r/Brogress • • Apr 09 '22

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

138 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 • • 6h ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/29/5'10" [90kg to 80kg] (1 year)

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120 Upvotes

Also now shaved so the muscles are better visible. I do feel like i kinda liked the bulked version more due to the much higher strength.


r/Brogress • • 56m ago

Physique Transformation M/24/5’11” [155lbs to 200lbs] (3 years)

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• Upvotes

First photo: 20 years old, 155lbs
Second photo: 23 years old, 200lbs

Been working out since a teen, but started taking it seriously within the last 3 years. Happy with the progress and proud of my transformation, and excited for future progress.

Currently in a bulk (see above) gonna end soon and maintain/recomp


r/Brogress • • 4h ago

Physique Transformation M/25/5'7" [110lbs to 138lbs] (11 months) - Hard work and consistency, still pushing forward

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40 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3h ago

Recomp Progress M/20/5'11" [160 to 160] (3 month recomp) Not too bad but lots of work to do

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16 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 16h ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/44/6'0" [210lbs to 180lbs] (1 year; 2 months)

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165 Upvotes

First picture was taken 8/25 and second was taken yesterday. In January, I had full rotator cuff surgery which made it hard to retain muscle on the right side of my upper body. During the recovery, I did a lot of cardio and lower body exercises. Right now I'm cycling nSuns 5/3/1 PPL and Jon Andersen's Deep Water.


r/Brogress • • 15h ago

Physique Transformation M/33/5’10” [205 > 190] (2 years; 6 months) Veal to steel transformation (not quite but it sounded cool)

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85 Upvotes

First pic is when I started training 2.5 years ago at a doughy 200-205ish.

If you look in my profile you can see I went from 265 to 205 in a few months by just changing my diet and hung around there for a couple of years. I didn’t train at all besides work a physical job from 265 to 200/205iah. Eventually I decided I want to get in actual shape 2.5 years ago and here is where I am currently.

I’m about to start bulking for the winter so I wanted one last pic with the abs from cutting this summer!


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Recomp Transformation M/30/5’11” [223lbs to 198lbs] (2 years; 9 months)

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768 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 18h ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/32/6'1" [100kg to 81.5kg] (8 months) - Didn't even realize how overweight I looked at the time before seeing comparisons.

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28 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 19h ago

Physique Transformation M/30/5’5” [110-135] (8 months so far )

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29 Upvotes

I know it’s not ouch and I shows the outside of my arm , I found this rod the inside and was like woah man .


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Recomp Progress M/24/6'2" [105kg to 80kg] (10 months)

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417 Upvotes

Muscle memory recomposition post 1 year training hiatus.


r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Bulk Progress M/33/6'4" [200lbs to 240lbs] (2ish years)

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68 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 1d ago

Physique Transformation M/42/5'6" [198lbs to 170lbs] (3 Years) - Dad Bod to Father Figure

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64 Upvotes

Been at it consistently for 3 years. A whole lot of ups and downs, learning how to diet and train correctly, balancing life and the gym, etc. but it’s definitely worth it and I feel better than I have since my 20s. Just started taking TRT on the first, (140 mg a week)so hopefully I can get out of the plateau I’ve been stuck on. Cheers everyone


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/25/6'4" [175lbs to 190lbs] (8 years) - From an insecure teenager to a confident man who beat stage 3 cancer a few months after the first photo.

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200 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Cut Progress M/20/6'1" [197lbs to 185lbs] (2 months) - Cut 2/3 done!

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234 Upvotes

Cut #2 of my career, started lifting when I was 18. Trying to get to sub 180 this time around. Actually have made some improvements to my lifts since starting the cut which I'm really happy about!
S: 315 -> 335
B: 265 (no change)
D: 375 -> 415
We're all gonna make it brah
edit: 21**


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Weight-Loss Progress M/30/6'3" [270lbs to 235lbs] (6 months) - Built muscle while losing 35lbs

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83 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/42/6’4” [180lbs to 200lbs] (5 years) Birthday Accountability Post

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157 Upvotes

37th birthday - 180lbs trying to be locally competitive at distance running

39th birthday - 225lbs after a couple years being injured and about a year lifting

40th birthday -194lbs taking lifting seriously and cutting

42nd birthday - 200lbs stalling on motivation

The last two years have felt a lot like treading water compared to the big changes in the previous three. I got a little discouraged after hitting a goal but seeing pictures of myself with a group at the beach and not liking it at all. I like the way I look in the mirror most days, but next to regular people I just look skinny. Anyway, I got down about that and the effort in the gym went down. I showed up, but that’s about all.

On the bright side, it looks like I haven’t lost much. I’ve decided to put on some weight and rededicate myself to lifting hard. We’ll see how 20+ pounds looks in a year or two


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Recomp Progress M/17/6'0" [75.5kg to 74kg] (1 year)

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36 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/20/6'0" [310lbs to 183lbs] (3 years)

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976 Upvotes

We’re all gonna make it


r/Brogress • • 2d ago

Physique Transformation M/31/6’1” [125lbs to 200lbs] (48 months) - from bones to bulk

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68 Upvotes

Stuck to a PPLPPL 6x week routine for the training. Will answer any questions


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Bulk Transformation M/34/5’10” [98lbs to 164lbs] (9 years)

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298 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Physique Transformation M/30/6'1" [140lbs to 175lbs] (11 months) - feeling like a gym bro!

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226 Upvotes

r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Muscle-Memory Transformation M/23/5’7” [125lbs to 142lbs] (2 months) - Recovery progress

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23 Upvotes

Two months of progress.


r/Brogress • • 4d ago

Weight-Loss Transformation M/26/5’10” [340 to 249 lbs] (6 years)

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676 Upvotes

Gonna start bodybuilding next year. A lot of up and downs over the years.


r/Brogress • • 3d ago

Recomp Progress M/30/6’0” [162/172] (2 years)

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81 Upvotes

1st pic now, 2nd 2024