In your opinion, what are the fundamental advantages in life to being jacked? Any disadvantages?

At my biggest (not very big - maybe 6’ 220) I would get constant, and I mean fucking constant, comments on my size. Family, friends, training partners, strangers, coworkers, etc… literally every day some lame and tired “take” on my physique. It got so old.

Random things like washing my back, tying shoes, and brushing my teeth felt like chores. Weird shit like snoring and high calorie days made me feel like a bit of an ogre.

Looking in the mirror was fun though, and so was squashing my training partners.

I’m down to 185 now and I do miss how my t shirts used to fit and the somewhat freaky look I had. However, I do prefer being slimmer overall yet don’t want to drop down much further.
 
On,the flip side, when I was really skinny in high school and college I had multiple high school girls tell me they wished they were as thin as me.


So that was a big confidence booster
 
A lot of guys did pros so I’ll do some cons

1. Cost of food and PEDS
Could have 100% been putting that money to building wealth, more property, savings, if I stayed 60kg and only focused on work, saving etc. if you only eat clean, it’s a lot of volume. chicken, Greek yogurt, lean beef, seafood, egg whites, protein powder can all get expensive especially in some areas/countries, and so can hgh.

2. Sleep Apnea
I dislike using a CPAP, and while my sleep apnea doesn’t bother a lot of women, it does bother my wife and that is important. So either going to sleep is annoying for me or my snoring annoys her. At least until I get used to the machine.

3. Clothes
They often get too small after a matter of months, and buying pants is just hard. Because I’m still growing, this is a big problem. Even a coat I just got two months ago now is cutting of circulation in my traps/neck and shoulders. I need to buy pants that stretch, or sweatpants mostly, or else they are way too big for the waist size.

4. Risk for CVD increases
My heart is still within normal risk for heart disease, but I bet it could be low risk if I didn’t take gear, and wasn’t 235lbs with no plans to stop getting bigger. I maintain health and do bloodwork but I assume that even if I do that, my health will be affected more so than if I abstained from AAS and peptide use. The potential for health to suffer as a man with a family to provide for is probably the largest con.
 
my clothes have to be tailored or bespoke , now I have a few pairs of pants that fit me well and if I keep training legs I won't have anything to wear.

in certain places like near academia I am openly descriminated against like the nerds are having their revenge or they believe you can't be strong and intelligent at the same time. (maybe this has changed more recently has fitness has gotten so mainstream and more nerdy)

Depending on the social enviroment I will get more jealousy from insecure dudes and it leads to passive aggressiveness or actual aggressiveness. Like a drunk guy at a concert will target me.

Just yesterday some teenagers were walking in a group on the side walk having a good time, one of them shoved the other one so he might bump into me, fortunately the kid caught himself

having to always eat to not lose progress

Portions in restaurants being too small, especially more expensive restaurants, so I rarely go anywhere other than all you can eat sushi (i get it now)
 
Con: No such thing as 1v1 in street fights lol, if you're big at least 2-3 suckers are going to jump you, or worst case scenario, knife or gun will be pulled out

also expect some people to see you as a threat right off the bat, no matter how nice and chill you might be, which is a con in itself because insecure guys will be overcompensating and trying to fight you for no reason other than prove to themselves and their friend group that they can challenge a big dude
 
my clothes have to be tailored or bespoke , now I have a few pairs of pants that fit me well and if I keep training legs I won't have anything to wear.
Yeah man this one is bad. Pants in particular are tough. Some brands have "athletic" fits which can work well unless your legs are particularly jacked.
 
I do it for the spiritual growth, the body just ends up being a byproduct, whatever gets me closer to God.

If you aren’t finding him in what you’re doing, he probably had other plans for you
 
How jacked? I can't answer for professional bodybuilders jacked, but for me in general:



Advantages:

Increased strength

Having more strength in everyday life is so much better. From grocery shopping, playing with my kids to sexual benefits in bed, being able to easily lift my partner and do fun things with her.

Looking and feeling good
Looking and feeling better and less old helps.

