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- This video was over 5 months in the making, and I'm so glad I managed to see it through till the end. I deliberately put my progress online almost weekly via Instagram (checkout the IG stories) to keep myself accountable not just to myself, but to others as well. I'm glad to hear that it has inspired some others to try and do the same.
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0:00 Intro
0:58 Phase 1
2:08 Phase 2
4:17 Phase 3
5:37 Phase 4
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this is actually a very well edited and planned video. Thoroughly enjoyed it, well done my friend
Thank you I try my best
You're not the only one who was inspired by Togi from JJK to lose weight. Because of Togi, I lost 60 pounds(27 kg). That man's body is a inspiration.
That’s insane dude. Truly a slay king.
One day I hope to pull off the tight black shirt and baggy pants.
@@tylerbrester4617 don’t we all
What did you do
@@superverse15
If u want to JUST want lose weight just make a deficit of like 750 calories max, hit macros and get like 7.5k steps a day, the 7.5k steps turn ur 750 deficit into one closer to like 1k, give or take.
If u want to get like Toji, get into things like calisthenics, start lifting and create a full body plan throughout the week. Also create a deficit but not more than like 300 - 400 calories cause you are gonna lose too much muscle over time to look buff then u will have to re bulk
1.Daily Cardio
2.Meal Prep
3.Strength training
4.Volume eating
5.Caloric deficit
volume eatin ?
@@stevethea5250 focus on eating less calorie foods with more volume
@@naveenkdhanush How do we do that ?
@@KK-wc9wi by understanding which foods are less in calories and which are more!!
@@naveenkdhanush Chill with the shoutin exclamations dude, just asking to know. Low calorie high volume food, so eventhough the portions appear bigger the calories are less, gotcha, thnks
Your editing, story telling and progress are amazing! So incredible. Never stop!
Thank you :)
Congrats finally an ACTUAL workout / diet journey.
After years of mistakes I finally tracked my errors and got much better in all domains. Consistency and Diet are keys, people often think they workout a lot, or enough, but if you look week by week, the one missed session there and there becomes several weeks missed in 6 months.
Also diet is really the core of everything, counting protein is the basis, and stop thinking you can eat shit and get away with it even if you are a so called "hard gainer". :)
Pretty much what I went through! But you really can’t outrun a crappy diet haha
Michael Phelps did it
Yo the filmmaking and editing in this is sooo good
thank you I try my best
Keep it up! Banger video💪🏻💪🏻
thank you mr goh my surname brother i try my best
love the density / speed of the video, so much info packed into under 7 minutes!!
Thank you Josh! Tried really hard to achieve that so I’m glad it’s working
I like how engaging the video was, perfect humor and narration.
Thank you, I try my best
Bro, your editing is so refreshing. Love it!
Glad you enjoyed it man
Awesome vid dude! Build looking good keep it up
thank you, I try my best
This is one of the greatest examples of how a video should be done.
Nice and short intro with all the premises and goals outlined in a simple yet captivating way.
Then, all the steps that brought you to reach the goal.
Congrats! 🥳
Thank you!
Honestly one of the best and realistic videos on fat loss journey. Congrats man, love to see it and keep it up! Incline walking is game changing glad to see many more people include it in their daily life (currently incline walking a while typing!).
Glad you enjoyed it heh
DUDE this was an incredible video! Thank you for sharing this with us, we loved it!
this video was rlly well put out and the cinematography is amazing
thank you sushi I try my best
I got an mri 3 weeks ago for my knee and I have had the exact same experience and have just started cardio and weights after no activity in fear of my knee. You are a big inspiration and I have started this journey for weight loss in the last week and your video has been a great motivation. Also congrats for the video blowing up
Take it slow and steady James! I think most importantly is gaining confidence in adding tension to the knees once again
Goated video, editing, personality and watch!
thank you I try my best
The video editing is just insane 👌💯🇧🇪
Love the video! Inspirational, wheres the jacket from?
You did so good!! 💪💪 like i literally rmb seeing your igs when you first started! congrats :)
thank you Kasey, I try my best ☺️
@@Dargoyaki she can refer u some B&Q :))))))
loved the vid, and especially the jazz my man!
