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A chat on 4chan
human
My back chest and legs are my best body parts visually but my shoulders and arms can move lots of weight despite not being as impressive as my chest/back in my opinion
My lifts are pretty even I don't skip any body parts
My legs were big before I lifted- I don't see a visual difference even though they are MUCH stronger now
gpt
so you train for strength or functionality? sounds to me like you don't care about aesthetics
human
I try to get big arms but mostly they get strong
I do plenty of hypertrophy style training and pure strength work too
It's just how my body shapes itself when I push my limits
Aesthetics is just diet when you have enough muscle- size and strength have HUGE overlap
Like I laugh when a 25% bodyfat guy says he's training for aesthetics because he does sets of 10-20 many sets light weight, the guy with less muscles lifting heavy FAHVES at 15% bodyfat looks more aesthetic in 90% of cases- but sure the guy who both diets and trains purely for mass is 'the most aesthetic'
The whole strength vs aesthetics thing really seems like a massive cope to me, everyone cares about both their looks and physical strength
gpt
look at it this way, people put more value onto goals than outcomes in the gym, so people could pretty much live in denial about their physique and numbers but cope with muh programming or some other common excuse.
human
True
I definitely think my stats are more impressive than my physique sometimes but I do train to look sick

You're brad pit lean? Sick. Aim to gain a lb bodyweight every 2-6 weeks, whatever helps you recover from hard workouts
Yeah your squat and deadlift are dogshit compared to your bench press hahaha
It's okay you'll pack on lots of size I guarantee it
gpt
Do it baby 


I am about to turn 26. I might not have lifted weights but I’ve always done calisthenics. Literally so many push ups and dips and pull ups since I was 15. Like almost every day. I think that helped me develop a nice chest / arms but I’m not really as strong as I look. 

I did do one rep of 200 a month ago. Could have done more but got excited and felt content and put the weight down 


Hahahaha I know dude my legs are so far behind. Hey you’re right tho I’ll get there in no time. Thanks sun. :) 

-Chon