Getting Checked Out

[Jacked_Jeff]

I just had an experience yesterday. I went to the grocery store and a dude was taking his bag out of his cart and went to return it. I walked up behind him and said that I'd just take it. He looked a little startled. As I was walking away I saw him turning around to check me out. I was wearing shorts and a beater. I'm not huge, but pretty jacked (17.5 inch gunz). It really gave me an ego boost. I just smiled at him when I saw him turn around. Made my day.

[ethernet_jock]

17.5" arms is no small "gun" my friend. Jacked indeed.

Thanks for sharing!

[dallasmsl]

I took my parents to dinner last night here in DFW. I loved the looks I was getting from the male waiters. One of them just stared at me everytime he walked by. Really helped my ego!
Dave

[flexicon1]

I'd just like to say, anytime some jacked dude needs an ego boost, I am happy to gaze hungrily in his direction

[mikeinbn]

i'll second flexicon's sentiments

[dallasmsl]

As a bodybuilder, it's always awesome when I get that "attention". At work, I get attention from some guys who are just too shy to say hi or anything but when they look, it's still awesome.

Dave.

[not2bright]

I never thought it would happen to me, because I don't have much to offer in the muscle department. But after about six months of working out with a trainer, I got "checked out" in the locker room at the gym by another guy. This was about three years ago.

I normally change at home, as I'm pretty shy, and it's easy to get intimidated when surrounded by much bigger guys. But for whatever reason, I had to change in the locker room that day.

I had just taken off my shirt and saw something out of the corner of my eye. This rather thin, but well-built guy that I had seen in the gym on previous occasions, was walking by. He saw me, stopped, and then scanned me briefly from head to toe, and then back up again.

I was stunned, shocked. I felt embarrassed, vulnerable and even a little angry. I had never been checked out in my life, so I was completely unprepared.

I told my trainer about it, and he laughed. Then I did, once I realized what had happened. Someone had given me a non-verbal compliment. And a compliment, regardless of the source and circumstance, is still a compliment.

[Jacked_Jeff]

Too bad Mike & Flexicon aren't in my neighborhood. I'd be flyin high all the time.

[ethernet_jock]

n2b.... quick and subtle... sometimes those are the BEST compliments of all!!

Congratulations on getting HUGE... keep it up man!

[not2bright]

Originally Posted by ethernet_jock

n2b.... quick and subtle... sometimes those are the BEST compliments of all!!

Congratulations on getting HUGE... keep it up man!

Thanks, ej!

But I don't consider myself huge. Not yet! After looking at the stats and pics of some of the posters here, including your, it's hard not to feel small.

But that's what keeps me going, right?

[ethernet_jock]

Originally Posted by not2bright

But that's what keeps me going, right?

absolutely!!!

[chuckerz]

ya i was walking through my house the other night in just some athletic shorts and a brother stopped me and asked if i worked out, cuz i looked "pretty buff". . . never worked out a day in my life! it was a nice rush

[Minotaur]

I got a sort of compliment yesterday, 2 actually. At a luncheon for my niece's 40th birthday, her husband came up to me to greet us. He grabbed my biceps and said "damn, you need a zip code all to yourself". I said yeah, I'm getting there. He said, "you're there already". My nephew (birthday girl's brother and a big bruiser) who always used to teasingly call me Mr. Punyverse was squeezing my shoulders and traps and doing a sort of "hmmm". Nothing like relatives trying to cop a feel or doing a little subtle muscle worship.

Then this morning in the diner, one of the guys who works there and a member of the family who owns the place, wanted to arm wrestle with me on the counter. I gave him a run for his money. He's a cute young Greek god himself who was into weightlifting. I tease him about getting back to the gym. When he sees me come in he starts chanting "Tavros! Tavros!" ("Bull" in Greek)... I said to him one day while I was flexing "Ego eimai o Minotavros!" ("I am the Minotaur" in Greek) which blew him away, since I don't speak Greek except for a word here or there.

[jdhdawg]

I had the opportunity to fly on regional jets yesterday and today. Although I like the shorter boarding process & the gate checking of luggage, I was not prepared for the window seat.

