muscles look soft if not flexed

[duey]

this is going to sound like a stupid question but oh well.
my bis and tris are kind of soft feeling when not flexed. my brother in laws are constantly hard feeling. but when flex mine are bigger and popping out more. he is about 5 inch shorter and more compact i dont know if they matters. wondering what u guys think. do i need to start hitting lighter weight and more reps. to get harder.

wouldnt be asking but my bro brought this up to me today.

 

[Welter]

I'm not sure if you are talking about appearance or actually harder. For me, the leaner I get the harder I "look". They feel the same to me but when I'm lean (sub10%) I look hard.

 

[duey]

I'm not sure if you are talking about appearance or actually harder. For me, the leaner I get the harder I "look". They feel the same to me but when I'm lean (sub10%) I look hard.

talking about actually harder, like standing with arms straight down to you side, not flexing, my muscles arent reallly hard feeling til i flex, and his stay that way.
weird i know.

 

[Blondie_Bombshell]

talking about actually harder, like standing with arms straight down to you side, not flexing, my muscles arent reallly hard feeling til i flex, and his stay that way.
weird i know.

Im trying to read your mind a bit. I think you are referring to muscle density/muscle mass. I didnt get this until I started lifting heavier and putting on better mass. But as mentioned previously you also need low bf to show them off. If you have a layer of fat over your muscles they will appear and feel softer.

 

[Dragula]

bf has alot to do with it, not sure if you guys are comparable in bf but that might have alot to do with it. Also it takes years to sculpt hard muscles

 

[Mr P]

Im trying to read your mind a bit. I think you are referring to muscle density/muscle mass. I didnt get this until I started lifting heavier and putting on better mass. But as mentioned previously you also need low bf to show them off. If you have a layer of fat over your muscles they will appear and feel softer.

she is right get a good diet,if your in the right age to take some AA's pinn primo.