From fat to hulk: 4 big lessons learned

BlackJ1 · 2017-02-10T07:22:21+00:00

Your situation mirrors mine almost exactly.

Fat as fuck 5'11, 205 all the way until my freshmen year in college where I said fuck it, I've had enough. Keto + IF + Stronglifts 5x5 = Massive weight loss and muscle gain.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that if you don't respect yourself, people wont respect you. This also applies to your body. Once I started caring for my body people started treating me a lot better, women didn't think I was invisible anymore, I got more looks/compliments, and I overall had better self-esteem.

Kalidane · 2017-02-10T07:35:58+00:00

Sweet bro.

Number four is practically top secret. After newb phase it matters a ton for recovery and injury prevention.

Most people only care after months out due to injury. Making it part of the routine before touring Snap City is the good idea people don't want to implement.

kidwithambition · 2017-02-10T18:01:07+00:00

The NSFW picture is not you..

https://twitter.com/atlantaselfie1/status/674352782330232833?lang=en

Sorry to end the validation train, but in reality you're still a loser.

Momentum2 · 2017-02-10T07:40:36+00:00

Why is creatine in the same category as steroids?

For anyone lifting or new to lifting, use creatine. It won't hurt to not use it, but creatine is just a supplement to give your muscles more energy and it cannot hurt you. Your muscles already produce and use creatine anyway. That's stuff you learn in bio class in HS or college.

reigorius · 2017-02-10T09:12:32+00:00

The one thing about dad bods is once the fat is stripped away, there is an underlying muscled dude just waiting there. I really appreciate your effort and it commands respect. But for the skinny ones out there, it's a different story to get to the same level.

NibblyPig · 2017-02-10T07:21:13+00:00

Excellent post, thank you. Stuff like this motivates me more than anything.

MrAnderzon · 2017-02-10T07:16:31+00:00

I would want to know your workout plan. But mostly what your diet is.

CrayonStur · 2017-02-10T10:00:30+00:00

Well done mate! You're a beast. I'm 30 just about to start going to the gym for the first time in my life. Posts like yours inspires me a lot.

bourbanog · 2017-02-10T09:21:26+00:00

I've been doing Keto + IF over the last 2 months and had decent results. Started at 6'3 116kg, 2-3 days a week I only eat a small dinner of bacon and eggs and no other calories. Other days I pretty much eat what I want as long as I stay under 50g of carbs. So far I am down to 109kg, not necessarily fast weightloss but losing weight over Christmas, new years and a 2 week holiday is excellent.

I think diet >> exercise for weight loss so I'm just doing some cycling and golf. In a few months once I get under 100kg I'm going to hit the gym again and start building muscle.

Not really a reply to OP but got me thinking about my own diet, and also how I can't be fucked doing 35 sets in the gym every day. I'll probably do something more basic like a 5x5 when I go back.

TrueFacets · 2017-02-10T08:04:53+00:00

Great Post, great report! Thank You!

You are the perfect example, you show that it is possible to turn yourself around completely!

TRP works and we know that, in our heads at least. For guys who are not confident and/or who have anxiety it is really hard to actually believe that they can change.

Examples like these are proof that, no matter how difficult your situation is, you can change yourself!

Jakei34 · 2017-02-10T11:47:03+00:00

My reaction from the first to the second picture was literally "No way." Exactly what I said a loud.

The amount of work you put in to get to where you are just demands respect. Keep at it.

Gaia_Knight2600 · 2017-02-10T22:00:25+00:00

This is fake.

pic is from here: https://twitter.com/atlantaselfie1/status/674352782330232833

Its posted in 2015 but you claim its from 2017.

Gwoas · 2017-02-10T07:25:17+00:00

Well done, OP ! Your story is really inspiring. You just convinced me I really need to hit the gym, not that I'm fat or anything, but rather for the strong mind that will come with it.

Scandinavianredpill · 2017-02-10T10:55:56+00:00

Amazing post mate, amazing transformation. I feel happy for ya!. Reason I think most guys don't want to share pictures of themselves on these sites is because there is a witch hunt on redpill minded guys in society. I wouldn't feel well if somebody found a picture of me posing on a site like this. the average Joe or Garl hate our mindset lige the plague.

xenthios · 2017-02-10T08:12:03+00:00

Thanks man. Big inspiration and I appreciate the breakdown of the pluses of being a muscly dude. I also appreciate that you're a coder, because now I relate even more ;-)

Popular-Culture · 2017-02-10T19:29:10+00:00

Good post, but I have a strong suspicion that you take/took tren or some other substance. Nothing wrong with that, but you're misleading lots of people when you say you didn't pay attention to your diet and just watched carbs. You can't achieve your physique naturally while "crushing a burger and fries." It just doesn't work like that.

