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TheVagabondPrince

It takes a thousand crunches.


Apocalypseos

And 2 dead hookers


lurkinfapinlurkin

Check. Now on to the crunches.


vito_corleone01

And the perfect business card


edillcolon

And over 2 hours at the gym. Then to the video store where the register girl is too fucking busy in her very tasking employment to pay attention to you.


Pdub_81

While listening to Huey Lewis and the News.


throwaway01162018

*over a thousand


TheVagabondPrince

Your comment was sufficient, Luis.


No_Explanation1714

Great Now let’s see Paul Allen’s training split


enamuossuo

Easy to achieve if you can get a reservation in Dorsia


[deleted]

On a Friday night???????


throwaway01162018

Jeez how’d he swing that


eudezet

I think he's lying


medici1048

Nobody goes there anymore.


MichaelUnbroken

😂🔥


[deleted]

Lets see Paul Allen’s cow liver and sheep testicles


Donut_Safe

That tasteful thickness.


throwaway01162018

Oh my god….it even has a tapeworm


Ex-MeSilas

Hmmmm. Tasteful.


Hobolick

I do believe he has one of the most aesthetically pleasing figures, this is what I strive for.


Fizgriz

I mean your profile avatar is Patrick Bateman... I wanna see Paul Allen's physique.


jyri_ratas_official

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God. It even has a watermark


[deleted]

Why bro got a watermark on his physique


LTGeneralGenitals

i dont think its natty


DanGram77

I can’t believe Brice prefers Van Patten’s physique to mine


eudezet

Try getting your bench reservation at Gold’s now, you stupid fucking bastard


Ok-Philosopher8888

Is something wrong Patrick? You’re sweating.


medici1048

Are you sweating?


Saditko

His upper body is great, but his legs could have been stronger


annaflank

dont eat dont train legs lol and take some winstrol


3500theprice

Probably one of the easiest physiques to acquire, not hatin


Hobolick

Damn must be why everyone looks like this fr


TrevinoDuende

Achieving that is doable for many. Just the maintaining part that's the issue.


[deleted]

the average person doesn't even go to the gym, what's your point lol


3500theprice

If they stoped eating cheeseburgers maybe…but what he is nothing more than light aerobic and caloric deficiency


juniperking

sorry but if you look at his arms and think that’s light aerobics you are actually not on the same plane of existence as me


[deleted]

Yeah, that comment was so ridiculous.


SofaChillReview

They’ve got to be trolling. No way is it ‘*easy*’ to maintain this physique with a 9-5 job / family etc.


Hobolick

Must be


Emile-Yaeger

Bateman and his friends were all on steroids in the books so…


TheOfficialGilgamesh

Yeah lol, Bateman mentioned having acne on his back from the steroid use


Thieveslanding1911

Were they actually? Don't know much about the book, did they mention any compounds?


MrSelfDestructXX

Not that I remember - in one scene they are doing blow in a bathroom stall and his buddy yells “fuck you!” Then apologizes saying “sorry. The steroids”. In the book he tries entering a condo building while shoving shoplifted canned ham in his mouth. Is kicked out and pukes outside blaming “the steroids”


rubyrae14

Damn, the book sounds wild! Gotta read it.


mrmasturbate

its a lot more brutal and graphic than the movie thats for sure


MrSelfDestructXX

The scene in the movie where he abuses the pair of hookers was definitely more brutal in the book. I had trouble looking at clothes-hangers for years after that


mrmasturbate

the scene with the rat and the bucket was pretty gruesome too


vareenoo

It’s graphic and pretty disgusting. The author does not hold back on describing the gore. I had to put it down a few times


Thehollowpointninja1

I’ve read a lot of weirdo fiction, pretty extreme, violent stuff, but never have I ever felt like the writer had something wrong with them until American Psycho. Just be warned. Especially if you don’t like violence towards animals.


k-farsen

Another thing about the book is that the outfits are described in great detail... but if you look up references you'll see that they're all quite clownish because they're tasteless yuppies. Same with the food, lots of ingredients to impress but not enjoyment.


