4 years ago, I weighed 235 lb. I got down to 185 lb in 2024, started gaining a decent amount of muscle mass, and then in the last 6 months, I don’t know. I just loss all motivation. I’ve been busier, new job and traveling a lot. I’ve been keeping with some cardio here and there and I have days that I’ll get a full workout in, but I’d say I haven’t been to the gym for longer than half an hour per session more than a dozen times in the last 3 months…I just feel like I’m going to be stuck in this skinny-fat-moreso-fat fucking chud body for the rest of my life. I’m back at 190-200 this last month. I just want someone to tell me it’s not over. How do I keep motivation to consistently lift and not feel like I’m wasting my time? Is an Upper-Lower split 4 days a week (2-2 respectively) with 3-5 major compound lifts followed by isolation exercises enough to effectively build mass?
Side shot of my homunculus body to maybe help people pinpoint what I could stand to work on, idk.
>>77394203have you tried lifting weights?
>>77394203>I just feel like I’m going to be stuck in this skinny-fat-moreso-fat fucking chud body for the rest of my life. I’m back at 190-200 this last month. I just want someone to tell me it’s not over.stop being a giant fucking pussy. it's only over if you decide it's over, not what others say.>How do I keep motivation to consistently lift and not feel like I’m wasting my time?you can't, motivation can't be there 100% of the time because that's not how it works. the majority of your state of mind is supposed to be discipline and there's no "goodfeels" or tricks/hacks to it - you have to bite down and grind it out every day. do 5x20 pushups right now and then write down on a piece of paper what you're gonna do tomorrow. them trash everything processed in your fridge and order a food scale right now. do i keep holding your hand like a little baby boy who's lost or are you gonna get your shit together and stop crying about how you're lazy on an imageboard?
You have to fix your nutrition fat boy.
>>77394203Yes if u go to failure or 0rir / 1rir / 2rir respectively otherwise ur just wasting your time
>>77394203The fact that you quit after the smallest excuse ever means you never were dedicated enough for it to be your passion. You rely on motivation not on discipline, so you stopped doing it after the smallest obstacle.You're not gonna make it. But not because you look like shit.
>>77394203You gotta cut, man. You don’t even actually need to have that much muscle under the flab for it to be worth it (though I guarantee you that you have more than you think). I don’t have much muscle, but I look a hell of a lot better and less dyel after dropping 15 lbs and actually gaining definition on what is there.
If you think you’re beaten, you are. This is female logic. Be a man. Figure out what is going wrong in terms of CI and CO and fix the problem. Or just whine and moan about your lot in life like some fat cow stuffing her face with goyslop.
>>77394203Nah bro first off u need to lose more weight you need more runway to slow bulk while working out that's how you get juicy as a natty. If ur a natty and you don't bulk God fucking help you, get on gear.
>>77394547Went from literally framelett to frame mog
I look like this. Anyone got bf estimate?
>>77394203> Is an Upper-Lower split 4 days a week (2-2 respectively) with 3-5 major compound lifts followed by isolation exercises enough to effectively build mass?Yes. Maybe even 3 sessions a week is enough. I do ULUL staggered over 8 or so days. I usually need 2 recovery days after a lower sessionI don’t think 3+ major compounds in a session is a good idea, unless you mean stuff like rowing machine/lat pulldown/machine ‘compounds’ too. Even then that should be at most 3. Expect the order in which you do the exercises will make the later ones more challenging/make progress in them slower. You don’t have to start with compounds if you have a particular muscle group that is lagging behind. Eg doing calf raises first on a lower session made my calves grow a lot and gain a lot strength. I can’t remember the exact amount, but you should be getting no more than 15 sets per muscle group a week. Compounds count a bit towards that total for each secondary muscle used. You can still make gains with lower sets than that (about 8 I can’t remember the exact number). Go and count the total sets for each muscle group in your program. If there are any that are way too high, change accordingly. Usually this is shoulders because they’re used in most upper exercisesIf you’re not making any progress with your lifts, having fewer sessions with more recovery days is usually the solution. It depends where you are strength wise. If you’re making improvements still, keep at 4 sessions a week. If your lifts are good, you need time between sessions> I haven’t been to the gym for longer than half an hour per sessionWhy is this? You should be following a program. Stay until you finish your routine for the dayJust do a cut for now. Being a lower body fat at the start of a bulk is advantageous for gaining more muscle in that bulk
