Being the big guy in the gym

[eiweiss]

I'm 34 now and I've been working out consistently in the gym... reaching 265lbs with 15% bf..
It's funny for me to see that I have now become the biggest guy in our local gym and that the roles have reversed.

Ten years ago, i was the thin guy admiring the big guys, now I get the looks from the younger athletes. It's a great feeling to undress in the locker room and feel the hidden looks on your skin from the young guys trying to get a glimpse... I sometimes take my time to dry after the shower just to let them see me for a bit. I know this might sound a bit full of myself, but I am happy with my achievement and proud of my muscles.

[Mdlftr]

Wow! At 260# and 6'2" at age 34. When you started, what was your weight and height and age?

Do you do a lot of powerlifting movements for the size?

I'm 6'3" and at 213#, the heaviest I've ever been. I've not been consistent except for the last 2-4 years, after various health issues. It's great to work out and see the increasing size, but it takes so long!

Keep lifting, and props to you!


Mdlftr

[amauiguy]

Good going, eiweiss. That's a great accomplishment. Now that I've started putting on some muscle (not anywhere near as much as you) some people are making muscle jokes with me, or commenting on my gains. It feels great to get that kind of feedback. I know I'm making progress, but I still see myself as how I used to be. Maybe someday I'll get to be the big man at the gym like you! Feel free to share some pictures with us! (I'll say it before Richard does.)

[GTlifter]

I am currently going to a local state school with only about 15,000 students, although I am still young I know I am the biggest guy in the gym, there are a few guys who may be close but I am definitely the biggest.

Being 6'0 275lbs 13.5%bf at 24 years old makes you stand out and look crazy next to most of your peers.

[arpeejay]

Originally Posted by GTlifter

I am currently going to a local state school with only about 15,000 students, although I am still young I know I am the biggest guy in the gym, there are a few guys who may be close but I am definitely the biggest.

Being 6'0 275lbs 13.5%bf at 24 years old makes you stand out and look crazy next to most of your peers.

You know the drill!

P, d, p!

xoxo

Richard

[brutus]

That's a really cool story, and very inspiring. My gym often has some really, really big guys (I often see Jay Cutler, Dennis Wolf, Nick Best, etc) so about a year ago I was shocked when an employee at the gym called me, "Big guy." I said that I'm not nearly as big as a lot of the guys that train here, and he said something like, "Well you are the biggest guy here right now. Well, until Jay comes in in about an hour!" I looked around, and to my surprise, I was the biggest guy in the building, well for about an hour I was. Until Jay came in with a couple of his swollen monkeys...

[wesman123]

There is this new guy about 19yo 6'9 275lbs built like a brick house, he has a chest that is so massive im in awe of it. Pecs that form a shelf that jet out like 4 inches, man its amazing how this tall dude build his chest so much, over arms are big but long but can add more size and quads and calves look big too but damm his chest, back and shoulders are amazing, im 5'8 and im just below eye level with his chest. Drives me nuts seeing him and talking to him..

[inm]

Originally Posted by GTlifter

I am currently going to a local state school with only about 15,000 students, although I am still young I know I am the biggest guy in the gym, there are a few guys who may be close but I am definitely the biggest.

Being 6'0 275lbs 13.5%bf at 24 years old makes you stand out and look crazy next to most of your peers.

I'm with rpj, where are the jpegs?!

or at least, tell us your story: when did you start out, and if you feel like, what are you cycles like. no one talks about that, and that would be a truly original post, if you fell like it.

[eiweiss]

@Mdliftr: I do have some powerlifting exercises built into my workout routine, but my main target is to build muscle, not strength... That does not mean that I don't lift heavy, but I am more satisified with a murderous pump than with a heavy weight.

@inm: In my case there is no special story to tell.. I did consistenly go to the gym, and a year ago or so, i found how i have to balance the stuff for my body and things are going forward from there pretty consistently. Before that it was a cycle here and there, always going to the gym, maintaining some sort of diet. Since i will never go to a contest, this was never a target to aim for...

