Im too lazy to check catalog
If I train traps like this. Heavy controlled shrugs
Workout (day 1)
Rest (day 2)
Workout (day 3)
And so on and on, will I see mayor improvements? I can get 3.5 days to work then out per week, doing 4-5 sets to fry them good, thats in the 10-20 weekly rep sweetspot for maximum hypertrophy and muscle growth, will it be enough for them to grow properly?
I'm too lazy to give you an answer
Do some gyms really don't allow training barefoot? I googled it and it seems everyone one on /reddit/ finds its gross. Wtf? Is this an American thing?
Use black socks and keep it lowkey. My gym sometimes breaks balls about it but its when dickheads are on shift. I do sometimes with leg workouts, and Ive never been called out about it.
Caloric deficit. Add cardio and weight train to speed up the process
Will do when Im on my RPE 9-10 reps. Cheat a lil bit and control down. Thanks
Im at a pretty advanced stage. I dont take rest days anymore and when I best the absolute shit of a muscle group (PPL) I usually get 1 day doms. thanks for ur insight
>breaks balls
is that an actual phrase people use in English?
Yes it’s very common, usually in a lighthearted way. Like my friend is our token garden gnome so we call him things like Jimmy garden gnometron or garden gnome Tyson cause we enjoy breaking his balls.
I've more often heard it as busting somebodies balls instead of breaking them, but yeah
>Is this an American thing?
I would kick your ass if you come barefoot into my gym in Germany
No you wouldn't
My gym doesn't allow barefoot but i do it anyways. I dont like squatting with shoes. Nobody says anything but i dont know if its because they dont care or because they dont read the numerous signs posted around the gym that says no dressing up like a whore and no taking off your shoes.
How do i get rid of visceral fat?
>power shrug up
>slow eccentric down
Your traps will explode.
meh I changed my major after graduation plus 6 years of work, way happier about it.
Answering your question, the correct answer is "depends" because its too specific. How much can you recover related to what the volume and intensity you're doing is. My notion is,
if you're doing work on a muscle and its doms for 3+ days, I'd say you have done too much and its not optimised.
If I didnt get doms I would hit it once every other day.
If I did enough to get just slight doms for a day after it, I would hit that muscle again on 2nd or 3rd day.
You make gains regardless but like I said it depends on you.
I want to join the Navy and go to OCS. Should I expect my gains to disappear during the training?
Yes.
You will probably be tired after getting cocked by the training staff for min 12 hours everyday and in no mood to workout, you will also NEED protein powder to sustain anything due to all the energy you gonna burn.
What's a good deadlift alternative?
I overdid it on my intensity day and the spinal erectors just aren't up for deadlifting volume tomorrow.
I was thinking trap bar dl but wanna know what you people think
I did trap bar deadlift for years after an injury, and I greatly preferred it for preventing a repeat
how to get a raging diamond hard erection? i have a wager with my mom and i only need it once so drugs are fine
I wish I had the answer anon. I really do. This reminds me of a time way back in the day when I was in high school.
> qt Latina shortstack oneitis knows I'm head over heels for her but I always try to play it off
>she teases me for it every now and then
>go on a road trip with a lot of friends but someone has to bail so we're a car short, having to fit more people in fewer cars
>end up in the same car as her, I'm sitting at the window by her best friend in the middle while oneitis is sitting in her lap
>oneitis thighs are thrown over my groin
>instantly have the hardest erection of my life, it legitimately has never been this hard before
>I'm stone faced, looking straight ahead trying to not make a scene or attract attention
>they giggle, I know that we all know what's going on but trying to play it cool
>she teases me a little bit on the ride but I can't focus at all
>get back to the hotel rooms, she has to get out of the car first, slides out and her ass goes right over my dick and she's looking me in the eye kind of grinning when she does it
>have to carry my bag right in front of me to hide my raging boner
>in a room with a bunch of other guys so can't jack off
>get home later that week, been thinking about it all day every day since it happened
>finally time to jack off
>dick hard as diamonds, not as hard as in the car but still
>cum really fast because I was so pent up, load is massive and hits the wall above my bed, gets on my chest and some lands on my pillow
>dick hasn't stopped being hard
>fuck it, go again
>dick still diamonds
>go a third time
>dick not as hard but still hard
>try to go a fourth time and barely get it
>dick still reasonably hard, could probably go again
>decide to stop because dick is starting to hurt and chafe and I made a huge mess already
man I miss being young and spry. I never got to fuck her but man I'd give anything for just one night. She's had a couple kids so her tits are even bigger now.
can i rub muscle cream on my cock, balls & taint?
I fucked my gf real hard again & we came at the same time
she squeezes the pussy really hard when I nut
now it's kind sore & uncomfortable
i fell for the memes and bought grass fed butter
as a person who never fries anything, how do i make use of it to bulk?
add it in coffee?
Just add it to everything you eat + tea and coffee
Put some on your vegetables. It’ll melt into a ‘Sauce’
Fry all your veg and meat in it. Tastes great + adds some extra calories
damn my reading comprehension is poor but still sauté your veg at least
It’s well documented that hard cutting fucks with libido but I’ve got a date on Saturday and want to bring my A game, what and when should I eat to make sure my pre cut libido is ready to rock Saturday night?
Steak and greens the night before
Stop cumming now until after your date so you your body's natural impulse isn't buried in the tissue box
>eat a shit load of spinach
>brown poop
>start to add a handful of kale to my protien shake
>dark green poop
It's been like a week since I started doing this and its green every time, is my poop just going to be green forever? I guess it's not a big deal it's just different
post to ratemypoo.com
oxalate my shit up (literally)
always cook spinach
it's one of those things that is more nutritious when cooked
also oxalates
Everyones idea on golfers elbow (the inside of your elbow) treatments.
I think I have golfers elbow but it only shows up when I'm doing heavy shit like 150lb overhead press. An once I'm done with it I don't feel it anymore outside of specific movements like tricep work.
> hit atg three plate squat working weight (3x5)
> get very or slightly sick
> forced to take days off gym (up to a weeks or two)
> try my best to keep everything up to recover. vitamins, walking and light exercise, eat as much as I can
> come back with anything from 20-40kg off my squat
> work my way back up over a month and get sick again
this has happened 3 fucking times. i hate this gay fucking earth. I wash my hands after gym and clean fucking everything. How the fuck do I prevent getting sick?
>I wash my hands after gym and clean fucking everything
Don't do this. You're not giving your body the chance to defend against germs, which is unironically what's keeping your immune system weak and makes you sick.
I do side leg lifts(?) for my obliques while hanging from a pull up bar. What can I do for a more intense oblique exercise? I do ab wheel for abs in general but I feel I'm lacking in obliques compared to the rest of my abs
cable side pulls?
Russian twist while holding a weighted ball. Feels like your obliques are gonna crush your ribcage its great
Can't go to the gym due to excessive travel time. Currently saving to build my own home gym but in the meantime was hoping people could recommend decent bodyweight or easily improvised workouts. Been doing pushups/situps/pull-ups and splitting lots of firewood but feel like I could do more. Not trying to get huge, just trying maintain current muscle while losing weight.
You could buy a cheap pair of 20-25lb dbs to do some arm and shoulder isolations
>6'2", 189 cm
>August 254 lbs, 115.2 kg, 33%bf
>Today 224 lbs, 101.6 kg, 29%bf
>down 30 lbs, 13.6 kg, 4%bf
Body fat being calculated from the same "smart" scale. Am I losing too much muscle as I lose weight, or should I just not trust those numbers? I'm about to try to lose 6 lbs or 2.7 kg a month until July. I'm eating 150g protein a day, lifting 4 days a week Upper/Lower volume. Will this maximize fat loss and minimalize muscle loss?
