/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.7213003]

How important is it for someone cosplaying a character to have a good body matching said character? I'm asking this mainly in regards to male cosplayers cosplaying tall/muscular characters. Is it better to be fucking yoked and have an okay costume, or be in okay shape and have a spectacular costume? Also, post muscular cosplayers please.

[Anonymous No.7213071]

>>7213003

Physique is as important for men as it is for women. Meaning, it's very fucking imporant.

Height can't be helped and because of that it's a little forgivable if your physique and costume are on point but it still hampers the cosplay generally if you want it to be as accurate as possible. A bit of creativity can counter balance the lack of height though depending.

Whether you HAVE to be ripped, athletic, or can get away with just being slender is dependent on who you're cosplaying.

[Anonymous No.7213079]

The same rules apply for men and women. Cosplay is done best when you can match the bodytype of whoever it is you're cosplaying.
Hambeast Sailor Moon? No.
Skinnyfat Zangief? No.

[Anonymous No.7213090]

>>7213079
b-but muh curvy girls! Check your thin privilege.

[Anonymous No.7213097]

>>7213090
There's a difference between being curvy and having one massive curve.

[Anonymous No.7213121]

>>7213097
This

[Anonymous No.7213155]

Their is plenty of bodytypes for everyone. Just stick to what you can do.

My friends and I did naruto when we were much younger.

Yes. My fat friend was choji. I did Shikamaru. the Cute blonde did Ino. It was sweet. If my fat ass friend went "NO I WANNA BE SHIKAMARU" it would have been stupid and gay.

[Anonymous No.7215113]

As a person who lifts, I have to say that if I see someone cosplaying a supposedly muscular character I facepalm.

Skinny guys cosplaying as muscular dudes is fucking stupid.

[Anonymous No.7215123]

>>7215113
You don't lift faggot.

If you did then you would be a gymbro who knows everyone has to start somewhere, not an entitled cunt.

Post your before pictures let's see how you looked.

[Anonymous No.7215128]

>>7215123
M'kay.
Yes, people start somewhere, but if you cosplay as someone super muscular while you're skinny yourself then you get no credit for me.

With that said, I'm not muscular enough at the moment to cosplay as Duke Nukem, but I sure as hell would love to once I get to his size.

[Anonymous No.7215129]

>>7213071

this.

so if you're a guy time to hit the gym and get a "good" doc.

[Anonymous No.7215132]

>>7215128
>skinny
>forced flexing
>veins popping
>no muscle
Yeah nice try, kid.
Typical /fit/ fag

[Anonymous No.7215139]

>>7215132
You seem insecure.

[Anonymous No.7215141]

>>7215128

thank you.

[Anonymous No.7215144]

>>7215139
You act like you have room to talk about people cosplaying muscular characters.
What are you going to cosplay looking like that, Vocaloid?

[Anonymous No.7215146]

>>7215144
I'm stating my opinion on skinny guys cosplaying as muscular dudes, and my opinion that it's really fucking stupid.

Are you too thick to understand that?

[Anonymous No.7215147]

In regard to physique, it's very important.

In regard to height, it's preferred to be accurate but not many people give a shit. Obviously characters with excessive height or ones that are very short demand that the cosplayer also be the same, otherwise it looks weird.

[Anonymous No.7215161]

It's not. Remember it's your money so do whatever you want.

[Anonymous No.7215168]

>>7215144
His body is better than the majority of bodies I see at cons. Doubtful you're any better so why do YOU act like you have room to talk about people cosplaying muscular characters?

And besides, /fit/ anon's point was that he WASN'T at the Duke Nukem level yet, so he wouldn't cosplay it. And he thinks the same of other cosplayers. If your body doesn't fit the character, don't cosplay it.

[Anonymous No.7215172]

>>7215146
How cute, jelly fatty-chans talking shit about someone that's actually muscular. How about you skinny fags post your photos as well, if you feel so strongly about it? As someone who works out, I can say it takes years to reach any sort of results. You elitist assholes really should get off your computer chairs every now and then.

[Anonymous No.7215174]

>>7215144
I don't see anything wrong with his body? They don't have muscles bursting out of their skin like giant isopods but the majority of anime/game dudes have this kind of body? someone's jealous.

[Anonymous No.7215178]

>>7215144
Being muscular doesn't mean that you have to be ballooned up like OPs photo. I believe that's where your misconception of muscular is coming from. Educate yourself before you insult out of jealousy/insecurity.

[Anonymous No.7215180]

>>7215168
This. Other anon is too fucking ignorant, wouldn't be surprises if they're just trolling.

[Anonymous No.7215187]

>>7213003
>>7215168

>mfw /cgl/ seriously thinks you could achieve this kind of bodies with training
>laughingsterons.jpg

time to gear up if you wanna look like your favorite vidya character

[Anonymous No.7215202]

>>7215128
>>7215139
Brah, you just have low bf. You don't have much muscle. What are your lifts like?

