Why do we get excited when we see new veins?

**skelooth** · 12-29-2005, 04:29 AM

*topic*

Old people have tons of veins that poke through and they don't seem so happy about it.

So why do we always get all excited??? When I first saw my right bicep vein I was ecstatic..... where does the psychology for this come from?

**BobThePotato** · 12-29-2005, 05:00 AM

becuase we are mentally disturbed. to bad all my veins are covered in stretch marks.

**bigDman** · 12-29-2005, 12:59 PM

hahah check out my new thread in the picture section :p

~~2Ripped4U~~ · 12-29-2005, 01:00 PM

I was estatatic when I saw my vien in my hand start popping out,not to mention the artery in my arm doing curls....no idea

KingOfChaos · 12-31-2005, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

*topic*

Old people have tons of veins that poke through and they don't seem so happy about it.

So why do we always get all excited??? When I first saw my right bicep vein I was ecstatic..... where does the psychology for this come from?

It shows we're winning in the battle against fat!

**davtown** · 12-31-2005, 03:10 AM

Because it's manly

I don't really know why, but I do know that I enjoy them!

Italionstallionl · 12-31-2005, 04:34 AM

Because it represents a smaller portion of bodyfat compared to LBM

The Booger · 12-31-2005, 04:41 AM

Veins = Hardass I guess.

Lift · 12-31-2005, 12:34 PM

Because it means the lump of lard that is me, is getting smaller

woo for veins

**Sky9** · 12-31-2005, 11:46 PM

I think........Veins on a man represent a vascular male, which in turn represent a healthy male, which puts us closer to the alpha male, which is what we all want to be anyways.

Note: Veins you can see are superficial and do not really represent a healthy individual. In fact, the only veins that really matter are the ones you can't see.

AYung · 01-01-2006, 02:56 AM

I personally think they look great on a guy.

Psychoholic · 01-04-2006, 09:33 AM

Because when you are fat you are amazingly smooth and 'soft' all over. When you start cutting and you start making progress, then you get 'lumpy' and the soft 'huggable teddy bear' that women like to keep as friends, suddenly becomes a f'n MAN, and that veiny lumpy mofo can throw down on some poonanny since he's not a disgusting fatass anymore.

I adore my bicep vein. It's my inspiration and motivation some days. I look down at it, and if it's not happy and pronounced, I'm not working out hard enough.

**Sky9** · 01-04-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychoholic

Because when you are fat you are amazingly smooth and 'soft' all over. When you start cutting and you start making progress, then you get 'lumpy' and the soft 'huggable teddy bear' that women like to keep as friends, suddenly becomes a f'n MAN, and that veiny lumpy mofo can throw down on some poonanny since he's not a disgusting fatass anymore.

I adore my bicep vein. It's my inspiration and motivation some days. I look down at it, and if it's not happy and pronounced, I'm not working out hard enough.

Thats funny, but I use mine as motivation as well. When I get real cut up I start to get them in my abs near my pelvis bone, these are definitely cool in the summer.

METAL VIPER · 01-06-2006, 05:13 AM

It means progress...I remember back in Junior year before I started lifting weights, I used to do this little routine every night - I was so cute. I'd do pushups, curls with a 10lb dumbell, and dips between my couch and a office chair. Anyhoo, one night I flexed REAL hard and nearly fell over from the blood rush, but I saw my bicep vein. It was beautiful, like the birth of a newborn child

**A.FreeRadical** · 01-06-2006, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

...So why do we always get all excited??? When I first saw my right bicep vein I was ecstatic..... where does the psychology for this come from?

When it comes to psychology, I am usually more of a Jungian than a Freudian, but I have a theory... hard veiny muscles are phallic symbolic. Women will deny this, but that is my theory. Freud would agree.

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TKL · 01-07-2006, 07:04 AM

I was pretty excited after I saw veins popping out of my actual quads, near the knee and in the middle-front. not something you see often.

takes a lot to see them though, depends if I exercised that day, hydration, diet, etc.

**davtown** · 01-07-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by A.FreeRadical

When it comes to psychology, I am usually more of a Jungian than a Freudian, but I have a theory... hard veiny muscles are phallic symbolic. Women will deny this, but that is my theory. Freud would agree.

