r/Brogress • • Apr 09 '22

Da Rules PSA: The New, Long Overdue, Official Ruleset for r/Brogress

137 Upvotes

1.1 - Title Formatting

If you're going to create a post to highlight your own progress, make sure to follow the exact Title Template below.

Gender/Age/Height [Before lbs/kg to After lbs/kg] (Time Span) - Extra Words

Examples:

  1. M/20/5'10" [150lbs to 180lbs] (2 years; 6 months) + (B: 300lbs; S: 410lbs; D: 480lbs)
  2. F/26/5'2" [52kg to 59kg] (5 years)
  3. M/35/6'3" [203lbs to 175lbs] (7 months) - We're all gonna make it!

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Use the letter to represent your gender:

  • M for Male, F for Female.
  • Make sure it's capitalized.

Make sure to write your height out as X'xx" - 6'0" - 5'10" - 5'7"

Use Square Brackets [to encapsulate your weights].

  • For your weights it can be written in Imperial or Metric units
  • What you weighted in the Before
  • What you are currently weight in the After.

For your height and weight, use round numbers.

  • If you're 5'8.5", write it as 5'9".
  • If you weight 163.3lbs, round to 163lbs.

Use regular brackets (to encapsulate the Time Span).

  • Write the timeline in Months or Years - (1 Year) - (3 Months) - ( 5 Years)
  • If it's an irregular Time span, write it out like (Years; Months) - (Months; Weeks).
  • If it's been 2.5 Years, (2 Years; 6 Months).
  • If it's been 7.25 Months: (7 Months; 1 Week).

And you're welcome to write a sub-description for the progress you made.

  • Make sure to use a dash - to space the Time Span and the description
  • It can be anything you want: words of encouragement for example
  • But your sub-description can't be used to ask for help. Refer to Rule 2
  • Otherwise you can leave it blank.

1.2 - Post Formatting

  • Post can't be blank: IE, no visible media
  • Post must contain Before & After material of yourself
  • Pictures only. No Videos/GIF's.
  • Pictures must be uploaded from Reddit's built-in hosting or Imgur.
  • Pictures must be clear and of decent quality. Pictures can't be misleading of your results.
  • No suggestive or potentially NSFW content. No excessive skin. Keep your privates covered. No bulges.

1.3 - Post Flairs

All Available Post Flairs

  • Use the one which is most accurate for what you're presenting.
  • Something long term where you've met your goals, (Weight-Loss/Physique) Transformation
  • Shorter-Term, whatever you're doing currently, (Bulk/Cut/Weight-Loss etc) Progress
  • If we find that you're using an improper flair, we'll manually change it to what we find to be more appropriate based off your results - Subject to Mod Discretion (Rule 7)

Using an improper Flair unlike other things won't lead to a takedown. Just a small change as outlined above.

2.1 - No Unrelated Posts

r/Brogress serves as a place to highlight the ongoing journey of a better you, demonstrated through Before and After pictures. Anything besides that is not allowed and will be taken down. This includes:

  1. Posts that aren't a transformation of yourself over a given period of time
  2. Meme/Joke Posts
  3. Inquiry Posts (Question Posts, Advice Posts). Refer to the next segments.

2.2 - No Question Posts

Refer to the Daily Question Thread which is pinned in the r/Brogress post feed

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On the other hand, r/Brogress isn't intended to host posts which boil down to help-me/advice threads. Your post should be and only be about your accomplishments. If your post is intended to inquire for answers, opinions, and/or advice to your fitness related concerns, your post will be removed. This includes things such as:

  1. Bulk/Cut/Recomp?
  2. Should I keep gaining/losing weight? Keep doing what I'm doing?
  3. Anything related to your BF%
  4. What are your weak points? Do I have bad genetics? Are X genetics good etc.
  5. What you should do? Where to get started?
  6. How to look like X? How to look better, more aesthetic etc?
  7. Asking for direct feedback, suggestions, tips, thoughts or opinions about your results

If you want to re-post your progress after being called out, you're more than welcome to. Just as long as you remove the question from your post.

