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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: old-school-lifter on December 29, 2013, 02:24:51 PM
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or are you proud to be a BB or embarrassed/ashamed to call yourself a BB?
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'do you compete' is the most common question and I do my best to distance myself from any association w that as quickly as I can.
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I like to tell people I don't exercise AT ALL, and say shit like "Soul food, n!gga," when strangers ask me questions. This is obviously not a good approach.
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I am a bodybuilder.
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Nope. When people comment on things like my traps and shoulders I just tell them I used to work out lots.
Talking about bodybuilding is futile - the discussion goes no where. I secretly like it, but it's mainly for schmoes and narcissistic saddists like myself. I don't want to talk to some fatass who wants me to praise their fatceps and give them tips to get a 6 pack. Lift hard, take lots of drugs and go fuck yourself. That's my best advice.
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Not a bodybuilder ... People everywhere I go assume I am and I compete... And are shocked when I tell them I lift weight recrationally
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People correctly assume when they see my bum bag!
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neither since my physique is inconsequential
Do you tell people you're shizzo?
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People tell me I'm a bodybuilder.
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shizzo has better physique than me and I don't like to lie
Pick up the phone, your nan has some bad news...
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I am a bodybuilder.
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Talking about bodybuilding is futile
This.
Honestly, your average person doesn't really care about this stuff outside of perhaps talking bench or bicep numbers. Or perhaps telling you about their cousin in the slam that could clean and squat #950 before he blew his back out.
Unless someone really mentions something that proves their knowledge, and seems like it might be interesting conversation, I just smile, pat my belly, and go "Ya, I like to lift, helps keep the weight off" or something similar.
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For the last 5-10 years, I seem to be saying "Ya, but I can't fight" more than anything.
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i seriously tell im a swimmer who wants some extra muscle, and in summer im a cyclist.
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I tell people I'm a freelance gynecologist
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I usually tell people to fuck off.
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I tell people Wes is my biological father.
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I say I used to play football a long time ago, and that now I just stay in shape playing with my kids. I usually don't feel like talking about bodybuilding with people who don't really care about it. It's my thing...they don't really want me to talk about, they're just being nice when they ask me. I spare them the indignity of having to suffer through me talking about my passion for unilateral work versus barbell work for improved lat symmetry.
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I tell people Wes is my biological father.
You are not alone on that mission. ;D
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"Do you compete?"
"You have beefy arms."
"Don't mess with this guy..he;s got muscles."
"Do you workout?"
Almost every time I just downplay it because I quickly realize no one really cares.
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when i get asked i tell people i have cswoliosis
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I tell people I'm a bodybuilder. Then they ask 'do you even lift'?
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I tell people I'm a bodybuilder. Then they ask 'do you even lift'?
hahaha that guy is awesome. the 'do you even lift flow chart'
'are people mirin?' -> 'what's that?' -> 'obviously not' -> do you even lift?
'do you do bodyweight exercises' -> 'yes' -> 'are you a white guy?' -> 'yes' -> 'that's called yoga' -> do you even lift?
hahaha fucking funny dude.
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I get asked all the time if I compete. I try to distance myself as much as possible from bodybuilding. The permabulkers and juice pigs who always seem to be getting ready to do a show (yet never compete) have played a large role in ruining the culture of the gym. I say it's more desirable to have aesthetics everyday than to be fat and " diet" down to look good for one weekend a year.....
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I don't tell people I'm a bodybuilder. People look at me and their eyes tell them I'm a bodybuilder.
Any of you for which this is not the case, you're doing it wrong.
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'You look good for your age' is good enough for me.
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I get asked all the time if I compete. I try to distance myself as much as possible from bodybuilding. The permabulkers and juice pigs who always seem to be getting ready to do a show (yet never compete) have played a large role in ruining the culture of the gym. I say it's more desirable to have aesthetics everyday than to be fat and " diet" down to look good for one weekend a year.....
SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!
I wish someone told me something like this 5 years ago. I used to think being a sweaty, fat juice pig permabulker was the SHIT. I hope not too many people think I'm a fucking idiot because of that phase.
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I tell people I am into calisthenics and never even entered the gym.
They find it hard to believe. I justify it all by telling them that I am one of the genetic elites of the human race.
Lmao
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SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!
I wish someone told me something like this 5 years ago. I used to think being a sweaty, fat juice pig permabulker was the SHIT. I hope not too many people think I'm a fucking idiot because of that phase.
We all go through that phase early on bro,then we finally realize that quality over quantity is what makes a good looking physique.
I got up to a whopping 190 pounds once! LOL :D
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some dumb whore actualy once asked me if its required to lift weights and stuff to get my physique ;D
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We all go through that phase early on bro,then we finally realize that quality over quantity is what makes a good looking physique.
I got up to a whopping 190 pounds once! LOL :D
I got past 200lbs once but I swear the last 40lbs I put on had nothing to do with muscle whatsoever. I felt like the biggest dude in the world though, and all my twinky friends giving me props sent my ego through the ROOF!! My only regret is that I didn't take any pictures. I've never been fat in my life but it was amazing to actually be a fat ass for once. ;D
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SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!