[GTlifter]

Originally Posted by inm

I'm with rpj, where are the jpegs?!

or at least, tell us your story: when did you start out, and if you feel like, what are you cycles like. no one talks about that, and that would be a truly original post, if you fell like it.

I will take some pictures soon I hope I actually don't take that many Richard can attest to that he has me on facebook I never ever take photos. Just never been my thing even as a kid.

I started out at 19 I weighed 135lbs and did a lot of cross country and just felt like with high school over, I wanted to gain some weight. I got bit bad with the combination of a powerlifting roommate. So here I am. Umm I didn't start cycling till I turned 23 till my growth height wise was over, I've only done two.

And for me I can understand the stigma behind them but when you do reading, I researched for a year before I did anything and still trying to learn. I think you can be healthy with it although certain people are probably predisposed to the crazier side of things. But I definitely suggest waiting I made it to 265 bulked at 23 and slowly have been refining my body now for the past year o so. I still have a lot of work to do though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps94f3c113.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps29a7e0f4.jpg

Some a few weeks old me around 263.

[inm]

Gunz And Shlouderz! how big are those weapons of mass biception?

Good for you on starting after 23, and reading a lot beforehand.

[GTlifter]

Originally Posted by inm

Gunz And Shlouderz! how big are those weapons of mass biception?

Good for you on starting after 23, and reading a lot beforehand.

Thank you I still have work to do on Chest and Calves my weakest areas and of course conditioning in time. I like being big so I'm glad to be blessed with good genetics.

For INM: They are about 20 1/2 inches cold

[bliblobblib]

I train at a gym in central London near Soho which has a popular muscle boy scene, but seeing as my gym is so close to this scene, most of the guys you get in my gym are muscular but incredibly lean and athletic looking, so aside from the odd random huge guy here and there from out of town, i'm usually the biggest guy in there.

I'm 30yrs old, currently 260 at 5'10, 34" waist (dont know bf %) and after 2 years of bodybuilding as in pushing myself 100% in the gym and changing my diet and lifestyle for growth, it's pretty awesome being the biggest guy in there, although sometimes I feel a bit out of place. I have an offseason gut (Which i love) so walking around the gym between sets makes me feel like a monster sometimes, and Eiweiss, I totally get you in the changing rooms. Its awesome to know you have several guys watching you undress when you're in there, or taking a second glance when you have a crazy shoulder pump happening. Its a good feeling.

I'm hoping in a year or two I can feel the same at the big guys gym in South London, then i'll know i've really made it huge hehe.

[Dentistclark]

Originally Posted by bliblobblib

I train at a gym in central London near Soho which has a popular muscle boy scene, but seeing as my gym is so close to this scene, most of the guys you get in my gym are muscular but incredibly lean and athletic looking, so aside from the odd random huge guy here and there from out of town, i'm usually the biggest guy in there.

I'm 30yrs old, currently 260 at 5'10, 34" waist (dont know bf %) and after 2 years of bodybuilding as in pushing myself 100% in the gym and changing my diet and lifestyle for growth, it's pretty awesome being the biggest guy in there, although sometimes I feel a bit out of place. I have an offseason gut (Which i love) so walking around the gym between sets makes me feel like a monster sometimes, and Eiweiss, I totally get you in the changing rooms. Its awesome to know you have several guys watching you undress when you're in there, or taking a second glance when you have a crazy shoulder pump happening. Its a good feeling.

I'm hoping in a year or two I can feel the same at the big guys gym in South London, then i'll know i've really made it huge hehe.

I'm only a normal size guy, so I'm never the biggest guy, but I have to confess I love watching all you big guys. Many your stats sound WOW, I might just have to move to London!

[inm]

Originally Posted by GTlifter

Thank you I still have work to do on Chest and Calves my weakest areas and of course conditioning in time. I like being big so I'm glad to be blessed with good genetics.

For INM: They are about 20 1/2 inches cold

Thought that much. well done!

