>Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread
>Keep it fitness related
>leave relationship/social shit out of here
>Steroids/Sarms/PED talk goes to /fraud/
>none of us our doctors so don't ask for medical advice
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>Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread
>Keep it fitness related
>leave relationship/social shit out of here
>Steroids/Sarms/PED talk goes to /fraud/
>none of us our doctors so don't ask for medical advice
reposting because I didnt get a good answer and got a bit scared:
I tried to do bench press after heavy deadlifts and pull ups. I was feeling great, but suddenly with higher weight on bench press I started to feel jolts going through my palms, followed by a tingling sensation and a numbness. Im definitely certain that I had enough in me to do few more repetition, however I got scared that Im gonna drop it on me. I was losing sensation in my hands. After doing a proper rest I could continue my workout no problem (no BP tho). What could that be? Just going too hard?
in the future I wouldn't plan on any heavy compounds after intensive deadlifts, might just be too much on your CNS. As long as you're fine just don't do it again.
Only if it's obscene. Otherwise it's a normal thing to have.
I would assume that's just paresthesia. I've had it before and it never caused any issues, and I don't get it anymore. But just in case, do a bit of researching to find out what paresthesia is.
You were right to stop. I'm not a doctor and I don't know what caused the twinge BUT I've had similar and I would guess you were fatigued after deadlifts and were using dogshit form on bench, possibly over extending at the wrist. Whether its bench or OHP, avoid levering your hands, keep the load on the heel of your palm and above the forearm. You can coast along with poor form for so long, then one day out of nowhere, *twang!* and you feel an electric bolt zap your arm, and from that point on your wrist is too sore to do pushups or hold a bar. Don't injure your joints, that shit's no joke and full recovery takes months.
Should I shave my happy trail if going on a family beach vacation? Or just if going to the beach in general? Nobody wants to see that right? Or do I just kinda thin it out a little?
>be 6’2”
>198 lbs
>have 29” waist
Are these normal proportions?
Sounds fine, guessing you're top heavy with a slim waist, that's better than vice versa
Got a question, i started to incorporate weights to my routine since i was mostly training by doing calisthenics/bodyweight stuff, began deadlifting with an empty barbell to make sure my form was right to prevent any type of injury, recently i bought 2 45lbs/20kg plates, after adding them its still easy but i feel some discomfort in my knees, should i keep going or should i stop, what would be the approach in this case?
Strengthen your quads. Do sissy squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, etc.
I had the same problem, but I wasn't warming my quads and hamstrings up.
Now that I do that I have no issue.
Remember the more muscle you have around your knee the more protected it is.
Seems abnormal to me, but I have a stockier build. You have "chad" bone structure.
>Strengthen your quads. Do sissy squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, etc.
I can do one leg squats like its nothing, in fact my knee doesn't hurt when i do those, im still taking it easy and doing deadlift with very little weight but theres still discomfort in my knee, maybe i should be warming up better idk
Fitness? I guess alright, i dont do much cardio but never had knee pain while jogging, i can do one arm pullups and stuff, im very flexible but not that mobile, maybe too flexible, never trained my flexibility though, just how i am
It's unusual to have knee pain with a 1 plate deadlift. What's your fitness and flexibility like aside from this?
Is there a downside to popcorn? It's basically no calories for an insanely filling snack that easily replaces and is superior in every way to junk like potato chips.
It’s basically just fiber and salt. There are better things to eat. Alternatively snacking is for fat gays and children.
its actually calorie dense, and I can eat it by the handful. Its one of the better snacks, but still, its a snack
>insanely filling
lol
>girltwink
what the fuck does this even MEAN
Your back is pretty involved in walking/running movements. I got sick one time which made my back hurt. You would not believe the torture that walking from one place to another entailed.
Your back is probably just really weak though. Do hyperextensions.
like a girl whos a twink but a girl(male(twink(male*~~
anyways i cant afford a nutritionist i just need to know what food & exercise will help me put on a little bit of fat and muscle so i dont feel like im gonna blow over in the wind anymore.
Where do you want the muscle?
I have a feeling you don't want to become a... hon? I don't fucking know, go ask /tttt/.
Those are good foods to make a base, but instead of egg whites the whole egg (with butter), trail mix (lots of seeds and some extra candy shit), cheese (god tier bulking food, put on everything).
