>Be me, 21 years old. 6'1" 320lbs, a depressed loser that thought a gf would fix all my problems. >Every girl I spoke to regularly preferred me as a friend and I used the term friendzone and started to become one of those assholes. I felt sorry for myself. One girl I fell for, she did the same thing. I had enough; I had enough of not wanting to be in pictures because of how fat I was, I had enough of being "just friends", I had enough of feeling sorry for myself. >I walk into a 24 hour fitness and sign up; the trainer recommended I start lifting heavy shit due to my size and cut booze. Fuckitthatsoundseasy.jpg >First week in and my body has never hurt so much. >I stopped going out to drink with friends, start to flake when people wanna go out, start to ignore text messages. All I wanted to do was go to the gym. It was my only place that I could be genuinely angry with how far I let myself go. It was my time to reflect on how much I was hurting myself. No more >I start buying supplements. Fat burners, preworkouts, nitric boosters, multivitamins, bcaa's, protein, casien. At one point I was popping a pill every 2 hours and I was spending a good $200 a month on supps. >One year later, im down to 230lbs and 12% bodyfat. >I started getting laid, I started getting confident. The girls started paying attention to me and I felt immortal. >My stomach started cramping, I didnt give in nor pay attention. 3 months later I wake up in the most pain I have ever felt. I let an ulcer rupture my lower intestine. I was dying in my bed.
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Adrian Green
>I let an ulcer rupture my lower intestine. I was dying in my bed. holy shit. More
Mason Robinson
did you die?
Austin Peterson
Okay
>I worked in retail, fuck that. I look good now, I am “Normal.” I want to fulfill my dream in law enforcement. I interviewed for Border Patrol, ace’d my test, aced the joke of a physical (really, it’s a joke) >Well when I was in the hospital that dream was put on hold; I had my old boss drive me to the hospital because I didn’t know how to use my insurance. The nurses at first thought my nuts were tied together somehow, one catscan and they saw I was bleeding internally. The girl that sparked my health kick came to visit me in the hospital and sparks ignited. We were in a relationship. >I didn’t get far in the Border Patrol, once my health came back I posed a risk so I couldn’t go further into the application. My heart was broken. At least I had the girl right? >One year flew by and I thought everything was amazing, I was getting ready to propose, she ended up moving on the opposite side of the state for school. We tried visiting each other once a month, but we just fought the entire time. My heart was broken the day she said we were done. Next day I stepped on the scale.. 275lbs. What…the fuck…happened. What did I just do to myself? I stopped loving myself, I stopped caring for myself. I hated myself. >The next month I barely ate. Half a chicken breast was normal for me to eat all day and I would still train. 3 months go by and I finally make the jump. Decabolin; I never felt so good, I never felt so alive, I never bonded with iron and rust and sweat like I was with Deca. My hair grew faster, my strength was increasing, my appetite skyrocketed and people started paying attention again. I stopped feeling sorry for myself >I started the process to join the police force. Aced the test, aced the physical again. Met the girl of my dreams AGAIN. I didn’t get the job at the police force.. but hey; I had the girl… r-right?
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Evan Martin
am I alone in this bitch?
Ian Johnson
Nope, I'm reading. Please continue OP.
Eli Myers
Okay
Ooops, rewind a little. >The wound from the surgery got in the way. For months, I was told not to do anything, my abdominals were cut open, I could reopen the wound and face an infection if I moved too much let alone fucking train. I..didnt..give..a..fuck. >There’d be days Id go in to work, go to the gym and had blood soaking through my shirt because the stitches weren’t holding. Id bleed through my shirt and be sent “home”. Fuck that, I’m going to go train. I am honestly surprised I didn’t kill myself. Did I want to kill myself? Back to normal timing >My fiancé, she loves fitness too; in fact, she was training to be a registered nurse. She even dealt with my attitude when I had it. I swear… I was a fucking asshole for no reason. My insecurities were still there, I wasn’t sure if I was good enough… wait I am right? Fuck, maybe im not. She even helped me inject even though she disagreed with it. Her reasoning? She wanted me to be happy. That’s all she wanted, she just made sure I was safe about it and didn’t get an infection. >She watched Olympia with me, hell she bought me fucking tickets to go see Phil and Kai, she bought me Bose headphones for the gym because she knew how much I bonded with music at the gym because I was still so fucking angry. Why was I so angry? More?
