Hi Everyone,
I just did a heavy weights session. In fact, for me, it is close to my all time strength highs:
225 lbs/8 times Squat
Supersetted with 225/5x Bench
I did that four times. In between very long rest periods of about 5 minutes, I did planks, mobility exercises, etc. that still worked me, but not to exhaustion.
By no means am I lean. I am probably close to 30% bodyfat.
I am trying to use free weights to build strength, hypertrophy program to build muscle mass, and bodyweight cardio to strip it away.
After working out, I noticed I looked so big. By no means do I look fat and obese. Rather, I just see all my muscles pumped, etc.
However, showing good posture is different than slouching, and my tummy, etc. looks big.
Is there any way to get over this sort of body image problem?
Logically, I know that I am on a good path (strength training, hypertrophy training, bodyweight cardio, moderate diet). But, one bad body image can derail a person's psychology completely, restricting diet inappropriately, and skipping meals only to eat poorly later, etc.
Thanks
I just did a heavy weights session. In fact, for me, it is close to my all time strength highs:
225 lbs/8 times Squat
Supersetted with 225/5x Bench
I did that four times. In between very long rest periods of about 5 minutes, I did planks, mobility exercises, etc. that still worked me, but not to exhaustion.
By no means am I lean. I am probably close to 30% bodyfat.
I am trying to use free weights to build strength, hypertrophy program to build muscle mass, and bodyweight cardio to strip it away.
After working out, I noticed I looked so big. By no means do I look fat and obese. Rather, I just see all my muscles pumped, etc.
However, showing good posture is different than slouching, and my tummy, etc. looks big.
Is there any way to get over this sort of body image problem?
Logically, I know that I am on a good path (strength training, hypertrophy training, bodyweight cardio, moderate diet). But, one bad body image can derail a person's psychology completely, restricting diet inappropriately, and skipping meals only to eat poorly later, etc.
Thanks