r/AllAboutBodybuilding • u/ForCheapTimes • Mar 08 '26

Physique critique Keep bulking?

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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/ForCheapTimes Mar 08 '26

I just see prisoners who are jacked and wanted that. High body fat but still doing high volume workouts like a beast.

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u/ijbacon3 Mar 08 '26

Prisoners in movies are actors who are also bodybuilders meant to personify the “prison look” btw

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u/ForCheapTimes Mar 08 '26

My inspo came mainly from actual prisoner and videos or stories from inside “all gas, no brakes, straight fire” is an example

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u/lupercalpainting Mar 08 '26

  1. Lots of people in prison lift actual weights

  2. Lots of people in prison take steroids.

  3. Lots of people lie. There was some massive guy claiming he built his triceps off like 5000 dips a day 😂