>see a post by a guy who got a master's in accounting and his CPA
>he can't get a job, even one making as little as 40k
The 'career' meme.
Can I get the shitpost picture of the guy with the redshirt where we pretend to all get mad about it
Will I be okay if I try to stick to exclusively white rice, protein powder, and a multivitamin for 2 months?
you will probably be alive but feel quite ill.
I did bulgarian split squats for the first time and sprinted for the first time for a very long time the same day. Now my obliques are extremely sore to the point I cannot even shit without it hurting. So was this caused by the squats or the sprint?
*since a very long time.
probably the sprints,
Anyone had experience using gymnastics rings before? Did you notice they were a good supplement to your routine, or do they push way past the point of supplement? I'm thinking of investing in some.
I used to do sports gymnastics in highschool and did a lot of ring work - muscleups, iron cross and other statics work- and my bicepses had the biggest relative peak to the arm size. After switching to weighed calisthenics without ring work and some isolations sometime, my bicepses did grew in size, but the peak got diminished. Pic rel already diminished, didn't find the pic of peak peak.
me in the back
Is Micellar Casein suppose to be dummy thicc? My shakes are more like cake batter when I use it.
i’m 5’8” 150-152lbs. is 1700 calories my maintenance? i’ve been eating around there, sometimes 2000 and i seem to be the same weight. is 1700 healthy or does it seem too low, or do i go to 1800-1900 ?
right now i ohp 155lbs bench 225 squat 255
too low. 1700 sounds like your bmr, which doesn't account for any activity.
what should i raise it to?
A friend of mine who was skinny as fuck, just like me, started working out and taking roids. I swear within a few months he went from twigfuck to natty, shit was insane to watch in real time. I'm not sure if he still works out but he definitely still seems pretty natty.
So my question is, how do I get into roids? Like is there a recommended supplement these people get and, if so, how?
Also are there pill alternatives to roids? Syringes scare the absolute fuck out of me.
>doesn’t even work out
>already wants to roid out
>t. Cringe loser gay
I'm about to remove all my wisdom teeth within next 2 months due to personal health reasons.
Is my jaw going to get fucked? How bad? (I'm scared because I'm kind of a chinlet)
nothing will happen to your jaw. assuming they were impacted, you're only doing yourself a favour.
ask /fraud/
>ask /fraud/
thanks man
why is it with any victory i feel absolutely nothing but any setback or mistake i want to kill myself
because you're mentally broken.
How do I make my cum taste better?
Eat pineapples and vegetables
How much and how long prior to sex?
nta but consistently, pineapple works better than veggies, avoid collared greens and especially asparagus and try to avoid turmeric.
i just did recomp for 6 months, didn't gain or lose a pound, roughly tripled my lifts from DYEL #'s to "yeah that's a beginner lifter" #'s, then wanted to see what cutting would be like so i dropped from 180 to 165 over 2 months. you can recomp if you're around 18+% BF, and it's a lot easier than bulking or cutting so it's good for getting started lifting. try that and revisit when you start plateauing on your progressive overload, generally means you're done being able to effectively recomp.
cum stack & lots of fruits, cut back on alchy & coffee
>sore shoulder every time I bench
tips? stretches? am i just forever a shoulderlet?
most likely it's form. use a wider grip, concentrate on a proud chest and shoulder blades tucked firmly on the bench
For a few months I've been using 2x10kg dumbells that I had lying around and just keep increasing reps, but I'm getting to like 20+ on some stuff - is it worth getting heavier ones, if yes how heavy? I don't really care about 1 rep maxes and numbers like that atm i just want to get bigger
it'd be better to get adjustables unless you have a lot of money and a lot of space. You're not going to get big doing 100 reps of 10kgs
What do you think of running Candito's six week program with dumbbells only? I asked in the Candito thread but it's mainly about black women. I'm a DYEL with no powerlifting ambitions but with adjustable dumbbells that go up to 40 kg.
>mainly about black women
thanks
pointless.
barefoot. I have really good mobility and it just feels most natural and comfortable.
https://tdeecalculator.net/
Is 2/3/4/5 achievable natty and while staying below 15% bf?
>natty
yes, I am going to hit that next bulk later this year
>below 15% bf
It will take you a few years probably to get to this point. So the answer to this is "No, but it's possible"
when starting out as skinny fat, should you bulk or cut first?
what does SS stand for
starting strength
I got attacked by 3 dogs while walking my dog today, my left hand got bitten and pretty fucked up now I cant close a fist with it. Do I just do leg day every day on machines now that I cant grip a barbell?
How the fuck do you lose a fight to some dogs LMAO. There'd be 3 more dogs at the pet crematorium if that were me, and yes - I'd still be lifting
Should I consume more calories, protein, or both? A bit hard cuz dairy gives me acne. 6'3" or 4", approx. 205lbs, tired of my glacially slow progress on my relatively poor main lifts.
OHP 155×4
Bench 220×6-7
Zercher Squat 275×4
RDL 240×7
Seal Row 205×6-7
Weighted Pull/Chinup +50×3
To be fair I do OHP before bench on the same day, if that matters.
What can I do if the condom kills my boner? My girlfriend doesn't want to do it without and every time I put it on it kills my dick. And it's not too tight or anything like that, it's just the feeling of having my penis locked up.
get bigger ones
Will strength training my legs improve beetus related circulation issues?
Yes. I was a fat fuck with some edema that went away after 6 months of consistent leg training coupled with improved diet.
Are tricep extensions the most bullshit exercise out there? I can't think of a better waste of time at the gym than that.
I've had mild shoulder ache the past couple days, rested and slept a ton, like 13 hours...
Don't feel any pain or discomfort, should I go back to lifting today with a light workout, or rest up today as well to play it safe?
Is there anything I can do to make DOMS go way faster? I already stretch and get plenty of sleep.
that pic, literally me, but isnt that just sunken cost fallacy
Do you squat barefoot (or with minimal zero drop shoes)? Do you use "squatting" shoes?
yeah because I was taught to prioritize form over weight
really really enjoy my toe shoes as dailies
I squat in wrestling shoes, which are basically no squish at all. Squat shoes are personal preference.
should I swap to 3x full body/week if 5x week PPL is feeling like its too much?
I'm a beginner.
I've had the stomach flu since Monday. Decided to 'fast' today as everything I ate the past few days went out of my ass undigested. Only ate 4 oranges and drank water.
Is that the way to go? I'm hungry but I don't see any point in eating food
Charcoal pills didn't help
I think I have trouble bracing during squats and it makes me feel retarded
What do
take a deep breath in, hold in your breath, squeeze/ flex your stomach like your gonna take a shit
Thanks
Make sure you're drawing your rib cage down so you're neutral and not flaring your ribs out.
ive lost 70 pounds now and im getting close to a healthy weight. will armpit fat go away on its own eventually or is there something i have to do to alleviate it?
You can't spot-reduce fat. Keep losing weight and it will eventually go away, though you may end up with unpleasant skin flaps or stretch marks in that area
Depends on number of sets. Include actual info about volume when you're asking about volume
I'd personally go with a light workout and plenty of stretching/low effort motion. Just swinging your arm around, getting full range of motion with very little stress on the joint.
because you go to a shitty gym.
why arent fit/ck threads a thing? wouldn't combining cooking with macro-obsessed creatine-powder fitness autism be a nice niche to explore especially here?
