Male Bodybuilders

DublinGuy40

Just wondering are there other people out there as fascinated by bodybuilders as me. The incredible bodies, the lifestyle it takes to achieve it. I find it massively attractive, even the really huge freaks.

Not for everyone I’m sure.

440Hertz

Each to their own, but I tend to find it fairly unattractive looking. There’s a point where it goes from nicely bulked to slightly freak show.

To me it’s more fascinating in a documentary making kind of way than attractive or something I’d want to emulate.

jam_mac_jam

I don't find it attractive but I admire them for their work and achievements.

amadangomor

DublinGuy40 wrote: »

Just wondering are there other people out there as fascinated by bodybuilders as me. The incredible bodies, the lifestyle it takes to achieve it. I find it massively attractive, even the really huge freaks.

Not for everyone I’m sure.

Does certain parts not shrink due to steroid use?

Dtp1979

Sleep, eat, steroids, workout, repeat x 6 days a week. It takes dedication no doubt.

DublinGuy40

amadangomor wrote: »

Does certain parts not shrink due to steroid use?

I’m sure there are people who can say yes or no to that. Would still find it hugely attractive

gypsy79

amadangomor wrote: »

Does certain parts not shrink due to steroid use?

Are you saying bodybuilders use suspicious supplements

Vegan bodybuilders are my fav

Rodney Bathgate

Maybe you could give them free massages, OP?

Real Life

amadangomor wrote: »

Does certain parts not shrink due to steroid use?

The testicles for the period you're on them but not the Penis as is often joked about when people talk about bodybuilders.

70s era was the peak

Feisar

DublinGuy40 wrote: »

I’m sure there are people who can say yes or no to that. Would still find it hugely attractive

If someone is injecting testosterone their testicles stop producing it. One would need to go on a course of Nolvadex. Plus with the test so high they'd need to be on estrogen inhibitors as it will naturally rise as a result of the sky high test. Resulting in breast like growths.

440Hertz

When it starts going into steroid use, then it gets weird!

There’s definitely an optimal in the gym and then ... ok you’ve probably gone a bit too far there! It applies to both male and female body builders.

skooterblue2

gypsy79 wrote: »

Are you saying bodybuilders use suspicious supplements

You think they achieve it by exercise regime, diet and discipline alone...... get outta it!!

440Hertz

It probably takes a lot of discipline to stick to the supplement schedule ...

skooterblue2

440Hertz wrote: »

It probably takes a lot of discipline to stick to the supplement schedule ...

Ahhh supplements, wasnt that what Michelle Smyth de Brun was taking?

gypsy79

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Ahhh supplements, wasnt that what Michelle Smyth de Brun was taking?

No that was whiskey......remember

skooterblue2

gypsy79 wrote: »

No that was whiskey......remember

Except for a few journalists and professional athletes, the whole country was eating out of her hand and ignoring the 5 or 8 year ban on Marcus deBrun

Hamsterchops

DublinGuy40 wrote: »

Just wondering are there other people out there as fascinated by bodybuilders as me. The incredible bodies, the lifestyle it takes to achieve it. I find it massively attractive, even the really huge freaks.

Not for everyone I’m sure.

The professional ones take it too far, injecting steroids and other stuff to make them look like they've been blown up with a pump!

Giant muscles and veins a popping, body fat in single figures all looks amazing, but there can be consequences later in life .... like death.

Church on Tuesday

skooterblue2 wrote: »

You think they achieve it by exercise regime, diet and discipline alone...... get outta it!!

Yes, yes they do.

Oink

I wish I had their drive and determination. I would do different things with it though....

Gregor Samsa

Hamsterchops wrote: »

but there can be consequences later in life .... like death.

I know what you’re getting at, but by definition death is a consequence for everyone later in their life.

Hamsterchops

Ha ha, you know what I mean :rolleyes:

Premature death.

Seamai

I don't find bulked up guys particularly attractive, to me it points towards excessive narcissism which is not a quality that grabs me.
I see a lot of younger guys who seem to concentrate on their pecs, biceps and a six pack but ignore below the waist and have no backsides and skinny little chicken legs and look top heavy. Saw a friend's son during the summer with massive biceps but they were completely shapeless and just reminded me of raw sausages that got squashed in transit.

