PA's Transformation - Gym Motivation [Updated]

It'd be different for you, I'd need your height/weight/gym experience in order to help ya with your routine/nutrition

 

Search for reddit's PPL routine. You don't have to do it 6 days a week if it's too much volume, you can cut one of the leg days. Who the fuck needs legs amirite

Linear progression = try to increase weight each time you go to the gym. Apparently a lot of people struggle with this. It should be hard to get those last reps out every time ya dig?

Based on your TDEE I'm guessing you're skinny as fuck. I'd start eating 2500ish calories and working out at least 4 times a week with that routine.

Do you have access to an oven? Chicken breast from Fred Meyer is $2/lb. Eat a pound a day. That's 500cal and 100g protein just in animal carcass. Put that shit in a skillet, top with salt, pepper, unsalted garlic powder or curry powder, and butter/olive oil. Cook up some brocolli and rice. Bake that shit until it turns delicious. Pour the juices in the skillet over the rice and top with the chicken. You've got a nutritious as fuck meal there for $3.

Hit me up if you have any questions mang. It was really hard for me to get started without anyone helping me so I know how it feels

 

Just PR'd and picked up 325 for 1. Felt easy, so decided to go for 335 and couldn't get it. Next time!

Here's an update, this one's for you @Andy Samberg



Took this on my last day of a cut, bulking on 3,000 a day now trying to keep it very clean. Here's to another journey ^_^

 

Damn dude, you're definitely a badass. I'm very jelly, makes me try to think of some way to get back into the gym more, maybe I'll trade sleep

What's your ab/oblique workout like? Actually what was your whole routine like? We have extremely similar body types so I might try it out.

 

Standard push - pull - legs with leg day having both deadlifts and squats. Make sure you start with the compound movement you want to improve on, then go on to the second one. I do deads first, and squat after because I'm trying to improve my deadlift. I do abs every day they aren't sore, just a simple superset of 120lb ab crunches x25, leg raises with an isometric hold and a slow eccentric phase x25, and side bends with a 45 plate x25 on each side. I do that circuit 3 times and I'm pretty toast after that.

 

What brand is that armless hoodie in the last pic? THe black ones? Good progress mate. Mirin hard, gave me good advice to switch my routine to a Push/Pull/Legs and Ive been seeing amazing results.

 

Sweet thanks!

That split is what I'm doing too, but you're going 10x as hard on abs as me, and it shows. Prob gonna give that a try.

Btw, what city do you live at in Cali?

 

The ab routine only takes me like 15-20min, it isn't much. San Diego baby ^_^

 

Yeah I only do the 20 min routine on leg days and don't use weight.

Nice, bummer though. Gonna be movin to LA after graduation next year.

 

Most recent progress pic is fire. Amazing progress my man. Just think what you'll look like in a year.

 

Thanks man, I know! I'm really trying to stay on top of my game, but with school it's getting a bit hard to eat right and lift. It's definitely still my #1 priority, how are your lifts going dude?

 

Definitely give my routine a try, it's not too bad! And if you actually wanted to lift together or something we can always arrange something

 

Awesome transformation so far @Pure! Looking absolute on point man, definitely inspiring me to get back into the gym. I've been slacking ever since I've picked up more hours at work.

 

Your progress is remarkable and I bet this definitely gave you such a different perspective on life since your intial start on this journey?

I've scrolled through your random posts on this thread and your original post and it's great to see people embrace their true inner potential. Although I don't know you I'm glad, you've changed for the better. Your progress is undoubtedly heroic. It's always good to see fellow gym brothers killing it!

Keep up the great work champ!

 

I appreciate it man, the grind is still there though! I've definitely never felt better in my life and I wish everybody would attempt the journey I've been through. It's truly life changing

Updated the current physique, looked a bit leaner

 

Usually a big side-affect of weight loss shocks the body and loose skin is an issue, how's that going? Any around the arms, back, or stomach? Seems like your body responded well to the drastic change.

 

Not that I can see, just a bit of fat on my lower stomach and glutes that's stubborn, but it'll probably go away when I cut down again in a few months.

 

WHO THE FK NEED LEGS AMIRITEEE BOYYYZ

 

meh 1 leg day a week with deadlifts 3 times a week is fine

 

LOL YEAH, i thought you didnt actually care about doing legs LOL