Originally Posted by
gbrice75
^^ this. My point to GGH was that the physical manifestations of changing one's aren't immediate. I believe his question to me was along the lines of "how long do you wait before deciding to make adjustments". But as Sgt. said, if you're eating over your maintenance, rest assured those excess calories are going somewhere, and you will eventually see the results.
First, I have to say in all fairness that I cannot see your last pic for some reason, so I can only comment based on the first 3. With that said, we're all honest here, right? If you cut down to 9%, yea, I think you'd look pretty small. When I cut down to roughly 9% and was sitting at 177lbs (i'm 5'11), I looked pretty damn small IMO, and I was carrying more mass than you in these pics (no offense of course). In my avy as well as the pics in my thread you just commented on, I was around 193lbs and still at roughly 9%. As you can see, I was STILL pretty small. It takes a long time to build a big physique bro, and some of us never will (I'm one of them) as our genetics play a huge role in how far we can go.
I'm not telling you this to discourage you; quite the contrary. Maybe lean and cut is your look. I'm starting to realize it's what i'm going to have to be happy with. Sure I want to be huge, but I get fat trying - yet I KNOW I can cut and get pretty lean. Also remember that most of those guys you see that look 'big' in their shirts are usually fat fvcks that would never look good at the beach. Take off your shirt with your lean cut physique and I guarantee you'll look better than them any day of the week. Hope this helps.