Check out his/her pics. Whoever he/she is, she looked QUITE hot in 07 and went straight out tranny in the last one lol.
I think so_caught_up (or his wife) can safely STOP ADDING SIZE!
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
so_caught_up wrote:
I have a friend that is 5’6 and 225…he looks retarded…and he is obsessed with getting bigger.
Just as long as you keep things in perspective and don’t have issues with bigism…like the opposite of anorexia…
Really? Because in my mind the reverse of anorexia would be the people you see walking around (or driving on the little scootery things) who are 300 pounds of fat.[/quote]
[quote]hardgnr wrote:
I had my family over today and it reminded me of this thread. Being summer I had my shirt off so they were in a bit of a suprise. My sister thought I was like 80kg and I was like try 105kg(230lbs) and she couldn’t believe it. So she went and told mum who doesn’t even say anything anymore lol, just shook her head.
So then again I was asked the question ‘how big do you want to get’, i looked her in the eye and said ‘big…’ All the while my dad was looking through Arnolds bodybuilding encyclopedia which was on the table. He just laughed. I think he knows how big…
Classic moment.[/quote]
Was not Arnold 240 pounds at most in contest size? And he was almost 6’2 or so at the time. Funny thing is some people on this board would probably say that’s not big although the articles would laud the man.
[quote]martin blank wrote:
so_caught_up wrote:
I have a friend that is 5’6 and 225…he looks retarded…and he is obsessed with getting bigger.
Just as long as you keep things in perspective and don’t have issues with bigism…like the opposite of anorexia…
Wrong board dude.
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not really. most people are sick of the 300 pound + mass monster physiques that have dominated for the last 10 years. people are more in favor of a balanced out physique. no one is by any means saying you should look like an Abercrombie model, we’re all after the same goal of being standout big but i definately think theres a line.
Was not Arnold 240 pounds at most in contest size? And he was almost 6’2 or so at the time. Funny thing is some people on this board would probably say that’s not big although the articles would laud the man. [/quote]
Its worth noting alot of the old school were really committed to the thin, tight waist look.
And if you think about it is probably partly responsible for the seemingly odd weight difference between the pros of today and of the past.
Pros today are clearly bigger, but almost all of them have large midsections, muscle or not, hence some of the higher weight.
Was not Arnold 240 pounds at most in contest size? And he was almost 6’2 or so at the time. Funny thing is some people on this board would probably say that’s not big although the articles would laud the man. [/quote]
That puts him at about 265, when not dieted down for a contest. At 6’3" that is big by anyones standards.
[quote]kylec72 wrote:
Big Aristotle, your story about Thanksgiving reminds me exactly of my experience on Thanksgiving and even more so on Christmas. Seasons greetings I suppose.[/quote]
Having an entire family of ballbusters is a different world. I wouldn’t change a thing about them.
Was not Arnold 240 pounds at most in contest size? And he was almost 6’2 or so at the time. Funny thing is some people on this board would probably say that’s not big although the articles would laud the man.
Its worth noting alot of the old school were really committed to the thin, tight waist look.
And if you think about it is probably partly responsible for the seemingly odd weight difference between the pros of today and of the past.
Pros today are clearly bigger, but almost all of them have large midsections, muscle or not, hence some of the higher weight.[/quote]
Don’t forget the greater emphasis on lower body development nowadays.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
catone wrote:
My wife is constantly overfeeding me, filling up plates with food it takes me an hour to finish. When I try to lower my portions she goes “you worked out today, shouldn’t you eat more carbs?” It would make sense if I weren’t already 260 lbs. She likes me big, when I cut she always says I’m skinny
I have dreams like this.
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[quote]drewkearns wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
I hear a little bit from my parents, who most likely think I’m extremely overweight. I do weight 250 at 20-35% bf, so they do have a small point.
ummmm…20-35% body fat is NOT a range!!!
that’s like saying i can bench between 250-400.
not hating…just made me laugh when i read that.[/quote]
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
martin blank wrote:
so_caught_up wrote:
I have a friend that is 5’6 and 225…he looks retarded…and he is obsessed with getting bigger.
Just as long as you keep things in perspective and don’t have issues with bigism…like the opposite of anorexia…
Wrong board dude.
not really. most people are sick of the 300 pound + mass monster physiques that have dominated for the last 10 years. people are more in favor of a balanced out physique. no one is by any means saying you should look like an Abercrombie model, we’re all after the same goal of being standout big but i definately think theres a line.[/quote]
My issue is with ‘bigism’. First, I doubt its existence (barring something like the Greg Valentino), and second, I don’t think many here have it or should fear ‘catching’ it.
The thing I like most about this board is an overall attitude that you can basically never be too big or too strong.
Was not Arnold 240 pounds at most in contest size? And he was almost 6’2 or so at the time. Funny thing is some people on this board would probably say that’s not big although the articles would laud the man.
That puts him at about 265, when not dieted down for a contest. At 6’3" that is big by anyones standards.
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I think Arnold in actuality is 6’0". He may have been 6"1" when he was younger. That would also make 240 slightly more impressive.
All kidding aside I lost a training partner due to this very thing. He’s Korean and heavily influenced by his Korean heritage and family.
He had gone from 165 to 190 during the time frame we were training, really becoming strong too.
All it took was his dad visiting him over the Holidays of '07 and telling him every day that he was fat, and that he was “ashamed” of his appearance for him to quit heavy training all together. I tried talking him out of it after the Holiday break and he did train with me into February. But I had to go to Hawaii for three weeks shortly after that and by the time I came back he had obviously lost size and spent more time swimming and running.
[quote]martin blank wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
martin blank wrote:
so_caught_up wrote:
I have a friend that is 5’6 and 225…he looks retarded…and he is obsessed with getting bigger.
Just as long as you keep things in perspective and don’t have issues with bigism…like the opposite of anorexia…
Wrong board dude.
not really. most people are sick of the 300 pound + mass monster physiques that have dominated for the last 10 years. people are more in favor of a balanced out physique. no one is by any means saying you should look like an Abercrombie model, we’re all after the same goal of being standout big but i definately think theres a line.
My issue is with ‘bigism’. First, I doubt its existence (barring something like the Greg Valentino), and second, I don’t think many here have it or should fear ‘catching’ it.
The thing I like most about this board is an overall attitude that you can basically never be too big or too strong.
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well i disagree and i think it is possible to get “too big”. difference is 90% of people dont achieve it. there arent many gym rats the size of Ronnie Coleman, ok theres zero but whether or not you can only get to his size with enough drugs to start a Panzer tank it doesnt take away from the fact that there is a size that is “too big”.
i think that maybe once you start focusins solely on getting bigger and let it take over your life completely to the point where you dont socialize or do anything else productive except train and eat you have a problem.
even pro-BBers say they dont spend that much time in the gym because they have families, jobs, friends etc.