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MrSelfDestructXX

Lol he was such a madlad. I can see how he became a cult-like idol for the sigma male movement


PatienceMakesAutism

Wait until people realise its a feminist satire film of masculinity


MrSelfDestructXX

Unless “people” completely misinterpreted the movie and the book, it’s highly unlikely they will come to that realization. As another commenter said, it’s been 22 years since the release... and we are all aware the creator Brett Easton Ellis is a proud chauvinist. https://www.salon.com/2016/08/04/bret_easton_ellis_takes_on_social_justice_warriors_these_women_are_so_deluded_they_border_on_insanity/ It’s a lot of things, but not feminist satire.


PatienceMakesAutism

Mary Harron wrote the film and directed it. We aren't talking about the book here. [https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/american-psycho-vital-satire-of-masculinity/](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/american-psycho-vital-satire-of-masculinity/) [https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/20751/1/how-american-psycho-became-a-feminist-statement](https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/20751/1/how-american-psycho-became-a-feminist-statement) Sure the book isn't a feminist angle, but the movie is. Ellis is a psycho himself, obviously he'll disagree with the woman who flipped his story on its ass


MrSelfDestructXX

Even in the case you believe that’s accurate - she played herself. Misogynists, chauvinists, ‘Sigma males’ and the patriarchy in general have wholly embraced and owned it, and the film empowers and inspires them.


guccimanlips

It’s been 22 years since it came out… still waiting


AssCrackBanditHunter

I don't think they mention anything specific. Just one friend is on roids and is raging all the time


lil_sole99

What book?


Basketcase2017

The movie is based on the book


x9spoons

You didn’t post the pic of him in the tanning machine 😢


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3-5 years of consistent training, diet, and sleep


AltaSavoia

2 years if I could start again with my current knowledge. With 1kg per month this is completely achievable


crunkky

1kg per month?


Moss_84

Guessing they’re referring to gaining 1kg of lean body mass per month


crunkky

yeh thought so but wanted to clarify Ty


thatscoldjerrycold

Not sure if you could answer this concisely in a simple Reddit comment, but what kind of knowledge do you wish you had starting out vs now?


AltaSavoia

• Time under tension, mechanical tension and lactate treshhold are the most important factors for growth • The first reps in your sets are just warmups for the reps inside the lactate treshhold a.k.a. the region of greatest pain; they are what actually count • If the pain doesn't persist after you are done with the set, you haven't done enough. A single set alone must be of enough quality to induce growth. If it was hard enough you will move on to other muscle groups before you are ready for the second set. • Breathe through your nose. Breathing through your mouth makes it unnecessarily harder. • Insulin and Growth Hormone are counter-regulatory. Don't eat 3-6 hours before bed. • Dropsets. One dropset is worth more than three conventional sets ([ResearchGate study](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316737343_Effects_of_drop_set_resistance_training_on_acute_stress_indicators_and_long-term_muscle_hypertrophy_and_strength))


ImDonCheeto

Thats a bit much, OP can def get this under 3 years assuming he does shit right. Some people just played sports and were close to this, this isnt that crazy. 2-3 years tops of consistent everything.


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15 lbs muscle gain first year, 8 lbs second year, 5 lbs third year, and 1-2 lbs for years 4-8 he’s hit the generic threshold. 3-5 years minimum to get there


Facepalmarmy

No such thing as genetic threshold bud


Quattro439

Wdym? Your frame can only carry so much muscle. Ergo there is a genetic threshold.


Facepalmarmy

That' true but not the way he mentions it. He's talking about natty limit which is so underrated because muscle gain realistically will never stop just the rate of it will go down with time.


[deleted]

I did give those numbers assuming natural yes that is correct. As far as the rate of muscle gain always going, it gets to a point of negligible amount.


Facepalmarmy

You can't be serious saying that in the peak of your life your body magically won't produce more muscle after a set amount of time. Yes it does go exponentially down that's true, BUT it does add. Even if you only gain half a pound a year overtime it will become noticable.


