Heisenberg
Don Juan
Hey guys. First time H&F poster. About a year or two back when I started a regular workout routine, a big motivator was fixing what I perceived to be man-boobs. Now, these weren't fat guy, saggy boobs - I've always been about 5'9 and 150-160 lbs, fairly slim, but the fat always seemed to gather around my chest so I wanted to blast that away.
Cut to present day. My chest is actually broader now but it appears more muscular - it basically looks like the chest of someone who's been working out 3 days/week for the past 1.5 yrs. They are toned pecs, is what they are. Problem is, despite being muscular, my pecs are just as pronounced as when my chest was more fat than muscle. My stomach is flat from pelvis up, then there's a big curve and a big dent at the sternum - when wearing a tight t-shirt or if I cross my arms shirtless, it looks like I've got a nice set of B's. As I write this, I actually recall being very, very young on a diving board and a girl saying it looked like I had boobs when I crossed my chest. Again, I was never particularly fat, it's just a body quirk.
So I start thinking, shoot, maybe I should take it easy on chest day from now on... But now I'm worried that I've built so much muscle there that if I stop working out my chest, the muscle will turn to fat and it'll be worse than before.
I'm not a gym rat and I don't train to get ripped, I just like to stay in shape and I enjoy the reaction my arms get from women now. My diet's not terrible but it's certainly not a "diet" by any stretch. I eat lots of bread (whole wheat), lots of meat, I drink a lot and have no intention of changing that because it's how I self-medicate and how I socialize. I try to stick to wine and whiskey but I've been drinking way too much beer lately. I'll do something like Chest/Tri's Monday, Back/Bi's Wednesday, Legs/Shoulders Fri, and on the off days I try to do at least an hour of walking OR 20-30 min running with 50 wide grip push-ups.
Any tips?
Cut to present day. My chest is actually broader now but it appears more muscular - it basically looks like the chest of someone who's been working out 3 days/week for the past 1.5 yrs. They are toned pecs, is what they are. Problem is, despite being muscular, my pecs are just as pronounced as when my chest was more fat than muscle. My stomach is flat from pelvis up, then there's a big curve and a big dent at the sternum - when wearing a tight t-shirt or if I cross my arms shirtless, it looks like I've got a nice set of B's. As I write this, I actually recall being very, very young on a diving board and a girl saying it looked like I had boobs when I crossed my chest. Again, I was never particularly fat, it's just a body quirk.
So I start thinking, shoot, maybe I should take it easy on chest day from now on... But now I'm worried that I've built so much muscle there that if I stop working out my chest, the muscle will turn to fat and it'll be worse than before.
I'm not a gym rat and I don't train to get ripped, I just like to stay in shape and I enjoy the reaction my arms get from women now. My diet's not terrible but it's certainly not a "diet" by any stretch. I eat lots of bread (whole wheat), lots of meat, I drink a lot and have no intention of changing that because it's how I self-medicate and how I socialize. I try to stick to wine and whiskey but I've been drinking way too much beer lately. I'll do something like Chest/Tri's Monday, Back/Bi's Wednesday, Legs/Shoulders Fri, and on the off days I try to do at least an hour of walking OR 20-30 min running with 50 wide grip push-ups.
Any tips?