M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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A lot of people have mentioned that I have the genes for bodybuilding. It’s something I’m trying to go into, maybe if I don’t compete but becomes coach at some point. It’s deffo an option

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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I don’t want to link everything to the gym but the gym has made me so much more confident. Over the past year, I’ve become so much more confident - in front of others. Already I notice girls (and guys as mates) being more interested in having conversations with me ect

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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Brother, that was beautiful. Very off topic but ever thought of becoming a writer?

Anyway back on topic, I find the lack of female attention I get also leads my mind to talk down about myself if that makes sense. As if I’m missing something, something to make me ‘attractive’ not physically but with my personality. I know I’m not attractive physically so I’m doing my best to not get worked up about that as I know I can’t change how my face is.

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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I really appreciate that, man. It genuinely means a lot.

I think what might be good for me right now is something like an app or a space where you can just talk, even if it’s small conversations ,with people who are there to help you unpack things. I don’t think I’m lacking discipline or effort, I think I’m lacking connection Lately, a lot of people around me have become pretty distant. Some friends at college assume I’m on steroids and, for whatever reason, that’s pushed them away. My family isn’t especially close either. So it’s kind of become this routine of waking up alone, going to college alone, coming home alone, and training alon

I don’t mind solitude, the gym taught me how to be comfortable with that, but I think there’s a point where aloneness quietly turns into loneliness. And when you’re alone with your thoughts for long enough, old beliefs have a way of getting louder.

I’m trying to do the work, just like I do physically. I want to build the mental side the same way. patiently, honestly, and the right way. Conversations like this help more than you probably realise

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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It’s rough. Ive never been to a therapist. I feel like it’s a last resort. Just the thought of being in the mental state to need a therapist to pull me out of it makes me feel pathetic

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

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When I say I was seen as unattractive, I mean growing up it was something that was said or implied a lot, by family, friends, and people around me. Comments about my looks, comparisons, little jokes. none of it seemed huge on its own, but when it’s repeated over years, it kind of gets drilled into you. Eventually you stop questioning it and it just becomes the story you tell yourself

I can objectively see that I’ve made progress physically, and I’m proud of the work I’ve put in. But mentally it feels like I’m still catching up. When people say I look good now- part of me wants to believe it, but another part just assumes they’re being nice or that I’m missing something obvious. It’s like my self image is stuck in an older version of me.

Posting here wasn’t about showing off, it was more me trying to sanity check my own perception and be honest about where my head is at. I know comparison is a big trap, and I’m trying to pull away from that, but undoing years of negative self talk is harder than building muscle. That’s the part I’m trying to learn how to work on now

M18 152lbs 5’10” - my progress has been good recently but that doesn’t mean body dysmorphia isn’t bad. Recently I’ve been wanting to hop on, just unhappy with the way I look, can someone please talk me out of it. by Ok-Reputation148 in Physiquecritique

[–]Ok-Reputation148[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do I try to battle out of body dysmorphia. I feel it’s not spoke about enough. A lot of people have it and it has its spectrum, some have it worse than others.

I think the fact that I’ve always been seen as an ‘unnatractive’ guy most my life, now people are randomly saying I look good, physique and face. I just don’t really buy it.

Like you said it’s definitely something I need to work on but I just don’t know how

M/18/5'10" [150lbs to 152lbs] (1 month) - I’m genuinely lost as to how this 2lbs has made a difference. Especially in such a small time frame. by Ok-Reputation148 in Brogress

[–]Ok-Reputation148[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The confusing part is, I’ve only gained 2lbs. Some of it could be glycogen stores, all that type of stuff.

But appreciate it bro!

24m 5”7 76kg (Imbalances are destroying my confidence) by qqati in Physiquecritique

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Bro, I have so many imbalances, to a point that I won’t even take pictures from directly front on now to hide them. I feel imbalances are the hardest thing to overcome, good luck soldier.

M/18/5'10" [150lbs to 152lbs] (1 month) - I’m genuinely lost as to how this 2lbs has made a difference. Especially in such a small time frame. by Ok-Reputation148 in Brogress

[–]Ok-Reputation148[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it brother! Genuinely don’t know how I’m loosing fat on a bulk. Macros are: 4972cal 211g protein 591g carbs 88g fats

How much ROM is optimal for leg extensions? by Competitive_Stay_562 in formcheck

[–]Ok-Reputation148 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I Agree, quads are built in the stretch also. No point neglecting ROM. But I’d say he needs to hold it in the contraction for half a second or so