Yes, eat a lot of meat too. If you can afford to, eat some salmon. Otherwise blast 90/10 or 95/5 ground beef everywhere and eat a pound at a time.
this is good advice thank u :*~~ like actually
u think i look like a girl ? :0
also i just checked the stickied thread at the top of the board i feel so stupid im gonna try to stay in the 500 excess cals range until im at a healthy weight
thank u fit
u are all so nice i wws scared u were gonna be mean
>u think i look like a girl ? :0
no i actually only read the reply of girltwink and didn't check further in the thread to see the image. regardless of what you are, for the sake of your own mental health cease identifying with such toxic words.
Any caloric surplus will gain you body fat, if done while stressing muscles it will be muscle as well.
Don't know why a girl would want a femboy body though, as that's impossible.
makes sense, though I've never heard of hyperextensions before. do you mean this sort of a thing?
Yep. They're good to get the lower back up to snuff. Do high rep sets (15-20), up the weight a bit when you hit the range for all sets.
If in a few months you feel strong enough, consider adding deadlifts into your routine. Nothing strengthens your torso like them.
Don't go too much above 500 cal because you'll just get dumpy in the bad way.
>u are all so nice i wws scared u were gonna be mean
It was a ruse. Post feet NOW.
thanks anon
It's fucking fine. Rice cakes are also a good alternative, plus they're less fiddly and easier to track calories if that's your thing. In an ideal world you wouldn't be snacking at all but sure, popcorn is a sensible choice, along with celery sticks, jello cubes, stuff like that
Good website to order peptides? And bacteriostatic water?
https://www.peptidesciences.com/
I bought from here and as far as I know it was legit and other said it was too. You can never know I guess unless you have fancy equipment. The water you can just get from amazon.
Thank you!
i havent fapped since i was 13, im 29. khhv, obviously
was obese as a kid until two years ago, did this tank my hormonal and test production? i dont feel the desire to jerk off ever, dont care about relationship. im not gay, i like looking at women.
am i asexual? ive heard that not jerking off at all can lower your test so im wondering, should i try and jerk off sometime to some porn?
i dont care about sex or reproducing, just want to testmaxx
dont go down that path of porn. its a harmful addiction. fap to some swimsuit pics just dont start looking at hardcore porn.
Stay away from porn if you can help it.
There have been numerous studies that porn is bad from you. Use imagination only if you want to jerk off, trust me.
If what you say is true and you honestly don't care about sex or libido, then just get a blood panel done and check your free test is in the correct range, if it is, no problem.
Most 29 year old virgins typically do want sex though, are you sure that's not on your radar at all? Even if you have no interest in hooking up with sluts, sex is a given in a romantic relationship, even if you wait until marriage to have sex.
>are you sure that's not on your radar at all?
yes, ive made my peace with it since i was 18 or 19. im also socially... awkward and all my loose skin doesnt make it any better. just thinking about being in that kind of situation makes me insanely anxious
ive also got a ton of other issues (work and mental health as if that wasnt obvious kek) that i need to get somewhat of a hold of and sex and having a relationship isnt one of them
also regarding the blood work, id need to get an appointment with an urologist for this if i dont want to pay out of my ass for this and im a poorfag, dont know how to approach my doctor for this i cant lie even though thats something that has always been on my mind
With respect you're dodging the question. Making peace with being a virgin - cool. Self image issues - understandable. More pressing and immediate issues to address than sex - yep, in fact I agree, get the basics in place first.
Now imagine you've done the work, got the therapy you need, worked out like a boss, its early summer 2026 and you like what you see in the mirror. Is sex something you'd like to have? It's OK to have medium term goals, anon.
Regarding bloods: if you're in the UK or somewhere with nationalised health care, get an andrology/urology referral from your doctor. Make sure to emphasise how you feel depressed, lethargic, prone to over eating, low libido, blah blah blah, and you'd like to get your health back on track and it's REALLY important to your physical and mental wellbeing. Get a little violin out, try to cry a bit, you get the idea.
If the doctor tells you to go kick rocks (or you live in a third world country) go private. Literally Google "testosterone blood test [your country]", you should find a basic package for $100 or so.
What's the best way to deal with bacne?
Go natty.
Get a gf who will pop it for you on the daily.
See a dermatologist.
One or more of the above.
