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Being a lithe man myself I always stressed about not being bigger. I trained like a triathlete throughout most of my teenage years. No difference in looks. I went to uni and did health science with a major in PDHPE and did a personal trainer course so I learnt all the right things to do. I did all the right things and heavy weights training for 3 years straight. No difference in looks. I became heaps depressed that I was this ugly scrawny thing. I started doing kickboxing which builds strength through the use of body weight at all the various angles instead of just major muscle groups. I found myself feeling so much stronger and more confident. Ever since then I stopped stressing about putting on bulk. Im now a big vindicator of total strength. The type of stregnth that is usefull in real life. You could bench press your body weight and feel great about how strong you are but if that angle changes only a few degrees you lose most of that aquired strength. I now train for stregnth in which I can benefit whether Im picking up a sandbag or a person or merely just moving around easier. Anyway thats what I found. Bruce Lee wasnt a big guy but he was totally OK with his body image. You dont have to be big to be strong. I cant say for women but I have noticed that they are still turned on by a toned body. Maybe the female posters could post in with their opinions on whether a lithe toned body is more or less attractive than a large less toned body.
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