Twas an artistic choice ☕️
This is such a nice, fun and motivational way to talk about your journey. Loved it! :) Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Damn this is an underrated channel. Awesome vid!
thank you I try my best :)
well edited and fun to watch. nice video man 👌
thank you man
Love the storytelling and the quirky rhymes! Keep it up! 😂
thank you zan i try my best
Awesome video man, I can't wait to achieve my goals as well!
I hope you achieve it
Really liked this video, keep it up man!
thank you!
This is very inspirational for my fat loss journey. Thank you and this was a really great video! You kept things concise and you didn’t let any points linger for too long
Thank you! I try my best
Yes bro! Such a good video🔥
thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Great video!!
Thanks Adrian!
love the content
very well edited, and well done!
Glad you liked it!
Where I’m at now is about where you were at the end of phase 3 and I’ve hit a wall where I’ve just been maintaining. Today has been spent looking at my goals, reworking my diet, workout routine, and my basic understanding of nutrition, weight loss and muscle gain and I’m ready to get in the gym tomorrow with my infinity gauntlet and finish what I’ve started. Thanks bro!
Push through a little more 🫡
Love the video!! Heavily related to that every year’s new year’s resolution 😂
THE one thing to be noted is that it takes time and consistency for everything we do to take effect. Learnt that!❤🔥
patience too! That's my biggest weakness
I'm only half way through and I will finish but so many times have I just longed for a straight up like hey this is what I did video. And this was perfect with the nonsense in the right places to make it enjoyable. Good video.
Thank you Jonathan, glad you enjoyed it :)
A realistic transformation, mad respect!
That’s honestly great video brother and awesome editing. I like that it was tips and tricks you learned but also your personal experience. Everyone’s body type is different and for you it seemed finding out that a decrease in fat intake was what would set the difference. I’m a huge foodie and although I have the discipline to eat well, I find that on days where I have nothing to do I end up eating too much. Finding the mental balance between achieving my weight loss goals while also not going too far and hating my life is generally my struggle. I’m currently at like a 186-189 range at 5’8” but I lift pretty heavy and have been implementing cardio (generally stair-master) after every workout. Which I try to weight train around 3~4 days a week. Burning generally 700-1k calories every workout. The problem is definitely the food for me 😂
Keep going! I think the one that really helped me out was cutting out excessive fat from my diet. I still snacked during this phase, but I’d always limit myself to ensure I don’t end up binging and it did help satisfy my cravings enough to keep going
This is a really good video bro! Goes to show that a little discipline, consistency and taking action can get you to your goals!
Thank you for the kind words sir :) more goals to hit in the future!
Thank you for the inspiration bro!
My pleasure!!
Very nice vid! I also have a knee problem myself similar to yours, what did you do to help it and try to get it to work better / to make it stronger ?
I think the focus for me and Jerome was just to reduce pressure on the knees! So we did this by strengthening the leg muscles around the knee region (leg muscles) + losing weight so there's just less pressure all around.
We focused on targeted exercises like leg extensions, hamstring curls etc. There was particular emphasis on having the appropriate bracing before doing the exercise, and in turn I felt it helped me learn how to engage my muscles appropriately to minimise pressure on the knees.
Great journey and respect to you!
Have you considered sewing your meniscal disk? Or any other form of surgey on your knee?
I did consider before embarking on strength training, but now I'll try and avoid it if I can because I'm not sure if I can handle the downtime 😅
Great video! Was wondering if you ever repaired your meniscus or it just got better after training. I’m going through the same injury!
I didn't go for an op to repair! But what me and Jerome decided to do was to work on building up the muscles around the meniscus so that eventually most of the weight is felt on the muscles rather than the joints. I think I got injured because I had weak legs and it placed unnecessary stress on my knee joints.
So far, it's been doing good for me - pain is not ENTIRELY eradicated. But I can pretty much do what I used to be able to do in the past. I think this trumps the downtime required after an operation
Started to gym in the beginning of the year at age 25 and realise that muscles took time to grow, now I am left with a toned upper physique and a heavy tummy :) I still continued snacking moderately and cut carbs by eating less rice. Didn't try fasting as well. Nonetheless, this video is an inspiration to me to maintain my fitness, as well as maintaining my mental sharpness.
