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How long will it take me to reach ottermode (im 6'4) ?
Plan on going to the gym 6 times a week and doing GOMAD aswell
>https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/37ylk5/a_linear_progression_based_ppl_program_for/
I also seen a website on here a while back that showed before and after pictures of heaps of body types. You enter your height and weight and it comes up with heaps of pictures.
Also progress/routine thread
Pic related, i was going to post the other night.
>>37549816
dw brah you'll make it
pic related is me a few months ago, i used to do powerlifting and switched up my split to a bodybuilding routine. Here's what I looked like at around 165 and 6'
>>37549816
Wow kid you are skelleton king
Sincerely, i would reccomend you a 3 day routine before doing a PPL. Your body is not used to volume, so it doesn't make any sense going from 0 to 6 days of gym from night to day.
Really, go up little by little. Start with a 3Day program like Greyskull or SS
And read this whole website:
http://fitsticky.com/novice-programs/
If i had known this shit i would have saved myself months of meaningless training.
As to PPL routines, don't get me wrong, they are probably the best for hypertrophy, but not for a total newbie like you. For you i would hit routine with less volume (link) and when you have done for 4 or 5 months lean bulking and you get used to all your lifts, then you can switch to PPL and do good (yet in my opinion i would stick to 3 or 4 day lifting, but that is me senpai)
tldr: fucking read the wall text nigger, you will thank me in some months
And if you don't trust me, at least do SS for 1 month to repeat the main lifts and get used to them, then do PPL or whathever you want.
>>37549883
and here's me now, I did lose quite a bit of strength and a bit of weight after that pic cause of depression and other shit reasons. lost around 10lbs but i'm bulking so it'll come back pretty fast hopefully.
>>37549907
what do you do for abs/obliques?
>>37549883
Thanks senpai
>>37549901
Im reading it now my man, ill thank you in a few months.
>>37549907
Looking good bro how long did that take?
>>37549928
to be completely honest with you? fucking nothing at all. I have never trained core besides heavy deadlifts and the occasional standing cable crunch once in a while. My bodyfat % stays low as fuck for some reason despite my shit diet. Pic related is me sitting in a chair and I still have visible abs.
>>37549955
>it's just low bodyfat bro you only need the compounds
>clearly flexing while sitting
>lying to an anonymous person on an anonymous board
come on man
>>37549975
no seriously lmao i dont train core. take that advice as you want.
>>37549955
Do you brace your abs 24/7?
>>37549980
another balconybro tripfag to filter
>>37549907
> that angle
just fuck off already man
>>37549955
> sitting in a chair and I still have visible abs.
No shit retard, crunching over with that myspace angle makes abs come out on a fat dude too
>>37549944
Well after I stopped powerlifting, I went into a depression and stopped eating, then I met a girl and dated her for like 4 months and during that time I went vegetarian and lost a bit of weight, and now we've been broken up for like the past 2 weeks and i'm only just getting back into the gym now but the gains are coming back super fast. During that time when I was with the girl I was lifting inconsistently and not as often so Idk its really hard to say how long it took me to get from pic a to pic b, but going vegetarian definitely got me really shredded. here's a pic from when I wasn't eating meat and still had gainz before i lost them all.
>>37549999
>>37549989
>>37550003
wow i didn't know I could herd so many angry virgins with a pic of my abs, stay mad skinnyfats ;)
>>37550013
>gets btfo for being a lying twink
>"y-yea, well you're just angry virgins"
great argument, you autistic shitter
>>37550013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHNtzxO0y8
>>37550023
what am i lying about again? I literally DO NOT FUCKING TRAIN CORE. I was on c6w for the longest time before i stopped lifting, and in that period of time I did absolutely no core. Now i'm on PPL and I still dont fucking train core. You're mad because you're not getting the answers you want but i'm giving you nuthin but the truth.
>>37550032
post a photograph without the meme angles or turn the tripcode off, it's just embarrassing at this point my friend.
>>37550023
if you want i could give you some bullshit about p90x and maybe that'll get your tummy a bit flatter tubby lumpkins?
