Do I look at all like i lift in a shirt? (pics)

[BoneAndDream]

even a little bit?

I have braced myself for negative comments, so feel free

cutting in 2 weeks

[speedjason]

not really
unless you have huuuuuge arms and chest that stand out like eyesore its not gonna be obvious.

[TedBuckland]

no sorry jeff

[Vechs]

Time to cut

[BoneAndDream]

Time to cut

did you not read "cutting in 2 weeks"?

[Vechs]

did you not read "cutting in 2 weeks"?

I did not

[weightlifters]

Not really. Why the stupid band tee op

[Brandon0212]

No.

Keep bulking

[BoneAndDream]

Not really. Why the stupid band tee op

why the hell not?

i like my band shirts

[weightlifters]

why the hell not?

i like my band shirts

Age: 15. Fair enough. I was wearing band tees at 15 too

[cody.miller]

I mean.. it looks like you hit the gym to some extent. but at the same time you arent hyoooooooooge

[cody.miller]

Age: 15. Fair enough. I was wearing band tees at 15 too

lol weren't we all. gone to warped too every year back then hahaha

[BoneAndDream]

I mean.. it looks like you hit the gym to some extent. but at the same time you arent hyoooooooooge

thats what i want to hear.

i would keep bulking but too much bf, gotta cut

[jayjam10]

there is no way you're 5'7 185 and look like that. You don't look fat or look like you have muscle. How can you be 185?

[BoneAndDream]

there is no way you're 5'7 185 and look like that. You don't look fat or look like you have muscle. How can you be 185?

idk man i am. i might have grown to 5'7.5" but i'm definitely 185. I think i'd be a shredded 160. Hell, when i started lifting i was a severe skinnyfat 160

....is this a good or bad thing?

[jayjam10]

nvm I looked at your pics and your bigger than I thought but you also have more body fat than I thought too. I would keep bulking (cleanish) until a few months before you're summer so you'll look buff and ripped.

[BoneAndDream]

nvm I looked at your pics and your bigger than I thought but you also have more body fat than I thought too. I would keep bulking (cleanish) until a few months before you're summer so you'll look buff and ripped.

so bulk until march and cut april?

i want to be at least down to 15%by mid-june, y'know to look ok at the beach. sitting at around 20 right now

[Mrlatking]

not particularly to the body-building community but to non lifters you sort of would

[BoneAndDream]

not particularly to the body-building community but to non lifters you sort of would

thats what i mean. like to a random person who doesnt go to the gym or anything

[chrisimundo]

Stop wearing those weird skull t shirts and pick up something a little more fitting and you will look like you lift srs

[BoneAndDream]

Stop wearing those weird skull t shirts and pick up something a little more fitting and you will look like you lift srs

dude, that shirt is a small and i take a medium... so you're saying wear looser shirts?

[jayjam10]

so bulk until march and cut april?

i want to be at least down to 15%by mid-june, y'know to look ok at the beach. sitting at around 20 right now

I would pick a bodyfat goal like 10-12% that should be reached at the beginning of your summer, then calculate how long it would take to reach that %. 3 months sounds good? Maybe more if you wanna look more ripped. If it's 3 months, start cutting 3 months before the start of your summer. So I would keep bulking for now until it's time to cut.

Im not sure how long it takes to cut to whatever your goal is. Your job is to find out how long it'll probably take you

[BoneAndDream]

I would pick a bodyfat goal like 10-12% that should be reached at the beginning of your summer, then calculate how long it would take to reach that %. 3 months sounds good? Maybe more if you wanna look more ripped. If it's 3 months, start cutting 3 months before the start of your summer. So I would keep bulking for now until it's time to cut.

Im not sure how long it takes to cut to whatever your goal is. Your job is to find out how long it'll probably take you

yeah, idk where you live but where i live summer starts in june. soo 3 months before that is march. so i guess i'll bulk until march then cut. realistically, as long as i drop 5% i'll look better than i do now, would be happy with that. of course i'd continue cutting the whole summer

[Hubert007]

You are making great progress but im affraid im going to have to say you don't look like you lift with your tshirt on or off. Your bodyfat is higher then 20% I would say more like 23%-24% so you look chuby atm. You can't expect to have alot of lean body mass after 5 months of training you are going to have to train for another 7 months to atleast look like you go to the gym from time to time.

