Too big or not too big that is the ?

[2wide]

I am find it hard to find a point of happiness in life. Which do you feel happy at?

 

[plornive]

I prefer to be lean and trying to get bigger than big and trying to get leaner. I don't know too many people that worked hard enough to attain serious mass and no longer want the muscle portion of their bodymass!

 

[Fantom604]

Well, since your question is "where do you feel happy at", the obvious answer is "just right." But I am assuming that you mean which would you rather be.... I can lose fat 10 times easier than I can put on lean mass, so I guess I would rather be too big. But, I do enjoy being lean... quite the dilema!

 

[bm2k]

I always want to be leaner...

 

[2wide]

Let me expand. I have been lifting for 15 years and go between 220 and 260 I feel too small at 220 and to big at 260 and can't hold in between at 240 (my ideal size) but only spend about 3 mos. out of the year there do we all share the I'm not happy gene, should I be content with being unhappy.

For those of you who think I am rude to complain about this I have paid my dues.

 

[plornive]

Nothing rude about it.

Why can't you hold at 240? If you eat maintenance calories you can stay there for a while, I bet. Is it that you always get the inclination to either bulk or cut and only get to 240 in the middle of a cut/bulk?

I would prefer to be veiny and ripped all year round, but I tend to lose mass this way. I can cut fat really easily like butter, but I lose muscle mass like it's "falling off of me".

My strength stays about the same even if I am really lean. It does drop off if I get too lean. When I bulk, I look like crap until anabolism is kick started again.

It would be nice to be stay ripped all year long and not lose muscle mass.

 

[FitnessFrk]

I can honestly say I am almost happy. I'm 6'0 235-240 and cutting now around 12% bf. I want to get down to single digit bf and do a clean bulking cycle and be around 240 @ 10%.

 

[BIGRICH]

I'll never be happy

I'm 5'8" 230lbs at 13.7%bf.
About a year ago I just wanted to weigh 220-225, well Iam beyond that and still feel small. iknow want to be 250.
and when I reach 250, I'll want to be 270, and so on.

I don't think I'll ever be happy.

 

[bm2k]

Re: I'll never be happy

I'm 5'8" 230lbs at 13.7%bf.
About a year ago I just wanted to weigh 220-225, well Iam beyond that and still feel small. iknow want to be 250.
and when I reach 250, I'll want to be 270, and so on.

I don't think I'll ever be happy.

5'8", 230lbs, with a reasonable BF%. Damn, I know I'd be happy

Always a good thing to remember that the exact point you're at is somebody else's goal...