A majority of IST threads are about fast/junk food. At any point in time there are maybe 5-6 threads actually discussing real food and cooking going on and even then they tend to be slow moving
Shouldn't ISTchuds know how to cook or at least be interested in the topic
if they're gonna go full-blown autismo into BB THOUGH?
fit/ck could be like this:
>ISTchuddy wants to make a macro friendly pizza for lifting schedule
>concludes deep-dish thick crust provides best carbs
>prep pizza dough with creatine for extra protein or discusses how to add more ingredient macros to avoid the supplement garden gnome
>low fat ingredients for everything else but whats the consensus on the toppings?
>decide to use shredded chicken from previous dinner food prep or supermarket rotisserie to save money
>reheatable so a homemade margherita could last for 2-3 lunch days depending on size and eating frequency
>make margherita then share and discuss it with fellow chuds to improve all fellow ISTchuddy nutrition
Probably a shit example but this could have a lot of potential and help picky and unimaginative dyels (like me) meet macros and
give actual gymbros variety in their diet. I'm surprised no one has at least tried making this a thing.
>inb4 wordswordswords didnt read tl;dr
fit/ck could make normgroid food viable for BB nutrition so why wouldn't ISTchuddys
learn cooking and be interested in making it a thing, even if IST and cookfags are unhealthy morons?
is it too much volume to do weighted pushups and incline bench
Is there a meaningful advantage to isometric vs isotonic exercises? I can see that isotonic might give you better development due to broader range of motion, and isometric might be easier on the joints, but that seems like it...
>at my tiny gym with only 1 rack
>barely anyone in the gym
>exhausted from squatting and fucking around at this point, doing baby weight barbell rows from the rack and sitting on my phone for a long time between sets
>guy gets off the treadmill and asks if I'm done with the rack
>feel bad because I've been hogging it for an hour and say he can go ahead and use it
>switch over to pullups
>guy warms up then sets up for 10 minutes
>does 1 set
>leaves
why does stuff like this keep happening?
That guy was a retard but you should do rows without a rack if you can. Just deadlift the bar up and put it back down when you're done.
>recently reached the best shape of my life as far as lean mass goes
>literally look down and see ab veins
>cardiovascular health through the roof from HIIT
>hair long, tan from hitting the beach every free moment I get
>still single for the last four years
How do you people cope? I'm literally the horniest I have ever been in my life except for maybe 8-9th grade. I've been going on long-ass walks on the trails near my house and staying busy with school and work but it doesn't help.
Before you tell me to fuck off, I didn't make a thread for this stupid question and didn't post coom-bait either, answer me you fuck faces.
have you tried talking to women in real life?
Yes, they're all married.
ask them if they have single friends?
health through the roof from HIIT
What's your routine? Want to improve my heart health after an uncle croaked from a myocardial
>How do you people cope?
I'n autistic and prefer loneliness (volcel for the past 6 years after years of one night stands) so big grain of salt, but try meetup or similar sites to meet people with similar interests. Knitting or other fiber arts groups typically have a lot of trad-minded women in them. If you're spending a lot of time at the beach, try chatting up women you see there regularly. Opening lines that invite them to share about their hobbies or experiences work well ime
>how are the waves today?
>hey, how's it going? [comment about local weather]
and so on.
Sometimes I use the sprinting routine we did in track except at the park. A lap is about 1.3k so a little longer than two laps, so I run one lap, rest for a couple of minutes, sprint half a lap, walk back to the "start", and then sprint a quarter lap and walk back to the start and repeat usually 2-3 times.
If I'm at home I do a sandbag complex (bear complex) and pyramid down with 90s rest. I usually start at 7 and add weight (very slowly) as I get faster.
Sometimes I'll just do simple jump-rope intervals. Like a 30 seconds sprint and 1 min rest until I get to 15-20 minutes.
You can really do HIIT anywhere which is why I like it. I've been playing with doing "mountain climbers" with my feet on furniture sliders on my bedroom rug but I don't know how to do it without smoking my abs too hard.
Oh and everybody I see in public is a fat boomer because I live in the south lmao.
should I bother working out if I only got four hours sleep or is my body not going to respond well/ not be rested enough from yesterday's workout?
which is better for growing forearms when doing revers curls? thumb under the bar, or thumb over the bar to where you’re only using your 4 fingers to curl?
under
try out zottman curls
I do thumb under. Find I can get better forearm activation if I can squeeze the shit out of the bar.
It goes away
How do I ask a friend if he's natty without sounding like I'm accusing him?
Accusing him of being natty or accusing him of being on roids? Either way, I think most people would react positively to a
>Daammmnnn, natty?
like you're mirin' either way. This sounds like you're doubtful that he's natty but are willing to accept that he is if he says so.
Sounds fine. If you start to feel tired after a while just increase carb intake.
Absolutely but you can always cut afterwards.
I'm guessing you're very new because that is an incredibly open-ended question. There are many programs that incorporate dumbbells and barbells and which is "best" depends on your goal and circumstances. I suggest you read the sticky.
Not just the lame jokes, but literally every sentence.
>Alright, I'll look over here for [thing we can't find]
>*giggles*
Makes me think that she feels like she is obliged to say something but can't think of anything, so she just lets out a friendly little laugh.
I'll take a note from the female playbook and lay some minor hints and see what she does.
Anyone got a home remedy recommendation for strepp throat? I caught it but I'm a poor fag and I really don't want to go to the doctor
Does anyone microdose Viagra before lifting?
I read it boosts testosterone.
I just want to know of any long term side effects.
>boosts test
retard
I have dumbbells and an adjustable bench. What is the best lift for targeting the pectorals? Already doing push ups.
Chest flies and renegade rows instead of push ups as they fill the quota.
I really like flat db pres. Fly press at incline, decline, or flat is good too.
Do the db flys after you get a pump.
kek
IF you train hard enough you might only be able to do less weights on rows... but who cares. Do them both. If anything you will increase gains by doing both.
move more
Thoughts on what sort of gains would you possible reap from 3 minutes rest between 6 sets of 9 reps routine? (3min6x9, 3,6,9 routine.)
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GET LOW GET LOW
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TO THE WAAALLL
i have to do pullups three times a week if i want gains, if them the day before i do rows, will that fuck anything up?
i pendlay row & fat bar pull up all the time
i don't think i'm dying (yet)
Not really, your back will just be a bit sorer, rows target more of the lower part of the body and the middle than pull ups which target the upper mid and sides.
form check?
https://youtube.com/shorts/TlgWmRRuuvo?si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
seems fine
>6'6 240lbs
>Can only lose weight eating 1700 calories or less
is raw meat really good to eat?
does it matter what kind of raw meat? if you ate cheap bulk meat from the supermarket raw would it be the same as eating expensive meat raw?
Yeah bro, raw meat is great!
It's complicated. You'll want to make sure you are buying local, and don't listen to this dipshit here
His image says "pork". It should be obvious that "raw meat" just means "beef". I shouldn't have to say this but just stay away from raw chicken and pork. Pork is known to be filled with parasites and raw chicken gives you a stomachache that will dehydrate you exceptionally.
>inb4 "why local"
You want to go to a farmer's market, specifically. They take significantly better care of their cattle. Poorly raised cattle can make you sick. This is even true when you do cook it. There is also the issue of distance traveled. Fresher meat = better meat.
>trusting doctors
Are you retarded? Doctors don't know what the fuck they are talking about. Have a personal annecdote: I told a doctor to drink meadowsweet tea instead of taking asprin for a headaches. They call it "pseudoscience". Meadowsweet contains salicylates, which is tangentile to asprin. The response? They said you should "trust the professionals".
