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Thread: Still don't look like I lift - seeking advice (SRS)

post 1543627021 02-12-2018, 08:03 PM
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ITT everyone underestimates the impact a solid bench can have on your physique. EVeryone's on point about body fat though. Anything over 15% and natties look like chit. Anything under 15% and natties look small in clothes. You have to pick your battles.

Also you did Texas Method for a YEAR and still have a 225 bench? HOW? Did you increment in 1lb intervals the entire year?

WHAT THE FOOK

How many times did you have to reset progressing on TM before you moved on? This thread is classic TRex mode. I don't even know why people are acting surprised.
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post 1543628051 02-12-2018, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted By rectifryer⏩
ITT everyone underestimates the impact a solid bench can have on your physique. EVeryone's on point about body fat though. Anything over 15% and natties look like chit. Anything under 15% and natties look small in clothes. You have to pick your battles.

Also you did Texas Method for a YEAR and still have a 225 bench? HOW? Did you increment in 1lb intervals the entire year?

WHAT THE FOOK

How many times did you have to reset progressing on TM before you moved on? This thread is classic TRex mode. I don't even know why people are acting surprised.
hahah i know right. i was doing 5x5 with like 85 kg and couldnt really hack it on intensity days. its weird as when i take 135 out im shaking and it feels heavy, but i can ohp it pretty easily. my bench is ****ed. i only recently got microplates, so no 1lb loading
post 1543628081 02-12-2018, 08:17 PM
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You're suffering from the same issue that I face.

At 135 lbs I could:

-Squat 335 lbs
-Bench 235 lbs
-Deadlift 415 lbs

But I look like I've never touched a weight in my life.

Being strong!= looking strong.

I've given up heavy lifting in favour of 8-12 rep range, and focusing on all the body parts that I'm missing, as well as eating.

You probably need to do the same.


Edit: Based on the pictures it looks like you need to cut.
post 1543628591 02-12-2018, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted By Sanguivorant⏩
You're suffering from the same issue that I face.
At135 lbs I could:

But I look like I've never touched a weight in my life.
i wonder why
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post 1543628691 02-12-2018, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted By WorldClassDBag⏩
i wonder why
Shut up my dude. I'm around 142 lbs now since I started eating. Wait till you see some progress pics after three months.
post 1543628921 02-12-2018, 08:28 PM
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I’m in the same boat as you OP. I just gotta finish cutting, and so do you.
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post 1543629211 02-12-2018, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted By davik⏩
no ****. i perfomed 420 for a triple, ive benched 225 touch and go for 1, deadlifted 455 and done 405 for 5, 315 for 10 with 5 left i the tank from my estimate as a first set last (CONVENTIONAL), ohped 175 for 1. i tested my row got 235 but it was sloppy, 225 was smooth (no straps, pronated). so if anything im slightly stronger than what i wrote. all these lifts have been done in the last 3-4 weeks at about 86-87 kg or 190ish. i dont use a belt either
any video proof? not doubting you but maybe your form is chit
Originally Posted By Sanguivorant⏩
Shut up my dude. I'm around 142 lbs now since I started eating. Wait till you see some progress pics after three months.



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post 1543630171 02-12-2018, 08:41 PM
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In all seriousness youre gonna look pretty small if you cut, not a whole lot of muscle mass to cut to, but on the bright side youll still look better than now. Cut and change your diet and programming from there, unfortunately may be youre fighting genetics as well as i said earlier, no hate.
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post 1543630791 02-12-2018, 08:48 PM
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post 1543631141 02-12-2018, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted By jakobi78⏩
idk tbh zach weighed like 245. he could just cut to 200 and look fine. but i get the message, sigh...
post 1543631241 02-12-2018, 08:54 PM
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Op the people who look like they lift are either druggies or don’t look like that year around.
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post 1543631411 02-12-2018, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By Hancock1994⏩
Op the people who look like they lift are either druggies or don’t look like that year around.
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post 1543631521 02-12-2018, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted By Hancock1994⏩
Op the people who look like they lift are either druggies or don’t look like that year around.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
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post 1543632211 02-12-2018, 09:07 PM
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I guarantee you will look bigger after losing 10kg srs. You're 20% bf and need to cut. Also, a 225lb bench for 1 rep touch n go isnota strong lift. When you weigh 80kg @ 6ft and can bench 225 for 5 paused reps then you're going to look miles better
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post 1543632571 02-12-2018, 09:12 PM
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Shut up you weeaboo
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post 1543632691 02-12-2018, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted By davik⏩
na no way. ive trained at two other gyms, so the plates are legit. i had an issue of my squat being too low so depth is not an issue. ive done volume work with 325 for 5x5 as well, which does equal 400+ squat. you cant deadlift 455 to lockout without the strength to do so, cant cheat this and it was conventional stance. ive also done 315 for 10 which was easy, had like 5 left in the tank which does equate to 455. even if you dont believe squat and bench, ohp and deadlift are near impossible to cheat on. one other possibilty is that my scale is wrong. but i never thought it really mattered since ive used it to track net change, so it may be off a bit.

im thinking it could be test. ive done one blood test and it was pretty low. might go to a doc to confirm with better testing. but it wasnt clinically low. may be something else dunno
Do volume work. Like 8-12 rep work drop sets and supersets the bro science stuff that many people diss but actually works.
5x5 doesn't build muscle like volume work does.
Strength and compounds are tools looks like you only focussed on building strength and that ****ed you over.


