Professor X isn’t the webmaster, nor does any webmaster who wants to remain in business demand photos and medical records from a physician on anthropometrics be faxed over to him/her. While I respect him and have communicated with him and others personally via IM, I’m not his step-and-fetch-it, nor do I feel the need to make entire threads asking him for advice or approval of what I’m going to do with my fitness routine or life.
I’ve BEEN BIG, am still fairly strong, and NOT small (220 at 5’10") - nothing to sneer at for someone who treats his fitness hobby as a HOBBY! And you might realize one day that hobbies can no longer take precedence over money, profession, women, friends, and family!
Example: I’ve literally been trapped in 4 hours of back to back meetings in healthcare. Do you think it’s appropriate to stuff my face with a 1,000 calorie meal in front of an administrator, a resident and his/her family members, and a medical team? “Sorry folks, I know this is important, but I gotta eat. Take care.” Most employers also don’t give a shit about my workouts when I must stay late.
A woman who wants to spend a night with me isn’t so fond that I have to get up at 10AM on a SUNDAY MORNING to eat a specific meal at a specific time. I’m not giving up time with a woman if she asks me to spend the night without prior notice because her closet and fridge isn’t stocked with oatmeal, eggs, and fruit!
Workouts and specific meals at specific times are not going to take precedence over professional meetings AFTER WORK (time I have to work out).
Workouts are not going to take precedence over seeing a friend after work that I haven’t seen in ages.
My sixth meal of the day designated for a certain time is not taking precedence over staying out til 3 AM if I’m out socializing.
The Spartan lifestyle of bodybuilding that will not earn me one red cent isn’t taking precedence over eating some junk at a party.
Bottom line: Although I’ve BEEN BIG, bigness will not get me what I want out of my LIFE at this point.
Nor do I care so much about having the reputation of being the “Big Guy”. Example: “Who Brad, da Big Guy?”
I hope your investment in becoming huge yields a HUGE REWARD, because it doesn’t do that for me anymore.