I found myself crammed into a window (fortunately, next to a thin woman). Anyhow, it became apparent that my training has paid off 'cause my shoulders were too wide!

Today, I was seated in an exit row aisle. As the flight attendant was going over the emergency procedures and asking everyone to identify the nearest exit, the woman on the row in front of me commented to her traveling companion, "I'm not worried about getting out of here. That big guy (meaning me) wouldn't have any problem pushing us out!" It's gratifying to see others acknowledging your gains.

Now, off to the gym to get even bigger!

[Marco_ukmus]

JD!

What an awesome experience! I sooooo can't wait to get experiences like that when i hit 200lbs

Awesome!

Marc

[hulkmuscle]

Had a nice experience at work today. I was telling several of the women in the office about dinner last night (I'm out of town on business and I went to this highly-recommended soul food place). So, I had ribs, fried chicken, corn bread, the works.

The ladies agreed that that would be too much for them to eat, then I said the challenge for me has always been to gain weight since I bodybuild and was always skinny. They gave me that "yeah right" look, and I said,"honestly, I used to weigh 135 lbs. Noone understands what that's like."

The head recptionist looked at me and said, "but your upper body now is like...wow" and she made a "big" gesture with her hands (and I had a pretty loose-fitting shirt on at the time). So that gave me a nice little lift for today.

[Mdlftr]

I have to add some recent experiences....

I was in my hometown to do some visiting and help my father clean out his house.
While I was there, I came across some old favorite sweaters from college. I decided to try them on to see if they still fit. Well....they still fit, but in a completely different way--My shoulders and arms fit very tightly in this thick cable knit sweater, and it stretches across my chest and REALLY frames my pecs!

The last time I wore that sweater was 50# of muscle and several inches ago and I had NO chest development or arm development to speak of--now I looked like I was going to rip out of it! I was so stoked that I took the sweater home with me instead of throwing it out!

Later, I was visiting a friend's mother, and during the course of our conversation, she made some reference to her son, whom I've always thought of as a big guy--he's around 6'4", well over 200 pounds, and athletic. He's several years older than me. Anyway, during the course of our visit, she made a comment in passing, "...oh, and my son grew up to a big man--just like you!"

What a glow that gave me.

It's nice to visit home!!

[ottomun6]

Originally Posted by jdhdawg

I found myself crammed into a window (fortunately, next to a thin woman). Anyhow, it became apparent that my training has paid off 'cause my shoulders were too wide! ...

Man, I definitely miss being THAT big. I'm only 173 right now and fit fairly nicely in coach seats. But I remember 195 was when I was the guy trying not to crush the person in the next seat. And flying meant I HAD to have the aisle seat just so my shoulders and arms had somewhere to go. They had free meals in those days and I just about crushed the smaller guy next to me when I manuvered the knife and fork!

[ottomun6]

Originally Posted by hulkmuscle

...The head recptionist looked at me and said, "but your upper body now is like...wow" and she made a "big" gesture with her hands (and I had a pretty loose-fitting shirt on at the time). So that gave me a nice little lift for today.

Hulk, you just have this "way" with filling out those shirts. Even your loose fitting ones must be showing that "shelf" look and draping out and then down. I bet its probably tough for people NOT to notice!
[QUOTE=mdlftr]While I was there, I came across some old favorite sweaters from college. I decided to try them on to see if they still fit. Well....they still fit, but in a completely different way--My shoulders and arms fit very tightly in this thick cable knit sweater, and it stretches across my chest and REALLY frames my pecs!
The last time I wore that sweater was 50# of muscle and several inches ago and I had NO chest development or arm development to speak of--now I looked like I was going to rip out of it! I was so stoked that I took the sweater home with me instead of throwing it out![/QUOTE=mdlftr]
Mdlftr, its like one of those epiffiny<sp?> moments, you stand there all big and buffed, and trying to wear the old clothes is like the "small you" dwarfing the new "big you". Some of us used to fantisize by stuffing clothes into our sweaters to see ourselves "Big and Musclebound", and to realize it has come to life... (and you might be even bigger than your fantasy ) is freakin' hot!

