How long before you looked in a mirror and thought wow?

Woody_London · 11-22-2004, 09:18 AM

I have been weightlifting for the past four months. The first two months I didn't read up on weightlifting and threw myself into it. The upshot was I wasn't eating enough and overtraining. In the third month I started to read up and increased my calorie intake but was still overtraining. Only for the past month have I been training with a proper program (Max-OT) and eating properly. I have now started to notice my body changing shape and it's a real boost.

How long was it before you looked in a mirror and thought wow? I know every one is different but how long do I need to wait before I notice a big difference?

BritChick · 11-22-2004, 09:33 AM

Just a suggestion take progress pics now and along the way.
Quite often you don't notice 'how much' your physique has changed or how significant your gains have been unless you have something to reflect back on.

sabre81 · 11-22-2004, 11:01 AM

ill say "wow" when im satisfied. Hmm im never satisfied... o no, a conundrum.

Stu · 11-22-2004, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Woody_London

How long was it before you looked in a mirror and thought wow?

Im still waiting for that moment

gopro · 11-22-2004, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by stu21Ldn

Im still waiting for that moment

Best I've ever said is "hmmm, getting there." I leave the "wows" to other people, LOL.

**Mudge** · 11-22-2004, 11:37 AM

Exactly, I'm still waiting for wow. Sometimes I think "cool, progress..."

min0 lee · 11-22-2004, 11:44 AM

I get scared and scream when I see myself in the mirror.

I seemed to have the same effect on others when I showed them my picture.

ponyboy · 11-22-2004, 12:13 PM

4.2 minutes. Maybe 4.3.

wannagetbig2001 · 11-22-2004, 12:55 PM

yeah - i get WOW's from others but for me .. I NEVER say it.. still waiting for that time... I guess thats what keeps me working out soo HARD!!!

min0 lee · 11-22-2004, 12:57 PM

It does feel good when others say it.

madden player · 11-22-2004, 01:02 PM

When I first caught the lifting bug when I was 16 yrs old, it took about two months before I could look in the mirror and say 'WOW' to myself. It was as if I was looking at someone else's body with my head on it; I couldn't believe that they were my arms, my chest, my legs, ect...

So I continued to lift; nothing more motivating than progress.

After 7 yrs of lifting, my life hit the shitter; injuries, marriage on the rocks, failed business, aggrevated assualt charges, two yrs in and out of courts, ect...

Know I am feeling fine, and I have gotten my life back in order and back in the gym after almost 3 yrs off. I don't catch myself saying 'WOW' to often anymore but soon enough.

juggernaut · 11-22-2004, 01:11 PM

the first time i said wow was october 9, 2004, at 10am. It was the day of my first contest (came in third) and I was shocked. I came from weighing 278 a year before and weghed in at 210.

lilguy_bigdream · 11-22-2004, 01:20 PM

ill say wow when every chick on the beach starts checking me out

lilguy_bigdream · 11-22-2004, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

I get scared and scream when I see myself in the mirror.

I seemed to have the same effect on others when I showed them my picture.

lets see the pics

min0 lee · 11-22-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lilguy_bigdream

lets see the pics

musclepump · 11-22-2004, 01:32 PM

I look and say, "There you are Mr. Muscle, it's about time. Bring your friends!"

CRASHMAN · 11-22-2004, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

do it, do it

min0 lee · 11-22-2004, 08:00 PM

The temptation is ....so...strong....must hold....back.

CRASHMAN · 11-22-2004, 08:24 PM

but he wants to see them

cman · 11-22-2004, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I get scared and scream when I see myself in the mirror.

I seemed to have the same effect on others when I showed them my picture.

Noooooo.

aztecwolf · 11-22-2004, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lilguy_bigdream

ill say wow when every chick on the beach starts checking me out

ha, i already get that and i am nowhere even near wow in my eyes

cappo5150 · 11-23-2004, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lilguy_bigdream

lets see the pics

You DO NOT want to see those pics.

lilguy_bigdream · 11-23-2004, 08:43 AM

why not???

lol

min0 lee · 11-23-2004, 09:25 AM

Because I am ugly and nobody loves me

Well anyway here I am, all alone available.

LAM · 11-23-2004, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopro

Best I've ever said is "hmmm, getting there." I leave the "wows" to other people, LOL.

ditto...

**Gazhole** · 11-23-2004, 05:23 PM

im much the same, i havent been doing it long, and i am getting gains recently, but ill never be completely satisfied. im a perfectionist. still, i do get the odd "dude...nice!" of mates or "mmmmmm" off my laydee friend :P

it helps!

juggernaut · 11-23-2004, 05:28 PM

I'd bang ya.

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Because I am ugly and nobody loves me

Well anyway here I am, all alone available.

min0 lee · 11-23-2004, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by juggernaut

I'd bang ya.

Well, your straight forward. Here's my other pic..

juggernaut · 11-23-2004, 06:42 PM

very nice. You got an ass shot?

min0 lee · 11-23-2004, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by juggernaut

very nice. You got an ass shot?

