Buff guys are gone..

[Godzilla8]

I don’t think it’s that way in the states. Depends on what gym you go to, I mean look at the online fitness community. Tons of huge guys. I know in Europe it can be different, but most guys in their 30s and up don’t even bother lifting anymore, which is why you have so many young skinny guys. Personally, I work out from home now. I’m the biggest and smallest guy.

Agreed, and definitely out in Los Angeles. I belong to a few gyms and yet another one due to Covid. Monsters everywhere and they are increasing not decreasing.

[Godzilla8]

Were there ever any to begin with? Not sure about everyone else but here in my area there may be a couple guys bigger than me or my size out of thousands. Dont let all the social media and youtube bullshit fool you, there aren’t many bodybuilders in existence and im talking a high level.

As for me the less big fools out there the better, more eyes on me

You would definitely fit in out here Cuz and draw attention in the gyms. You’re just blowing up.

[Capebuffalo]

You would definitely fit in out here Cuz and draw attention in the gyms. You’re just blowing up.

You give up the Satin avi?

[Godzilla8]

You give up the Satin avi?

Satin? Like the material? What!?! Are you drunk, high or just don’t know how to spell?

[Bio-Active]

I just wear baggy clothes and be humble. I could care less what the crowd looks like

[Godzilla8]

I just wear baggy clothes and be humble. I could care less what the crowd looks like

I wear old school sweats and xxxl t-shirts. Headphones on. I’m there to work out. However, it’s tough to walk behind someone who is literally a wall, when you are pushing 6’3”, 225 and not take notice.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

I just wear baggy clothes and be humble. I could care less what the crowd looks like

This too stands out in a more subtle way.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

I wear old school sweats and xxxl t-shirts. Headphones on. I’m there to work out. However, it’s tough to walk behind someone who is literally a wall, when you are pushing 6’3”, 225 and not take notice.

Honestly I'd love to take a mountain of gear again and never come off and be the size of you guys (I'd still continue running and yoga though), but I should really take my cardiovascular health seriously if I ever intend to have people be dependent on me (for example if I intend to have children of my own or if I start up an orphanage or become a foster carer, or even if my future spouse wants someone to grow old with).

With all that said though, you can live your life as a vegan doing yoga every day and still die of cancer at 42. The only advantage that a daily-yoga vegan has in that situation is that their final words can be "well at least I tried to live long" -- but I'm not really sure if that counts for anything.

I had a great-uncle (my father's cousin) who had cancer that was killing him. There came a point where the doctors told him there was no point in any further treatment, and so at that point in time he had the choice of having a couple of months of doing whatever he liked (DisneyWorld, Botanic Gardens, Rodeo, Sky Dive, Swim with Dolphins). Instead of having a few nice months, he continued with treatment, as his mindset was to fight to the very end. If you had asked me 5 years ago what I thought about my great-uncle's decision, I'd have said I was against it -- I'd have said that I would have spent 3 months trying to be happy and enjoy myself and take the last little fizzles from life. If you ask me today though, I'm not so sure. There certainly is something to admire in keeping up the fight right to the very end, even up to death. There is something to admire in the lack of surrender, there is something to admire in not giving in, there is something to admire in not breaking. I attended a sermon in an evangelical Christian church one time, and the person giving his testimony said: "Do not accept your condition. You are to fight your condition."

Perhaps it's all about honour.