When/have you decided getting "big" isnt worth it?

[RamRod2334]

Been lifting for 15 years now. I've accomplished all I've wanted to from a stats standpoint.

Have been the 115 lb skinny nerd in high school. Have been the 230 lb 12% bf dude repping 365 on bench for sets of 8-10.

Currently the 205 lb dude that isnt nearly as strong as I used to be but can still put up impressive numbers and run sub 6:30 mile(s)

Finally after 15 CONSISTENT years I have no more motivation. Honestly dont even care anymore. I went 5 days a week minimum for like 6 years straight LMAO strong waste of so much time

Fuk meal prepping

Fuk spending money on supplements

Fuk wasting 2 hours a day x 5,6 days a week in the gym after working a 10 hour day


Think of all that wasted time. For what? To be strong? Cooooool man


Just wanna be healthy now. Girls dont give a fuk about muscles.

Advice to young miscers trying to get some prime poocy. Keep bodyfat low enough for visible abs and hit the gym 45 minutes a day 3 days a week. Try to keep that waist at a 32 and you're set

If you are reading this and are still into getting HUGE AND JACKED cool. Eventually you'll realize it's a waste of time


Edit: to be clear I'm not saying go full dad bod. Gym 3x a week and watch what you eat Sunday through Thursday.

Friday and Saturday go out get yucky and try to get suckled

[wincel]

sloots don't care about how jacked you are...they just want lean twinks with abs srs...you just can't look like completely malnourished.

[RamRod2334]

sloots don't care about how jacked you are...they just want lean twinks with abs srs...you just can't look like completely malnourished.

I agree, I'm not a bad looking guy. Strong 8/10 with my own place and a high paying career. No fraud no e-brag. Always got poocy, getting jacked didnt make things any easier. If anything I have experienced the opposite. I.e girls telling me they are surprised I'm not a "fuk boy" based off my looks. Ended up smashing anyways, but made me think long and hard about wtf is the point

[Clinos]

To each his own. Weightlifting got you through and gave you 15 solid years of good health. I do agree though though on gym ratting and being huge all the time. I stopped a few years back and just maint for aesthetics. Going to hit the 3plate club again then stay at 225 and tone. Still young though, we'll see.

[RamRod2334]

To each his own. Weightlifting got you through and gave you 15 solid years of good health. I do agree though though on gym ratting and being huge all the time. I stopped a few years back and just maint for aesthetics. Going to hit the 3plate club again then stay at 225 and tone. Still young though, we'll see.

To be clear, before I get flamed hard on here. I'm not bashing anyone. Just kind of had an epiphany of sorts and wanted to share. Not even sure why

[hbhorat]

lean twink checking in'

Aim is to stay twink mode, whilst being strong as fuk

[Clinos]

To be clear, before I get flamed hard on here. I'm not bashing anyone. Just kind of had an epiphany of sorts and wanted to share. Not even sure why

Didn't mean it that way, sorry. I was saying that while you aren't looking back on it as being great it was a nice solid run.

[headturner1]

Haven’t


Being big is ftw

[ayyy]

230 12% bf

no avi

on bodybuilding.com

sure thing boyo

[Fapadrol]

To be clear, before I get flamed hard on here. I'm not bashing anyone. Just kind of had an epiphany of sorts and wanted to share. Not even sure why

It's understandable. Especially for young people still finding their feet in life.

Assuming proper diet, training and recovery; this lifestyle can either affect your personal life or even become it. No activity is healthy if it becomes your sole existence in life.

My advice to anyone in here; enjoy the process. Train hard, meet new people and play hard. Go out and enjoy your life. Compliment your life with lifting, don't substitute it.

[RamRod2334]

230 12% bf

no avi

on bodybuilding.com

sure thing boyo

Have no reason to lie. Lmao if you think I am going to post a photo of my body on here to validate. I probably shouldnt have said 12%, but top 4 abs were visible. I always kind of put 12% as the threshold of where abs begin to show

[RamRod2334]

Didn't mean it that way, sorry. I was saying that while you aren't looking back on it as being great it was a nice solid run.