>>37550032
You're being rused pretty hard here sempai
>>37550032
i don't care about that, i care about how much of a fag you are for taking pictures at that gay ass angle and flexing and then saying "oh yea i'm not even flexing"
>>37550005
nobody wants your life story you faggot kek
>>37550032
These people are probably those guys who don't even lift but reads /fit/ for the memes
>>37550005
> roiding for this
>>37550032
>>37550043
>responds twice to the same post
are you that mad about being called out? might as well just go full retard and start blatantly shitposting, you've already got the retard part figured out and your shitposts are mildly obvious
>>37550062
>roiding
oh lord if only
>>37549816
This is right about three months, my first priority was to just put some fucking weight on my body and not be completely pathetically weak. I stalled on my bench and switched up rep schemes, seemed to work and now I'm back in order. Do you think I can each a bodyweight bench for 3x5 before august?
>>37550076
i think you're confusing the difference between your dad shooting a wad of testosterone laden protein in your asshole and you shooting exogenous testosterone into your asscheek
>>37550076
WTF, you're so not natty... *checks delts* yep, defs not natty, stop lying man.
>>37550089
why are you so upset friend :^)
pic unrelated to your post, but very related to why you're so upset
>>37550095
lmao *checks delts*
>>37550102
im curious how you look with a front on pic, and height/weight?
>>37550114
currently i'm regaining a lot of weight since a new medication i started taking caused me to drop like 6-7 lbs, but i'm around 6' and 151 right now.
>>37550102
post a front pic so we can see that DYEL body and you can stop hiding behind camera angles
>>37549816
I'm sorry that your post got derailed so hard by some phaggots.
Just follow >>37549901 for a while.
But the most important thing to grow muscle is
1) eating enough protein (1g/lb of lean bodyweight is more than enough, but try aiming for it to find your own sweetspot)
2) eating on a slight caloric surplus (maybe GOMAD is a bit too much to be honest)
3) lifting every time more, aka Progressive Overload
If you do all those 3 things, the only thing left to do is wait, enjoy your journey man
>>37550086
Yea nice thats some decent weight gain. did you do GOMAD aswell?
>>37550095
I do hope youre rusing him
>>37550129
>>37549816
What i meant by that is that if you get all 3 things, the routine you follow is not that important. Just do the one you enjoy the most, because it will be the one that you will follow for the longest time.
A bad routine is only a routine that does not let you do 3) while doing 1) and 2) + sleeping enough (8-9 hours for an adult male)
>>37550135
Nah, I have slight lactose intolerance so I keep it to two or three glasses a day tops. My stable is beef patties, tuna, and rice. I get all of my macros and cals from food because I'm a poorfag and don't want to invest whey.
>>37550128
ok cunt lmao
>>37550129
Thanks man I have drank milk most my life so a gallon isnt to bad. Im also going to drink 2 tins of these a week(pic related) When i got out of hospital a while ago they told me to drink 2x 1kg tins a week to put on weight.
>>37550144
spent hours trying to get the lighting right and you're still small as fuck while flexing
>>37550153
And the nutritional info
>>37550142
*staple
*in whey
>>37550142
whey actually isnt that expensive, its just the original purchase. but the protein you get is cheaper than the food equivalent
>>37550154
god you're so upset LOL please cry some more
>being this mad at someone over an image board because you look like shit irl
literally kill yourself
>>37550154
ok now youre just plain butthurt man. he neevr claimed to look big or better than anyone simply acknowledged he had decent abs with minimal to no effort.
>>37550144
Are you trying to cast a projectile spell?
>>37550163
Then what would you suggest I buy that isn't shit and is the cheapest per pound? From what I understand, unflavored isolate is the best.
i didn't even post back yet :/
>>37550184
yeah but i was thinking more of like an ice bolt or something cool asf you should redo the mspaint drawing you did with an ice bolt
>>37549816
Listen to this guy here >>37549901 and you'll get there in 6-10 months if you train and eat well.
>>37550203
Thanks senpai
He's kinda half right. You don't need to train core to have abs. It helps to make them thicker, but if your bodyfat is low enough then they will be visible anyway even when not flexing. But no one has defined abs when unflexed. I haven't trained my core in a year or more maybe.
I just took 2 pics now to show the difference between flexed and unflexed, I'm about 6% bodyfat. I don't really care if it triggers people.
>>37550153
>>37550161
That is nice.