Jaxson Miller
stop asking if we want more and just post
Jace Bailey
Okay >I always had an anger problem, just like everyone else. I have a story of a of a trouble child as well. My biological father had his own family..his main family. My mother had an addiction to alchohol, I have blacked out from abuse, I have been knocked out, I have gone to school with black eyes and broken bones. I have had my encounters with suicide, I have had my encounter with sexual abuse from my uncle. Was that why? Was I blaming everything from my childhood for my mistakes as a fucking grown man? Maybe.. I forgave them… I truly did >Fast forward to a year ago, we are now engaged, I’m in love, she’s in love and we are both secure in ourselves. Stepped on the scale… 260lbs. Why? I still trained, I still took my protein like a good boy. But I ate like shit and I wasn’t burning as much as what was coming in. On top of that, I didn’t have a goal like Border patrol or the police force. “That’s not a fucking excuse user” she said to me when I broke. “This just proved you have a lack of a lack of control.” >Fuck…shes right. >Training, except this time no drugs. My fiancé forbid me. She said if I ended up in the hospital due to a drug induced injury that I could lose her. She wont go through it. I had to fight for real and not get the help from drugs >Fast forward to today, im down to 242lbs and I still have a goal to hit 210 with the BMI to join the Navy. Im still engaged to the same girl. Im still training, I have chicken n rice one week and eat 5-6 times a day. I am struggling to fight just like everyone else here. >Bitches don’t fix your problems anons. Youre upset because of the choices you made, no fucking girl is going to fix them. Im 27 now and am learning this. Love yourself and don’t get fit for anyone else; if you do..it wont last and youll relapse like I did
Connor Harris
good read user.
hope you reach your ideal role and finally get around to doing what you wanna do.
Christopher Stewart
>Bodybuilding has saved my ass on more than one occasion. It has matured me to what I am today, I honestly feel like I would have pulled the trigger on myself without it. >I know I have added months and potential years back on to my life due to the fact that I no longer carry that extra weight. >24 hour fitness asked me if I wanted to be on their wall. I politely declined and broke when I got in my car. I still cant look at pictures of my 21 year old youth without getting emotional. >It feels good to love myself and have the girl of my dreams.
Well, thats pretty much it anons. Im gonna take down this preworkout and hit lats. I hope that others can take away from this. I do consider this a happy ending to my chapter
Julian King
>no dinosaur >lesson Good lad. Thanks for writing this, habibi.
Parker Anderson
Thanks user. That means alot to me
Brayden Stewart
Great story user, congratulations for winning the battle.
You got any pics before and after you don't mind sharing?
Gabriel Hughes
I wouldnt mind sharing at all if I had pictures of my old self. I never wanted to partake in pictures so I rarely find em. I still have my old size 46 jeans though. I keep them in my trunk next to my weight belt. Friendly reminder on heavy days.
Thank you for reading
Isaac Murphy
In any case, I'm impressed you made it despite all the shit.
Tyler Fisher
>happy ending to my chapter this aint ending yet mate, you still have great deeds to acomplish!
Grayson Hall
Thanks guys. Thats very motivating.. I really mean that
Jace Sullivan
Be honest, you one of those hidden Chads whose godtier facial aesthetics is revealed after losing weight?
Please be an average guy.
Lucas Evans
Hah, Honestly? Im no Chad; but I do feel like im above average. Especially since I wear a beard. Clean shavin I look like baby fucking huey
Andrew Bell
Got any pics of what ya look like? Curious
also 230lbs at 12% after 1 year is surely a bit off? That's barely natty at 6'1
Carson Allen
This threads fucking gay
Connor Scott
See I went off of the BMI machine at 24 hour fitness. Thats what it read, not sure what to tell you friend.
your moms gay
Jaxon Davis
she is actually, she left my dad about 15 years ago and is now a full fledged dyke.
>she's happy, and i'm happy for her.
what's your point?
Juan Edwards
You got me there
Chase Sanders
oh alright fair enough dude
those machines aren't really the standard most of the bodybuildingsphere uses, correctly or not
Jackson Reed
Yeah I saw the reviews on Amazon this last time around. My fiance wants to do the whole tape measuring one which I should probably just agree to. Scared to see what the score is but I should probably look at the scoreboard yeah?
Oh, if anyone is wondering. This is what a trip to olympia looks like. Everything in the photo I got practically free or didnt spend a whole lot of cash on
Cameron Rogers
Have you thought for 1 sec that your anger issues may be triggered by the sterons ?
Brandon Young
Yeah, I thought it about it alot. So did my other half. Ive always had an anger issue though. I got into fights as a kid and to this day I catch myself. If anything the gear that I used subdued it with happy feelings. Then again, im no doctor
William Johnson
>i've always had anger issue though
well there it is then
it's a well known side effect of some sterons if you're prone to balding and/or anger issues then sterons will enhance that side effect
Ayden Wood
Ill take your word for it. I dont have a PHD
Michael Phillips
me neither
I'm not even a med school student, just a well informed user you should consult a specialist about those anger issues because from the way you've worded your post, you might lose your next gf again if you keep fucking around man
plus sterons will fuck you up in the long run especially with your health complications most girls dont care about muscles anyways
Daniel Bailey
Yeah, therapy I went through in and out as a kid. Not a big fan, I dont like talking about feelings. But youre right, I cant lose this one Thats what the gym was for. I get so tired I cant get upset
Camden Phillips
by the way user I read all your posts and hope you get better in the future, you sound like a good person
the best advice I can give you is to hop off the gear and cut down, you'll be much happier and when your health gets better you will be able to maybe hop back on a low dosage of test (plus you'll get to keep your gf hopefully)
also it's possible that your lower intestine ruptured because of all the supplements you were taking, preworkout + nitric booster + fatburner sounds like a terrible combo
Camden Taylor
Thanks for that info. I can't say I disagree with you about the ulcer. I inherited H. Pylori from my biological father apparently. That supposedly had a hand