
Originally Posted by
Metalject
I understand the way you're feeling. It's a lot of work, a lot of suffering and a lot of insanity for almost nothing at all. Consider this:
1. Will you make money? No
2. Will you win admiration & fame? No
3. Will your friends think your bad ass? No
4. Will your life be dramatically improved? No
5. Will you spend massive amounts of money? Yes
I know the above sounds depressing but it's simply reality. But if you enjoy bodybuilding simply for the sake of bodybuilding, it's a hobby you enjoy and it's not damaging your life, meaning you're not hurting your wife, kids, etc. then by all means do it. If you're doing it so you can say things like "I'm trying to better myself" please discontinue speaking, lol! Bodybuilding's all about ego with a little caveman attitude thrown in when it's done right.
Anyway, I do give competing a hard time pretty often - on one hand I wasted a lot of time and money on it and I've seen countless guys destroy themselves because of it and for nothing. But I've also seen some, the minority who do it, love it and move on with their life just fine.
Physique - I'm not a fan of it because it's impossible to judge fairly. Bodybuilding is already difficult enough to judge fairly, but physique seems to be even worse. How do you define too much or too little v-taper? How is it possible to be too hard? I've seen this more than once, guy competes in physique, wins a show, competes in another one 1wk later, looks the same maybe a little better and doesn't place. Gets beat by less muscular fatter guys. How does that make sense? Of course it doesn't make any sense but it happens constantly.
Anyway, if this is something you're going to continue to do, you have to find a reason to do it that you enjoy. That doesn't mean the diet and prep is going to be a whole lot of fun, but there has to be a purpose that you get some satisfaction out of.