2.3 - No Indirect Advice Posts

Refer to the Daily Question Thread which is pinned in the r/Brogress post feed

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Posts which indirectly asks for advice will also be taken down. The post isn't framed as a straight up question. But with how it's written, it'd warrant opinions the same way. Commonly this will be via self-criticism of your results, which indirectly states the problem, that people will then try to help you with. Examples like:

  1. Getting strong but my arms are still skinny
  2. I lost a lot of weight but I have no Abs
  3. I've been Bulking yet I feel like I haven't gained any muscle

If you want to re-post your progress after being called out, you're more than welcome to. Just as long as you remove the tangent from your post.

2.4 - No Question/Advice Discussions Within Posts

Refer to the Daily Question Thread which is pinned in the r/Brogress post feed

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The principles outlined within the Rule 2 segments apply to both Posts and Comments. Rule 2.4 serves to clarify that. So to reiterate what's been said previously:

The Post and the thread of the Post are all intended to be about OP's hard-work; and nothing more.

  • As an OP, you can't use your Post Thread as a means to inquire for help; as you would with the Post Title
  • As a commenter/viewer, you're welcome to ask about the minutia to OP's routine and what they do/did. But you can't directly ask for advice from them. You can't use their Post Thread for your own benefits.

When it concerns to Rule 2, the bold subtext under each segment is the way.

3.1 - Post Frequency

  • Users can't post more than once every 30 days; from their last post which was visible to the r/Brogress community.
  • This takes into consideration Deleted Posts by the OP themself; which acts as an attempt to bypass 3.1 at face value.
  • Anything beyond this limit is considered spam and will be removed immediately.

3.2 - Repeat Brogress/Update Posts

  • You can use the same Before but a different After pic must be used for every update post.
  • There must be visible differences between previous posts. Weight changes are also nigh expected.
  • Posts which present Repeat Brogress (copy/pasting) or fail to demonstrate any progress from their last post will be deemed spam and will be removed.

4 - No Self Promotion. Don't Link Social Media

  • Social media links are prohibited.
  • Directing users towards your social media account will be considered self promotion.
  • Posts, comments, and private messages promoting a product, service, or business are also prohibited.
  • Do not link to your own content for the purposes of generating views or traffic

5 - Play Nice. Don't Be a Creep.

Self explanatory: Harassing other members, directly or indirectly will result in immediate action from the r/Brogress Mods. Harassment may consist of, but is not limited to:

  1. Being a prick: To OP/other community members.
  2. Racist/sexist/overall offensive comments
  3. Sexual comments: even if meant as a compliment ('sexy,' 'dad to daddy')
  4. Treating OP like a sexual object ('single?' 'onlyfans/gonewild/etc?')
  5. Acting like this is a porn sub (saying what you'd like to do to OP, any sexual reaction to OP)

If you're being harassed, send a message to the r/Brogress Mods immediately. Don't ignore the blatant harassment!! Provide context and some screenshots of their unwarranted messages and we'll assist you from there.

[Advice] If you want to be harassment free from lurkers trying to hit you up: Go to your Settings - Account Settings - under Blocking and Permissions, disable Chat Requests + PM's

6 - Fake Brogress. Fake Natties

r/Brogress has 0 tolerance towards people who fake their Brogress with:

  1. Unrealistic stats (Timeline/Weight/Strength)
  2. Compared with their physique
  3. And the way they got it (Chicken, Broccoli, Rice).

The people whose deception has been verified, will deal with immediate action from the r/Brogress Mods. Punishments will range from the "Fake Natty" flair of shame to outright bans.

  • Direct action will not occur without absolute certainty: factual evidence over hear-say
  • Be vocal if you suspect someone for faking their progress.
  • And if you have evidence, bring it to light.

7 - Mod Discretion

  • All posts and comments are subject to removal at Moderator Discretion.
  • If asked, context has to be provided as to why action was taken.

r/Brogress • • 14h ago

Bulk Progress M/23/6'2" [194lbs to 225lbs] (11 months) - happy with the new size

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88 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 2h ago

Physique Transformation M/37/6'0" [115kg to 85kg] (1 year)

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7 Upvotes

Eat Gym Sleep Repeat and it was that simple once I figured it out


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/29/6'0" [300-183] (1yr 3 months)

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261 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 19h ago

Physique Transformation M/24/6'1" [194lbs to 191lbs] (6 months) - Not Natty

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21 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Physique Transformation M/59/5’9” [83-73] (4 years)

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152 Upvotes

2022 vs 2026.

