Muscle Patheticness

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[quote]BrickHead wrote:

Then we should discuss how you shitting on some slender guy wearing tight clothing is wrong too.

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Oh, let’s do…because I know I surely wrote the qualifier about “imaginary lat syndrome” which means my opinions was directed at a particular action and not just the clothing choice.

I don’t care about small guys in tank tops. If one is acting like he is Ronnie Coleman when he looks like Pee Wee Herman I call THAT a douche move.

I’ll step back while you try to pretend as if all of that wasn’t written already. It takes work to pigeon hole my responses. You have to leave quite a bit out to do it.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
Dude, we are talking about BODYBUILDING. How the hell do you avoid “shoving it in people’s faces” when apparently simply walking around a mall in a tank top means you are a douche now?

I mean, seriously…any dude who is really big is going to get attention unless he is wearing a parka. You seem to take this attention as a personal insult…and that says way more about you than them.

I hope to “shove it in people’s faces” as much as possible this summer. By wearing tank tops and going shopping.

You lack humility because you believe your snap judgment of people is actually appropriate and correct…when you couldn’t possibly know someone on that level in such a brief encounter.

I just explained it above…and you just wrote out enough about yourself…more than you got from that video of those two guys.
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The fuck are you going on about?

I didn’t watch the video. I don’t care about the video. I thought that whatever would happen in that video would be two guys trolling everyone and it would be funny, but I have even funnier things to watch. What people wrote afterwards seem to confirm my expectations.

Your entire post is predicated on the assumption that I watched the video and spewed unholy anger towards them.

That assumption is wrong.

I have nothing against big people who wear tank-tops at the beaches or in shopping malls or wherever. I will probably give them a glance, think in my mind “Wow, he’s well-built”, and go on. I do not think that they’re a douche.

A douche is the big guy with his friends who stand near you and continue making snide comments about how much he DB presses to his buddies and asks you when you’re done repeatedly.

That isn’t a symptom borne out of his muscles. It’s just that he’s an arrogant douche. He’s obviously proud of his size, and as such he lets it define him and become the focal point of his arrogance. This happens with anyone who has something that they’re proud of, so bodybuilding and muscle really doesn’t even have anything to do with it.

Hence the reason I wrote earlier that it’s the elitist attitudes that annoys people, not the fact that they’re big or rich or handsome or whatever the fuck you want to add here.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]BrickHead wrote:

Then we should discuss how you shitting on some slender guy wearing tight clothing is wrong too.

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Oh, let’s do…because I know I surely wrote the qualifier about “imaginary lat syndrome” which means my opinions was directed at a particular action and not just the clothing choice.

I don’t care about small guys in tank tops. If one is acting like he is Ronnie Coleman when he looks like Pee Wee Herman I call THAT a douche move.

I’ll step back while you try to pretend as if all of that wasn’t written already. It takes work to pigeon hole my responses. You have to leave quite a bit out to do it.[/quote]

Except that you were the one assuming the guy had imaginary lat syndrome. The question simply asked about a skinny guy wearing a tank top.

[quote]mbdix wrote:
I agree with most here. But, what would you think if you saw a 6’2" 180lb guy in a skin tight shirt walking around?[/quote]

Nice backpedaling though.

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[quote]magick wrote:

A douche is the big guy with his friends who stand near you and continue making snide comments about how much he DB presses to his buddies and asks you when you’re done repeatedly.
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This doesn’t seem like an action against you personally. It seems like you are upset that he is talking about how much he dumbbell presses…and then asks you when you are done.

I am missing the “douche” part.

I ask people when they will be done also…especially if they are hogging the equipment and not even training hard and I’ve waited more than 15 minutes.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]magick wrote:

A douche is the big guy with his friends who stand near you and continue making snide comments about how much he DB presses to his buddies and asks you when you’re done repeatedly.
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This doesn’t seem like an action against you personally. It seems like you are upset that he is talking about how much he dumbbell presses…and then asks you when you are done.

I am missing the “douche” part.
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I thought it was being douchey since he asked pretty much every time he caught me resting. Even after I told him how many more sets I had left.

Either he didn’t listen to me mentioning the sets, or he wasn’t paying attention to the time and just thought I was taking a very long time to finish.

But, ya, I do think I was a bit sensitive in hindsight. It was a complete newbie period and I was doing DB presses and rows separately instead of just doing them back to back like I should have.

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[quote]magick wrote:

I thought it was being douchey since he asked pretty much every time he caught me resting. Even after I told him how many more sets I had left.

Either he didn’t listen to me mentioning the sets, or he wasn’t paying attention to the time and just thought I was taking a very long time to finish.

But, ya, I do think I was a bit sensitive in hindsight. It was a complete newbie period and I was doing DB presses and rows separately instead of just doing them back to back like I should have.[/quote]

Hey, as long as you understand that most of this sounded like you just being mad because some big guy somewhere talked about how big or strong he was in ear shot of you…and then treated you like a newb who was taking up space.

I’m just letting you know that things like that don’t prove the guy is a douche. It mostly just proves how sensitive you are to what other people around you have done…and don’t like anyone reminding you that you aren’t there yet.

Things like that and calling two big guys in tanks “douches” is usually the cry from people who aren’t big and feel self conscious about it.

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.

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This whole thread seems to just boil down to a battle between two types of guys. Guys who are insecure when it comes to being compared to bigger guys and guys who are bigger than others and seem to think this is something worth showing off as if it really matters in the real world. Either way, both sides seem pretty lame.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]magick wrote:

I thought it was being douchey since he asked pretty much every time he caught me resting. Even after I told him how many more sets I had left.