And I think that you should be reasonably muscular to cos a reasonably muscular character. If you want to cosplay a super built character, you should be pretty built yourself, or you just look silly.

[Anonymous No.7215214]

>>7215187
You could hit that Spartan guy's physique with training, but would probably have to run clen or some cutting agent. Typically though, when you see a guy like that, he's been on something. The natty/not natty thing is hard to do, because people vary so much. People who think any sort of muscular physique is impossible natty have just been watching too much Jason Blaha.

[Anonymous No.7215261]

>>7215146
then why is it okay for fucking /fit/fags to cosplay the twink anime boys that us skinny guys like to cosplay AND THEN GET MORE NOTICE FOR IT?

[Anonymous No.7215271]

>>7215261
>/fit/
>fag
Strong redundancy.

Probably because the /fit/ guy put in work to look good? Or maybe muscle is desirable? Though, I personally prefer guys to look feminine. But then again, I'm a /fit/ fag and just like traps.

[Anonymous No.7215274]

>>7215271
do you even 4chan?

>mfw you dont understand its nationally accepted that every board is called a fag

[Anonymous No.7215280]

>>7215271
Protip.
/fit/fag is a term used for years.
It has nothing to do with how much dick you love.

Fucking newfag.

[Anonymous No.7215282]

>>7215202
>low bf
This.
Dude has a body like me.
If I started lifting again I'd just be cutting and toning and get dat FREE! cosplay body.

[Anonymous No.7215286]

>>7215282
>Free! cosplay

despicable

[Anonymous No.7215288]

>>7215274
>>7215280
I know, I was making a joke about how /fit/ is incredibly homoerotic, hence the pic. Calm down.

[Anonymous No.7215295]

>>7215187
>if it's not doable in a year is not doable ever
>"muh natty maximum"

[Anonymous No.7215293]

>>7215286
>body
Since you were too stupid to get what I was saying.

[Anonymous No.7215296]

>>7215128
/fit/itizin here

learn to eat more and start bulking this winter and you'll see some nice muscle mass added after you lose the excess fat

[Anonymous No.7215297]

>>7215288
>joke picture
>homoerotic

Are you serious or jelly?

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215300]

>>7215296
Dropping into to say that bulking doesn't work for everyone.

I was doing a diet plan where I was taking in close to 5,000 calories and 130g of protein a day, gyming for up to two hours a day depending on group and didn't get shit.

It took me six months to gain three lbs.

Looked the nicest I looked in a long time though.

[Anonymous No.7215303]

>>7213003
As far as female cosplay goes, I think it's okay as long as they aren't a land whale.
It's just embarrassing because they're practically busting out of their cosplays 95% of the time.

[Anonymous No.7215305]

>tfw 5'6"
>the only muscular character I can play is wolverine

[Anonymous No.7215309]

>>7215300
>130g of protein

you're supposed to eat at least 1g per lb in body weight and you need to track your carb intake as well

>gyming up to two hours
I feel like you're using machines and isolations instead of compound lifting movements and you should only be in there for an hour at most

bulking works for everyone because it's basic human physiology. You just did it wrong. It's like a fat person saying she eats eat a deficit but can't lose weight.

[Anonymous No.7215316]

>>7215300
>a system to add mass used by every athlete/BBer/Power Lifter/Weight Lifter/etc. doesn't work for everyone
>eating a caloric excess won't add mass

Bro, you just weren't doing it right. Unless your body can violate the laws of Thermodynamics, you should've gained weight if you were doing it right.

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215318]

>>7215309
I weigh 130lbs doofus.

And no, free weights.

I went with a friend who's a nutritionist and heavy lifter.

REAL nutritionist too, not a I took an intro class in college one.

I showed results but I was more toning what I had and SLOWLY putting on mass.

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215324]

>>7215316
Answer this, I know that sounds sarcastic but it's not.

In boot camp I jumped from 98lbs to 106 in three months.

PT didn't happen a lot (Navy) and if it did, it was real basic shit.

Meals were regular meals, only difference was I had a peanut butter sandwich at every lunch and dinner.

How did I gain weight from that but not from planned systems?

[Anonymous No.7215332]

>>7215324
>PT didn't happen a lot
there you go

if you eat a certain number of calories relative to your height without using those calories for energy, then they will be stored as fat.

130lbs is really low, so I'm guessing you aren't very tall so it should be easy for you to gain weight with regular meals and no physical exercise as opposed to people that are like 5'10" or 6'+ who have to heat 2500+ just to maintain body weight.

You just didn't eat enough while bulking. Use myfitnesspal to track caloric intake and you'll see yourself gaining mass. A lot of people do miscount calories.

[Anonymous No.7215329]

>>7215324
Bro, listen. If that is true, please contact SERN, because your body is undergoing a nuclear reaction. How exactly will your body gain mass if your intake goes down?

