Bryan Parker wrote:

> "tm" <tm@tmoero.invalid> wrote in message
> news:tm-08732C.16195620012004@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp...
> 
>>"Elbow" <tokyoelbowNOSPAM@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>This link is what inspired me to train again.
>>>look at the progress of this guy.
>>>http://www.johnstonefitness.com/all/front/w.html
>>
>>Damn. Every week his arms stick out further.
> 
> 
> This is known as Latissimus Dorus Illusionatum (LDI) and/or
> Imaginary Lat Syndrome (ILS). The condition is characterized
> by people walking around looking like they think they're so
> pumped up that they can't manage to bring their elbows into
> their sides. For some unknown reason, this syndrome has only
> been observed in people without much of a lat spread to
> speak of and is much more pronounced in stick-boys.

LOL!  Imaginary hypertrophy!  They need a lot of ATP to keep the muscle 
contracted.