Trucks_N_Chainsaws · 2017-02-10T08:21:10+00:00

Goddamn, dude. That is fucking work. Good for you.

Bloo4M · 2017-02-10T19:41:56+00:00

I would fucking kill to be "fat" and do this.

Being skinny and trying to transform into this is fucking irritating.

Give me a salad and eating better as opposed to "Eat till you wanna puke, feel bloated all the time, then eat some more!"

I can hit the gym every other day, lift as heavy as I can, eat a nutritious 3 meals a day...but still cant push myself to ram food down my throat and feel my body just wanna puke it back up..

PissedPajamas · 2017-02-10T16:24:29+00:00

Yo mad props on the transformation, but how did you handle all that volume per session?? How long were your workouts? I'm cutting rn and after 45 min and 8 exercises at 4x10 I'm smoked

P.S. Im not doubting your gains but if you seriously rode the bike let us know, you don't wanna give false hope to people in this thread. Either way you did something amazing with your body and if that's what steroids do I'm sold on starting a cycle

[deleted] · 2017-02-10T12:19:34+00:00

Jealous but also respect. Good for you mate, every time I see a fat dude I think there's a hulk underneath all of that if he just had the pills to follow through.

LidlKwark · 2017-02-10T12:33:11+00:00

Sickening gains bro. Solid post. Still need to implement stretching in my daily routine.

billsmashole · 2017-02-10T13:31:29+00:00

I'd like to add to the stretching tip and say that it's also a good idea to get massages and go see a chiropractor. Lifting can be hard on your body.

Pot93 · 2017-02-10T14:20:31+00:00

Impressive progress, you should be proud.

What stretching routine are you doing currently?

IliketoeatAMA · 2017-02-10T14:27:41+00:00

Man. I've been going to the gym for ages now, i think you should note everyone that chicks don't magically start to fuck you just because you go to the gym or look like it. I look good, but i get no game at all. It's how you present yourself as well.

Papahoff25 · 2017-02-10T14:45:06+00:00

Hey I don't see a lot of sources on stretching here , have any of the regimens you go through? Or is it just pre workout stretch?

Futon_Rasenshuriken · 2017-02-10T14:48:03+00:00

Sounds a bit like myself last year. 255 to 220. Unfortunately I messed up and gained my weight back. Now I'm picking myself back up. At least this time, I know exactly what to do.

Chahhhles · 2017-02-10T14:49:58+00:00

As a fellow black dude who codes who also follows the ways of Brodin, I salute you sir!

I'll have to admit that this is exactly how this plays out. Currently I'm 190 with a 675lb deadlift, and because of that, I run into people all of the time when I'm out who want to buy me drinks and whatnot. It's insane, and I almost feel bad accepting them.

Currently I'm going monk mode due to visceral rage talking to women on a sexual level. I can't bring myself to escalate much past the light-hearted flirt because I often find myself disgusted by them, though I'm physically attracted to the cheeks.

[deleted] · 2017-02-10T15:07:13+00:00

Damn bro. Massive gains - big props!!

Idunnowhy2 · 2017-02-10T15:36:37+00:00

Awesome job!

I'm less interested in your workout plan than how hard you pushed yourself doing that plan. Did you go to failure? Were you worn out after each workout?

carolinageorgee · 2017-02-10T15:51:16+00:00

Is it more efficent to work out like this? Or the strong lifts compound exc?

econdweeb · 2017-02-10T16:24:32+00:00

Great success story. Plus seems like your humble about it as well.

justifier · 2017-02-10T16:42:50+00:00

I prefer the term leader. When you workout and look like it, congratulations you have put yourself in a category that is shrinking every year. You command respect without even saying a word.

Spot on with my recent experience of getting back into shape post knee-op. Moved in with two long time buddies, one lifted semi regularly, one not at all. I transgressed my rehab program into being able to lift again regularly. As I began to see results and started to re-mold my body from the flaccid heap it had become due to muscular atrophy, they too wanted in on what I was doing.

