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This Guy Started Working Out Because He Was Unhappy And Here Is The Result (10 Pics)
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This Guy Started Working Out Because He Was Unhappy And Here Is The Result (10 Pics)

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In today’s world, the view on body image is constantly changing. The idea of “the perfect body” or “the right shape” is becoming irrelevant and people around the world are more and more comfortable looking the way they want to and changing their bodies for themselves, not for others.

Ilya Tsikov decided to transform his figure so that he would be happier with himself and more confident with his body. In his YouTube video, he tells us about his story and what pushed him to change. “As far as I remember myself, I’ve always been one of the skinniest kids in my childhood. Growing up, I was very passionate about football and at the age of 9, I started playing for one of the best teams in my country.” Ilya wanted to become a professional football player, he worked very hard to achieve that. Although, he was too focused on football to do good in school.

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Iliya’s body before the transformation, he is 16-years-old in this photo

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Image credits: Iliya Tsikov

In the sports team in school, Ilya was one of the smallest but that didn’t stop him from working hard, “What really kept me motivated was the progress I was making throughout the years” – he said in his video. Sadly, Ilya was rejected by a few major sports teams. “After I got rejected, I lost my entire motivation and stopped playing football, probably the biggest mistake of my life, to be honest, but what can I say, I was a kid with a weak mentality.”

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Image credits: Iliya Tsikov

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After training hard at the gym and changing his diet plan, Ilya transformed his appearance completely

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When Ilya was 16, he was losing self-confidence because he was worried he was too skinny, so he made an important wish for his birthday – to make a change. From that day on, he started working out by himself, going to the gym, changing his diet plan. By the time he was 19, the transformation he went through was incredible. He is now 22 and still training hard.

Ilya is 19 in this photo, 3 years after he started working out

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In the description of his video, he mentions that he never thought he had the courage to be the person he is today. “I’m pleased enough to say that I did it – I became a better version of myself” – Ilya writes. He wants to motivate others to reach their goals and become the best version of themselves “If you want something badly from yourself, you own it! I’ve had many situations where I was so discouraged and wanted to quit but I turned that discouragement into fuel that made me push harder and never give up no matter what the circumstance!”

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Ilya is finally happy and confident with his body

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More posts like this please. The rewards are SO much better if you put in the hard work to make a positive change in your life vs putting all your effort into convincing yourself that you should just accept the things you are unhappy about (yet could change), or worse yet, blaming others.

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YupItsMe1234
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But he makes me feel guilty for sitting on the coach while I inhale another Baconater :(

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Kalika Burgau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone's beauty is not the same love. A baconater sounds heavenly right now. Remind me which fast food has that. I'm town between mcds or bk

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Kalika Burgau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His body also matured so that really had a lot to do with it too.

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Living_Shadow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ngl he kinda cute. He was cute before too. The abs are a plus, but he was still good looking before.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More posts like this please. The rewards are SO much better if you put in the hard work to make a positive change in your life vs putting all your effort into convincing yourself that you should just accept the things you are unhappy about (yet could change), or worse yet, blaming others.

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YupItsMe1234
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But he makes me feel guilty for sitting on the coach while I inhale another Baconater :(

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Kalika Burgau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone's beauty is not the same love. A baconater sounds heavenly right now. Remind me which fast food has that. I'm town between mcds or bk

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Kalika Burgau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His body also matured so that really had a lot to do with it too.

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Living_Shadow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ngl he kinda cute. He was cute before too. The abs are a plus, but he was still good looking before.

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