scoota
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While it's great to see myself getting bigger and increase my strength from weight training, I've also run into the problem of my former clothes no longer fitting me perfectly anymore. For example, I had a pair of jeans that fit me fine before, but due to squats the thighs now look and feel like spandex on me. Other examples include the need to go up a size in dress shirts, but I now need to get the sleeves shortened. The large drop in my chest and waist also makes buying suits more difficult since you don't fit the normal mold. I'm sure you guys can name many other things.
I'm really not looking forward to having to buy new suits and other clothing because I lifted myself out of a size. I'm also questioning whether getting as huge as I can is my goal for weight training. I look decently muscular now, I'm not a bodybuilder by any means, but it is evident I workout. How much is enough?
How have you guys handled this dilemma? Have you just accepted that you'll need to size up and have custom alternations done? Or have you altered your workout, for example you purposely stopped upping the weights, you restricted your reps, etc. in an attempt to just maintain what you have rather than get bigger or stronger? Is it possible to train to get stronger while not putting on additional size?
Thanks for any replies.
I'm really not looking forward to having to buy new suits and other clothing because I lifted myself out of a size. I'm also questioning whether getting as huge as I can is my goal for weight training. I look decently muscular now, I'm not a bodybuilder by any means, but it is evident I workout. How much is enough?
How have you guys handled this dilemma? Have you just accepted that you'll need to size up and have custom alternations done? Or have you altered your workout, for example you purposely stopped upping the weights, you restricted your reps, etc. in an attempt to just maintain what you have rather than get bigger or stronger? Is it possible to train to get stronger while not putting on additional size?
Thanks for any replies.