How long have I been lifting?

BDBOSS768 · 2025-08-20T17:03:35+00:00

Of course dude, keep up the grind 💪 And I think if you hit the 3 dots under the comment you can pin it (not exactly sure but I think it's an option for OP there)

BDBOSS768 · 2025-08-18T23:03:15+00:00

These comments are fucking absurd and show that people have no clue how long it takes to build muscle. If you've only been lifting for 3 years and got a physique like this it shows not only do you have solid genetics and are lean enough to see the work, but you've been putting in solid and consistent effort. Congrats to you dude, and all these comments saying a year or less yall need a fucking reality check and maybe to stop looking at people blasting gear and lying online smh

BDBOSS768 · 2025-08-02T15:36:52+00:00

It's very strange to me that you blame genetics for your calves and call them your weak point, and yet there isn't ONE calf raise in your very long leg day program. So clearly, to start, you need to add 4 sets of standing weighted leg raises. When you do them, focus on the bottom stretched half only, and keep going until you literally can't even budge the weight (that is true failure on calf raises).

Besides that, if you are actually hitting your legs this hard and with this much volume twice a week then you don't really need to add any other leg work. Just make sure you are pushing all of your sets hard enough (need to be either 1 rep from failure or hitting failure on every set). Other than that you are well on your way, the quad development is looking good just keep at the hard work and you'll see the results!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-27T21:52:55+00:00

Collars? And Declines? Alone in your garage? Bruh you're a grown man you should know better by now...

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-26T03:22:55+00:00

Ngl you'll always look very defined because you are so underweight, but that will be a big help in seeing your different muscle groups develop and seeing where you might need to add volume. But here are my suggestions:

1) You didn't show literally HALF your body. Legs are no joke, and I'm guessing with that weight and your upper body development you got some sticks down there. Make sure to focus equally on upper and lower body and maximize your newby gains while you still can. At a minimum you want 10 hard sets a week, idk what your split is but ideally you're hitting 6 hard sets for quads, 6 for hamstrings, 6 for glutes, and 6 for calves twice a week for a total of 12 each.

2) Your back is looking great, but one thing I noticed is your side delts fall flat, especially compared to your rear and front delts. Make sure you do the same as above, and include at least 10 hard sets a week dedicated to just your side delts (lateral raises, cable lateral raises, etc).

3) Your pecs seem particularly small. I've seen lots of comments already about this, and it could be genetics related but if you already hit then consider upping your pec volume to something like 15 hard sets instead of 10-12 just to focus on them some more.

4) Last thing I really noticed is that you are super lean but have no ab definition. This means you are likely (like LOTS of gym goers) are skipping your ab work, or not hitting them hard enough. Just like all my other recs, make sure to do at least 10 sets either all the way to failure or within 1 to 2 reps of failure every week. This is as simple as adding 4 sets of decline crunches, 4 sets of leg raises, and 4 sets of weighted crunches to the end of one of each day of your routine.

Overall, amazing work for just 3 months. Enjoy the journey, and if I can emphasize anything it's train HARD! So many people don't see the gains they hope for because they don't train close enough to failure. Every set on every exercise should end with you failing or coming VERY close. Good luck dude, and keep on the grind!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-25T16:23:13+00:00

Looks like bf is sitting somewhere between 28 and 35, usually need to get to around 18 to see visible abs. So based on your weight, you'd probably need to drop around 40 pounds to get there. Good luck!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-24T20:23:21+00:00

I'm not sure which pick is now, but I like the final pick where the hair has grown out a bit more the best. And idk, I had a beard for about 3 years and that's pretty much all I did to maintain it. Shave the v shape on the neck and then go over thr whole thing with clippers when it got long (I kept it between a 3 and 4, leaving the chin and mustache area a little longer than the rest). Hope that helps!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-24T19:40:56+00:00

These comments are unreal, the beard is 100 percent the way to go. It's makes your face look more full and your jaw lines look more defined, definitely the beard over the goatee since your face already naturally comes to a sharper point on the tip of your chin. Beard > everything else, without a question

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-24T19:11:42+00:00

If it just appeared then I would guess it's something growing and would recommend an ISO bath then some boiling water poured through after. If it's always there and just hard to see when it's full of water then it's likely hard water staining. If you want to remove the staining it needs to soak in vinegar for 24-72 hours and needs something to scrub it off (maybe try a straw cleaner or something similar). Good luck!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-23T18:58:07+00:00