The Community
Our online and offline community is filled with great people who help each other.

Discipline
It takes commitment and discipline to achieve your goals, and this mentality will help you in other areas of your life.


Disadvantages:

Clothes

Having different sizes for bulk and cut, having different sizes as you grow and also not having to buy everything as some cloths are too thin in the arms and quads.

It is expensive
The amount of food consumed and especially when cooking everything at home and fresh takes time and money to shop and prepare.

It takes time
Eating and training takes time. But it is also the little things that take more time. I will spend more time looking for a vacation hotel because having a hotel with a decent gym is important to me.

Stiffness
I know I should be stretching more, but I find it boring and as a result I am more stiff.
 
At 20 years old I worked security at a nightclub. Like most others it was a second job. So coming off the back of an 8 hour shift working construction or some manual labor. Pay was decent at the time and cash (tax free). I remember hating the job because the boss never let us sit down throughout the entire shift. The one exception was this huge mutant who had his own personal stool. Boss said he got it because he was sick of him complaining about being out of breath and basically couldn't fire the guy because he was good for optics.

TL;DR
Big guy got chair ; Everyone else sore feet.
 
also expect some people to see you as a threat right off the bat, no matter how nice and chill you might be, which is a con in itself because insecure guys will be overcompensating and trying to fight you for no reason other than prove to themselves and their friend group that they can challenge a big dude

I can't even imagine something like this happening. I think it depends on how you carry yourself.

Not sure if it's a pro or a con. I haven't really been "out" much since I got to around 10%bf more or less. Most of the attention I've received has been from other dudes. Some produce guy at a grocery store told me I had a nice body. Another dude actually touched me and told me I had nice arms. He seemed well-meaning enough, so I let that slide.

Went to a social gathering around the holidays that had a lot of poly and kink friendly folks in attendance. I felt like a menu item. Hell, I felt like the special of the day.
 
Another dude actually touched me and told me I had nice arms. He seemed well-meaning enough, so I let that slide.
I've lost my cool over this and made a bit of a scene. It happened a couple times and i guess i was having a bad day. You could label me intolerant i don't really care. I wouldn't walk up and start pawing a woman I found attractive.
 
I've lost my cool over this and made a bit of a scene. It happened a couple times and i guess i was having a bad day. You could label me intolerant i don't really care. I wouldn't walk up and start pawing a woman I found attr

Precisely. I was taken aback. Pretty sure rhe guy was straight, too, just ill mannered. I don’t get much unsolicited attention from women, but plenty of men feel entitled to offer their opinion of my body. I imagine it sucks to experience that as a woman.
 
I've done enough in my life I dont give a shit what anyone thinks.

My family is protected, we have fun. I made it to my 50's, and have a teenage son that's my buddy.

I've had some health scares in the past, only enforces our healthy lifestyle.

I'm pretty solid at 200lbs, and can still wear my high school clothes, many friends have passed, or are very unhealth.

Pros/cons it's all based on your perspective.
 
Precisely. I was taken aback. Pretty sure rhe guy was straight, too, just ill mannered.

To walk up to a man they have never met and start touching them, I'd say there's definitely some twinkle in their eye. Perhaps they aren't putting from the ruff yet but there's something in the closet.
If a man comes up to me and touches me... we have a problem.

Last week a man touched my cell phone at the gym... I was pissed and let him know.

Personal space among men AND women should be respected. I would rather do some weird dance to get a person's attention instead of touching them.

If someone leaves their property behind, I don't touch it. I go up to that person, do the dance, then explain they left their shit.
 
Personal space among men AND women should be respected. I would rather do some weird dance to get a person's attention instead of touching them.

Unless the woman is attractive. However, as mentioned several times most of the attention you get once becoming jacked/fit comes from other men. Imagine being a woman and getting grabbed by weinstein basically the equivalent feeling.

I reckon the #metoo movement would have never happened if Weinstein looked like Brad Pitt or was a woman looking like Kate Bosworth. The fact that he looks like Jabba the Hut rubs salt in the wound.
 
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