It's been 5 weeks since I posted the top row of images at 162 and you all told me I was a skinny-fat homosexual who needed to put on as much muscle as possible. It's been 5 weeks of bulking and working out 5x5 3 days a week. I've gained 10 lbs but I don't think I look "fat" necessarily. My chest and triceps have gotten huge but I'm struggling to deadlift properly tbh.
Does anyone else have before and after pics of themselves?
Also, when should I stop bulking? I was thinking a little bit before 180.
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are you memeing OP?
no, I've been doing this all alone with some tips from my cousin. I know it's hard to see and it's only been a month but my chest, back, and triceps have been growing a lot. I can feel it and it's exciting flexing parts of my body that were previously non-existent. I'm mostly concerned about when I should stop bulking and try cutting since I don't want to go overboard
I don't know if that's fine or too much. I went from eating 1800 calories a day to being hungry all the time. I also don't know how much of that is fat or my body suddenly rushing to build muscle from starting a routine cold turkey.
maybe I was being hyperbolic when I said "huge" but like I said above, it's really exhilarating to see my muscles start to grow
thank you, when I make these threads the first 7 or 8 people laugh at me but people like you who aren't afraid to be genuine make it worth it.
>add arm and delt
somebody told me to add tricep and core workouts. I do 5x5 leg lifts every session and some tricep extensions but I've stopped the past 2 sessions cause I'm afraid they're getting too big compared to the rest of my arm. I also do 5x5 seated pulldowns every visit.
>pullups
I'm not strong/lean enough for pullups so I've been doing pulldowns hoping one day I can pull my own bodyweight when I'm strong enough or post-cutting
I'll also cut back on my eating.
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>I'm mostly concerned about when I should stop bulking and try cutting
Once you feel like you're getting fat or you start feeling sluggish, start the cut. For most guys that's around 20-25% bodyfat
>I don't know if that's fine or too much
Too much for sure
>I went from eating 1800 calories a day to being hungry all the time. I also don't know how much of that is fat or my body suddenly rushing to build muscle from starting a routine cold turkey.
A lot of it is fat. Muscle building is a slow process but fat gain and loss is fast. It's why when you see transformation videos, minus the roiding ones, it's almost always a guy either losing a ton of weight and looking good for the first time or an aushwitzmode gigaskelly who finally started eating enough
>thank you, when I make these threads the first 7 or 8 people laugh at me but people like you who aren't afraid to be genuine make it worth it.
No worries bro. There's enough bullying on here already. Being helpful is way better in my eyes
>5x5 leg lifts
>5x5 seated pulldowns
Too heavy for those lifts. You'd be better served by more reps and less weight, especially for bodyweight exercises like the leg lifts where reps are the main thing that you progress with
>I'm not strong/lean enough for pullups so I've been doing pulldowns hoping one day I can pull my own bodyweight when I'm strong enough or post-cutting
You can always use bands for assistance. Lots of people have gone from 0 pullups to a few with the help of bands
thanks. I'll look into bands, my gym also has one of those assisted pullup machines but it's a goddamn planet fitness so there's only 1. I've lost 20 lbs before in 2 months going full auschwitz mode and lifting like crazy.
>too heavy for those lifts
wdym? my bodyweight is too high for those to have any impact?
>feel fat
I might cut soon. I haven't weighed myself since I started. Do I continue lifting normally as I reduce my calorie intake?
>wdym? my bodyweight is too high for those to have any impact?
Mistyped. I meant that for those lifts you don't need a lot of intensity. You should be adding reps for the bodyweight stuff consistently. Your bodyweight is enough all the way up to 30 clean reps
>Do I continue lifting normally as I reduce my calorie intake?
Yes, you don't have to change your training when cutting. You'll just build strength and size a slower is all because there aren't as many resources to build your body with.
>add reps for bodyweight stuff
are you saying I should focus on higher rep counts instead of trying to push higher weights? What do you mean by bodyweight stuff? I usually do about 5x5 40-50lbs on the pulldown machine, but you're saying I should be doing something like 25 or 30 8x5 or 9x5? I don't do any kind of bodyweight exercises besides leg lifts.
Eating more doesn't make you build more muscle. You don't seem low body fat enough to lack energy for a workout, so absolutely no reason to bulk further.
>10lbs in 5 weeks
lmao
are you figgy?
insane before and after picture brother, chest and triceps are looking huge, frick id even go as far as to say your biceps are looking massive in the after as well
great progress op
Small difference so far. About right for a little over a month. Although you're gaining weight too fast. You should be aiming for 0.5 pounds per week with a 200kcal surplus. Whoever told you to bulk so hard that you gain 10 pounds over these 5 weeks led you astray angry looking fren. Also you should add some arm and lateral delt work to starting strength as well as some dips and chinups. It's lacking in that program. Do all those for 3x8-12 reps each session. If you can't do that for the dips and chinups yet then using assistance is fine until you build enough strength. SS is known to build the lower body much faster than the upper body, so do more upper body work or you'll go t-rex mode and look disproportionate.
>inb4 I'm called a homosexual for being helpful
Swallow a bullet so your mom can finally be happy chud
>gives shit advice and unironically uses the word chud
Pottery
looking joocy bruh
You're supposed to lift during a bulk
Unsure if memed
sirs, of those 10 lb you gained, you will be lucky if 1 lb is muscle. the rest is lard
Try gainin 2lb per month, at most.
Do not redeem please thanks
Invest in plastic surgery.
Honestly it's probably fine as long as your lifts are going up linearly, when you initially start gaining weight there can be a big jump due to water retention and having more food in your body in general.
lmao spiccy fell for the cut and bulk grift
shit only applies, like most of the nonsense around here, to roidtrannies
you were supposed to just eat a bit more protein bro
you don't look better, just more fat
Latinx have the worst genetics for getting fit
You again KEK are you doing more weight than 3x8 dumbbell bench with 20 lb dumbbells now? Looking YOLKED
Bruh
>he fell for the bulking meme
time to join plg
Read the hate comments again, save them, study them, print them in your head.
Make the rage propel your squats.
Clean bulk immediately
Isn't it funny how all the anons in here giving you shit haven't
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it's already been said but slow your roll OP, only gain 0.5-1lb per week or you'll end up a true fattie. if you're not already strictly counting calories, it's time to figure that shit out now
>fell for the bulk meme
>my chest and triceps have gotten huge
Lol, sorry kiddo, but no they haven't you still got b***h breasts.
You clearly have shit tier genetics, but simply put 3 days a week isn't enough, crank it up to 5 days a week, decrease the rest time between sets, and cut out soda and shit, then in a year post progress. Otherwise you're gonna be built like a husky 12 year old the rest of your days.
You need to cut not bulk.
Cut and get fit, once you hit ottermoder, then eat at a very slight surplus, like 250cal but make sure you stay aroud 12%bf, currently i'd say you're like 23%
It will take mobths before you see a real difference