I wish someone told me something like this 5 years ago. I used to think being a sweaty, fat juice pig permabulker was the SHIT. I hope not too many people think I'm a fucking idiot because of that phase.
But bro, be a 280 lb bodybuilder you have to eat like a 280 lb bodybuilder.
Since I went on straight trt and stopped doing cardio people stopped asking me if I compete. Ah well.
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Used to be a bodybuilder in my 20's, now at 48 I'm just someone who lifts heavy things and puts them down.
The funniest thing is how normal people perceive you. Questions like:
1. Are you a wrestler?
2. Are you in the military?
3. Are you a police officer?
4. You must workout?
5. Are you a power lifter?
6. You go to the gym a lot?
7. Are you a fighter? -lol
etc...
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I got past 200lbs once but I swear the last 40lbs I put on had nothing to do with muscle whatsoever. I felt like the biggest dude in the world though, and all my twinky friends giving me props sent my ego through the ROOF!! My only regret is that I didn't take any pictures. I've never been fat in my life but it was amazing to actually be a fat ass for once. ;D
I`ve got the bone structure of an anorexic mouse.....at 190 I looked like as Gal would say................... a tub of shit. :(
I was big in clothes for my frame,but I never took my shirt off.
These days,I go shirtless when I hit the mall,go to church,work,drive my car,grocery store................... ....... ;)
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Used to be a bodybuilder in my 20's, now at 48 I'm just someone who lifts heavy things and puts them down.
The funniest thing is how normal people perceive you. Questions like:
1. Are you a wrestler?
2. Are you in the military?
3. Are you a police officer?
4. You must workout?
5. Are you a power lifter?
6. You go to the gym a lot?
7. Are you a fighter? -lol
etc...
I get "Do you play football?" a lot.
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One time, and this is no shit,a guy asked me if I was a professional bodybuilder.
I told him yes. ;D
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i get "Are you a model?" a lot.
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i get "Are you a model?" a lot.
That`s a given,along with movie star,and celebrity. :D
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If prompted I will say about going to the gym/eating but if somebody asks me and uses the term bodybuilder then yes I will say I am.
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I get asked all the time if I am a wrestler. The general public does not understand the difference between a weight lifter, bodybuilder or power lifter. They just clump us all together as a bunch of dumb meatheads. So I always have to explain the difference to them when they ask. You should see the look on their faces when I explain that bodybuilders do Gay for Pay!
Hahahha settle down Fuckers its a joke :)
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I get asked all the time if I am a wrestler. The general public does not understand the difference between a weight lifter, bodybuilder or power lifter. They just clump us all together as a bunch of dumb meatheads. So I always have to explain the difference to them when they ask. You should see the look on their faces when I explain that bodybuilders do Gay for Pay!
Hahahha settle down Fuckers its a joke :)
Typical bber...boring people as if they care.
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Typical bber...boring people as if they care.
Ummm wrong!!! I am probably the farthest thing from a BBer on this page. Nothing typical about this guy. And I only explain if they ask whats the difference.
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Ummm wrong!!! I am probably the farthest thing from a BBer on this page. Nothing typical about this guy. And I only explain if they ask whats the difference.
Whatever makes you feel better about yourself bro, no worries.
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I've gotten cage fighter or bouncer...and I'm not even big by GB standards :-\
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or are you proud to be a BB or embarrassed/ashamed to call yourself a BB?
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Bodybuilders usually wax their entire body, oil up, get into small trunks and pose for an audience.
I lift weights.
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I tell people I like to train.
Mostly for golf nowadays.
And, I honestly want to get back on my bicycle.
I have a very nice frame/fork I want to build up. I want to find a NOS Campagnolo C Record gruppo to put on it.
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I get asked if I play rugby.
I've never heard any lay-persons who don't know about bodybuilding use the word "bodybuilder". It's just not on their radars.
People at work know I go to the gym but even then for some reason they don't equate this with bodybuilding.
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I guess if people cant tell if you lift then you must look like shit.
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I get asked a lot, but I tell them na im a cage fighter who lifts weights as part of his training
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I just say that I did grappling sports in the USMC.
Judo, Sambo, Greco, Free
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I say I workout. If I mention bodybuilding, especially to women, I often hear comments such as,"like those big steroid guys, gross"
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Whatever makes you feel better about yourself bro, no worries.
"big" ::) "bad" ::) wolffe getting exposed as a typical douchey bodybuilder in this thread.
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"big" ::) "bad" ::) wolffe getting exposed as a typical douchey bodybuilder in this thread.
Hahaha :)
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I dont want anyone to know I workout because they think you are weird.
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"I even lift".
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i'm not a bodybuilder. i just do 100 press ups every night.
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I dont want anyone to know I workout because they think you are weird.
I often times wear a disguise to the gym. A mask or a fake mustache perhaps.
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if you have to tell somebody you're a bodybuilder..... you're probably not a bodybuilder.
(if they can't tell by looking at you)
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I often times wear a disguise to the gym. A mask or a fake mustache perhaps.
;D
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These days,I go shirtless when I hit the mall,go to church,work,drive my car,grocery store................... ....... ;)
Lmao! If I looked like you, I would too.