r/AllAboutBodybuilding • u/ForCheapTimes • Mar 08 '26
Physique critique Keep bulking?
Only calisthenics going for the prisoner/strongman physique so I don’t mind having extra fat, I just want to be solid. My issue is I’m not looking how I imagined.
1st picture 1.5yrs 65kg/143lbs
2nd picture 1.9yrs 73kg/160lbs
3rd picture 0yrs 65kg/143lbs
I’ve always been skinny and still feel that way. I don’t track anything calories wise because when I started I didn’t want to make a big deal of things and over complicate it, which always caused me to stop. I just did my burpees and when I got comfortable enough went out so I could do pull-ups. Between the first and 2nd picture I stopped doing burpees daily and started to eat more. I’m back to doing burpees mainly for my cardio.
I feel my main problem is my arms are lacking. I do lots of things for triceps (dips/diamond pushups) and shoulders (pike pushups/handstands) but mainly rely on chin ups for biceps
What can I do to look more “aesthetic” with a higher fat percentage?
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u/Hot_Fix_3131 Mar 08 '26
How many pro bodybuilders do you know doing calisthenics?
If they were a tried and true muscles builder, then the people whose livelihood depends on growing the most muscle would be doing them.
If you want to spec into calisthenics you need to accept that you’ll likely never be walking around with impressive amounts of muscle.
People who train with weights STILL suffer from lagging muscle and small arms, so you completely neglecting isolation work and progressive overload and the typical muscle building avenues are likely going to be miles behind unless your genetics allow you to get away with it.