Real Men Are Big

[big_swede]

Or strong and lean, at 100kg+

[tank]

"build the house before you paint it."

.....epic quote.

[Mr.Silverback]

Originally Posted by Off Road

I have taught my kids that manhood starts with +200 lbs and an XXL t-shirt

Best advice EVARRR!!!

Silverback Barbell

[Ryano]

I didn't read the whole thread, but I heard that "any man under 200 lbs is a woman".

[Mr.Silverback]

Originally Posted by Ryano

I didn't read the whole thread, but I heard that "any man under 200 lbs is a woman".

Me too...

Silverback Barbell

[ONpump17]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

Pull up your pants. Its difficult to fight ninjas riding in on polar bears if your pants keep falling off.

I cannot take someone seriously if they cannot wear pants properly. It baffles me that they find it comfortable, let alone not realize what message they're sending.

Originally Posted by Off Road

I have a crazy theory about the decline of "manliness" in our culture. But I'll keep it to myself since it's pretty "out there" and not at all P.C.

Lemme guess... Is it feminism?

Originally Posted by big_swede

Actually, today i overhead pressed my roommate for a triple and said to him that anyone below 90kgs is a woman.. (hes about 80kg) just our way of joking but got that in mind when reading this

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HERC410 and I were just talking about this picture someone posted on facebook. I'd like to be able to overhead press someone weighing 250 lbs.

Originally Posted by Off Road

I have taught my kids that manhood starts with +200 lbs and an XXL t-shirt

When under 6 foot and 15% bf?

Originally Posted by bruteforce

There are always exceptions, and obviously its a rant and not scientific fact, but there are just too many boys running around in their sister's jeans to not take a stand for the man-bear.

Try this.
Thawe's Theorem #1
Make a circle with your middle fingers and and thumbs touching. Your calves, upper arms and neck should be at or greater than that measurement.

Originally Posted by miked96

Great post and I couldnt agree more. I grew up with Rambo, Arnold in "Conan" and "Commando", the road warriors,the Powers of Pain (pic below) etc. I started lifting in 7th grade and all I wanted was to get bigger and stronger.
Now you have these twinky "Twilight" werewolves and Brad Pitt is supposedly the epitome of manliness. All people want to talk about is dieting to see there abs when they have no muscle mass in the first place. Unless your a leprechaun, 135 pounds is not impressive, abs or not! Build the house before you paint it! Thanks for starting this thread.

To be honest, ignoring the over-rated physique, Brad Pitt is a pretty impressive in terms of what he does.

[JacktheThriller]

Apparently real men dont wear jeans anymore since not a single popular department store has jeans that arent glued to my quads

[ONpump17]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

Lulz. This could be part of the problem, I'm back at the university 5 days a week and see these types all day long. They stare at me in my slacks and shirt and tie. Most of them think I'm a professor, but I dress that way to remind myself that I'm there on business and not to putz around like I did the first time I tried college.

I wish I brought some better clothes to uni, I go to classes and wish I could wear something better than sweatpants.

I suppose thats another thing to add to the list. Real men understand delayed gratification. Sure, we could call in sick today and have fun outside, sure we could turn down that overtime, but we put in our time and work hard so that when the bad times come, we can weather them. And hopefully we have enough left over to buy a sweet power rack.

I'm still learning this unfortunately.

[markievicz]

Originally Posted by mab54

At least you guys don't have to spend 8 hours a day with these people at school everyday. Did you know a (real stats) 5'2 98pound freshman with a six pack is ripped and in great shape.

Thank God I grew wanting to look like Ivan Drago from Rocky and always wanting to be the biggest and strongest.

Ha! Another one , I too also wanted to be in the shape of Drago when I was a kid. Even now I still do!
Great thread which I agree with

[MC]

Originally Posted by JacktheThriller

Apparently real men dont wear jeans anymore since not a single popular department store has jeans that arent glued to my quads

I have this problem and there are two possible solutions that I have found to date:

1. Old Navy Loose Fit. These fit me well, but aren't baggy. If you want looser, go with carpenter jeans. Given a sale, I have gotten jeans here for as little at $15-19.

2. Lucky Brand Style 181, I think. It's a loose and relaxed fit and does well on a guy who squats. Downside is that these cost north of $125, which is why I have tried them on and never purchased.