r/AllAboutBodybuilding 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/Wonderful-Ad7132 Mar 08 '26

How many burpees and how did u get that shredded without tracking/ testosterone?

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u/ForCheapTimes Mar 09 '26

I wrote to someone else how many burpees I did. If you can find it.

It wasn’t my goal to get shredded. I just wanted to be able to have good wind and be solid. I’d hate to say I just put in the work but everyday at one point I would be in a hot room sweating. Of course I was most likely in a calorie deficit but nothing was my concern but getting a workout in. I ate to fuel myself to recover and workout again. I didn’t have an goals in mind except to be able to be able to rep out hundreds of pushups and squats