[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
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Lolwut
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
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Why were you trying to look bad?
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
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Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
There’s not much way to make it look better or worse to the trained eye. A lean guy can attempt to look fat by relaxing his abdominals and people with trained eyes can tell he’s lean. So if X had good posture in that pic, it would not make him look “better” to the trained eye. I wonder what got him to that body composition in that photograph (seriously, not being condescending).
x2, those stories are awesome
for me to get up from 130 to 180 I ate:
1: a dozen eggs first thing in the morning, cooked in a large amount of EVOO, to which I’d add even more EVOO after done cooking, then a large amount of spices and hot sauce
2: (spread throughout the day) 3 peanut butter and honey sandwiches on homemade whole wheat bread, along with as much of a gallon of milk (skim of course!) as I could manage
3: same as 1
4: a large pizza covered in as much EVOO as possible
then before bed I’d finish the rest of the gallon. Along with the milk I’d often have 2 bananas covered in PB and chocolate chips.
On the weekends I’d swap meal #2 for a couple boxes of mac and cheese with 3/4 cup EVOO, and would have a few packets of ramen with sesame oil with the eggs.
In hindsight it was an extremely stupid diet. This was around the time Rachel Ray was getting famous, so I developed a huge crush for her and her husky voice
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
x2, those stories are awesome
for me to get up from 130 to 180 I ate:
1: a dozen eggs first thing in the morning, cooked in a large amount of EVOO, to which I’d add even more EVOO after done cooking, then a large amount of spices and hot sauce
2: (spread throughout the day) 3 peanut butter and honey sandwiches on homemade whole wheat bread, along with as much of a gallon of milk (skim of course!) as I could manage
3: same as 1
4: a large pizza covered in as much EVOO as possible
then before bed I’d finish the rest of the gallon. Along with the milk I’d often have 2 bananas covered in PB and chocolate chips.
On the weekends I’d swap meal #2 for a couple boxes of mac and cheese with 3/4 cup EVOO, and would have a few packets of ramen with sesame oil with the eggs.
In hindsight it was an extremely stupid diet. This was around the time Rachel Ray was getting famous, so I developed a huge crush for her and her husky voice[/quote]
I’ve got two of her books. I’m fond of her mac and cheese with hot dogs recipe.
I like your weekend menu. 3/4 cup of EVOO over mac and cheese sounds barf worthy!
That whole diet sounds so abusive to the GI tract. God, I loved the permabulking days–being all puffy and bloated and just cracking weights and eating the delicious fattening calories. Twice when I was a permabulker people at DIFFERENT jobs commented to me, “You walk around like you think you’re all better than everyone,” while hitting a faux crab pose. I ruined three pairs of khakis during the full housing days by having my “marbled-muscled” thighs fray the crotch areas while walking.
As I said elsewhere, the negs of permabulking/full housing just outweighed thew few cons.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Really? [/quote]
Yes, really. Why mention your degree in psych? If someone were to nitpick everything you write, they could easily say this is a prime example of what you accused me of.[/quote]
Its about perspective. This is the first time I’ve seen Stu mention his psychology degree.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
[quote]sonnyp wrote:
A true narcissist is CONSTANTLY “looking outward” for praise and admiration/recognition. That is part of the disorder and that is why narcissists feel they need to prove their worth by playing up their acheivements (how big they are, how much money they make)
I agree that it’s great to be confident and look inward expecting more of yourself than anyone else does and that this is what separates the greats from the average, but that’s not what it means to be a narcissist.[/quote]
Good Post
Sounds like someone I know.[/quote]
Pretty spot on with the description, hence the need to constantly talk about themselves, and while it may seem like bragging, it’s actually a deeply rooted need for approval. My Mother has a way of forcing her own experiences into every conversation no matter the actual topic. It’s amazingly annoying and kinda sad at the same time.
-For the record, I’m no shrink, but I do have a degree in psych, and still like to read Psychology Today 
S[/quote]
The operational word in the narcissism definition is “constantly”. Nobody has an obligation to never say anything good about themselves. However, when somebody makes themselves and their acheivements the primary topic of most discussions they are involved in then they have sort crossed a moral boundary into douchebaggery.
Of course I’m speaking in general. X you’re not all bad; I’ve met lots of people in life and in these forums much further down the narcissistic spectrum with even fewer accomplishments to warrant it. But objectively you are probably the most narcissistic person in this particular discussion
[quote]BrickHead wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
for me to get up from 130 to 180 I ate:
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I’ve got two of her books. I’m fond of her mac and cheese with hot dogs recipe.
I like your weekend menu. 3/4 cup of EVOO over mac and cheese sounds barf worthy!