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I asked my trainer this question today when I noticed a few new ones, and his response was "well, it's because your vain!"

Funny because it's true

SoMdHunter · 01-07-2006, 02:07 PM

I've seen some of those pros all pumped up with the veins running all over the place. Their build looks awesome, but it also looks like if they even get slightly nicked at all, they will bleed to death before they could get to a hospital.

12-29-2005, 04:29 AM	#1
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Why do we get excited when we see new veins? topic Old people have tons of veins that poke through and they don't seem so happy about it. So why do we always get all excited??? When I first saw my right bicep vein I was ecstatic..... where does the psychology for this come from? __________________ R I P

12-29-2005, 05:00 AM	#2
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	becuase we are mentally disturbed. to bad all my veins are covered in stretch marks. __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

12-31-2005, 03:10 AM	#6
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	Because it's manly I don't really know why, but I do know that I enjoy them! __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

12-31-2005, 04:34 AM	#7
Italionstallionl Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 77 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Because it represents a smaller portion of bodyfat compared to LBM __________________ ThermoLife Rep www.ThermoLife.com

12-31-2005, 12:34 PM	#9
Lift I Love IronMass.Com Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 825 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Because it means the lump of lard that is me, is getting smaller woo for veins __________________ MrLiftALot@hotmail.com "King Kong Ain't Got Sh*t On Me..."

12-29-2005, 01:00 PM	#4
~~2Ripped4U~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,463 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I was estatatic when I saw my vien in my hand start popping out,not to mention the artery in my arm doing curls....no idea

12-31-2005, 04:41 AM	#8
The Booger Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Look left. Posts: 664 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 11	Veins = Hardass I guess.

12-31-2005, 11:46 PM	#10
Sky9 IronMass Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 134 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	I think........Veins on a man represent a vascular male, which in turn represent a healthy male, which puts us closer to the alpha male, which is what we all want to be anyways. Note: Veins you can see are superficial and do not really represent a healthy individual. In fact, the only veins that really matter are the ones you can't see. __________________ www.islandsupplements.com HST and DHEA/ATD http://anabolicminds.com/forum/show...1545#post381545 Review / Compare: X-Lean, Amp, and Venom http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showt...7709#post77709 HST and Superdrol with Pics http://anabolicminds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31794 Max-OT and 1AD/4AD http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...766#post5814766 Max-OT and Viraloid http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...000#post6085000

01-01-2006, 02:56 AM	#11
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,293 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	I personally think they look great on a guy. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

01-04-2006, 09:33 AM	#12
Psychoholic IronMass Donator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 589 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 22	Because when you are fat you are amazingly smooth and 'soft' all over. When you start cutting and you start making progress, then you get 'lumpy' and the soft 'huggable teddy bear' that women like to keep as friends, suddenly becomes a f'n MAN, and that veiny lumpy mofo can throw down on some poonanny since he's not a disgusting fatass anymore. I adore my bicep vein. It's my inspiration and motivation some days. I look down at it, and if it's not happy and pronounced, I'm not working out hard enough.

01-06-2006, 05:13 AM	#14
METAL VIPER SEEK & DESTROY Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 542 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 46	It means progress...I remember back in Junior year before I started lifting weights, I used to do this little routine every night - I was so cute. I'd do pushups, curls with a 10lb dumbell, and dips between my couch and a office chair. Anyhoo, one night I flexed REAL hard and nearly fell over from the blood rush, but I saw my bicep vein. It was beautiful, like the birth of a newborn child __________________ \m/ METALLICA \m/ R.I.P. Cliff Burton:2/10/62-9/26/86 DIE, by my hand, I creep across the land, killing first born man

01-07-2006, 07:04 AM	#16
TKL IMPC Contestant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: edmonton, AB Posts: 114 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	I was pretty excited after I saw veins popping out of my actual quads, near the knee and in the middle-front. not something you see often. takes a lot to see them though, depends if I exercised that day, hydration, diet, etc.

01-07-2006, 02:07 PM	#18
SoMdHunter Pro Stature Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In my treestand Posts: 377 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	I've seen some of those pros all pumped up with the veins running all over the place. Their build looks awesome, but it also looks like if they even get slightly nicked at all, they will bleed to death before they could get to a hospital. __________________ Vegetarian - ancient Indian term for bad hunter.

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