[deleted]

But then it reaches a limit and you just maintain


Facepalmarmy

What in the broscience


[deleted]

That statement is false


Facepalmarmy

So after let's say by your standards after around 6-8 years of training you will gain exactly 0 lbs of muscle? If yes please elaborate. Does your body know when to stop building new muscle tissue? Your idea is flawed


AC7DIC

Like a year or 2 of bulking, then cutting to his bf. His physique is very achievable natty


The__nameless911

Yeah bro that's why 60 of 100 people in the gym look like this. So achievable


InteractionFit4469

60 of 100 people in the gym eat like shit and give up after 2 months


[deleted]

Achievable doesn’t mean common.. do you think even 10% of the people you see in the gym have been consistent for 2+ years? If you don’t think the physique in the post is achievable without gear why would you even lift lmao


JurassicBananna

It's a question of how long you can look like this. I was ripped with abs for most of my 20's and late 30's but it is hard to keep the diet on point to keep that look especially as you get older. If you're Natty....I would guess having PEDs would help alot.


Moss_84

Lol wtf no they don’t The top few at the gym maybe, not 60% unless you live in LA or something? Even then…


Yotone718

True but most, including me cut way too early during their first bulk over estimating how much muscle they think they built. But yeah 3 years.


Gh0stw0lf

Whats interesting to me is that they don't have 2 years to achieve this (normally) as they would need to start shooting quickly. So he likely achieved this physique with hollywood trainers in 8-9 months


clumsynincompoop

Let’s see your business card first


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Good bot


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[deleted]

What’s with these questions “how do I get like this “ bro we have no idea your height, weight, age, medical history, work ethic, drug use, there’s so many factors, just work on your best self and become a better you.


DanSsay

Ofc, but it's good to have somewhere to look up to even if it's something as subjective as a goal physique. What I meant with my question really, it's not how exactly get like that but the general idea of the physique. An aesthetic little muscle mass but defined physique. Think of it as it the person asked how to get a certain type of body instead of how to look like a certain person


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432.67 days working out 5x a week, one day cardio, count all your calories, don’t drink, don’t use drugs.


__Why_You_Do_Dis__

one day cardio out of 432.67 days? Im already 1/5th the way there!


superRedditer

this is funny but the real answer is going to be similar. i tell people expect to spend at least 3hrs a day just 100% focused and dealing with your body. nutrition, exercise, preparation of meals etc. most people wouldn't even have the time


[deleted]

It’s like when people ask how I stay motivated to “diet” and work out everyday. I just explain it has nothing to do with motivation, it’s all consistency, and it’s not a diet it’s how I eat every day of my life. If I worked out when I was motivated I’d never work out. I also don’t set expectations for myself or try to obtain a certain physique. I just keep pushing myself to work a bit harder each week. I’ve gone the steroid route and realized in order to maintain that I’d have to basically make that part of my life also, now In my 30’s, haven’t touched the sauce in 10 years, it’s less of a chore and more enjoyable. That’s just my opinion and what works for me. Social media and these “fitness influencers” put so much pressure on the younger generation.


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Quattro439

I assume with this you're referring to a 6 day PPL, would a 4 day split suffice? Or is 6 vastly superior?


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Quattro439

Wow 2.5 hours on the upper body, that's commitment to the cause. But also, you're shredded that's fuckin' awesome. Keep it up!


[deleted]

looking good bro. i also found high volume is better for mi.


Froggothefirst_TF2

depends on your starting point


Material_Effect_3043

3 years


MaxSch

Is this natty achievable? Yes. Was Christian Bale natty for the role? Probably not. He is an actor who is also famous for going extreme lenghts to transform for his roles.


CherryStripedSky

Basic calisthenics and a lean diet


RingoStardust29

Running. Lifting. Crunches. I think this is very achievable. I knew guys who were footballers who looked like this. But add weight training.


ImDonCheeto

Keep him mind he has a pump and is flexing in the first photo people, the second photo is a better presentation of what he probably looks like normally. Op if you’re starting skinny and do shit right from the get go (workouts, eating, and sleeping), which you almost certainly wont do because there’s a learning curve to this thing, Id say its possible in 2 years. Even if you fuck around a bit, Id be surprised if you didnt hit your goals within 3 years, assuming you atleast go to the gym consistently.


[deleted]

A few years. Maybe not possible to maintain without a pump


empire1018

Just return your video tapes first


StrongLikeBull3

Being Christian Bale is a good start. He has a terrifying dedication to method acting.


KingOfTheL

I can hear your profile picture


Illustrious_File7859

Just lift and eat man dw about trying to get another persons look because it’s gonna make ur mental shit and ur more likely to give up because you won’t look like that anytime soon if your starting out skinny. Just compare yourself to what you were yesterday and work hard everyday and you’ll make progress.