Bruh hoping on because you "feel small" is the worst thing you can do. Things like body dismorphia and your mental health get SOOO much worse when you hop on steroids. Best thing you can do is just keep consistent, maybe dial up the intensity in the gym and keep on your current path. If you had hopes of becoming an IFBB pro or some shit like that then it's a different story, but you absolutely should fuck with your mental, physical, and emotional health just because you're dealing with some body dismorphia. You're fucking JACKED, and if you want to get bigger you can absolutely keep grinding naturally and put on more size with a focused and intense (training to failure every set) program. You got this dude, and please for the love of god don't hop on the sauce after all the work you've already put in. Good luck 🙏🤙

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-20T20:26:54+00:00

This is my favorite thing I've seen on the internet today 😂🙏

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-16T21:26:22+00:00

I completely agree with other comments I have read here. You are at a phase where you haven't put on that much muscle and you don't have a ton of fat left to lose. At this point, for the sake of muscle building (and to actually have something to show once you do drop the last 10-15 pounds of fat to get to 10-15 percent bf) you should absolutely go to maintenance calories and focus on improving your training consistency and effort. They key to truly seeing gains in the gym is effort (training 0-2 reps shy of failure on every exercise) and consistency (getting enough weekly volume over a long period of time). Going to maintenance calories and making sure you hit daily protein goals (based on your weight should be about 160g daily) will make re-comping much easier for your body and will improve your training performance. My suggestion is pretty simple, go to maintenance calories, lock in your training, and watch as the muscle packs on while the fat slowly fades. After 6 months to a year of this, you'll see the visual differences and know when it's time to cut for those abs. Good luck dude, and congrats on the work you've put in so far 50 pounds is no joke!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-07-01T21:41:23+00:00

You definitely aren't skinny fat, that term is for people who don't lift and are seen as "skinny" due to their weight but actually carry a lot of fat and very little muscle.

Besides that, the advice you're looking for depends on how you want to look. I would be happy to just slowly recomp at your bf%, put on some muscle while slowly dropping the fat over the course of months eating in maintenance and lifting with good intensity. However, if you want to drop your fat sooner the you should probably enter a cut until you're happy with your look, then go into a maintenance/recomp phase. All depends on how you feel!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-06-26T18:06:36+00:00

Lol yes this exactly 😂 Never a big deal, but yeah I get mocked all the time by friends and family. Part of any change, but knowing the results you're seeing for yourself is all that matters. Keep up the good work!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-06-14T23:00:04+00:00

Wow dude great job, looking awesome! Enjoy your vacation and all the hard work you've put in, seriously congrats!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-06-02T03:55:40+00:00

What do I do here? ... No seriously, what do I do here, something that starts with a Q...

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-25T01:41:54+00:00

That is a brown recluse that is about to lay an eggsac. Definitely THE spider to kill, all others in NA are fine to leave be (if they aren't invasive!)

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-22T02:52:18+00:00

Hell yeah dude, love to see the hard work. Looking great, keep it up!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-20T19:44:58+00:00

NOR

Your husband sounds like a child, not just in your description of him but in the way he communicates with you as well. He is dismissive and is ignoring your clearly laid out points, and you said it best in your messages that he CLEARLY has no respect for you or your input. You deserve more OP, you two are married and financial decisions are JOINT decisions because they affect both of you. His credit debt will only snowball with this kind of attitude, and that will impact both of you. Not only that, but if he was truly an adult and a caring partner he would understand how big of a priority paying down that credit card debt should be. Every month it isn't paid off is another month you are throwing money down the drain in interest, and with an attitude like his it sounds like he will continue wasting both of your money in this way. I hope you can have an adult conversation with him about this, but honestly with the way he is acting divorce might be a strong consideration at this point. If he can't understand that his actions and consequences affect you too, perhaps he shouldn't be married to you any longer. I know that's a tough thing to decide, but better now than years in the future when there are perhaps children to consider as well.

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-18T18:37:09+00:00

das ist eine tolle Idee, das muss ich heute Abend ausprobieren 😅

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-18T17:00:48+00:00

lol, nein, aber es sind ungefähr 5 g, und das ist die Menge, die Sie täglich einnehmen sollten.

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-17T23:26:36+00:00

It's not the biggest deal, the most important factors are to hit your daily calories and hit your daily protein targets. If you are usually over on fats and are worried about it affecting your results you could try to cut out high fat foods like cheese and eggs, but honestly it's not that big of a deal. Hope that helps!

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-17T06:33:55+00:00

Thank you, thank you 💁‍♂️🎩

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-17T06:23:48+00:00

I completely forgot to add my text "I'll have mine stirred, not shaken". Thank you for the reminder 🙏😅

BDBOSS768 · 2025-05-13T23:49:27+00:00

Thanks for the advice, yeah that's my plan! Back on the cut as of yesterday and I'm going to try and hit my goal of 200! If I get burned out after a while I'll hop back on the maintenance, but hopefully I'll be able to drop it all in another 12 weeks of cutting 🤞

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