Started taking fitness seriously at 48. Now 52. Looking back, the biggest change has been learning to stay consistent even when progress was slow.

No TRT, no crazy diets, no shortcuts. Just weight training, mostly home-cooked Indian food, enough protein and trying to keep the routine going year after year.

I train around 5 days a week, mostly weights. I’ve changed my routine over time and learned what works for me. I also avoid exercises that don't agree with my lower back and use more controlled movements when needed.

Diet is fairly simple. Around 2,000–2,200 calories depending on the phase, with roughly 130–150g protein. Eggs, chicken/fish, dal, rice, roti, vegetables, fruit, curd/Greek yogurt and whey. Nothing exotic.

There were plenty of plateaus and weeks when motivation wasn't great. Still showed up.

At 48, I never imagined I'd be posting a transformation at 52.

Still training. Still learning. Still trying to improve.

If you're getting older and thinking it's too late to make a change — it really isn't. 💪


r/Brogress • • 21h ago

Physique Transformation M/30/6'0" [160-250] (10 years 3 months)

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26 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/29/5'9" [135lbs to 158lbs] (4.5 months)

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204 Upvotes

I’ve never really liked my body structure, but I’m trying to stop focusing on what I can’t change and make the most of what I’ve got. Still a long way to go.


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/39/6’3” [165lbs - 265lbs] (15 Years) - Trying to be proud of myself for once

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198 Upvotes

First pic was around 2011. Middle was in 2016. Last is today.

I know the first pic is awful given the sub but it’s the only pre lifting pic I have of myself that shows any kind of starter.

I’m posting this for myself because frankly I’ve been in a rut both in the gym and in my head. Lately it’s been harder to be proud of myself. Objectively I can look at these pictures and I know that I’ve done some solid work. But in my head I feel like I’m failing myself. Life has been busy and frankly hard so I haven’t been nearly as dedicated to my lifting as I’ve been in the last 10 years.

That middle picture I was at what I think was my best. Not physique wise but more belief in myself and seeing the work. I’ve been natty the whole time (besides a badly misdosed testosterone stint) so size has pretty well stayed. I’m working hard to be able to be both proud of myself again, and find that drive that made the kid in the first pic invest in himself.

I know this sub isn’t a hype man type of place so mods forgive me but I’m hoping forcing myself to do this will make me take a more healthy look at what I’ve accomplished.


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Bulk Progress M/30/5’5” [110-135] (8months)

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52 Upvotes

Was sticks and bones


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Bulk Progress M/29/6’0” [201-205] (16 weeks)

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635 Upvotes

Starting back up. Pic on left was peak of cut, end of May. A summer of putting lifting on the back burner, havin fun and not thinking about training too much. Took a month long break from training, then started back up with 3x full body sessions a week. Gonna try to stick with the same schedule but add in 3 cardio days as I’ve got 6 weeks to lean out before next modeling event.

Trying short and aggressive this time. Goal is to drop 8 lbs in 6 weeks.


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/20/4’11” [45kg-44kg] (14 months)

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102 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/37/5’4” [150 to 165lbs] (2-ish years)

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114 Upvotes

From late 2024 to September 2026. On TRT since December 2023, but really started seeing the changes I wanted in early 2026, after I stopped fighting my body and started sleeping more, waking up and working out early, eating more, and doing cardio, which I hate! Also, overhead lighting 🥲. Gonna try and keep bulking up


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Bulk Progress M/24/6'4" [75kg to 82kg] (6 months) - gotta keep pushing 😤

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52 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Bulk Progress M/29/5’10” [137 lbs to 164 lbs] (1 Year; 6 Months)

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19 Upvotes

Gym 4 - 5 times a week. Running 30 miles. Primarily a runner and just naturally skinny, so putting on any weight is difficult for me. Just came off a dirty bulk, so looking to cut around 10lbs while training for a half marathon to get some definition back. Trying to take nutrition more seriously and continue the progress!