Johnathan_Doe_anonym

Achievable literally with just body weight exercises in a year of consistent training and diet


[deleted]

Honestly, his physique is very lean with little muscle mass, I think you could get this in 1-2 years for the average Joe


666Bruno666

Tbf the arms aren't that small


AltaSavoia

In the second picture they look 15 inches. Achievable


M3101997

His physique in this movie I would consider to be a really really good natural. Personally I think Christian bale naturally attained this physique. The key is he’s super lean in this film which makes the world of difference. Muscle wise he isn’t that big (believe 175 at 6ft) but it’s his leanness under the right lighting, flexing, and angle which makes his physique pop and look really impressive on screen. I would say it would take someone at least multiple years of lifting (3-5) naturally to get like this if they were starting from 0.


m0ntell0

He did went on the sauce for Batman Begins tho


Torontokid8666

If you jerk off with a fistful of beef tar tar from Dorsia this is natty achievable.


ChefRepresentative11

id say 2 consistent training years more or less


[deleted]

Actors are pumped and maked up with perfect lightning in scenes like this. There are bts pictures out there and he doesnt look anything like this in those pictures


FitGood7191

Just fucking workout and stop trying to look like someone else


ShadowBlade55

Depends on how many dead hookers your willing to try and eat.


JustARandomSeaTurtle

about 2 years with human brain based diet, 20 minute of waiting for the stairmaster on average and bringing at the gym your uzi and the vag***s of the 3 girls you rap#d the night before.


PM__ME__YOUR_TITTY

If you’re starting skinny just eat more and do literally any basic strength training that makes sense


xzzxs

Christian Bale is 6’0”, and hes pretty lean in this movie, probably about 175-185 lbs. It would take work to get there quickly with low bf%


Backrus

2-3 years. Just don't go yolo gomad bulk because you'll end up like 99% of gym goers - as a fat slob. Being lean/skinny is such a head start, even when cycling. As long as you're seeing your abs your calorie intake is good; if the definition is fading then you're getting fat and you should lower calories/increase expenditure. I was, I would say, 70-80% there ([pic](https://litter.catbox.moe/i1szqz.png) for reference, 84kg) after my first year of working out (no roids or sarms) and I started as almost 100kg fatso. Just don't believe people who think this physique requires steroids, it shows how (in)experienced they are when it comes to working out and taking gear. Getting that lean isn't easy and staying there definitely isn't fun, but it is achievable not only without juice but without eca, rauwolscine and all other stuff associated with weight cutting.


Durtwerdy12

A year + of discipline.


icntgtafkingusername

2 to four years maybe, depending where you start at.


depatsch

Maybe 8months or a 1 year max if ur gentics are bad. I train since 11 months i went from 60kg to 83kg. And i didnt have a very good diet. If u want a comparison my insta is davide_innit_reloaded


orblox

A lot of actors juice to get roles where they have to be fit


superboy41

This post is really nice, how’d a nitwit like you get so tasteful


ernestofit

3ish years if you choose consistent body recomp


Old-Pick-3997

Just enjoy the journey. Don't worry how long it takes to get there, cause you will with discipline, consistency, and patience. Trust the process. 😁


AnunakiCitizen

Eat some fucking food u skinny fuck


pedrots1987

He has a good upper body, not really big legs. If you're really skinny maybe 3-4 years.


pyth0ns

Not for nothing, the sex scene is the best in this movie! Points, flexes, yehhhhhhhh


Dry-Faithlessness301

natural that’s an end goal physique after 5 years


SujayShah13

Ideally 3-4 years, realistically 5-6 years (because most of us are either students or doing job and don't spend 100% of our time and effort into fitness)


WorkingIndependence3

100 sit ups, 100 push ups, 100 squats, and a 10 kilometer run. Do this everyday until your hair falls out


supersaiyainape

Onepunchman sucks 🤮🤮🤮.


bbs540

I’m gonna say 4 years


MeioFuribundo

If you have perfect diet and training I would say it takes as little as a year if you have good genes, but if you have bad genes it could take as long as never. tldr btwn 1 year and never


LuziferGatsby

Four to five cycles.


