Why Body Dysmorphia Will Hit Every Lifter At Some Point
How to embrace your body in a world of reality distortion
Aw sh*t, here we go agaaain.
Finally, I’m happy with my physique and think this is going to last forever. The feeling is incredible. I feel like I have superpowers when I’m staring into the mirror flexing.
Nobody has such swole arms like I do at that moment.
I just came home from a solid workout in the gym and after a quick shower, I have to take a look in the mirror and flex.
It feels like I have achieved my dream. Finally. I’m happy with the physique I have. Been chasing this feeling for a long time.
At least it would go on for the next three weeks when I suddenly realized my arms were too small. And also my traps, my chest, my legs, as well as my forearms. And then there were my lats. Non-existent at all.
I genuinely felt small, weak, and ugly. Yet, I wasn’t.
The vast majority of people who get into bodybuilding and fitness for aesthetics, looking better naked, or changing their lives, spend a lot of time online on social platforms.
Too much, if we’re honest.
