>manlets can fill their frame easier
>8 months lifting at 5'6
>still look like I haven't touched a single weight in my life
>literally disappear in a shirt
This meme is moronic.
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>following a roider brosplit as a natty
>ending up with no results
Tale as old as time itself.
homie I wasn't following a roider brosplit. I did PPL with the big 4 compounds then accessory/isolation work.
After 6 months I got bored of it, made good strength progress on it then swapped to an Arnold split. I've been progressing overloading since I started.
>I did PPL with the big 4 compounds
>Arnold split
Programs are a meme you avatar Black person gay.
>did compounds for "strength" training
>ends up with no gains
Many such cases!
You're not going to make significant gains by neglecting heavy multi jointed movements. Have seen zoomers at my gym who have made no progress this year because they only use machines and haven't touched a single free weight.
OP didn't and look at him lamao
I've done nothing but compounds as my main work then accessories with freeweights or barbell, calisthenics and cables (including lat pulldowns) since I started in December 2021 and Ive gone from looking like a terminal cancer patient to regularly getting comments about my width from friends, girls, work colleagues, family and old acquaintances.
So it's not an issue with movements that work the entirety of your body if you do them correctly (compounds), it's a form, diet, sleep or work ethic issue.
And I would know because I started from being very slim and skinnyfat, unable to do a single pushup with no athletic background (never played sports) to
>117kg squat x3
>3pl8 deadlift for reps
>75kg bench x5
>50kg OHP single
I know those aren't the best numbers but considering I started at 0 and look a lot better now I'm happy and would say that yea a year is enough to bulk up from compounds only.
OP here, I did similar training to yours. I was pulling 2.5plmao8 Deadlifts, 60kg bench and 40kg OHP (I know it's low but I was 60kg at the time).
I wasn't solely training for strength but getting big numbers on those 3 made it easier for me to progress on isolation shit, I was increasing my numbers faster on accessory like curls, lat raises and just dumbbell/cable exercises, I could do 12-15 pullups/chinups and would alternate with lat pulldowns.
>You're not going to make significant gains by neglecting heavy multi jointed movements.
yes you can but regardless, that's completely different than making it the core of your focus
I didn't do compounds only. My program had a lot of accessory and isolation but I always started with a compound for the most part.
>homie I wasn't following a roider brosplit.
>I did PPL
>then swapped to an Arnold split
how much do you bench and squat?
the split doesn't matter
your picture may or may not be dogshit depending on your starting point
are you progressing?
>lift increases
>BW increases
etc
You’re either not eating enough, not sleeping enough or not lifting heavy enough. Every time a moron asks why they’re not getting bigger, it’s almost always explained by one of those three things
The common fate of the zoomie. Fail at your own goals. Blame everyone but yourself.
Go shake your fist at God. Shake your fist at a venetian basket weaving forum. Countless men before you have gotten ripped before the internet even existed.
(1pl8 bench and I stopped squatting due to my mild scoliosis)
I'm not a zoomer. I'll be 26 in a few months, last blood work showed 520ng/dL which is low as frick according to gymbros, anons on IST and other people I asked online (who lift).
At this point it feels like I should just hop on the juice, I've been religiously going to the gym, putting all the work, counting calories, making notes about my training aka always trying to progressive overload and I didn't get rewarded for it, all this crap is just genetics.
You've been lifting for eight (8) months as a natty.
As said before, come back in 5 years at the very least.
test wont cut it with your girly t levels, you need to hop on tren asap
You are so fricking moronic it's genuinely unbelievable. Your physique and test levels are exactly the reason why you SHOULDN'T hop on juice. You have completely sufficient testosterone, that is absolutely not your limiting factor.
You just don't eat enough protein and you don't train with proper intensity and progressive overload in mind. It's that simple and THAT is why you shouldn't start using gear. You use gear when you have proved yourself that you have done everything right and reached your potential. If you cant bench more than 60kg you absolutely havent earned the "right" to roid and you will not make the most out of it.
And all that said you anyways look completely fine for someone that is natural and has been lifting for 8 months. Literally 99,99999999999% look similar or worse after 8 months of training. Honestly I hate the lifting culture so much it's fricking unreal. NOBODY expects you to be a good pianist after 8 months, or a good golf player or good at anything. You are fricking absolutely moronic BEGINNER. Lift for 3-5 years and keep learning and improving and then check back.
Next.
This , except for 8 months you should look way better. It’s clear you’re not trying
>8 months of natty lifting
Come back in at least 5 years of consistent lifting. I swear, these moronic zoomers look at SARMed up influencers and think they'll get big in a year as a natty.
You get half of the gains you are able to obtain in first year of training. If it doesn’t look good after a year of lifting why spend 4 more years? why bother
>You get half of the gains you are able to obtain in first year of training.
No, you don't. I don't expect a complete beginner to follow a perfect routine with perfect form and a perfect diet (case point OP).
>b-but I got half of my gains in my first year!
No, you didn't.
>You get half of the gains you are able to obtain in first year of training
complete bro science, maybe with an atheltic background, perfect training and diet, but 99.99% of lifters wont
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This. I felt like I was tall and skinny my whole life, started lifting when I joined the marines. 6 years later Im a year out of the marines and I look at myself in the mirror before getting in a shower and it dawned on me all at once that I was jacked.
getting in shape is a marathon not a sprint. it's been 8 months, what did you expect, to be mr olympia?
Work on your lats, traps, delts. It will make you look wider up top since you seem to have a very rectangular frame.
I have big lats you just can't see it on that lightning. I can bang 20kg 30x pullups in a row.
I have a hard time growing my traps, not sure what I can do for it, repping 3 plates Deadlift and squeezing at the top wasn't enough.
What should I do to grow my traps?
Bro turn the light on next time you take a photo of your rig
To answer your question though:
>DB shrugs (my favourite)
>DB Overhead Press
>Rack Pulls
20kg assistence at 60kg bodyweight and he wonders why he has no lats
>20kg for 30 reps pullups
Bullshit.
You cannot make visible gains in 8 months. When in doubt, trust scooby. 30+ years experience and not out to sell supplements or whatever bullshit the ISTgays fall for.
See: https://youtu.be/GMTMAPw3ajs
You gotta eat boi
come back in 2 years
anyone who looks good natty is always on a pump, low bodyfat %, flexing, and angle/light frauding
you have none of those things which is why you look shit
shut up about beeing skinny fat and squat
Are you drinking beers? This pic in op is not on a fasted state right?
I would suggest cutting because you are skinny fat and then start eating seriously but follow a Mike mentzer routine. Train every 4 days.
Also how are your stress levels?
I'm not falling for the cutting meme again. I did a mini 1 month cut to like 57kg and just got skelly mode with 0 muscles.
I need to aggressively bulk to 70kg.
Also I don't drink or smoke. Life is almost completely stress free.
>5'6
>57kg
Lol how much are you in the OP?
When I started lifting at the beginning of the year I was almost 70kg. Did a 1-2month cut because I was too fat. Got to 57kg then bulked for 5-6 months. I'm around 62-63kg in the OP.
Well then bulk to 70kg and maintain for a few years.
If you don't look like this after 9 months you are doing something terribly wrong, it's all your fault. Do better.
>work out
people who aren't born with this physique are genetic defects
Try putting in effort and lifting challenging amounts, or stop posting. I train athletes for a living year round and carry multiple teams. The amount of kids I see who expect immediate results for a small amount of hard work, or ones that are consistent but low effort is insane. It’s not world of Warcraft you have to actually do something exceptional relative to where you currently are to change. I’m sure this is bait though