It is sad to see the girlfriends of the bodybuilders in the gyms with them.
The bodybuilders may be able to maintain their body for years to come but gravity will take its toll on the girlfriends no matter how hard they work out and they are within the vanity bubble of these men and will be cast aside once they start undermining the self-image of these men due to their failing looks.
I figure their only possible strategy is to overfeed their men if they can so that they too lose their lean bodies.
A portion of them may not be vain but there are definitely very vain men among them with specific fashionable haircuts, clothes that flatter their figure and cars that aren't a conventional boring hatchback or saloon.

These are the thoughts that cross my mind between sets in the fitness studio.

Richard Hillman

I thought it was wierd (still do to be fair) but a guy I used to work with is a competitive bodybuilder and he was a sound chap. I follow his Instagram about bodybuilding and find it intriguing. It's a true lifestyle choice, you can't do it half arsed. If you enjoy, do it.

One thing I learned from it is that a lot, if not most competitive bodybuilders get propositioned with sex for money.

Gruffalux

Seamai wrote: »

I don't find bulked up guys particularly attractive, to me it points towards excessive narcissism which is not a quality that grabs me.
I see a lot of younger guys who seem to concentrate on their pecs, biceps and a six pack but ignore below the waist and have no backsides and skinny little chicken legs and look top heavy. Saw a friend's son during the summer with massive biceps but they were completely shapeless and just reminded me of raw sausages that got squashed in transit.

The whole leg thing is weird. My daughter used to say years ago...he forgot leg day at the gym. But even fellows who are not body builders but just have big arms can have these really skinny legs. I think it might be because those bars you can put up in a doorway and do a few pull ups every time you walk past are easy to manage, but staying in serious squats or doing lunges is boring and hard on the knees.

cannotlogin

As a woman, a man with a body like that is one of my biggest turn offs.

The sheer bulk of it. I'm 5ft nothing and size 10. He could easily break me...No thanks

The level of time & commitment (or steroids) required. Is there time for much else if he's living in the gym?

The vanity & obsession that goes with it ...don't need to be spending time with someone that spends more time on their appearance than I do.

Tbf, a person with that sort of body probably wouldn't be attracted to me either as while I have a good figure it probably could be more toned. Give me an average guy, even with a slight dad not and I'm much more impressed.

jrosen

I find the dedication fascinating. The sacrifices they make is unbelievable.

The chicken legs is what people call the nightclub body. Whats on top is all that matters. They must work chest shoulders and arms every day lol

It takes work to train legs which is why many "skip leg day"

PsychoPete

Your body should not look like its inside out

NSAman

Big Muscles.... tiny...............

(so I have been told)

Fuascailteoir

PsychoPete wrote: »

Your body should not look like its inside out

That's what some of it reminds me of, that they ended on the wrong side of the cenobites in hellraiser

COVID

The late Australian writer Clive James described Arnold Schwarzenegger as looking like: 'A brown condom full of walnuts’.

suicide_circus

No my cup of tea on a woman.

COVID

suicide_circus wrote: »

No my cup of tea on a woman.

Why would you put your cup of tea on a woman?

suicide_circus

I wouldn't. No my cup of tea..

COVID

suicide_circus wrote: »

I wouldn't. No my cup of tea..

Fair enough.

Rodney Bathgate

suicide_circus wrote: »

I wouldn't. No my cup of tea..

Whose cup of tea then?

Panthro

suicide_circus wrote: »

I wouldn't. No my cup of tea..

I read this with a Scottish accent.
"it's no my cuppa teaa"

Hannibal_Smith

Are we talking about the Rock style muscular? Because I like that

Your Face

I find the lifestyle interesting but there are some sad cases that put me off.

PsychoPete

I've a friend that goes to all those weird bodybuilder shows, I just don't get it! like how is looking at greased up disgustingly muscular men entertaining

completedit

It depends on the guy. Tbh, the bodybuilder look in the sense of Mr Olympia is not something you see anymore and is a parody of itself. The majority of overly bulky guys are rugby lads or faux rugby lads, both sport fatceps and 18 per cent bodyfat , which somehow women like. The only players with good physiques on the rugger team are Murray, Van der Flye and Henshaw, the rest are bloated oafs. It's all about that Jesus on the cross look.

