Thread 76406052

Hello /fit/ feeling down about my progress and don't feel like I'm building much muscle. I'm in the middle of a body recomp and have been lifting on a pretty consistent PPL since January. Started at 250lbs and am at 195 today. Was probably 210ish November.

Pic in OP is today. Pic in first response is from November 2024 while I was doing some light bodyweight work.

November 2024.

Goal is to recomp down to 175 then eat at slightly above maintenance while eating 150g protein.

Well, are you making progress strength-wise? If so, then surely you're putting on some muscle. I can see you taking on a better shape from the pics. Some definition of traps, delets, arms and visibly less fat.
As long as strength progress is semi-stable, then you can surely keep going. If it halts or you feel ready for another cut, then that's probably the faster option looks-wise, but I think you're doing good. Maintaining is easier and doesn't give you diet fatigue, so it's a good practice in-between cutting phases, plus additional muscle will slightly boost your maintenance calories so cutting later should be easier.
Anyways it should get easier when you're pushing more weight and see your gains better, so the hardest part is behind you imo. You're doing great.

Estrogen unironically.
Combine that with squats, incline chest and you will see the light.

just keep going. no matter what. No matter how tired you get or how slow it seems. Don’t stop. Consistency is always rewarded. Sometimes it seems like your progress is stopped for ages then you wake up one day and look totally different. Just keep going, you’re doing the right thing. Former fatty here.

>>76406095

Thanks!!

I'm progressing on my lifts except for the arnold press and dumbbell bench. I've had to deload each of those 3 or 4 times each. I'm stuck at 45lbs each hand for bench and 25lbs each hand for the arnold press. Although I think im about to break through each soon as I'm nearing the highest number of reps per set yet.

I can definitely feel noticeable mass when I flex pecs, biceps, shoulders, etc compared to where I was. I guess I'll just see what happens when I eat at maintenance/slight surplus when I reach my goal weight.

>>76406127
Sounds like some good strength gains my dude! That'll be a solid base for you to go from whenever you can bulk with a 250-500 surplus. Stalls and plateaus are less common when you can provide enough fuel for the body. Around maintenance they're somewhat expected, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Strength is fun, but health and looks is what I'd prioritize for now, so keep up the good fight with cutting that fat away.

>>76406052 (OP)
>>76406060
Ngl you look the same maybe fatter and

>>76406179
Is 175 a reasonable place to stop cutting at 5"9?

I'm ready to start putting on some real muscle but I don't want to start until I get closer to my goal weight.

>>76406235
not to be a dick but since youre still very high bf you might need to go even lower, maybe 165. hard to pinpoint an exact no
youll be good

>>76406247
I mean that's fair. Depending on how I look at 175lbs. I might just add 500ish calories and keep doing what I'm doing and recomp from there. Hopefully the extra calories will help build some muscle.

I lift for 45 min and walk for a hour 5x a week and eat about 1900 calories and 150-160g of protein.

I'm on my way just gotta stay consistent!

Thanks again for the help and confidence boost senpai

>>76406121
not OP, I needed to hear this

The years are gonna pass no matter what. Youre either gonna regress, stay the same, or improve and enjoy the quality of life you deserve. Theres gonna be times when you slip up and regress massively, but just keep trying. Keep lifting, get your strength up to numbers that make you happy, then switch to hypertrophy training as you keep on dieting. I did it, its your turn.

>>76406782
Not the same guy clearly, right has a tattoo

>>76406788
Literally me. Look at the mole next to the left nip. Just started getting tattooed over the past year.

>>76406052 (OP)
Wtf is this recomp shit, just cut you fatty

>>76406797
I was just making a dumb joke anon lol

>>76406805
Oh okay lol

>>76406788
different bathrooms too

totally fake

>>76406782
How low in bodyweight did you have to go to get rid of lovehandles completely, anon?

>>76406052 (OP)
I mean, there's tangible difference. The way I say it is that fat loss is the goal, not weight loss unless you're a real fucking chonker. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so putting on muscle while losing fat, depending on the rate, will actually level out your weight loss. The mirror is your friend. Add cardio for fat loss, but not the autistic variety. Light jogs help a ton. /roon might be a good place to check out

>>76406060
>>76406052 (OP)
is this gyno or just fat?

>>76408613
This is just fat
Source: I have a gyno it looks way different

>>76406782
>>76406788
>Not the same guy clearly
Figuratively, that's quite a beautiful statement.

>>76406052 (OP)
Thanks OP for being OP today. I would never make a thread like this but I really needed to see it. People can be surprisingly kind on /fit/

Wagmi

>>76407973
Theyre always the last to go for me.