Both of them now lift with me regularly, I go about 6 times a week and at least one of them if not both join depending on our schedules. I went from a soft 200 lbs to a solid 222 in a little over 4 months and the social results resound in tune with OP. My roommates look up to me for guidance on diet, fitness, relationship advice, and work advice. I get looks from women that I wouldn't have before and even have some approach me. Currently I am spinning 2 plates and talking to a 3rd potential. Prior to getting back into lifting hard I had zero.

The proof is in the pudding. You lift, you gain muscle, you gain confidence, improve frame, and attract women, friends, and respect!

TryDoingSomethingNew · 2017-02-10T16:44:24+00:00

Great post. I'll have the give the point about stretching some thought, too.

"if you're a guy and you throw some shade at me, I brush that shit off like Jay Z, I'll laugh it off every time"

LOL this is true - I no longer am bothered by petty men or cunt women very much any more. It's like you begin to think differently and understand things in life as your values & priorities have changed. It really makes it easy to differentiate between other men you should give your time & attention to and those who want to drain you of your positive feelings - and they fail, because you're on another level.

Tengu_The_Kenku · 2017-02-10T16:48:37+00:00

Commenting here so I can reference the workout plan.

You have a great mindset by the way. Great TRP post.

Comeandseemeforonce · 2017-02-10T17:05:09+00:00

I'd recommend doing a very light weight high rep set for the exercise you're supposed to do instead of stretching. "Warming up" your muscles should not be stretching, if you do want to strength do it after the light weight set. This way you won't risk pulling a muscle.

[deleted] · 2017-02-10T17:09:45+00:00

I have wanting to include stretching in my workouts but I don't know any proper routine! Do you know of any good routine to include with calisthenics? Thanks

BusterVadge · 2017-02-10T17:12:21+00:00

That's an impressive transformation. I've just the opposite, I've always been skinny, and trying to pack on muscle. I've been working out for about 8 or 9 months now and seeing some great results.

dodiat · 2017-02-10T17:14:18+00:00

What a brilliant transformation. Goes to show anyone can become a beast when they put the work in.

Dio_Brando_Joestar · 2017-02-10T17:33:01+00:00

So you don't eat carbs a few hours before lifting or after?

[deleted] · 2017-02-10T17:42:53+00:00

Now a days you really can't tell me shit. And what I mean by that is, if you're a guy and you throw some shade at me, I brush that shit off like Jay Z, I'll laugh it off every time.

I talk shit to people as a way to break the ice. Nothing to serious or mean; think back handed compliments and what not. I've noticed that people in the gym or men with their shit together are much more perceptive to friendly jabs that ripple in other settings.

johnVanDijk · 2017-02-10T18:22:46+00:00

This is absolutely amazing OP! Thanks a lot for sharing. I am a fat guy at the moment but have recently lost 12 pounds in a couple of months by hitting the gym and trying ti eat healthy. Could you help out a bit by sharing what you did in the initial stages of your journey? How quick was your progress, how you kept yourself motivated and what your diet looked like? Did your motivation improve when you started getting some results? When you were in a bad patch, if ever, how did you bounce back?

tempjewman · 2017-02-10T18:26:29+00:00

Congrats, always awesome to see another brotha making progress.

I've been on a cut for a while now. Similar situation as you. I grew up being pretty fat. Since getting my fitness on track, I lost a lot of weight. My overall plan was to cut until I have defined abs and no gut. Then develop a solid bulk/cut routine.

I'm getting close but have some fat leftover. Guessing 10 pounds will finish it. Currently sitting at 5'9/150. It is a bit frustrating to not make significant muscle gains. I lift 4 times/week with 2 days of 5k runs, and each day usually 2-3k runs.

When did you make the transition between stopping the cut and beginning to bulk? Any tips on getting rid of the last bits of fat? For me, it's on the hips and lower abs.

slurmfactory · 2017-02-10T19:01:57+00:00

Amazing post. I started taking L-Carnetine a few months ago, and have gotten a good bit stronger. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/11-super-side-effects-from-taking-l-carnitine.html

I also started switching up my workouts and doing max repx1, 10 sec rest, maxrepx1 and just sitting on it and its an insane workout.

Awesome post tho man, got me hyped to keep growing and doing it right, working my ass off.