Glad it has helped!
I think this is exactly what I needed! I’ve got cartilage issues in my right knee, and I’ve just started at the gym to see if I can improve it, whilst also gain body confidence (get rid of the fat, and tone up without getting ‘shredded’) but just feeling better about taking off my top at the beach or on holiday! 6’ 2” 107kg
The boost in confidence you get is so underrated
Very well done. Made me have a chuckle a couple of times while being very informative. Also, never depress yourself into thinking I went on vacations and ate rather scrumptiously. That's what they're for. I would also binge eat the good stuff in Japan without a single regret. If I had to feel "restrained" while on vacations, that would immediately make the vacations lesser. Good job on your journey!
Thanks for the kind words man! Japanese food really slaps too hard
GOALS 🔥🔥
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Nice bro, I was at 305lbs at my heaviest and I finally got to a point where I needed to make changes. I am at 245lbs now, I have a long way to go and have been plateauing a bit again, but this inspired me to keep it up. I am consistent in gym and cardio but the diet is the hardest part for me.
Keep it up man, it'll be worth it
Being inspired by Toji is the one thing that I didn’t expect seeing in the video. Loved it 😂
at this point it's a universal experience by anime-watching young adult men
Fantastic vid🙏
thank you alex i try my best
Dope man!
I try my best thank you keewei
good video but It's amazing how few people have heard of the banned Borlest books,I have a suggestion for those who train to read a book called "You are stronger than you think".
can you be more specific with the author and titles?
Banned?
You can’t even google this, so I’m calling bs.
@@Chonus i mean... banned?
@@gameseeker6307 Yeah, what's more likely, all traces including forum posts have been scrubbed from the internet, or some random dude on a youtube video who posted some vague cryptic nonsense. Also, there are so many books titled "You are stronger than you think" first one that comes up is a Joel Osteen book.
So good dude, congrats on the progress and also, awesome storytelling!!
thank you Jason I try my best
You're exactly like me. I'm also borderline overweight. I've started my journey, I'm not that much into fitness but doing home fitness twice a week, 2 times a week cardio and martial art 3 days a week effectively 7 activities a week while also being in a calorie deficit. In the first month I lost like 5kg, I'm still going and super motivated. I'm very curious where this journey leads me, but one thing I'm sure of.. I'm glad I ditched the unhealthy lifestyle, I feel way better now.
that's great to hear, press on! The journey is so rewarding
Jesus, by your video quality and editing i thought u had like 1M subs... Keep up with the good work man, one more sub here
Thank you!
great video Toji was also coincidentally my motivator as well haha
As was 90% of the male population at that point heh
Congrats!
Good shit brother keep it up
Thanks brother you the man
Hilarious video title hahah hats off to you
The quality of thi vid is so high!! When at 1m+ I can say I was here early
not sure if it would hit 1m but thanks for being here early :)
yes! after i saw toji i actually started caring a bit more about what i wear and man it feels good!
Toji goated fr
thanks for showing how you did it! mind if i ask how's your height?
Super proud bud @Dargoyaki! I'm currently in the process of losing weight too. I've been naturally thin/fit most of my life. Have worked out on/off for most of it in fact. However, eating Costco muffins + ice cream led me to packing on ~20 lbs of fat. I went from 165 - 170 lbs @ 12 - 15% body fat to 187 lbs @ probably ~25% body fat...? Back when I cut that shit out, and ever since I've maintained by eating fine. But, never strict enough to lose weight. I recently said enough is enough, especially with how exhausting being overweight is. Since I have a sedentary career I started incorporating 10,000+ steps/day, not including eating in a caloric defecit with strict macros. I started last Monday, and I've already noticed a difference. I have a calendar reminder to help. But, every week I take progress photos and send them to my Uncle to help keep me accountable. I'm really looking forward to seeing the change come 90 days in. Keep being the best version of you possible!
