If you Want a Shredded Anime Physique Before 2026, Do THIS
By Kevin Zhang
Summary
Topics Covered
- Your Limiter Is Mental, Not Physical
- Train Each Set to Your Last Rep or Miss Gains
- Small Incremental Wins Unlock Real Gains
- Eat 1g Protein Per Pound of Goal Body Weight
- 7-8 Hours of Sleep Is Non-Negotiable Muscle Fuel
Full Transcript
The year is coming to an end and some of you guys still haven't reached your New Year's physique goals. Luckily for you, it's not too late because I'm going to give you five simple steps to unlocking your anime physique before the new year
ends. So, as long as you follow the
ends. So, as long as you follow the guide laid out in front of you, you'll be flexing your guns right as Santa comes down the chimney. [music] But
before we touch any exercise or talk about any diets, there's one important thing you need to do first. Every anime
protagonist starts off the same, a weak, average nobody. But there's always that
average nobody. But there's always that one inciting moment that changed their lives forever. Whether that's eating a
lives forever. Whether that's eating a disgusting finger or getting stomped on by God. Regardless of what it is, they
by God. Regardless of what it is, they all had to do one single thing before they became the power protagonist we know them as. Every one of them removed [music] their limiter. Now, you might be thinking, you don't have a real limiter.
There's never going to be a moment in your life where you actually need to surpass your limits unless you're lifting your kids off of your car. Wait,
but that's not the limiter I'm talking about. See, one of the reasons why you
about. See, one of the reasons why you might be watching this video right now is because you had some New Year's resolutions that never came true. You
set a goal for yourself, promised you'd get there by the end of the year, but halfway through you tell yourself, "Oh, life is getting in the way. You're
getting too busy." And there's no possible way you could have achieved your goals at all this year. You were
too damn important [music] to do a push-up. Honestly, that's 100% BS. Back
push-up. Honestly, that's 100% BS. Back
when I was working full-time at a tech company, while studying at university, and while working on my side hustles, and while still maintaining a social life, I still managed to never miss a workout. Even at the peak of my busiest
workout. Even at the peak of my busiest days, I always did [music] something. I
always kept track of my food, and I always manage my fatigue. And if some anime nerd like me can do it, you bet your ass you can do it, too. The reason
you haven't achieved your goals yet isn't because life happened. [music]
Maybe for just a handful of you, that is true. You just got way too busy. you
true. You just got way too busy. you
literally had no time. But for most of you, it's because of the excuses and distractions you insist on keeping in your life and keep repeating to yourself. Your limiter isn't your
yourself. Your limiter isn't your strength or [music] power. It's the
mental limitations you are putting on yourself. So, how do you break your
yourself. So, how do you break your limiter? It's [music] simple. First off,
limiter? It's [music] simple. First off,
no more excuses. You need to be 100% accountable for your own actions and not look for ways to escape what you need to do. Second, [music] lock in, homie. Have
do. Second, [music] lock in, homie. Have
a clear goal in mind and focus on it.
Third, remove distractions. Get rid of anything that doesn't help you towards your [music] goal or actively gets in the way of your goal. You're here to get stronger and look shredded. Oh, but
Kevin, isn't my life going to be boring if I stop playing video games and scrolling? Hm. Well, sure. You can keep
scrolling? Hm. Well, sure. You can keep some distractions in your life, but be prepared to move slower than the guy who went allin. Last, you need a plan of
went allin. Last, you need a plan of action. And luckily, I'm going to give
action. And luckily, I'm going to give you guys exactly that. Starting with
training. Now, anyone can exercise, but to maximize the amount of muscle you put on before the end of the year, you need to start training like a protagonist.
First thing we need to dial in is training frequency. One of the reasons
training frequency. One of the reasons why a lot of people give up on their New Year's goals is because they burn too fast, too brightly. Imagine Sunjin Wu went into a fight, burned up all his mana on Shadow Soldiers, and his stamina
running around like a fool, only then to run out of everything completely when the final boss shows up. Gents, he is cooked. There is no doubt about that.
cooked. There is no doubt about that.
