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How to pronounce six-pack in Dutch?

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I don't want to change in the women's locker room...
or take a shower with the women because I don't feel comfortable there.
But neither do I with the men...
as they stare as if to say: You don't have anything down there.
You still have breasts, you don't belong in the men's.
So, that's one of the things you're faced with.
I've been taking hormones for a year now.
After a year, you're given the green light to start with the operations.
I hope to have my first operation within the next six months.
Hopefully, I'll be boob-free, if you like, after the summer.
Got it? Hold on.
You're faced with the fact that you can't go to a swimming pool in a normal way.
Certainly now that I'm starting to look masculine...
it would look weird if I were to wear shorts and a bikini top.
People would wonder: What's going on here?
Those are things we're looking forward to, that it will be possible.
Stroll on the beach without a shirt. A muscular upper body.
I'm trying to train my shoulders so they're nice and round on top.
And my biceps and triceps, then I'd be satisfied.
A six-pack will follow later. -Yes, muscular.
Move to the left a bit, stop. Here we go.
When he has finished working out he calls me...
and we take photos which he posts on Facebook.
There are two Dutch Facebook groups: Brotherhood, which is for transmen.
And Men's Health but that one specializes in transmen who do sports.
So it's more about nutrition and what you do in the gym.
Do you go to the gym or do you avoid the gym?
You only get positive reactions from your fellow-brothers like: You look good.
You're on the right track, and you're looking great.
So you motivate each other on these Facebook groups.
So, it's all good. -Stand still, honey. Ready?
Where are you going? -The locker room is locked.
Before the operation it wasn't nice to swim, I had to wear this suit.
A kind of wet suit and once somebody asked me whether I was a Muslim.
Because I was wearing this wet suit.
But then I explained and fortunately they understood.
Where do we go in? -Here.
After the operation, you're not allowed to exercise for 6 weeks.
The doctor said: After 6 weeks you can start building up.
Now I can finally swim and it's such...
I can't describe it.
It's very special to swim for the first time after my operation.
Without something getting in the way, something that doesn't belong there.
Yes, that's it. Yes, especially being relieved of my breasts.
Welcome back. -Yes, thank you.
This is the one. -Cool.
Very cool. -Is it in line with what you expected?
I think it's very cool with the wings spread out, indeed.
You want it on your chest, don't you? -Yes, that's right.
A few years ago, my breasts were operated on...
so I have a handsome, masculine torso now.
Once it had healed up I thought: Now I know a good spot for the owl.
Good. -This is the smallest option.
I think it's a little too small, if you were to ask me.
When I started to realise, around the age of 17...
that I'm really a man but I have a woman's body...
I registered with the VU University Medical Centre.
While I waited for a hormone therapy I started to train at home.
The gym didn't feel right because you're still very much seen as a girl.
Yes, no, how about this one? Let's go for the biggest one.
It's a more masculine drawing and it covers your entire chest.
If you want, we can stick it on. -Yes, let's do it.
When I started with the hormones it was tricky because you're confronted...
with the fact that you still have breasts but you're developing hair on your chest.
On the hand it's nice but it's even more confronting because something isn't right.
You notice that you're growing but because you're given an extra boost...
you notice that your body is changing so quickly.
And it's only positive to give it an extra nudge in the right direction.
Today I was at the VU and they finally gave me my hormones.
So today is my first day on testosterone. I'm so happy.
This is my voice after 16 weeks of testosterone.
This is my voice after 5 months of testo.
I'm going to shoot a video of the changes, every month.
It's strange to see it back now. So much has changed.
I wanted to exercise more when I started with the hormones.
You develop a more male muscle mass and exercise just stimulates it.
Check that there aren't any lumps in it.
Yes, thanks. -You're welcome.
I notice that when I'm coming up for my injection I often feel tired.
Or I can suddenly become emotional or aggressive for no reason at all.
That's when you can tell that you need your shot, yes.
Goedemorgen, ik eet mijn havermout bij de sportschool.
Vandaag is het borstdag. Mijn favoriete dag van de week. Ja, toch?
Aydian is a transman from America and I think he looks awesome.
He works out almost every day and this is him on the cover of Men's Health.
If you've changed from a woman into a man and you become so broad-shouldered...
I think it's awesome that you can achieve this...
through sheer determination and working out a lot.
I wish I had a body like that. That's what I'd really like to have...
but working out is heavier for transmen...
and they have to put far more effort into it than a sisman.
A sisman is born as a biological man.
Your body has a different shape and you need to turn it into a male shape.
A sisman already has the right shape, all he has to do is train to bulk up.
When you start to work out, you're confronted with things...
such as having bigger hips so you try to broaden your back muscles...
so that the broad hips are less conspicuous.
With this one, I pump 15 kilograms. -Fifteen kilograms?
You have to increase it every four weeks.
Otherwise you stay at the same level and that's too easy.
I've been seriously warned not to go overboard when working out.
At one point, I wanted to work out seven days a week.
And that's taking it to extremes, really. -This one is heavy.
That's where my wife comes in to say: You need to have a rest today.
Otherwise I'd get carried away, I have noticed that.
Nice pants. -Yes.
Not for you. -No.
What I notice that sports does within the transgender community is:
I know some young boys who think that once I start the transition...
I'll really start to work out intensively...
and I'm only a successful transguy if I could be on the cover of Men's Health.
I don't think that's the case...
because most men don't look like one of the Men's Health covers.
But I understand it because you're so focused on being a man.
And that's the generally accepted image of the perfect man.
Elbows up, this one up, relax your neck and pull from the elbow.
Lift with power, you can be forceful.
If you lift from the elbow you also train the neck.
The exercise you just did in the corner? This one trains on the same muscles.
I was also pursuing that image at first until someone said to me:
If you were born a man...
your left arm might also have been a bit longer than your right arm.
Would you also have been so focused on it in that case?
What's the point of getting obsessed with these things?
Now, it's already so much better than it was.
How do you like swimming for the first time again?
Good but it's also tiring.
I had a nice chat with that lady. First, she thought I was becoming a woman.
But I said: No, I've just become a man. Well, I've always been a man.
But physically, I've only just become a man.
You're a bit special if you're a transgender.
You're a bit extraordinary, or not? Perhaps not for you but for us.
If you have a girlfriend one day... -I won't be having a girlfriend.
Don't you want a girlfriend? -No, a boyfriend.
Do you want a boyfriend? That's difficult. That's so hard for me to understand.
Yes, but your gender identity and your sexual preference...
are two separate things, they have nothing to do with each other.
Really? I'm learning a lot today. -They are two separate things.
I didn't like to go swimming before the operation, I didn't enjoy it at all.
People would look at me in a funny way but now it feels free.
I'm sure they look at the scars but I take no notice of it.
Working out makes me feel more confident.
I used to walk around like this, with my shoulders down.
And now I am someone.
The people around me have also noticed that thanks to the transition...
I'm really becoming the person I want to be.
I love lying in his arms in bed, I'm off like a log.
He makes me feel calm and safe.
We didn't cuddle or hold each other anymore, but that's all back now.
It has really given our relationship a boost.
Regardless of being a transgender or not...
everybody has something they're not happy with.
But to what extent do you let it influence your life or your sports?
You can take a look in the mirror now.
Awesome.
I think that once you realise that your transition is fine the way it is...
that's the moment when you really start living.