I am at about... 80% of where the models are, maybe 85%. Actually bigger mass wise, just slightly less sculpted. And, I hate fucking working out, I HATE it. Its boring, it hurts, it sucks up valuable video game time or whatever, but I do it. I do it, because I have to. I do it because I like the way I like in a tight t-shirt. Especially now, during the summer.
I am 5'9" and 170. I dont have a set of ideal genes and I set my mind to it a long time ago. It was going to be an overnight thing. I started with pathetic 15lb weights, worked up to 20 and added 5 lbs every 3 months. I got larger, gradually. So slowly in fact, that no one really noticed, I blended. But I built and built, to where now, its just a thing people throw at me at parties. Give the bottle Bongressman, he can open it. They hit me up for tips, make subtle comments about how I am able to stay in such great shape.
But the key is... I don't even think about. It is so a part of my routine, that if I don't work out... as much as I hate it, I feel icky and off. But I put on that clean t-shirt everyday and head off to my desk job and watch the eyes drift to my arms and it just feels good. I am a nice guy, it hasnt changed my personality, and I hate every fucking minute of it.
I dont go to the gym... here's my gym: 1 little barbell for curling. I add weights up to 60 lb's and alternate arms. 1 long bar with a bunch of other wieghts on it that I just lean against a wall in my closet. I add and remove for squats etc. I use a chair and a window sill for tri-cep dips every other day. I fill a backpack with weights and work my shoulder and chest. I have a set of elevated pushup bars for blah blah etc.
Thats it. The vast majority of my workout uses my own weight and its fantastic, but again... boring as fuck. So I wake up, eat a banana, drink half a cup of coffee and put on the daily show and then the Colbert Late show and just work out for the entirety. I need to numb the boredom with TV or a movie or something. Even at night sometimes I come home, exhausted, but push through it anyways. I put Game of Thrones on and accidentally blew through two extra sets of pushups the other night because Daenery's was on fire and it was cool.
My diet? No extra pills or supplements, just an eggs, half a bagel in the mornings. A sensible lunch, fired chicken or some thing protien filled for dinner, potatoes etc.
Getting those bodies or near to them, is WORK... but it also isnt work. I dont try that hard, if I wanted to be super cut, yeah I would have to dive into the science. Instead I Colbert and movie and sweat and pain for an hour or a little more a day. No special gear, just me and some crude weights.
I didnt expect to be there in 6 months, I am 38 now and If I didnt do this everyday I could see this shit going south quickly. It doesnt take away from anything else, it actually enhances nearly everything else. Because of that daily hour, life is good, self esteem is awesome, t-shirt wearing is ego boosting. I go to bed a little earlier even when I dont want to to wake up a little earlier to fit this in before work.
You dont need a special set of genes, you just need to stop and dive in. And not even that deeply. As with anything, you just have to fucking do it, even if the shit is boring as fuck and sucks. But I want whats on the other side, and thats it.