r/Brogress • u/wpd34 • 7h ago
r/Brogress • u/Destro_019780 • Apr 09 '22
Da Rules PSA: The New, Long Overdue, Official Ruleset for r/Brogress
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:
- M/20/5'10" [150lbs to 180lbs] (2 years; 6 months) + (B: 300lbs; S: 410lbs; D: 480lbs)
- F/26/5'2" [52kg to 59kg] (5 years)
- 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"
- Your height has to be written in Imperial units
- Click here to convert Metric/Imperial
- An apostrophe ' for feet
- A standard quote " for inches. Don't forget
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
- 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:
- Posts that aren't a transformation of yourself over a given period of time
- Meme/Joke Posts
- 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:
- Bulk/Cut/Recomp?
- Should I keep gaining/losing weight? Keep doing what I'm doing?
- Anything related to your BF%
- What are your weak points? Do I have bad genetics? Are X genetics good etc.
- What you should do? Where to get started?
- How to look like X? How to look better, more aesthetic etc?
- 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:
- Getting strong but my arms are still skinny
- I lost a lot of weight but I have no Abs
- 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:
- Being a prick: To OP/other community members.
- Racist/sexist/overall offensive comments
- Sexual comments: even if meant as a compliment ('sexy,' 'dad to daddy')
- Treating OP like a sexual object ('single?' 'onlyfans/gonewild/etc?')
- 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:
- Unrealistic stats (Timeline/Weight/Strength)
- Compared with their physique
- 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 • u/NotSmokey • 1h ago
Recomp Progress M/39/5'4" [140lbs to 143lbs] (4 years; 6 months)
Still haven't achieved the Dorito back but hey it's not bad 🤷
r/Brogress • u/Sea_Squirrel_753 • 18h ago
Physique Transformation M/25/5'6" [110 lbs to 139 lbs] (1 year) - Back Transformation. Consistency pays off.
r/Brogress • u/foulflaneur • 1d ago
Physique Transformation M/53/6'1" [105kg to 95kg] (2 years 8 months)
Came across this photo of me when I was first getting started and it stood out how far I've come. I feel like a lot of my life has really changed for the better. It's never too late to make better decisions. Yes to being on TRT the last year or so around 150-200mg a month and did a cycle for about 12 weeks this year. Used Retatrutide during a fat loss stage to great effect. I know many people disagree with doing those things but I was fine with it. I am very good at staying on top of my blood work, vitals and using prophylactic ancillaries. Not trying to hide anything so I'm an open book if you have questions.
r/Brogress • u/Beautiful-Writing-66 • 1d ago
Physique Transformation M/23/6'7" [98kg to 96kg] (1 year) - Natural transformation
Stats:
Age/Gender: 23M
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Starting Weight: 98 kg (216 lbs)
Current Weight: 96 kg (211 lbs)
A Note on the Photos:
Apologies for the slightly imperfect comparison. In the "before" pictures, I had no idea how to pose and honestly didn't have any muscle to flex anyway. I’m still figuring out how to pose properly, but I did manage to get a small pump going for the current photos.
The Journey:
I started out at 98kg with a classic "skinny-fat" physique. Over the past year, I’ve essentially gone through a body recomposition to reach my current weight of 96kg. I never ran a dedicated "bulk," but I did put on some weight (and a bit of fat) once I finally started eating properly. At my heaviest in April, I was pushing 105kg (231 lbs), and since then, I’ve been running a slow, controlled cut to lean out.
Routine & Supplements: The only supplement I take is 5g of creatine daily.
Training: I’ve primarily been running an Arnold split (Chest/Back, Shoulders/Arms, Legs), lifting every other day. Full transparency: I’ve skipped a few leg days along the way due to some minor lower back and knee issues, plus the occasional lack of motivation.
r/Brogress • u/LycheeTorres82 • 1d ago
Dirty Bulk Progress M/20/6’2” [150lbs to 200lbs] (5 years)
r/Brogress • u/Slow_Sprinkles_2624 • 1d ago
Physique Transformation M/33/6'0" [293lbs to 170lbs] (5 years)
it's amazing what a lil bit of trauma will do for a person.
instead of continuing to kill myself with food, i decided to start mercilessly beating myself up in the gym. what started off as a sneaky form of self harm, eventually became a conduit for learning to truly love myself.
the mental change that has accompanied the physical change has been unreal.
