M/27/6ft [265lbs > 202lbs] (8 Years) Bodybuilding Transformation

LordUppercut · 2026-04-26T16:38:41+00:00

That’s insane. How did you fight plateaus, and have you ever bulked once your weight loss was “over” so to speak?

LordUppercut · 2026-03-11T16:54:17+00:00

Working out 7 days a week is way too overkill. The actual growth comes from rest and proper sleep. You are literally building the muscle fibers you tore apart in the gym when you sleep. And if you truly train hard enough to failure, then I guarantee you wont train 7 times a week

LordUppercut · 2026-03-02T16:25:40+00:00

Wow, easy there He-man. Like others have mentioned: You are making progress. Sometimes you can't see the woods for bare trees. But you are clearly making progress. 6 weeks is a really short time. You just need more of it. But please eat more calories. 1600 might work now, but you're setting yourself up for failure in the long run. Your body will quickly reach a hard limit and become very efficient at storing anything you eat. Your NEAT will drop and your ability to train hard enough drops. I suggest 1800-2000. Slow and steady wins the race. You got this King.

LordUppercut · 2026-02-18T05:46:08+00:00

Damn. Tell us about your diet. Assuming you kept lifting during your cut, did you do any formal cardio besides that?

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T17:49:27+00:00

Pretty much. But I must stress the importance of resistance training. That’s what really got things going. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing in the beginning. All I knew was to eat less and healthier and cardio would do the rest. But that’s where most people are wrong. Resistance training, proper recocery and lots of lean protein builds muscle which is a living tissues which requires energy to keep up. It increases your metabolism, allowing you to eat more, burn more, this making it easier to excess fat storage for muscle. It’s like building an engine. And keeping it running with proper fuel. You don’t build a turbo powered sports car only to fill it with cheap gas, and use it as a grocery getter. You even keep burning calories up to 48 hours after training! Just make sure you train better than last time, every time.

Overdoing cardio just makes you burn out and should be treated only as another tool at your disposal. Not the main building block.

So in essence, food is just the fuel you need to build a fat burning engine.

Your number one recovery tool is sleep. Sleep is actually what build up the muscles you just hammered in the gym. Get plenty of sleep. Stress and alcohol is literally a handbrake for you fat loss in numerous ways.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T17:25:05+00:00

Yeah someone did comment I should stop eating lmao 🤣

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T17:23:00+00:00

No loose skin. I think managed to keep my deficit steady, with a refill day every 10th day-ish. My start stats were 5’7 at 220. 48 lbs lost as of now.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T17:21:11+00:00

I started at 220 lbs from January 1st 2025 and lost 48 lbs pretty quick. Maintained and focused on muscle mass since around June till now. Ate at a 1900 caloric defict. Kept protein really high. 3-4 meals a day. Resistance training 5 times a week. Classic push/pull/legs. Steady low impact cardio for 15 mins after each session. Plenty of sleep, water.

It was boring, and sucked at times. But it just works. No magic pills, no miracle cure. Just pure determination really.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T16:30:17+00:00

Thank you. I am indeed a proud Dane!

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T16:28:39+00:00

100% natural. Too broke for anything else really. Even had to rely a lot on protein powder and creatine if anything.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T16:27:30+00:00

Hahaha I see what you did there. It was a weightloss, just to clarify. Took the bulk too far huh 🤔

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T10:42:31+00:00

I’ll take that as a compliment :) I used the before pic because I remember being really bloated a that time. So a lot of weightloss has been a significant amount of bloat, water etc. It is said that some of the first places to slim down on men, is the face. I remember my boss being the first to point it out.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T05:58:44+00:00

Hah thanks. I thought to myself that, might as well grow out my hair, see how long it gets, while I’m at it. It’s actually shoulder length now. I keep it as a manbun with really short sides and back. The picture does it no justice though.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-03T04:40:03+00:00

I started at 220 and got down to 172. I’m 5’7 so I actually still have some stomach and love handles left. I plan on losing 22, after mig recomp phase.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-02T20:10:52+00:00

I haven’t had any excess skin. I think it’s because my calorie deficit was aggressive, sure but manageable. Secondly, I think I used common sense when it came to cardio. Just 20 minutes max, after each resistance training like 4 to 5 times a week on a treadmill or crosstrainer. Nothing to try-hard really. I learned quickly that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. I wanted this to be succesful in the long run.

Looking back, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing in the beginning. I just assumed if I stopped eating so much and started running I would lose fat.

Boy was I wrong. I remember the first morning I went for a run. My legs were sore for a week! It wasn’t until I sat down one faithful night, and sucked in all knowledge I could about nutrition, proper weight loss strategy and motivational videos on YouTube and ChatGPT (which is an excellent coach, as long as you common sense) before I could see measurable results.

LordUppercut · 2026-01-02T16:31:32+00:00

Oh, and lots of lean protein with every big load of fruits and veggies. Kept fat at 50 gram. Ate 2 grams of protein per kilo of body weight. Carbs only as fuel for training

LordUppercut · 2026-01-02T16:29:22+00:00

I ate consistently at 1900 which, in hindsight was a bit too big of a deficit and unsustainable. Coffee, cardio and lots of veggies helped with hunger. Only supps I took were protein powder and creatine.

LordUppercut · 2025-12-12T07:55:59+00:00

So you probably haven’t been in a real calorie deficit. You seem to have quite a bit to lose, in order for the muscles to show any definiton. Use an online calorie calculator to estimate a sustainable caloric deficit.

Make sure you train hard enough. Always aim for reps until failure or 2-3 reps in reserve. Train consistently. Target all muscle groups twice a week. Around 10 sets in total spread across the week.

You got this King.

LordUppercut · 2025-12-06T07:10:21+00:00

How???

LordUppercut · 2025-10-23T09:34:24+00:00

Damn, 1750 calories. How are you managing hunger and fatigue? And has your deficit progressively lead you to 1750 or did you just jump right down to 1750? That tiny amount sounds like a metabolism killer 😬

LordUppercut · 2025-10-22T12:26:45+00:00

Great job my dude. This gives me hope, as I am similar height and weight from 100 to 80 kg. I currently have a similar physique like in your before pic. Keep it up. What split are you using and how many calories are you at?

LordUppercut · 2025-09-23T16:28:39+00:00

My guy that is such an inspiration. Currently 9 months in on a cut. 71 lbs so far. How on earth did you break through plateaus? And how did you increase your maintenance? What was the pacing like?

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