I would cut until you hit around 12% bf and then go on a semi-clean bulk for few months and try to gain as much muscle as you can with little fat gains. Good luck and keep us posted with your results..

idk man i am. i might have grown to 5'7.5" but i'm definitely 185. I think i'd be a shredded 160. Hell, when i started lifting i was a severe skinnyfat 160

....is this a good or bad thing?

I don't want to be a dick but no you won't look "shredded" at 160 you don't have enough muscle and you will look just more lean and alot smaller then you are atm.. It will probably be your first cut and Im pretty sure you will lose alot of muscle mass as most people don't really know how to maintatin muscle while cutting for the first time..

dude, that shirt is a small and i take a medium... so you're saying wear looser shirts?

Stop wearing small tshirts if I was you I would be wearing large tshirts, atm you have nothing to show off and even if you did wearing small tshirts makes you look like a tool.. I mean I wear small or medium tshirts atm but you've got 30-40lbs on me..

[jayjam10]

You are making great progress but im affraid im going to have to say you don't look like you lift with your tshirt on or off. Your bodyfat is higher then 20% I would say more like 23%-24% so you look chuby atm. You can't expect to have alot of lean body mass after 5 months of training you are going to have to train for another 7 months to atleast look like you go to the gym from time to time.

I would cut until you hit around 12% bf and then go on a semi-clean bulk for few months and try to gain as much muscle as you can with little fat gains. Good luck and keep us posted with your results..

Ya that might be a better approach if your body fat is around 24%. Maybe start cutting now until your 10-12% and start building muscle clean. Cuz im scared that if you keep bulking right now, you're increase your bodyfat % even more. So start cutting actually and research to how to clean bulk correctly so you could start adding muscle when you're done your cut.

[BoneAndDream]

You are making great progress but im affraid im going to have to say you don't look like you lift with your tshirt on or off. Your bodyfat is higher then 20% I would say more like 23%-24% so you look chuby atm. You can't expect to have alot of lean body mass after 5 months of training you are going to have to train for another 7 months to atleast look like you go to the gym from time to time.

I would cut until you hit around 12% bf and then go on a semi-clean bulk for few months and try to gain as much muscle as you can with little fat gains. Good luck and keep us posted with your results..




I don't want to be a dick but no you won't look "shredded" at 160 you don't have enough muscle and you will look just more lean and alot smaller then you are atm.. It will probably be your first cut and Im pretty sure you will lose alot of muscle mass as most people don't really know how to maintatin muscle while cutting for the first time..



Stop wearing small tshirts if I was you I would be wearing large tshirts, atm you have nothing to show off and even if you did wearing small tshirts makes you look like a tool.. I mean I wear small or medium tshirts atm but you've got 30-40lbs on me..

if i keep lifting heavy and eat enough protein won't i retain most of my muscle?


and i'm sh*tting my pants right now, scared to cut i dont want to lose all the hard work i put in..

[Hubert007]

if i keep lifting heavy and eat enough protein won't i retain most of my muscle?


and i'm sh*tting my pants right now, scared to cut i dont want to lose all the hard work i put in..

Yes and no.. I mean it depends on.. how hard you train, how long you rest for, how much callories will you consume, how much protein, what will be the source of your protein, how much carbs and fat, how long you train for, how much callories will you burn and what your routine looks like.. cutting is alot more complicated then bulking..

btw im not an expert and I probably know just as much as you do..

[jayjam10]

if i keep lifting heavy and eat enough protein won't i retain most of my muscle?


and i'm sh*tting my pants right now, scared to cut i dont want to lose all the hard work i put in..

If you're not on steroids than it's super hard to retain everything or almost everything. And you're at the 20ish bf% so you got a lot of cutting to do. So ya i would cut now before you increase your bf % even more and need to cut longer. Thats why clean bulking is so much better. The top pro's use over $100,00 a year on drugs so you shouldn't always copy everything they do (ex: if they dirty bulk).

[Jericoe]

cut now, dont keep bulking

[mightyillidan]

wear tight shirt