Have you reached a point where friends and family tell you not to get any bigger?

[frorider6]

That weight is 210 lbs (at 6' 2") for me I guess.

Went home for Thanksgiving and both my mom and grandmother told me I shouldn't get any bigger. I just ignored them because they are from different generations.

Last night, the girl I'm seeing told me I shouldn't gain any more weight. What the hell? I consider myself a solid intermediate as far as lifting goes and I have a lot more weight to gain to acheive my goal.

Have you reached that point yet? What weight (and height) was it?

 

[frorider6]

I've gained almost 26 pounds over the past 2 1/2 months and the only one who said a word to me about it was my elbow surgeon.

He noticed my spindly arms were somewhat less spindly.

What's your current height and weight?

And 26 pounds over 75 days!! Holy shit bro. Is that muscle or a mix of muscle and fat?

 

[Binky]

Hey fro....Just show 'em your legs....
That'll keep em quiet....


j/k

 

[Big Brother Val]

My sisters tell me if I get any bigger I'll look "gross". They say I shouldn't want to look like a "Dumb musclehead."

At the same time, their husbands would make the average person vomit when they took their shirt off... so I don't really count their opinion.

 

[FreakMonster]

I LOVE ELITE

 

[fattie]

Yep. I haven't seen my willie in 6 months

 

[toga22]

LOL....good post Fro!!

I went home for Thanksgiving to visit the parentals. I have been on a low carb diet now for about 12 weeks. I ate the normal, Thanksgiving meal, however...considering it a "cheat day". But the rest of the weekend I stuck to my diet.

On Monday morning, A HUGE box was delivered to my house via UPS. The box was labeled "REAL FOOD" and Inside were boxes of pasta, cookies, chips, etc....everything that I try and steer clear of.
Inside there was a note saying "Eat Something Good...Love Mom and Dad!!"

.....I am looking forward to Christmas...LOL

 

[frorider6]

LOL....good post Fro!!

I went home for Thanksgiving to visit the parentals. I have been on a low carb diet now for about 12 weeks. I ate the normal, Thanksgiving meal, however...considering it a "cheat day". But the rest of the weekend I stuck to my diet.

On Monday morning, A HUGE box was delivered to my house via UPS. The box was labeled "REAL FOOD" and Inside were boxes of pasta, cookies, chips, etc....everything that I try and steer clear of.
Inside there was a note saying "Eat Something Good...Love Mom and Dad!!"

.....I am looking forward to Christmas...LOL

I forgot about the woman's perspective. So ladies, what size, height, weight and body fat were you when your family started telling you to eat more?

Hey Toga, what is your body fat. My girl asked me last night what hers would be (approx). I didn't have a clue.

 

[toga22]

Hey Toga, what is your body fat. My girl asked me last night what hers would be (approx). I didn't have a clue.

I am almost 5'5", 105 pounds and around 9-10% body fat. I haven't had it measured since July..and at that time it was 11...so I am assuming it is less.


Yes...my friends naturally assume that when I talk about diet...that I want to get smaller. They do not understand, the fact that I am actually trying to lower my body fat and build muscle..so they throw words like "eating disorder" around quite a bit.

 

[Stryc-9]

They tell me I shouldn't let my EGO get any bigger!! Does this count as relevant to the thread?

 

[Bull69]

My family tells me I do not need to get any bigger all the time. They also hate it that I will not eat what they eat. For instance, Last Christmas I cooked my own christmas dinner. While they ate the usual christmas dinner, I ate grilled chicken and spinach salad.

I am 6.1, 265, 12%bf.

 

[HappyScrappy]

nearly everyone I know give me a hard time about it.
if I keep my legs smaller, then they say less.
although last night at a bar this girl said she couldn't stop staring at my arms.
but I don't think she meant it in a good way.
I told her it was just a tight shirt.

my gf I'm pretty sure hated that I was bigger, but that matters less now I suppose since we recently broke up.

 

[danielson]

some do

but then i used to have a v.small build before. im not even that big now. people just comment on my shoulders and arms really, but they aint even that big! oh well, guess it just shows how skinny i was befoe huh

 

[saint808]

to answer your question yes, however, i am still gonna use the penis pump 2000 for another couple of inches so i can reach my goal of 12...


ok seriously, i'm 5'9" 235 as of the friday morning after thanksgiving, 18% BF tested with calipers. I personally think i look pretty average, but people make comments all the time. my doctor asked what i was taking i told her about my supplem,ent s and she said, "what else?" i think she was insuating AS use, i got pretty offended and said hey look at me, what do you think... then the same day my ex-gf who doesn't know jack shit about weightlifting or gym work in general poked my traps and said damn those are big... i think that we see ourselves every day so we are unaware of our true size.

 

[frorider6]

to answer your question yes, however, i am still gonna use the penis pump 2000 for another couple of inches so i can reach my goal of 12...


ok seriously, i'm 5'9" 235 as of the friday morning after thanksgiving, 18% BF tested with calipers. I personally think i look pretty average, but people make comments all the time. my doctor asked what i was taking i told her about my supplem,ent s and she said, "what else?" i think she was insuating AS use, i got pretty offended and said hey look at me, what do you think... then the same day my ex-gf who doesn't know jack shit about weightlifting or gym work in general poked my traps and said damn those are big... i think that we see ourselves every day so we are unaware of our true size.

You gonna try to lower that bf or do want to keep it high for fighting?

 

[Test boy]

I reached that point around puberty. Any bigger and I'd rip the small girls in half but they would die with a smile on their face.

 

[guards]

People currently telling me NOT to get any bigger:
1. Parents
2. Siblings
3. New Girlfriend
4. Doctor


I'm currently 6'3, 276 lbs, 12-14% BF.........BULKING! FEELING FAT!!!!!!!!!!