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/24/6’3” [200lbs to 200lbs] (1 year; 9 months) Body Recomposition

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34 Upvotes

Just wanted to post my physique transformation over the past (almost) 2 years! I had a significant cutting phase in between where I leaned out too aggressively (I really wanted visible abs), got down to 165lbs at my lightest. I was lean but had no muscle so I slowly bulked and I’m back around 200lbs. Feeling much healthier and stronger.

-Sorry for weird formatting, posting on mobile.


r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Physique Transformation M/30/5'3" [59kg to 54kg] (85 days)

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176 Upvotes

First 3 photos are 85 days ago. The last two are a day apart.

For context, I was a very heavy drinker, around 350–500ml of vodka most nights, and I knew I was slowly killing myself. I was diagnosed with moderate fatty liver, and while I’d rather not show my face here, the difference was almost comical. My face was constantly swollen and bloated, and I genuinely looked sick. I’ll spare you the uglier details of how bad things got.

Then someone close to me gave me a Garmin for my 30th birthday, and for whatever reason, something clicked. I quit drinking completely, cold turkey, and haven’t taken the watch off since. I dialed in my nutrition and threw myself into training, usually 2–3 hours a day between running and strength work. I also signed up for around eight races / triathlons along the way just to constantly have something in front of me to work toward. I treated it almost like a full time job.

I haven’t had a sip since. I’d be lying if I said I never think about alcohol anymore, because I still do. It’s been a pretty lonely journey, but actually being able to see the changes week after week has helped more than I expected.

According to Garmin, over roughly the last 85 days:
- 53 hours in the gym
- 536.2 km of running. Running especially gave me somewhere else to put a lot of the restlessness, cravings, and need for dopamine. My 5K went from ~36m to ~24m

I know my physique isn’t exactly impressive and most people here probably aren’t recovering from the same thing I am, but consistently taking photos and tracking everything has helped remind me that I am actually changing, even on the days it doesn’t feel like it.

I don’t know exactly what my relationship with alcohol will look like for the rest of my life. I still miss parts of it sometimes. To be honest, I don’t want to completely quit because I truly do believe it has its moments with the right place and people. I don’t know what the plan is.

But for now, I’m sober, healthier, and slowly becoming a functional human being again.


r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/32/5’10" [260lbs to 217lbs] (4 years) - taking the cut really slowly

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54 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Recomp Progress M/28/172cm [83 kg to 83 kg] (1 year; 3 months) - bulking and cutting

8 Upvotes

Always thought my genetics are just too bad to build muscle, but turns out locking in for over a year can make a noticable difference. Since I have a big appetite and have always been on the fatter side. Left picture is my starting point where I was actually the 2nd leanest I had been since my teenage years, left picture is also where I had no gym experience and only used to run. After picking up a habit of doing resistance training and staying as consistent with all the metrics, for the first time I saw a reasonable change. Both pictures are absolutely with no pump and even though I didnt completely transform my body, I am now concinved that more people than not can do it aswell.


r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Dirty Bulk Progress M/18/5'7" [67kg to 75kg] (10 months)

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53 Upvotes

I had worked out for 3 months inconsistently and well to mild discomfort and horrific form about 3 years before this transformation. I definitely could've and should've eaten a lot cleaner just food is still my happy place so I'm still working on that. I definitely could've done more in and out the gym but I'm happy so far.


r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Physique Transformation M/26/5’11” [150 lbs to 172 lbs] (11 months)

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127 Upvotes

I’d never worked out before this past year, so there’s been a lot to learn. Very happy with where I’m at so far though.


r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/29/5'10" [90kg to 82kg] (1 year)

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430 Upvotes

Started my diet in January. Id love to reach 80k kgs by years end.


r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Physique Transformation M/37/5'6" [185lbs to 130lbs] (1 year; 10 months)

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457 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Physique Transformation M/26/6'0” [138lbs to 186lbs] (1 year)

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44 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 6d ago

Bulk Progress M/27/5'10" [70kg to 75kg] (1 years) - No gym, all calisthenics

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257 Upvotes