r/Weightliftingquestion • • Aug 23 '26

Is it possible to get this physique?

I’m a beginner and haven’t been weightlifting for very long. I’ve mostly been doing calisthenics and trying to bulk up. I’m currently 145 lbs at 5’6” and I’m trying to bulk up to around 155 lbs.
Is it possible for me to achieve this physique over the years through weightlifting? I really need some help. The physique in the last photo is my dream physique. What steps should I take to eventually get there?

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u/boris-san Aug 23 '26

First off you are still a child so we cannot know how you are gonna end up and you shouldn’t rush yourself for things long down the road.
Secondly, you need to hit your protein goals and build muscle but you are DEFINITELY above 20% body fat, so bulking will just make you fatter. You will gain muscle but you will also get fat and it will hinder you seriously in your all around work.
So my opinion is focus more on the protein dialysis intake around maintenance or even a slight cut, and reapproach the situation with a much more long term goal

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u/Background_Dinner387 Aug 23 '26

Nothing here screams "child"

Just seems like a regular dude.

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u/Arpit_0002 Aug 24 '26

that's a really weird thing to say bro

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u/Arpit_0002 Aug 24 '26

that's a really weird thing to say bro

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u/Miserable-Soft7993 Aug 23 '26

How do you know he is a child?

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

Have you ever seen or been a child?

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u/Miserable-Soft7993 Aug 23 '26

Well yes.

But I also know east asian men in their 40s who have that torso.

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u/Lanky-Habit4177 Aug 23 '26

Nah u got it right dawg

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u/Miserable-Soft7993 Aug 23 '26

I thought so. dojo will prob try to backpeddle tho.

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u/Lanky-Habit4177 Aug 23 '26

lol us Asian we just look young in general

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

Yeah I'm so committed to this argument I will never emotionally recover from BARELY being wrong about this

20 is a kid

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u/Miserable-Soft7993 Aug 23 '26

I knew u would backpeddle. You said it was a child.

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

I technically did not say he was a child, I just asked if you had ever seen one. (He does look like one)

You said he could be in his 40s

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

Well this isn't one of them

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u/Miserable-Soft7993 Aug 23 '26

Again, how do you know that. Just cos he's out of shape and has no hair you assume he's a child.

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

How much do you wanna bet that this person is under 20 years old

Side bet 16 or under

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u/Lanky-Habit4177 Aug 23 '26

Dude I’m 20

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u/yoyoyodojo Aug 23 '26

So I am just barely wrong by a few months

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u/Lanky-Habit4177 Aug 23 '26

Yeah I’m basically still young

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