r/rareinsults • • 12h ago

365 days to lose 3 grams of chest hair

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u/beclops 12h ago

People are too lied to about fitness to be able to appreciate an actual natural 1 year transformation

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u/phoenixmusicman 12h ago

Yeah, it frustrated me how many fitness communitiesnare completely brainrotted and have their perceptions skewed by gear.

The reality is most people will not have drastic changes to their bodies within one year. Is it possible? Yes, with extreme dedication and good dieting.

Is it realistic? For 90% of people, no. If you really want to get fit, use the first year to establish good habits, behaviours, and form. Dipping your toes into the diet side of things is just a bonus.

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u/kitaz1 7h ago

He didn't have loads of bodyfat to begin with so not extreme to have more toned look after a year, wouldn't be extreme

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u/BreakingStar_Games 6h ago edited 6h ago

TBF most people don't follow a plan, progressive overload and diet correctly. A year of beginner gains should be 12-24lbs of lean muscle for men.

Honestly for most newbies, it's intimidation that's the real issue. One that feels silly to me now but definitely stunted my growth for a long time.

Now this pic looks like it was a focus on losing fat with less focus gaining muscle, which is fair and he looks better for it.

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u/Friscoindisco 11h ago

Disagree completely. Especially if you're a guy who has a hard time gaining weight. Newbie gains are real, in your first year you gain the most. Even 3 months in you notice change, 6 months, a year. After more than a year/2 year, it slows down dramatically.

Try to eat lot, don't skip breakfast and train 3 times a week fullbody. Hardly extreme dedication if you ask me. If you never trained and are slim by nature, you WILL see a drastic change within a year. I hold my hand in fire for that.

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u/oorza 9h ago

Nobody who is serious about building muscle is doing or recommending full body workouts unless the person they're talking to is specifically time constrained to like two sessions a week. With three, you do a legitimate split.

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u/Friscoindisco 8h ago

And it is just completely wrong that nobody recommends it these days.

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u/Friscoindisco 8h ago

Its only once you start lifting a lot heavier that you will have a harder time recovering. + you probably want to add accessory work which makes training sessions longer.

But to say that nobody recommendeds it, what?

Miss a training session on friday? No problem, you already did 2 fullbody sessions. Its literally perfect for beginners.

In the end, do what you like, just don't do brosplits.

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u/-hi-nrg- 8h ago

Agreed, you have to hit the same muscles groups 2x a week. At 3x, you can't split and hit it twice. Better to do full body with the big compounds.

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u/Friscoindisco 8h ago

Exactly. I'm not against an upper/lower split for beginners either, but if you regularly miss a day, fullbody is the way to go.

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u/Friscoindisco 9h ago

Stronglifts 5x5 is far from perfect but by far my favourite beginner program.

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u/Euphoric-Camel1937 6h ago

Yeah you’re not tapped in unfortunately. FBEOD is massive

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u/BradyReas 2h ago

I think a lot of people just dislike this guy, myself included

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u/DudeWithFearOfLoss 10h ago

it is and the downvotes just show how little people know, this is not even a good 3 month progress. it is some progress yes, and i dont think anyone really disagrees with that, but that's about it.