[quote]gerardmarceau wrote:
He has a shot at becoming lean, but at this point, he ruined one of the best chances he’ll ever get. He didn’t want to do the work. Unfortunately what defeated him was fear and his ravenous appetite.[/quote]
It was delusion, my friend.
People see guys like Dave Tate and say, “He’s big. He weighs 260 pounds. So do I. Therefore, I’m big.”
What they don’t realize is that many guys carry weight differently. One guy can be big at 260 while another guy looks like a stuffed pig at 260.
I have been 260 pounds. I looked like absolute shit. But I knew it.
Guys like Greg are delusional, though. They see muscles that aren’t there.
The guy does not have a yoke. He does not have big forearms. He is not “powerlifter fat.”
We all know that look. Some guys carry around extra fat but you can still see veins in their forearms, they have huge necks, and their traps stick out. Put them in shorts and they have some bad ass calves.
That ain’t Greg.
Greg is a 200 pound man trapped in a 260 man’s body.
I learned about my body and realized I did not have potential to be super big. (Without steroids, anyway.) It was a depressing thing to realize. But since I am not prepared to use steroids, what can I do other than cry myself to sleep?
We all have certain genetic limitations. If after years of “bulking,” you are fat and aren’t putting up impressive numbers in the gym (a 170 pound push press is NOT impressive); you gotta realize you just don’t have the genetics to be super big and strong.
Genetics are what they are. Some of us can be “big” by society’s standards but will never be big by bodybuilding or powerlifting standards. As with most things in life, you need to know thyself. You must be honest with yourself.
Greg needs to lose 50 pounds of lard. That’s how fat he is. Even at 230 he will be fat.
Until he stops being delusional, he will never have a good physique.