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I started over 50% body fat (360 pounds at 6'1") and would be over the flippin moon if I got to 20%. I said I wanted to lose 140 pounds, I'm currently halfway there, and I feel 4× more badass.
@@GVS Thank you. I'm lucky I found channels like yours, Alan Thrall's, and Obese2Beast's instead of getting successfully marketed to by certain others. I figured out how to be in a calorie deficit without being miserable, which is something a lot of keto/IF/veganism advocates never seem to bring up. It's like any car can get you there, but if you like the Toyota better, drive it.
You should never say that you've reached your peak. Though the numbers may climb much more slowly in terms of bodyweight, contractile tissue, and strength, as the years tick by, each earnest bulk and cut will make a noticeable difference, maybe for the rest of your life. Just look at AlphaDestiny, and that's with a short frame.
His comments are annoying and too serious ngl. At least Natural Hypertrophy makes funny comments. If you're gonna spam comments everywhere, at least make them humorous
Really appreciate these level headed videos. Hearing "if you are at 15% body fat and have decent muscle you will look incredible to most people" was very sobering, especially considering all the guys you see making fitness videos on UA-cam just have Herculean builds lmao. As a guy whose been chubby all my life and has been working hard dieting and weight training the past few months its encouraging to think I'll be looking good by most ppl's standards in time. :) Great content my dude, subbed
We really must appreciate what we've achieved, but never lose sight of our ultimate ambitions. It only makes sense that we, after some time on our path towards greatness, would at least be good.
No doubt. I'm definitely a fan (in some ways) of Stoicism. Can't be disappointed if you don't have any expectations. There's a certain peace there. On the other hand, it's also good to have benchmarks and it can certainly be motivating to some.
The Steve Reeves comment was spot on...as you were saying nobody has perfect proportions and in my head I was like well Steve Reeves and 2 seconds later you said Steve Reeves lol That to me was perfect from.
Trying to set body expectations by looking at someone else is where people go wrong. Compare yourself against yourself, be the better version of yourself and dont be a victim to your genetics. Dont let people with skewed body standards discourage you, Im sure 99% of people will look good if they max out their genetic potential.
@@vedantkhandelwal5717 “ITS GENETICCS” Like bruh if an average guy worked out hard for 5-6 years with proper diet model and training protocol hes gonna look like shit ? Maybe to Greg it will look like shit, He has skewed perception of whats good and whats shit because of being in bodybuilding and taking gear for so many years. Most guys will be happy to get closer to Steve Reeves like body composition. Genetics for sure play a role but so is hard work, You can have olympia level genetics but if you dont work on it you’ll still look like shit. Im pretty sure 99% people will look really good if they maximise their genetic potential.
I started out with “reasonable” expectations of just getting rid of my pudge and some visible muscle, embracing the process. Thought 13% was as low as I could maintain. I’ve been working with fully visible abs (even not flexed) for nearly a year while gaining more size. You get the best results you can when the process takes precedent.
this is actually a very well put together video that made me subscribe. i started workin out (weights and cardio) some 7 months ago and i am very pleased with my progress. i have decent genetics, a wide back, fairly small waist and a good amount of muscle from previously working out in my early 20's, so no newbie gains for me. but i lost a good amount of fat, got more and more leaner, not shredded by any measure, and most important, i really enjoy my new found lifestyle. when i was younger i used to think anybody can have a six pack if they put in enough work. but i've worked my ass off the last couple of months and though i have a flat, toned middle section, alas... no abs. :)) and... i'm perfectly fine with that. i look great and never felt better. anyway, just wanted to say i enjoy your content. keep it up bro !
Unrealistic expectations can close the door to any results at all. Social media isn't all that different than old school bodybuilding magazines (practically the only thing available to most 20+ years ago). The great thing about social media is that there is an alternative to the "greater than natty" mainstream. Healthy and realistic expectations are much more sustainable long term. When applied, this means that one can far exceed the average person (and average gym goer) because most will either give up or dramatically sell themselves short in their training due to false expectations.
Currently around 19%, I think targeting 15% is pretty reasonable in the near term (with a cut to 17-18%, then recomping for quite a while). I've been sub 8% before and it can be fairly miserable that low. I think treating fitness like a journey rather than a specific fixed goal is very helpful.
Be interested to get your take on the kumail nanjiani story. On the one hand I think it’s probably inspiring for a lot of people to see a guy in his 40’s get in fantastic shape and realise the myriad of benefits that exercise has; and that it’s never to late to work on your fitness. On the other hand we have a guy who looked like he’d never even done a press up before all of a sudden (well in a year basically) being in better shape than 99% of the population- including many people who’ve trained for a long time naturally. Dude seems to have skipped his natty limit and just gone straight to the enhanced gains. The usual suspects have complemented his “genetics”, but to me this is a classic example of how genetics have become so overplayed and a defence mechanism to distract from substance abuse. As there is no way this guy is solely on TRT. I guess we shouldn’t pay too much attention to Hollywood. They live different lives to us mere mortals. I just think it’s an interesting discussion. Appreciate your work man.
That's very true I think in all likely hood most people have really similar muscle building genetics and the difference has been greatly exaggerated, sure there is probably like 10% of the population that's really good or really bad at building muscle but probably the rest of us are pretty close.
The dude definitely has good genetics, because even with juice, getting those results with that timeframe is impressive. It's bad for peoples perceptions that so much of Hollywood is dishonest, though.
Then again, if he's never even done a press up before, how could we say that he doesn't have good or even great genetics? I think in his case it's both, gear and above average genetics.
Don't forget the natural guy who made this video gained 20kg his first 6 months, he never took trennything, and most of those gains were muscle according to him
Hard work will truly make you exceed your (reasonable) expectations. I recently switched to training every muscle group twice per 8 days on a modified push-pull-legs cycle and the results have been surprisingly good for my age and experience level!
Very true about focusing on the process. I've been training for 11 years now and I'm lucky to see half a lb of muscle gain after a year 😂 I tell my clients all the time, your goal physique is a lifestyle, it ain't something you can just do here and there.
At this point, I am only watching Geoff's content on fitness. This is the most non clickbaity, no nonsense stuff out there! Thank you so much, Geoff! :)
I've played with the math a little bit and noticed that for a short active woman like me with a maintenance of 1700/day dropping my calories by 500, is like a bigger guy with a maintenance of 2500/day dropping his calories by 725/day. A bit harder to maintain relatively. I've concluded that I just can't lose 1lb a week without some major hunger consequences. Aiming for half a pound/week with a drop in 250 calories/day is more realistic for me.