I've noticed a recurring pattern: new trainees join the gym, they just stare! (mostly the young guys, older guys care less, I guess) while I train.
I used to ignore it, but I admit it can be distracting while lifting! so now I stare back, and say "is everything all right"?. That calms people down.. I guess they're not aware they are staring like that!

[suma]

I'm nearly always the biggest guy whatever gym I go to. And bcuz I also lift for strength I'm also putting up the most weight.

Unlike Inm I love the stares and when dudes stop and watch me that's such a turn on besides motivation to make a good lift.

[EQQUS]

im 6' 260lbs and with 20% BF. i go to a small gym in the suburbs, normally filled with skinny kids trying to "just get leaner" for summer. result: im not huge, but mosto fthe time, im a monster compared to the other guys. i love how they stare in disbelief the weights i handle (even after my surgery when my weights arent so great)

it feels good, but of course, theres room for getting bigger.
may be if i move to a different gym....



-just a tought

[vlad]

Man...Suma and Eqqus, I wish I could see pics!

I go to a gym with LOTS of big, high-quality beefy dudes, so I'm never the biggest one. I bet it is an empowering feeling though! My partner is often the biggest guy in the room when we go places, that's always a bit of a turn on!

[EQQUS]

Originally Posted by vlad

Man...Suma and Eqqus, I wish I could see pics!

I go to a gym with LOTS of big, high-quality beefy dudes, so I'm never the biggest one. I bet it is an empowering feeling though! My partner is often the biggest guy in the room when we go places, that's always a bit of a turn on!

well heres a recnt one. i justs tarted trainng again so im not in my optimal shape, but i think this is pretty good for just a couple weeks back into the gym

http://pl.bigmusclebears.com/photosl/606/BM2321606.jpg

im the one with the hat

[Tallguns]

I started working out at my gym about two years ago.. I was overweight and had no musce tone. I remember being incredibly intimidated by the "big boys" there. But in that 2 years a funny thing happened. I noticed more and more that those same guys didn't look so big. They, however, weren't shrinking, I was growing. I remember being in awe of this one guys arms. So much that I asked him advice on his routine. My arms are now bigger than his. I've been busting my ass, and eating like a madman. Guess its paying off. In two years I've become one of the biggest guys in the gym, and it still shocks me. I just don't always see myself as "that guy".

[228642]

Here's my problem. I have started going to the gym for the first time regularly about three months ago. I wish I could look like one of the bigger guys, but I'm thrown off by the fact that with all the lifting and the food (primarily protein) I'm taking in, I'm just getting leaner and losing fat. The muscles in my arms and legs are standing out a little bit more, but there is no apparent size increase. I don't know if I'm just being impatient or not, but I go about 4-5 times a week as work permits, and I work out until I feel like jello, if that's a good way to put it. I'm almost getting scared that I'm doomed to being small and scrawny the rest of my life :/. My goal is to be one of those bigger guys, it almost feels like I'm getting condescending attitudes towards me because I am in no competition with the beefier type of guy, ya know? I could be a nutcase for all I know haha.

*edit for if it matters.
I'm 5'9" and 169#

[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by 228642

Here's my problem. I have started going to the gym for the first time regularly about three months ago. I wish I could look like one of the bigger guys, but I'm thrown off by the fact that with all the lifting and the food (primarily protein) I'm taking in, I'm just getting leaner and losing fat. The muscles in my arms and legs are standing out a little bit more, but there is no apparent size increase. I don't know if I'm just being impatient or not, but I go about 4-5 times a week as work permits, and I work out until I feel like jello, if that's a good way to put it. I'm almost getting scared that I'm doomed to being small and scrawny the rest of my life :/. My goal is to be one of those bigger guys, it almost feels like I'm getting condescending attitudes towards me because I am in no competition with the beefier type of guy, ya know? I could be a nutcase for all I know haha.