Get a salicylic acid cleanser. Change your bed sheets often. You should be doing it at least once a week minimum but change it every day if you have to. Bacne is most likely caused by sweat so shower and be shirtless whenever you can, or change your top often. If you have long hair put it up when you condition it, don't let it soak on your back. Make sure you are rinsing off your shampoo/conditioner/hair mask etc off your back as well, put your hair forward when you're washing it off.
What will 100 push ups every day accomplish in a month?
3000 pushups.
I was doing my last set of squats and my knee popped really loud, know every time i bend or extend it it sounds like snap crackle and pop.
Do I need to worry? It doesnt hurt but also It hasnt stopped making the noise. Do I just have to live with this now?
As long as it doesn't hurt you're fine, but it sounds like you need to stretch more. see pic related, foam rolling is also encouraged
Probably some muscle development and joint damage
up the tren
>don't do them before workouts
why?
Stretching relaxes and softens your muscles, something that is actually a negative for lifting. During lifting your want your muscles tight and pumped to help you with form and balance. Soft/relaxed muscles make it easier to break form or occur an injury
A maximal stretch can actually make that group of muscles a) over mobile and b) fatigued, which ups your chances of injury.
The only warm up stretches required for weight lifting is to do sufficient warm up sets where you go through the full range of motion with no, or very light, weight on the bar.
Deep, static stretches for the purpose of increasing your ROM go at the end of a workout, always
It means your knees aren't tracking over your feet properly
If you have any mass at all, that's reasonable with narrow hips
I'm 6'4 and had a 33" waist at my smallest with medium hips
Like the other guy said, don't let your knees collapse in at the bottom of the squat.
Quick bf % estimate pls?
Yes, I know I look like shit
28-33%, rough guess.
Bit too rough.
he's a minimum of 28%, dude's entire front area is a gut
Idk if this is trolling, but I'm definitely not at 28% bf. I weigh 207lbs/94kg at 6'4"/193cm.
According to bf calipers I'm at 11% bf which is bs of course.
According to this site I'm at 18.1% bf
http://www.strongur.io/body_fat_calculator/
And with the right pose and heavily increasing contrast, I can even slightly see my abs lol
So how could that be 28% bf?
I would guess 22-25%
Eat more, lift heavier at volume more often
How the hell are you that doughy at only 207 lbs and that height? Like dude you have moobs. Your entire front area is sagging. There is next to no muscle. 30+ is too harsh, but you hit at-least the 25% on any visual comparison chart I can find. 24% at the absolute minimum.
Listen buddy, I'm 6'3" and I'm only 170, and I'm at 21% BF.
You weigh a lot more than me, 28 is entirely reasonable. You probably live in america where everyone else is so obese you're in denial.
>According to this site I'm at 18.1% bf
>http://www.strongur.io/body_fat_calculator/
oh, the site that estimates your bodyfat based only on your lifts, height, weight, and age? Yeah, I'm sure that's more accurate than just, y'know, looking at yourself in the mirror and seeing that you don't match any example of a person at 18% bodyfat.
I'm not in denial, it just doesn't sound right to me.
If I flex I can see my abs (pic related, don't make fun of the gyno), according to Google your abs become visible at 17% bf.
You see love handles visible on your sides while flexing / not bending over.
That looks more like rolls of fat than abs anon. I don't want to say definitively because it's possible you just bulked the fuck out of abs and in doing so bulked a lot of body fat on top of them, idk, but yeah.
I'm not making fun of you either, you need to cut. Go check out the /fast/ threads.
It's definitely my abs, I've felt up the area and taken pictures from different angles.
I AM cutting, not sure what my goal weight should be though; hence the question.
25%
Good frame though, you'll look aesthetic when you lose the chub
tried making my own thread but it got jannied..
im 18 year old girltwink trying to put on a little bit of muscle/fat, just enough to get me from ~16bmi to ~18.5-19bmi. how should i go about doing that???? + what is the ideal femboy body type, like what should i be aiming for
Just post panty bulge pics and eat more
but eat more what… what do i eat.. all the food im used to eating is from when i was actively anorexic so its like rice cakes and egg whites and almonds but it doesnt seem like i should just eat more of that
like red meat? is that good? burgers and stuff?
Were your parents completely absent during your childhood? Have you never eaten a proper home cooked meal? You need some complex carbs, veggies and meat of any sort.
