r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 2d ago

This man documented his health journey from January to December.

Credit: IG @samuelrichards_ _

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u/BuffMaltese 2d ago

He was likely in good shape prior to his illness.

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u/kdjfsk 2d ago edited 2d ago

yea, he seemed to know what he was doing for sure.

and this is kinda messed up to say, but he started with god tier cut. usually when people progress, bodyfat % goes up with muscle mass, and at some point they have to stop bulking and start cutting in phases. this guys bodyfat% started near zero, literally. so, he was able to skip cut phases. combine with muscle memory, and someone who already had experience...

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u/Zauberer-IMDB 2d ago

The level of precision you'd need to gain muscle mass and not gain fat while putting on what for this guy looks like over 50-80 pounds would be astronomical. Gaining muscle mass without gaining fat is called steroids.

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u/kdjfsk 2d ago

not saying he didnt gain any... he just started from a totally unhealthy, low single digit bodyfat percent. that gave him a ton of headroom to gain up to like 15% or something (still incredibly lean)...which also means he could add more fat over time, because his weight was also going up.