There's keeping yourself in shape.

There's keeping yourself in peak shape like a body builder or athlete.

And then there's folks like that guy.

I think most people tend to draw the line at liking peak shape.

Really all kinds of extremes are  off-putting here, be it extreme weightlifting or obesity.
Normality is too underrated.

I'll try to make this as simple as I can. There are different kinds of bodybuilders. There are some people trying to naturally gain muscle and become as fit as possible, and then there's the pro bodybuilders who take many supplements and sometimes drugs like HGH, steroids, and insulin to get big. You're thinking about the later.
Now as far those who go to the gym to naturally gain muscle, strength, and general fitness, almost all them won't go to the extremes that the pros do as far as putting a lot of foreign drugs and hormones in their bodies. These guys are your normal guys who are actually stronger and healthier than most people.

Def

If I can't be strong emotionally, goddamn it I can be physically strong

****That's shopped but incoming srs post of knowledge****

Most bodybuilders are just muscular men. The guys you are thinking about are top professional ifbb bodybuilders. Freaks of nature.

The reason they got that big is pretty simple. Although for some it may be, most are not doing it to cover up insecurity or whatever most people think. These guys are literally addicted to building muscle.

Not sure if you're familiar with it but lifting weights/getting big is an extremely fun activity on its own. Getting a pump, seeing a new vein, drinking a preworkout while blasting music, having people look at you, pushing up new heavy weight and feeling exhasuted afterwords is an amazing feeling, it can't be understood unless you've felt it.

When you start lifting you usually have an idea of what you want to look like. Well the more time you spend in there and the bigger you get the more your goal ohysique changes. Suddenly the guy you thought was so swole 2 years ago barely looks like he lifts. You want more and more and if you have the resources and right genetics you end up looking like an ifbb pro



These men don't aim to impress your everyday joe anymore. They couldn't care less about most peoples opinion.

For a funny vid on the topic look up "dom mazetti evolutiom of a gym bro"

****That's shopped but incoming srs post of knowledge****

Most bodybuilders are just muscular men. The guys you are thinking about are top professional ifbb bodybuilders. Freaks of nature.

The reason they got that big is pretty simple. Although for some it may be, most are not doing it to cover up insecurity or whatever most people think. These guys are literally addicted to building muscle.

Not sure if you're familiar with it but lifting weights/getting big is an extremely fun activity on its own. Getting a pump, seeing a new vein, drinking a preworkout while blasting music, having people look at you, pushing up new heavy weight and feeling exhasuted afterwords is an amazing feeling, it can't be understood unless you've felt it.

When you start lifting you usually have an idea of what you want to look like. Well the more time you spend in there and the bigger you get the more your goal ohysique changes. Suddenly the guy you thought was so swole 2 years ago barely looks like he lifts. You want more and more and if you have the resources and right genetics you end up looking like an ifbb pro



These men don't aim to impress your everyday joe anymore. They couldn't care less about most peoples opinion.

For a funny vid on the topic look up "dom mazetti evolutiom of a gym bro"

Well, I guess that's me told. I never looked at it that way.

I found lifting to be an extremely tedious/exhausting activity though. I'm weak as fuck and I struggled on the lightest weights at the gym.

yeahhh and that doesnt even make you look tough or intimidating, just silly

but you know what does make you look tough and intimidating?

the strongman kind of body building, you know, real strength

Bodybuilders do have real strength. You don't build muscle by just lifting light weights. For hypertrophy you have to constantly up your weight.

Adding on to what jive and winy have already said, that dude is not your typical bodybuilder and that photo may very well be photoshopped. I started lifting 2 years ago because multiple people convinced me that seeing my improvements would slowly build my confidence, and it did.

Plus, I use the gym as sort of an escape from the rest of the world for a little bit. Just me, a bunch of heavy weights, and my goals. I love pushing my body to the limit every time I walk in there, and honestly it is sort of an addiction now. Hypertrophy does release endorphins into your body, which by itself is a fantastic feeling.

I have the stature that if I had the motivation, I could become a strong man. But fuck that would take years.