My 19 month transformation, thoughts?

[StairwayToGym]

Hi guys, my names Aydin. Really glad I've come across this forum as I've found a lot of helpful advice and tips so far and I've only been here a couple days.

I've been training 5 days a week for the last 19 months and it's pretty much become apart of my lifestyle. What got me started was I was really skinny, bones showing and I honestly felt disgusted in the amount of weight I let myself lose over the years. I decided to change myself and start training, I was honestly hooked from day one. What are your thoughts on my progress? Do you think I could have progressed more or am I doing okay? Any advice on what I need to work on more is welcome.

Here are my stats -

Age: 30
Natural
Height: 5"11 / 182cm
Start date: May 5, 2017
Starting Weight: 62KG / 136lbs
Current Weight: 80KG / 176lbs
BF%: 6.6% (Last checked 3-4 months ago)

Progress photos from start to date: (Don't ask me why my eyes were closed on the first photo, it's the only one I have and the camera caught me blinking lol)

[SenseiWata]

Good job bro,that's a hell of a lot progress for such a short period of time.If you wan't to up your gainz game,i would suggest you try bulking for a period of time, as such thing could only benefit you more .

[needgains1024]

Hi guys, my names Aydin. Really glad I've come across this forum as I've found a lot of helpful advice and tips so far and I've only been here a couple days.

I've been training 5 days a week for the last 19 months and it's pretty much become apart of my lifestyle. What got me started was I was really skinny, bones showing and I honestly felt disgusted in the amount of weight I let myself lose over the years. I decided to change myself and start training, I was honestly hooked from day one. What are your thoughts on my progress? Do you think I could have progressed more or am I doing okay? Any advice on what I need to work on more is welcome.

Here are my stats -

Age: 30
Natural
Height: 5"9 / 182cm
Start date: May 5, 2017
Starting Weight: 62KG / 136lbs
Current Weight: 80KG / 176lbs
BF%: 6.6% (Last checked 3-4 months ago)

Progress photos from start to date: (Don't ask me why my eyes were closed on the first photo, it's the only one I have and the camera caught me blinking lol)

Great job. What was your workout program? Just to let you know 182cm is not 5 foot 9. That's actually near 6 foot.

[StairwayToGym]

Good job bro,that's a hell of a lot progress for such a short period of time.If you wan't to up your gainz game,i would suggest you try bulking for a period of time, as such thing could only benefit you more .

Thanks bro! My goal weight is 95KG with around 6% BF. Still got a long journey ahead of me but going for a bulk would definitely help me at this point.

Great job. What was your workout program? Just to let you know 182cm is not 5 foot 9. That's actually near 6 foot.

Thanks! To be completely honest, my first month of training was kind of all over the place. I was training several muscle groups a day but noticed I still had plenty of energy left after training and wasn't really feeling my muscles tear and repair over time so I decided to switch it up. I researched as much as I could with my time (online reading, videos, personal advice) about exercises, proper form, meal plans and supplements to take and developed my program.

I was eating incredibly healthy to pack on as much muscle as I could for the first few months but my meal plan is currently shot up due to my lifestyle and time which I really need to change so I can make improvements. Due to everything that's currently going on I've pretty much been intermittent fasting the last 2 months.
Here's my program as of today:

Supplements: Pre-Workout, Creatine (post) ~40mins, Whey Protein (post) ~40mins
Monday: Full chest day (upper, mid & lower)
Tuesday: Deltoids/Rear Deltoids/Traps
Wednesday: Back & Biceps
Thursday: Abs and Triceps
Friday: Legs and Glutes

4 sets 12 reps on everything I do, increasing weight each set and going till failure on the last. Basically short+intense training. I train for an hour 5 days a week, sometimes feel extra pumped and stay a little longer or go an extra day during the weekend and mix in some cardio with light weight training.
Once I sort my crap out I'm planning to jump on 5 meals a day for a bulk while maintaining a lean physique. I'll be adding in some strength training with my current program once I start to bulk.

Did some digging regarding what you said. You're right it's actually 5"11, thanks lol. I just did a quick google search on it to be honest.

[bsbulkbsbu]

Good progress, what bf% did you cut from and how long did it take?

[StairwayToGym]

Good progress, what bf% did you cut from and how long did it take?

Thanks bsbulkbsbu, unfortunately I didn't check my BF% when I started as I was really skinny and just wanted to gain weight and size so I wasn't really cutting from anything.

[ssilv]

nice work so far OP. commitment and lifestyle change is what it takes

130lb 5'11 is borderline anorexic

i started at 6'1 150lbs.. then body dysmorphia took over

[StairwayToGym]

nice work so far OP. commitment and lifestyle change is what it takes

130lb 5'11 is borderline anorexic

i started at 6'1 150lbs.. then body dysmorphia took over

Thanks ssilv! Exactly right, it's got to the point where I actually feel bad if I miss a day out of my 5 days now so it's become a huge part in my life now. I think I've become an addict lol.

Oh so you were pretty much on the same boat when you started out? You've made an incredible transformation bro! You look like a unit now!

[tomskee1]

Really good progress man, looking great, do you mind posting your actual routine? (Exercises that you do for each muscle group)

[Coinsave]

Great stuff, keep it up!

[Witherman]

nice work OP

[StairwayToGym]

Really good progress man, looking great, do you mind posting your actual routine? (Exercises that you do for each muscle group)

Thanks tomskee1, you mean like a video? Sure I could do that but it would take me some time to gather all the footage and upload it (I have a really slow upload speed)

Great stuff, keep it up!

Thanks Coinsave! don't plan on stopping anytime soon =)

nice work OP

Thanks Witherman!

[tomskee1]

Thanks tomskee1, you mean like a video? Sure I could do that but it would take me some time to gather all the footage and upload it (I have a really slow upload speed)

Hey man, I didn’t necessarily mean a video I just meant to ask which exercises you’re doing each day for each muscle group! Haha

Cheers

[StairwayToGym]

Hey man, I didn’t necessarily mean a video I just meant to ask which exercises you’re doing each day for each muscle group! Haha

Cheers

Oh hahaha, no problem I'll get on it as soon as I have a bit of time to write it all up.

[adrigut]

Good job! keep it up!

[StairwayToGym]

Good job! keep it up!

Thank you! =) Always!

[Michael3011]

Great progress pal! How many calories you smashing through?

[StairwayToGym]

Great progress pal! How many calories you smashing through?

Thanks Michael! I'm actually not counting at the moment as I'm preparing to fix my meal plan up, once I do I'll let you know =)