Yes, that's another consideration, smaller people tend to want to go with a lower amount. I have heard of some big bodybuilders having a 2,000 calorie deficit (!!!) which is just not possible for you haha
That was me last year, 5'11, 180lb. Went 700cal deficit for three months and dropped nearly 20lb. It wasn't really hard while I was getting to 160ish, but actually staying there proved very challenging (ie hungerwise). What I did isn't even considered a fast rate of loss, but I can't imagine trying to do it any faster than that.
old comment, but the idea of the relative impact of a deficit is actually interesting and something I have never thought of. doesn't apply to me as a 6-foot tall dude, lol, but It's still something that I've never thought of.
At the same time if youre smaller you'll have less weight to lose. A fat 6 foot tall guy has to lose more weight to look not fat. Smaller person could goes with a smaller deficit, losing weight slower, but will still end up at goal BMI same time as big guy. So no 1 kilo a week not universally applicable maybe that's an average ish
"Water weight" is also something to keep in mind in the long term as well. I can literally wake up a pound lighter than I went to sleep due to exhaled vapor and sweat. You can fluctuate several pounds just based on how what you eat makes you retain water and how much shit you have making you way through your guts at the moment. I've "stalled" for a week, then weighed in at my lightest after a weekend where I ate absolute garbage. I think people are liable to give up on their diet because it "isn't working" when they're just putting on water weight (temporarily) at the same rate they're losing fat over a short term, and would soon actually see those gains (losses) realized.
For sure. Cortisol is a huge confounder for weight loss. Can stall for a while, then WOOSH...often it'll be on a vacation or something, stress goes down and BOOM you lose 2-3kg and look leaner overnight.
@@GVS So raised cortisol is responsible for increased water retention? I wonder if there are other factors, related to homeostasis. If bodyweight "set point" theory is correct, then presumably our brains have some way of detecting when our weight is lower than what "should be" (in this case because of fat loss) and perhaps increase water retention in a bid to prevent our weight departing too radically from what our brains wants it to be. Then at some later point it gives in and accepts the new reality, and so woosh. Just wildly speculating.
Thats honest video, too bad it has not so much views it deserves. It took me 2 years to get 100kg bench, 3 years for 140 squat and allmost 4 years to get 180 PB for dead. All cause bad programing and being clueless about intensity AND cause of lack of discipline when it comes to food and sleep. Thank god for people like you, Alpha destiny, or Jeff Nippard. You all are really showing, what can be done. And its encouraging.
This video is complete genius. You debunked so many of the myths and misinformation that seem to be pervasive in the fitness space. Everything you said rings so true to me and my own fitness journey. I am constantly trying to cut through the BS to get real advice for natural lifters like myself. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This is not what I wanted to hear, but what I needed to hear. I feel very demotivated with my strength (especially while trying to lose fat, and given that I only respond with high volume) but I’m still chipping away at it man. Everyday, being the best I can be.
Great realistic vision! My ears perked when you said about the movie stars, “they have their meals cooked for them.” My mom used to say that if she had her meals prepared for her like Elizabeth Taylor, she could look like Elizabeth Taylor, too!
Yes I think with Greg's muscle building chart, his first 2 years are too low. This is what it should look like: 1st year: 10-16 lbs 2nd year: 8-12 lbs 3rd year: 4-6 lbs 4th-5th year: 2-4 lbs 6th-9th year: 1-2 lbs 10th+ year: 0.25-0.5 lbs(not measurable)
That's in line with the formula developed by Casey Butt: muscle gain in one year = 0.3 × wrist^2 × 0.5^(no. of years training - 1) [Wrist measured in inches] So using this, someone with 6.5" wrists in their first year of training could expect .3 x 6.5 x 6.5 x 1 [1-1 = 0 and anything raised to the power of 0 equals 1] = 12.6lb.
For this kind of video, it would be interesting to see your comments on a bunch of specific physiques (Hollywood, influencers etc), as far as how realistic it is etc
The funny thing about Steve Reeve's proportions is that his "ideal neasurements" he put into his books are based around how big your neck, wrist, hope, and knees. Of course depend on everything said in the video, but are good goals to see a future maybe goal
Hey Geoff could you maybe elaborate a bit on the hormonal side of genetics? Why do people respond so differently to weight training? Also a video about Myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy would be very interesting. Is Myfobrillar mostly driving strength and sarcoplasmic better resistance on higher reps and do we automatically train both?
It's not as distinct as "higher reps=sarco, lower reps=myo", there's a lot more overlap than most people think. As for the hormonal side of things, that's a BIG question, it's basically my entire next book.
@@GVS yea the old cliche of bodybuilder have more sarcoplasmic and powerlifters more myofibrillar cells. Guess I have to get your book then^^ Thanks for the fast answer
@@GVS back to topic. I am 183 cm and been working out progressively and constantly for 3 years. My FFMI is at 21. Would you consider that average or below average?
Don't do any diet but rather embrace it as a lifestyle you'll be sticking to from now on, permanently. Diets are only a temporary thing and guess what happens after the diet ends? Yes you'll slowly get back where you've been before the diet. Unless you're competitive bodybuilder preparing to a competition ofc.
Been on keto for 4 months now, and lost 4 stone in weight. Most of it came off in the first 2 months, and now I am dropping about 1lb per week, or less. However, the physical benefits I have experienced from cutting the carbs has been the most satisfying, so many health issues that are too many to talk about. Lucky for me I love the food I can enjoy on keto, but, I do miss pasta and rice. For me, keto is the lifestyle that has worked.
It took me exactly 12 months, to go from 205 lbs at 36% BF (used DEXA and an in-body together) to 152.3 lbs roughly 20% BF. That was with literally a straight downward slope from the very beginning, maintaining 90% of my lean mass (according to dexa). So I legit LOL'd when you said people trying to get to 5%, bruh it will take me probably another year to get to 15% while bulking some and stabling off. So 2 years to drop 20% BF, its a crazy long journey and that isn't even the impending bulk cycles i'll have to do. Shizzle mang.
It's always CICO. But keto can be really effective for some people to maintain satiety at a calorie deficit. I like meat and vegetables. So it is a sustainable diet for me. Whenever I talk about keto, I talk about it from the perspective of whether the person like meat and non-starchy vegetables. With respect to progression, I don't have a problem as a newb of progressing in reps and/or weight week over week. And except for a couple of workouts, my DOMS is really mild compared to what my trainer things I should have, and she suspects keto might be part of it. All that fat lubricating me (joke). Really enjoy your videos. Came here because of recommended video after a G-shred video.