But just make sure that you eat enough protein (see >>37550129 ) that is the most important thing, without protein you will just not put on muscle.
As in what you linked and GOMAD: if you gain too much fat really fast (i would say that gaining more than 0,5kg a week means you are gaining pointless fat) then slow down the pace bro.
I get that you want to gain weight fast, really, i've been there. But getting too fat will just make you look even worse, believe me.
>>37550196
nice v taper you got low insertions, looking like a flying squirrel nigga
>>37550184
keked hard
>>37550219
>6% bodyfat
No. You are 10%. Jesus Christ I mean you look good and all but I wish people would stop being so delusional about underestimating their bf%.
>>37550241
thanks brah im training back and biceps today, gonna think of your nice words while i hit a set of rows <3
>>37550212
This is the program I've been getting results btw. Started with SS for a few months and switched to GSSL.
Lower squat volume and better press progression with microloading. AMRAP sets are also neat.
>>37550200
>>37550270
OK THIS IS EVEN COOLER LMAO
>>37550270
>>37550184
I love when posts go this way. This is the reason i browse /fit/
>>37550102
>using hideous android emojis
>sending a snap with a stupid ass caption
>>37550235
Thanks man I've been eating as much as possible.
>>37550264
I will be doing the same i reckon. Ill start with SS like>>37549901
said
>>37550270
I figure it's due
>>37549816
Bodyweightfag checkin in. Heres my progress from summer 2014 to nowish.
Please donut do GOMAD for your own sake. You need to bulk up but i feel like GOMAD overdoes it. Just eat more calories. No need for galon of milk a day and shit. Natty gains await you.
>>37550294
(i'm >>37549901
>>37550129
>>37550235 )
Good call, when you find yourself comfortable with the form on the main lifts (bench press, overhead press, deadlift and squat) and your progress (the amount of weight you put on the bar) starts to slow down, then you can put on more exercises to SS like chin-ups, curls and general arm workout
If you are going to follow SS: do it smart: read:
http://fitsticky.com/starting-strength
ALL of it, and don't add anything until what i told you happens
But that's just my opinion bro
>>37550144
>>37550102
>>37550005
>2pl8 sumo deadlift
C'MON, oh and change your filenames if it's from Facebook.
>>37550335
that was from last year lmao, my max deadlift was 385. and shoot me an add on facebook then ;)
>>37550013
Dont worry bro. Whenever anyone looks good here DYELs come out bitching about angles/lighting. You look good. Anyone that says otherwise should post their own pic with that pose.
>>37550344
174kg? Don't be so smug about it, you're nothing special.
>>37550367
What's your max?
>>37550379
Nothing special either. 220kg
>>37550389
Good job :)
>>37550329
GOMAD is just temporarily just so i can stretch my stomach to eat more.
>>37550334
Im reading it now but it does seem like the best way to go.
>>37550305
no it's not, stop forcing this
>>37550398
>so i can stretch my stomach to eat more.
Nah. Just eat more. You can also start eating cottage cheese or taking casein before bedtime for a little extra. Go with eggs, chicken breast and other meme lifting foods during the day.
>>37550415
ehl oh ehl then don't download it
>>37550415
>No fun allowed
Wew lad
>>37550395
Thank you, but my goal is to get to 250kg, but that'll require at least another year, but my main goal is to get that motherfucking bench press past 100kg, because it's embarrasing.
What are your stats?
>>37550462
I do bodyweight but these are my maxes
Bench 205(pounds obviously)
Squat atg 245×3
Didlylift 245×3
Ohp 135×2
When i get in a gym gonna max my ohp and squat cause im pretty sure they shouldve gone up
>>37550482
Not bad for doing bodyweight exercises. How long you you've been doing this?
>>37550508
Its hard to say at this point. Ive been doing sports since 11 but not sure when i started regularly lifting.
Also i do go to the gym quiet a bit(usually around 1-3 times a month) so its not like bodyweight exercies magically carry over to weights.
im just here for the shirtless photos desu keep em coming boys
>>37550579
Sorry but this thread is for ridiculing people's poses/angles, not actual progress.