*edit for if it matters.
I'm 5'9" and 169#

FWIW, you're not a "nutcase." Your problem, when it comes to reporting bodybuilding gains is twofold:
1. You're being honest! C'mon! EVERYONE that gained 40 pounds of muscle in two months is lying! How can you tell? Because their lips are moving!
2. You're not on steroids and the "easy gainers" are. That's the facts. No ONE makes the kinds of fairy tale muscle gains that we love to read about. 5'9" and 169" is actually pretty well proportioned (unless it's all in your gut).

Even other posters on this thread have admitted to using steroids to get themselves "really" big.

GTLifter, on this very thread:
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Originally Posted by inm View Post
I'm with rpj, where are the jpegs?!

or at least, tell us your story: when did you start out, and if you feel like, what are you cycles like. no one talks about that, and that would be a truly original post, if you fell like it.
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I will take some pictures soon I hope I actually don't take that many Richard can attest to that he has me on facebook I never ever take photos. Just never been my thing even as a kid.

I started out at 19 I weighed 135lbs and did a lot of cross country and just felt like with high school over, I wanted to gain some weight. I got bit bad with the combination of a powerlifting roommate. So here I am. Umm I didn't start cycling till I turned 23 till my growth height wise was over, I've only done two.

And for me I can understand the stigma behind them but when you do reading, I researched for a year before I did anything and still trying to learn. I think you can be healthy with it although certain people are probably predisposed to the crazier side of things. But I definitely suggest waiting I made it to 265 bulked at 23 and slowly have been refining my body now for the past year o so. I still have a lot of work to do though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps94f3c113.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps29a7e0f4.jpg
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I say, "Amen, GTLifter! Kudos to you for being honest!" You deserve a pat on the back for your honesty!

Having said all that, let me switch to the other side:
Steroids can wreck your health; they're restricted substances; they're illegal in certain types of competitions. Yadda yadda yadda.

The bigger point: Don't beat yourself up for going to the gym and working out. Superman size muscles DON'T come by magic - more like hard work and drugs. But, you can get big in your own right and you won't give a sh*T what the so called "big guys" in the gym are doing!

Mdlftr

P.s. My own personal experience: as I hit and passed 200# in the mirror, I realize I look really good, up from that 145# scrawny guy at high school graduation. I'm hovering around 215# these days and at 55 I'm strong enough to take on a zipline course this past weekend that took 3 hours of climbing trees at 40 and 50 feet above the ground! I'm in shape and I kicked A$$! So, yeah, keep lifting!!

[SuperManSlave]

what a hot thread, so hard hear thinking of these guys getting huge and juicing up !!!

[GTlifter]

Originally Posted by Mdlftr

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I say, "Amen, GTLifter! Kudos to you for being honest!" You deserve a pat on the back for your honesty!

Having said all that, let me switch to the other side:
Steroids can wreck your health; they're restricted substances; they're illegal in certain types of competitions. Yadda yadda yadda.

The bigger point: Don't beat yourself up for going to the gym and working out. Superman size muscles DON'T come by magic - more like hard work and drugs. But, you can get big in your own right and you won't give a sh*T what the so called "big guys" in the gym are doing!

Mdlftr

First, no problem Mdlftr I'm not a hardcore user or anything very much a rookie, I will tell you guys this I am a firm believer of powerlifting movements to help gain size, eating well and lots to gain size, I trained a hard 4 full years before I ever touched the stuff. i think all people should train for a while before they even think about it. Now that being said the human body has it's limitations and as much as we on here and other places talk about size and love it there is no way to get truly big without them. I saw what my genetic potential was so I knew with time, effort and a bit of help I could take my physique as far as I wanted and become a truly "big" guy. Safety is always important and knowledge is just as important also. So if you wnat to truly be the big guy and that is without having a ton of fat don't compare yourself to others with help it isn't fair in the least.

[Eager Muscle]

After first training at a hardcore bodybuilding gym, then a college student infused LA Fitness, finally at a suburban New York Sports Club I'm one of the big guys getting regularly checked out - at about 6' and only 190! (Quality, not quantity.)