I lost 15 kg from nov to april (90-75 kg) now im at about 20% body fat and am aiming at 15% Nobody told me that you could plateau tho, so now im bulkin a lil bit and, even tho i cant excersise like before cuz of work (leaves me super tired and beat up), at least this will help me lose some more weight, and who knows, maybe now ill finally be able to gain some muscle for once in my pathetic skinny fat life. That min of 10 lb a year is really encouraging, even tho ive excersise for several months before and never got any muscle, cuz you actually need protein for it, and that shit doesnt come cheap, atleast not in my 3rd world country.
You are speaking the truth. Confession: I've been on PED's for about 2 years now, working out 4 days per week. I had sugerplumbs dancing in front of my eyes, thinking that I'd look like a body builder after a few years and the reality is...unless you are some genetic freak (like those you see on YT, Instagram, and all of that) you won't get the way you want as fast as you want. To be sure, I'm 61 years old and haven't been a life long weight lifter but the reality is worse than you expect about 100% of the time.
Hey coach, I'm jacked AF but my lifetime goal is to get and keep the DYEL look, is this realistic? what road should I take to get me there the fastest, stopping training altogether or buying an Athlame X program?
You don’t have to train you can just do a few sets of bodyweight leg curls and abs everyday and then take his overpriced supplements. Don’t do anything else like compound lifts or sprints because that’s not how athletes train.
@@m74d3 Hey GOAT, thanks for your suggestion! I will consider it, great idea, I'm pretty sure alternating between the 2, helped by Jeff new intra workout supp, and VShred test booster, might turn me into the Michale Jordan of DYEL!
Great video Geoff, as always. I would like to say that for true naturals, a powerlifting/powerbuilding style training may be better than bodybuilding style training. One reason is sometimes you can’t really see progress in the mirror, but if the numbers are going up, you know you are building muscle. There are other reasons as well, but I don’t wanna go all nerdy here. I would love to see you try hard-core powerlifting for a year or so. Really curious to see how you look after that. Best wishes.
for rate of weight loss, Martin MacDonald uses your current body fat percentage divided by 13. That number will give you the percentage of total body weight you can lose per week on an aggressive diet without sacrificing muscle. from personal experience and with clients, it's a pretty good figure. [ex. 200 lb at 26% BF = 4 lbs / week, but 200 lb at 20% BF = 3 lbs / week]
I think your meant fat mass divided by 13. 26/13 = 2, not 4. (200 * 0.26) = 52 / 13 = 4. Anyhow 4 pounds a week would still be insane as that's a 2000 cal/day deficit.
Geoff can you make a video focused on recomps? There seems to be some confusion there. It seems that some people, depending on their genetics, training, and nutrition of course, can actually look bigger and leaner in a surplus, assuming they are already relatively lean. GSP and several other MMA fighters are great examples. They are required to move up to a certain weight but actually look better at a heavier weight. I also think there's confusion about time as well (how long to bulk, how long to cut) but I guess that's really individual.
I was very stressed about my weight loss process last year when I began whole thing, that resulted in my only loosing 10 KGs in a whole year, I mean I was proud because I went from lower levels of obesity to overweight, but still at 95kgs I have close to 20 kgs to lose to my "ideal" weight. Last month I just said "fu... it" and went to the gym first time in 4 years introduced 500kcal deficit into my diet(before I was just watching to not cross my recommended intake) but I was not very consistent with it, increased proteins to 100-150g a day, and rolled with it for a month, not watching videos about weight loss just about exercises form etc. Kept doing cardio, began doing posture fixing exercises. I did not weight myself I just did not fucking care anymore, I just had fun, yes caloric deficit is a stress but if you make your diet plan to increase more of healthy food its actually not that bad but still its frustrating, that is not avoidable. I noticed a solid definition appear in my arms and overall increase in my back and chest, I know that is probably a muscle memory doing its job, with increased levels of protein I take now, so I expected when I weight myself to see a increase in body weight because my risk areas(abdomen love handles and chest) did not appear to loose any fat at all or that was at least what I thought. However when I stepped on scale this monday I was 89 killos that was my goal to reach last year, I lost 5 killograms just this month, no crush diets, no fasting, just training and not getting stressed about it, also my performance at the gym increased every week so muscle loss is minimal. So I made a new plan, my next goal is to reach 85kg till end of september keeping this going I will keep you updated.
@@gt06-stunts54 I am at 87 atm, stable, took creatine so that could have affected my weight since it can give you 3-4 kilos of weight in water. I am fine, I know I will reach that 85 and maybe even 80 by the end of the year.
@@sakshammathur9565 Well I did reach 85 I dropped creatine for 4 weeks just to see what is my weight without it :D , but sadly it was only for 2 weeks, then I had some emotional stress, since I am nervous eater I regained some of the weight shortly after, however I did manage to avoid "bad food" and I am proud of that, like fast food and sweet drinks. Yet I was still eating a lot of "bad" carbs. After new years eve I got the "virus" so I had to make 3 weeks brake, but after I got I increased all my weights at the gym I was rly proud of that but again I was frustrated because of my body weight, and then I hurt my shoulder lifting something outside of the gym -.-, another 2 week brake. So in general 3 months of bad luck. I used this 2 weeks to make new plans around my diet, I started using my fitness pal(before I was just writing like a moron). In this period I eat more so I can have faster recovery, but In general my weight was 90kgs and it was stable. Now I returned to my pre injury state 88kgs(with creatine). However this time I feel a lot better compared to time I was at 85, I felt drained at that weight. My belly fat is a lot smaller, as are my love handles, my face is a lot slimer and some veins are popping on my arms and I never had any veins on my arms like ever even tho my body weight is unstable and I did regain some I feel like I lost quite a bit of body fat % since I made this comment. Interestingly body fat distribution is so weird that I am not even sure at what body fat% I am because all my body parts look like they are at different body fat levels :D, fat drops very randomly and without any specific order. For example a lot of people drop face fat last, however my face looks a lot sharper then before. As for gym progress I am lifting 100KGs from bench 3 times but I dropped weight so I can do more reps for majority of my workouts now feels much better that way, I can lift sumo deadlift I think around 140-150kgs but I do not do one rep maxes on deadlifts anymore and I am still very afraid to push my maximum on that exercise, 50kgs 6 repetitions from standing bicep curl(last 3 with cheating and slower negative movement), 30 dips, 60+ kgs on upright tricep cable pushdown, just to name some of the exercises. I am not strongest guy in the gym but I think I am actually doing quite good for 179 cm fat fu*** :D. Also my posture got better. Changes I made are mainly on workout frequency in general I focus on hitting every muscle ground 2 times in 8 days and focus on progressive overload instead of one rep maxing and rep range of 6-10 or 8-12 depending on muscle group, as for my diet now I focus on macros, and not just on calories, and it seems to be working a lot better. Also I reduced a lot of cardio, I was doing it every day and I felt that It pushed me into bing eating, so now I do it only 3 times a week for 30 minutes. This in not what I aimed at and that is ok, I am not giving up, I got back on drawing table and made new and I think better plan for me, both diet and exercise wise. But now I am actually "proudish" of my body. Since I know weight loss is everything but linear progress, this time I will not aim at specific date for specific weight goal, I will just focus on doing right things one day at the time, and keep real track of my progress instead on focusing only goal that may even be unreal for my specific case. I will keep this updated, cya in few months and good luck to everybody.