Either he didn’t listen to me mentioning the sets, or he wasn’t paying attention to the time and just thought I was taking a very long time to finish.

But, ya, I do think I was a bit sensitive in hindsight. It was a complete newbie period and I was doing DB presses and rows separately instead of just doing them back to back like I should have.[/quote]

Hey, as long as you understand that most of this sounded like you just being mad because some big guy somewhere talked about how big or strong he was in ear shot of you…and then treated you like a newb who was taking up space.

I’m just letting you know that things like that don’t prove the guy is a douche. It mostly just proves how sensitive you are to what other people around you have done…and don’t like anyone reminding you that you aren’t there yet.

Things like that and calling two big guys in tanks “douches” is usually the cry from people who aren’t big and feel self conscious about it.

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

A guy, big or small, in a mall in a tank top pretty much equals doosh. It is only beaten by large gold jewelry or indoor sunglasses.

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When I was in college I dressed like a doosh for my first two years, the low sided sleeveless shirts and the typical bro uniform. I wanted to be noticed for how “awesome I looked bro”, which in and of itself is almost screams self-esteem issues. Now I am a grown ass man so I put on appropriate grown up attire and I still get noticed but for much better reasons, because I dress like a successful confident man, not a punk kid.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

Er, how do you happen to know that they’re acting like they’re waiting for you to stare at them?

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[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

Er, how do you happen to know that they’re acting like they’re waiting for you to stare at them?[/quote]

I used to be a personal trainer. That was one of the main gripes of those who were morbidly obese…feeling like people were staring at them in the gym. It is why many don’t go to the gym in the first place.

Reality is, I rarely see an obese person being made fun of in a gym setting.

You can tell quite a bit from body language also.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

Er, how do you happen to know that they’re acting like they’re waiting for you to stare at them?[/quote]

You can tell quite a bit from body language also.[/quote]

Well, sure. If you’re staring at them.

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[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

Er, how do you happen to know that they’re acting like they’re waiting for you to stare at them?[/quote]

You can tell quite a bit from body language also.[/quote]

Well, sure. If you’re staring at them.[/quote]

I knew that what’s you were getting at…but no, I don’t stare at fat people. If anything I may be guilty of purposely not trying to look at all in an effort to not make them feel uncomfortable.

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[quote]jbpick86 wrote:

A guy, big or small, in a mall in a tank top pretty much equals doosh. It is only beaten by large gold jewelry or indoor sunglasses. [/quote]

This sounds like a huge culture difference.

I don’t see “tank top in mall” as anything other than regular wear by a shit load of guys.

I live in Texas. What the hell should they wear in the summer? Sweaters?

That’s like the casual dress code for half the city, especially urban areas…and all you see is “douche”.

I think some of you need to get out more.

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BOOM. Nicely done.

[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]EmilyQ wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

It’s like those obese people you see in the gym who act like they are waiting for you to stare at them whether you do or not.

No one is doing anything to them either.[/quote]

Er, how do you happen to know that they’re acting like they’re waiting for you to stare at them?[/quote]

You can tell quite a bit from body language also.[/quote]

Well, sure. If you’re staring at them.[/quote]

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[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
Now I am a grown ass man so I put on appropriate grown up attire and I still get noticed but for much better reasons, because I dress like a successful confident man, not a punk kid. [/quote]

??

I wear shirts with no sleeves or tanks most of the time unless it’s cold when not working. That is usually because I am leaving or going to a gym when I am out or about unless going out. I don’t really care if someone thinks that isn’t “grown up” enough. I wasn’t aware there was an age dress code like that.

We aren’t talking about going to a job interview…and I probably would steer clear of the guy who dressed like he was going to one at all times.

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Just because of this thread I will increase my number of Superman shirts with the sleeves cut off.

I really hope people think that is childish enough to qualify.

I also need a list of ages and appropriate dress code for future reference.

What do you wear when you are 25 years old and standing on a street corner waiting on the bus?

I need to know this shit.

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[quote]BrickHead wrote:
it’s the prerogative of others to think the bodybuilding lifestyle and look is insane![/quote]

I think it’s more shock that a lot of those people are now on this website…when most here should at least understand the difference between obsession/hard work and insanity.

If they are here and think the “bodybuilding lifestyle” is insane, I am betting they haven’t made much physical progress lately.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]BrickHead wrote:
it’s the prerogative of others to think the bodybuilding lifestyle and look is insane![/quote]

I think it’s more shock that a lot of those people are now on this website…when most here should at least understand the difference between obsession/hard work and insanity.

If they are here and think the “bodybuilding lifestyle” is insane, I am betting they haven’t made much physical progress lately.[/quote]

I like the way Bishop Lamont looks in his tank top in the vid. It’s appropriate to what he’s doing and I personally like the look of his body. However, if we’re sitting on an airplane together or he’s at a sit-down restaurant, I’d rather he dress in at least the sleeved t-shirt the scrawny kid behind him is wearing, because I don’t want to see his sweaty armpits in those places. Meanwhile, I’d have no problem with the scrawny kid wearing the black tank in contexts where I might expect to encounter someone’s sweaty armpits, such as the gym, the park, or McDonald’s.

Although I find Lamont’s body appealing and the white kid’s less so, their lats or imagined lats are similarly not my business.