How do you find the discipline to keep away from unhealthy food? I can never do it for more than a day, the temptation just withers away any sort of motivation i had. Also, do you have any tips on any other form of losing weight other than going to the gym? I'm a broke uni student who cant afford private gyms and the nearest ActiveSG gym to me is undergoing renovation for at least >5 years, not to mention i dont know anything about gymming in the first place (leading to it being daunting to go to the gym in the first place)
Actually, you don't want to entirely cut them out from the get go, the cravings will be too strong. Throughout this journey I've actually eaten my fair share of unhealthy food, the point is to keep them in moderation and compensate for the unhealthy foods by eating something to make up for the macros in the day
If I'm eating a dinner with a lot of carbs and fat, I compensate by eating mostly just protein in the day before my dinner so that it *sort of* balances out
I think the key is not to aim for total restriction, but rather more so of damage control
I lost 25lbs in military training. Proceeded to gain all of it back during some rough times. This is the inspiration I needed to get back to work. Thanks!
you got it dude, go get that military physique again
Nice video, well-edited, short, and precise.
I am on a similar journey, I started to skip my breakfast to break into calorie deficit, 5 days of gym 30min cardio 30min strength, and on the weekend a game of football.
Press on brother
Great video
thank you I try my best
Dude so weird Toji was also my inspiration to start working out
Pretty sure he was half the male population's inspiration for working out at some point
same 😳
Bruuuhh. your video content, editing & style is definitely one of the best few I have seen (and I have seen a lot of these personal development contents). Glued throughout & some good tips shared. Keep going! maybe next on how to improve our productivity but do it ur style of content?
Thank you, I’ll try
pretty cool that you didn't show that you can just magically become overly shredded, just makes it feel more real
great video btw! hope your channel blows up
Thank you introverted gamer! I too am introverted and a gamer
@@Dargoyaki :O!!
1:41 How the hell has a Burnistoun reference ended up on this video? Delighted to see it - Burnistoun is incredibly underrated - but very unexpected! Or did I miss something, and this has become a meme?
When you do the leg push up is there any problem with your knee? Or it’s already healed then you start doing the exercise?
Not healed. Torn meniscus is still there. Difference here is that I’m engaging my muscles a lot more so there’s relatively little pressure on my knee joints which greatly reduces the risk and pain
Good job bro, I actually don't think your body was really chubby before, but great job for getting those gainz!
I think it's all relative 😅 East Asia be like...
I love your content so much thank you ❤️
Thank you butterscoupsie I try my best
I love the kirbies on your desk.
Very well made video.
I try my best
You had realistic goals in a short amount of time. Being shredded takes time and consistency. I liked your goals. It's all about being confident with your own body. Every bodytype is unique, hence why it takes longer for someone to reach their goals than others.
I have the same injury as you brother but I have started working out in home lately. I am a bit afraid of doing legs although I have been doing them. It would be really helpful if you could share what kind of leg exercises you did and what more one should know about doing leg exercises with the same injuries, thank you.
Sure thing! Jerome (IG: @jeromengin) placed me on leg extensions, hamstring extensions and leg press to slowly strengthen my leg muscles before moving into more compound movements. We also did hip extensions to prepare for deadlifts in the future.
After getting the form down and strengthening enough, we started to do trapbar deadlifts.
The most important takeaway is bracing the appropriate muscles when doing the exercises so that you are actually exerting the right muscles and no unnecessary stress would be placed on the knees. At least that's what I learnt.
You can always drop Jerome a DM on IG for and ask for an open consult!
I also have a suspected torn meniscus on my right knee waiting for my mri schedule how long did your knees get better did you undergone surgery?
Didn't go through surgery! Mine was a partial tear so it wasn't as serious as a full tear. Instead of going for an op I opted to just strengthen my muscles around the knee instead because I didn't want to deal with the potential downtime. Took me a few months before I had confidence to put heavy pressure on my right knee again
Got it, I gotta befriend a fitness coach.
