The funny thing is at the gym, everyone wants to become super big, buff, “put on weight“, etc. But, I don’t think this is the goal. The goal is simply not to be a weakling and puny.
For example, my physique and my look. Whenever I atlas lift 895 pounds and beyond, and I strap on more than nine plates, and max out the barbell, I am always kind of a spectacle. I think this is the shock that people have:
I do not look like this huge, steroided out guy, yet, I can lift a demigod amount.