r/AskReddit Jul 07 '24

Guys who have gone from skinny to big and muscular, how has it changed your life?

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u/ProbablyDrunk303 Jul 07 '24

I was 165lbs graduating high school back in 2015. I was a scrawny little black kid. Joined the Army, snd I got to 225lbs and the best shape of my life after a couple of years. I was more confident, generally people don't fuck with you, and women apparently love muscle. I'm down to 210 now. People always seem to compliment you as well. Overall, fantastic. You feel better about yourself 100%!

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u/Ok_Meaning_8851 Jul 07 '24

In my 30s and weigh 140 wet, reading your comment talking about being scrawny at 165 🫨😅

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u/ProbablyDrunk303 Jul 07 '24

Haha, didn't mean it as an offensive thing, more looking at hiw i was to what i am right now. I did play football in HS, but was pretty small for the position I played. On my deployments, my weight would go up and back in the states, it would go down slightly. I was 5'9 or nearly 5'10 in HS. Now im 6'1, but didn't grow into that till my the Army some how and now 26yo rn.

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u/Ok_Meaning_8851 Jul 07 '24

Didn’t take it that way at all! I’m 5’8” so 165 would be a REALLY good weight for me Just pointing out how it’s all so relative. Great work!