lefty?

u mean left hand?

ya

yea. how did you know? lol

got difference ma, left and right hand lol

lol maybe because of that lighting tho

dunno left bicep look bigger

idk maybe i'm not flexing that right i guess. i don't mind lol as long as im making gainzzz

not saying it's bad. just pointing the obvious. sometimes we are used to seeing our body and we don't see the difference in the way other ppl would. so it's not a bad thing u get a different opinion here and this is what this thread can help I think.

Hello newbie here. I weight 93kg but I don't feel big (height = 178kg). Working out for 5++ years. Weighted around 65ish that time. Is body dysmorphia a real thing?

Perhaps a progress picture here? According to what I've read  , muscle dysmorphia aka bigorexia/reverse anorexia has been found to be true . However it's an early discovery compare to anorexia and bulimia .

This is embarrassing but here we go...

Hey dude, nothing to be embarrassed about your pic. Look at the bigger picture, you are fitter and more muscular than the 90% of the average joe out there. That's a very good achievement.

Give yourself credit when the credit is due, have more positive thought about your body, the progression you've made, and your effort you've gave.

BUT

Never ever be egoistic about it. Always be humble and strive for improvement.

Have that satisfactions but don't forget the hunger more. You can beat that body dysmorphia feeling.

This is embarrassing but here we go...

This is embarrassing but here we go...

This is embarrassing but here we go...

Oh, please don't take my words "getting rid of abs asap" seriously.

I've made good progress, however I somehow feel I can still make better progress with a slightly stronger bulk of +1.5kg/month for 2 months. This is because I've only been training for 40 days and I have 2 months of noob gains pending. Another thing is if I flex I almost have a 6 pack. I feel like my current 11-12% bodyfat might be a factor that is hindering my progress on my lifts and I can do better if I increase my body-fat to 15% over the course of 2 months.

I just feel in my heart that I am too damn lean, could bulk stronger to take full advantage of noob gains, further optimizing my progress. So this process might reduce my 6 pack to a 2 pack, so I'm not too damn lean. "Getting rid of abs" is just something for the layman to understand. If after this I still have a 4 pack, I'm still a happy man haha.

You shouldn't be embarrassed by yourself bruh because you're not that fat. You have fit body what's wrong with being embarrassed by yourself? There's more guys out there who'd lift but still don't have that fit and muscular body.

This is superb! You are like the top 5% of men in the world in terms of body that is close to their genetic limit. Damn that bicep vein popping out even at 93KG.

Maybe what you can do now is cut down to 70KG slowly and End Game as an aesthetics god like:
https://www.facebook.com/jordanyeohfitness

Embarrassing ? Doooood. No man no. Amazing progress ! I'm speechless now lol

fat% is irrelevant to what gains you can get. so long as:
1. you get enough protein
2. you get enough calories
3. your workout is effective
4. you get enough rest.

the reason why people put on fat during a "bulk" is because its hard to gauge how much calories you actually need as you grow so its easier to just bulk up and accumulate fat and then lose it later. you getting abs also might be because you're doing a lot of compounds maybe? abs are also muscles they too get defined as you do your crunches and whatnot.