@@Tribalpotato wow!!!! That is such an impressive story arc. Make an anime 😂 No kidding man, you are the strongest person. And just like you, I also hit 85kg mark but felt completely drained so I started eating more fruits and carbs. And gained 5kg but I look more slimmer and smarter than before. My strength is also up but not like yours (60kg bench, 110kg squats, 120kg conv dl) maybe because I focus more on weight loss than lifting more but I feel pretty strong in that ( and also none of these numbers are 1rp max) Im also around 178 180cm in height and Damn ! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
I really do think people need to learn to take their take and do things in baby steps. Too many people try to rush to a certain body comp and end up rebounding months later because they didn't develop the habits required to stay in that shape. Starving for weeks doesn't teach you how to eat properly.
I've gained 20kg in my first 6 months of training. I was worried about fat gain, but I measured my waist and it actually got smaller. If I can get half of that in the next 6 would be crazy.
I’d love to squat 230kgs, bench 180kgs and deadlift 250kgs at least some day. It took me two months to get to a 4 plates deadlift training once a week and 4 months to get a 2 plates bench and a 135kgs squat. That means I’d have already been at the top my lifetime goals in my first 4 months of lifting ? I wanna believe I can do more
It's is possible to lose massive amounts of weight relatively quickly. For a time I lost close to 1 pound a day, weighing myself twice a day with a doctor's scale. I was typically down 5 pounds per week. Over 6 months, I lost 110 pounds. I am nothing special. A friend of mine saw what I was doing and replicated it, eventually surpassing me. Unfortunately, I did this by eating 800-1300 calories a day, very strictly. I lost a ton of muscle and was very weak. I was miserable, angry and starving literally all the time. It took roughly 2.5 years to gain it all back and then some, leaving me full of fat and with much less muscle. Now, my belief is just to exercise, build muscle, and eat lots of protein, but don't be extreme. As long as you are making progress you will feel good.
Still think Arnorld wide waist from front looks cooler than narrow waist. Just think that a freakishly small midsection looks weak, and bodybuilding is supposed to look strong.
I know what professional soccer in Europe, they sent a contract and they are given what they get to eat every day and how to work out when to work out. The actors in the US especially for like Marvel seem to have a similar contract. They're given what they're supposed to eat they can't eat anything else or they can breach their contract, they have to work out and they assigned a dietitian nutritionist personal trainer and there's a chef who makes the food and I don't know any of them that aren't taking some kind of steroid. There's two of them who just don't like taking the steroids but they also want to keep a job that pays the millions of dollars.
I know this video is old and it was the general consensus then, but there is definitely an overemphasis on this roughly 5-6 year timeframe and not making noticeable gains after that, but I don't believe it's accurate. Just look at AlphaDestiny, or hell, regardless of the past few years of uncertainty, Eric Bugenhagen.
Pick up a copy of my book on lifting here. No one has told me they hate it. And lots have said the opposite. #marketing.
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Please do a video on skinny fat sir
Nice
I started over 50% body fat (360 pounds at 6'1") and would be over the flippin moon if I got to 20%. I said I wanted to lose 140 pounds, I'm currently halfway there, and I feel 4× more badass.
Nice work, keep at it!
@@GVS Thank you. I'm lucky I found channels like yours, Alan Thrall's, and Obese2Beast's instead of getting successfully marketed to by certain others. I figured out how to be in a calorie deficit without being miserable, which is something a lot of keto/IF/veganism advocates never seem to bring up. It's like any car can get you there, but if you like the Toyota better, drive it.
Good job dude!
This awesome bro. ,💪
Well done dude
Someone: “Hey Jeff”
Jeff: “Yes?”
Geoff: “Yoes?”
I'm natural and I used to aim to get as big as WWE wrestlers when I was younger. Needless to say the expectations had to be re-adjusted.
I used to think they were natural too.
@@realamericannegro977 there are many marks who still believe they are
You didnt bulk enough
You should never say that you've reached your peak. Though the numbers may climb much more slowly in terms of bodyweight, contractile tissue, and strength, as the years tick by, each earnest bulk and cut will make a noticeable difference, maybe for the rest of your life. Just look at AlphaDestiny, and that's with a short frame.
Is... is FitLabb here? No? Finally, I got in before him. Now I am complete.
hahahahahah thats a good one
nice
his going to whoop yo ass for that
His comments are annoying and too serious ngl. At least Natural Hypertrophy makes funny comments. If you're gonna spam comments everywhere, at least make them humorous
Him and Ask Dr Swole are the new Natural Hypertrophy
Really appreciate these level headed videos. Hearing "if you are at 15% body fat and have decent muscle you will look incredible to most people" was very sobering, especially considering all the guys you see making fitness videos on UA-cam just have Herculean builds lmao. As a guy whose been chubby all my life and has been working hard dieting and weight training the past few months its encouraging to think I'll be looking good by most ppl's standards in time. :) Great content my dude, subbed
Welcome to the channel!
Sobering is really the perfect word to describe it. This video really helped ground me as well. Definitely worth coming back to regularly.
We really must appreciate what we've achieved, but never lose sight of our ultimate ambitions. It only makes sense that we, after some time on our path towards greatness, would at least be good.
Sometimes, the most reasonable expectations are none. You might end up surprising yourself
No doubt. I'm definitely a fan (in some ways) of Stoicism. Can't be disappointed if you don't have any expectations. There's a certain peace there.
On the other hand, it's also good to have benchmarks and it can certainly be motivating to some.
Literally said "except for Steve Reeves" right as you did. 😂
I bought Geoff's book and i now look like Ulysses in a couple weeks.
The Steve Reeves comment was spot on...as you were saying nobody has perfect proportions and in my head I was like well Steve Reeves and 2 seconds later you said Steve Reeves lol That to me was perfect from.
Editing game is really getting good brother!!!