Rice cakes and stuff like that are low in calories so you would need to eat a lot of them.
Find a calorie calculator, input your sex, height, and weight, and figure out how many you should be eating to maintain your current weight. Then eat more to gain weight.
It can be any combination of protein, carbs, or fat to simply gain body fat, you could eat 100 twinkies if you wanted to, though that wouldn't be good for overall health.
Just think of "fat people" food. It's not salads and rice cakes, it's pizza, hamburgers, cheesecake, etc. High in calories.
Eat nuts, meat, bread and drink a little alcohol regularly to lower your test
>trying to get back in shape
>can't do a lot of exercises because health issues, have come to accept it
>walking for a few miles
>back hurts
wut. is that normal? I understand legs or feet but back?
Thoughts on chest expanders? Also how much can i stretch the metal springs before i inevitably snap it and fuck myself?
Is it common to get annoyed at things more easily when you first start getting into lifting?
Small things piss me off so much more easily now
Is taking protein supplements bad for losing weight, since protein has a lot of calories?
weight loss could be considered in terms of "simple" and "advanced" levels.
simple: low calories == weight loss. if they put you over they're bad, otherwise it's fine.
advanced: look into fasting glycogen levels, reduce sugar from diet, reduce vegetable oils (PUFA), sleep and stress responses of body upon fat loss, etc.
I'm not sure about "common" but happened to me too, I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes something you can't control.
Lowering test intentionally should not be done due to the link of test and depression in men.
anything suggesting or promoting twink or femboy nonsense should be ignored or discouraged.
>protein has a lot of calories?
no lol it doesn't
fat is the most calorically dense macronutrient and it's very easy to consume from most protein sources, so protein supplements are very nice to have in a cut
I don't buy whey in a bulk, but in a cut it might as well be a primary food item
Typically, how much do the plates on a cable machine weigh?
They should have the weight printed on them
If not wtf is going on in there
They are just numbered. So like 1-20, but it's definitely not a kg or pound each.
I think they are like 5lbs each maybe.
Is driving/push through the tops of my feet bad a for a hack squat? I can feel better quad activation than driving through my heel.
I feel like I’m hitting my lower abs pretty well with crunches and hanging leg raises. How can I better target my upper abs?
Personally I only feel the upper abs getting worked when I do crunches. Are you pivoting at the hip and lifting your whole back off the floor, like a sit up? If so focus on keeping your lower back on the floor and only raise up your shoulders and shoulder blades.
im doing madcow program, im struggling on bench compared to my other lifts, do i add accessories every time i bench? if so, how many?
5'8" 150lbs
Bench-200x5
help
How important is it to stretch before working out? Any good stretches you guys recommend?
How do you guys know if you are using enough weight? Sometimes my muscles tremble a lot and I usually stop when that happens. But other times it doesn’t happen but it still hurts a shit ton so I stop
>How do you guys know if you are using enough weight?
If I physically can't get the weight up no matter how hard I struggle, then I'm close but not done yet. I do a few intensity boosting techniques so my muscles are absolutely annihilated.
It shouldn't hurt but if it just feels like your muscle is about to explode then you have the famed Pump. Learn to enjoy the feeling.
When you actually lock like that how do you settle safely without fucking everything? I’m afraid of losing control and breaking something because I can’t let it down in s controlled way. I am a noob though obviously and am probably thinking too much. I just don’t want to ego lift like a retard and break something.
As a novice if you watch GVS, natural hypertrophy and bald omni-man should be pretty good to instanly shoot you to the advanced state in 2-3 years.
>When you actually lock like that how do you settle safely without fucking everything?
That's something you learn with time and experience. Bailing the lift, knowing your body and its limits, etc.
It also depends on the lift. You shouldn't do it on squats or deadlifts, for example. I pushed it too hard on those lifts and ended up snapping my back. Injuries have specific telegraphing and you need to start recognizing them so you take a step back. Most of the time you won't break anything with a single fuck-up unless you're doing something spectacularly braindead.
>back injury
Christ man that fucking sucks I’ve sprained my back before I can only imagine what that’s like.
I’ll check him out thanks. My gym mostly has machines so I don’t really do free weights(idk if that’s right term) unless it’s dumbbell chestpress
I pulled my shoulder blade about a week ago. Unsure as to what to do as it feels generally uncomfortable, I know I could easily push through it, but don't really care to risk it. Didn't even pull it liftin but actually in my sleep lmao.
