[Oliver Watts]

At 17 years old, my honest advice right now is to have fun. There’s so much free information around right now on setting up training plans and diet, that all you need to do is just get in the gym, train hard, eat well and you will progress.

There’s an argument that getting a coach will help to guide you and maximise your progress, but there is also so much value in learning about your own body at this stage, figuring out what works for you in terms of exercise selection and volume, and what foods sit well and how much you need to eat to grow.

(And losing strength towards the end of a cut, particularly after losing 35kg is absolutely expected, so I doubt you did anything ‘wrong’)

I would also hold off the peds right now. Get as much progress as you can naturally first. The male brain continues to develop into the mid 20s, so introducing external hormones too early can interfere with that natural maturation.

Thanks Clare 🙏

[Oliver Watts]

Howzit Yunus, I’ve struggled with the same thing and while I may not be a professional I’ll just give you some tips and insight to try work around it.

(To preface if you are worrying about muscle bias, mechanics etc then this can be used to your advantage, understanding these principles deeply will give you a foundation to be able to see what works for you and adheres to your goals)
Exercise selection is as complicated as you make it. If this is a real issue for you then I suggest finding a credible fitness creator and using there basic program as a blueprint for your own training. Also. To answer your question directly, utilising compound movements in addition to adjusting your session volume(which is quite large) will allow you to hit all muscle groups you aim to hit for that session while reducing your systemic fatigue. Things like dumbbells presses, rows squats are all great exercises that hit multiple muscle groups at the same time. While these are just examples off the top of my head nailing the basics is factually a lot easier than worrying about the specifics which I’m sure your able to appreciate so maybe review your current training plan to a more basic approach.

Hope I was able to help if not I’m glad to talk further. Cheers yunus

[Oliver Watts]

What has your limitation been? What has stopped progressing and/or has regressed? What is your training volume like? What are your movement selections and order?

I cut from about 115 to 82 in like a plus minus a year and my progress was steady I was tracking lifts. Introduced Reta half way through the cut. Worked great but the leaner I got the weaker I got exponentially. Had prior experience but hadn’t logged lifts tracked macros prior which allowed me to progress through the cut until recently. Sas’s tips I absolutely agree with and have already implemented them into my training. Anymore comments are greatly appreciated

[Oliver Watts]

At that height you have longer arms than the average “bodybuilder”, so I’d maybe experiment with different grips.

Wider , elbows flared out (Marcus ruhl style)

Maybe try a higher rep range on some movements

My main point is, are you definitely engaging your pecs fully during your sets ? Are you giving it enough volume across the week?

Probably getting 10-12 sets per week generally doing a press movement fly movement and then alternate each week with additional movements. My form may affect muscle bias but I can’t see any major reason why this would happen. I do alternate gyms so might effect “neural adaptation”? Any more thought or tips would be greatly appreciated 🙏

[Oliver Watts]

Appreciate the honesty more than you know it, I keep expecting to hear a different answer when truthfully it is the best way forward, is coaching something I should look into even tho im relatively aware of what I need to continue progressing. I am able to cover the fees of coaching entirely on my own but not sure if it’s worth an arm and leg at this stage in my life and training. Thank you so much for the feedback tho guys means alot 🤙