Mashallah. You are so blessed with knowledge and strength. May you prosper in life
Trying to set body expectations by looking at someone else is where people go wrong. Compare yourself against yourself, be the better version of yourself and dont be a victim to your genetics. Dont let people with skewed body standards discourage you, Im sure 99% of people will look good if they max out their genetic potential.
Absolutely!
Not many channels were I could watch an 18 minute video but that went by in a breeze, very densely packed with great info 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
BEST BOOK I EVER HAD. So underrated youtuber, thank you very much Coach Geoffrey 🙏🏼
My pleasure!
Common sense is becoming quite uncommon nowadays. Thank you very much for making sense. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Geoff for pointing out about the pessimistic creaking parrot!
But, but, but... muh doctor said...
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@@mcfarvo "Genetics" "You've gotta choose the right parents" "I have one of the best genetics in the world" "your genetics suck"
@@vedantkhandelwal5717 “ITS GENETICCS” Like bruh if an average guy worked out hard for 5-6 years with proper diet model and training protocol hes gonna look like shit ? Maybe to Greg it will look like shit, He has skewed perception of whats good and whats shit because of being in bodybuilding and taking gear for so many years. Most guys will be happy to get closer to Steve Reeves like body composition. Genetics for sure play a role but so is hard work, You can have olympia level genetics but if you dont work on it you’ll still look like shit. Im pretty sure 99% people will look really good if they maximise their genetic potential.
Cuz if you don't look like Chris Bumstead, then you're shit.
Bought your book and got my 11 year old brother working out
Glad to hear that!
Must suck to pay the money and still be a twat
Gotta start 'em young
I started out with “reasonable” expectations of just getting rid of my pudge and some visible muscle, embracing the process. Thought 13% was as low as I could maintain. I’ve been working with fully visible abs (even not flexed) for nearly a year while gaining more size. You get the best results you can when the process takes precedent.
this is actually a very well put together video that made me subscribe. i started workin out (weights and cardio) some 7 months ago and i am very pleased with my progress. i have decent genetics, a wide back, fairly small waist and a good amount of muscle from previously working out in my early 20's, so no newbie gains for me. but i lost a good amount of fat, got more and more leaner, not shredded by any measure, and most important, i really enjoy my new found lifestyle. when i was younger i used to think anybody can have a six pack if they put in enough work. but i've worked my ass off the last couple of months and though i have a flat, toned middle section, alas... no abs. :)) and... i'm perfectly fine with that. i look great and never felt better. anyway, just wanted to say i enjoy your content. keep it up bro !
Unrealistic expectations can close the door to any results at all. Social media isn't all that different than old school bodybuilding magazines (practically the only thing available to most 20+ years ago). The great thing about social media is that there is an alternative to the "greater than natty" mainstream. Healthy and realistic expectations are much more sustainable long term. When applied, this means that one can far exceed the average person (and average gym goer) because most will either give up or dramatically sell themselves short in their training due to false expectations.
You’re such an underrated channel. Only wishing the best of growth for you!
Thank you so much 😀
Currently around 19%, I think targeting 15% is pretty reasonable in the near term (with a cut to 17-18%, then recomping for quite a while). I've been sub 8% before and it can be fairly miserable that low. I think treating fitness like a journey rather than a specific fixed goal is very helpful.
Be interested to get your take on the kumail nanjiani story. On the one hand I think it’s probably inspiring for a lot of people to see a guy in his 40’s get in fantastic shape and realise the myriad of benefits that exercise has; and that it’s never to late to work on your fitness. On the other hand we have a guy who looked like he’d never even done a press up before all of a sudden (well in a year basically) being in better shape than 99% of the population- including many people who’ve trained for a long time naturally. Dude seems to have skipped his natty limit and just gone straight to the enhanced gains.
The usual suspects have complemented his “genetics”, but to me this is a classic example of how genetics have become so overplayed and a defence mechanism to distract from substance abuse. As there is no way this guy is solely on TRT.
I guess we shouldn’t pay too much attention to Hollywood. They live different lives to us mere mortals. I just think it’s an interesting discussion. Appreciate your work man.
That's very true I think in all likely hood most people have really similar muscle building genetics and the difference has been greatly exaggerated, sure there is probably like 10% of the population that's really good or really bad at building muscle but probably the rest of us are pretty close.
The dude definitely has good genetics, because even with juice, getting those results with that timeframe is impressive. It's bad for peoples perceptions that so much of Hollywood is dishonest, though.
Then again, if he's never even done a press up before, how could we say that he doesn't have good or even great genetics? I think in his case it's both, gear and above average genetics.
Just tren hard, eat clen, anavar give up. You will look pretty impressive
Also dont forget chicken, rice and broccoli
Don't forget the natural guy who made this video gained 20kg his first 6 months, he never took trennything, and most of those gains were muscle according to him
@@SCP-001DatabaseAdministratorI take it that you're doubting Geoffs progression... funny
Hard work will truly make you exceed your (reasonable) expectations. I recently switched to training every muscle group twice per 8 days on a modified push-pull-legs cycle and the results have been surprisingly good for my age and experience level!
Very true about focusing on the process. I've been training for 11 years now and I'm lucky to see half a lb of muscle gain after a year 😂 I tell my clients all the time, your goal physique is a lifestyle, it ain't something you can just do here and there.
Awesome to hear this realistic perspective! It's refreshing and reassuring, keep up the great work
Thanks for the great video. Very important to manage one's expectations 👍
loving the content bud,not like gregg blackpills,you are realistic honestly
As a natty, I too watch Larry Wheels video to plan my next workout. 10 reps of 700lb deadlift? Looks like it's heavy today.
At this point, I am only watching Geoff's content on fitness. This is the most non clickbaity, no nonsense stuff out there! Thank you so much, Geoff! :)
Steve Reeves 💯, great point
I've played with the math a little bit and noticed that for a short active woman like me with a maintenance of 1700/day dropping my calories by 500, is like a bigger guy with a maintenance of 2500/day dropping his calories by 725/day. A bit harder to maintain relatively. I've concluded that I just can't lose 1lb a week without some major hunger consequences. Aiming for half a pound/week with a drop in 250 calories/day is more realistic for me.
Yes, that's another consideration, smaller people tend to want to go with a lower amount. I have heard of some big bodybuilders having a 2,000 calorie deficit (!!!) which is just not possible for you haha
That was me last year, 5'11, 180lb. Went 700cal deficit for three months and dropped nearly 20lb. It wasn't really hard while I was getting to 160ish, but actually staying there proved very challenging (ie hungerwise). What I did isn't even considered a fast rate of loss, but I can't imagine trying to do it any faster than that.
old comment, but the idea of the relative impact of a deficit is actually interesting and something I have never thought of. doesn't apply to me as a 6-foot tall dude, lol, but It's still something that I've never thought of.
