I know what 183cm and 81kg looks like too
160/55 = 21.5 bmi points
183/80 = 23.5 bmi points
Not much difference. Could be in bones or so. Or internal fat.
btw. in that video I just look thinner. cam angele, light, whatever.
Thanks man appreciate that! It took like 2 years for me to “get it” but once I did, there was no turning back. I’ve been successful in anything I’ve done in life (for the most part), but lifting was so different to me. There was information overload. I just didn’t know how much just straight up hard work it is vs strategy, programs, and all that other shit that really doesn’t matter. I’m so glad you guys just told me to shut the fuck up and just go work and then come back. I swear at one point I didn’t log on to tnation for like 6 months. That’s when I realized, less posting and thinking more lifting and eating haha!
This was my first post on T-Nation:
God damn I was weak and dumb haha. The biggest difference was 2017. I added 200lbs to my squat and it was up uphill from there. I was always athletic, but it took hard work to “unlock” my genetics. It wasn’t until I got much stronger that I realized I had pretty good genetics too lol.
I guess it depends of what you yourself consider strong or not and decent muscle mass… along with what you want to achieve.
@napelazam Did you read through Deep Water yet? Are you starting the program soon?
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So to clarify, you gained 1-2kg per month, buuuuuuut you only gained like that for 2 months.
You need to do that for 6 months to a year to really make a change. You’re impatient. You have to put way more consistent time and effort into gaining weight/strength. This is a long process. I’ve been lifting weights for 17 years on and off now, and I’m STILL not where I want to be.
You should re post the pic of yourself when you first got started. It might be beneficial in this thread
what?
You saying “what?” with no further request for information is going to prompt me to just re-write what I already wrote.
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That’s all you need brotha.
Ayyyy. An honest to goodness recording. Others said it better than I but yeah, eat more and consistent work.
Form on the negatives doesn’t look terrible, but they’re negatives. Also I can’t tell from the shirt, and given you’re not a massive dude I could be missing it, but make sure to lock in your lats the whole way down. The way your arms shake on the descent makes me think you’re pulling with your arms.
If it helps, I literally bought a cheap band and wrapped it around a thing in my office and did standing band rows when I couldn’t figure out the lat mmc. Low weight super high rep. Like 4x25 per side a couple times a week.
Also, don’t stress so much about perfectly lean bulking. It’s the ultimate hardgainer trap. Trust me
But I bulked for 3 months. Then cut for 3 months. And I can do only 2 chins after 6 months. I can’t just continue training. Nothing will change with this speed. gonna see 3x12 chins in 2 years or what?
Why should I continue with such slow progress?
Even on a small cut I should be able to gain like a monster. Especially with a lot of fat on me.
I suggested a program that will give you some quick results earlier in the thread.
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This is my advice man.
Don’t cut or bulk.
Eat healthy. Eat 3 meals a day that each has meat, veggies, fruit, carbs, and some fat. Over time eat more at each meal.
Pick a program, ANY program on this site, and do it for 6 months to 1 year.
Don’t miss days, don’t miss meals, don’t miss conditioning.
Bust your ass. When you are in the gym or working out don’t think about anything else.
If you do what I listed above I PROMISE that you will be strong and will be able to do a SHIT TON more pull-ups/chin-ups. When I first started I could only do 3 chin-ups. After a month I was able to do 6. After 1 year I was able to do 10. After 5 years I was able to do 20. These things take time man, but you gotta work hard.
If I were you I would lift 3 days a week, condition 3 days a week, and do that for one whole year.
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I already did what you described. 1 month and +3 chin-ups. I admire you.
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Step one is accepting what you have done thus far is not actually what you need to do. If it was, you’d have saw the progress.
You also couldn’t have possibly done what he said, because he said to do it for a year. Go a full year without being in a deficit. Seriously.
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Okey but gym is nogo.
If no gym that’s fine. Don’t need a gym to get into shape. Get a pull-up bar.
Do chin-ups, pull-ups, push ups, lunges, air squats, and abs.
Do those movements for 6 months and there is NO FUCKING WAY you won’t add reps to all of that.
Do this program.
I honestly think this hobby may be a poor fit.
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Totally fine. I work out in my garage. When I started in my garage, it was exclusively pushups dips chins and etc bw stuff. I mean you’ll never replace squats without weight of some kind, but you don’t strike me as worried about your legs.
Scap pullups, negatives (change your grips up, you even have neutral bars on that thing), start your workouts with the chins you can do instead of ending. Rinse and repeat. You’ll graduate from negatives within a month.
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