I had a health class my sophomore year of college where the teacher gave all the guys a questionnaire with statements like “If I don’t work out, my whole day is out of sync” and “I want my muscles to be bigger” and “I want to be stronger” and “I am constantly thinking or worried about what I’m eating” and “I am not satisfied with how my body looks” etc. and you had to answer the questions on a 1-5 (strongly disagree-strongly agree) scale.
At the end of the survey the teacher had the class look at their scores, and if you were in a certain range it meant you had “muscle dysmorphia”. Essentially, if you answered yes to any of those questions you had MD.
There were 3 of us who ended up arguing that it isn’t muscle dysmorphia if it is a healthy hobby, and it is better to focus on what macros and micros you’re eating rather than just going to McDonalds every day, and how on earth is it a bad thing to want to get stronger etc.
I wish I had the quote memorized exactly because it was golden, but it went very close to, “If you are really that concerned with getting bigger muscles and getting stronger that you have to worry about what you’re eating, and what times you can go to the gym, you need to get psychological help because you have a serious problem”
The survey for muscle dysmorphia was from a textbook that is used all over the country. No wonder we’re so fucked.
continued from ^^^^^^^^^^ these are the symptoms of muscle dysmorphia
Constantly examine themselves in a mirror
Frequently compare themselves with others
Hate their reflections
Become distressed if they miss a workout session or one of their many meals a day
Become distressed if they do not receive enough protein per day in their diet
Use anabolic steroids, sometimes unsafely [2]
Neglect jobs, relationships, or family because of excessive exercising
Have delusions of being underweight or below average in musculature.
In extreme cases, inject appendages with fluid (e.g. synthol)
Suffers from constant mood swings
In extreme cases, being grumpy and short tempered
I would imagine most of us need severe psychological help
[quote]SKWATKING wrote:
continued from ^^^^^^^^^^ these are the symptoms of muscle dysmorphia
Constantly examine themselves in a mirror
Frequently compare themselves with others
Hate their reflections
Become distressed if they miss a workout session or one of their many meals a day
Become distressed if they do not receive enough protein per day in their diet
Use anabolic steroids, sometimes unsafely [2]
Neglect jobs, relationships, or family because of excessive exercising
Have delusions of being underweight or below average in musculature.
In extreme cases, inject appendages with fluid (e.g. synthol)
Suffers from constant mood swings
In extreme cases, being grumpy and short tempered
I would imagine most of us need severe psychological help
[/quote]
thanks for the info. institutionalizing myself later tonight… do you think they have decent weight rooms in mental wards?
OK I just came across this thread and its too funny and I’m not even close to reading all the posts but I’ll chime in with my situations:
Before I start I have had most of all the above remarks and yup ticks me off to!
Do you do anything but train?
Now that you placed at the Nationals are you done lifting? . . Me: yes! I aim to be a fat fuck like you!
Don’t you get sick of eating all the time?
(Problem at work) guy: What you think I’m scared of you because you workout? . . Me! NOPE! just wondering if your stupid enough to try?
5: Lady wants help with a stroller getting on my bus, I lower it (i’m the driver and we don’t help them in) . . she looks up at me and says “you gona help or what sucka?” . . me: “Nope! we lower the bus thats it” . . lady: "Then what the Hell are those big arms for then! . . Me: well not lifting your dam stroller onto this bus
and it just goes on from there and I’m not even a monster . . just short so my size is amplified lol
[quote]SKWATKING wrote:
continued from ^^^^^^^^^^ these are the symptoms of muscle dysmorphia
Constantly examine themselves in a mirror
Frequently compare themselves with others
Hate their reflections
Become distressed if they miss a workout session or one of their many meals a day
Become distressed if they do not receive enough protein per day in their diet
Use anabolic steroids, sometimes unsafely [2]
Neglect jobs, relationships, or family because of excessive exercising
Have delusions of being underweight or below average in musculature.
In extreme cases, inject appendages with fluid (e.g. synthol)
Suffers from constant mood swings
In extreme cases, being grumpy and short tempered
I would imagine most of us need severe psychological help
[/quote]
thanks for the info. institutionalizing myself later tonight… do you think they have decent weight rooms in mental wards?[/quote]
My little rubber room has had a squat rack in it for years . . . .and I don’t salivate as much when they stick my food under the door and I love the fact that I can write on the walls . . saves me having to turn the page to see last workouts warm ups
Them: Damn man, you on the football team?
Me: Are you fucking kidding? You think a 175 pound dude has any place on the Wisconsin football team?
Them: Wait, you only weigh 175?
Me: Yea, why, what do you think i weigh?
Them: At least 205
Me:… nigga you serious right now?
Usually where it ends, happens once a week.
Them: Damn son, what you benching?
Me: Not enough
Them: LOL, whats that mean?
Me: Not enough
Bro 1: Tex, are you on steroids?
Bro 2: Dude of course he is, look at him
Me: If I was, I’d be twice this size
Bro 1: So you’re not?
Me: For fucks sake, no
[quote]MickyGee wrote:
lol, i still say these are all bullshit… even before I toughed a weight, I never saw some dude and “wuz all liek omg omg dude”[/quote]
Than you’re not big enough to get comments. Look the part, get the comments.
Is strange living in egypt, people never mention steroids over here. It’s kind of a given that people take them as you can buy them as easy as skittles. (i don’t by the way). Along with gh. Al available from the local chemist.
Obviously people abuse them and have no idea how to take them. So you see a lot of guys with huge biceps and chest, no triceps or shoulders or traps or legs. NO definition whatsoever and are fat as fuck.
Funny what a little education could do to help people out.
Last night at work: They call me because a bus was broken down and wanted to know if I could push it back to the garage . . . I’m like . . NOPE! I must learn to use my power for the good of all mankind and that is NOT one of the things I do with my super powers
[quote]Marzouk wrote:
Is strange living in egypt, people never mention steroids over here. (i don’t by the way). Along with gh. Al available from the local chemist.
Funny what a little education could do to help people out. [/quote]
Serious Question:
Why?
Why are you not using something that is available that in correct appropriate dosing can actually improve your gains more than any supplement made on the market?
[quote]Marzouk wrote:
Is strange living in egypt, people never mention steroids over here. (i don’t by the way). Along with gh. Al available from the local chemist.
Funny what a little education could do to help people out. [/quote]
Serious Question:
Why?
Why are you not using something that is available that in correct appropriate dosing can actually improve your gains more than any supplement made on the market? [/quote]
Did you not notice a while back when he was raging against the people making fun of Egypt? Imagine what that would have looked like fueled with roid rage…or was it road rage…whatever. Shit would be mad, bro. He’s a true hero for protecting the world by not indulging the roidz.
[quote]Tex32 wrote:
Them: Damn man, you on the football team?
Me: Are you fucking kidding? You think a 175 pound dude has any place on the Wisconsin football team?
Them: Wait, you only weigh 175?
Me: Yea, why, what do you think i weigh?
Them: At least 205
Me:… nigga you serious right now?
Usually where it ends, happens once a week.
Them: Damn son, what you benching?
Me: Not enough
Them: LOL, whats that mean?
Me: Not enough
Bro 1: Tex, are you on steroids?
Bro 2: Dude of course he is, look at him
Me: If I was, I’d be twice this size
Bro 1: So you’re not?
Me: For fucks sake, no
[/quote]
I guess this is universal for all high school/college guys