>>37550549
Well if you go to a gym 1-3 times a month then yeah, they pretty much magically carry over. I am lifting for like 3 years, but I had 2 surgeries (pectus excavatum) and for a year I was just going to the gym irregulary because i was completely burned out of it. Also in those years I gained 30kg of nice mass (I used to be a spoopy skeletal), but now in the last 6 months I've been going to the gym 3-6 times a week and feel pretty good. The reason why I posted this blog is because i'm trying to "justify" my average lifts.
Squat 200kg (This isn't my full potential and I could go for 210 or even more, but I'm having a hard time getting over the fear of killing myself and my spotters. It's a shitty psichology.)
Bench 100kg
Deadlift 220kg
>>37550615
You realize i was using pounds right? Your lifts are way higher than mine.
You wouldnt last that many days at the gym in a row, train as hard as you can and get a fair amount of protein in on monday, train tuesday to whatever extent you can, leave wednesday for rest and staying hyrdrated, a little bit on thursday but keeping it nice and easy, try go for conditioning on this day with small weights or whatever you do, rest once again and repeat on saturday, rest sunday and go hard on monday
>>37550654
Well since it's summer and I can't go on weekends anymore so I just go 4 or 5 times a week.
On monday I hit the legs, biceps
Tuesday- tits and shoulders
Wednesday is back
Thursday is triceps, biceps
Friday- legs and chest
I rest my legs during chest, and back during tricep day, so everything is fine.
>>37550632
Yeah, I do realise that, I'm just saying that whoever goes to gym like I do is always stronger than me which kinda sucks.
>>37550770
Really? What gym do you go to?
I go to a a YMCA and can outlift a lot of people. Most ive seen anyone squat was 185 with quarter ROM.
Maybe go to commercial gym. You save money+ego boost.
>>37550789
Well I go to a basement type gym, it's a powerlifting one, so there are some serious monsters. Honestly, I wouldn't trade that filthy basement into those top tier gyms, you know. In that shithole eveyone is a friend, if you're going for your max, everyone is watching and shouting so you could make it, there is this veteran who is over 40 years old and looks fucking amazing and is strong as fuck. He also shares some good advice. It's a great place, it's only regulars, so we're like a family there. So fuck those commercial gyms, there goes mostly twinks who want to stare at chicks asses all day long and take selfies and that ruins the whole atmosphere.
>>37550751
You hit biceps twice and triceps once? Why?! And chest on the same day as legs? You're not hitting legs enough if you got energy to do chest on that day as well and if you do your lifts will probs suffer.
>>37550879
No. Friday is an easy day, I just do a little bit of legs and then chest. As for triceps, I'm aware that it's bad but I hate tricep workout, but I do put in some weighed dips here and there, but full tricep workout is once a week.
>>37549955
>>37549907
>>37549883
you look and talk like a douche. prove me wrong.
>>37550102
you are the reason so many people don't lift
>>37550329
did you do any lifting before?
Chest looks huge for untrained in he before pic.
Also what bodyweight routine? Have to switch to one
>>37550219
Ex skellington here. If one is skelly enough like i was u won't have any abs at all. My abs started showing a bit after bulking up for 3 months.
>>37550947
stay mad you reddit faggot beta lmao
>>37550013
I am so fucking glad you have a trip
Enjoy your filtre
>>37550967
Have been doing puah ups and shit since i was a kid(as i mentioned did sports) either that or man boobs
>>37550144
Fucking knew it you're small as shit
Roughly 8 months ago.
>>37553595
And now
>>37553618
Literally no change, mang, only your hair is less faggier
>>37553811
Yes, because the 12 pounds I've added is no change:^)
>>37553618
Here is a better picture
>>37553595
>>37553618
>>37553975
Are you 5'1''
that's the thinnest ribcage I've ever seen on a man
>>37554220
I'm 5'11" my legs are what's long. I am cursed with a small torso.
>>37553811
>>37554220
Post your pic
5 years (6'3 200)
>>37554323
Nice.
>>37554285
Here
>>37553936
Also, 12 POUNDS in 8 months is very little. Tell me your stats, height, weight.
Im 3 months in, was about 190lbs when I started, had no muscle mass, was benching and squatting bar only for first few sessions I was that weak.
I'm at 174lbs now, so down almost 20, benching 60kg for 4x5 and squatting 90 for same reps/sets.
