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if you big guys like to stay high bodyfat yearround,have at it but there are some of us that want to be big and cut.i dont want to just be a big strong guy with 20+ bodyfat.but thats just me and what i am comfortable with.
How Come Most People Are In A Rush To Get Ripped???
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anabolic24/7
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Being big is GREAT. Mike Matarazzo at 285lbs and 5' 9'' is pretty awsome. But he still had a decent 6 pack. If your 285lbs with 50lbs of body fat your just a BIG FAT GUY. Bulking up is not supposed to be about how much you weigh, it's about putting on as much muscle as possible not as much weight. If your belly giggles your fat... sorry. 
Their is alot of room between ripped and "bulked", but a bodybuilder should try to keep it under 12%.
At 10% you will still look very good at the beach, and come contest time you'll loose less muscle getting ready than the guy that has to drop down from 15%+ bf.
Their is alot of room between ripped and "bulked", but a bodybuilder should try to keep it under 12%.
At 10% you will still look very good at the beach, and come contest time you'll loose less muscle getting ready than the guy that has to drop down from 15%+ bf.
Digital Ronin
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Balance
I think ultimatly it's all about balance. When it comes to AS, there are too many people who are trying to find a short cut to the short cut.
My plan this season was to run two cycles. A bulking cycle to put on the quality muscle and size I want followed by a cutting cycle to show off my hard work for the summer (Yes, it's for the ladies).
Either way, it's a matter of opinion, but to be honest I want to be big and shredded!
I think ultimatly it's all about balance. When it comes to AS, there are too many people who are trying to find a short cut to the short cut.
My plan this season was to run two cycles. A bulking cycle to put on the quality muscle and size I want followed by a cutting cycle to show off my hard work for the summer (Yes, it's for the ladies).
Either way, it's a matter of opinion, but to be honest I want to be big and shredded!
barbells79
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this is my take on it
once you get ripped i think you see all that lean muscle and want to stay that way to a certain extent,- you worked hard to get there and you dont want to lose it! that being said, i think you can add quality mass to that ripped pysique, probably just not as much as you desire each time. i myself want to be as big, but also as lean as possible . i dont want to look in the mirror and see BLOATBOY lookin back.
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once you get ripped i think you see all that lean muscle and want to stay that way to a certain extent,- you worked hard to get there and you dont want to lose it! that being said, i think you can add quality mass to that ripped pysique, probably just not as much as you desire each time. i myself want to be as big, but also as lean as possible . i dont want to look in the mirror and see BLOATBOY lookin back.
peace
I think it all depends on what your goal is. There are guys who just want to be big and don't care how lean or ripped they are. Others want the lean look with some mass. However there are those whos goals keep changing, i.e. want to keep getting bigger. So when does it end? When is one happy with hteir size?
So I think the answer to the question is PREFERENCE!
Personally I like to be lean all the time. I figure if can't take off my shirt at any time in public and be proud, then what's the point.
Remember one thing: no matter how big you are there is always somebody bigger then you!!!!!!
So I think the answer to the question is PREFERENCE!
Personally I like to be lean all the time. I figure if can't take off my shirt at any time in public and be proud, then what's the point.
Remember one thing: no matter how big you are there is always somebody bigger then you!!!!!!
Suspension
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I dont think there is an end. One cycle leads to another in the quest to get bigger/ripped. A lot of people have a complex where no matter how good they look, they think they look like shit.
It may be hard to believe, but a lot of ripped mofo's are scared to take their damn shirt off!
It may be hard to believe, but a lot of ripped mofo's are scared to take their damn shirt off!
I agree Suspension and I got a few friends of mine like that. They wear loose clothes, dont; want to show their. Meanwhile they got a great physique.
I think the it's critical to set a goal and be happy with yourself once you reach it and just keep maintaining it.
If there is no end then getting big becomes an obsession and complex.
I think the it's critical to set a goal and be happy with yourself once you reach it and just keep maintaining it.
If there is no end then getting big becomes an obsession and complex.
THE BOUNCER
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I AGREE AND RESPECT ALL OF YOUR OPINIONS.
For me I like the ripped look because it gets more attention from chicks. Yes, I admit I do for the attention from the chicks. Not to do them or anything - happily married.
No, I do it because I was a skinny little sucker in Jr High and High School and even though I was damn good looking for a skinny guy
I was still a boney skinny guy. So I didn't get the good looking cheerleader chicks like the cut up musclely jocks did. But now most of them suckers are fat slobs and I get the attention now. And I can't wait to go to my 20 year ruinion cut up to the max and show those pricks and the chicks up that wouldn't give me the time of day in high school.
Am I shallow or what?
So if you consider me lifting for the chicks from what I explained, then I am lifting for the chicks.
No, I do it because I was a skinny little sucker in Jr High and High School and even though I was damn good looking for a skinny guy
I was still a boney skinny guy. So I didn't get the good looking cheerleader chicks like the cut up musclely jocks did. But now most of them suckers are fat slobs and I get the attention now. And I can't wait to go to my 20 year ruinion cut up to the max and show those pricks and the chicks up that wouldn't give me the time of day in high school. Am I shallow or what?
So if you consider me lifting for the chicks from what I explained, then I am lifting for the chicks.
pgerardone
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I hear you man. You must get a bit fat and bloated to improve. The thing that sucks is most people do not look very good to woman when they are fat and bloated. In addition to the body not looking as good your face gets round and puffy which looks like shit. The reason people want to be lean is to get laid, period! If I didn't compete I would try to walk around ripped all the time too.