No offense taken, I knew what you meant. All good boyo

[RamRod2334]

It's understandable. Especially for young people still finding their feet in life.

Assuming proper diet, training and recovery; this lifestyle can either affect your personal life or even become it. No activity is healthy if it becomes your sole existence in life.

My advice to anyone in here; enjoy the process. Train hard, meet new people and play hard. Go out and enjoy your life. Compliment your life with lifting, don't substitute it.

Sound advice, maybe I just burned myself out. Literally got to a point of being obsessed and it lasted for literally 5 or 6 years straight.

[WorldClassDBag]

I just like lifting honestly. I'm still young so not much stress in life other than school and chit.

[nm1891]

Have no reason to lie. Lmao if you think I am going to post a photo of my body on here to validate

You have no reason not to lie too, it's the internet after all. Either way, good job on your epiphany, now go find a hobby you actually enjoy and dont do just for some vag like a bich.

[ayyy]

I probably shouldnt have said 12%, but top 4 abs were visible. I always kind of put 12% as the threshold of where abs begin to show

sounds like you never took it nearly as srs as you had implied....

[RamRod2334]

You have no reason not to lie too, it's the internet after all. Either way, good job on your epiphany, now go find a hobby you actually enjoy and dont do just for some vag like a bich.

Damn brah nice bod

[RamRod2334]

sounds like you never took it nearly as srs as you had implied....

The threshold for visible abs is typically 10%-12% bf depending on the individual. Are you here to do anything other than try to find me wrong? What's the deal dude? Pissed because you look like you just started lifting in that all important Avi of yours? The fuk outta here if you think I'm a liar, legit no one cares.

Only created the post to see if others felt this way after doing it for this long.

[Azrairc]

Basically when real life hit, lifting is a chore. I go 3 times a week and I only do compounds, maybe throw a few more exercises in but for example today I was in a rush and did squats, bench, rows and left. Usually I lift pretty heavy and those alone give me that "Good workout feeling" however I never had the bodybuilding goal, just weight maintenance and some muscle.

Volume and frequency.. not even once. I am mirrin jacked brahs though, it is true that it's for impressing guys and not women. Here is a graph I find helpful

[will5125]

Lost most of my motivation a couple years after high school; comes back in spurts but mainly I just do slight maintenance now.

[kimm4]

2 hrs a day 5-6 days a week? Did you feel you needed to spend that much time in the gym to get results? There are tons of programs out there that don't have you in the gym that long. It sounds like you burnt yourself out.

Been lifting for over 34 yrs and had my share of ups and downs but I'm still here.

Do something else you enjoy for a change. The gym will always be there.

[PiscesNinja]

Fuk being big (srs).

- Brb constantly shoving food down your throat you don't want to eat

- Brb feeling sluggish, slow and bloated

- Brb can't run a mile

- Brb come across as a meathead

Being strong, fit and *gasp* toned is where it's at

[RamRod2334]

2 hrs a day 5-6 days a week? Did you feel you needed to spend that much time in the gym to get results? There are tons of programs out there that don't have you in the gym that long. It sounds like you burnt yourself out.

Been lifting for over 34 yrs and had my share of ups and downs but I'm still here.

Do something else you enjoy for a change. The gym will always be there.

Typically 1 hour of lifting transitioned immediately over to 45-60 minutes of cardio.

I actually got into running outdoors this summer. I might start doing that 5 days a week 60 minutes at a time and hit weights like 3 days a week until the motivation comes back. I began BJJ lessons back in February but kind of tapered off due to work. Should start hitting that again more consistently.

34 years is damn impressive, keep it up !

[jizzfarmer]

Just phuking lol if you're lifting for sloots.

[Harry815]

It's better to be ripped than big. It's harder to accomplish as well because it requires serious dedication to your diet.

