Mannnnn.........................if i looked like this when i was in my 20"s ("the wild years)
when i was working in night-clubs..................i shudder to think of the woman i would have gotten
Laura ....................I love you!
lol, and there i was about to give you kudos for modesty.
cool mike. it does take a lot of courage, determination and discipline to do a show. i am under no delusions about that and i respect you for that, but, think of it this way, how much of these attributes would you have if you couldn't take an online beating?
as i've said before, i don't believe anyone here at getbig really wants to just break your balls for the sake of it. you would be a complete retard (no less than, seriously) if you thought you were going to get your ass kissed here and i don't believe you're retarded.
you want 'constructive criticism', re-read the past 8 pages because the statements made re your physique, no matter how blunt, are as brutally honest as you'll ever get. i'm sure scott is a very nice guy but if you think he told you anything with those nice politically correct comments then...well, refer to aforementioned retarded comment.
the rest is up to you mike. you can put a positive spin or a negative one. i guarantee nobody here will be losing sleep over it.
i remember reading about how dorian yates improved his back. seems hard to believe with hindsight, but apparently yates lost to momo benaziza because his back development wasn't up to par.
anyway, the story goes that yates went back to the gym (post contest) with a renewed focus. he hated his back. he would shout in the gym mirror, "YOUR BACK IS SHIT YATES!" training session after training session and the rest is history.
yes, you've got lots of guts to get up there mike and yes, more than 99% of the population. if you want reassurance and confirmation of that fact then please feel free to re-read scott's post and many like it over and over, or go and stare at your trophy. if you want to take the next step then toughen the fuck up and start hating again ie "your legs are shit arvilla!" go on, you can do it. say it every time you get around to legs or back day and maybe one day people will be saying how fucking awesome arvilla's legs are and
mean it.