@@danieltemelkovski9828 that's as fast as anyone would recommend
At the same time if youre smaller you'll have less weight to lose. A fat 6 foot tall guy has to lose more weight to look not fat. Smaller person could goes with a smaller deficit, losing weight slower, but will still end up at goal BMI same time as big guy. So no 1 kilo a week not universally applicable maybe that's an average ish
"Water weight" is also something to keep in mind in the long term as well. I can literally wake up a pound lighter than I went to sleep due to exhaled vapor and sweat. You can fluctuate several pounds just based on how what you eat makes you retain water and how much shit you have making you way through your guts at the moment. I've "stalled" for a week, then weighed in at my lightest after a weekend where I ate absolute garbage.
I think people are liable to give up on their diet because it "isn't working" when they're just putting on water weight (temporarily) at the same rate they're losing fat over a short term, and would soon actually see those gains (losses) realized.
For sure. Cortisol is a huge confounder for weight loss. Can stall for a while, then WOOSH...often it'll be on a vacation or something, stress goes down and BOOM you lose 2-3kg and look leaner overnight.
@@GVS So raised cortisol is responsible for increased water retention? I wonder if there are other factors, related to homeostasis. If bodyweight "set point" theory is correct, then presumably our brains have some way of detecting when our weight is lower than what "should be" (in this case because of fat loss) and perhaps increase water retention in a bid to prevent our weight departing too radically from what our brains wants it to be. Then at some later point it gives in and accepts the new reality, and so woosh. Just wildly speculating.
@@danieltemelkovski9828 there are other factors not just cortisol. Leptin and a whole host of others.
@@GVS also insulin, which is why keto looks why it works.
Woke up to this!! Expected nothing less from GVS! 💪🏼
That part about strength numbers was reality slap for me, but hey I will still give it my best to get the 540kg total in the big 3 lifts this year
Thats honest video, too bad it has not so much views it deserves. It took me 2 years to get 100kg bench, 3 years for 140 squat and allmost 4 years to get 180 PB for dead. All cause bad programing and being clueless about intensity AND cause of lack of discipline when it comes to food and sleep. Thank god for people like you, Alpha destiny, or Jeff Nippard. You all are really showing, what can be done. And its encouraging.
This video is complete genius. You debunked so many of the myths and misinformation that seem to be pervasive in the fitness space. Everything you said rings so true to me and my own fitness journey. I am constantly trying to cut through the BS to get real advice for natural lifters like myself. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This should be a required briefing for anyone starting to lift.
Are the expectations for muscle growth in the first year similar for women ?
This is not what I wanted to hear, but what I needed to hear. I feel very demotivated with my strength (especially while trying to lose fat, and given that I only respond with high volume) but I’m still chipping away at it man. Everyday, being the best I can be.
Great realistic vision! My ears perked when you said about the movie stars, “they have their meals cooked for them.” My mom used to say that if she had her meals prepared for her like Elizabeth Taylor, she could look like Elizabeth Taylor, too!
Yes I think with Greg's muscle building chart, his first 2 years are too low. This is what it should look like:
1st year: 10-16 lbs
2nd year: 8-12 lbs
3rd year: 4-6 lbs
4th-5th year: 2-4 lbs
6th-9th year: 1-2 lbs
10th+ year: 0.25-0.5 lbs(not measurable)
That's in line with the formula developed by Casey Butt: muscle gain in one year = 0.3 × wrist^2 × 0.5^(no. of years training - 1) [Wrist measured in inches] So using this, someone with 6.5" wrists in their first year of training could expect .3 x 6.5 x 6.5 x 1 [1-1 = 0 and anything raised to the power of 0 equals 1] = 12.6lb.
@@danieltemelkovski9828 Yes I think wrist size and somatotype are good indicators, even though Geoff doesn't like them
Coach, you are the best! Thanks for the pep talk!
Loving the comparison of Greg vs Charles Dickens ! Never thought I would see that on UA-cam! 🤣
I did manage to bench 3 plates for reps in my 20s after 4-5 years of training. Just got confirmation i'm not average, feels good.
You are alright my dude, one of the last real ones
I’ve been in restricted movements for the last 12 days out of 13 and have being binging your videos …
Top notch stuff 🙌
opened youtube for something else. Saw geoffrey's video, liked it and then started watching :p
For this kind of video, it would be interesting to see your comments on a bunch of specific physiques (Hollywood, influencers etc), as far as how realistic it is etc
Keep it up, you're putting out great information
Thanks, will do!
Great video with excellent content that's important for the public to hear.
The hardest part to accept is probably the fact that you'll hardly make any muscle gains after 33-35 if you've been training for 10+ years.
This is one of few channels where i clicked the bell for all the notification, have a good day Coach G!
I appreciate that!
LMAO- Lifter - "I'm average."
Me - " The hell you are."
That's funny how some guys think they're average when they're not. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The funny thing about Steve Reeve's proportions is that his "ideal neasurements" he put into his books are based around how big your neck, wrist, hope, and knees. Of course depend on everything said in the video, but are good goals to see a future maybe goal
Hey Geoff could you maybe elaborate a bit on the hormonal side of genetics? Why do people respond so differently to weight training? Also a video about
Myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy would be very interesting. Is Myfobrillar mostly driving strength and sarcoplasmic better resistance on higher reps and do we automatically train both?
It's not as distinct as "higher reps=sarco, lower reps=myo", there's a lot more overlap than most people think. As for the hormonal side of things, that's a BIG question, it's basically my entire next book.
@@GVS yea the old cliche of bodybuilder have more sarcoplasmic and powerlifters more myofibrillar cells. Guess I have to get your book then^^ Thanks for the fast answer
@@GVS back to topic. I am 183 cm and been working out progressively and constantly for 3 years. My FFMI is at 21. Would you consider that average or below average?
@@dimitriosp9212 Yeia sou Dimitri, it depends on your weight/body fat but keep building muscle and your FFMI will increase.
One of your best videos
thanks man
Does curling in the squat rack help with bicep development ?🤣🤣🤣
P. S. Love your videos.
Yes
Great video, thanks!
Don't do any diet but rather embrace it as a lifestyle you'll be sticking to from now on, permanently. Diets are only a temporary thing and guess what happens after the diet ends? Yes you'll slowly get back where you've been before the diet.
Unless you're competitive bodybuilder preparing to a competition ofc.