>man the fuck up urgently
I reject modernity's notion of what it is to be a man. I ask here, and then I look into what they are saying, as per the usual. You're a big fucking retard and shouldn't be trying to help idiots. I'm going to inject my dick with steroids and do cock pullups, while my wife eats nothing but boiled eggs and does 8+ hours of supine bicycle kicks, before breeding her for as many kids as possible and introduce them to IST and we'll make crystals together. Then after we do that, I'm going to work on building up their resistance to bullets. Stupid moron. have a nice day. That's canadian doctor medical advice.
>tangentile
tangential* I have no idea how that typo happened.
>Doctors don't know what the fuck they are talking about.
you absolutely trainwreck of a human being your gonna deliver your baby in your house like some hippie? You failure of a husband not able to provide medical care to your wife is she gonna give birth in a field? damnb man, damn, it's funny when it's just your life you ruin but there's someone else.
let me put this in the clearest of terms:
there are a lot of bad doctors but even the worst of them knows more about medicine than you, and that includes how to avoid your baby for dying. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO AVOID YOUR BABY FROM DYING YOU PIECE OF SHIT SUBHUMAN GARBAGE
I ate another raw egg today
OP's pic related is why i'm glad I went to business school instead of doing some dumb shit
I'm going to go for a jog in a few hours, like 6:30am (currently 4 now) after skipping to warmup
I did a bodyweight workout yesterday, should I take it easy given only 3 hours sleep, or should I do a heavybag workout in the afternoon too?
How to overcome performance anxiety ed?
I'm fat (240lbs) and weak as shit. Going to eat at a deficit and I'm looking at Allpro for a routine. Is that suitable for what I'm trying to do or is there something better?
Is doing sets throughout the day equivalent to doing the same number of sets but all at once? Sometimes I get joint pain if I try to do multiple sets at once, so I'll do one set, and an hour later do another, and them come back for another later in the day.
What about if I did more sets throughout the day instead? 1 set of pushups every hour for 10 hours, vs 3 sets of pushups at once?
Try it for a week or two. Personally I would do 2-3 sets at a time so I get nice and warmed-up after the 1st set.
Anyone got recommendations for some good running headphones?
How often are you actually supposed to change your program or lifts? Just when you start to stall? I’ve been doing my current program for 10 months and still seeing progress plus it’s comfy not having to think about what I’m doing on certain days
Keep going. Only change if you have a very good reason.
Like
"I have stalled 3 times in a row and hate this program"
or
"I want to do bodybuilding work, tired of training for strength/big 3 only".
Which style of plate should I get?
1 or 2?
Upper one is way more aesthetic, and since they have a decent lip it should be easy to grip/manhandle.
Bottom is fine but kinda ugly imo.
Whatever is cheaper anon wow
>Not getting the Sharingan plates
>Making it
pick 1
300 lbs for $300 right now for anyone interested.
$1 a lb is good price
Definitley top
Everyone's saying top, but I prefer bottom. Bumper plates are definitely great if you treat your stuff like shit, though. The grip plates are way easier to load, especially for a beginner, and they're actually a bit more versatile since you can do things like shrugs or farmers carries far easier and with a proper grip with them. Little things like that go a long way for a beginner.
>Everyone's saying top, but I prefer bottom
we know anon, we know...
Was doing deadlifts yesterday and in the middle of my last set my lower back relaxed and felt a little fucky. Finished the rest of my workout and only felt slightly sore. Today I can barely function without my lower back hurting, hurts on either side of my spine just above my butt cheeks, and it'slike my spinal erectors are weak af.
Wtf do I do to make it better?
Take it easy, don't do anything that requires low back stabilization. When I visited snap city in my low back sitting, big compound exercises, and too much walking were bad.
Same with too much lying down on a soft bed, the floor was better.
Yoga helped me a little, maybe as you recover try the back hyperextension bench. Heard those can be good.
Are there any downsides to weight lifting? Wearing down joints?
Is eating a pound of ground beef every day bad for you?
I have a pain in my left elbow (very likely to be tendinitis) from benching and dipping on yesterday's push day.
Should I skip push and pull days altogether and focus on legs for the remainder of the week (I think squats might aggravate my elbow further) or should I just do light cardio until fully healed
Water retention & puffy face when doing no fap/semen retention
Why?
Can't think of any possible causation. Perhaps a correlation? People tend to fap out of boringness. Do you eat more goyslope during no fap?
Are kettlebells the best equipment for OHP type exercises? If so, why don't more people do them?
I vaguely remember hearing somewhere that the offset center of gravity of the kettlebell makes it the best for your shoulders in terms of pressing movements. Just wondering if anyone has some info on this?
Kettlebells are for dyel crossfitters and women. Are you one of those?
Not a crossfitter or a woman. Have used kettlebells before, but only for swings. They made my hips more explosive and endurant, and increased my grip strength. My deadlift went up by quite a lot without me directly training it.
I just wanted to know if anyone has any experience using them for shoulders, or has any information regarding the claims about them being the "best" equipment for shoulder strength, stability, or health. The reasoning I have heard makes sense, its a dumbell but its off center, so as you press and rotate it puts the weight in different areas which shifts the focus and demand throughout the entire shoulder.
Instead of providing any meaningful response, you decided to be a retard and attempt to shit on others with your crab bucket mentality. Kinda cringe, consider rope.
I added dips to my chest day and i only feel them in my biceps to be honest. Also, they are hard as fuck i can only do 5 prolly because im a 100kg fucker. But i can bench 80kg+bar 10 reps.
Isnt this supposed to be a chest excersise?
I mean i want to vary my routine, or is there a problem doing bench press/incline press/flyes forever with no variation regarding chest?
How do you guys make sure to get your calories? What specifically do you eat? Do you do any meal prep? What do you drink? Do you have scheduled meal times, or only eat when you're hungry?
I'm trying to put on weight in general, and food intake is my greatest nemesis.
I used to be around 30 lbs underweight. Various factors, but the obvious number 1 contributor was not eating enough/nearly as much as I thought I was eating. I fixed it by setting 4 alarms a day to eat, and I was just conscious of what/how much I was eating, i.e made sure each meal had some protein, was a "proper meal" etc. I put on the weight pretty quick doing that, didnt actually follow any sort of calorie plan.
That's really good advice, thank you. What were your portion sizes starting out? I figure that I might be able to eat 4 meals a day if they're not too big, as chronic undereating has affected my capacity.
I know I'm not mentally prepared to be my own master, but that's something I want to change. I have an opportunity that few people of my population sample have in living alone. I don't have anybody but myself to take care of, and nobody to blame for my fitness and health but myself. I've only got myself to worry about, which is actually really refreshing.
>I know I'm not mentally prepared to be my own master, but that's something I want to change. I have an opportunity that few people of my population sample have in living alone. I don't have anybody but myself to take care of, and nobody to blame for my fitness and health but myself. I've only got myself to worry about, which is actually really refreshing.
That's great, if you want to be SURE you're eating what you need count calories. If you want to guestimate it do it at your own risk, one great way to get good enough at guestimating is to count for a long time then youll really get a hang of how much is too much or too little
I made the portion sizes on the smaller to medium side starting out. In the beginning I was more worried about consistency and adherance, so to make the transition from undereating to caloric surplus easier I did keep that in mind. That will depend on you though and what you can handle, as even with that in mind there were still days I felt as if I was force feeding myself and just didnt want to eat as much. It does get easier though, so stick with it. Good luck.