I know it's not much compared to a lot of you guys, but this is the first time in my life I've been in any sort of decent shape, always been quite soft and pudgy, there's a long way to go but I'm pretty happy with my progress, just gonna keep doing my lifts and eating as best as I can.
>pic related - I have a really noticeable tattoo on my arm so I've blurred it out.
>>37554519
A before pic incase anybody was wondering.
>>37554519
>>37554563
Nice progress there, mate.
>>37554323
Mirin swimmer mode.
>>37554492
5'11" 138 lbs. I do a lot of cardio.
Bench is 190 for 3 reps
Squat is 245 for 1 rep
And I don't deadlift because I have herniated discs and a fuck ton of back problems.
>>37555184
water polo senpai
>>37554519
This from doing ss and 1g/lb protein diet?
>>37555184
That's not otter mode you dumb fuck you
>>37555220
Are you guys usually stockier compared to swimmers or is it coincidental?
>>37555320
we're usually stockier, especially when compared to long distance, but similar build to sprinters, even though some players are fatter.
>>37555214
Damn,you're a damn skelly. But not a bad bench for a skeletor though. You better eat as much as you can and you'll be fine. I used to be skinnier than you (55kg) and in 3 years i gained 30kg. >>37554471
This is me.
Anyway, sorry if I came out harsh, but still, progress is a progress so you should be proud of yourself. Remember, every small step forward - counts.
1,5 Years but except for the last 3 months, my nutrition and training was realy beginnerish
>18, 5.9 manlet
>>37550219
>6%
Jesus, someone else already called you out but what the fuck man how could you possibly think you're 6% bf?
>>37550196
Stop this fucking snapchat faggotry.
Wtf is this,why fit is filled with faggots that posts a pic after a workout and says 'no pain no gain' 'armz day *cringyemoji*' this is the most retarded shit you can do while lifting.
Nice v taper tho.
>>37550032
the angle you took that photo at can be very misleading, people here are just asking for a normal front picture, but apparently you are insecure about somethign in your physique, even though you look quite good, and dont wanna post it
>>37550615
>>37550770
>>37550838
m8 those are really good lifts.
I get it that you're used to seeing monsters, and I'm glad you found a nice place to lift, but dont lose an absolute judgement of yourself.
keep it up!
>>37549816
damn op how much do you weigh?
>>37555734
Thanks for the nice word, you're right. If i compare myself to others that go to the gym just to run on a treadmill then yeah, I'm a strong bastard, but still, deep down in my heart, I'm still a weak spooky skellington that barely can lift. I do wish I could just get rid of that fucked up feeling.
>>37555467
>that crop
>png
>1.63 MB
>le meme face
>>37555943
I guess it really depends on goals as well.
Me personally, I dont want to go bodybuilder mode, I dont think that "wide" look complements my frame well, I'm going more for a swimmer/lean physique.
But I do wanna get stronger, and it's hard, 3x5 progression taking a while
>>37550196
Yup, im jelly. Good work bro, keep it up.
>>37555974
It is hard, just keep at it and don't give up. You will get to a point where you stall and you will feel like shit because of it. The trick is simple, just keep pushing yourself and you will break the barrier, then you'll start gaining more strenght untill you reach another brick wall which you need to punch through.
I would also recommend creatine for you if you reach the said wall and you're stalling. It'll help you to break through and increase your lifts.
>>37555281
No I'm doing a military-focused routine, I don't really have set numbers nutrition wise but I get about 90-100g of protein a day.
My lifting is mostly heavy compound lifts for 4x5 with some specific exercises at 3x10, I run twice a week and do a lot of hiking
>>37555161
Thanks man appreciate it
This is why we need to get rid of all the tripfags.
>>37550086
Wait what? Somebody who has never lifted in his life can squat 160 lbs and deadlift 235lb?
How many lbs of plates do i have to buy to start lifting? I was thinking of buying 170 lbs of plates total.
Do i need more? I look like OP does.
>>37556203
Not necessarily, he may have been physically strong before he started lifting, you don't know what background he might have.
170lbs isn't a bad idea, you probably won't be squatting the equivalent of 75kg straight away, what's important is that you get the right form and a good starting routine so you are introduced to the exercise properly, otherwise you'll hurt yourself, or be lifting at a lower weight than you could be due to bad form.
