Let me make a case for why ottermode is considered ideal by the majority of society, especially qts, and why it has nothing to do with insecurities.
When you look at "high performance" male bodies, they are 90% of the time unaesthetic by our standards from lack of visible muscle tone either due to high bodyfat, not being on androgenic steroids which reduce water retention or they simply aren't interested in hypertrophy oriented training and their primary training doesn't facilitate too many visible gains either.
Basically we have this highly functional, war ready, by all means (except aesthetics wise) MANLY male body that is often not all that aesthetic according to these modern gym standards.
That's what made me think, who are we fooling (as hobbyist bodybuilders etc) on a primal level that we are even more fit, more masculine, potent and so on? What look do we embody as gymyrats when top athletes have nowhere near our muscle mass and shred? A "natty limit" 5 year lifter is comparatively speaking a demigod, unreal almost. Not to mention juicers. Shouldn't anyone who lifts be considered as such by society? I'm sure if you would ask some tribal qts, you are. Our modern society on the other hand "knows" that it's all just fluff, you just go into a gym and leave as Arnold. It's not a look that screams masculinity at all anymore. It used to be that way in the 70s because it was new and hyped, people actually believed you were that masculine demigod.
This is why ottermode is considered perfect by the majority of qts. It's not because they don't think they can do better, it's because otter is actually that realistic perfect warrior look. Low bodyfat therefore highly andro, potent whatever, muscle mass in the athletic range. It's a mirage just as much as bodybuilding is of course because you don't actually have to be this soldier/athlete at all, but you look like the perfect version of it.
Feel like shit /fit/ just lost my only pair of Bluetooth earbuds I used while training.. They weren't the best or very expensive, but they got the job done. I don't have the money to be able to afford a new pair atm... I haven't been this depressed in a long time
So /fit/ I recently got some platform boots (pic related) and I'm wondering, will walking around with those help me build big calves? They are heavy as fuck. I have tried every god damn method for calf development (high reps, low reps, superset, dropset) and those fuckers wont grow. Will those boots help me?
/fit/izens, recently i've ended my first real cut. I've lost 22lbs in ~4 months. Before the cut i was benching 155 5x5 @ 161 lbs bodyweight without any problems. During the cut i lost 1 or 2 reps on the last set but just at the end of the cut i lost my strength and could barely bench that weight for 3 reps. Im slowly increasing my calories but my strength is not going up. When i should get my strength back? When i hit my TDEE in daily calories? Right now im still on a slight deficit.
Pic related is my journey thus far. Beginning when I found /fit/ as an 18 year old skinnyfat.
Currently a completely broke college student trying to afford food until next friday. Would any anons be interested in coaching/advising where I could basically teach you everything I've learned the past 3+ years and give you a personal training/nutrition protocol? I wouldn't charge, but if you have $5 or $10 to spare I could perhaps not lose all my gains this week. We'd correspond via Skype and I'd follow you along for a few months.
Otay guy black 5'9 90kg wanting to compete soon in bodybuilding. I want to run some test E can someone give me a guide start to finish. What i need, what to expect please. Also pct and med tests to run before n after.
