I have precisely 2 months and 27 days to achieve a significantly more defined physique—what I colloquially refer to as being “ripped.” This goal is not merely internal; I have made it socially visible through a public declaration on Instagram. In doing so, I’ve effectively weaponized social accountability: to fail would not simply be a private disappointment but a public embarrassment.
Since the age of fifteen, I’ve held a persistent vision of attaining visible abs by the time I turned eighteen—a symbolic milestone I associated with maturity, autonomy, and aesthetic self-discipline. Though the goal remained dormant for years, it never truly left my mental landscape.
It wasn’t until seventeen that I began attending the gym with any regularity. My motivation was catalyzed not by vanity but by exposure to long-form Blueprint content and its emphasis on the correlation between minimal, consistent physical effort and radical long-term healthspan extension. The science of longevity reframed exercise for me—not as brute force optimization, but as strategic biological maintenance.
My aspirational physique is best characterized as lean and swimmer-like—defined but not bulky. Aesthetic, functional, and marketable. This vision is less concerned with numerical strength benchmarks or hypertrophy volume and more with sculptural coherence and health-forward modeling potential. I train not to lift the heaviest weights but to embody a particular ideal—one that blends grace with strength.
At present, I weigh approximately 102 pounds. I’ve been told I have the outlines of an eight-pack, sharply defined shoulders, and a developing V-line. These are the features that seem to attract the most commentary when I reveal my current form.
That said, I remain dissatisfied with several areas. My abdominal region, though visible, lacks the crisp definition I envision. My back musculature is underdeveloped in comparison to my front-facing symmetry. I desire more prominent biceps, cleaner pec definition, and a stronger posterior frame—attributes that would enhance not just aesthetic appeal but physical balance.
My current physique -
March 13, 2025
April 20th, 2025
Some images of the general look I am going for - ( also serves as motivation for me)
Notes on the regiments my end goal looks are using -
“He goes to the gym 3 days a week to lift weights, but on the other hand he favors bodyweight exercises like pushups and weighted pull ups to boost his muscular strength and maintain his vitality. These bodyweight exercises won’t increase Phelps’s body mass as if he was doing some typical bodybuilding exercises like squats, deadlifts bench press, etc.” - Micheal Phelps
“"Nothing has given me more mental confidence than being able to go straight from room temperature into the cold," Dorsey says. "[E]specially in the morning, going into an ice-cold tub from just being warm in bed is — it just unlocks this thing in my mind and I feel like if I can will myself to do that thing that seems so small but hurts so much, I can do nearly anything."
"The only supplements I take are daily multivitamin and vitamin C, a lot of vitamin C," Dorsey says”
Three years ago, Dorsey started using saunas and ice baths in the evening. First he sits in his barrel sauna (set at 220 degrees) for 15 minutes, then hops into an ice bath (37 degrees) for three minutes. He repeats the process three times, finishing with one minute in the ice bath.
The paleo diet rose in prominence in the early 2010s, and is supposed to emulate how humans ate over 2 million years ago — long before modern agriculture, or technology to live longer.
The diet shuns processed foods and instead promotes an unprocessed diet of fruits, vegetables, and lean meat.