What kind of girl do you think I am? No ass shot here, just a boob show.

I sort of gained a couple of pounds below so don't be disapointed.

11-22-2004, 09:18 AM	#1
Woody_London Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 51	How long before you looked in a mirror and thought wow? I have been weightlifting for the past four months. The first two months I didn't read up on weightlifting and threw myself into it. The upshot was I wasn't eating enough and overtraining. In the third month I started to read up and increased my calorie intake but was still overtraining. Only for the past month have I been training with a proper program (Max-OT) and eating properly. I have now started to notice my body changing shape and it's a real boost. How long was it before you looked in a mirror and thought wow? I know every one is different but how long do I need to wait before I notice a big difference?

11-22-2004, 11:01 AM	#3
sabre81 mmmm weights.. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Western New York Posts: 386	ill say "wow" when im satisfied. Hmm im never satisfied... o no, a conundrum. Damn

11-22-2004, 11:37 AM	#6
Mudge Dieting I swear! Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Here Posts: 23,474 Photos: 1	Exactly, I'm still waiting for wow. Sometimes I think "cool, progress..." Kinesiology Comp Bench MaxCalc Motivation Bench form Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu

11-22-2004, 12:13 PM	#8
ponyboy Training Trainer Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Running around somewhere Posts: 2,608 Photos: 1	4.2 minutes. Maybe 4.3. Today I can do what others will not so that tomorrow I will do what others cannot. The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't want to do.

11-22-2004, 01:02 PM	#11
madden player I am Canadian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 707	When I first caught the lifting bug when I was 16 yrs old, it took about two months before I could look in the mirror and say 'WOW' to myself. It was as if I was looking at someone else's body with my head on it; I couldn't believe that they were my arms, my chest, my legs, ect... So I continued to lift; nothing more motivating than progress. After 7 yrs of lifting, my life hit the shitter; injuries, marriage on the rocks, failed business, aggrevated assualt charges, two yrs in and out of courts, ect... Know I am feeling fine, and I have gotten my life back in order and back in the gym after almost 3 yrs off. I don't catch myself saying 'WOW' to often anymore but soon enough. http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/banners/cbbsmall.gif

11-22-2004, 09:33 AM	#2
BritChick Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: o Posts: 5,449 Photos: 7	Just a suggestion take progress pics now and along the way. Quite often you don't notice 'how much' your physique has changed or how significant your gains have been unless you have something to reflect back on.

11-22-2004, 11:44 AM	#7
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	I get scared and scream when I see myself in the mirror. I seemed to have the same effect on others when I showed them my picture.

11-22-2004, 12:55 PM	#9
wannagetbig2001 New Jersey - Gym Rat Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 72 Photos: 1	yeah - i get WOW's from others but for me .. I NEVER say it.. still waiting for that time... I guess thats what keeps me working out soo HARD!!!

11-22-2004, 12:57 PM	#10
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	It does feel good when others say it.

11-22-2004, 01:11 PM	#12
juggernaut Creator of Chaos Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,463 Photos: 2	the first time i said wow was october 9, 2004, at 10am. It was the day of my first contest (came in third) and I was shocked. I came from weighing 278 a year before and weghed in at 210.

11-22-2004, 01:20 PM	#13
lilguy_bigdream want to get big Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: manitoba, canada Posts: 118	ill say wow when every chick on the beach starts checking me out

11-22-2004, 01:32 PM	#16
musclepump Celebrity PersonalTrainer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,669 Photos: 128	I look and say, "There you are Mr. Muscle, it's about time. Bring your friends!" Let's all join together and SPEAK ENGLISH IN AMERICA.

11-22-2004, 08:00 PM	#18
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	The temptation is ....so...strong....must hold....back.

11-22-2004, 08:24 PM	#19
CRASHMAN SoCal. Stud Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: in a box on a corner near you Posts: 10,080 Photos: 2	but he wants to see them

11-23-2004, 08:43 AM	#23
lilguy_bigdream want to get big Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: manitoba, canada Posts: 118	why not??? lol

11-23-2004, 09:25 AM	#24
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Because I am ugly and nobody loves me Well anyway here I am, all alone available.

11-23-2004, 05:23 PM	#26
Gazhole iwillmakeyousmelltheglove Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 7,999 Photos: 19	im much the same, i havent been doing it long, and i am getting gains recently, but ill never be completely satisfied. im a perfectionist. still, i do get the odd "dude...nice!" of mates or "mmmmmm" off my laydee friend :P it helps! http://sdatrainingprograms.blogspot.com - Updated 13/11/09 ***READ THIS FOR TRAINING INFO:*** http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/training/99879-articles-ironmagazineforums-members.html If you want to win the fight, say "I BELIEVE".

11-23-2004, 06:42 PM	#29
juggernaut Creator of Chaos Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,463 Photos: 2	very nice. You got an ass shot?

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