People actually get really excited when they start working out. They go super ham in the gym, have no clue what they're doing, but they do it with passion. Then 3 weeks later, they've
passion. Then 3 weeks later, they've gone too hard. They hate the gym, and they never pick up a single weight again. If we're trying to get back into
again. If we're trying to get back into working out and get swole for the new year, we need to make sure that we don't burn out before then. But at the same time, we're trying to maximize muscle.
We also can't be training once every blue moon. So, how often should we
blue moon. So, how often should we train? In my experience, the best and
train? In my experience, the best and most efficient training frequency for this is one of two options. either a
4-day upper lower split or a five-day pushpull leg split with one leg [music] day. Both provide the necessary
day. Both provide the necessary frequency and volume to make gains. But
either one gives you at least 2 days of full rest so you don't burn yourself out. But this also begs the question,
out. But this also begs the question, how long should we train per day? And
this is a fair question, but it's the wrong question. Instead of thinking
wrong question. Instead of thinking about how long, think about how much.
Every muscle group requires a certain number of sets to grow optimally.
Ideally, you'll want to do between 10 to 20 sets per muscle group per week to build the most amount of muscle as possible. So, instead of thinking, "Oh,
possible. So, instead of thinking, "Oh, has it been an hour yet?" Try pondering, hm, have I done 10, 15, 20 sets for my
[music] freaking biceps yet? No. Better
hit the curls. B. But this principle can only work if you incorporate this next thing. A set on its own is not going to
thing. A set on its own is not going to build muscle because I can do like a set of 10 push-ups just fine. What you'll
want for your set is for you to be finished it. And it actually makes you
finished it. And it actually makes you think, "Damn, I literally cannot do anymore." Every set needs to feel like
anymore." Every set needs to feel like that last rep you are fighting for your life. Like the moment before the
life. Like the moment before the protagonist unlocks their new form. This
is the most crucial step for you to become Jack before the year ends. By
squeezing every last ounce of effort from your muscles, you are going to maximize the gain's potential. Because
if you're not even training close to failure, you're not even in the same anime arc as your progress. Now, if you want examples of how I train, I recently posted my Sunjin Wu training guide in my shonen strength community. It's
literally the blueprint of how I would build a physique like Sunjin Wu or any other main character, and a lot of people are loving it. So, if you want something already laid out for you, you can check it out. But this is just going to be the base of your endofear
transformation. This is probably the
transformation. This is probably the most important era of your transformation arc that can make or break your games. But don't worry, because I'm going to tell you exactly what to do and how to do it. This is the
level up phase. But what is the level up phase and how much does it weigh? It's
kind of like this. Itidori is a strong fellow. He could handle basic cursed
fellow. He could handle basic cursed spirits no problem. But once he got a taste of special grades, who boy did he get battered? What he needed to do was
get battered? What he needed to do was go through his level up phase, a time period where he's just improving his technique, mastering his energy, and evaluating what he could do better. And
after his level up phase, he got to the point where he could handle special grades and live to tell the tale. In
your training arc, your level up phase should happen every two weeks or so.
Honestly, they could happen even more frequently than that. In this phase, you need to ask yourself four questions.
What's challenging me the most? What's
not challenging me enough? What's really
working? And am I putting in 100%. With
the first question, you're basically asking if you need to dial back some exercises. You'll know this answer
exercises. You'll know this answer immediately if [music] you are struggling with some of the exercises in your routine, whether that's poor form, low reps, etc. The second question asks what more you can
do. If an exercise is too easy, you're
do. If an exercise is too easy, you're not trained to failure. You need to up those progressions. And that's literally
those progressions. And that's literally how I designed the protagonist method.
Small incremental changes and more repeatable wins every single time.
Because when you finally realize that you've been holding back 50% of the effort, that's when everything clicks and then the real level up arc begins.
The third question tells you what you can stay the same. If something is working, don't change it. This means
that the progression, the number of sets and reps are challenging for you and you're training to failure or very, very close. And keep doing that until it
close. And keep doing that until it becomes too easy or too boring.
Repetition creates mastery. The last
question is just a simplified version of all three questions together. It's just
simply asking, are you going allin? Are
you using all your effort after 2 weeks?
If you realize you're only using half of your power level, you need to fix that as soon as possible. Similarly, if you realize your workout is probably 200% effort, well, then you probably want to
dial it back. Unless you are a I don't know, I don't want to insult you. You're
too nice. A massochist. You're a
massochist. But if you aren't giving it your all, the new year is going to look pretty sad for you. As David Gogggins would put it, you need to get hard.