Yo why you have to do the editor like that 😂
I'm pretty sure... he is the editor
Been on keto for 4 months now, and lost 4 stone in weight. Most of it came off in the first 2 months, and now I am dropping about 1lb per week, or less. However, the physical benefits I have experienced from cutting the carbs has been the most satisfying, so many health issues that are too many to talk about. Lucky for me I love the food I can enjoy on keto, but, I do miss pasta and rice. For me, keto is the lifestyle that has worked.
It took me exactly 12 months, to go from 205 lbs at 36% BF (used DEXA and an in-body together) to 152.3 lbs roughly 20% BF. That was with literally a straight downward slope from the very beginning, maintaining 90% of my lean mass (according to dexa). So I legit LOL'd when you said people trying to get to 5%, bruh it will take me probably another year to get to 15% while bulking some and stabling off. So 2 years to drop 20% BF, its a crazy long journey and that isn't even the impending bulk cycles i'll have to do. Shizzle mang.
12:10 it's also important to factor in previous life style choices if you have a higher starting point you're going to reach such goals much sooner
It's always CICO. But keto can be really effective for some people to maintain satiety at a calorie deficit. I like meat and vegetables. So it is a sustainable diet for me. Whenever I talk about keto, I talk about it from the perspective of whether the person like meat and non-starchy vegetables.
With respect to progression, I don't have a problem as a newb of progressing in reps and/or weight week over week. And except for a couple of workouts, my DOMS is really mild compared to what my trainer things I should have, and she suspects keto might be part of it. All that fat lubricating me (joke). Really enjoy your videos. Came here because of recommended video after a G-shred video.
I lost 15 kg from nov to april (90-75 kg) now im at about 20% body fat and am aiming at 15%
Nobody told me that you could plateau tho, so now im bulkin a lil bit and, even tho i cant excersise like before cuz of work (leaves me super tired and beat up), at least this will help me lose some more weight, and who knows, maybe now ill finally be able to gain some muscle for once in my pathetic skinny fat life.
That min of 10 lb a year is really encouraging, even tho ive excersise for several months before and never got any muscle, cuz you actually need protein for it, and that shit doesnt come cheap, atleast not in my 3rd world country.
Great instructional video
You are speaking the truth. Confession: I've been on PED's for about 2 years now, working out 4 days per week. I had sugerplumbs dancing in front of my eyes, thinking that I'd look like a body builder after a few years and the reality is...unless you are some genetic freak (like those you see on YT, Instagram, and all of that) you won't get the way you want as fast as you want.
To be sure, I'm 61 years old and haven't been a life long weight lifter but the reality is worse than you expect about 100% of the time.
Excellent impressions!
15:17 and Frank Zane. Anyways great video Geoff👍💪
Thanks!
Hey coach, I'm jacked AF but my lifetime goal is to get and keep the DYEL look, is this realistic? what road should I take to get me there the fastest, stopping training altogether or buying an Athlame X program?
They'd be pretty close. Can maybe periodize your "training" :)
Permabulk, it's the in thing! :)
You don’t have to train you can just do a few sets of bodyweight leg curls and abs everyday and then take his overpriced supplements. Don’t do anything else like compound lifts or sprints because that’s not how athletes train.
Might I suggest v shred? It's just what the doctor ordered for your situation
@@m74d3 Hey GOAT, thanks for your suggestion! I will consider it, great idea, I'm pretty sure alternating between the 2, helped by Jeff new intra workout supp, and VShred test booster, might turn me into the Michale Jordan of DYEL!
Great video Geoff, as always. I would like to say that for true naturals, a powerlifting/powerbuilding style training may be better than bodybuilding style training. One reason is sometimes you can’t really see progress in the mirror, but if the numbers are going up, you know you are building muscle. There are other reasons as well, but I don’t wanna go all nerdy here. I would love to see you try hard-core powerlifting for a year or so. Really curious to see how you look after that. Best wishes.
Yes I gotta get my numbers up :)
My training right now is sort of all over the place, though. 80-90 hour weeks make it kinda tough in some ways.
for rate of weight loss, Martin MacDonald uses your current body fat percentage divided by 13. That number will give you the percentage of total body weight you can lose per week on an aggressive diet without sacrificing muscle. from personal experience and with clients, it's a pretty good figure. [ex. 200 lb at 26% BF = 4 lbs / week, but 200 lb at 20% BF = 3 lbs / week]
I think your meant fat mass divided by 13. 26/13 = 2, not 4. (200 * 0.26) = 52 / 13 = 4. Anyhow 4 pounds a week would still be insane as that's a 2000 cal/day deficit.
Geoff can you make a video focused on recomps? There seems to be some confusion there. It seems that some people, depending on their genetics, training, and nutrition of course, can actually look bigger and leaner in a surplus, assuming they are already relatively lean. GSP and several other MMA fighters are great examples. They are required to move up to a certain weight but actually look better at a heavier weight. I also think there's confusion about time as well (how long to bulk, how long to cut) but I guess that's really individual.
Have done some videos on it, can search the channel. Might make more but I've covered it pretty thoroughly.
I was very stressed about my weight loss process last year when I began whole thing, that resulted in my only loosing 10 KGs in a whole year, I mean I was proud because I went from lower levels of obesity to overweight, but still at 95kgs I have close to 20 kgs to lose to my "ideal" weight.
Last month I just said "fu... it" and went to the gym first time in 4 years introduced 500kcal deficit into my diet(before I was just watching to not cross my recommended intake) but I was not very consistent with it, increased proteins to 100-150g a day, and rolled with it for a month, not watching videos about weight loss just about exercises form etc. Kept doing cardio, began doing posture fixing exercises.
I did not weight myself I just did not fucking care anymore, I just had fun, yes caloric deficit is a stress but if you make your diet plan to increase more of healthy food its actually not that bad but still its frustrating, that is not avoidable.
I noticed a solid definition appear in my arms and overall increase in my back and chest, I know that is probably a muscle memory doing its job, with increased levels of protein I take now, so I expected when I weight myself to see a increase in body weight because my risk areas(abdomen love handles and chest) did not appear to loose any fat at all or that was at least what I thought. However when I stepped on scale this monday I was 89 killos that was my goal to reach last year, I lost 5 killograms just this month, no crush diets, no fasting, just training and not getting stressed about it, also my performance at the gym increased every week so muscle loss is minimal.
So I made a new plan, my next goal is to reach 85kg till end of september keeping this going I will keep you updated.
How’s it going? (Great progress btw)
@@gt06-stunts54 I am at 87 atm, stable, took creatine so that could have affected my weight since it can give you 3-4 kilos of weight in water.
I am fine, I know I will reach that 85 and maybe even 80 by the end of the year.
