Why I'm Never Getting Shredded Again
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- It's been a while! Felt like sharing this and I'm curious if you can relate. Lemme know in the comments!
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Man I miss student aesthetics era but I still watch your old vids for motivation. Bring back regular uploads again🔥
He does upload frequently but it's in Dutch on his Merijn Schroeber channel.
The mental health issues are 100% real with getting shredded. Proud of you for being a real one and creating awareness about it. Been following your channel for 6/7 years now! Thanks for all the contribution and dedication.
Respect you a lot Merijn, been through exactly what you described. Bedrooms issues, mental health. Not talked about enough. Intuitive eating and getting enough food, while maintaining active lifestyle fixes this.
I used to watch this man everyday when I first started lifting! those days Merijn was my biggest inspiration! still is but he does not post as often.
You still were, and have always been my motivation to not only build muscle and get shredded, but be healthy. This video really promotes that. Thanks, always!
That's weird, cause he used steroids.
Excited for this, been a fan of the fitness/diet content since student aesthetics. Lean is a nice goal, shredded has a lot of cons as you get older if you are not a "bodybuilder"
From this point you will probably grow even more, Not only physically but as a person! Appreciate your honesty Merijn!
Hi bot.
Thx!
@@robbertag808 nope
Love this. Its so refreshing to see you put fitness into perspective and using it to live your best life rather than it becoming an obsession.
Yess 🙌
What's interesting is that when you eat a lot more food, your daily steps and NEAT go way up. So you can unintentionally create a deficit with more daily general movement.
But people tend to be lazy and just want to cut calories vs. committing to walking 15-20K steps spread out over every day. It's actually quite easy if you microdose 15-30 min walks every 2-3hrs.
Not only does this allow for more food consumption, but walking has no recovery cost on lifting at all. But once again, it all comes down to whether you like to move and be outside more vs just eating less.
True that. Love walking
Love the way you've matured your approach towards a healthier lifestyle. Nutrients > Calories. Using healthier sources of food to achieving personal fitness goals. Great stuff
Good on ya dude!
Hi merijin I've been a fan of yours for about 3 years now, watching your UA-cam videos. You're such a genuine guy with a good heart. Just wanted to let you know that I'm a fan and wish you all the best with your goals in life. Keep up the fantastic work! If you have the time, I'd love to see more videos from you. I understand life can get busy, but your content is truly special. You and Chris from Beastmode are the only UA-camrs I follow regularly. Cheers bro
Means a lot man! Uploads are def coming back 💯
@@MerijnOfficial thanks
To be honest i like the nonjacked version of you who still eats Healthy 80% of the time.
And still works out but focus more on business, relationships it seems like you’ve grown up by not wanting to go back.
Going for whole real foods definitely is the way, great to hear about your learnings 😊☀️
It really is!
Oh man i wish i could describe how it makes me feel coming back to this Channel. A few years back i swear Ibiza dubai shit girls ect. Made me feel good ,like in the moment. No matter what. But now. The content getting more serious u getting more mature and the content with it i fell like im 20y older now .😂
Great decision, Merjin! Been watching your videos from since student aesthetics. I would also like to share my experience with you all as well. Like you talked about Honey in this video. That it is a real food. I used to afraid of eating foods like this too. I used to consume 0 calorie cooking sprays, sugar alternatives like many sugar free syrups and powders. But at the end of the day, these processed foods are not good for our health at all.
I got lot of intestinal problems. I got an infection in my gut from these artificial sweeteners that completely messed up my gut environment. I used to consume 0 calorie cooking spray, sweeteners and powders. My gastrointestinal tract has completely dried out because I was only consuming my fat from nuts and other things instead of real oils. This is the main reason why in today's world we are allergic to real foods like dairy, wheat (gluten), soya etc... that mother nature has given us. We are messing up with our healthy gut bacterias who are very responsible for our healthy Gut environment.
Now I have changed all my habits and lifestyle following the example of our ancestors. I mean that they ate real food, regardless of whether it was high in fat or high in sugar. Such real food is not harmful in the long run if you eat it in moderation.
