Im at my same weight but im not as lean as i was in my last cut ?
the first one is my picture from 2 years back the second is current but both were at the same weight but my first pic i look leaner why i need help im even thinking of getting a personal trainer please need advice thanks
my workout split is simple three ways with
mon/Arm/Shoulders 10 sets low rep heavy weight
tues rest
wed/chest/tries 10-12 sets low rep heavy weight
thursday rest
friday back/legs 10-12 set
The lighting conditions and angles in both photos are different. You can’t compare the two. Use a bodyfat% test if you want to get accurate comparisons.
I would say, at your current state, I wouldn’t be cutting so frequently.
Focus on strength, true nattys are not packing on muscle or getting leaner than 12% anyways. BUUUT the best way for a natty to pack on mass and be leaner is to focus on strength and let the body adapt.
Get stronger at Squat Bench Deadlift in the failure at 3-8 rep range.
Use assistance exercises of Pullups, Military Press, Dips, Lunges, Bent Over Rows working in the failure at 5-12 rep range.
Do more rowing/pulling than pressing.
Only eat stuff cut directly off animals or plants. No hotdogs or lunch meat and no cereal (aka sugar additives to milk), breads, pasta. Eat animals, eggs, potatoes, veggies fruits. Eat when you are hungry.
BOOM!!! That is your entire program. Now watch your body transform.
Idk, I feel like people with at least decently good genetics, with really dialed in nutrition and training can at least stay around 10% and still put on some lbm. CT has said that he usually doesn’t even get into double digit bf and tries to stay 8-9% year round. And he’s not even naturally lean. It’ll definitely be slower progress, but being lean and looking jacked all the time seems like a pretty good trade off[quote=“BOTSLAYER, post:11, topic:223910, full:true”]
I did but I slightly misspoke, of course nattys can get below 12% but they wont maintain it and any sort of mass.
They also wont look like you would hope because they will look flat and anemic.
I am not trying to crush dreams just keep people from chasing pipe dreams perpetuated by the fitness industry.
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I think 10% can be gotten to and maintained by most, although some will find it much easier than others. I’m sure I’ll be able to do it after my cut (and yes, I will be doing the maintaining part with drugz).
Staying at that percentage while gaining muscle would, I should think, be much harder.