Galwayguy35

PsychoPete wrote: »

I've a friend that goes to all those weird bodybuilder shows, I just don't get it! like how is looking at greased up disgustingly muscular men entertaining

Maybe he is gay.

Church on Tuesday

COVID wrote: »

The late Australian writer Clive James described Arnold Schwarzenegger as looking like: 'A brown condom full of walnuts’.

...who had a hugely successful acting and political career and made a **** ton of money in the process.

Mister Vain

It's fascinating to see how freakishly big some of them get. I think they were more aesthetic in Arnie's era. A lot of bodybuilders have that bubble gut now. The Ronnie Coleman documentary on Netflix is a good watch. He was unbelievably big but he paid the price for it and can barely walk now.

It's a serious amount of hard work and discipline. Fair play

COVID

COVID wrote: »

The late Australian writer Clive James described Arnold Schwarzenegger as looking like: 'A brown condom full of walnuts’.

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

...who had a hugely successful acting and political career and made a **** ton of money in the process.

Fantastic actor, I'll agree, but no my cup of tea.

corner of hells

I used to work in needle exchanges where we would have individuals coming in in looking for equipment for injecting steroids. You would get guys in who knew exactly what they were doing and were able to explain what they were at in preparing for shows.

Then you'd get the young guys in wanting to be beefed up for their sun holiday in two or three weeks with no understanding of how to inject, rotation of sites , liver function tests getting their kidneys and heart checked.Even hygiene awareness, safe disposal of sharps was an issue.Geordie Shore and Love Island have a lot to answer for.

Oddly enough, I have a relative who's an Irish champion body builder in his category two years running .

Wibbs

Mister Vain wrote: »

A lot of bodybuilders have that bubble gut now.

Human growth hormone will do that to you. Allegedly.

Still all the drugs in teh world won't turn a nine stone weakling or a twenty stone fat guy into a bodybuilder. It takes an enormous painful effort on a daily basis, for many years, never mind the science behind it and the gargantuan amount of food they have to consume. The pro cyclists rattle like pill bottles *allegedly* and those caught who won big races and big money were ****, however they still had to get on that bike and turn those peddles for thousands of miles in all weather ignoring the pain and a normal life for years, drugs or not.

Wouldn't be my kinda thing, but bloody hell those guys are to be admired for the level of dedication involved.

skooterblue2

corner of hells wrote: »

Then you'd get the young guys in wanting to be beefed up for their sun holiday in two or three weeks with no understanding of how to inject, rotation of sites , liver function tests getting their kidneys and heart checked.

How can you put a price on your liver, kidneys and heart? ....You never know how much you have in life until these start to fail.

astrofool

Wibbs wrote: »

Human growth hormone will do that to you. Allegedly.

Still all the drugs in teh world won't turn a nine stone weakling or a twenty stone fat guy into a bodybuilder. It takes an enormous painful effort on a daily basis, for many years, never mind the science behind it and the gargantuan amount of food they have to consume. The pro cyclists rattle like pill bottles *allegedly* and those caught who won big races and big money were ****, however they still had to get on that bike and turn those peddles for thousands of miles in all weather ignoring the pain and a normal life for years, drugs or not.

Wouldn't be my kinda thing, but bloody hell those guys are to be admired for the level of dedication involved.

You can kind of understand the absolute denial if they are ever asked, or even caught red-handed, they're lying to themselves so much, it doesn't matter if they lie aggressively to somehow keep things going. Also why only the facts can be looked at as every word they say can't be trusted.

Man with broke phone

Once we allow steroids we accept our children will never compete at top level without them. Then wd start to accept them then expect them at all levels.


The op tends to turn up on boards every now and again though to ask for muscular men to drop over to his basement. Offering money for massage at times.

For years now.

Why didnt you just lift the weights back then 4 or 5 days a week and eat 5 meals a day. You could look at yourself in the mirror and pull rings around yourself by now if you did.