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I'm a personal trainer of many years, and I have an 18 year old client whom I've been training for the past few years. This kid is the single most determined person I've ever met in my life when it comes to his body. Ever since he set foot in the gym with me when he 16, he hasn't skipped out on a single day, training 6 times per week. When it comes to gaining weight, the kid has remarkable genetics. Overall, he's gained over 50 pounds of raw muscle since we started, and 35 pounds of raw muscle in seven months after the first year and a quarter.
On the other hand, when it comes to losing weight he has a problem. We've been cutting since mid October, and he's dropped from a 17% body fat to maybe a 14% if not higher. He looks great in a shirt, but pretty shitty when shirtless. We've cut him down before in the past, but he's never been able to get past this one spot. We've tried all sorts of diets and have even cut his carbs to less than 80g per day in desperation, which is obviously low for a kid his age.
When he started lifting, he had major self esteem issues. He always feels down about the way he looks, and he desperately wants to hop on gear. I've been trying to stop him, and I'm not 100% sure I'm going to get to him. He claims that girls have just started to like him, and he doesn't want to lose it by bulking again. His goals are to be massive, and around a 10% bf, but he knows he could likely end up as a fat mess if he continues to bulk. He says his goal physique is like a Joey Bosa.
I normally wouldn't suggest this for any of my clients, but since he's more of a little brother to me, I was thinking about suggesting a SARM cycle to him. If I were to do this, would it be appropriate given his circumstances? Would one cutting cycle, a mini PCT and maybe one recomp cycle be worth it if his diet is perfect from there on out? Would it be better if he stayed on SARMS in general for a while? I know the gains are maintainable...
I'm aware that I may sound bad here, but I really want this kid to achieve his dreams. He desperately wants to be lean for college, and be in the position to compete one day as well. I've never said this in my career as a trainer, but I'm not sure if we can safely get him to a lower body fat diet wise without him going insane. It's been a tough four and a half months for him. I'm not really educated on SARMS, so I'm not really sure what I'd put him on and what kind of PCT he would need.
I'm a personal trainer of many years, and I have an 18 year old client whom I've been training for the past few years. This kid is the single most determined person I've ever met in my life when it comes to his body. Ever since he set foot in the gym with me when he 16, he hasn't skipped out on a single day, training 6 times per week. When it comes to gaining weight, the kid has remarkable genetics. Overall, he's gained over 50 pounds of raw muscle since we started, and 35 pounds of raw muscle in seven months after the first year and a quarter.
On the other hand, when it comes to losing weight he has a problem. We've been cutting since mid October, and he's dropped from a 17% body fat to maybe a 14% if not higher. He looks great in a shirt, but pretty shitty when shirtless. We've cut him down before in the past, but he's never been able to get past this one spot. We've tried all sorts of diets and have even cut his carbs to less than 80g per day in desperation, which is obviously low for a kid his age.
When he started lifting, he had major self esteem issues. He always feels down about the way he looks, and he desperately wants to hop on gear. I've been trying to stop him, and I'm not 100% sure I'm going to get to him. He claims that girls have just started to like him, and he doesn't want to lose it by bulking again. His goals are to be massive, and around a 10% bf, but he knows he could likely end up as a fat mess if he continues to bulk. He says his goal physique is like a Joey Bosa.
I normally wouldn't suggest this for any of my clients, but since he's more of a little brother to me, I was thinking about suggesting a SARM cycle to him. If I were to do this, would it be appropriate given his circumstances? Would one cutting cycle, a mini PCT and maybe one recomp cycle be worth it if his diet is perfect from there on out? Would it be better if he stayed on SARMS in general for a while? I know the gains are maintainable...
I'm aware that I may sound bad here, but I really want this kid to achieve his dreams. He desperately wants to be lean for college, and be in the position to compete one day as well. I've never said this in my career as a trainer, but I'm not sure if we can safely get him to a lower body fat diet wise without him going insane. It's been a tough four and a half months for him. I'm not really educated on SARMS, so I'm not really sure what I'd put him on and what kind of PCT he would need.
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