Bodybuilding and aesthetics

[Supbrah]

Might be a stupid question but is there any training difference between bodybuilding and aesthetics like zyzz for example used gear a lot never got huge but was musculnar and defined 

[Pseudonym]

It's actually not a stupid question at all. It's one that has a lot of possible answers though, I think.

 

- Diet. Aesthetics guys tend to focus on staying ripped, so they'll spend more time in caloric deficit, rather than bulking and putting on size.

 

- Training. This isn't universally true, but I imagine more aesthetics guys do more isolation exercises, rather than focus on big, heavy lifts with compound movements.

 

- Genetics. Most people, regardless of how they train, eat, or juice, will never be pro-bodybuilder huge.

 

Which one are you training for?

[shane]

5 hours ago, Pseudonym said:

It's actually not a stupid question at all. It's one that has a lot of possible answers though, I think.

 

- Diet. Aesthetics guys tend to focus on staying ripped, so they'll spend more time in caloric deficit, rather than bulking and putting on size.

 

- Training. This isn't universally true, but I imagine more aesthetics guys do more isolation exercises, rather than focus on big, heavy lifts with compound movements.

 

- Genetics. Most people, regardless of how they train, eat, or juice, will never be pro-bodybuilder huge.

 

Which one are you training for?

 

I think you hit the nail on the head Pseudonym

[Supbrah]

I'm training for aesethics bro thanks for the feedback,  the only problem is I find myself quite thick skinned if that makes sense don't see many veins but people always tell me I look real buff downside is I have build a gut due to dirty bulking 

[ratz99]

14 hours ago, Supbrah said:

I'm training for aesethics bro thanks for the feedback,  the only problem is I find myself quite thick skinned if that makes sense don't see many veins but people always tell me I look real buff downside is I have build a gut due to dirty bulking 

Nothing to do with thick skin bro, you can be vascular and see veins etc just lower your body fat percentage. It'll come through in time.

[Supbrah]

Thanks bro! Working on it having real lean meals, on a cycle now so I'm trying to build muscle and burn fat 

[trainlikeafreak]

Aesthetics is actually a reference do a balanced/symmetrical body. So a large majority of those guys who claim to be aesthetic have no idea what aesthetic even is and couldn't be further from the term cause they have no legs. But anyway... the look I assume you are talking about is usually just a lean physique with average to above average amount of muscle mass. Basically get to 7% or so body fat and I think you will be satisfied :)

[jimmybro1]

On 1/23/2017 at 11:00 PM, trainlikeafreak said:

Aesthetics is actually a reference do a balanced/symmetrical body. So a large majority of those guys who claim to be aesthetic have no idea what aesthetic even is and couldn't be further from the term cause they have no legs. But anyway... the look I assume you are talking about is usually just a lean physique with average to above average amount of muscle mass. Basically get to 7% or so body fat and I think you will be satisfied :)

Aesthetics purely means "pleasing to the eye" which could be quite subjective....