Just as a general example though
>1-2 cans of tuna
>some mayo
>some pickles
>a slice of bread or two
this was a pretty common meal I ate, started off with 1 can tuna and 1 slice bread, worked my way up to 2 cans tuna and 2 slice bread. Eventually looked to start adding eggs as well. All 4 of my meals were roughly this portion size, so not a whole meal, but not just snacking either.
>How do you guys make sure to get your calories?
count for a really long time until you really have the hang of it, count everything with calories, even celery if youre particularly weak willed. Only way to be sure tbh, the vas majority of people will lie to themselves and are not mentally prepared to be their own masters, you're statistically likely to be one of them.
When I'm bulking I still eat 3 times a day but I try to keep some very calorie dense foods around to help me out if I get to the end of the day and I'm under my goal. Peanut butter is great for this. If I already made my protein goal and I'm still pretty far from my calorie goal, sometimes I'll drink soda or eat sugar some other way.
Day 1 chest:
bench press 5x10
incline press 4x10
flyes 4x10
bicep curl 3x10
30 minutes treadmill
day 2 back:
lat pulldown machine 5x10
dumbell rows 4x10
barbell rows 4x10
triceps pull 3x10
30 minutes treadmill
day 3 legs and chest
Lunges 5x10
Hamstring machine 4x10
calf raise machine4x10
(can't do DL or squats due to medical reasons, for now at least)
Military press 5x10
Dumbell front raise 3x10
Dumbell side raise 3x10
35 yo 173cm 100kg mofucker, on a cut, consuming 1500 cals which should amount to 500 cal deficit. Will this be enough to mantain muscle mass while i cut?
Maintaining muscle mass while you cut is mostly about eating a ton of protein.
I was told by someone here that if you're changing your routine for a cut, you should lift less volume and more weight. I did what he said and it's been working on my cut. It could be one of those situations where everything works if you're new enough though.
>increased potential of injury I guess. but as long as you aren't lifting like a retard or on gear it's all upsides.
By lifting like a retard you mean too heavy? I am more concerned about long term health, and the only thing I can think of is joints. It seems to be pretty inconclusive wether weight lifting helps or hurts joints.
Ι've reduced my carbs intake because I am too lazy to prepare them, I just eat my protein with some salad/greens for lunch, eggs for dinner and a protein bar(per day)/fruits or yogurt for snacks.
I am still doing ok at the gym energy wise and can workout perfectly fine. Is this sustainable or plain retarded long-term?
if i do gomad as a natty will i just get fat?
yes.
is there a consensus for the best dumbbell + barbell routine?
if so which is it
My left knee pops when I bend it past 110 degrees or so. Has anyone else had a problem like that and found a way to make it better?
i can bench press 80kg+bar for 10 reps
but 30kg+bar for 10 reps on ohp
cant perform one pullup, tough i lift 80kg 10 reps on the lat pulldown machine
cant squat or deadlift due to medical issues (tight hamstring) for now but 10 lunges with 10kg barbells get super hard
afaik there's no replacement
im 100kg 173cm 35 yo btw
how uneven i am? how fucked?
you need to lose a lot of weight
WHY IM SHIT BLOOD AFTER DRINKING COFFEE??
If a girl giggles at literally EVERYTHING I say does that mean she's overdoing the "hee hee you're funny anon" thing or does it mean she's socially awkward and is just giggling to come across as normal?
Pic unrelated
If they laugh even at the really lame jokes, it's because they're into you.
When doing pushups, I find it nearly impossible to keep my right arm from flaring out. How might I go about fixing that? (Yeah, I'm weak as fuck. Lost a lot of muscle over the last 5+ yards, so starting with calisthenics... Figure I'm less likely to injure my shoulders again that way.)
I had this problem and it was caused by having one if my shoulders in a "shrugged" position and my body bent to the left (my head and feet were not lined up). Now if I do them I start laying flat on my stomach which helps me line up better and for a couple years I would only do narrow pushups concentrating having my shoulder blades tucked down and my elbows pointed back. I have to add while this helpes me I rarely do push ups, maybe once a month so this might not work if you do them often and you have the incorrect patterm built in a your default movement, I am not sure.
Isometrics on each upper and lower position, top 3 count holds 5 count holds at bottom. Breathe in through nose to relax into the stress.
I've been eating right and exercising for about 10 years of and on. I've went from 270lb down to 166lb. I still have a small amount of fat I'm trying to get rid of around my stomach. I have being calorie deficit between 1600-1800 everyday. My problem is by about 2-3pm I am extremely tired, I've stopped lifting this week. If I stay up later than 9pm I will literally start feeling like I'm intoxicated I can't focus on anything visually or mentally. It's like my body and mind go into autopilot until I go to sleep..what can I do? Idk if I can mentally take feeling exhausted like this everyday. Should I just accept the small pouch and eat healthily amount and continue lifting? 38 yr old male
whats a good creatine type and brand to take?
thorne creatine was recommended to me
is there a comprehensive graph,list of how vitamins/minerals/trace minerals interact with each other?
Why don't you google that shit foo? Do we look like some sort of chemists to you?
considering how many supplement threads pop up,yeah
I got an EZ curl bar and I absolutely love it. Should I keep doing dumbbell curls or hammer curls alternatingly, or in addition to it, or will I be mostly the same if I just stick with the curl bar?
You should at least keep doing hammer curls along with it to hit both heads of the biceps.
Thanks. I wasn't sure if the tilting of the bar helped activate both heads more, but I at least prefer hammer curls to regular dumbbell curls so that's not wholly unwelcome.
assuming you have absolute shit range of motion, what exercises should you do for quads?
tl;dr my ankle mobility is so bad I literally can't squat correctly so squats/split squats/leg press are off the table because I either have to do them like 1/3rd the way or risk falling backwards/causing my knees to explode
already seeing a PT/doing drills to increase ankle mobility etc, but in the interim I'd like to work my quads somehow
the ankle mobility is so bad I'd get knee pain from fucking leg press and I'm like 3 inches AWAY from passing the wall test (bare minimum needed to squat)
I've fairly recently starting lifting and i am twig maxxing still
But i have this issue where my left arm can't curl as much as right, how do i fix this
limit your right arm to keep them the same or accept he imbalance
Is 20min bike ride everyday good enough cardio for a 200lb guy who likes lifting heavy things?
I'm not looking to be thin, I just want to be able to develop some stamina.
It’s fine just keep your heart rate in the right zone
Other than getting regular pedicures or never wearing socks, is it just a given that you're going to have gunk under the corner of your big toe toenails?
The lint gets under there no matter how short i keep my nails. Other than poking at it with pin or something (which can't possibly be good for your nailbed) how do you keep this very specific area clean?
Maintenance worker here, I can feel my body protesting that I beat it up at work daily. Whats a good 3 day full body to use for a newb? I was thinking MON/WED/FRI I lift, and on TUES/THUR/SAT/SUN I do flexibility and joint stuff (like kneesovertoes type stuff).
The link in the sticky has a lot of examples of good 3 or 4 a week workout plans
How the fuck do I get the tear drop look on my quads? Is it genetic? My shit just looks like a giant ass rectangle.
I'm squating close to 3pl8 but I think my quads look like ass
What's better for quad extensions/hamstring curls, 4x10 or 3x12? I do legs 2x a week.
