natural bodybuilding

I just had 5k total calories for Memorial Day. I don’t regret it I really enjoyed my day and got to splurge eat with friends and family. However, I’m still trying to get shredded this summer and I’m at 12 percent trying to get down to 8. Safe to say today set me back quite a few. Wondering if I...

For context, me and some kid (probably 17) arrived at the gym at the same time. I started bench pressing. I saw him eye me up as he was in the corner doing arm circles. I normally do 5-6 sets and it takes about 15 mins. Kid asks me if I’m almost done, midway through set 4. I say 2 more. He...

So I recently came across a podcasts from revive stronger where Dr. Mike was sharing Franco Columbo's view on weighted pull-ups link. So are weighted pull ups not worth it for hypertrophy if you can't do 12-15 reps of sternum to the bar pull ups. Personally I think these are becoming more of an...

About a year ago, I started a fairly aggressive cut. I was eating around 1300 calories with an occasional cheat day for a year (i was stupid and didn’t know how to diet properly). I’m 5’8 and I was around 150 pounds at the time, but skinny fat so I decided to cut first rather than bulk or body...

Hi all! I’m currently starting week 3 tomorrow of Jeff’s PPL (16 week program) and I enjoy it. I’ve noticed a lot of his programs are a minimum of 5 days and I’ll be honest, I love training and I love the gym but I need a little more flexibility after this run. Is UL a good choice for a...

So I have been lifting for around 7 years (5 years seriously) and I have a pretty built body at 5’11, 205 lbs at around 15-17% bf with some visible abs and pretty happy overall with my physique. But my lats are almost non-existent. I have a long upper body so it probably plays a role but I...

I have lost 15 kg in the last 7 months. Went from 28% bf to 17% - i was cutting at 1750 calories. Now I m moving to reverse diet at 2050. Should I expect a normal weight gain due to the increase of carbs intake? Also if I did gained like 1 to 2 kg - will this be normal water retention? P.S: I...

Hello,i need help,after 2 years of natural lifting i decided to test my testoreon,estradiol and progesteron.. And i got results that suprised me Test 4,26 ng/ml Progesteron 0.3 (max for men is 0.15) I workout for 2 years 185kg and 94kg.. I don’t feel weak,but my libido is down Doctors says that...

Pretty fast and effective mini cut for spring break. Averaged 3200 cal a day with essentially zero cardio. 20lbs in 15 weeks. Unsure if I want to drop another 17 to compete however. Got a lot of athletes, shows, and promoting to do for 2023.

Hello guys! I’m writing this as another part of my log to let you see my progress, help me with my problems, to help with your problems and motivate each other 😊. This is bigger part created as a post on main page which will be posted again after a month. Weekly logs (shorter) will be posted...

I’m currently 4 months on a calorie deficit and planning on going into my 5th month where I will stop the calorie deficit and go on maintenance for July and August before my bulk September Calorie deficit trying to be 500 calorie deficit with margin error of +/-200 calories some days Went from...

Hi everyone, For a bit of context, I’m not new to training: Currently 21y/o 1.83m 88kg with a couple years of proper lifting under my belt, I’m not a huge guy by any means but I’d say I look like I lift. I’ve often fallen into the trap most intermediates fall which is extreme program...

I normally do between 6 and 8. Just want to know what the preferred number was Thanks in advance.

What’s up Reddit fam! I never got to update you guys on how my first competition of the szn went this past weekend, but I ended up taking 1st in my class at the @inbfmusclemayhem ... It was a very emotional memorable weekend to say the least. Overall this is the best I’ve ever looked. I’d...

So I’m going by week to week averages and after just calculating the average for this week it seems like I’m doing 0.1lb. I’m still progressing on everything but I’m wondering if I’d have “better” gains if I increased calories a little bit. Or maybe I just need to measure every 2 weeks instead...

Even non-lifters assume that getting shredded on show day is about cutting water. I literally get this from everyone when I tell them I compete; "Oh you stop drinking water and shit?". No I don't. I used to, but I haven't for my last 4 shows and 2 modeling gigs. Here's a comparison AT SIMILAR...

Basically, started working out 2 months and 10 or so days ago, made really good progress and ate in a surplus but realized my bodyfat% was too high (like 25%) to be bulking and I needed to cut bc I just kinda come off as fat if I go on. since then for a month I've been eating in a defiect, went...

I'm gonna be doing this workout 3 days a week with a day in between. Could I replace squats with hack squats and keep the reps/sets the same or add them in somewhere? Workout A Squats: 3×6-8 Bench Press: 3×6-8 Pull-Ups or Lat Pull-Downs: 3×8-10 Shoulder Press: 3×8-10 Leg Curls: 3×8-10 Biceps...

Hey guys and gals Been training for about 10 months, but started taking the dieting part serious only 10 weeks ago. My goal was (and still kinda is) to dropped extra fat I had, and gain muscle. I’m 23 yo, 178cm. 10 weeks ago I was at 80kg/20% bf, now around 71 kg/11% bf (calculated bf using a...

Title. I’m 19, 128Ibs, and 5’7. Really skinny and trying to bulk to 140-144 so I can get a really nice physique. Not trying to look like a jacked or juice-head monster, but the aesthetic body. Thankfully, I’ve been blessed with great genes which is very nice. Only problem is I plan on boxing...