I've been stuck on OHP for 2-3weeks now and cannot seem to progress, should I make one of the days lower weight + higher intensity? (I do pushups+pullups/chinups every day) and forearms + core + calves every training day
>D1
DB OHP 4x8-12
rows machine 3x8-12
curls + french press + facepulls giant set 4x8-12 + 4x8-12 + 3x20
>D2
DL 4x6-10
Hack squat 4x12-25
Hipthrust + pullover superset 3x8-12 + 3x20
>D3
>D4
same as day 1, but db rows instead of machine 4 sets
>D5
squat 4x6-10
RDL + shrugs with same barbell 4x12-15 + 4xAMRAP
hipthrust + pullover same as D2
>D6
BB rows 3x6-10
cable curls + tricep ext. + lat raises + shrugs giantset 3x12-15 + 3x12-15 + 3x20 + 3x20
>D7
how do abs recover? I train thrice a week do people do them every workout?
Small muscle groups recover faster. You can also find a balance between every day volume and frequency. Personally I don't train them too hard the day before my deadlifts and squats, so bracing doesn't become the weakest link.
They recover quickly, you can train them every day.
I'm trying to improve my dysgenic twink body but my rotator cuffs are perpetually sore. This was before I started working out and was one of the reasons I started. Any ideas?
try this stuff, It helped with the shoulder pain id get from doing ohp
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Are these neck exercises a meme or really worth doing?
100% worth doing
I do these. The chin tuck isn't really necessary but you can/should do it anyways.
Don't push it TOO hard but you can't let it atrophy either. Find exercises that don't hurt but do work the spine at least a little bit.
For me it was the barbell OHP (for some reason). No squats/deadlifts until it's gone. Took me 5-6 weeks to get through it.
Yes. Consider doing glute work too. If your dumbbells become too light do unilateral.
Sure.
What is the safest and best PED? I'm tired of losing, I want to get the body I want within the year, not in five years. I might die in five years.
Don't seek nor take magic pills, especially for something that is superficial. You must have hope and never give up.
If the guy is actually gonna die in 5 years you should probably hook him up with the drugs but that’s just me
Prescribed by a doctor for extending his life, not by a random on IST telling him to take tren just so he can look better.
What size of dermaroller needles should I get if I want to use it on my flabby belly?
Can nervous system be made stronger? I started getting physical symptoms when life hits me hard.
>fail the DMV exam for the 3rd time
>spend the evening with 102 F body temperature
>no cough, no nothing, just hyperthermia
>wake up in normal condition
inb4 bro ur literally retarded how one fails driving exam omgomgomg
In my 3rd world country even if you do everything perfectly they will make up reasons why you failed so either you just pay for it or it's bruteforce.
I know the CNS can output more power the more you train it, but I think you just need to have less anxiety overall.
>In my 3rd world country even if you do everything perfectly they will make up reasons why you failed so either you just pay for it or it's bruteforce.
Same here, are you from Europe?
Eastern Europe.
wtf happened to the mire threads?
Working towards the day that a qt would proclaim "pecs" is powerful motivation, but I just noticed no ones been posting mires in the last couple weeks I've been back on this board
We are in summer prep phase.
I some how fucked up my spine while doing hack squats. Any tips on curing it? I slept last night in fetal position because I've heard that helps but what else? Should i be active on just lamp it off?
Since you can’t maintain proper form I suggest body weight everything until you’re not retarded.
i want sth as a preworkout but since i work out somewhat late in the day i dont want caffeine to be a part of it since i also dont consume any coffee/energy drinks or whatever (except for 1-2 cups of green tea at noon at work occasionally but i dont think thats enough to matter)
i have citrullin malat and l-arginine with a pinch of salt as a pre workout drink, sometimes with a banana 30 min before. should i consider sth else?
also what chest exercise makes saggy loose skin titties (not gyno) slightly less worse if i manage to build up muscle? just regular flat benching, maybe incline?
Only flat benching will make your gyno worse. The more incline you can get while still activating chest, the better.
its not gyno, just tons of loose skin from halving my bw
will get more incline work in
Whether your loose skin bounces back or not depends on how much weight you lost and kind of luck of the draw too. If you have money to burn consider dermarolling and supplement collagen. Otherwise just keep on lifting and be satisfied that you're improving regardless.