[hulkmuscle]

Ok, I wasn't expecting to write another one today, but right before I left the office today, I passed by the receptionist's desk where I had been that morning. Simone, the gal who made the earlier comment, was talking to a couple of other secretaries and attornies. I told her I was going to be taking the train back home soon, and she said to the assembled group, "Greg's a bodybuilder," to which all of them, as if choreographed, all turned their heads toward me. Without missing a beat (hey, i used to be an actor, so I recognize a cue when I get one), I pulled back my sleeve and flexed. Several people applauded, and one of the older male attorneys said, "Damn, that's huge."

Even though I don't think my arms are anything to write home about (although I do have decent veins running through them now), a compliment's a compliment, so how can you not feel good even if you think it's kinda ridiculous?

[not2bright]

Originally Posted by hulkmuscle

I pulled back my sleeve and flexed.

Why doesn't that ever happen at my job?

[omelissokomos]

Originally Posted by not2bright

Why doesn't that ever happen at my job?

Hire Greg as a consultant then.

[not2bright]

Originally Posted by omelissokomos

Hire Greg as a consultant then.

(whips out corporate credit card...)

[jdhdawg]

Gee, Greg....

Here I was feeling all pumped up about my experience on the plane only to have you report two instances in one day--including a request to flex! Thanks for bringing me crashing back to earth.

[indygary]

yesterday i wore a t-shirt and now i have to roll the sleeves up for comfort. the fed ex man complimented me by saying "man, i sure could use some arms like that on the truck." it made my day.

[James35]

"...Some of us used to fantisize by stuffing clothes into our sweaters to see ourselves "Big and Musclebound",..."

And I thought that I was the only one that did anything like that! I haven't told many people this but when I was a super skinny teenager, I would put on a sweater, roll up the sleves (to make bis and tris), roll up the bottom part too and then pull the back of the sweater over my head from back to front (to make pecs and front delts), leaving my arms still inside. Then I would put on a long sleeve t-shirt and pretend I had thickly muscular arms, shoulders and chest.

I had a very similar experience like you Mdlftr, as I helped my mother move out of the house I grew up in last month. I ran across some old t-shirts from college and tried them on. Some were so small they were very unconfortable, but I did find one that I liked and kept.

You guys are exactly right, it certianly reminded me of how far I've come (even when at times it seems like progress is slow) and gives me extra motivation to keep working hard!

[ottomun6]

Originally Posted by James35

.Some of us used to fantisize by stuffing clothes into our sweaters to see ourselves "Big and Musclebound",..."

And I thought that I was the only one that did anything like that! I haven't told many people this but when I was a super skinny teenager, I would put on a sweater, roll up the sleves (to make bis and tris), roll up the bottom part too and then pull the back of the sweater over my head from back to front (to make pecs and front delts), leaving my arms still inside. Then I would put on a long sleeve t-shirt and pretend I had thickly muscular arms, shoulders and chest.

I had a very similar experience like you Mdlftr, as I helped my mother move out of the house I grew up in last month. I ran across some old t-shirts from college and tried them on. Some were so small they were very unconfortable, but I did find one that I liked and kept.
You guys are exactly right, it certianly reminded me of how far I've come (even when at times it seems like progress is slow) and gives me extra motivation to keep working hard!

Yeah, I took sweatshirts and sweaters and turned into a similated bodybuilder. I especially used to love the whole concept of getting "too big" for the clothes.
But James 35, you should hold onto something, not to "wear" per se, but to reflect back to the skinny version of yourself.

[CanadianGordon]

I used to blow up balloons and put them under my clothes...

Just to "see my arms grow..."

I still get turned on today, when I er, blow up ANY balloon.

I have to be very careful. lol.

[jdhdawg]

I work from home 4x a week and journey to our main office once a week. Even when I'm there, I'm in meetings so I don't get to see many folks other than those in the same meetings.

