A lesson about genetics

[Chris250]

I got this from the PM board...from bulesmo who is a bodybuilder from the middle east...

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The team coach called me a while ago and asked me to compete, and as a favor to him i told him i will (just to get the team some extra points, even if it means getting last place)... anyway, i went today to pose and show him how fat i was and there was another teammate there... I cannot tell you how good this guy's physique was. he was 5'5 and weighed around 175 lbs... not much right? yeah, that's if you just look at the numbers. I thought he weighed 220 or something. the guy had arms that weren't less than 19 inches (mine are around 18-18.5 depending on the day, and this guy dwarfed me)... I couldn't stop staring at the dude! (no homo... LOL!)

anyway, we started joking around and talking then he started asking me how to site inject in his lats and traps... etc. so i told him how, then i told him that it aint a good idea since his physique was very symmetrical and balanced. I couldn't help myself and asked what he was using... so he mentioned the list... nothing out of the norm of someone being truthful... around 2 grams of total AAS and 8 iu gh per day.

what am i trying to say here... the guy is not very intelligent... can't read a word of english... his idea of getting dry before the show is to drink a bottle of jack daniels the night before (he actually said that in a gym that had a lot of people in it while the subject of alcohol is very taboo in my country... that's how i knew he was truthful about a lot of other things)... knows nothing about diet (he gave me advice on how to get lean quick... swallow as many tabs of clen as you can...)... his response to gear is like nothing i've ever seen (saw him at a show two years ago and he looked very bad, when i asked him about it and how he improved, he just said more gear)...

anyway, no one can get those kinds of results unless they have tremendous response to gear. no one can get that kind of muscle quality unless they were born with it (you had to see this guy. i'll try to take a pic next time)... the dude was the epitome of genetics for muscle growth...

and this is where the story takes an awful turn...

the coach took me to his office and we started talking and he talked about this guy... his father kicked him out of the house for being an awful son (our culture is based on family... it's pretty normal to live with your parents even if you're over 30 and married), he can't hold a job, spends all his money on gear and alcohol, he's an alcoholic, doesn't even have a high school diploma... etc.

I felt really bad for the guy and that's when i realized it... we are all genetically gifted in many areas... sometimes muscle building isn't one of them. if you don't have above average abilities to build muscle and utilize gear (like myself) please be thankful for the other gifts you have. I know that every one is gifted (greatly gifted) in a certain way... most people don't know what they're gift is because they didn't explore to find it.

my point of this thread isn't to talk about gear usage or muscle building or anything to do with bodybuilding... my point is for everyone to discover their own gift and be thankful for it instead of being wrapped up in all the negativity i've seen recently in many threads about bodybuilding genetics. you love bodybuilding? you want to advance? good for you... try hard and don't let anyone stop you if that's what you really want (do whatever makes you happy)... but if you find your true gift and embrace it, life will look better and you'll actually be happy with your bodybuilding accomplishments even if you thought they weren't enough.


just thought i'd share (attention whoring... LOL!)

 

[saudades]

Wow, that's incredible. I'm sort of blessed genetically, but not in the way I really wanted. I've been more accepting of my own "gift" this last year, and interestingly enough, obsessing about it was one of the things holding me back. Now that I've accepted it more, I've been able to turn it to my advantage by training in a way to work with my body instead of against it. The fruits of my labor are now beginning to show as my legs have finally started to grow, and I gained about 0.6" on my thighs this last month and a half.

 

[Pharm_Fed]

Great post. I bet it will fall on many a deaf ear since it was posted on a bodybuilding forum but he's right. Not everyone is blessed with genetics for muscle growth, but everyone is blessed with genetics to be great at something. Finding that something is rewarding and will definitely increase quality of life. I just have average genetics for bodybuilding and I'm OK with that. I am blessed with other talents though, and they make me happy as well. Once again, great post.

 

[BiggerStronger]

great post...It's a good message because many feel like they should quit all together not just give up unreasonable expectations. I know I'll never be a pro nor do I really want to be but I do want to be in great shape and be healthy. So I keep moving forward.

 

[jtunderdog]

You guys may not believe this but when I was in sixth grade I tested on college levels in all major subjects. I have a partial photographic memory (impaired by alcohol abuse) and my iq was 157 in 6th grade. I took away from this post that we all have different gifts. Mine happens to not be having big arms, but above average intelligence. I think for me applying that to be the best I can be in studying and working out without destroying my body is beneficial. I think we have been brainwashed in American to believe anyone can do anything. The truth is you wouldn't want your babysitter doing your brainsurgery unless she is doing it to supplement income in med school. We aren't created equal and if we were it would be a boring world. I will continue to try to use my brain to break the 18 inch arm barrier and also continue working on my masters as well.