This one hits hard

Its great to look like a normal guy. Most buff dudes you see in TV/movies have had plastic surgery, steroids, employ intense personal trainers, or all of the above. You look great, keep up the gym routine!
- And are dehydrated
  
  Also I've heard they're usually lit from above when on camera, emphasizing muscle definition.
- and started younger

Pretty good definition in the forearm which is a very looked-out for part of the body
It takes a very long time to get a better physique. In terms of an adult working out 1 year makes you a noob basically.

I dunno, I think he looks good. He has noticeably more muscle than the average guy on the street, and I'd imagine that if he didn't work out he'd look worse with general flabbiness.
I had a similar build in my late 20's. At one point, I had just started dating someone new, and I said something self deprecating or playful about my own body, and she outright scoffed at me, and blurted out "what the fuck are you talking about, you've got an amazing body" and it was just the little jolt of self esteem boost I didn't know I was looking for.
Understanding the difference between bodies one would have working out for a year versus not working out that year is important. It's still a significant difference that people notice, even if there's another significant difference between the one-year guy and the professional fitness model in the magazines.

Here's me just lifting to be strong, it's handy, and pleasantly surprising much of the time. :}
- I just love the generally healthier feeling when I'm working out regularly. Seeing actual change and improvement in my own body is nice a bonus too

Just wait a few years for the next generation of weight loss and muscle gain drugs to hit the market. The myostatin inhibitor type drugs are not androgenic so there should be much fewer side effects.
- Say hi to Dr Mike for me.
- Myostatin deficiency can really fuck you up though
  
  Counterpoint: gorillas are swole AF .

If you are lifting for looks, just buy a nice dress instead. It'll go so much further, with virtually no effort. Lift for function.

Harrison Ford after he went on a special diet and exercise regimen he get in better shape for Temple of Doom:

The world is ran off of remote warfare...you don't need to be a gladiator or a dildo for someone who will never actually love you. Love your damn self as is. You look healthy. Get over yourself grow a pair.

it's only a year. Took me like several years and a whole dietary change to see significant growth. And then it took only a few years to lose all the gains after stopping going to the gym

If he dropped like 10lb he would look a lot bigger since his muscles would be more defined.