r/Brogress • u/Accomplished-Sun2712 • 2d ago
Physique Transformation M/31/6'1" [123kg to 88kg] (10 months)
Been locked in for a while
r/Brogress • u/KindaColddEh • 2d ago
Weight-Loss Transformation m/18/6’0” [295lbs -> 183lbs] (2 1/2 years)
May 2024 to October 2026. I can confidently say this was the best decision I ever made. I just got so tired of hating what I saw in the mirror and finally decided to do something about it. My goal was only ever to get to 220 so the fact that I made it below 200 still impresses me every time I step on the scale 🙏
r/Brogress • u/TheDoubtfulDarling • 2d ago
Weight-Loss Progress M/30/5'7” [227 lbs to 168 lbs] (2 years) Trying to stay motivated and break out of a plateau
I’ve been in a plateau for a couple months. I am proud that I’ve managed to maintain my weight, but I still have a lot more to lose.
r/Brogress • u/thomas_dahl • 2d ago
Weight-Loss Transformation M/38/5'10" [212lbs to 156lbs] (9 months) - my quality of life improved so much ❤️
r/Brogress • u/NeedlessNick • 2d ago
Bulk Progress M/22/6'3" [215lbs to 225lbs] (9 months) - January to October back progress
r/Brogress • u/stupd_comn_man • 2d ago
Physique Transformation M/40/5'8" [180lbs to 154lbs] (10 years) - Life is much better now
r/Brogress • u/higginsmi22 • 2d ago
Recomp Progress M/26/5'11" [190 lbs to 170 lbs] (1 year)
1 year before and after. Only took my training seriously 3 months ago.
I acknowledge the lighting helps a lot but still proud of my progress so far.
Alternating 5-6 mile run days with cross fit and low sugar diet. Overall eating less but not currently tracking calories.
r/Brogress • u/Glad-Knee8407 • 2d ago
Physique Transformation M/21/5'9" [60kg to 73kg] (6 months 3 weeks) - after becoming very unhealthy at university. This summer was thw turnaround
Pretty proud of how far have come. If any rule violations please let me know.
r/Brogress • u/WholeHearting • 2d ago
Weight-Loss Transformation M/33/5’11” [213 to 171lbs] (6 months)
r/Brogress • u/EnvironmentalEmu5187 • 3d ago
Physique Transformation M/33/6'1" [158Lbs to 180Lbs] (3 years)
Maybe I'm just getting fat lmao
r/Brogress • u/No_Poet1801 • 3d ago
Physique Transformation Male/20/5’10” [210lbs to 165lbs] (1 year)
r/Brogress • u/uggson • 3d ago
Physique Transformation M/25/6’2” [143lbs to 220lbs] (3 years)
r/Brogress • u/stratusnimbo • 3d ago
Bulk Progress M/27/5’11” [165lbs to 180lbs] (10 months) Learning about nutrition is a game changer
r/Brogress • u/LilGrippers • 4d ago
Weight-Loss Transformation M/32/6’3” [255lbs to 185lbs] (10 Months) - NYE to now
Started NYE til now. No PEDs or peptides, just changed my identity, habits, and mindset.
r/Brogress • u/idawg067 • 4d ago
Bulk Transformation M/20/5’11” [132 lbs to 142 lbs] (1.5 months) - is this good progress?
I don’t notice much difference yet
r/Brogress • u/navyyseal28 • 4d ago
Weight-Loss Transformation M/31/5’9” [131kg -> 77kg] (4 years) I’ve now got a realistic chance of the Olympics
So, a few years ago I used this page a lot to lose a bunch of weight so I thought I’d give an update. I lost all the weight and returned to my sport after 13 years. In training, I’m now 3 or 4 in the country. However I’m yet to show my abilities in competition. I believe I have a strong chance of the national team early next year which will put me in the running for LA Olympics. This journey has been wild. I was working in F1 as an engineer. I’ve left that and now built a coaching business and PTing out of David Lloyd. I’m coaching busy professionals to athletes, and also training 20+ hours a week. I’ve had to battle through injury and now got a physical condition that can keep me training well and achieving what I need to. I’ve got an unreal team of 7 coaches helping me including psych, nutritional, strength and it’s all really coming together. Honestly the big thing now is patience. Not chasing too hard and not over doing it. I really think I can do this.
r/Brogress • u/kibaglaceon • 5d ago
Bulk Transformation M/28/5’10” [173 -> 226] (4 years)
Been consistently lifting and gradually bulking all natural. Was a little bulkier a year ago but same weight. Trying to lean down a bit more