r/Brogress • • Apr 09 '22

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

144 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 • • 5h ago

Recomp Progress M/43/6'2" [190lbs - 170lbs] (9 months)

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47 Upvotes

Slow and steady recomp for 9 months. The plan now is 4 weeks back at maintenance and then try and add some lean mass.


r/Brogress • • 13h ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/25/5’11" [278lbs to 220lbs] (7 months) - 220lbs/100kg milestones

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72 Upvotes

Started at 278 lbs (126 kg), and today I weighed in at 220 lbs (100 kg). That’s 58 lbs down, but seeing 100 kg on the scale feels like its own milestone.

Since moving abroad, I haven’t really had anyone to share this journey with, so I wanted to post here again. I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and it feels good to share that somewhere.

Still more work to do, but next stop is 200 lbs.


r/Brogress • • 16h ago

Physique Transformation M/29/5’10” [113lbs to 138lbs] (10 weeks)

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122 Upvotes

Hello all. New to lifting here. Just wanted to show my “transformation” so far, if you want to call it that lol. Just for a little background, I had a kidney stone earlier this year, and went through a rough breakup recently, and got down to my lowest weight in years. My day one pics are when I was down to 113 lbs. yikes. The day one pics were taken August 31st. I finally decided it was a time for a change. And decided to work on me for once. I currently am up about 25 or so lbs (which I understand a lot of is water and glycogen etc) and I have became addicted to lifting. I owe a lot of this progress to gainer shakes. And just straight up milk lol. I am in a caloric surplus of about 300 cals give or take. And am hitting about 140-150g of protein per day. Pretty proud of my results so far. Sky’s the limit now. Any recommendations where I can improve, prevent injuries etc? Thanks for the time!


r/Brogress • • 22h ago

Physique Transformation M/35/6'0" [165lbs to 185lbs] (5 years)

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227 Upvotes

Been enjoying the results. Finally filling out.


r/Brogress • • 13h ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/25/6'0" [255lbs to 225lbs] (3.5 months)

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40 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 2h ago

Dirty Bulk Progress M/34/6’0” [140lbs to 170lbs] (10 months)

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3 Upvotes

Started working out at the tail end of last year, doing only calisthenics. I’ve tried working out/gaining in the past, and I’d always get burned out. This time I started by doing only 15 minute workouts a day (3x weekly), and at the tail end of each month I’d add 5 minutes. On my off days I stretch (goal is to learn the splits). Over the course of the year I’ve worked my way up to an hour workouts.

Started out doing just pull-ups, push ups, and crunches. Over time and after watching many calisthenics vids, I’ve built out a bit of a pyramid (that can probably be better optimized).

These days I’ve added gymnastics rings and dumbells, and the pyramid is:

Set 1: 1 dip, 2 pull-ups & 4 pushups, 3 squats, 6 calf raises, 12 band stretches
Set 2: 2 dips, 4 pull-ups & 8 pushups, 6 squats, 12 calf raises, 24 band stretches
Set 3: 3 dips, 6 pull-ups & 12 pushups, 9 squats, 18 calf raises, 36 band stretches
Set 4: 4 dips, 8 pull-ups & 16 pushups, 12 squats, 24 calf raises, 48 band stretches
Set 5: 5 dips, 10 dips & 20 pushups, 15 squats, 30 calf raises, 60 band stretches

It’s meant to go up to 10 sets — it was originally only a pull up pyramid 1 to 10 to 1, but I’ve never made it that far within my time limit. For the squats and calf raises I add a dumbbell. Push ups are incline, and either wide grip or diamond. Idk the name of the band stretch, but it’s essentially a glute exercise.

In terms of getting calories I’ve been housing gainer shakes in the morning (1340 calories) and then I try to eat my usual 3 meals and snack a bit. For most of year I found that was fine in and of itself, but for the last 6 weeks I’ve been tracking my calories with an app and wish I started doing that sooner. Also noting a I am a vegetarian.

My goal weight is 180 for now, but I had a friend suggest 190lbs which I may aim for (and then cut 10lbs).


r/Brogress • • 20h ago

Recomp Progress M/21/5'10" [165lbs to 165lbs] (5 months)

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108 Upvotes

EDIT: I AM 31 ahhh whoops not 21

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First photo May 9th, 165lbs. Second photo October 27th, 165lbs.

The lighting is doing a lot of work i think but also i definitely hit major milestones and improvements. Some select exercises (lots of salt, these are estimated 1RM according to MacroFactor app, I doubt I can bench 270lbs):

Bench Press 1RM Squat 1RM Weighted Pullups 1RM
May: 205lbs, Oct: 269lbs May: bodyweight, could not squat due to patellar tendonitis. Oct: 225lbs May: 50lbs, Oct: 79lbs

Other miscellaneous milestones are that I can run a couple miles without my knees hurting. I basically rehabilitated my knees over the past year with bodyweight squats, bulgarian split squats, and leg curls. Absolutely 0 running in over a year until very very recently. I am so happy I can work on my barbell squat again and it is my biggest goal to make it stronger than my bench press.

