Yes so as you progress and get bigger and move bigger weights your core will naturally add mass and thickness from stabilising your body.
If you add dedicated ab workouts this early your you will tend to create a more boxy looking silhouette.
Not to say a stronger core is a bad thing at all for stability and strength but for PHYSIQUE you want a decent taper. And while you can maintain a fairly low bf now and while you're young, you wont forever, you put on fat way easier AND your inner core muscles WILL NOT have atrophied, which means you may well be setting yourself up for having a barrel gut, years down the line ofc but something to think about)
When does your bulk end? In 2027? Kino was around 170lbs here. Im not saying you shouldnt bulk to 180 but I am saying that you should probably be mindful about the time frame. If you literally just leangain on a "bulk" for the next 3-4 years then that's fine but if you think of bulking to 180lbs until like Spring and then doing cut Im just telling that >90% of that is fat. And the more you gain fat, the longer you have to spend on a deficit and the more muscle you lose during.
Roiders have the luxury of building so much muscle that they can make use of those extra calories. For naturals, you only gain x amount of lean muscle mass in a year and it doesnt matter if you bulked to 180lbs or 210lbs, the lean muscle mass you gained was the same. And in the end it was actually less because like I mentioned the fatter you get, the longer and harder time you are gonna spend on a deficit. So essentially you are getting worst of both worlds because you cannot gain more muscle mass than whats naturally possible.
In hindsight with 12 years of lifting experience I would get rid out of the words "cut", "bulk" out of my vocabulary and also get rid of the arbitrary bw goals. Like what is the science behind the number 180? Why 180? If its gonna be fat and water, what the frick are you aiming for some arbitrary number? Especially when it completely relative to how fast you reach 180lbs. You could get there in a month and be fricking fat as frick. Or like I said you could get there in 3 years and be probably relatively lean because a good chunk of it was muscle. Altho you will never look like Kino so still a lot of is fat but anyways.
I would just lift. If you want to increase your strength, then eat a little more. I dont wanna say bulk because you are not a bodybuilder. Just eat one glass of milk, one egg, one cup. When you wanna see your abs again, cut that one cup of rice.
I was thinking about bulking for about a year, then cutting
This bulk would only add about 23 pounds, and I'm still a beginner so I believe a good deal of it would be muscle
I understand wwhat you mean about the arbiary weight numbers, but I just find it easier to use as a rough guideline, I have a bodyfat scale, so I'd be more likely to start cutting when I'm reaching around 20% bodyfat
Bigger forearms
Always a dead beginner gymcel giveaway who forgor about the forearms.
Mires are pretty much guaranteed, whenever you don't wear a baggy jacket on top
awful hair cut
overdeveloped chest
your core is already getting to thick
no arms so speak of
stop spamming chest press and abs and go make a balanced workout and eat more
I wholeheartedly agree with the haircut bit, I'm gonna get one asap
>your core is already getting too thick
Could you elaberate? Is the abs getting big a bad thing?
>no arms so speak of
I agree, and I've started to work on my arms a lot more, but this is a bad photo for showing them
Yes so as you progress and get bigger and move bigger weights your core will naturally add mass and thickness from stabilising your body.
If you add dedicated ab workouts this early your you will tend to create a more boxy looking silhouette.
Not to say a stronger core is a bad thing at all for stability and strength but for PHYSIQUE you want a decent taper. And while you can maintain a fairly low bf now and while you're young, you wont forever, you put on fat way easier AND your inner core muscles WILL NOT have atrophied, which means you may well be setting yourself up for having a barrel gut, years down the line ofc but something to think about)
Fair enough, even when I'm older I'm gonna try and keep a lower bodyfat though, I find it much easier to cut, than I do to bulk
hahaha you literally just
>even when I'm older I'm gonna try and keep a lower bodyfat though
>I find it much easier to cut, than I do to bulk
to the litteral
>while you can maintain a fairly low bf now and while you're young, you wont forever
"oh boy well the passage of time and age certainly will never effect ME a young person"
idk how to get a better v taper, but thanks for giving me a physique to aim for
>your core is already getting to thick
You're actually serious about this, aren't you.
Start lifting
Post physique
You look like a rent boy
So unless you are one, I'd work on fixing that.
you look like you weigh 150 max i'd say don't even worry about what you can "improve" until you're out of victim weight range
You're pretty much spot on, I'm 157, and I plan to bulk until 180
Overall would you say my physique is balanced though? Anything specifically to work on?
When does your bulk end? In 2027? Kino was around 170lbs here. Im not saying you shouldnt bulk to 180 but I am saying that you should probably be mindful about the time frame. If you literally just leangain on a "bulk" for the next 3-4 years then that's fine but if you think of bulking to 180lbs until like Spring and then doing cut Im just telling that >90% of that is fat. And the more you gain fat, the longer you have to spend on a deficit and the more muscle you lose during.
Roiders have the luxury of building so much muscle that they can make use of those extra calories. For naturals, you only gain x amount of lean muscle mass in a year and it doesnt matter if you bulked to 180lbs or 210lbs, the lean muscle mass you gained was the same. And in the end it was actually less because like I mentioned the fatter you get, the longer and harder time you are gonna spend on a deficit. So essentially you are getting worst of both worlds because you cannot gain more muscle mass than whats naturally possible.
In hindsight with 12 years of lifting experience I would get rid out of the words "cut", "bulk" out of my vocabulary and also get rid of the arbitrary bw goals. Like what is the science behind the number 180? Why 180? If its gonna be fat and water, what the frick are you aiming for some arbitrary number? Especially when it completely relative to how fast you reach 180lbs. You could get there in a month and be fricking fat as frick. Or like I said you could get there in 3 years and be probably relatively lean because a good chunk of it was muscle. Altho you will never look like Kino so still a lot of is fat but anyways.
I would just lift. If you want to increase your strength, then eat a little more. I dont wanna say bulk because you are not a bodybuilder. Just eat one glass of milk, one egg, one cup. When you wanna see your abs again, cut that one cup of rice.
I was thinking about bulking for about a year, then cutting
This bulk would only add about 23 pounds, and I'm still a beginner so I believe a good deal of it would be muscle
I understand wwhat you mean about the arbiary weight numbers, but I just find it easier to use as a rough guideline, I have a bodyfat scale, so I'd be more likely to start cutting when I'm reaching around 20% bodyfat
I could suck that tit mf and I'm not even gay it reminds me of my mum
Seriously bro not every day is chest day.
Idk if that's a compliment or an insult
What should I do to balance out my chest?
Dylann Roof lookin ass homie
nahhh that makes me wanna get a haircut even more badly
get vinnie hacker or david laid hair. n dont ask balding men for advice
eat more
Vinnie Hacker has curly hair, are you telling him to get a perm? homosexual
Bigger forearms
Always a dead beginner gymcel giveaway who forgor about the forearms.
Mires are pretty much guaranteed, whenever you don't wear a baggy jacket on top
you need to focus on arms, shoulders and back more
Looks pretty good already bro. Hit arms more and get a haircut and you’ll be solid.
Women will love it how you are. You're obviously well adapted for whatever sport you play so I wouldn't worry about modifications too much.
fix your hair Sir Lancelot the Third, also more side delt always helps