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Theres this guy I know at school whos my friend. ive known him for a year now. hes super polite, never swears, and he he has good manners and real into style and he dresses. Hes plays piano and drums in the high school band. whenever you say hi to him, he gives me and everyone else a big smile like hes in love with you and waves. im not sure if hes gay or not (which is okay). He told me once he weightlifts, which kinda stunned me. Theres also another guy i know at my school who is a very wimpy punk. About 2 yrs ago he made fun of told me that he was "stronger than me" and that he was "more of a man that me". In class he would cry and wouldnt talk and stuff, but he had alot of friends. Ever since I talked to them, ive felt the need to be much stronger and heavier than both of them, because there both an inch taller than me. Every day i lift weights in my basement, and im becoming obsessed with weightlifting. Im obsessed with the thought of them being stronger than me, it really scares me, because there both seen as "wimpy" by everyone else. not to mention im an aspie, which could make me weaker than them. all i ever think about is being stronger than them. What do you think my problem is? Thank you

First of all, being an "Aspie" does not make you weak. If anything, it makes you stronger than most. Maybe if you got rid of that idea, you wouldn't be so obsessed about being stronger than those 2 guys you mentioned. That's my advice. And just be happy with yourself the way you are, that's true strength.

well, we will start with your age. How old are you? If you are a teen, you wont have to worry, it will come. Usually males dont stop growing and 'filling out' until their mid twenties. I remember going to high school with guys not much taller than myself (five feet even). Years after graduation, i would see them again and they were HUGE! Dont fret about it, man. Yeah, i know it sucks now, but just be consistent with your reps. Dont rush it and please take some days off. Your muscles need time to recover. your body cant build muscle if it is stretched to the limit.

Everyone has weaknesses.

Some people try to cover them up.

A truly strong character understands their own strengths and weaknesses and makes best use of that knowledge. Rushing around trying to be perfect is a fool's errand, and denial is equally foolish. Accept any weaknesses you may have and compensate for them with your better attributes.

For example - physical strength in itself means nothing. A man can knock you to the ground and still be 100% wrong. The only thing hitting somebody proves is that you can hit somebody (and have yet to benefit from 2000+ years of evolution and civilisation). To write the post that you have written requires guts and intelligence, so you have at least 2 good traits.

well, knowing that these 2 guys who go to my school are pencilthin, and thought of as "gay and weak"( ive heard people make fun of them before) than that makes me as weak as them if im not stronger than them. I wanna be stronger than them, but I dont make fun of them because its wrong Plus, i havent talked to the sk8er punk since last year cause hes in none of my classes

Don't let physical size fool you. I'm not a big man and when in basic training in the army I was smaller then I am now. (mostly because I sit on my butt and don't do that much, just not as active as I used to be ) I would be able to keep on going when the big strong looking guys were falling on the forced marches. It's in the heart, it's in the will, it's the attitude, I can do this thing. Look at any marathoner, long distance runner, they're willowy, not all bulked up. I think it's great that you're exercising, good health is important too.

When people get to tossing bad labels around, you just spotted a weakness in their charactor, their problem not yours. Really no need to bring it to their attention, some just grow up later, some never do. Most likely would just make matters worse to start going off on them. But some times you can't let it go unnoticed, you'll get better at knowing when that's needed. You sound like you're doing just fine in this part.

Just plain old good manners and being polite to people will get you a lot further in life then any amount of muscle. Make friends easier that way too If that's being gay, someone better tell my wife.