Jow Forums, I fell for the strength meme.
Did SS, then nSuns, then 5/3/1. Been training 3 years now. My stats are:
385x3 Bench
550x2 Squat
615x4 DL
Problem is, I feel like I just look fat. I know this is probably just body dysmorphia speaking but I want to look jacked. Ideas/ tips?
OP, you do look fat. But what's important isn't how you look, but how you feel.
Do you feel like a fat, out of shape fuck losing their breath all the time, or like a fucking ox plowing through the world?
Do you care more about being the guy who could lift a truck off a kid if he has to, or the guy who's dick women want to suck?
I know this is bait but you are obese. Like 40 percent body fat. It's great that you're lifting but for your own health do some cardio and watch your diet
Pic is not OP, thighs and tris too small
Well, this is certainly proof that strength = size
Op, if pic is you, you are not fat. You are morbidly fucking obese. For the love of God, cut. Cut like your life depends on it. Because it does.
Nah that's me
Is it really strength if you're using fat to improve your leverages though?
Yeah because I lift more than you you skinny faggot
Just cut and do your best to keep your strength up. You're inevitably going to lose a lot of lbs on your lifts but you'll still end up stronger than when you started out.
Thanks. I was thinking I should just do a classical cut. But can I still follow my strength routine or would you recommend hypertrophy? Like a bro split
OHP?
Dam famn the lack of muscle is weirder than the fat surplus
Don't do it often but I was able to double plate it for a rep last time I tried
he could still be the ox without being an obese fuck
Same routine would be fine. Only lower volume if/when you have to in order to help recovery.
If you dedicate yourself to an actual cut your lifts will probably go down a good amount but you definitely got a ton of muscle underneath so you’ll only look better as you lose more fat
what is your current routine? you could most likely stay on the same program and just eat less and run more
Wendlers 5/3/1
I think I'm gonna keep doing it but cut hard
It's not body dysmorphia, you are fat as fuck.
Start cutting hard.
you got some numbers that no one gives a shit about now good job fatty
Jesus Christ if that is you op, you already fucked up your body beyond repair.even if you lose weight, your skin is going to sag. You are rippletoe's posterboy. What possessed you to think what you were doing was a good idea
if you have his beyond 531 book, check out the krypteia template. would be good to cut with
This.
I don't mean to hijack OP's thread, but I'm carrying some luggage related to this
I'm about as fat as this, probably fatter, and have no delusions about it. If I were to lose the weight, I'd no doubt still have waves of loose skin. That's the price I pay.
But what I've been feeling is confliction. Obviously fat = bad, but if I'm going to look like a sack of shit regardless, I'd really rather be a filled out sack of shit.
I never really minded being fat. It's really the least of my problems, even in the realm of physical appearance. I feel like I'd be happier with myself if I focused more on building muscle mass than dropping the fat, because I have an idea of what I'd look like without it and I don't like it one bit. Not to mention there's no way I'd be able to afford the surgery to have the skin removed
I'm in a really weird spot with this. Think I should follow my gut or forsake it?
>"Just body dysmorphia"
Nah bro you're fat as fuck with good lifts so do a slow cut or some shit to maintain strength levels
hohohoho boy
you're fucked man, once you get down to a respectable bodyfat percentage those lifts will just be a distant memory, kiss your sweet leverages goodbye
t. someone who was in a similar position just much less fat
This. He can roid to keep the lifts though
Beyond appearance, there are health benefits for not being obese. Someday, when you get injured, or otherwise stop lifting, you'll lose your muscle and become that guy who brags about how much he used to lift when noone cares and hes a fat sack of shit.
You worry about what will make you "happy". You have a problem with fat logic and have no discipline. You have the mentality of fat women and basedboys. There is nothing I, or anyone else can do to help you. You'll either learn to improve yourself or you won't.
can you even deadlift your bodyweight ?
Saw the thread you took this from a few weeks ago.
He wouldn't be fast enough to get to the kid. He wouldn't even be able to think fast enough since his bloodflow is so shit.
Well first of all stop doing what ever the current Reddit flavour of the month workout is.
That first half is awfully assumptious, but you speak some truth so I appreciate the reply.
>people actually believe that this fat fuck has those numbers
Lmao
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>That first half is awfully assumptious, but you speak some truth so I appreciate the reply.
There's nothing assumptious. You tell me how your life can end any other way.
have you tried cardio you degenerate?
You look fat as shit!!1 this is not what someone lifting for strength looks like, this is a fat fuck!!!
You're body fat to muscle ratio is off. You have waaaay too much belly fat. That kind of fatness can easily lead to diabetes, even if you're in good physical shape internally.
Very impressive stats but yea you need to cut
timestamp with body now or this is bait
Great bulk. Time to cut. Hard.
if this is real post form videos
He’s big boned leave the nigga alone