What you already mentioned sounds fine as a caffeine free preworkout, if you're not too worried about the calories maybe stick some simple carbs in there too, like a glucose tablet or some Haribo.
Do kegals actually work?
Work for what
incontinence
Yes
So can I do these all day without injury?
I don't know if you're a man or a woman but I'm a woman and I do it often and it's fine. Postpartum women are told to do it for incontinence issues. I knew a guy who said he did these all the time and he eventually trained himself to retract his balls into his body (he said the balls didn't go UP inside him but more to the sides, into his thighs almost) and he said it didn't hurt but felt weird. Hope this helps answer some questions
curious about testosterone
I don't plan to take that stupid shit in the next 20 years but wondering, would it be beneficial to take that stuff when I'm old and my body stops producing its own testosterone?
I guess there are tons of studies for this, does it work?
Don't they prescribe it for old people? It works, why wouldn't it?
never heard anyone prescribe that for old people
anyway I only found this
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8596965/
sounds promising tbh but the data is not much
it's from 2021
>I don't plan to take that stupid shit in the next 20 years but wondering, would it be beneficial to take that stuff when I'm old and my body stops producing its own testosterone?
probably.
I don't know about studies but what I have heard is once your T dips to far issues arrise, and that's when you want to supplement.
Hopefully in 30-40 years we will still be able to get it.....
Sleep on the floor, or try it. Also, do more abdominal work. If you can brace better you can fix that.
Oh, and try front squats with light weight when you are feeling good.
My mom had her thyroid removed a 2+decades ago. She seems to be lifting fine and making some gains, but she has issues losing weight.
Just go for 5-10lb increments and reasses when you get there.
If you have issues go back up in weight, or maintain for a bit, then restart.
>Hopefully in 30-40 years we will still be able to get it.....
You think they will actually ban it completely?
Impossible. There will always be a genuine medical need for test replacement therapy, hence medical grade test will always be there. How you obtain it is a different question, but where there's a will theres a way.
Test levels drop with age, meaning test replacement therapy (TRT) is usually aimed at older people. Unlike juicing for bodybuilding it's supposed to be a "therapeutic" dosage level that brings the patient back into normal range, rather than over and above it.
Many people (mostly guys in lifting/athletics/bodybuilding communities) would argue that the clinically recognised normal range is far too wide, especially at the lower end. Hence self-identification of low T and self-medication for the same, are rife.
Do your research and weight up the pros and cons of supplementing test. There ARE side effects.
Does anyone has any fitness experience while having thyroid issues?
What kind of thyroid issues?
My immune system started attacking my thyroid. Doc says it might be related to either genetics, or possibly from radiation.
Is it Hashimoto's? I heard that is easily fixed with medication
i'm convinced i get low blood sugar whenever i think too hard. sometimes it can make me faint. anons, is this a thing?
afaik the brain needs a lot of sugar, check the internet on this to be sure
but I have heard this before, not fainting but the brain needs higher sugar levels
yeah i read that too, i've tried googling this and it seems no one else has my specific issue. i am diabetic but don't need insulin because i can more or less willingly lower it by thinking hard, but usually it makes my blood sugar TOO low.
Checked and that's the way I see it
Not the fainting part but thinking long and hard gets sugar cravings going. Not even talking about math type shit, just thinking about random shit
Don't know the situation, but I'd assume you'd just get thyroid medication, T3 or T4 and be on your way. Dial that in and it really shouldn't be different than having a functional thyroid
Thanks for the insight.
Not sure, but I am taking pills already.
You should know what condition you actually have, just in case of an emergency or something. And ask your doctor next time about exercise related stuff, but from what I know you should be good. I usually hear the worst thing that can happen is that you're too fatigued to exercise, but that's for people who aren't on medication yet/undiagnosed.
Does physical exertion make you faint too? It sounds more likely to be anxiety or panic attacks.
naw i don't have anxiety at all. if i exercise too much i will faint sometimes yeah. it sucks because i want to get ripped like all you guys on this board but i can barely lift 8 lb weights for two minutes straight before i black out. that's not related to my blood sugar though because it will still be high (i'm diabetic) after. but if i start thinking really hard about things my blood sugar will go way down. also as far as i know stress/anxiety makes your blood sugar rise
Is this achievable natty?
