I’d kill to look like that but I assume drugs are involved.
Also I’m 35 and waaaaay out of shape (like walking up stairs or fairly short distance gives me sore muscles the next day lol and im over 350 lbs of almost all fat) so idk if like the timeline age wise would be bad.
35 isn’t too late to sort your body out, it is going to be hard getting started and you won’t build muscle as quickly as you might in your 20’s but you can still get swole.
Dude at my gym is in his 60’s and puts most of the kids there to shame. You’ve just gotta commit and put in the work :)
He’s probably used them in his life at some point. Could be slowing down now that he’s older but honestly he’s probably still taking something, if he’s still wrestling. To repair your body to wrestle night in and out at his age for pro wrestling you’d need some HGH at least. His traps are absolutely huge which can be a sign of T use.
I think it’s technically naturally attainable, but it would take years of hard work, lifting heavy, eating a fuck load of protein. Plus, for health reasons, at 35, I don’t know, it’s probably not a body that is healthily attainable.
I get that you feel it’s attainable to become a big bulky guy, but the absolute girth on this guy. You don’t see it with Pro Wrestlers because they’re all huge, but this guy is fucking huge compared to the average person. If you look at his pictures over the years, it seems like he started out medium sized, and just permabulked over his career. Though your legs are probably fat-guy strong, your bench and pull will be starting out where anyone would, skinny or fat. For that reason, it’ll be tough to just morph into that guy. It’s a good dream physique to have, and not impossible, but… I don’t know, you’d have to be a workout-a-holic to get there in the sort of time frame you might want.
For a more realistic depiction of a transformation from 350lbs to strong/muscular at your age, look at the rapper Action Bronson’s transformation. He’s even been on AEW and thrown people around with it. He looks great and his journey has really only been going for a couple years (if that). He does a great mix of cardio, flexibility, and strength.
You could probably progress faster than him too, with dedication. If his physique disappoints you, just remember that fitness is a journey. You pick it up for life. You WILL have a physique that you want if you just keep going. I’ve been going for like 5 years now. I have another 30 years before I have to adjust my workout for my age. It’s only just begun.
Honestly, I wouldn’t even particularly bother with a dream physique. As someone who’s worked out for years, just focus on keeping consistent every day. Your body will change, and youll feel great. Bodies all look different. One body can never truly look like another.
I’ve got a body in mind I suppose, somewhere between Tom Hardy’s Bronson, Bane, and Christian Bale’s Batman, but I felt those were close to being attainable able over many years because they’re sort of pre-mega-roids era. Even then, Tom Hardy’s traps are just ridiculous.
Thanks for this. Post-transformation Action Bronson looks good! I could be happy with that.
He does! He looks like a beast! And I think if he wanted to keep cutting more weight he could, but his persona and profession as a big guy rapper and barbecue food reviewer probably keeps him on the thick side. Plenty of people go further than him.
I think he’s documented what he did to achieve that pretty well, although of course he has the advantage over you that he’s probably very rich so can eat right, get a PT, not do a 9-5, and so on.
I’d love to be of more help but cardio isn’t my thing so much… All I can say is start small, doing something is better than doing nothing. Strive to walk places - just 30 minutes to an hour every day can make a huge difference. Then you could incorporate small box jumps/step ups at some point in your journey on a curb or a tree stump or something. Could bring a resistance band with you, do something with that.
Once you feel like you’ve got the rhythm of it nailed down, get one of those medicine balls perhaps. It’s good hybrid strength/cardio work. You could graduate to the hammer thingys that Action Bronson uses in no time.
Just stay consistent. Keep building it up over time at your own pace. Don’t make it something you dread. I used to use my home workouts as my Hearthstone hour. I’d do a set, then take my turn in the game, and repeat until I was done.
I have another 30 years before I have to adjust my workout for my age.
why? at what age will that be?
I’d be about 53. Maybe I’d have to adjust it earlier. Maybe later. I just think that my body composition towards strength is not technically optimal for health in the long run, versus an older body focusing on cardio and mobility.
Also the high protein and fat diet I’m on is probably also not ideal for my heart and stuff… I should change it up a bit sooner than later.
Testosterone will drop more and more by that point too, making the ‘gains life’ quite simply not what my body is meant to be doing at that stage. It’ll be bodyweight stuff, swimming, and yoga, for me. I’ll see when I get there.
Based on the photos of him I just looked at, I don’t think he’s using many if any steroids. From the photos it didn’t look like his body fat percentage was particularly low, probably in the 15-20% range. Just alot of muscle.
Going from 350lbs to his physique is doable. It will be difficult mentally, and it will take a fair while, but it is absolutely doable. Good balanced diet, fair bit of cardio, and alot of heavy weight training.
As for timeline, a safe weight loss rate is around 1-1.5 lbs per week (2+ lbs/week under medical supervision), so figure on 2ish years to drop weight safely. Muscle bulking isn’t my thing, but maybe another 2 years to safely build up muscle bulk. You will want to see a personal trainer, at least for a little while, when getting started to minimize the risk of injuries.
I appreciate that advice thank you.
I started when I was ~22 or so, but I went from ~320 to ~180 and 14-18% bodyfat and have been able to maintain that for about 15 years now without any supplementation (I’ve even been vegan for the last 10 years or so lol). So I would have to guess that your target is attainable.
As far as timeline, I lost the bulk (~100lbs) of the, well, bulk in about a year, but I was in a position where I could really focus on that goal. But still, even if you double that, 37 isn’t that old right?
I can provide more details if it would be helpful or people are interested. But I just wanted to say that, at least from my sample size of one, you should go for it
Whatever the amount of stairs you need to walk up so that your muscles are sore the next day, do that, take a breather, do it again, take a breather, do a third one, take the next day off. Do that three days a week, for two weeks, and see if it’s getting easier.
That’s not a complete fitness plan, but it should do fine for the first two weeks.
If you want more homework, start eating salads and vegetables. This doesn’t have to replace any existing meals, but try to eat your vegetables before meals, and stop eating if you’re not hungry. The goal with that is to get used to eating healthy food, so you have options later when you need to start reducing calories.
If you want I can try and help with at least a starting plan. You can message me if that’s something you’re interested in.
Fyi: I’m a reasonably strong weight-class competitor in strongman/powerlifting. I have worked as a personal trainer in the past, and I’d like a little more experience helping folks so that I can hopefully make some income instead of being unemployed lol. So my help would be free