[northernlights7]

You just sound like you burned yourself out by going full gymrat mode for way too long. Most people will get really sick of obsessing over lifting to the point of dedicating 10-12 hours per week to it in 5-6 gym trips (factor in time going to and from the gym also), detailed meal prepping, and supplements.

I was pretty much like that through my early 20's. But I ended up realize how pointless it is to get that into it years ago. Now I go 2-3x per week with roughly 1 hr full body gym sessions supersetting mostly DB's/equipment most people don't want to use (so not getting in the way of people), try not eat like a total fat fuk, and totally gave up on sups. Works just fine this way. I can't squat 5 plates/deadlift 6 like they're toys, but you realize how pointless it is to put your body through that constantly when no one gives a flying fuk through a donut hole about your lifting #'s. Don't live your life based on the unhealthy mentality of miscers with body dysmorphia.

[Kabamaro]

Been lifting for 15 years now. I've accomplished all I've wanted to from a stats standpoint.

Have been the 115 lb skinny nerd in high school. Have been the 230 lb 12% bf dude repping 365 on bench for sets of 8-10.

Currently the 205 lb dude that isnt nearly as strong as I used to be but can still put up impressive numbers and run sub 6:30 mile(s)

Finally after 15 CONSISTENT years I have no more motivation. Honestly dont even care anymore. I went 5 days a week minimum for like 6 years straight LMAO strong waste of so much time

Fuk meal prepping

Fuk spending money on supplements

Fuk wasting 2 hours a day x 5,6 days a week in the gym after working a 10 hour day


Think of all that wasted time. For what? To be strong? Cooooool man


Just wanna be healthy now. Girls dont give a fuk about muscles.

Advice to young miscers trying to get some prime poocy. Keep bodyfat low enough for visible abs and hit the gym 45 minutes a day 3 days a week. Try to keep that waist at a 32 and you're set

If you are reading this and are still into getting HUGE AND JACKED cool. Eventually you'll realize it's a waste of time


Edit: to be clear I'm not saying go full dad bod. Gym 3x a week and watch what you eat Sunday through Thursday.

Friday and Saturday go out get yucky and try to get suckled

False

I’ve caught girls mirin my back multiple times

[harmsxwhey]

I go through phases. Right now I’m on a bodybuilding/powerbuilding kick, so I’m trying to put on size. Next summer, I’m sure I’ll slim down and get in shape to handle more endurance.

[hotsaucebrah]

Having a full head of hair and decent fail aesthetics is what matters. Giant jacked and tan bald guys date women that look like rejects from the Jersey Shore.

[OutdoorsBrah]

Been lifting for 15 years now. I've accomplished all I've wanted to from a stats standpoint.

Have been the 115 lb skinny nerd in high school. Have been the 230 lb 12% bf dude repping 365 on bench for sets of 8-10.

Currently the 205 lb dude that isnt nearly as strong as I used to be but can still put up impressive numbers and run sub 6:30 mile(s)

Finally after 15 CONSISTENT years I have no more motivation. Honestly dont even care anymore. I went 5 days a week minimum for like 6 years straight LMAO strong waste of so much time

Fuk meal prepping

Fuk spending money on supplements

Fuk wasting 2 hours a day x 5,6 days a week in the gym after working a 10 hour day


Think of all that wasted time. For what? To be strong? Cooooool man


Just wanna be healthy now. Girls dont give a fuk about muscles.

Advice to young miscers trying to get some prime poocy. Keep bodyfat low enough for visible abs and hit the gym 45 minutes a day 3 days a week. Try to keep that waist at a 32 and you're set

If you are reading this and are still into getting HUGE AND JACKED cool. Eventually you'll realize it's a waste of time


Edit: to be clear I'm not saying go full dad bod. Gym 3x a week and watch what you eat Sunday through Thursday.

Friday and Saturday go out get yucky and try to get suckled

Sounds like you wasted your life, lifting for the wrong reasons mate. SRS




After 14 years lifting 3-4 days a week, heavy a/f, I still love every minute of it. But I do it because I enjoy it and not to "fill a stereotype"... thats were you f*cked up and wasted your life brah SRS