I take a glance at myself in the gym locker room post-workout sometimes, mostly because it has the only full-length mirrors I have access to. The kicker is that I bust out poses at times. I used to feel like a jackass but as I get older I don't really fucking care if anyone sees me doing this shit - there really is no other place I can use to get an idea of how a full-body pose looks.
I remember watching Pumping Iron and seeing Arnold check himself out while lifting, which is a little excessive perhaps to be doing every 2 seconds. It used to strike me as weird. Now that I compete, I am thinking anybody who has seen me bust out a pose in the gym locker room thinks I'm crazy. I know I do. I'll fight all of them and leave a massive steamer in their locker.
There's a chance I may be vain. I forgave Arnold because he was a competitor and needed to know what he was working with but I want you all to know, I am now prepared to forgive EVERYONE for this. Well, not everyone, but at least I'm open to it which I never was before...why that's a good thing though I can't tell you.