BUT

Loving the size........What do they know???

 

[freshr1]

Last night, the girl I'm seeing told me I shouldn't gain any more weight. What the hell? I consider myself a solid intermediate as far as lifting goes and I have a lot more weight to gain to acheive my goal.

Have you reached that point yet? What weight (and height) was it?

Yeah I reached that point once. I told her to shut the fuck up and worry about her own weight. The problem was solved by finding girls who appreciate my size. Remember, it's their OPINION that you're too big. You ask Ronnie the same thing and he'll tell you that you're a twig.

 

[frorider6]

All those haters ain't gonna stop me. My end goal (for now) is 230 with 7% bf. Just 21 more pounds to go. Damnit. 21 lbs.

 

[guards]

Re: Re: Have you reached a point where friends and family tell you not to get any bigger?

Yeah I reached that point once. I told her to shut the fuck up and worry about her own weight. The problem was solved by finding girls who appreciate my size. Remember, it's their OPINION that you're too big. You ask Ronnie the same thing and he'll tell you that you're a twig.

Excellent point

 

[guards]

All those haters ain't gonna stop me. My end goal (for now) is 230 with 7% bf. Just 21 more pounds to go. Damnit. 21 lbs.

Problem is that once you get there......what are you gonna do??? Just keep your weight at a constant???

I said I would stop at 240, 10%


That was three years ago

 

[casavant]

In my experience, they eventually get used to it and then get worried if they see that you've lost some weight. My dad is 5'5", 120 pounds (no joke). When I cut down from 268 to 241, he said that I was looking unhealthily drawn up and that he was used to me being "beefier".

 

[FarBeyondDriven]

When I started juicing 2 years ago I wieghed 190, I wiegh 245 now at 6'1". People have said that throughout that time. Relatives girlfriends, friends (non-lifting type), coworkers, the block mason foreman started everyone calling me "Hurcules" on a job. When I got out of the hospital in Aug. I wieghed 212, people said I looked sickly.

Don't really matter, I used to say I would stop at 250, well it was just going to be one cycle to start with before that. Now that that is so close I know I am nowhere near my "unnatural" potential. Maybe 280.

Normal people just don't understand. Because "normal" is to have a 49" waist when you got an "18" neck. Is a b**ch buying dress shirts that fit good at department stores. If "normal" is to be fat as hell, I'm awful glad to become a "freak"

 

[frorider6]

Normal people just don't understand. Because "normal" is to have a 49" waist when you got an "18" neck. Is a b**ch buying dress shirts that fit good at department stores. If "normal" is to be fat as hell, I'm awful glad to become a "freak"

It's a bitch buyign jeans too. I have a 33-34 inch waist but I have to buy 36" jeans so the don't crawl up by bubble butt.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

Have you reached a point where friends and family tell you not to get any bigger?
That weight is 210 lbs (at 6' 2") for me I guess.

 

[guards]

It's a bitch buyign jeans too. I have a 33-34 inch waist but I have to buy 36" jeans so the don't crawl up by bubble butt.

i have a tough time finding shirts that fit because of my shoulders and arms.

If they fit my shoulders/arms than the shirt looks like a dress, if they fill my waist and length i can;'t even get into the damn shirt


it's a losing battle

 

[saint808]

i have a tough time finding shirts that fit because of my shoulders and arms.

If they fit my shoulders/arms than the shirt looks like a dress, if they fill my waist and length i can;'t even get into the damn shirt


it's a losing battle

i'm starting a clothing line for that exact problem... even i have problems and i am pretty normal sized.

 

[Natymike]

My parents tell me that all the time.

"Why do you want to be so big"

"all those suppliments aren't good for you"

"you are getting too big"

yada yada yada

 

[guards]

i'm starting a clothing line for that exact problem... even i have problems and i am pretty normal sized.

Hook me up!! What do the shirts look like???
Do you have a website?

 

[smallmovesal]

haha yeah ALL the time. people tell me i'm HUGE

 

[theoak01]

ive been told that from the beginning from my grandma,but she wants me to be the 5 year old she took shopping

 

[mrbill]

That weight is 210 lbs (at 6' 2") for me I guess.

Are they kidding?? They think that at 6'2" 210 pounds is "too big". I am 5' 9" and weigh 222, and I'm not even very big. At your size you should be like WODIN, 275lbs. Ignore them and keep growing!!

 

[frorider6]

Re: Re: Have you reached a point where friends and family tell you not to get any bigger?

Are they kidding?? They think that at 6'2" 210 pounds is "too big". I am 5' 9" and weigh 222, and I'm not even very big. At your size you should be like WODIN, 275lbs. Ignore them and keep growing!!

That's what I was thinking too. However, I think my max size will eventually be around 250. Going for about 225 now.

 

[casavant]

I want 300. Right now I'm 6'2.5", 266. I'm gonna run a cycle of test, deca, and d-bol. Since I've never run one before, I'm hoping to really freak some people out.

 

[Hannibal]

i have a tough time finding shirts that fit because of my shoulders and arms.

If they fit my shoulders/arms than the shirt looks like a dress, if they fill my waist and length i can;'t even get into the damn shirt

it's a losing battle

Let me just give you a HELL YEAH on that one. Saw your stats...we are pretty even. 6'3" 277lbs...probably 13%. I'm probably gonna move down a weight class for this spring to 242...but by the summer I will back to 274, and not be able to find anything to wear...hahaha.

Normal is boring

 

[kdmfinn]

Can't wait!

I can't wait to get big enough for someone to tell me I'm too big! Then I'll know I'm on my way!!