I was squatting the bar for 3x10 when I started, I made sure I had good form and gradually put weight on week by week, by week 12 I was on 80kg for 4x5.
>>37556107
I guess staying 3 workouts on a weight is par for the course for me, since I'm weak by nature (lanklet skinnyfat).
When I'll hit the real brick walls, not for a while I hope, I will try volume, read it's a good way
dont know about the creatine, the "no gym goer"/normie inside me thinks of it as a drug, you know, I'm afraid of what people and my parents would think.
do you need a prescription?
I think I wont need it for a while since I am a 4month noob
6 month progress
>>37549988
What's wrong with flexing for pictures!? He's using good lighting, too, but I don't see the problem.
>>37556622
Slowly escaping trap mode, keep it up. Keep hitting those lats. I was also blessed with wide hips, and once I filled in my lats and shoulders it really helped. We may not ever have a perfect taper but you can still be a big guy [for you].
>>37556709
DYELs get jelly when anyone looks good here.
August 2015 to current.
>>37550967
Not that poster, but try the leddit routine on /r/bodyweightfitness. It got me decent results, and it's balanced for horizontal and vertical push/pull.
>>37556736
Eh you know man, I'm pretty sure I can achieve a decent v taper because most of my lat gains came very recently because I didn't learn how to pull with the back and not with arms until 3 months ago and just last week I learned how to REALLY hit my lats with the pulldown machine and now I have lat doms for the first time (and it 's been 4 days since my back day already)
Anyways, I'm extremely excited for the huge fucking lat gainz I'm about to make.
2014 to about a week ago.
Am I gonna make it?
>>37556942
You definitely can. But you also definitely have some hourglass hips and have to know it won't be a perfect bodybuilder/physique competitor type taper. Either way keep it up.
>>37556942
I'm 4months in with SL (3x5 though) and I feel like I'm not hitting my lats and back with rows, I just struggle to much, and I keep fucking deloading
>>37556977
One thing about pictures of my own body always baffled me. It always looks like my hips are large because the bone itself is wide. But in reality my love handles are fucking huge (I can barely grab them with my full hand) And when i really press my hand to the bone, it looks considerably more narrow, so I reckon it'll be at least 2-3 inches smaller after a cut. I'm thinking about trying yohimbine because I heard it'll make fat loss even through the body.
>>37556430
No it's not. You don't need any prescriptions for creatine, it'll increase your strenght for a short period of time which will help you to punch through the brick wall. As you said, it's not worth it for you now, since you're lifting for 4 months, your strenght gains will still grow as long as you put on the weight, other than that, you need to eat well and take vitamints with minerals.
>>37556994
I started with a strength program but I dropped it in favor of a bodybuilding program. I know /fit/ generally advocates strength programs but I've learned that being stronger is an ego thing and what I really wanted was a better body so I did what my "fake natty" trainer at my gym told me to do because I trust him and I did my research to make sure his way of training is good for me. Oh and the guy won the second place at EU-wide physique competition so I guess he knows what he's talking about
>>37549816
>I also seen a website on here a while back that showed before and after pictures of heaps of body types. You enter your height and weight and it comes up with heaps of pictures.
What?
>>37549816
DAT FUCKIN ULTRA FRIDGEMODE
>>37556203
I was active all of my life and lived in a rural environment, picking up heavy things and using your legs is a lot more common and usually done a lot less efficiently than things that are pushed, hence my weak as fuck bench. Although to be fair I started really light on bench to focus on form and if I wanted to I could have put up at least 115 or so for 3x5. I ate like shit, slept like shit, and adapted to the manual labor I had to do through brute force. It's why construction workers aren't always that big or jacked.
>>37550270
you have "potential" ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Rpj7dUsR8
This is me now. Can't wait for gains to show after this cut.
>>37550462
That guy just proved to you that fighting fire with fire is usually ineffective.
You just went from being toxic and negative to an actual human bean.
Gratz m8
>>37556901
Same body type as you in before, what did you end up doing nutrition-wise?
>>37550329
Skinny twink try lifting real weights
>>37559564
Yeah, sometimes being nice and positive really help, but it varies since some people are toxic in reality. I wasn't really being toxic, I just called him out on being smug about his average deadlift. That is all.