@@Tribalpotato update brah
@@sakshammathur9565 Well I did reach 85 I dropped creatine for 4 weeks just to see what is my weight without it :D , but sadly it was only for 2 weeks, then I had some emotional stress, since I am nervous eater I regained some of the weight shortly after, however I did manage to avoid "bad food" and I am proud of that, like fast food and sweet drinks. Yet I was still eating a lot of "bad" carbs.
After new years eve I got the "virus" so I had to make 3 weeks brake, but after I got I increased all my weights at the gym I was rly proud of that but again I was frustrated because of my body weight, and then I hurt my shoulder lifting something outside of the gym -.-, another 2 week brake. So in general 3 months of bad luck.
I used this 2 weeks to make new plans around my diet, I started using my fitness pal(before I was just writing like a moron). In this period I eat more so I can have faster recovery, but In general my weight was 90kgs and it was stable. Now I returned to my pre injury state 88kgs(with creatine). However this time I feel a lot better compared to time I was at 85, I felt drained at that weight.
My belly fat is a lot smaller, as are my love handles, my face is a lot slimer and some veins are popping on my arms and I never had any veins on my arms like ever even tho my body weight is unstable and I did regain some I feel like I lost quite a bit of body fat % since I made this comment. Interestingly body fat distribution is so weird that I am not even sure at what body fat% I am because all my body parts look like they are at different body fat levels :D, fat drops very randomly and without any specific order. For example a lot of people drop face fat last, however my face looks a lot sharper then before.
As for gym progress I am lifting 100KGs from bench 3 times but I dropped weight so I can do more reps for majority of my workouts now feels much better that way, I can lift sumo deadlift I think around 140-150kgs but I do not do one rep maxes on deadlifts anymore and I am still very afraid to push my maximum on that exercise, 50kgs 6 repetitions from standing bicep curl(last 3 with cheating and slower negative movement), 30 dips, 60+ kgs on upright tricep cable pushdown, just to name some of the exercises. I am not strongest guy in the gym but I think I am actually doing quite good for 179 cm fat fu*** :D. Also my posture got better.
Changes I made are mainly on workout frequency in general I focus on hitting every muscle ground 2 times in 8 days and focus on progressive overload instead of one rep maxing and rep range of 6-10 or 8-12 depending on muscle group, as for my diet now I focus on macros, and not just on calories, and it seems to be working a lot better. Also I reduced a lot of cardio, I was doing it every day and I felt that It pushed me into bing eating, so now I do it only 3 times a week for 30 minutes.
This in not what I aimed at and that is ok, I am not giving up, I got back on drawing table and made new and I think better plan for me, both diet and exercise wise. But now I am actually "proudish" of my body.
Since I know weight loss is everything but linear progress, this time I will not aim at specific date for specific weight goal, I will just focus on doing right things one day at the time, and keep real track of my progress instead on focusing only goal that may even be unreal for my specific case.
I will keep this updated, cya in few months and good luck to everybody.
@@Tribalpotato wow!!!!
That is such an impressive story arc. Make an anime 😂
No kidding man, you are the strongest person.
And just like you, I also hit 85kg mark but felt completely drained so I started eating more fruits and carbs. And gained 5kg but I look more slimmer and smarter than before.
My strength is also up but not like yours (60kg bench, 110kg squats, 120kg conv dl) maybe because I focus more on weight loss than lifting more but I feel pretty strong in that ( and also none of these numbers are 1rp max)
Im also around 178 180cm in height and Damn ! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
Great content 👌
I really do think people need to learn to take their take and do things in baby steps. Too many people try to rush to a certain body comp and end up rebounding months later because they didn't develop the habits required to stay in that shape. Starving for weeks doesn't teach you how to eat properly.
The second one is not the first picture unless you got 10 years lifting experience or with good genetics it's possible in less time.
Good stuff!
But but he said it was “light weight baybayyyy!”
I've gained 20kg in my first 6 months of training. I was worried about fat gain, but I measured my waist and it actually got smaller. If I can get half of that in the next 6 would be crazy.
That intro though
I’d love to squat 230kgs, bench 180kgs and deadlift 250kgs at least some day. It took me two months to get to a 4 plates deadlift training once a week and 4 months to get a 2 plates bench and a 135kgs squat. That means I’d have already been at the top my lifetime goals in my first 4 months of lifting ? I wanna believe I can do more
I enjoyed this video GVS. I promise I will still watch your videos after I reach my genetic potential.
Plot twist, no one reaches their genetic potential :)
@@GVS Are you just trying to argue?
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It's is possible to lose massive amounts of weight relatively quickly. For a time I lost close to 1 pound a day, weighing myself twice a day with a doctor's scale. I was typically down 5 pounds per week. Over 6 months, I lost 110 pounds.
I am nothing special. A friend of mine saw what I was doing and replicated it, eventually surpassing me.
Unfortunately, I did this by eating 800-1300 calories a day, very strictly. I lost a ton of muscle and was very weak. I was miserable, angry and starving literally all the time.
It took roughly 2.5 years to gain it all back and then some, leaving me full of fat and with much less muscle. Now, my belief is just to exercise, build muscle, and eat lots of protein, but don't be extreme. As long as you are making progress you will feel good.
Thanks for sharing. I don't recommend very aggressive caloric deficits for that reason...often the body bites back, and you end up even worse off.
Still think Arnorld wide waist from front looks cooler than narrow waist. Just think that a freakishly small midsection looks weak, and bodybuilding is supposed to look strong.
I am shooting for just 20%, not asking for less😭
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I know what professional soccer in Europe, they sent a contract and they are given what they get to eat every day and how to work out when to work out. The actors in the US especially for like Marvel seem to have a similar contract. They're given what they're supposed to eat they can't eat anything else or they can breach their contract, they have to work out and they assigned a dietitian nutritionist personal trainer and there's a chef who makes the food and I don't know any of them that aren't taking some kind of steroid. There's two of them who just don't like taking the steroids but they also want to keep a job that pays the millions of dollars.
Argument for the algorithm
I know this video is old and it was the general consensus then, but there is definitely an overemphasis on this roughly 5-6 year timeframe and not making noticeable gains after that, but I don't believe it's accurate. Just look at AlphaDestiny, or hell, regardless of the past few years of uncertainty, Eric Bugenhagen.
Can u do a timeline video on ur physique and strength gains with pictures through ur lifting journey ?
Yea will do, eventually. I wish I had more pics.
11:38 ooh alex leonidas is not gonna like this
Changing your beard length also plays a part in % body fat hahahaha
that like to dislike ratio is steel