Outta curiosity how many of u guys are just naturally big ? I don't mean fat. And how much does genetics play in your body development ? My father for example he's got big arms, big legs and a normal chest ( he's never worked out in his life). I'm not a major iron pumper, but I've noticed that with the limited lifting that I do, my shoulders and arms are big, legs are big and a normal chest, exactly like my dad.

Well genetics changed for me as I got older. I use to eat Taco Bell almost everyday durning the summer during my freshman footballs and never gained jack, didn't realy exercise either. But it all caught up to me my Jr year, so I had to do alot more exercising to keep my shape and for football.

To answer your question I'm not sure how big of a part it plays, but it does help. Someone I know never works out, but drinks, smokes, and eats alot of anything and everything - and still is the size he was in highschool.

Genetics plays a HUGE part with everything...the shape of yer muscles..like the "peak" part of the bicep...not everyone has it...no matter what exercises they do to get it...either yer born with or w/o it...where you store your fat on your body...thats also genetic...some people just got freaky genetics...This kid that grew up with me in the same town had freaky genetics...he was born with an abnormal testoterone level...was 13% higher than normal...I hate him, hehe...cause all he used to really do was jog, pushups, pullups...crunches...and he had a crazy physique...

I'd have to say a lot.
I have a friend who never worked out a day in his life. Was always playing football and stuff like that.
When he was in high school he was probably 5'9'' and 195.
Still does not work out and is about 230 now. And he is not fat. Kinda pisses me off cause I still can't put on weight even at 24.

genetics is everything... i was a scrawny fucker in highschool. i graduated highschool at 145lbs.. i worked my ass off and ate like a freak for years and years.. after about 3 years of heavy lifting and 5000 calories a day i got myself up to 185lbs.. all my lifting buddies were huge and i was the little guy. then years and years of more training and i finally broke the 200 mark... but its not in my family to be jacked up.. its hard fucking work.

I have a couple of friends that have genetics in spades for the weight game.
I joke with one of them that he has to be careful to not drive by gyms too often 'cause he doesn't want to get too big.
The other had legs that bodybuilders would kill for.........before he even reached his teens. Best set of genetics for bodybuilding I've ever seen. He goes by the rather appropriate nickname ..........."Freak".

I'm naturally really big. I was well over 200 at 15 I think. I had a 46 inch chest at 17. I got up to about 265 a few months ago but my natural weight is about 235 and about 220 ripped and very low low bf.

Genetics has a big role in how you look but with todays nutritional and athletic science, nearly anyone can attain their goals with enough work.

SicShift said:
I'm naturally really big. I was well over 200 at 15 I think. I had a 46 inch chest at 17. I got up to about 265 a few months ago but my natural weight is about 235 and about 220 ripped and very low low bf.





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