Is there anybody out there who used to have a similar body composition to this?

[Skypikey1]

This is my body now, I would be interested to know if you had a body like this before and how long it took you to remove the fat from it! Thanks in advance.

[DeltoidDanny]

i looked kinda like that around 12/13. got to bout this condition in 1st year, just kept adding more muscle since.

[Blacklac]

You could be ripped in ~6 weeks, if you put work in. However, you don't have a good base of muscle yet, so if you lost alot of excess fat, you'd just look scrawny. Start pushing some heavy weight. Get on a proven program, like a 5x5 program or something.

I don't know what yours goals are, but you need to be prepared to put in real work for a big transformation.

[robinsean7]

You could be ripped in ~6 weeks, if you put work in. However, you don't have a good base of muscle yet, so if you lost alot of excess fat, you'd just look scrawny. Start pushing some heavy weight. Get on a proven program, like a 5x5 program or something.

I don't know what yours goals are, but you need to be prepared to put in real work for a big transformation.

Well said

[Big Slim DaDDy]

Fitness as a lifestyle is a lifelong commitment. You'll lose the fat, when you do. There is no concrete answer. If you're looking for quick fixes you may as well not bother because you'll regress back to your old self when you feel you're "done."

[Skypikey1]

Fitness as a lifestyle is a lifelong commitment. You'll lose the fat, when you do. There is no concrete answer. If you're looking for quick fixes you may as well not bother because you'll regress back to your old self when you feel you're "done."

I'm not looking for quick fix. I am putting the work in to get rid of this fat, I have been tried to do it for years but I have found a new motivation. As extra motivation it would be nice to find out what people in similar circumstances have done.

[Skypikey1]

You could be ripped in ~6 weeks, if you put work in. However, you don't have a good base of muscle yet, so if you lost alot of excess fat, you'd just look scrawny. Start pushing some heavy weight. Get on a proven program, like a 5x5 program or something.

I don't know what yours goals are, but you need to be prepared to put in real work for a big transformation.

I will look into what a 5x5 program is. My goals are just to get a nice toned body and lose the stomach! I'm not interested in becoming massive but I'd like a bit of muscle. Thanks anyway!

[Skypikey1]

I have looked at a 5x5 workout and that looks ideal. I would like to do some cardio though as I enjoy it. Mainly running. Also I will be working in the gym alone so some exercises aren't suitable for me as I don't have a spotter. Can any one point me in the right direction for a program that would work around this!?

[BenD4Me]

I look like you, ive put on 15 lbs doing a 5x5 in 3 months and I havent seen much difference in my overall appearence, probably since I am kinda tall. I dont use a spotter, and you really dont need one once you get used to it; you get pretty good at knowing when you will fail a rep.

[Skypikey1]

I look like you, ive put on 15 lbs doing a 5x5 in 3 months and I havent seen much difference in my overall appearence, probably since I am kinda tall. I dont use a spotter, and you really dont need one once you get used to it; you get pretty good at knowing when you will fail a rep.

But isn't it better to fail a rep and keep trying?

[Blacklac]

Different 5x5 programs could have different exercises, but when I was on 5x5 all I really needed a spotter for was bench press and overhead press. You can do both of those with dumbbells though. It's definitely better to have a spotter for squats, but once you learn proper form and get comfortable doing the movement, you can judge pretty well when you should quit. It's better to leave one rep in the tank rather than completely skip an exercise. That said, learn how to properly fail a squat. Haha. You never know.

[tonewood]

It looks like you are carrying 25 pounds of excess fat. You can calculate how long it will take to get there.

A pound is 3500 calories. So 25*3500 = 87500 calories that you need to lose.

If you did this through dieting, by restricting 500 calories a day, it would take 25 weeks.

If you start lifting, and cardio, and expend an extra 1000 calories a day, it will only take 8 weeks.

As others have said, you will look skinny, but probably much better than you do now.

Most people think you can put on about .5lbs of muscle a week, so to convert all that fat to muscle would take a year of heavy lifting and only consuming the calories you need to grow.

[Skypikey1]

It looks like you are carrying 25 pounds of excess fat. You can calculate how long it will take to get there.

A pound is 3500 calories. So 25*3500 = 87500 calories that you need to lose.

If you did this through dieting, by restricting 500 calories a day, it would take 25 weeks.

If you start lifting, and cardio, and expend an extra 1000 calories a day, it will only take 8 weeks.

