AstroSky
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For reference. My starting weight was 147. I achieved just around 215 at my heaviest. That's almost 60 lbs difference. This is in a span of 4 ish to 5 years of on and off training
Let’s break this down real quick:
The gym is not a “cope.” It only becomes one when you don’t push yourself to undergo a significant transformation.
What I mean is, yes, gaining 10 to 15 lbs of muscle after being underweight, skinny, and "DYEL" (Do You Even Lift?)
isn’t going to drastically change your life.
At most, you’ll finally become a functional human who won’t die if you hang off a cliff or need to climb over a wall. By and large, most men should be decently muscled just to be functional by standard.
However, when you reach 20 lbs of muscle and beyond, that’s when it actually changes your life. You leave behind the mediocrity of the average gym bro and start to look "huge." It’s fluid, not black and white. Ideally, your frame will either widen as you age (like mine), or you’ll get lucky and achieve that during puberty.
But for the most part, muscles and long-term gym training will absolutely change your life. If you’ve been at the gym for two years and haven’t seen a life change, you’re not big enough—simple as that. Stop settling for short-sighted goals and push beyond that threshold to truly reap the benefits of good, dense, strong muscles.
My results were, of course, enhanced by testosterone; I take 150mg. That’s what got me here—long-term TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy). However, it still proves the point that if you want to truly benefit from the gym, don’t simply “maingain” yourself into being average. You must be willing to bulk to get the size you need. I’m bulked up now, but once I finish this cut, I’ll have a lot of muscle and very little body fat. Yes, I’m also more attractive facially. The gym is not a cope.
Mediocre goals are.
One more piece of advice: stop comparing yourself to others when you have your own starting point and frame. The best you can ever do is maximize what you have and improve your weaknesses. Comparison is the thief of joy, and it can drain the life out of your journey. Focus inwardly, and let the results speak for themselves—not the mogging, bragging, or mental masturbation.
Take the gold pill.
Let’s break this down real quick:
The gym is not a “cope.” It only becomes one when you don’t push yourself to undergo a significant transformation.
What I mean is, yes, gaining 10 to 15 lbs of muscle after being underweight, skinny, and "DYEL" (Do You Even Lift?)
isn’t going to drastically change your life.
At most, you’ll finally become a functional human who won’t die if you hang off a cliff or need to climb over a wall. By and large, most men should be decently muscled just to be functional by standard.
However, when you reach 20 lbs of muscle and beyond, that’s when it actually changes your life. You leave behind the mediocrity of the average gym bro and start to look "huge." It’s fluid, not black and white. Ideally, your frame will either widen as you age (like mine), or you’ll get lucky and achieve that during puberty.
But for the most part, muscles and long-term gym training will absolutely change your life. If you’ve been at the gym for two years and haven’t seen a life change, you’re not big enough—simple as that. Stop settling for short-sighted goals and push beyond that threshold to truly reap the benefits of good, dense, strong muscles.
My results were, of course, enhanced by testosterone; I take 150mg. That’s what got me here—long-term TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy). However, it still proves the point that if you want to truly benefit from the gym, don’t simply “maingain” yourself into being average. You must be willing to bulk to get the size you need. I’m bulked up now, but once I finish this cut, I’ll have a lot of muscle and very little body fat. Yes, I’m also more attractive facially. The gym is not a cope.
Mediocre goals are.
One more piece of advice: stop comparing yourself to others when you have your own starting point and frame. The best you can ever do is maximize what you have and improve your weaknesses. Comparison is the thief of joy, and it can drain the life out of your journey. Focus inwardly, and let the results speak for themselves—not the mogging, bragging, or mental masturbation.
Take the gold pill.
