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From today's paper:
Obsession over muscle size could signal an unhealthy psychological syndrome
By Dr. Paul Donohue
04/01/2006
Dear Dr. Donohue: I exercise seven days a week for six hours each day. I make sure I eat well. I get enough protein by drinking four protein shakes and eating six eggs every day.
I am 5 feet 11 inches and weigh 210 pounds. I have had my body fat checked two ways - skin folds and electrically. I have 8 percent body fat.
Even though I do all this work, I cannot achieve the muscle size I want. I look in the mirror and see a scrawny body.
I don't know what more I can do. I think about this all the time.
Do you have any suggestions?
I have a serious suggestion for you.
You should consider that you very likely have an unhealthy obsession with your body. Anyone of your height and weight is not scrawny.
Your mind is distorting what you see in the mirror. Having 8 percent body fat means that more than 90 percent of your weight is muscle and bone.
That's a very low body fat percentage. Few have that little body fat.
You work out daily for long periods of time. You don't need any more exercise. You watch your diet and take extra steps to make sure you're getting enough protein. You're getting more than enough nutrition.
You might have what's called body dysmorphic syndrome.
It's a psychological state in which people fixate on some aspect of their body and believe it not to be up to par when, in reality, there is nothing wrong with it.
One subset of body dysmorphic syndrome is muscle dysmorphia.
Here the target of obsessive thoughts is inadequate muscle development when all objective evidence shows excellent musculature.
Thinking about this all the time is an indication that you have gone overboard. If you are ignoring other aspects of life you need help from a mental health professional.
Write Dr. Donohue at P.O.Box 536475, Orlando, Fla. 328553-6475.
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5'10" and 210 pounds, what a fuck.ing monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am 5' 10" 202lbs with 12% BF. I just started doing cardio with hope of getting to around 8% with minimal weight lost.
I wouldn't consider that to be anywhere near large.
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six eggs, monster appetite.
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six eggs, monster appetite.
LOL, I was thinking the same thing. I have a 1/4 cup of egg whites for my 2nd breakfast.
How much is he benching? I can do 315 for 4 reps without a spotter, maybe 6-7 with.
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LOL, I was thinking the same thing. I have a 1/4 cup of egg whites for my 2nd breakfast.
How much is he benching? I can do 315 for 4 reps without a spotter, maybe 6-7 with.
why do i not believe you?
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6 hours a day, monster 135 lb. squats and 95 lb. benches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Without seeing him work out I am would guess that he is burning his muscle for energy.
He needs to cut back to 1 to 1.5 hours top. Take BCAA, glutamine, and creatine before and after his workout.
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I seen the title of the thread and thought it was about Alexxx. :D
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Without seeing him work out I am would guess that he is burning his muscle for energy.
He needs to cut back to 1 to 1.5 hours top. Take BCAA, glutamine, and creatine before and after his workout.
ok, "steelepegasus", hahahaha. ::)
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ok, "steelepegasus", hahahaha. ::)
You are right, I take it back
Only wussies work out for under 6 hours.
He should be a man and step it up to 7 hours.
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Yes obsessed he is but if he's training 6 hours every day that's why he's not big enough.
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Yes obsessed he is but if he's training 6 hours every day that's why he's not big enough.
why don't you show him how to get huge "gibbler".
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Why don't you? you're the one who's afraid that people will see how small you are.
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The guy needs to take 3 weeks off of training and just eat.
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6 hours a day, monster 135 lb. squats and 95 lb. benches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn, he squats?
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Why don't you? you're the one who's afraid that people will see how small you are.
i'm not small by any means i just have more pride than to show my 5'11" 230 LB. body on a PRO BB'ING website.
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Pro BBing site? 99 percent of people here aren't pro's. ok then in 2 years i'll never post a picture again and say i'm 230 just like you. your excuse for no putting up changes all the time.
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i'm not small by any means i just have more pride than to show my 5'11" 230 LB. body on a PRO BB'ING website.
5-11 and 230 pounds? Oh, I see what you mean. Your fat weighs 230 pounds ! How much does your muscle weigh ;D?
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5-11 and 230 pounds? Oh, I see what you mean. Your fat weighs 230 pounds ! How much does your muscle weigh ;D?
105. ;D
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105 is about what my LBW was when i started.
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105. ;D
Not bad ;D
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105 is about what my LBW was when i started.
hey gibbler, what is my username?
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i know that.