Am i going bonkers?

**gYmgIrL** · September 18th, 2007, 09:02 PM

So i was at the gym this morning, and for some reason I couldnt see anything but my thunder theighs!

I know I'm not fat or anything, but all the girls with higher body fat percentages seem to have smaller bums! I consulted friends at the gym about my thoughts and they were completely confused and saying my bum was tiny in comparison.

Do you guys ever get days like that? I guess it must be fat goggles on yourself!!!

**tidalwave** · September 19th, 2007, 10:39 AM

Uh oh.. You know you've just invited hordes of requests for bum pics for ASSessment purposes. =P

Seriously though, the same thing happens to me; what we see in the mirror is rarely how we're seen by others. If it's only the odd day where you perceive something on your physique is awry, then you're quite lucky!

As far as bum-enomics go, a lot of it can be genetics and muscular development as opposed to bodyfat. There are guys with 2x the bodyfat percentage as myself, who have a smaller bum than I. This is because I just have (and have always had) prominent glutes, which have only become more prominent since I started squatting. This has, however, highlighted my lack of hamstring development. Now I'm working the hammies more to bring the leg/bum ratio back out of the ghetto side.

**mooshue** · September 19th, 2007, 11:47 AM

same here, i had cut from 265lbs down to 195lbs, i became so obsessed with my stomach pooching out that i neglected the rest of my body. I didnt see in the mirror what everyone else saw, i only saw my stomach which has never been flat in my life. I finally got out of my mindfuck and have since got back up to 210-215lbs again, my muscle is coming back and im filling out quite nicely. Sometimes you need people to give thier opinion to get you out of that state of mind. But once you see what they do, its quite easy to chage drastically.

**Italianangel** · September 20th, 2007, 10:24 PM

Well you may just be looking for more shape? I would haev to see, I have days where I feel I look like a cow..............

**mavgrad99** · September 21st, 2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by gYmgIrL

So i was at the gym this morning, and for some reason I couldnt see anything but my thunder theighs!

I know I'm not fat or anything, but all the girls with higher body fat percentages seem to have smaller bums! I consulted friends at the gym about my thoughts and they were completely confused and saying my bum was tiny in comparison.

Do you guys ever get days like that? I guess it must be fat goggles on yourself!!!

I would have to have visual evidence of the "thunder bum" in question in order to formulate a viable opinion.

**varbo** · September 21st, 2007, 10:29 AM

maybe your bum looks a lttle bigger because it is very muscular which would make it really hot. MMMM Muscle Bum

**gYmgIrL** · October 1st, 2007, 02:27 AM

haha

I DO have visual evidence, but in those my bum looks hell awesome! hehe

so thats why i thought i was going mental :P

I should put some new pics in my thread to make sure everyone hasnt forgotten meeee!

**varbo** · October 1st, 2007, 10:27 AM

I guess I know what you mean. I often get comments that people wish their belly was as flat as mine and I'm internally complaining about the gut I have. Just your brain playing tricks I guess.

fiona · October 1st, 2007, 01:27 PM

I have the opposite problem, I am decidedly the smallest person at the gym.

I look at girls who have at least 30 lbs more muscle mass than me with their 5 lb dumbells and it makes me angry and discouraged while I am using 15-20lbs. Everyone is more genetically gifted than I am regarding mass.

OTOH I get compliments, basic frame is good. I just need to put some more meat on it. People ask me if I am a runner. I wish I could do it without increasing my waist. That I definitely want to keep tiny.