As others have said, you will look skinny, but probably much better than you do now.

Most people think you can put on about .5lbs of muscle a week, so to convert all that fat to muscle would take a year of heavy lifting and only consuming the calories you need to grow.

Hi Tonewood thats a great answer. Not too long. I think I would prefer to look skinny as I said before i'm not interested in becoming massive. I haven't been tracking my calories but I have been eatin clean. I will probably start to track my food intake soon.

[CalebRM]

Eat a clean diet and train intense as fuk sonnn. Lift heavy, you've got some fat to burn

[Skypikey1]

Eat a clean diet and train intense as fuk sonnn. Lift heavy, you've got some fat to burn

Watch this space!

[Big Slim DaDDy]

so to convert all that fat to muscle .

You don't convert anything. Fat and muscle are completely independent of each other you don't trade anything or convert anything you either gain or lose 1 or the other.

[Wilonso]

In my opinion you can go about this two ways:

Option 1) You can do a cut 6-8 weeks and in that time if you stay dedicated and strict with your diet you will easily be able to reach your desired goal of a toned body.
or
Option 2) You can start a lean bulk.

As others above have already mentioned you wont really need a spotter, If your gym has a cage then you will be fine for both squats and OHP.

[chefwaffles]

ur mostly a endomorph and partly ectomorph judging by that pic.

[Krazula]

quite a standard physique I would say!

[Skypikey1]

quite a standard physique I would say!

Still not happy with it!

[Skypikey1]

ur mostly a endomorph and partly ectomorph judging by that pic.

I'm 5'11"

[Skypikey1]

In my opinion you can go about this two ways:

Option 1) You can do a cut 6-8 weeks and in that time if you stay dedicated and strict with your diet you will easily be able to reach your desired goal of a toned body.
or
Option 2) You can start a lean bulk.

As others above have already mentioned you wont really need a spotter, If your gym has a cage then you will be fine for both squats and OHP.

Very helpful. I was hoping I could mix the two up?

[Giant_Killer]

Lift for a solid 1-2 years and completely disregard any attempts to diet, just have a clean diet at maintenance calorie levels and you should see a marked recomposition in that time. Doesn't matter what program you follow just lift consistently and increase the weights incrementally as your increasing muscle mass allows.

[Skypikey1]

Lift for a solid 1-2 years and completely disregard any attempts to diet, just have a clean diet at maintenance calorie levels and you should see a marked recomposition in that time. Doesn't matter what program you follow just lift consistently and increase the weights incrementally as your increasing muscle mass allows.

Thanks. At the moment I don't consider it that i'm on a 'diet'. I am eating what I want but its all clean food and i'm not overeating. Before I was eating lots of chocolate, crisps and other such things. Now peanut butter on rye bread feels like a treat for me! So maybe this is how it will go, shame I won't be looking fitter sooner though!

[egwinjr]

I have looked at a 5x5 workout and that looks ideal. I would like to do some cardio though as I enjoy it. Mainly running. Also I will be working in the gym alone so some exercises aren't suitable for me as I don't have a spotter. Can any one point me in the right direction for a program that would work around this!?

i work out alone as well, i have yet to find an exercise i cant do alone. if you are worried about weight, then do lighter weight with higher reps. it may take longer but youll still gain mass out of it. also if you want to put up some weight and feel you need a spot just ask someone around or even ask a trainer in the gym. once you start going to the gym regularly you start noticing who the locals (other regulars) are. i have helped many people and vice verse that i see lift alone. the gym isnt just a place of solitude, meet some fellow friends that have similar interests and team up and lift together if you feel more confident that way.

[tonewood]

You don't convert anything. Fat and muscle are completely independent of each other you don't trade anything or convert anything you either gain or lose 1 or the other.

Yeah, I know. What I meant was growing muscle and using the fat as energy.

[Skypikey1]

i work out alone as well, i have yet to find an exercise i cant do alone. if you are worried about weight, then do lighter weight with higher reps. it may take longer but youll still gain mass out of it. also if you want to put up some weight and feel you need a spot just ask someone around or even ask a trainer in the gym. once you start going to the gym regularly you start noticing who the locals (other regulars) are. i have helped many people and vice verse that i see lift alone. the gym isnt just a place of solitude, meet some fellow friends that have similar interests and team up and lift together if you feel more confident that way.

Point taken, I will keep an eye out for other loner lifters!