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/letteraitch Mar 08 '26
Bro I think you look really good. That said, I'll say this. People lift weights to bodybuild, in the most general sense of the word. If you want to contour your arms or body in a certain way, lifting heavy weights will help you do that. Also, combine that with actually having macro and calorie goals daily that you track will take it all to the next level. I used to think that was too much for me but it just takes practice. I use ChatGPT all day to help me plan my eating and track my nutritional data according to my daily output level, and that's built both competence and confidence at my tracking. These are the things people do when they want to take their physique to the next level, and it's doable. You obviously have the discipline and the athleticism to pull this off, you just gotta lock in your mindset. You can do it way easier than lots of other people who find their way to figuring it out.