I crossed 2 plates on bench press (for reps!!!) which has always been a goal of mine as well. The most important part though is I feel confident about my body and I feel healthy :)


r/Brogress • • 15h ago

Physique Transformation M/19/5'10" [83kg to 78kg] (11 months) + (B: 130kg; S: 160kg; D: 220kg)

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37 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Physique Transformation M/29/5'7" [63kg to 75kg] (2 years)

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84 Upvotes

Here's my 2 year natural progress.

First pictures : taken in october 2024, a couple weeks back to training after a loooooong hiatus (so wasn't totally new to working out).

Second pictures : taken in october 2026, post bulk a month into the cut so still a bit fluffy.

Went up to 78kg on the bulk and chilled at maintenance ish for a month or so.


r/Brogress • • 15h ago

Bulk Progress M/25/6’1” [100kg>111kg] (4 months)

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11 Upvotes

Goal: 115KG


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/36/5’10” [279lbs to 196lbs] (11 months)

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396 Upvotes

Gonna try to level off around 195 and focus on lifting for a bit


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Bulk Progress M/33/6'2" [155lbs to 175lbs] (1 year)

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15 Upvotes

I started tracking my protein more closely, and started working out with dumbbells at home about a year ago, and more consistently for about the last 2 months. Nothing crazy, but I make sure that I'm always adding a bit more workout volume every time, and I try to do at least 5 days a week, with 3 workouts per day. My main focus has been my shoulders, chest and arms, and I use dumbbells for 99% of my workouts.

I haven't really noticed any difference in the last year, and I thought that maybe I'm just getting stronger but not bigger, but I think I see a difference when I put these side by side.

Hoping that I can accelerate the growth now that I'm more consistent!

Also the auto mod rules on this sub suck


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Bulk Progress M/18/6'0" [185lbs to 220lbs] (2 years)

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92 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/22/5'11" [140 lbs - 185 lbs] (10 months)

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256 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Bulk Progress M/25/6'2" [180 lbs - 250 lbs] (7 years)

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65 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/30/5'9” [205lbs to 155lbs] (2 years)

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215 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/26/5’10” [145lbs to 175lbs] (4 years)

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204 Upvotes

Gained a bit of muscle


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/34/5'8" [193lbs to 163lbs] (1 year) - still a work in progress!

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55 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Physique Transformation M/39/6’0” [183 lbs to 215 lbs] (3 years)

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331 Upvotes

I was going through old webcam pics, and I saw this and wanted to see how much progress I've made. Still working on it, and my progress def has not been linear lol. Gonna keep going, and starting to cut now a bit.


r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/26/5’8" [243lbs to 160lbs] (7 months) - consistency really is key🙏🏻

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644 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/32/5’8” [225lbs to 180lbs] (6 years)

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242 Upvotes

6 years between pics but been training 16 years total - most recent pic is first because it just looks better 😂


r/Brogress • • 5d ago

Bulk Transformation M/26/5’7” [150 lbs to 190 lbs] (4 years)

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87 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 6d ago

Physique Transformation M/28/5’9” [206lbs to 169lbs] (10 months) - Do More Cardio

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412 Upvotes

Been consistently cycling (riding a bike) for the past 10 months. Started in late January and continuing to today and into the future. Between 8-12 hours per week. As I’ve gotten more fit cardiovascularly, I’ve been able to put out more power and burn more calories in the same amount of time on the bike. I’ll burn roughly 800 calories in 1 hour doing cardio on my bike.

I cut out alcohol completely. Ate a high carb diet to sustain the cardio I’m doing, moderate protein and low fat.

I definitely let myself go in order to get to that state. My weight has fluctuated over the years, but this is the leanest/lightest I’ve been since 2019.

I have been using Tirzepatide since early February. I started at 0.25mg/wk and have been holding steady at 6mg/wk for the last 3 months.

Got blood testing done before starting and was in the pre-diabetic range as well as having high blood pressure. All health markers are now right in range. My VO2 max is 51, which puts me in the top 20% for my age group.

I have two kids, work full time, and both kids have extracurriculars, so anyone claiming to not have enough time to work on themselves is coping heavily.

I’ve been psychically active since 16, but this is the first time I’ve really gone all-in on endurance exercise. I previously focused on weightlifting only. I haven’t lifted a single weight since March of this year.

After my bike race next month I plan to train for a half marathon in January and also incorporate weightlifting back into my life. I have a full home gym set up in my garage.


r/Brogress • • 6d ago

Physique Transformation M/23/6’1” [90kg to 75kg] (2 years)

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291 Upvotes

I start work as a personal trainer next month. :)

I’m grateful for everything I learnt on this journey so far. I’m looking forward to continuing. I’m dreaming of one day competing in an amateur show. Also I’m happy to answer any questions below.

Every phase of you is necessary. Forgive and love yourself.