Aesthetics in Bodybuilding
As you're reading this article, it's a good guess that you're a bodybuilder, or at least an active person who's found an active lifestyle both fun and satisfying. So, if we take a look beyond your daily efforts, what are your long-term goals? Getting as strong as possible? Getting a washboard? Improve other sports? Getting that buffed look the chicks down at the beach love, but without crossing the line to becoming a "freak" (a word which to bodybuilders, as opposed to the rest of humanity, is a compliment)?
I guess most of you are into this to improve your health, prolong your life and look good. Fair enough eh? Then you're probably the kind that goes to the gym two to three times a week for a workout to round off you all-round training regimen. You might participate in a another sport or two, and make sure to get sound, fiber-rich foods through the week. You're also not a competitive bodybuilder, and have no aspirations of attaining that much muscle mass anyway - you simply want to stay fit and healthy! Great, and I applaud you. If more people were like you this world would be spared lots of suffering, billions in medical costs and everybody would live fairly good lives up until the end.
However, there are others who don't stop there. Such as myself. I'll admit it - I want to be HUGE! I don't do it for "picking up the babes," I don't do it to compensate being small as a kid or any other popular psychological explanation. I just like working on my body, pretty much like a guy with an old Jaguar can spend several days a week on it. I want my arms to be 22 inches, make my pecs get that "Arnold-hang" to them and a chiseled midsection to balance it up. No reason, except for that I can, and that I like doing it. Let's face it - growing like a sponge is a hell of an ego-booster!
However, there's a danger to this. As we're all genetically different, our muscles will grow at a different pace. Example: While one guy can just LOOK at a barbell to make his biceps grow an inch, another guy might have to strive really hard for a year to accomplish the same result. And on the other hand, the first guys might have calves which suck badly even though he works the twice a week, while the guy with bad biceps NEVER does calf-work and still looks great! So, when training your muscles, some will give you better results than others.
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