I went to the home office yesterday. For the first time in awhile, I didn't have many meetings. I intentionally wore a snug polo shirt with a tank underneath. As a result of my diet over the past two months and my renewed workout routine, I received several compliments from a variety of people such as: "have you lost weight?" "Wow! You look huge!" "Whatever you're doing, it looks good!" Unlike hulkmuscle, no one asked me to flex though!

The day ended up on a high with an excellent massage. I hadn't seen my masseur in several months. He noted that I had gained at least an inch on my arms since then Coming from a built guy (6'2" 225), I like to think he knows what he's talking about. Nothing like good customer service!

It's nice to have your hard work noticed. It definitely encourages me to hit the gym even HARDER the next time.

[jerseyflex]

when i was at my biggest (240 @ 6') i used to get regular massages from a guy who was into lifting himself. the first time i ever went to him he handed me a towel, told me to undress and get on the table then hed leave the room and come back. the second time i went he asked to stay in the room so he could check out my progress. what i high it was when he would say stuff like "damn - youre getting huge" or when i went into a lean phase "wow - youre gettin ripped - flex for me"


then throughout the massage hed make lots of positive comments

i think he knew exactly what he was doing - of course he got big tips!

[hulkmuscle]

Originally Posted by jdhdawg

Unlike hulkmuscle, no one asked me to flex though!

*BLUSH*

The day ended up on a high with an excellent massage. I hadn't seen my masseur in several months. He noted that I had gained at least an inch on my arms since then Coming from a built guy (6'2" 225), I like to think he knows what he's talking about. Nothing like good customer service!

It's nice to have your hard work noticed. It definitely encourages me to hit the gym even HARDER the next time.

Keep up the good work, JD. Comments like those definitely help inspire.

[hulkmuscle]

Thanks to Scott's indirect persuasion (lol), I got one of those Under Armour t-shirts (ebay has them at a much better price than you'd pay elsewhere). It's actually very cool to wear when its hot, keeps me from sweating all over the place. I've got a couple now: black and maroon.

So, Mitch and I went to Outback in NJ after visiting Mom at the hospital yesterday., and I had on the maroon shirt cause it's been so hot lately, and the host, this cute little FTW (fag with training wheels) with way too many highlights for his own good, completely fixated on my pecs.

Now, normally I'm completely oblivious to this kinda stuff. But it was so cute how this kid (who probably is still as closeted as a mink stole outa season) just kept staring at them so intently, as if they were suddenly going to speak to him. Even as he reached down and handed me that little blinky thing that lights up when your table's ready. I think he finally noticed me noticing him because he got very shy all of a sudden and buried his nose in some papers.

I told Mitch when we sat down at the table. He laughed out loud. On our way out of the restaurant, I gave him a wink. He blushed...lol.

I know now what my friend Candy says when she says of herself "that's what happens when you're blonde and have big boobs."

[glammaman2000]

....You're not that blonde.

[hulkmuscle]

Good thing too... could you imagine? With the dark Greek profile, no way I could carry it off.

[muscle_mastah]

Originally Posted by hulkmuscle

... and the host, this cute little FTW (fag with training wheels) with way too many highlights for his own good, completely fixated on my pecs.

FTW, that's cracks me up. And I'm sure you love every minute of the attention let alone the winking.

[Mdlftr]

Funnee! I'd never heard that one!

Course, there are plenty of straight guys who are impressed by big jugs, male and female!

....I'm assuming there were other "indicia" of your host guy's orientation other than BUG eyes! As we've said in other threads, Guys STARE at anything!

Must be that reversion to childhood, memories of suckling at the teat....

[Milkman Part 3, anyone? ]

Mdlftr

P.S.
All kidding aside, Congrats to Hulkmuscle for his enhanced bodaciousness!
But I agree with Glam, he's not THAT blonde.....it's really more an attitude, anyway.......

[CanadianGordon]

Tonight at work a visitor of one of the resident's came up to the front desk. Very nicely built. Early 20s. Spanish. We had to get another guy to translate what some policies were. Damn was if he wasn't flexing unconsiously all the time. Within 2 feet of my eyes.. and drooling mouth. And I could swear he was checking me out too! I look a little big in my uniform, but I was sitting...

Oh i'll have pics of me soon, in uniform...