That whole diet sounds so abusive to the GI tract. God, I loved the permabulking days–being all puffy and bloated and just cracking weights and eating the delicious fattening calories. Twice when I was a permabulker people at DIFFERENT jobs commented to me, “You walk around like you think you’re all better than everyone,” while hitting a faux crab pose. I ruined three pairs of khakis during the full housing days by having my “marbled-muscled” thighs fray the crotch areas while walking.
As I said elsewhere, the negs of permabulking/full housing just outweighed thew few cons. [/quote]
hahaha oh permabulking, definitely some good times there. It’s strange because no one at the time, especially yourself, will realize how idiotic it is and how limited the gains are.
I definitely did get a ton of comments on my physique and strength at the time because I would go from looking tiny to looking huge (wearing two tshirts of course) in a couple of months…and about 2x a year this happened. I essentially would bulk for a couple of months, then give up on lifting for a few months and lose tons of weight, rinse and repeat. In the end I still wasn’t past my noob gains, but thought I was a future Layne Norton.
I did learn:
-salt your food heavily if you want to increase appetite
-mind over matter in eating; I can’t get any of my friends who want to lift with me to eat properly for over a day
-don’t be stupid
Did I accidentally log onto the wrong bodybuilding forum site…?
Obviously double standard exists. There’s a reason for it…lol at being butt hurt over it.
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because doesnt this seem to imply that the other pics you posted in an attempt to show how much progress you made were done with an attempt to make you look “good as possible” ie not relaxed but stomach pulled tight and flexed with conducive lighting etc?
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because doesnt this seem to imply that the other pics you posted in an attempt to show how much progress you made were done with an attempt to make you look “good as possible” ie not relaxed but stomach pulled tight and flexed with conducive lighting etc?[/quote]
There are ways to make yourself look so damn big with cameras. Videos don’t lie though.
[quote]BrickHead wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because doesnt this seem to imply that the other pics you posted in an attempt to show how much progress you made were done with an attempt to make you look “good as possible” ie not relaxed but stomach pulled tight and flexed with conducive lighting etc?[/quote]
There are ways to make yourself look so damn big with cameras. Videos don’t lie though. [/quote]
Not sure if I follow you here Brick care to elucidate further for me?
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]BrickHead wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because doesnt this seem to imply that the other pics you posted in an attempt to show how much progress you made were done with an attempt to make you look “good as possible” ie not relaxed but stomach pulled tight and flexed with conducive lighting etc?[/quote]
There are ways to make yourself look so damn big with cameras. Videos don’t lie though. [/quote]
Not sure if I follow you here Brick care to elucidate further for me?[/quote]
I guess he is refering to angles and lightning.
[quote]florelius wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]BrickHead wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because doesnt this seem to imply that the other pics you posted in an attempt to show how much progress you made were done with an attempt to make you look “good as possible” ie not relaxed but stomach pulled tight and flexed with conducive lighting etc?[/quote]
There are ways to make yourself look so damn big with cameras. Videos don’t lie though. [/quote]
Not sure if I follow you here Brick care to elucidate further for me?[/quote]
I guess he is refering to angles and lightning.
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Yeah but cant you do that with a video also?
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Really? [/quote]
Yes, really. Why mention your degree in psych? If someone were to nitpick everything you write, they could easily say this is a prime example of what you accused me of.[/quote]
Get back to us after he mentions it another 25 times.[/quote]
Try a thousand.
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
NO ONE truly brags about a degree in Psychology
and I’m coming to this debate with a background in Psychology[/quote]
Okay that was funny
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Really? [/quote]
Yes, really. Why mention your degree in psych? If someone were to nitpick everything you write, they could easily say this is a prime example of what you accused me of.[/quote]
Get back to us after he mentions it another 25 times.[/quote]
Try a thousand.[/quote]
Try 10 years
[quote]shffl wrote:
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Really? [/quote]
Yes, really. Why mention your degree in psych? If someone were to nitpick everything you write, they could easily say this is a prime example of what you accused me of.[/quote]
Get back to us after he mentions it another 25 times.[/quote]
Try a thousand.[/quote]
Try 10 years
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been here…seen that
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Really? [/quote]
Yes, really. Why mention your degree in psych? If someone were to nitpick everything you write, they could easily say this is a prime example of what you accused me of.[/quote]
Get back to us after he mentions it another 25 times.[/quote]
He mentioned it because it was relevant.
How often do you think biology is relevant to bodybuilding?
Please respond.
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For instance, that one pic was taken on a super full stomach with me TRYING to make it look as bad as possible.
[/quote]
Why were you trying to look bad?[/quote]
Because I knew I was about to start dieting. That was that period after a car accident where I was just trying to hold my body weight even. At the time I simply said fuck it and just worked on maintaining that body weight even though my activity was limited.
It was a test to see if that affected the muscle I kept in the long run.
It is pretty much the same thing they do in nearly all diet ads. I just wanted to do one myself.
I had pics taken the same day with less effect.
Does that answer you question?