Anyone do OHP before deadlifts on the same day? Trying to figure out where to work in OHP in my split and it fits perfectly on the day I do deadlifts but the fatigue from deadlifts makes it pointless to do them before. Since OHP doesn't give me much overall fatigue comparatively, could I just do heavy OHP before heavy deadlifts and be fine?
Yeah, that's what Stronglifts 5x5 (which I've heard people say is nearly identical to starting strength) does. Though to be fair, it's a beginner to borderline intermediate program, so it might not be as good when you get stronger.
Yep I ohp before deadlift. Gives me time to recover after squatting.
>Ohp 145/150 currently
I'm doing a degree in science politics, this is my 7th semester and i really don't have a lot of passion for this, I am thinking to change an study economy, do I change or I wat til I graduated? I'm 23 yo and thinking about this always stress me.
I'd finish the degree. Fyi econ is also a garbage degree. Graduate and pick up a trade, do something useful with your life
What kind of diet is good for my wife before pregnancy, then during pregnancy?
for the love of god what kind of person would look that information up online or even on IST of all places. Ask a fucking doctor, for god's sake you're gonna bring a life into this world it's not a game, man the fuck up urgently.
i had to skip working out for 1 and a half weeks due to catching the coof. after 2-3 days i already felt fine, just a very mild cold overall. i was on the verge of going insane due to not being able to work out cuz at this point, its just became such a huge part of me that i hate skipping out on but i also knew if i start too early its probably gonna bite me in the ass big time.
im a beginner (lifting for ~5 months "seriously") how should i set my expectations? im gonna start with benching on that day, should i just pick back up where i left off or maybe do a feeler set to see if im actually up for it? can i expect to have regressed massively?
i tried to eat at maintenance, overate on one day but always kept it clean, no junk food, got all my veggies and fruits in, hit my protein targets etc
finally started being CONSISTENT, with gym going. Am roughly 13kg overweight, and i go 3 times a week for weightlifting mostly. I don't really do cardio but i live on a hill so the walk back gets me going. I eat at a 0-200 calorie defecit and try to have a decent amount of protein but im finding it hard to get over 100g a day without eating too much. Anyways my question if i keep doing what im doing will i eventually get fit? I am making progress i think since i get stronger almost every week but the progress on the scale has been minimal and I can't tell any difference in the mirror
>if i keep doing what im doing will i eventually get fit?
I mean it's possible, but you have a (very)long way to go. By fit i guess you mean good looking with abs defined muscles and all that athletic aesthetics, or at least brad pit lean mode?
well, for that you need two things, lose weight and gain muscle mass. I guarantee you're counting the calories wrong, and also guarantee that you're more than 13 kg overweight, the noobness of your post is very evident because you didnt even read the sticky or consulted a more serious source. In any case, a good estimation is not important, you're so far away from losing those 13kg that just, cross the bridge when you get there.
Let me clarify something: losing weight is an absolute necesity to get your goal but is not a guarantee. The most likely scenario is that you'll look kinda skinny fat once you lose 100% of all the weight. Once you get to that point you can start building serious muscle. You can't build serious muscle while losing significant fat, you just can't, no youre not the little snowflake that break the laws, you get the exact same that everyone else, particularly if youre that average regarding force of will.
200 cal deficit?
ok if you do everything perfect and not screw up even once, that means measuring every single piece of calorie you ingest, everything no exceptions, one candy bar, one half a teaspon of oil in your salad would ruin this. Then if you do this you could lose those 13kg in aprox 1,4 years. But i fucking guarantee you have more to lose, also i guarantee youre not counting your calories right and that at this moment you are not at a deficit or rather youre eating at a surplus. Aim for a 500 cals deficit, measure everything obsesively, youll still mess up and end up doing more similar to 200. In any case, keeping in mind your force of will and that you probably have to lose extra weight, 2 years is a more reasonable estimate, that is the point in which you START to build real muscle
thank you very much for the answer. it's true that the 200 calorie deficit is hard, the diet is the hardest part for me. if it really does take that long for the muscle to start building should i just focus 100% on diet until im like only 2/3kg overweight? Also if it takes that long for muscle to grow how am i increasing weights at the gym, is it just due to confidence and form improvements? I wish i could just do both at the same time :{ i already lost 7kg last year and want to start getting fit not just watching diet all the time but i guess i deserve it for letting myself get this way in the first place. Thank you again for the answer. to be honest i kind of expected an answer like that but was hoping for somone to tell me its okay, and that i will make it by just being consistent. thank you for the reality check i will aim for ~500 deficit and see how that goes
How can I incorporate farmer walks into a 5x5 program?
Like 1 year and half, I was thinking doing a double degree, but it really stress me how old I am and then start other degree
Is lifting good for heart health? I've read of some people saying it isn't, only cardio is
it's not particularly good but it certainly isn't bad
>Can't do hammer curls because tendon pops over my left shoulder
>Do EZ bar curls instead
>Stall at 3/4pl8 for 7+6
What can I do to get out of this? I refuse to believe this is my limit
Bre, i went full retard and progressed to 50kg EZ-Strict curls. Couple that in with retarded heavy skull crushers because im stupid. I got extreme inflammation of my ellbow tendons and bicep.
How did that happen? Too much volume and too little recovery?
Whats better? Being IST and not knowing how to fight or the other way around?
Being fit and not needing to fight.
The other way around. A trained fighter will always whoop your ass. They don't lift cause it's not necesary, they train their specific art but everything that's done in powerlifting and musclebuilding is not a necesity or even desirable for most martial arts.
>but meh strong i kill smaller being
before you start raising your hand to hit me i already knew, cause youre not trained and i am, i knew just how to avoid it. And then you're not trained to handle a punch to the face, it's not really somethjing you can handle but if youre not used to it youll be most likely instantly incapacitated or if not then incapacitated for just a few seconds, thats all i need for a few more blows that will further increase that sensation. It would be over in seconds, the whole club laughing at you and all the other "strong" guys with brains thanking heaven they know that they did not train for fighting and that they should not mess with fighters who train for fighting. This is true of almost every martial art, but some more than others.
I don't see why people value knowing how to fight so highly. I've never been in a fight in my life and never had any reason to be.
Besides that, I live in a part of the world where attacking people in the street legally entitles them to kill you and it's very easy to get and carry weapons.
The former will get you further in life in general because people tend to favour attractive people. You can usually rely on your physique to avoid fights in the first place. It's just that when shit does go down you will get decked.
Avoiding fights isn't very difficult as long as you're not arrogant, impulsive, or hanging around bad crowds.
The owner of my gym wants my d. I'm not attracted to her (mid 40s near 50s fat woman), should I give it to her because I'm a late virgin, I don't have anything else going on and I could probably use that "training"?.
I like my gym and I don't want any awkwardness there. Will it be too offensive if I ask her to keep it a secret? Will affect my chances with any other girl on the gym?
>I like my gym and I don't want any awkwardness there.
this is the right call. dont do it.
there are literally millions of girls out there. If one can like you then statistically thousands, or even hundred of thousands can, even other milfs if thats your thing. but dont shit where you eat just because its easier, youll regret it later.
Do not fornicate. Marry her first
Hey im skinnyfat 37 years old never lifted. If i apply myself reasonably (3 days of 2 hours sessions a week, no missing, and controlling my diet completely) can i get to be ripped before old age kicks in?
Does being a fit person who looks shredded put you in the top 5% of looks?
Being fit and ripped would put you above average. You need to have won the genetic or the status lottery to be a top 5%.
Noted
I would only marry a young unicorn.
It's never too late to have a better health.
