[Lenneth]

not that I'm weak, but I've never had/been able to get any of the usual male upper body muscle bulk, I am stronger than I look but still not as strong as most others

Lenneth,

For whatever reason, your statement reminded me of the arm wrestling I did as a child with the other boys. If I recall correctly, most of the matches ended in a stalemate.

As far as bulking up, I'm not sure how successful I would be in that endeavor, pre-NBE or now. Drinking protein shakes and being a gym rat has never been an interest for me. I can understand wanting to bulk up if it's a vital trait for your line of work or something, but working out just to get bragging rights or to impress someone is unfathomable to me.

I was stupid and caved to ridicule once and tried to bulk up, turned out to be a colossal waste of time & money for me.