Thread: Frustration at the gym

oh and sometimes when I look in the mirror i see nothing, i see just a "normal" guy which drives me nuts.....

I'm not big, but I don't really care. I have made a lot of progress in terms of body composition, size, and strength; I will continue to do so.

i was never really concerned with my size til i finally realized how much of a skinny bitch i was and started lifting. lol im 5'10" and thought i would be huge at 175 lbs. i made it up to 206 and still "wasn't big enough." its a crazy sport.

if it's a self-esteem issue (which seems to be the case here) you will NEVER feel big enough and that is setting yourself up for alot of unhappiness.

Be competitive and always strive forward but don't go beating yourself over the head.
Be proud of all that you've achieved and move forward.

Originally Posted by vanity

if it's a self-esteem issue (which seems to be the case here) you will NEVER feel big enough and that is setting yourself up for alot of unhappiness.

Be competitive and always strive forward but don't go beating yourself over the head.
Be proud of all that you've achieved and move forward.

as much as I hate to addmit it, you are right....but I am also so obsesed with this sport that I would never in the world skip a workout (without making it up )

dude.. i think it might be all in your head..
i used to be like you too, but a reverse situation.. i was always the fat kid in school, but at the beggining of highschool i looked towards annorexia for the way out.. i became really skinny and people would tell me so, but in my eyes i was still fat. luckily i snapped out of it and got back into a healthy lifestyle.
personally it might all be in your head (try asking people what they think or send in a pic for a critique from us).. i think everyone knows what its like to want those gains and strive to become bigger. just use it to fuel your motivation to become bigger even more. next time your in the gym just go balls out.

Originally Posted by j rizz

dude.. i think it might be all in your head..
i used to be like you too, but a reverse situation.. i was always the fat kid in school, but at the beggining of highschool i looked towards annorexia for the way out.. i became really skinny and people would tell me so, but in my eyes i was still fat. luckily i snapped out of it and got back into a healthy lifestyle.
personally it might all be in your head (try asking people what they think or send in a pic for a critique from us).. i think everyone knows what its like to want those gains and strive to become bigger. just use it to fuel your motivation to become bigger even more. next time your in the gym just go balls out.

im balls out all the time man! I am so motivated that I could give some motivations to otehr people who need it, I love the sport and I show no signs of stoping, I will send pict when I am in the middle of my cut, people tell me that I look good, and I do notice that people do look at me when I walk by, but still I want more I want to be huge and be really something special,not neseserily competetive wise but size wise, and not for anyone else but me..I think my family and firlfriend is right when they say that I am obsesed with this.. that is my goal and I WILL GET IT~! I love this sport and it has give me so much in my short life that I will never ever leave it.

kudos man.. at least your determination is unstoppable.. and thats all you need..

..........then on the other hand there are 'roids??

Like JD's sig says " good enough, never is "

Originally Posted by Arnie's left nu

Like JD's sig says " good enough, never is "

that is pretty much my stand on it!! And it think there is nothing wrong with that...

Originally Posted by QuestionGuy

that is pretty much my stand on it!! And it think there is nothing wrong with that...

just dont beat yourself up too much over it...

Originally Posted by j rizz

kudos man.. at least your determination is unstoppable.. and thats all you need..

..........then on the other hand there are 'roids??

roids are not really for me, I am just not they type of person for that shit, when I was in high school I got hiugh a few times and was paranoid from it instead of relaxed, The hardest shit I did was 2 weeks of low dose pro-hormones just before the ban becasue I just wanted to try it, I am in law enforcement so I need to respect this new law. Plus I know when I get older I will be happy that I chose to not do roids..

I am never satisfied with my size, and I never will be. It's something you should before getting involved.

Originally Posted by vanity

if it's a self-esteem issue (which seems to be the case here) you will NEVER feel big enough and that is setting yourself up for alot of unhappiness.

it's not a self-esteem problem but a self persception disorder. I still feel small at a lean 250 @ 6'0. especially when Cutler is standing next to me at the gym !

have you tried wearing tighter shirts??? at least they will make you look bigger, right??

I dont think tighter shirts make you look bigger, I think that wearing tighter shirts gets all your defenition out and shows what you got, If a small guy started wearing tight t-shirts then he still wouldnt look big.....

I think alot of people feel the way you feel, I certainly do. Most people will never be able to see themselves the way other people see them. I know I've got a bit of BF on me now but I still feel I look majorly obese because that's how I was for so long. One day I'll look in the mirror and think, "what a fatass", and 1 hour later I'll look in the same mirror and think "what a puny pencilneck dick" LOL. I've been on both spectrums so I still see myself on those lines. I don't know what to tell you, just wanted to let you know your not alone.

This is an issue that a lot (if not most) of us share!!! But u do seem to display low self esteem to an extent as u are "negative" about ur own image, but also the image that others have of u....I ahve come to realize that lifting the weights, shoving the ill tasting CEE down my throat or hating the treadmill is the easy part...being satisfied with what I do is the biggest challenge!