It depends of your circumstances. Are you tall? Definitely being fit and try to not to look out for fights. In most places fights aren't common and only other tall people or high test violent people fucks with tall fit non confrontational guys.
Mothers do pass their hormones to their child. Is she fat anon?. If so then it's over and you will have to be careful with how you feed your child.
>It's never too late to have a better health.
I don't want better health i want to look good and ripped. Can i get it?
I want to be as healthy and natty as I can. Fit, strong, but most importantly healthy.
I would never touch any roid.
So, the question is: Is creatine healthy?. I even heard some doctors recommend it. But it seems that they have adverse effects, right?
it's fine naturally occurring and actually works I used to take 3 grams with my morning coffee for months really felt it in my lifts
Every source i checked in the whole morning agrees with you anons.
One more question, why some monohydrate creatines vary so much in price? I saw one costing 5 times less than the most sold one (picrel)
adding:
-only get monohydrate. it's the one that has the evidence to back it up
-there is a chance you are ~5% of people that don't react to it (but it could be a dosage issue, 3-5g is the sweet spot)
>pricing
depends on the sourcing and label. hcl vs mono. labdoor is a good reference for sups
also, you don't need to load creatine. a company telling you to load 20g per day for the first week is scamming you
Noted. Ty anon.
It's literally the best supplement you can take with the most scientific evidence backing it up
Lads, I had a pre workout to day and honestly felt so fucking good mentally afterwards. I've had it with a few other pre workouts in the past. What ingredient could it possibly be?
The few times i have to leave the gym for a week i get better performance when i go back for a while, like if the rest actually makes me better. Anyone similar?
Heavy duty by Mike mentzer, high intensity training. Upwards of 8 days rest in between sessions for some clients. 6 day ppl is a psyop to keep zoomers in permatwink mode.
What's your opinion on saltwater flush? After how many hours can I have my first meal of the day?
How do I tell the difference between just "being out of shape" and actual reduced lung function?
I have asthma and when I try to do long term cardio that requires heavy breathing the first thing to feel fatigued are my lungs. Frequently my torso is sore from breathing so hard.
Sure my legs might burn but I feel like I could push through that if I could just keep fucking breathing.
i dont know excactly if im doing it correctly, so ill ask it here. Im trying to increase my VO2max back to something good like 50 that i had last year, it dropped now to 45, i've been doing 100km on bike every week last year, but i found gf, and i slacked, but i want to get into the good zone again, so i started to jogging to increase my endurance, turns out, my watch told me that my vo2max is decreasing cause of slow runs, so i started doing intervals every 2 days, 200m sprint - 200m light jog, and it worked to a degree, the watch showed a small progress, so i skipped ONCE a rest day and went for interval training, the watch showed that my vo2max started to drop, the watch also showed that training was anaerobic, and i dont know what the fuck i did wrong there, should i do less intervals ? 2 instead of 3 in week ?
I just don't bother training them, never really did. Traps blew up from deadlifts alone.
What's the cheapest source of protein? (Aside from guzzling cum at the bus station bathroom)
I’m working on losing weight
> M
> 20
> 175
> 5’10
But I want to get more flexible as well in the meantime are there any resources you all have
How autistically do you log your workouts?
I just log the exercise, weight, and reps. If I failed to do the weight and reps I wanted to do I usually write that down too so I don't try to progress next time.
Newbie here, I'm doing a PPL routine and didn't do leg day yesterday since I had an exam and wanted to be well rested (I lift in the wee hours of the morning). This morning, instead of doing just my push routine, I also did my legs to catch up on a lost workout and felt fucking great. My question is this: is it a bad idea to work two different sets of exercises (i.e. Push+Legs, Push+Pull, Pull+Legs) on the same day? The reason why I ask is because I'm aware of overtraining and would rather avoid doing something that would diminish my gains. I'd like to be able to workout everyday, with 3-4 days spent on PPL a week; if I have to take a rest day, I wouldn't mind, though.
Pretty much what
said. I do plan on making a graph to give myself a visual to look at later down the line, though.
You'll be fine. Overtraining is about doing too much to one muscle group.
>Considering giving up on BJJ
I’ve trained BJJ for about 7 years and love it. However my body always feels injured to the point where it impacts my daily life. It’s absolutely my fault as my nature is to go hard and spar people way bigger/better people.
As such, I want to take some time off and recover/reassess. I was thinking of taking yoga classes and a gentle sport.
Any suggestions for recuperating? Ideally something sociable, as BJJ is the only time I really talk to people.
I’m cutting caffeine out of my diet. Realistically, how will this affect my lifting and cardio?
eurofag here, at lidl theres an olive oil spray on sale next week. these usually go for 10+ euros for the same amount on amazon, is it good for cooking or is this supposed to be for salads and shit due to olive oil not being made for certain amount of heat? picrel
Beware of the volatile propellant.
What do you mean by good? It's cardio.
I mean if I put up the resistance high, will it help build calf muscles at all?
How do I wrestle giant pythons without wrestling giant pythons? The closest thing I can think of is throwing around my 70lb heavy bag.
Im on acutane and my dermatologist is out for a few weeks so I can can't give him a call.
Is it safe to take whey+creatine while on Acutane? I keep getting mixed answers online because they say that Whey causes acne and that whey protein will also dehydrate the body a bit, which is dangerous since Acutane seriously dries you out.
For reference, you're not allowed to drink alcohol while on Acutane for the same reasons and the aftermath feels fucking horrible so I definitely don't want to have that from whey shakes.
it's fine
t. three cycles of accutane
>can't drink alcohol
because the acc is already frying your liver
>dry skin
suck it up or use the lotion they give you
Thank you for the clarification. I'm glad I can use preworkout again.
>three cycles of accutane
How does this even happen? Was your acne cystic or something extreme? I'm only 5 months into my first cycle and it's worked wonders for me.
>How
cystic acne. junior year 1st dose with surgery to remove them from my face. another round senior year but never finish the meds because I was a piss-ant 18yo
had a few flare ups but nothing too serious until about ~25. was a navy fag, so healthcare provided laser treatments to deal with scarring and minor flare ups. had a major cystic rupture that prevent duties (was a helo crewchief so I couldn't wear my helmet.) another dosage and final surgery and I've had zero issues since, 31 now. I have itty bitty tiny ones from time to time or in my ear lobes, but I don't have golf balls sticking out of my face anymore
almost everyone is good with one cycle. I was the like 1% that needed 3, (maybe 2 if I took the meds that time). iirc I was at 80mg at peak dose
>can i fuck around with a dangerous drug that has a lot of known interactions and side effects without asking my doctor with the insanely retarded justification that "he's away and i want this now"?
well... fuck around and find out
Is this good for calves?
How far back should you adjust the seat? Should your legs extend out almost all the way like on a leg press?
What's the difference between this bike and the other ones where you sit more upright?
Here's the other bikes I'm talking about.
Bros, I keep fasting for 8/16 and am eating under 1000 kcal but I'm not losing weight. What gives?
I've been stuck here for around 2 weeks. I'm at my lowest weight so far however.
1st as always: make absoluitely sure you are at a calorie deficit, most people are very good at kidding themselves regarding nutrition, iof you have even the vaguest suHispanicion you messed up, counting every single calorie for a week is a good measure
then
2-3 weeks is a reasonable plateau, keep it up for one week more and see what happens
that being said 1000 cals is a very big deficit, if its hard for you to mantain it 500 is much more reasonable.