Yes.
this is unironically what my dream physique looks like
how do i achieve this? just clean bulking and training hard?
anons ive come to the realisation that ive been (unintentionally) cheating on my bench press. im bouncing the bar off my chest and now my chest is a weak point. i only bench 1pl8 for 5 so im a weakling anyway but by how much % do i lower weight to fix form? like go to 50 and make sure im not bouncing?
Start warming up with the bar and add weight with a normal pause. Maybe it's 30kg, maybe it's 100kg.
I assume you are a novice overall so you have no weakpoints, you are weak overall.
Drop to 40kg and make sure you're pausing for a good long second with the lightest possible contact to your chest. If you can do 5x5 with no problem at that weight up it to 50kg next workout and follow your usual progression
this anon here
did my bench sets today, made sure im not bouncing it off my chest. worked up to 55kg, did 7,6,6,6 reps. felt a greater activation in my pecs already. sucks that i gotta work my way back up but oh well. thanks for the answers
I have to my disposal:
Leg press
Leg extension
Leg curl
Dumbbells
Can I develop nice looking legs? So with no squat rack, no hack squat machine
yes
Yes, what you just listed is literally all you need for legs. Stand on a small block and hold dumbbells to do calf raises, if that wasn't obvious.
How much longer will I have to work out to look like I do now with a pump without one?
Forever.
Should I count compound lifts as sets dedicated to the secondary muscle? As in, are bench press or OHP considered tricep workouts? I'm trying to determine if me saying "4 exercises per muscle group" means 4 chest followed by 4 tricep, or if 4 chest followed by 4 minus the number of compounds for tricep.
You must isolate your rear delts, abs, triceps, biceps, forearms and calves since they are small muscle groups they need more volume.
The back are many small muscles, so same idea. I do back almost every day. You can watch programming videos from Natural Hypertrophy to learn how to program.
Hello. I have lifted (somewhat) in the past, I did a little starting strength when I was around 19 but I never got my squat past around 80-90kg. I've taken up judo and im pretty weak so I thought id start up a 5x5 program again. Would something like stronglifts be good for me or is
>squatting 3 times a week
still a meme? I would also prefer not to look like a cube. Can I linearly add weight each workout on one of these programs as a 27 year old? Thanks
I need a new bench: do I get a bench/squat rack thingy or just get a cage?
pic related is what Ive been using for 3 years now. they can go to incline, bench, or squat height. But dude if you have the money, get the cage.
The highlighted muscle in pic related is constantly tight and it sometimes feels like I'm on the verge of pulling it. In fact, I've pulled it several times in a minor way as it only takes a day to get back to normal. Should I just start doing hip abductor/adductor work to specifically train it up or what? Just add in some mobility work to get it nice and stretched out? Anyone deal with this before? I'm tired of my legs feeling uncomfy because of this little muscle.
depends on whta you can afford. Adjustable H racks will be cheaper, but no safety bars. Cage is alot more expensive, but you have safety racks, pullup bar, dip attachements, ect.
Personally I use adjustable H racks because I'm not a richfag, and am used to dumping failed backsquats off my back. as for heavy barbell benching i just don't go to failure cause i have no safety racks.
I work in a construction, and this job goes hard on my legs. I want to build general leg endurance, so I won't feel like shit after each workday. I already walk a fuck ton, what else can I add? Bodyweight squats for cardio? My protein intake and sleep schedule are intact
Isnt work supposed to be the ultimate endurance work out? Naturally we wouldnt need the gym if your work already trains your legs
Is my 1kcal oats breakfast a good pre-workout meal?
Ideally, how long should a full-body workout take if you're doing it correctly? I'm new to lifting and trying to put together a single kettlebell workout routine.
What are some decent beginner programs? I remember hearing Phraks GSLP but want second opinion.
GSLP but read the book to get a whole program and not just a gym routine
Yes. If it actually hurts then start arching.
my friend keeps inviting me over for cookouts every week or so and i end up over eating. while the food isnt terrible because its just protein and isnt soul food, its not the worst but it still pushes me off track with my diet. how do i learn to stop over eating at these get togethers? something about going over there just makes me over eat. Like if im at home I can stick no problem, but over there, something jsut comes over me. I dont know why my will power is so maxed over here while at home its so easy.
as someone with an eating disorder, i sometimes have the urge to just indulge on food (not unhealthy shit, but stuff like oats, whole wheat bread etc), but still putting me above my clean bulk calories.
also the only thing keeping me from getting blackout drunk is that alcohol destroys gains.
which one of those two is worse? getting fat again or destroying my gains? fuck bros why is this so hard
why is it so hard to just not drink alcohol jesus christ you people are like little toddlers that need their juice bottle just fucking stop
feel bad
drink
feel good
drink
Do you go below 90° on bench press?
