 11:18 AM	#13
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,966 Photos: 1	Right now its about the only thing I pay attention to... I have a hard time taking a day off in the gym, but I did yesterday!

11-10-2003, 11:50 AM	#14
BUSTINOUT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,408	Flex, I used to be the same way. When I was competing, everything revolved around BBing. My work schedule revolved around my training...not the other way around. Like gr8 said, you gotta have other interests. There has to be balance in your life. Because as you get older, how big you got ain't gonna amount to crap. There needs to be balance between training/work/family/friends/spiritual/etc. It is all those things that make you whole. If you focus on just one or two things, no matter which ones they are, you leave yourself open for a massive disaster down the road. Life has a funny way of bringing things into persepective sometimes. When you put all of your time and energy into one thing, and that thing comes crashing down or you no longer have it in your life, you are left standing there looking for a direction to turn. I have found myself in this situation a couple of times and I do not recommend it. It's all about balance Flex.

11-10-2003, 12:35 PM	#15
HyDr8 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 118	I think the bottom line is we want the most return for the effort we give in the gym. That's why we obsess over things like diet/rest/supps/etc. At 51, I wish I had the info available to me at 16 that I have now. Another thing I've learned is we need a goal. Something to reach for and acheive and then back off of for awhile. Like baseball, football, hockey players bust ass for 6-8 months and then they have the "off" season. Or, a pro bb has an event or competition and then can relax for awhile. Give the body a rest. IOW, we just can't keep going and going and going. There needs to be a point where we just back off and enjoy life. And then hit it hard again.
HyDr8 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 118	I love the sound of clanging iron in the morning. It sounds like victory.

11-10-2003, 06:50 PM	#17
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	thanks guys, i really hear where you're coming from. its just that i'm tryin to get as much as i can out of BB by doing everything right (eating enough, eating right, eating on schedule........sooooooooo many other things), and sometimes i feel overwhelmed for say "not eating for 4 hours". i think to myself, fuck, i gotta eat.....you know? it alwasy seems like there is something i could be doing........... i take this shit very seroiusly, probably too seriously. i think thats my problem....
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-10-2003, 06:53 PM	#18
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	maybe you should start smoking weed if you doin't already. that can help alieviate the stress
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-10-2003, 07:00 PM	#19
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	no way dude. used to big time, waaaaay too much. but my asthma started coming alive again and i had an anxiety attack out of the blue one time when i was high............. can't smoke anymore.... i think i'm just stressed cuz of eveyrthing going on (school, work, fam/friends, not knowing what the fuck i'm doing with my life), oh well haha, don't mean to complain, no one wants to hear it
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-10-2003, 07:08 PM	#20
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	think about it like this though, what young student doesn't have those fears? it is completely normal to think and worry about that stuff, in fact isn't it a good thing that you are worrying about them. I don't know what I specifically want to do either. I am completely stressed out of my mind, just thank god that you do have your training to rely on and escape into when things get rough! You will be fine bro. You are intelligent and obviously have the capacity to be dedicated to something, your BB proves that. Take those principles that helped you succedd in BB and apply them to your real life!
	Testosterone Site/Elite Fitness-Dave Tate/West Side Barbell/Berardi Nutrition & Sports Performance/Steroid Laws- Rick Collins/John Defendis Intensity or Insanity articles/Save the Supersonics

11-10-2003, 07:19 PM	#21
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	ha, arent you philosphical brotha i hear exactly what you're saying, i just can't help the worrying part. i think its in my nature. Who knows what disorders i have haha (obsession, anxiety....who knows) oh well, i just gotta deal with it, that's all there is to it.
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

11-10-2003, 11:04 PM	#23
Tank316 P/RR/Sh Warrior Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Barron,Wi Posts: 4,345 Photos: 8	i was in the same boat before i got married, but i wouldnt change what i have now for the world. although my wife is sorta pushing back into the competing thing again. it does consume every bit of energy into doing a show, which takes time away from family and friends, but that the dedication part of it that i liked as well.
	P/RR/Sh Warrior. Epic's new man beast.

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