To the user who posted this pic in a thread a few days ago: this is legit my goals...

To the user who posted this pic in a thread a few days ago: this is legit my goals. You also seemed pretty at ease and confident with your circumstances so good on you man. If you see this thread, please drop a line, I want to talk to you about your approach to lifting/diet/etc. No joke, not a troll.

Not sure why you'd want to look like that, but it's your body so you can do what you want.

Bumping this thread. I hope you meet your other bear-bro.

As long as you're over 6', I think bear mode or built fat look fucking great. Not OP, just giving my opinion. Also, there is a definite line between built fat and obese. The picture posted is hard to tell completely, but it looks borderline to me.
I would look into a powerlifting or strongman routine and add in a couple arm days. As for diet, get on a surplus and try to keep it at least somewhat clean.

Fair enough.

My thing is that everybody is different and likes different things. I've actually got a bear build (football all through high school), but worked very hard to get away from that kind of a build because it's usually not healthy.

I had an uncle who had a bear build and he died in his early 50s from heart failure. Excess body fat isn't good, and just because there's lots of muscle under it doesn't mean that it's suddenly not bad for your heart anymore.

Again, that's just personally why I tried to get away from it. I have no qualms about people doing what they want or trying to look how they want. Bear-bro me in the past would beat the crap out of current me, but current me will also probably live way longer and has better cardiovascular health.

Yeah I'd agree there's a definite age limit where built fat gets pretty risky. After your mid 30's or so you should probably focus more on a decent diet and not load up on wings and burgers every day to maintain your massive size.

>my goal is to be obese and look like the average whale with a little more biceps

I know several guys going into their fifties who are still massive. They should probably start cutting down but if you're active you can maintain it for a while. It's different for everyone; monitor your health closely and the most you have to worry about is an aneurysm (and perfectly healthy people get those too). Ib say live however makes you happy.

Don't be jealous brah.

Fuck this guy.
If you want to be big as fuck and still eat literally whatever you want, go for it. Just be prepared for the health risks associated with it.

I think my problem is the eating. Getting into the gym and working isn't a problem, it's eating enough and having my body actually absorb enough to recover. The one time I successfully bulked, I pounded down potatoes and chicken and filled in with cookies/store-bought cake and greek yogurt. It was a gigantic chore and each meal took 45 minutes+ of constant eating. I look at guys who gain weight by accident and I can't figure out what the fuck I'm doing wrong.

I'm thinking I'm going to try a bunch of digestive aids soon. Enzymes, fermented foods for the probiotics, ox bile...

I'm the same way. I gave up on 200+ and now focus my efforts on sticking around 180