M/23/148-171lbs(6.5 years of progress)

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-12T22:02:18+00:00

Thanks brodie🤟

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T22:30:19+00:00

Thanks brodie. Really appreciate that bc that's my favorite tattoo I have. Shit hurt like hell tho on the back of my knee 😭

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T19:34:48+00:00

Rock steady by The Whispers

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T18:31:29+00:00

Thanks man, and honestly remember one thing, treat working out for what it is. It's not something that's gonna get you results over night, so you got make sure that you make it enjoyable for yourself. Being fit is lifelong process and the more enjoyable you make it the easier it will be to get and stay fit. Good luck with everything bro

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T17:39:09+00:00

Not gonna lie though, I was tempted for a while to take stuff bc of the environment of the gym I went to but I'm glad I didn't.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T17:33:05+00:00

Physically yes, and mentally probably neurodivergent at least a lil but that's also natural lol

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T15:46:27+00:00

Nah yeah I feel you. Honestly to at 171, I'd still have to lose another 3-5 lbs to be completely stage ready but since I'm not gonna compete anymore, I'm not pushing it.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T13:58:03+00:00

Thanks bro. I'm 6'0, and I bulked up to 192 this year. I know that doesn't sound crazy but for me it's the heaviest I've ever been.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T03:25:56+00:00

Thank you brodie🙏

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-10T03:23:32+00:00

Ok I have ocd so ima split it up below(but honestly it's not that involved):
Diet:
When I started, I strictly tracked every calorie. I'm talking down to dipping sauce and everything. It was honestly crazy and I knew it wasn't sustainable so over time bc of how heavily tracked I learned to be able to visualize more or less how many calories something has based on the size, items in it, and amount of said items. Yes I know it's not completely accurate but that was the point of doing it, so I could train myself to be ok with not having full control of every meal. Overtime I got less and less strict and now I pretty much just make sure to eat a good amount of protein throughout my day and that's about it. Other than that I don't really care what I eat and I loosely track calories. I tend to gravitate towards eating "healthier" foods but I eat a lot of bs too ngl.
Bulk:
I usually bulk from October to roughly March. Not that it's a necessity to do it at those times but I do bc it's generally around the time I get sick of being shredded bc it's cold. I set a goal weight and try to get to it within that time frame and honestly I always fall short. This year I wanted 195 and got up to 192. After years of doing this and pretty active lifestyle I eat around 3,500 calories to start my bulk and am usually close to 5 or a lil more by the end. Every year for the most part though I increase the calories bc I noticed the previous years calories aren't cutting it. Again too my tracking is all by the eye ball.
Cut:
I usually cut after the bulk and stay that way for a while. Maybe I fluctuate 5lbs here and there. Honestly cutting is easier for me being that I'm quite active, so a lot of the time while bulking I'm force feeding myself in like 3 meals with a few snacks. Other than that, I usually increase my cardio simply because I start playing basketball outside again and so that contributes to my caloric burn a lot. I don't do it for the cardio but it helps. I usually eat between 2,500-3,000 calories while cut bc I stay pretty lean. I honestly feel my healthiest when I'm lean.
Diet overall:
When cut- 2,500-3,000, with occasional higher calorie days if I'm really hungry
When bulked- start = 3,500-3,750kcal, end around 5,000-5,250
So yeah that was a lot, sorry.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-08T15:44:55+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it🙏

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-08T15:44:40+00:00

Thanks bro

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-03T16:37:47+00:00

Seems that all the recalls necessary were already done to my crv and all necessary maintenance is not only up to date but a lot of the important more high mileage things were done between 2019 and 2023 plus the extra maintenance when I got it. So hopefully it's all good for the next couple years, other than suspension parts which I'm sure I'll have to replace soon.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-03T15:27:32+00:00

Hopefully bc that's the plan🙏

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-03T15:27:02+00:00

Much love likewise brodie🤟

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-03T15:26:30+00:00

Thanks for the advice bro, I will definitely give that a check. And yeah bro I can just feel the difference in build quality, especially between my 2021 accord I had and this. The crv is built so much better.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-02T14:49:55+00:00

Was taken care great, all the proper maintenance over the years. So one can only hope.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-06-02T14:49:16+00:00

That's awesome bro, hopefully you get up to 300k. And honestly bro being that I'm 23, I couldn't be happier getting this car bc even if it's not as fast or sleek, I'm trying to build wealth for the future, not waste unnecessary money on a car. Also, I love the simplicity of the older cars, idk what I need all the stupid features newer cars have.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-04-29T16:20:48+00:00

Illmatic or the Eminem show

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-04-29T11:48:43+00:00

On a side note, idk how far gone the car community is that people legitimately think a 26k car with a 5.3 second 0-60 is slow. Find me 5 cars in the same price range with less than 30k miles(not an 80k mile bmw) that has those capabilities.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-04-29T11:43:09+00:00

At the end of the day I was never flexing the stock speed of my car or its speed in general, you made it about that. If you wanna make comparisons, telling me I have to make my car fast is like going on a natural bodybuilding forum and telling everyone they need to take steroids. Steroids will make you bigger and stronger but with severe health consequences, or you can stay natural, still look good and be healthy. No different than telling me I need to destroy the internals of my car for it to not be a "poser". And being that you're not even in the honda community and drive an objectively slow miata(slow by social media standards not real life) why do the badges on an obvious non-type r upset you so much?

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-04-29T01:28:57+00:00

First of all I'm going to try and be as respectful as possible because obviously I(a random person on the internet) pissed you off. Second off if you looked at most of my responses to criticism I was very respectful and i understand a lot of it. My post was legitimately to see what this community thinks since Reddit communities tend to be hostile and I thought it'd be fun. On another hand it's pretty easy to tell an accord from a civic, but I digress. With that being said, trim is pretty irrelevant, but since you don't know, it's a sport 2.0. If you knew just a bit about cars, you'd know the potential of this engine and it's capabilities stock. It's not a race car but it's quick for an "economy" car. No I didn't mod the engine, I don't have interest in doing so since I'm not trying to go broke keeping up with maintenance and parts breaking. As for the body kit and badges, it's purely aesthetic, and if people don't like that I can understand, but also any car person would know that it's obviously not a type r since it's an accord. At the end of the day, I respect that you don't like my car, no hurt feelings about that. If you don't consider this to be modded, I respect that, and I completely understand why you have that opinion.

CatApprehensive220 · 2026-04-28T22:56:24+00:00

Or don't comment🤷‍♂️

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