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215339]

>>7215332
5'4" 130lbs
I don't gain weight.
Almost never have.
I know how more meals = less weight, less meals = more weight thing works, etc.
I know /fit/'s sticky and how it all works I just don't know what the hell I'M doing.

I eat maybe two small meals a day now during weekdays and eating schedule is sporadic on weekends but I'd still say I don't go over 3,000 calories a day (for the sake of numbers) and I've LOST weight.

We just did our PFA and I clocked in at 126. My highest weight has been 133. I usually fluctuate between 130-133.

Is it an age thing?

...honestly I don't even know why I currently care, I'm done with trying to bulk and am trying to focus more on cutting excess fat and toning up what I have and adding from there depending on end results.

[Anonymous No.7215349]

>>7215300

> gyming for up to two hours a day depending on group and didn't get shit.

cardio doesnt put on muscle, dummy.

a three day strength routine with 1 day rest periods in between does.

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215351]

>>7215349
Cardio was a 10 minute thing before lifting. I'm not JNig dude.

[Anonymous No.7215355]

>>7215339

you can't "tone" without eating otherwise your body will slowly eat your muscle. A common grievance among athletes/bodybuilders/strength trainers is that when you cut after bulking as you do, you lose mostly fat, but also some muscle and strength a long with it.

You're on the path to losing more muscle.

You simply do not eat enough. It may be that you do excessive cardio or swimming. It may be that you're on average overly active daily in doing things.

Winter is your chance to try bulking again because you'll be wearing heavy clothing until it's over.

[Anonymous No.7215360]

>>7215339
>toning/cutting at 130

Thank you!

[Anonymous No.7215362]

>>7215339
>5'4 130

Pls become a trap. It is your destiny.

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215370]

>>7215360
I'm not skeletal skinny and am getting a gut.
I don't want that gut. I want my swimmer body back that I had when I was 23.

>>7215355
Oh dude, I haven't started a regime yet, it's something I'm planning next year. Revamped (way healthier) diet plan and trying to lose the unhealthy fat I'm getting. As for doing things lolno. I'm inactive as fuck right now which is what I'm trying to fix.

My dad just died from a massive heart attack and it was a realization that I should start taking better care of myself since I'm getting close to 30.

[ValleLator !nCGvC6eOuQ No.7215372]

>>7215362
>mfw
Sorry anon, the best you'll get from me is crossplay and even then in a joking manner.

Maybe brolita if I can find Military Lolita things.

[Anonymous No.7215394]

>>7215370
Maybe you should get back to swimming. Find some (more) friends to be active with.

Condolences for your loss.

[Anonymous No.7215549]

>>7215339

>5'8 manlet
>used to be hungry skeleton tier at 90lbs and thought I couldn't put on weight like you do
>looked at my intake and realised it was hardly anything despite seeming like a lot of unhealthy food

Just gradually added more food and milk into my diet as I did weightlifting and in two years I went from 90lbs to 225lbs. Any time I stalled gaining weight, it wasn't because I reached my body's natural limit or because I'm magical, it was because I wasn't eating enough and fixing my diet allowed the mass gain to continue.

I would recommend rechecking your numbers to make sure you're getting it right, and if you're 100 percent sure you are right about your intake, you should probably go see a doctor because you likely have hyperthyroidism or something.

[Anonymous No.7219091]

>>7215305

or Puck

pic related the best (the only) Alpha Flight group cosplay I have seen

[Anonymous No.7219092]

>>7215370
>>7215372
m8

you are tiny man, you don't need to care about your body, no one is gonna give a fug coz your so tiny

[Anonymous No.7219405]

>>7219092
He could become a gymnast, low weight class lifter/fighter or a limbo champion.


But I'd recommend becoming a qt trap.

[Anonymous No.7219712]

>>7215113
As someone else who lifts, if someone's body doesn't fit the cosplay, but they cosplay it anyway, it's up to them.
That said, if you have the body or not - that'll determine a lot of how much attention you gather, or how memorable your cosplay will actually be.

>>7215139
Friendly advice: Work on your shoulders.
It might not seem noticeable right now, but developed shoulders makes your upper body look larger - especially in fitted clothes.
Military press is good for this.

>>7215147
Usually I'd say height doesn't matter a ton if you're doing a solo cosplay - unless it's one extreme or the other. Usually, in pictures you can't really tell a huge difference.
In groups, that's a bit of another matter.

>>7215339
How accurately do you track calories, and how often?
It's possible that it could be a combination of a few things, but most people just ballpark how much they're eating, or only track a couple days a week.
From 180 to 190, I consistently put on about 0.2 lb a day, as long as I ate just enough.
Any less than that, and I could drop as much as 0.4 lb by the next morning.
Pretty much what >>7215549 said.