The end of bodybuilding for me?
Well guys, i am going to keep this brief:
I am starting to get tired of being hungry 24/7 and i am starting to get tired of feeling fatigued. Having spent the last 6 months eating cleaner then i have ever done in my entire life (by a mile) my body is STILL mutinying against me. I have proven to myself that i am able to get ripped, but what i have found is that i am unable to stay lean unless:
i) I am doing a lot of high intensity cardio
ii) and consuming very, very little calories ie (a measly 2000ish)
iii) I monitor every morsel and calorie i consume
Having come from a powerlifting background and having been much, much bigger and stronger in the past, i am starting to tire of constantly feeling hungry and weak. I tried my heart out to keep super lean this off season but failed. If you have read my blogs, my body seems to want to hold the fat at the 13-14% mark, but once it gets there, seems to resist all effort to go over that mark. On the downside though, unless i absolutely BRUTALISE myself, i am unable to get super lean. In fact, if most of you knew what it took me to rip up, i doubt a lot of you would try to be honest. There are foods i have not eaten in so long i am starting to forget what they taste like and to be honest, i miss them. And i am just about over weighing, measuring and monitoring every ounce of food i consume in the persuit of ultra leaness.
Genetically, i seem to be predisposed to be a bigger, stronger more powerful guy, not a super lean individual who is cut to peices.
Basically, i am not an ectomorph, or even an ecto-mesomorph. I am much more endo-mesomorph and far more suited to sheer size and strength
I will think about it overnight tonight guys, but this may be the end of bodybuilding for me. I miss enjoying my food, and i miss being bigger and stronger. Powerlifting may just be a better fit, but we shall see
The good doctor
February 4, 2009 at 1:26 am
Sounds like ur getting burned out. Quick question… is there really any need to stay sooo lean all year? Is it for work or something, because there’s no way I could stay that lean all year. I bulk, and then cut. So half of the year I get to spend it eating almost anything I want as long as i can consume around 4000 calories a day with approximately 300-400 grams of protein. I’m good to grow.
February 4, 2009 at 1:26 am
Well, you really do have an incredible physique but i guess that’s the price to pay if you want to be like that…I think you should perhaps find a balance between enjoying life in general (food) and keeping a lean body.
Personnaly being strong is my priority, the rest comes in second place. I cannot imagine myself being weak all the time, i need to be strong and fearless all the time.
Anyway i understand, and i’m sure you will make the right choice.
Good luck
February 4, 2009 at 4:06 am
Hey there’s nothing wrong with the bigger,stronger guys.
February 4, 2009 at 6:03 am
sounds like you are getting burned out. Like Ms.Rock said nothing wrong with bigger stronger guys.
February 4, 2009 at 3:52 pm
For 6 years I stayed a constant body-fat % (8-9) by doing weights MWF and cardio TThS. I’d eat smart but not restrictive, and have a good "free" meal every week so I could remember what ice cream tasted like. I betting that if you followed that middle-of-the-road plan, your body would find it’s ideal spot (maybe the 12% you talked about) and you could enjoy life along the way. I bet you could still see a 6-pac at 12%. I guess it comes down to how you would see yourself in the mirror. If it wouldn’t upset your self-image, then let go of the reins a little and relax and enjoy life.