If you spend 4 weeks at calorie deficit weighing yourself at morning and your weight doesnt change go to a doctor and get your blood tested. Or to a physicist and find out you broke termodynamics
I've been weighing all my food and I track it with my fitness pal, its been neat to cross reference it with the nutritional facts. I don't think the macro nutritional thing is very accurate but it helps. Thankfully eating at 1000 deficit has been easy.
I'm on week 2 of plateau, hopefully I see changes this week then.
ok, good to know, im just saying because if you eat at such a deficit for a month and see no change, statistically the most overwhelmingly possible scenario is that you screwed up and ate more calories than you think.
Second option is a (Very) rare medical condition and third option is a new development in the laws of physics.
I've done two months of SS.
Should I switch to Greyskull? The added variety and arm work seems nice (I'm also wondering how one would keep their squats from catching up to their deadlifts if they're squatting every day).
Which variant would be best? Pic related has the ones I've seen before.
Any tips for reading books while walking on the treadmill? I use my phone which is ok but kind of hurts my neck.
What do you guys do? I've been thinking of using a tripod to hold my phone while I walk or something
you started a thread already you moron
ereader with a big font or the other guys saying audiobooks
option a: use audiobooks (the sane non retard solution, but if you're really hell bent on doing this see next options)
option b: use really big font and use a screen that can be a good distance from the treadmill, use a device which you can easily fit in your hand to scroll, maybe a mouse, or a bluetooth keypad or similar device with custom keys. Sound commands might be feasible but i wouldnt like it.
option c: sounds like one of the few scenarios in which google glass is desirable
option d: endure the pain and or acwkwardness because you are so bad at time management you can't set aside 30 minutes of the day to read.
eat carrots
jk, while vitamins present in carrots are needed for eyesight, the idea that eating more will give you better eyesight is a ww2 myth invented by the british to obscure the fact they were beating the germans at night combat by having better radars.
so for real how to KEEP good eyesight, you have two paths:
normie regular path: have regular checks, never stay with your eyes focus on a close distance for prolonged periods of time. For example if you have a window near where you work focus on a point at least 10 meters away (the farthest the better) every 15-30 minutes, don't just stay with your eyes glued on the screen 8 hours. Also if you wear glasses wear the apropiate ones. Never look at the sun. try to keep apropiate lighting for each activity, make a habit of not straining your eyes to read in the dark but rahter always try to improve lighting conditions.
2) theres another path which borders on the conspiracy theory but i've seen some serious doctors say theres at least a bit of merit to it. Go find out about what Aldeous Huxley (same dude who wrote brave new world) had to say about the subject. What he said was something along the lines of "glasses are a scam, all eye problems can be cured with eye excersises".
so yeah, suit yourself
What do I eat to keep my eyesight good
Did my first cable lat pulldown today (always used pic related machine before)
Holy fuck I could barely do half the weight I normally do. What gives?
machine weight is very tricky, never take is as an objective measure and only compare it within the same machine, pulley position and even lubrication can drastically change the actual force youre making, so only compare your gains in one machine with respect to that same machine, and even that is iffy because lubrication can change over time.
Reason #a million why free weights are always better
Thanks. I thought the weight distribution would be at least kind of similar or it had to do with needing more stabilization on cables vs fixed pattern on the machine.
I just fucking hate DB/BB rows lol
>I just fucking hate DB/BB rows lol
the reason you hate it is precisely why it's good. You hate it becuase you lazy ass (can't blame you i was there) it's definitely more uncomfortable, and as you do it with higher weights it has a risk of injury if you don't do it properly, but if you do it properly you're excersising a lot more muscles, teaching the rest of your body to stabilize itself when you're doing a lot of strength with one muscle group. Basically the more free weights you do the more well rounded your body will be, a lot of small muscles and to a lesser degree tendons joints and bones will get used to reacting to weird angles and it will decrease your chances of injury and make you all around stronger
rows aren't reall good for training lats though. Cable pulldowns are fine for that imo.
Best (in terms of compounds) would probably be pull ups or chin ups
I don't think there really is a freeweight exercise that specifically targets lats (unless you count weighted pullups as "freeweight")
>compare it within the same machine,
this
took me too long to figure out why my cable lifts differed between machines/gyms
turned out to be the pulley ratios
I was lifting, then i ate directly after
Then i literally got spraying shit because of shitty food
Wat do now? Gains ruined? Just eat protein again?
maybe learn from this and stop eating shitty food in general?
i did learn
cool, good to know homie
you didn't lose your nutrients. The body is exceptionally good at getting those, just like a fatman who eats a pizza and then gets diahrrea did not lose his calories and would not be excused to go eat another pizza you did not lose your nutrients. The reason diharrea is liquid is because the body had less time to absorb the water, but the nutrients it most probably got most. Also, tough eating something bad can promote diahrrea, you have to have really epically bad case of it to be shitting what you ate just a while ago. In most cases you are shitting something you ate at least 8 hours ago, most likely longer, up to 5 days.
So no sweat , improve your diet, you're lacking fiber most likely, take it into apropiate amounts, and also don't do silly shit that upset your stomach, like suddenly eating a lot of irritating foods. apply common sense
also i just realized i literally also ate fat pizza 8 hours before
LMFAOOOO fuck all that shit ima cook myself
There is no robust, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that shows that any non controlled supplement increases semen volume or any other quality.
>bro but i did it and it worked
>i know a guy who said it worked
doesn't matter it's very easy to believe something false. Even if you know 10 people who report the same effect for a drug as the personal experience and you're one of them, that's not nearly enough evidence to link the drug to that effect, there's just so many other factors that could have influenced. There's a reason epistemology and medical investigation are hard subjects that take real training to understand, which you don't have.
cumlet
What is actually happening on those days when you feel weak and your lifts are shit?
Like 3 days ago I did 3 pull ups, today I barely managed to squeeze out one. I don't think I'm overtrained or anything, I didn't really eat much different
usually poor sleep or too much systemic fatigue, happens to me mostly on friday of m/w/f full body splits, especially if i don't get good sleep on thursday night.
I got up early this morning and drive out to the mountains and went for a hike. I was out for about 6 hours and did a few peaks but on my way back to the car I was a bit stupid and wasnt really paying attention to my footing and my foot went into a hole and I fell over.
While I was lying on the ground I was sure I'd fucked my ankle but I stood up and there was no pain or weakness.
I walked like another 40 minutes back to the car then drove an hour and a half home, had a shower, walked to the supermarket, made dinner and everything.
Then out of nowhere like 5 hours after the fall my ankle start hurting bad.
I went to a friends house, took off my shoe and sock and he gave me some difene cream to put on.
I opened my first beer and we were playing scrabble and I remember feeling a bit dopey and then I start getting pins and needles in my face and sweating like fuck. I put my head down in my arms on the table and next thing I knew I woke up on the floor with a cushion under my head surrounded by people.
I've never passed out before in my 35 years except once in my teens when I smoked a load of weed and I was completely sober this time, had eaten well during the day and was hydrated.
Should I be worried or just put it down to some random shit like stress?
I was only out for like 2 minutes but I distinctly remember dreaming and I felt like I'd had an amazing sleep when I came to.
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I am still making progress on both fronts but my legs are constantly sore. I am kinda worried that there will come a point where these routines will just impede each other.
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Ani Bezzerides gif for attention.
Stalled on gettiing leaner. Started doing weights instead of calisthenics, and started taking creatine.
Waist and neck measurements haven't changed but I've gained almost four pounds, I think I look bigger in the mirror but can't tell if I'm just coping. Also, since starting PPL 6x a week (adjustable dumbbells, one hour) I feel like I could sleep 10 hours a night
5'8 154, what do?