To end this long comment, I would like to say that I have been living very happily without any health or mental problems since I stopped eating these messy foods. I started using jaggery and stevia instead of sugar or other sweeteners, using real oils like coconut, sesame, ghee and butter. Since then I have been using raw, unflavoured protein powder instead of Flavoured protein powder.
Great to hear it man! Glad you found what works for you 💪
Eindelijk vriend. Ik volg je al sinds 2016 en ik heb altijd gehoopt dat je minder zou shredden voor zowel lichamelijke als mentale gezondheid. Mooie ontwikkeling
Thx man!
Goede video. Aan het eind van de dag draait het niet persé om de fysiek naar mijn mening. Skillset heb je een stuk meer aan. En je hebt nog steeds een reasonable fysiek wanneer je aan je skillset werkt.
Zeker 💯
love you broski good seeing you back on here. you inspired me to create
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This video is very relatable
Yes man I feel ya to me I would say BALANCE is the key to everything cheers man
You're basically talking about getting older & wiser.
This is why I enjoy being a bit older more than I enjoyed being young(er).
Being wiser and more in tune with yourself is very comfortable.
Very truw
Salute u dude...
This is why slow cuts are the best, don't lose as much mass, just have to plan much earlier..
2:41 most underrated exercise, I never see people doing those at the gym but there's literally no better lateral delt exercise
The word "shredded" can mean a lot of different things to people. Being shredded doesn't mean you're healthy. Maintain a healthy lifestyle and you're good to go.
Thank you for spreading this important message! 5:10
Merijn’s alive!
yo back on vlog grind❤
Real talk!
Im super lean and shredded right now, my body is fighting back against exercise and going to the gym. I think this week I’m going to start a very long bulk because being shredded has drastically reduced the equality and enjoyment of my life. Unless you’re completing or just doing it for a short time to achieve a certain look for vacation or the summer it’s absolutely not worth it
What body fat % would you say? I think the best to maintain is 10-12%. I've been lifting for around 7 years naturally and might be done with the bulking stuff. The amount of muscle you can build becomes so small, that when it comes time to cut, you lose the amount you gained. Just started my cut and going to get lean and then maintain that. I'll still eat in a surplus, but maybe 100-200 calories over. My strength also doesn't go up much during bulks so I can tell I'm not putting on muscle, just water weight and fat.
@@AZ-gs6hj right now I’m around 5-7%. In body scan said 3 but that’s just not possible so I’m going to add a couple of points to that number. I think the best is like you said, 10-12-15%. Some people are going to find it easier to stay lean than others depending on body type and genetics so this can vary a little bit for some people. I agree that bulking is overrated once you have built a lot of muscle and made a lot of progress. But I think at my body fat and health right now at least a lean or clean bulk is justified for me lol
Definitely not worth it being that lean. Genetics play a big part in how lean you can stay, and fat distribution also. I’d recommend going for a lean bulk 💪
I did -9 KG in 8 weeks, 75kg right now at 6,1, probably around 12% BF, we look very simmilar . No cardio, everything done in kitchen. It was actually easier and less taxing like that than 2 years ago when i had shitload of cardio. The only think i added was some steps, +/-15miles every week or two depends of wether.
- High Protein + Some Fat diet with low carbs (Ratio probably around 150-170g of Protein, 120-170g of fat and maybe 50-100g carbs at most) 1700-2000kcal/day, my maintenence kcal at 84,5kg was 2700~~.
- Fasting
- Hypertrophy workout every second day, last 2 weeks from that 8 of cutting i had deload after 4-5 months of heavy lifting.
Great video
Bro I'm 35 now been a gym bro for 15 years. I have now realized, abs are cope. Being shredded is never worth it.
Nice dude. I’m an ectomorph and I really struggle with leg and chest growth, did you? It’s so annoying. I train 5 times a week hard and have a PT but it annoys me. Long limbs
Yeah it's important to break out of only valuing ourselves based on what we do, our 'output'. It is a process trying to love yourself and see the intrinsic value inside us all. That patriarchal socialisation is veryyyyyy deep and intense. Read 'will to change' by Bell hooks
Never heard of that book, thx!