Docbear64 · 2017-02-10T19:42:01+00:00

Good Shit . I have recently entered my own personal monk mode to focus on hopefully achieving similar results to you . I just took up boxing classes, bought a small quiet personal punching bag I use for some good cardio exercises at home and have re-committed to Keto .

This is super motivational . Hoping to have a similar story as yours to share soon .

rubenbrasil · 2017-02-10T19:48:39+00:00

Love this.

However something stood out to me. You said hobbies will make a bitch stick around. I disagree. Hobbies are important but not vital to attraction. As long as one has high SMV and fucks them dominantly and rough, she will keep coming back.

She doesnt need to know where you work, what you do on your spare time, she doesnt need to even hang out with you outside your bedroom. Just need high SMV and a rough fuck. Assuming this is a plate/FWB relationship and all both parties do is text each other for a booty call, fuck, then depart ways.

So when that HB8 left you after the first time, it wasnt because of your lack of hobby. It was because she saw you as replaceable via SMV/fuck game. Sorry that may sound harsh, but its just the sidebar shit we read on TRP. We understand a bitch will fuck a guy she absolutely hates and has nothing in common with given he has a higher SMV and fucks and treats her like a ragdoll

Edit: You may be a higher SMV now then when it happened, so this may no longer be the case

saultodamascus · 2017-02-10T19:49:54+00:00

Great post and thanks for providing the motivation to other members, but I always have to speak up when there's disinformation.

This one is really just a gym tip. Fucking stretch. STRETCH. STRETCH.

This is requires clarification. Static stretching (touch your toes for 30 seconds) is not the same as dynamic stretching. Being flexible per se is not necessary, and you only need to be flexible to the extent that you can go through the range of motion for the exercise. This means your stretching should be only so that your muscles/tendons aren't so tight that they tear/break. Think of it like a rubber band. If a rubber band isn't flexible enough to stretch to the appropriate level, it snaps. But if it stretches too much, it loses strength. Primitive analogy, but it's fine for our purposes here. Dynamic stretching = best = warming up with light weight so you you're not stiff. Also, warm muscles = more productive muscles.

*Dynamic Stretching > Static Stretching *Only stretch to the extent need to complete the ROM for an exercise (eg you need to be able to squat to parallel) *Source: I'm done studying the NSCA trainer text book cover-to-cover, and will be taking the test soon. My opinions are based on peer-reviewed PhD research, not broscience. Look it up yourself if you have doubts.

slickslacksluck · 2017-02-10T19:51:20+00:00

Great gains. I also lost a lot of weight but unfortunately that pretty much translated into having some loose skin. You don't seem to have had that problem?

Auphor_Phaksache · 2017-02-10T20:17:33+00:00

Bro I'm sitting on the couch with a fucked up neck from MT clinching. Fucking STRETCH!

StoicBeard · 2017-02-10T20:52:33+00:00

What cycle did you run bro? I know you want the fame but this is The Red Pill, help a fellow.

africansn0w · 2017-02-10T22:40:38+00:00

Who the fuck deleted this and why, this was a damn good post

Masterleek · 2017-02-10T23:16:23+00:00

What happened to all the info?! Can we still get the meal plan links?

slurmfactory · 2017-02-13T19:13:39+00:00

Why was this removed? this was incredible.

TheresaFaintSmile · 2017-02-10T08:02:42+00:00

The real question is though, do you program in JavaScript? Frontend is for bad asses.

RevanisAlive516 · 2017-02-10T10:39:20+00:00

Good job bro, I wish I wasn't so lazy lol. But man that's a huge accomplishment. Seriously. GG.

30fretibanezguy · 2017-02-10T13:31:32+00:00

What's TRP's general view on steroids?

Steeleshitlord · 2017-02-10T12:41:35+00:00

Don't want to be THAT guy, but just because it "worked" for you doesn't mean it will for others.

For those who are considering to take the advice of stretching BEFORE lifting to increase gains. Please do not. There is conclusive research saying otherwise.

Foam rollers are fine, but stretching needs to be an entirely separate event from your exercise.

yomo86 · 2017-02-10T15:02:19+00:00

I hate blacks for those damn gaining genes. But seeing your first pic it negates some of that. Anyway, awesome progress!

By any chance, can you point out a good stretching regime. It seems to me that every guy is never doing it, or just doing some movements that border on autistic spasms.