At 5’8" and in the 230s at 16 years old I get alot of steroid questions.I get called muscles alot.The supervisor at my job(I’m an electricians helper) calls me meathead and no-neck.
My favorite reaction is the awe people get when I tell them i’m only 16.I’m not a freaky monster but I’m definitely not your average teenager.One of my co-workers used the term fire hydrant the other day which is pretty original to me I got a good chuckle out of it.
Dedication → Appearance
I mainly train because I really enjoy it. Thats about half the reason. The other half would be to get attention from others. Yes thats right I like attention and I like to be noticed. The more I improve the more I get noticed. Its a great motivator. If it helps me the ladies, all the better.
Think about this for a second. Before you even started thinking about picking up a weight, what was your initial reaction to muscular people?
Whether it was a bodybuilder like Arnold or the buff guy on the football team, did it create feelings of respect? Envy? Curiosity? Nothing at all?
This thread isn’t about being really into yourself, but rather this thread is about documenting the social effects of having a muscular physique.
When I first saw pictures of bodybuilders, I was a little disgusted with how vascular and huge they were. But this was purely my ignorance of the sport and once I began training, I realized how much effort it takes to get attain such a level of massiveness.
But the fact of the matter is that people at least judge you initially based on your appearance. The original question of this thread could even apply to clothing such as “how did people treat you differently after you stopped wearing old jeans and a dirty shirt…and switched to a full suit”.
As we have read from the responses here, having big muscles gains more social power in CERTAIN situations.
No one will give a shit how big you are if you’re debating political or business issues. However, when you’re walking down the street, people will be significantly less apt to bump shoulders with you. While meeting others for the first time, people will assume that you aren’t a slob that sits on the couch all day. In other words, perceptions of lifestyle can be derived from your appearance as well.
The untrained will view muscular people differently in a variety of social conditions, which means that your life is in some way different than it would be if you had not touched a weight. This thread seeks to reveal these differences.
[quote]rsg wrote:
science wrote:
“Damn your are too big you really look ugly its way too much,paint yourself green and you look like HULK”-you then cross the street,2 children pass by and they begin to cry…then you are really JACKED.
A day in the life of the Prof…
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Children don`t do that.
Ha!
[quote]Andrew Dixon wrote:
Brant_Drake wrote:
Andrew Dixon wrote:
This seems like a thread of 18 year olds trying to convince us theyre buff and chicks dig them. Maybe a little too vein for even me.
I’m pretty vain about being able to spell words correctly.
I think you mean anal.
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vainal?
[quote]CappedAndPlanIt wrote:
Andrew Dixon wrote:
Brant_Drake wrote:
Andrew Dixon wrote:
This seems like a thread of 18 year olds trying to convince us theyre buff and chicks dig them. Maybe a little too vein for even me.
I’m pretty vain about being able to spell words correctly.
I think you mean anal.
vainal?
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Vaginal. Evolution baby.
[quote]CappedAndPlanIt wrote:
Andrew Dixon wrote:
Brant_Drake wrote:
Andrew Dixon wrote:
This seems like a thread of 18 year olds trying to convince us theyre buff and chicks dig them. Maybe a little too vein for even me.
I’m pretty vain about being able to spell words correctly.
I think you mean anal.
vainal?
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I think he meant they were too vascular for him.
Chicks dig anal.
[quote]HvRv wrote:
Than after few beers when I met her in other club I kinda grabbed her and played with her a little.
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Could you elaborate on “played with”?