[music] Like rock hard. Like a massive girthy. Wait, I'm being told that I
girthy. Wait, I'm being told that I cannot say that stuff without context.
There's no earpiece. I'm talking to myself here. But the truth is, it
myself here. But the truth is, it doesn't matter how hard you train because without the right fuel, you're toast. [music] Getting your diet on
toast. [music] Getting your diet on point is going to be a huge factor in whether or not you look like Baky Hanma at the end of the year or pre- augmentation surgery Jack Hanma. The
four horsemen of dieting are as such.
Calories, protein, source, and supplements. [music]
supplements. [music] Obviously, calories is first because if you want to get shredded or put on muscle, this is what you got to consider. You need to know how much to
consider. You need to know how much to eat. For the sake of getting jacked and
eat. For the sake of getting jacked and shredded before New Year's, I [music] have only two rules. First rule, unless you're fat, bulk up. Your job is to put on as much muscle as possible. So,
eating more food is going to help with that 100%. But before you go stuffing
that 100%. But before you go stuffing your face with pizza, cookies, candy, and instant ramen, you need to know how to bulk correctly. Otherwise, you're
going to end up looking like pig god.
Nobody wants to look like pig god. If
you just go around eating whatever is in sight, yes, you will put on muscle, but you're also going to put on a lot of fat. So, what you'll want to do is
fat. So, what you'll want to do is actually control the calorie surplus to 200 or 300 at most. This is a nice sweet spot for you to pack on more muscle, but to minimize the amount of fat that you
actually put on. Second rule, after bulking up, shred it down. Now, this
rule might only apply to some of you, but if you started off as skinny fat or slightly pudgy, you're going to need to spend at least 4 weeks in a calorie deficit and start burning that fat.
That's the only way you can show off your hard work. When it comes to protein, it's simple. Eat 1 g per pound of goal body weight. A little less is fine, but too much protein is a lot better than too little protein. When it
comes to source, the answer is even simpler. You don't just eat like an
simpler. You don't just eat like an athlete. You need to eat like somebody
athlete. You need to eat like somebody rewriting their character arc. whole
foods and [music] whole foods only. If
we're trying to get shredded as fast as possible, there is no room for cheat days. Single ingredient foods are going
days. Single ingredient foods are going to be your bread and butter. No pun
intended. It's going to make you feel so much better. You're going to have more
much better. You're going to have more energy and this also minimizes the fat that you will put on. Supplement wise,
you have a couple options. Creatine,
no-brainer. Always take that. Protein
powder, I think it depends. If you don't get enough protein with the food you eat, then it's a good supplement to make up for that missing protein. But the
supplements I recommend the most are actually magnesium and collagen. Reason
being, well, in this next tip, I will show you why. The recharge phase, arguably the most [music] important step. Training is great, but
important step. Training is great, but if you don't give your body the recharging that it needs, all you're doing is beating it without giving it a break. First off, if you're using my
break. First off, if you're using my workout split recommendation, you have at least 2 days to do this. Just find a 30inut period of your day and stretch out. Not only is this great for getting
out. Not only is this great for getting more mobile, but it also sends more blood flow to the muscles, which helps with that recovery and builds even more [music] muscle. But most importantly,
[music] muscle. But most importantly, you guys need to sleep. Can't be playing League until 2:00 a.m. anymore, guys. We
need at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep for optimum muscle growth. This is the reason why I suggest magnesium and collagen. In my experience, every time I
collagen. In my experience, every time I take those before bed, I get better quality sleep. I fall asleep faster and
quality sleep. I fall asleep faster and I sleep for longer. Trust me, it [music] works. Because the only rank climb that
works. Because the only rank climb that matters is your physique arc. But even
if you follow steps perfectly in this video, you're still not going to look jacked for New Year's. Because there's
one key thing missing from this entire video, and that's how to actually look jacked. And it all starts with [music]
jacked. And it all starts with [music] that gorgeous Vtaper. So, if you want to get there quickly, watch this video right here to learn how to unlock the Vtaper with only 90 minutes. And for the
ones serious about their glow-up arc, you know where to find me. Check the
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