How prevalent is this disorder in bodybuilding? I know it is rife amongst teenage girls as they judge themselves against skinnier models on the cat walk but what about bodybuilders?
I mean are there BB’s out there that will always see a bodypart as lacking even if its actually over developed and wont heed advice of their trainers to ease up on training it?
Are there bodybuilders out there who are fightened to step on stage because they think they are miles away from a competitive shape despite the fact that they are contest ready but cant be convinced of that fact?
Are there people out there who claim to be lean and muscular and have backs bigger than pros but in reality are just fat?
In such a body conscious activity as bodybuilding Body Dimorphism Disorder must be rife, have any of you guys come across it?
I have it, my family, friends etc all gave me shit for being fat when I was a kid/teen. And now that I BB all the time they ask me why? Im like motherfuckers what did you expect to happen after instilling in me in my child hood the importance of looks. Now Im obsessed with it. Ohh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I guess I have it. I’m not really insecure about my size or anything, but I never really thought of myself as getting much bigger. After bulking from 135 to 195, when I see myself in the mirror I think I look pretty much the same as I did before
I’d agree, most dudes who are really serious about their training have it to some extent. I used to. Took me 10 years to come to terms with seeing it all a bit more in perspective and putting other more important aspects of life first.
[quote]optheta wrote:
I have it, my family, friends etc all gave me shit for being fat when I was a kid/teen. And now that I BB all the time they ask me why? Im like motherfuckers what did you expect to happen after instilling in me in my child hood the importance of looks. Now Im obsessed with it. Ohh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.[/quote]
Same boat here.
There are days I wake up and feel small and can’t explain it.
[quote]optheta wrote:
I have it, my family, friends etc all gave me shit for being fat when I was a kid/teen. And now that I BB all the time they ask me why? Im like motherfuckers what did you expect to happen after instilling in me in my child hood the importance of looks. Now Im obsessed with it. Ohh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.[/quote]
Same boat here.
There are days I wake up and feel small and can’t explain it.[/quote]
[quote]optheta wrote:
I have it, my family, friends etc all gave me shit for being fat when I was a kid/teen. And now that I BB all the time they ask me why? Im like motherfuckers what did you expect to happen after instilling in me in my child hood the importance of looks. Now Im obsessed with it. Ohh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.[/quote]
Same boat here.
There are days I wake up and feel small and can’t explain it.[/quote]
x2. I was never fat, but I was skinny as hell. [/quote]
x3
there’s times I see a guy walk past and think that I’d love to be as big as that guy, then I catch my reflection and see I’m actually bigger.
I agree that probably everyone who trains for the aesthetic probably has BDD to some degree
[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
I would venture to say that virtually ALL lifters have it.[/quote]
I would agree with this for the most part.I think that this is one of the reasons that drives us to better our physique and ourselves.But you do need to enjoy the process along the way which can become blurry at times.
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
there’s times I see a guy walk past and think that I’d love to be as big as that guy, then I catch my reflection and see I’m actually bigger.[/quote]
Holy shit me too!
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
there’s times I see a guy walk past and think that I’d love to be as big as that guy, then I catch my reflection and see I’m actually bigger.[/quote]
Holy shit me too![/quote]
glad I’m not the only one.
If this was a face to face conversation I’d take you in a manly bro-hug
[quote]optheta wrote:
I have it, my family, friends etc all gave me shit for being fat when I was a kid/teen. And now that I BB all the time they ask me why? Im like motherfuckers what did you expect to happen after instilling in me in my child hood the importance of looks. Now Im obsessed with it. Ohh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.[/quote]
I feel the same way, although it wasn’t really my family much. Being big and fat early in life made me obsessed with being big and buff. One of the many reasons I train my ass off.
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
there’s times I see a guy walk past and think that I’d love to be as big as that guy, then I catch my reflection and see I’m actually bigger.[/quote]
Holy shit me too![/quote]
x3! Seriously glad someone else has that happen to them. It was actually a girlfriend at the time who pointed it out. I forgot what I said about some guy, but she was like “hun, you’re obviously bigger then him”, and she was RIGHT.
Still see myself as being like 135 lbs XC runner lol
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
x3! Seriously glad someone else has that happen to them. It was actually a girlfriend at the time who pointed it out. I forgot what I said about some guy, but she was like “hun, you’re obviously bigger then him”, and she was RIGHT.
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yep, exactly the way it happened for me too. My girlfriend was the one who pointed it out. I was like, “Oh…”
I agree with the statement that most lifters probably have it to some degree and especially those training mostly for looks.
Clearly insecurities formed in many of us at young ages and it manifested itself in an obsession with getting that extra millimeter of lateral delt width. haha
That said… I didn’t really realize I was like that until my wife pointed it out to me. I just assume everybody is bigger than me.
[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
I would venture to say that virtually ALL lifters have it.[/quote]
I would agree with this for the most part.I think that this is one of the reasons that drives us to better our physique and ourselves.But you do need to enjoy the process along the way which can become blurry at times. [/quote]
On the other end of the spectrum are people who lift for performance/athletics.
While I certainly appreciate the side effect of looking better, improving my looks is secondary to the performance benefit.