If you go with traditional thinking there is no way in hell you ate those calories and built such strength and still look like this. Yet here we are. Do bb style workouts buddy

Edit: people are posting about lifting heavier still. I'm not gonna say I know better than all of em but based on my experience trust me buddy volume work is the way to go...do the strength stuff if you like it but make volume work your topmost priority


Are you stressing the **** out over this? Stress may decrease your test. Don't stress about it. if you believe the 5x5 monkeys then your test and gains should have been through the roof but they are not.
Relax and do volume work
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post 1543632721 02-12-2018, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted By iWantToGrow⏩
I've been lifting for 7 years no breaks 5-6 times a week and I still don't look like I lift much and I'm weaker than you. A lot of people will tell you that you're doing something wrong but they don't understand that bodybuiulding is 93% genetics, 5% orange juice, 1% diet & training, 1% lighting & pump.
Although genetics do play a huge role in gains....

There are 2 reasons people don’t see the gains they want:

1. Bad nutrition (ESPECIALLY NOT ENOUGH PROTEIN)

2. Not lifting heavy enough.

You’re skinny so if you haven’t tried pounding 57382g of protein a day and lifting heavy af then you can’t blame genetics
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post 1543633021 02-12-2018, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted By Hancock1994⏩
Shut up you weeaboo
you talking to me ?


is that the best you can do? and how am i a weaboo lol
Originally Posted By Suqat⏩
Bull, fuking, chit. There is no way you are pressing 175lb with delts that small. Video of a 165lb. military press or I won't believe you.

Also, get on Arnold's beginner program. Can't hurt to listen to the master.
i have a 180 ohp but have poverty delts.
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post 1543633701 02-12-2018, 09:25 PM
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another lost soldier due to following strict strength programs.....

op up intensity and volume by a lot. And I mean a lot. I have still yet to meet someone who trains hard af not grow
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post 1543633901 02-12-2018, 09:28 PM
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****ing EAT.. old rules still apply you want to look like you are 210lbs? eat like your 210lbs. We are all guilty of it, we either dont eat enough and complain about being small, or we eat much and have a gut and wonder why we arent shredded.

Unless your tracking every bite least for a while to see how your body responds then you are doing it wrong.
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post 1543634001 02-12-2018, 09:29 PM
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first of all OP, you need to be using some kind of exfoliator on your chest.
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Originally Posted By WorldClassDBag⏩
you talking to me ?


is that the best you can do? and how am i a weaboo lol
Would you rather my Avi be something else? Chits 2 years old, lol. I could care less. Let me replace it with The Majin Buu. Could be more anatomically correct.
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#1 problem is everyone telling you these are good numbers and should make you look like you lift lol?, a 225 bench and row for 1 touch and go is attainable for someone training with 6-12 months, really poor for 4 years training and it shows.

mantain your lower body strength, but put more of an emphasis on upper body lifts, bench, incline - put 50 pounds on your 1 rep max over the course of the next 6 months and i assure you will see progress.


Do a cut, get down to 10%, and then focus on a year lean bulk, put big numbers on all your upper body lifts, rows, ohp, bench, incline whilst doing a bunch of volume work on your arms and delts. the lifts you stated are by no means impressive and you don't look like you lift, any suprise?

Focus on perfecting your form on bench, take a powerlifting approach for your setup without the pronounced back arch that limits ROM.
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Mind is blown at how many of you are saying 8-12 rep range is GOAT. Complete polar shift from a few years back when everyone thought compounds should be heavy in the 3-6 and accessories should be 8-12.
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OP you need to increase volume (more exercises, more sets, more reps, more TUT) lower the weight for now, and focus on moving the weight with the muscle and not EGO lifting, good MMC.

next, I would recommend cutting to 175-180. get real lean so you have a solid base to lean bulk from. you may look skinny, but you'll look a lot better ripped than you do skinnyfat. You may even gain some muscle from the increase in volume.
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I'm sorry, but I actually don't believe that OP benches 225.
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Originally Posted By drvillain⏩
I'm sorry, but I actually don't believe that OP benches 225.
The OHP is less believable to me. This thread smells kinda bready anyways.




Forever,people got big and ripped off of a clean diet and bro splits/ high volume workouts, then all of a sudden the internet arrives and a bunch of fat neckbeards start promoting low volume powerlifting with ridiculous amounts of squats and deadlifts, IIFYM (or EEIS "eat everything in sight") and gallons of milk. Now we have people like OP and thousands of bad body T Rexes running around who can't figure out why they look like sht. Powerlifting is cool, if that is what you are into, but it isn't the best method for getting aesthetic.
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OP, people aren't going to believe those lifts without videos when you look like a non-lifting Indian.
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Cut to auschwitz size and start over following a proper program (google Lyle McDonald's upper/lower spilt and add in lateral raises, your shoulders need it) and start eating a proper diet and cut down your alcohol intake.

You dun goofed.
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Originally Posted By davik⏩
hahaha soy boy
Sounds low, my test is average and im around 630 nmol/L and 28 years old.

What you have to remember about the 'range' is, it's the range for everyone, including diabetic 50 year olds. At your age you'd want 600+ nmol/L i'd think, although everyone responds a bit differently to testosterone.
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