What is a more colourful way of saying someone who wants to gain weight, increase their muscle size by going to the gym?
He has been regularly visiting the gym in hopes of ___
Can I say ‘packing some guns’ here?
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Getting ripped, developing your abs, pumping up, et al.– Hot LicksCommented Mar 25, 2016 at 2:16
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2Or bulking up.– bibCommented Mar 25, 2016 at 2:23
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1Don't say "packing some guns"- that's what you say when describing someone who already is.– JimCommented Mar 25, 2016 at 4:26
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If I understand your question correctly, you may be asking about one (or possibly both) of the following:
- "... in hopes of [polite word/phrase for reducing gained fat] ..."
- "... in hopes of [polite word/phrase for muscle building] ..."
From how I interpret your question I am going to choose to address number 2. For number two I think it's pretty standard to say:
building up muscle
So...
Has been regularly visiting the gym in hopes of building up muscle.
Consider,
beef up
To become bigger, stronger, or bulkier: The actor beefed up over a couple of months so that he could play the part of a boxer.
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)
pack on size
There are millions of guys - commonly known as "hardgainers" or "ectomorphs" - who will never, ever pack on size.
pack on meat
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These seem to be more idiomatic expressions 1. "pack on weight" and 2. "pack on mass" Commented Mar 25, 2016 at 10:37
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How about the word "jacked" ???
It seems to me, that compared to the to the other choices, "Jacked" sounds the must hip and evocative. I would imagine a magazine writer, writing an article and needing such a word, would opt to pick this word over the other choices posted (so far.)
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1Please support your answer, (and fix your typos :)) the meaning of "jack off" is quite different , and I'm not sure "jacked" is used in the context described by the OP Commented Mar 25, 2016 at 16:21