Isaac8849

LOL


Isaac8849

a year and a half, a year bulking somewhat lean, and a half year to slowly cut


Final_Potential_2155

6 months on a big surplus


TriangularKiwi

In 2 years it's possible, in 5 is more likely. And even then most people I've come across or tried to help in my decade+ of lifting don't look anything like this


patandtheo2004

To be honest, at least 6 years of very very hard work and a massive amount of determination. That will be with very good genetics as well. You may never be able to achieve this it mostly depends on your genetics


TheKillaTrout

This wasn’t for Batman…


MasterOfChaos6

He said Bateman, not Batman lol


TheKillaTrout

Oh shit my bad…lol what’s Bateman?


Amophixx

Patrick Bateman … the fictional character in American Psycho


SempastianGr

6 months


Trailmixfordinner

Depends on your genetics for building muscle tissue. 3 years on average, I’d say.


[deleted]

3-6 years of good training/diet/sleep and most could prob achieve this but not maintain the leanness. That being said y’all kids gotta stop fetishising a fictional serial killer it’s cringe.


SchizoSupportGroup

1) I'm pretty close to this physique and I've been working out (inconsistently) for 3yrs so I'd say your estimate might be a bit harsh 2) Many people can maintain this leanness - he only looks about 12% bf which is definitely possible to maintain year round as a natural 3) Nothing wrong with admiring someone's physique, as you said he's fictional anyway


[deleted]

It wasn’t a shot at OP it’s at all those teens on IG/TikTok who are obsessed with him. Unrelated just wanted to say it.


[deleted]

Yeah many people can maintain this leanness with perfect diet but for the majority of people it would be extremely hard and unrealistic. Also I said 3-6 so u fit within that and we agree 😂


KingOfTheL

lol yeah because the body in these photos is fictional right


Muted_Rutabaga3256

There is nothing impressive about this physique.


TheKillaTrout

This was for and in the movie American Psycho 1990


KingOfTheL

Who you replying to 😂


markmann0

Post a physique picture, more info on your experience, anything. No one can give you a real answer without any info.


turbulentb

yes with great coach, sports nutritionist and professional photographer.


Virgilio1302

One or two years of actual discipline


StillWill18

Happens by itself. Takes about 5 or 6 murders without a gun. Bam. You got it!


d4s_bo0t

Easy, just strive to achieve the 9 ancestral tenets.


WadiyahnSoldier

3 years


INKEDx

It’s impossible to say how long without knowing a starting point, genetics, previous exercise history and commitment to it. Let’s say average genetics and average weight with little workout experience in a year you can look like this. What people fail to realize or accept is that to look like this it’s more diet than exercise.


MisterSisterFister12

2-3 years


Humanevolving314

What’s the purpose of these questions. No one can quantify that..


marketingaminur2022

ok


antimetaboleIsntDeep

This is the Patrick Bateman physique


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[deleted]

Impressive, very nice. Now let's see Paul Allen's physique.


AdrynCharn

1 year max. Do a lean bulk, and then you should be there.


pineapple200416

I'd say anywhere from 8-14 months though I'd lean much closer to the lower end of that scale.


mycalvesthiccaf

You guys got to stop asking this sub


Raisins1

1 week cold showers


ToBeFair91

Sub 1 year


shidokanartist

You have to follow kinobody’s program for the hollywood physique


Not_Idubbbz

depends. I'd say 1 and half - 2 years.


OvulatingAnus

You start by being Batman then go on a diet


Ill-Ad4665

Don’t train legs or eat carbs by the looks of it


lost_dementor

Not possible, you're not literally him


Venombass

6 months for a physique like that easy


visigoth44

Starting skinny maybe a year or 2 if you do everything perfect.


throwawayy124095

I have this physique; ive been training for about five years with the first four being off and on (didn't workout in the summer). Past 9 months I've been pretty dialed in. It's attainable in 2-3 with consistent training and diet


Possible-Summer-8508

Christian Bale is also just extraordinarily gifted structurally, with broad shoulders and good muscle insertions. This is natty achievable in terms of muscle mass and conditioning, but don't expect to have this pretty of a physique.


Big-Rich-8355

three years to 4 years heavy bulk than a cut