@@MerijnOfficial It will make some lightbulbs go off trust haha
growing up it seems
Its called getting Older!
FEBO Nijmegen heeft ook softijs met nootjesdip. Ik haal er vaak eentje om 5 uur ‘s nachts na het uitgaan 🤣
Ooo serieus haha good to know
Gym bro’s man I was doing for the girls and libido when you need it, you still look good long as you have a six pack big arms.
ultra low carb / carnivore diet would shred you up real good, while maintaining optimum energy levels. That's what i'm doing, and it's working wonders.. believe it or not. Being fat adapted has its perks.
It's a lifestyle, and it's not for everyone. You gotta commit fully to aesthetics or it won't be worth doing.
Maat, het is mooi geweest zo.
In my few you turned soft, you got comfortable. Why are you giving the comfort of not going hard? It's supposed to be hard, that's what makes it all worth it.
I've been following since your 23, and I gotta say I've seen better merijn versions. Keep it up buddy!
You still have growing up to do. Life is more than the gym. That is what Merijn is realizing.
@@steve511 Myself I'm already old enough to realize that life is more than the gym. The thing is i'm not just refering to the gym itself. There's many variables
Fitness takes a toll later on
Are you back on trt
True bruh , libido gets low , I fucking hate that phase
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Cutting felt harder this time … this time instead of utilising zero calorie toppings you used high calorie alternatives. Unnecessarily making it harder lol
Missed the point tho 😅
Bro did trt deepen your voice a bit or no substantial change?
Don’t think so, you can be the judge though lol. Also it was only 8 months or so, not sure how fast that would happen
dude what was that woman doing standing in the corridor while you were yapping for 10 minutes straight @ 7:37 - 11:22
Right that was scary 😂
Lol well spotted, it’s a mannequin 😭
Staying lean all the time is the best imo for health in general, and u can still build muscle while doing it too! No need for all this bulking and cutting shit..
This is the sign that you are getting old and wise
Being fit is awesome but being shredded is not worth it for everyone at certain stages
That was 3.5 pullups at most.
True, lengthened partials are great though 💪
Welcome back! Can we expect more frequent uploads? 🥹
That's the plan!
I'm always shredded cause I can't put on fat, fast metabolism. I have no problems as he describes.
Hello
That’s a half pull-up not a full, chest must touch the bar, well done on the weighted thow, that’s some serious weight, maybe do less weight and more range
Chin over the bar counts for my purpose, angle might not be filmed proper. Got many other vids on it. Chest def does not have to touch the bar, sub optimal. Can improve range on the last reps for sure tho!
@@MerijnOfficial totally up to you how you do them it’s your gains your loosing, the more range of movement the better
I love seeing u under 10 percent body fat but it not worth it with all the cons do what you gotta do
How can u love seeing someone being unhealthy.. sick mind
@@jobh2014 yea u are right I’m wrong for that I got caught up with the look thanks man I didn’t even notice ima better man now ima no longer get caught up with the looks
bro's the same size he was in 2018 holy shit
Food quality is the only thing that matters. Each time you choose quantity over quality, you are sacrificing real health for a goal which is just a narrow perception of health. You’ll pay for it later in life.
Sub 10% body fat is overrated and not really that healthy, or sustainable.
based
Bro hasn't made a gram of progress in like 5 years lmfao
Thats normal when you are natty you can progress by training you ass off but is it really worth it for 1-2 pounds of muscle after years and years that you might not even notice? Better to just maintain muscle mass close to your natty potential and focus on other shit in life..
He isn't training to be as big/schredded as possible like he used to years ago. He made plenty of progress, just not bodybuilding related.
Natty gains stop after 3 years, red pill
Its cuz you getting old my boy 😂
It doesnt look good being shredded when your natty, it makes you look like a skinny guy.
Je weet ook niet wat je wil
Ik denk niet dat je de video begrijpt
Great video