anabolic ant

i was wondering ...do other bodybuilders either feel jealous or maybe an inferiority complex towards other bodybuilders or trainers who have a certain physique maybe....??????
i have noticed that some other big dudes,whether its juice or some security issue,seem to stare or give bad looks...and the chest & arms go out when passing by...is this male primitive behaviour amongst males like with animals in the wild,you know when under threat males pose a display of size and artillery...you know,territory issues or some form of psychological behaviour etc...i would like dudes just to chill n be competitive with themselves,i reckon its almost paranoia or something...please feedback would be great on this!!!!

Con

Just like in all walks of life there are bbs who have inferiority complexs and when another guy who has a better or similar build comes into their area they become defensive.
It all comes back to the alpha male mentality.

anabolic ant

thats it...the alpha male thing...think you nailed it bro,cheers con!!!

Mrdaveyk

i havent come across this yet but wouldn't be surprised

the guys in my gym are the most polite, funny and straight forward guys you can get, makes training easier lol

i have met some though that have major ego issues, my brother for one, yet he weighs 10 stone and has skinny fat, yet thinks hes arnie lol

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dru0111

Lol I get this sometimes, people prowl close by after just doing a set screaming thier heads off. I have never felt the need to get all territorial and alpha male like, Im not very big but when this happens or you get a hostile look, I feel like I have just got some sort of recognition! Which is good. Make sense? prob not.

Lost Soul

Regardless of the social group folk will clash, thats why life is great but as a universal I have the following thoughts, most of which are subjective

Top end

Bodybuilders respect what each other have done, they must but politics around gear, federations and BS spoil much of the comradeship that could be enjoyed.

You also must understand some people feel robbed as there is no definitve scoring critirea and they often feel robbed when they lose and the person who beats them or their stable feels the brunt of the rant and this can sprial, often fuelled by rumour or crap printed on forums/in mags

Then look at the naturals who question the 'ethics' of some and how clean they really are....this creates issues

Gym level, seasoned trainers

Very much the peacock syndrome and people quickly want to get their feathers out before their eprsonalities and build up a wall to ensure that conversation will not take place as ego has done the talking. Often these folk start speaking and realise they could have got on much earlier and shared common interests.

Uneducated clowns towards those in better shape

Again massive area which is usually fuelled by the shortcomings of the lesser gent who wants to find faults with the more davanced trainer to justify why he himself is poor. bad looks, suggestions of gear and character assassination outside the realms of BBing creep in and it becomes a case of people slating each other for no real reason

Non trainer on BBers

Not even worth starting this one, I mentioned it yesterday

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carly

agree with LS, its like females checking out there compeition, we look up and down checking eachother out, like you men, you flare your wings and the testosterone flares up hahaha!! its all good having someone to compete with at the gym, makes you men train harder hahahaha!!

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justdiscovering

dont feel threatened but envious yes absoloutlely...but then admiration kicks in after 5mins.knowing how much the guy(or gal) has worked and sacrificed to get that way.

anabolic ant

yes i guess healthy competition is good then...but this alpha male thing is too much sometimes...and the chap who said...if they talked from the beginning,they would of realised how decent folk are etc...there are these barriers then...its not hard to make chat really!!!
also someone said that its an acknowledgment too...so there is more to just a look or display down the gym then...!!!
i remember watching pumping iron and everyone is friendly and very close...even in competition they are around each other apart from the way it was made to look between arnie n big lou!!!
but nowadays it seems people dont wanna communicate!!!
carly states that women do this too...wow...i guess it is a motivation to be stronger or bigger...but like lost soul says a peacock syndrome and lack of education i think is an issue!!!
i need to train at your gym mrdaveyk!!!
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Seyyed

Well im not in the stage were I can even start to be competitive, but I dont like to hate, I admire a few guys in my gym and like talking to everyone bb or not just for the fact im that sort of guy who likes to get one with people. But I admit when I train I do seem a lil phased out lol somone was talking to me once I was just nodding not really listening and looked like I just killed somone, he kind of got the idea I dont talk much in between sets heh but im more laid back now.

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Tinytom

The people who do the peacock thing are not the alpha males

They are the pretenders.

Alpha males dont need to do this posturing as they are secure in their environment as the top male.

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musc

That hits the nail on the head. The peacocks under the surface (and you don't have to look far!) are INCREDIBLY insecure. They are so aware that they are not Alpha but will constantly try to persuade the world and themselves that they are. They feel the need to tell us constantly of their conquests (most of which are untrue) and make lots of noise and try to give the physical impression of an Alpha. As Tom says the real Alpha's are quielty happy and secure in the knowledge that thay are amoungst the Alpha's and have nothing to prove to others or to themselves.

anabolic ant

musc & tiny tom...i think you got it right too...the chaps who know,are probably well comfortable with themselves...i guess it is the insecure people who need reminders and constant assurance...blimey...i think this is really about bodybuilder attitude if you think about it!!!!
but is bodybuilding a self conscious image thing so all who do it are ready to show what they got or is that the insecure heads again?
but does anyone think there are other aspects to a bodybuilders attitude...or why they are like that??
do drugs count towards a bodybuilders attitude?

Ollie B

I would just concentrate on what im doing rather then anyone else. Your not in the gym, on the stage for them, your doing it for yourself IMO!

Lost Soul

Does this extend to sports such as boxing mate at any level of the sport?

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