CohibaRobusto
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47 yr old male, 6'1", 198 lbs, est bf% 17
Around March of 2019 I started out skinny-fat around 170 lbs with no muscle at all. I have extremely thin wrists and ankles (don't know any other males my height that are thinner), and I was never athletic at all growing up.
I was about 140 lbs when I graduated from college. Most online calculators that predict max genetic potential told me that mine was about 200-240 lbs. (I know those are not necessarily accurate but it might be for my case)
This is what I looked like before I started (it's ok to laugh):
I started out working with a trainer friend who was an amateur female bodybuilder and she wrote up my first programming. I did an ok'ish recomp the first year, but really didn't put on any extra size. I still weighed around 175 when I got here at UGBB and started my first online journal (http://ugbodybuilding.com/threads/cohibas-journey-from-skinny-fat.31917/).
The main problem was that I wasn't eating nearly enough for someone with my genetics. My secondary problem was that I was doing way too much junk volume in my training.
When I got here, I started learning more about nutrition and realized it was going to take a lot more food to put weight on for me than it does for most people. People also helped me tweak my programming some, and I managed to put on about 25 lbs that year.
Here's my last progress pic from 2020 before the heart problems:
Then I had heart problems that set me back significantly. I journaled my recovery from heart failure here (http://ugbodybuilding.com/threads/cohibas-recover-from-heart-failure-log.36048/).
Right now my strength is about where it was and a little better in some areas than before the heart problems. My heart is back to normal. Here are some of my most recent pics:
My goal is to get to 220 lbs (hypertrophy training) with about the same bodyfat percentage, then decide on where I want to go from there. I'm doing this basic 5 day bro split I've been making gains with lately. I am not super intelligent so I don't get too complicated.
Chest
Back
Shoulders
Rest Day
Arms
Legs
Rest Day
Most of my rep ranges are 8-12, but I go higher for some accessory lifts. I plan to keep up with doing some cardio for heart health. I also do a little kickboxing once a week for fun.
Around March of 2019 I started out skinny-fat around 170 lbs with no muscle at all. I have extremely thin wrists and ankles (don't know any other males my height that are thinner), and I was never athletic at all growing up.
I was about 140 lbs when I graduated from college. Most online calculators that predict max genetic potential told me that mine was about 200-240 lbs. (I know those are not necessarily accurate but it might be for my case)
This is what I looked like before I started (it's ok to laugh):
I started out working with a trainer friend who was an amateur female bodybuilder and she wrote up my first programming. I did an ok'ish recomp the first year, but really didn't put on any extra size. I still weighed around 175 when I got here at UGBB and started my first online journal (http://ugbodybuilding.com/threads/cohibas-journey-from-skinny-fat.31917/).
The main problem was that I wasn't eating nearly enough for someone with my genetics. My secondary problem was that I was doing way too much junk volume in my training.
When I got here, I started learning more about nutrition and realized it was going to take a lot more food to put weight on for me than it does for most people. People also helped me tweak my programming some, and I managed to put on about 25 lbs that year.
Here's my last progress pic from 2020 before the heart problems:
Then I had heart problems that set me back significantly. I journaled my recovery from heart failure here (http://ugbodybuilding.com/threads/cohibas-recover-from-heart-failure-log.36048/).
Right now my strength is about where it was and a little better in some areas than before the heart problems. My heart is back to normal. Here are some of my most recent pics:
My goal is to get to 220 lbs (hypertrophy training) with about the same bodyfat percentage, then decide on where I want to go from there. I'm doing this basic 5 day bro split I've been making gains with lately. I am not super intelligent so I don't get too complicated.
Chest
Back
Shoulders
Rest Day
Arms
Legs
Rest Day
Most of my rep ranges are 8-12, but I go higher for some accessory lifts. I plan to keep up with doing some cardio for heart health. I also do a little kickboxing once a week for fun.
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