But in the last 5 months I've lost 25 pounds (OMAD and calorie counting like an autist) and my lifts have gone up 60-80%.
Even at a 500-800 kcal caloric deficit, I manage to up the weight every 2-3 sessions. Still didn't stall. Never had to deload. Never an injury. Average session lasts about 20 minutes even with isolation work.
I believe you, but a 60-80% increase in lifts doesn't mean much as a beginner. You don't look like the guys in the pic, so you can't claim they look like that because of your routine.
Good on you for losing the weight though!
>You don't look like the guys in the pic
With a pump on, I look like the athletic guy. Without the pump on, I'm like the otter guy. From a muscular development POV, I'm there. I have as much muscle as they do, if not more. Unfortunately, the excess fat ruins everything from an aestethic POV, my chest looks like shit, so I'm waiting to shed it before I post a pic.
>a 60-80% increase in lifts doesn't mean much as a beginner.
Ok, let's talk numbers. I went from:
- 60 kg bench to 105 kg.
- 95 kg squat to 155 kg.
- 3 unweighted pullups to 13 unweighted (or 5 weighted with extra 25 kg).
Again, at a constant caloric deficit and eating once a day. Never over 1500 kcal per day (120-140 grams of protein).
At this rate I should be at my goal in 3 more months. Then you'll be able to jerk off to my pic.
Again, I want to stress that this is a diet issue, not a problem with the routine. The routine has done everything it set out to do in the expected time. It's the diet that's taking longer than expected. The last pounds are stubborn.
Sorry bro, only read the beginning and end.
TLDR you're not muscular under your fat
It's like how people think 'abs are made in the kitchen'. Like yeah you can get slight abdominal outlining, just like you get with biceps. But if you want to be lean and big, you have to isolate.
You will be somewhat big, but not bigger than your average high school calisthenic athlete.
I admire your perseverence though! One goal at a time.
>you're not muscular under your fat
I have visible muscles and can distinguish even the individual stripes of the muscle. When I contract the chest, I can see the division between the upper and the mid chest.
You need to consider that I'm only 5''7', so those numbers mean muscle.
>You will be somewhat big, but not bigger than your average high school calisthenic athlete.
That's what the routine is designed to give you. An otter-athletic body, but with much less time and effort than the average calisthenic athlete. That's literally the entire point of the routine.
>you can get slight abdominal outlining
You have never done a L-shaped pull up in your life. You prolly don't lift at all if you think those would give you only a slight abs outline. They murder your abs.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Taking the example literally
2 years ago
Anonymous
>using the "but I didn't mean to say what I said" excuse
It's amazing how IST is mostly incapable of understanding what they read. >"Hey this routine will make you somewhat muscular with little time and effort." >"No it won't! To get big you need to isolate and have 90 minutes sessions! This will only make you somewhat muscular!" >"...yes?"
This conversation happens in every thread about minimalistic routines. It's incredible that most of you manage to walk and breathe at the same time.
2 years ago
Anonymous
We had a Black person here in another thread that thought george washington carver invented the peanut
People here are actual subhuman shitskin americans
2 years ago
Anonymous
God, I hate them so much.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>using the "but I didn't mean to say what I said" excuse
Just
post
body
You won't
You're like that guy that constantly posts Mike Mentzer routines and philosophies even though he hasn't tried it
Post body OP
I'm shy.
But in the last 5 months I've lost 25 pounds (OMAD and calorie counting like an autist) and my lifts have gone up 60-80%.
Even at a 500-800 kcal caloric deficit, I manage to up the weight every 2-3 sessions. Still didn't stall. Never had to deload. Never an injury. Average session lasts about 20 minutes even with isolation work.
Simplicity works.
Post body
No need. Wouldn't be representative anyway, I still have a good 20 pounds of fat to shed and have shit fat distribution, so it's mostly on my chest.
You have no idea how much excess fat you have until you start losing it. I thought I'd be fine after losing 20 pounds in total. Nope.
I believe you, but a 60-80% increase in lifts doesn't mean much as a beginner. You don't look like the guys in the pic, so you can't claim they look like that because of your routine.
Good on you for losing the weight though!
>You don't look like the guys in the pic
With a pump on, I look like the athletic guy. Without the pump on, I'm like the otter guy. From a muscular development POV, I'm there. I have as much muscle as they do, if not more. Unfortunately, the excess fat ruins everything from an aestethic POV, my chest looks like shit, so I'm waiting to shed it before I post a pic.
>a 60-80% increase in lifts doesn't mean much as a beginner.
Ok, let's talk numbers. I went from:
- 60 kg bench to 105 kg.
- 95 kg squat to 155 kg.
- 3 unweighted pullups to 13 unweighted (or 5 weighted with extra 25 kg).
Again, at a constant caloric deficit and eating once a day. Never over 1500 kcal per day (120-140 grams of protein).
At this rate I should be at my goal in 3 more months. Then you'll be able to jerk off to my pic.
Again, I want to stress that this is a diet issue, not a problem with the routine. The routine has done everything it set out to do in the expected time. It's the diet that's taking longer than expected. The last pounds are stubborn.
Sorry bro, only read the beginning and end.
TLDR you're not muscular under your fat
It's like how people think 'abs are made in the kitchen'. Like yeah you can get slight abdominal outlining, just like you get with biceps. But if you want to be lean and big, you have to isolate.
You will be somewhat big, but not bigger than your average high school calisthenic athlete.
I admire your perseverence though! One goal at a time.
>you're not muscular under your fat
I have visible muscles and can distinguish even the individual stripes of the muscle. When I contract the chest, I can see the division between the upper and the mid chest.
You need to consider that I'm only 5''7', so those numbers mean muscle.
>You will be somewhat big, but not bigger than your average high school calisthenic athlete.
That's what the routine is designed to give you. An otter-athletic body, but with much less time and effort than the average calisthenic athlete. That's literally the entire point of the routine.
>you can get slight abdominal outlining
You have never done a L-shaped pull up in your life. You prolly don't lift at all if you think those would give you only a slight abs outline. They murder your abs.
>Taking the example literally
>using the "but I didn't mean to say what I said" excuse
It's amazing how IST is mostly incapable of understanding what they read.
>"Hey this routine will make you somewhat muscular with little time and effort."
>"No it won't! To get big you need to isolate and have 90 minutes sessions! This will only make you somewhat muscular!"
>"...yes?"
This conversation happens in every thread about minimalistic routines. It's incredible that most of you manage to walk and breathe at the same time.
We had a Black person here in another thread that thought george washington carver invented the peanut
People here are actual subhuman shitskin americans
God, I hate them so much.
Just
post
body
You won't
You're like that guy that constantly posts Mike Mentzer routines and philosophies even though he hasn't tried it
already replied
Post body
>only reads theories about how to exercise
this meme is worse than onassis posting lmao
Some days I feel like I’m the only c**t on this board that actually likes lifting.