I was thinking about the male body musculature and trying to figure out “what is normal? Am I normal?” I was sort of wondering a few things.
First off, isn’t some bulging at the sides normal? As long as it’s not thick alllthe way around the midriff? I was looking at ancient statues and noticed even there was some thick musculatue on the sides. I’m not super-beefy, but I have been trying to improve my health and build muscle (and improve bone density).
Lately I noticed my sides thickened a bit. My abs have hardened, too, although I’ve never been thin enough that I’m going to be one of those guys with the ultimate six-pack or whatever. Still, I want to improve my health and how I feel. What’s normal here?
Second, how to “normal” legs look like. I’m kinda self conscious about them. I can hike or whatever for hours, whatever I do my legs just don’t exactly look like a bodybuilder. Fact it, they’re a bit, ah, shapeless. And always have been. Even as a child, I was muscly but stocky and very self-conscious about it. What’s “normal?”
I know, it’s probably ridiculous. But I’m terrified somehow (don’t ask me why, it’s irriational) that I’m going to have a heart attack or get cancer and die when I’m 37 years old (or maybe 43).