Newbie here. What parts of the video are considered good editing? A lot of people are complementing on the editing, and I’m trying to figure that out. Is it the coloring? Transitions? Filters?
lmao that is so funny i also started working out consistently this year cause of toji, what a goated character
So basically you got a trainer
If you really wanna simplify even further. He ate less and moved more.
essentially this
if this is all you took away from this you’re an idiot
Why do you say it like a trainer did black magic on him? Getting a trainer doesn't mean you are going to get results. Just ignorant oversimplifiction.
Thanks for saving me 6 minutes 😂 would genuinely pay out for one at this point but I can't find an English speaking trainer in my neighborhood and I don't expect to anytime soon.
Yooo bro what the actual fuck!
I have stopped going to gym for around 1 year due to bad knee and now i'm super fat and i came across this video now and i had just started working out again from last week. This motivated me so much. And also surprise suprise i'm also a software engineer😂😂 what are the odds of running in to this video😂 more motivated than ever thank you brother
you got it my man, keep going
2:44 idk why but I find it funny that he made his personal trainer do and say it then dubs the lines 😂 nice touch and great content. Informative and inspiring ❤. I'm overweight and I'm trying to motivate myself into exercising. I'm still at the basics cuz idk anything about fitness. I'm on day 8 of working out and I hope I can make it to day 90. Videos like these remind me of my goal.
5:33 love the floor clip ❤😂
Hope this inspired you to press on :)
Without the trainer bit, i did the same. I had lower back vertebrae damage. With animal flow included as part of the training, doing the proper meals and sticking to them, I now move better than I did in my 20s. (I'm 40+)
I aspire to flow like an animal in my 40’s
Hell yeah brother. At 26 I have been able to get by while eating like shit by overtraining. 6-7 days a week. I know I can’t keep that up, especially as I age. I’ve really got to lock in my diet. I’ve never consistently tracked it, ever. I’ll get there.
go get it yeetman skeetman
I went from 127kg to 90kg over a year just by dropping sodas and snacking less. My ideal weight is 80kg and putting on that Joji demigod body. I'd been slacking and back slid to 93kg, but having your video randomly popup in my feed inspired me to get back on that grind.
That's great Isaac. Going down to 37 kilos is ridiculous. Not sure if I'd survive 1 year of deficit 🥲
This is 100% it. I have been doing basically exactly this for 8 months now - not really meal prepping but I like to cook. I run a caloric deficit, cardio every day, and fill up on veggies every meal. I've lost 26kg and went from panting down the street to running 5km
DAMN! 8 months of deficit is maddening 😭 not sure I’d last that long myself. Keep it going man, 10k next!
omg i did literally the same thing watching JJK season 2 and training since January i am currently in my best shape ever and it feels great
TOJI supremacy
Amazing, so either crazy-ass willpower, or money to support gym, meal-prep and personal trainer. Got it.
bro i might miss some details. how tall are u?
1.Daily Cardio
2.Meal Prep
3.Fuerza training
4.Volume eating
5.Calory deficit
Tracking my calorie intake and cutting out unhealthy/sweetened food has helped me a lot. My weekly training routine looks something like this:
- Train 3 to 5 times a week
- Go for walks on rest days
- Eat about 1.5g of protein per kg of body weight daily
- Eat mostly clean (healthy food, no processed food, lots of vegetables and fruit)
If you do this regularly, you should see results. Also, don't blame yourself if you eat unhealthy sometimes. I occasionally have days where I eat two chocolate bars in a row, but if these days are rare, it doesn't matter.
Pretty much what worked for me!
i'm also in same situation - i have torn ACL and Miniscus. but i will NOT have the surgery..
Its such a great vid but funny that Toji was one of the reasons to get fit lmfao
universal experience
your journey beginning sounds like my current state. I had personal trainers, I am in the gym 3 days a week, I get in6-10k steps + a day, cut out drinking, but still gaining weight.
Ultimately weight loss still boils down to a caloric deficit!
Thanks man, such a funny video. Time for me to to go outside and touch some grass
We all need to touch more grass tbh
This video is simple but effective. Don't over complicate things guys. You can do it!
I got here for the title. I stayed for the jokes. I subscribed for the edit. I’ll come back for the quality of the information. 🙌🏼✨🤙🏼
thank you king
1 like = 1 push up🧚🧚🧚