I'm skelly 140lbs 5'11'' and my chest is flat as paper. Also I don't arch my back.
Touching my chest basically means dipping low af with my elbows. Pros are I get huge range of motion, Cons are possible shoulder injury?
At what point should I increase wieght/ stay at one weight for?
If I'm doing 4x10 should I work to 4x14? and then increase wieght or could I do 4x10 until It feels easy and increase weight
Pic for attention
Damn, what a dame!
Didn't read, sorry
Classic question of weight vs reps. Common knowledge is that fewer reps at higher weight build strength faster, more reps at lower weight build volume faster (up to a point. Higher than 16 or so and it becomes cardio instead). Pick your body goal, decide reps per set, and increase weight after every workout you complete.
https://www.instagram.com/pietroboselli/
How hard is it to achieve this?
Been doing Plebbit PPL but instead of doing 2x leg days I do cardio everyday and PPLPPXX.
Is that fine or am I fucking with my test gains from not squatting twice a week?
It's fine, your legs won't grow as much or as fast but that's basically it. Might be a bonus depending on your starting point.
I am having some sleeping problems. I am a lucid dreamer and sometimes its nice, but recently in the morning I keep wavering between awake and dreaming. I shudder myself awake, usually when saying something like "No" or "I dont know". I think i just keep dreaming stressful things and I dont know how to stop. Is this physiological? Do i have apnea? I sometimes can feel my throat closing but not every time. Maybe i just forget?
Take rhodiola or panax ginseng to lower your cortisol
Where do I get those? Any pharmacy, or do I have to order online.
How do I get a runner gf?
can i speed up my weight loss by cycling around 10-15 kms every day or doing about an hour of cycling?
Yes as long as your cortisol isn't too high
Tricep cable pushdowns are the only tricep exercise I do. I’ve been stuck at the same weight for a 3-4 weeks with barely any improvements in the amount of reps I can do per set. Is this because I don’t do enough tricep exercises to cause strength progress?
If you are a beginner, how often should you increase the weight on your lifts?
as long as you complete all your sets, progress every session.
I have a question but I think I’ll make a thread. I will be sure to include a big breasted female to my post to get more replies.
Anyone who uses this thread instead of making their own has low self confidence and is NGMI: have self worth and make a damn thread no matter how small the question is,
/thread
Bye bye
It gets more replies than any effort post
dumb. you are dumb. people use this thread because singular threads get archived before anyone answers
Nope, every single one of my questions get answered. Including: is Powerade good for you, what Powerade is your favourite, are skullcrushers useless, and similar low quality questions
And you can cope and be a fucking rule following janny ass-kissing gay all you like, no sweat off my back
You can see some of my posts here:
Of which have 17,33, and 54 replies
You show me one question in this thread with even 17 replies and I’ll consider using these threads but until then I will be making my own posts because I’m not afraid of janitors and rules
the amount of replies is irrelevant when they say absolutely nothing of value. your threads are clearly nothing more than bait and shitposts. on the other hand, in this thread almost all questions are genuine and get a quality response.
You were saying?
genuinely have no clue what compels people to make post like that. bizarre.
At least there’s big tits. Could’ve been gore or something
I asked this in one of the threads on here, but the gist is that keto was bad for muscle building, to which i'd agree, but what if you were at your maximum muscular potential? Couldn't you do keto, lose your fat and keep the majority of muscle. I know most people say to cut you should eat protein and carbs limiting, but most of those people suggesting that are roided out gays who I am sure have a lot of experience, but so do I. Couldn't I just do my normal routine of 4 days u/l with 30 minutes of running atleast 5 times a week, and do keto and see really good results?
If you are already maxed out then so are your kidneys probably so no more unneeded harm is not good.
>Couldn't you do keto, lose your fat and keep the majority of muscle.
Short answer is no. Long answer is yes, but only in very specific circumstances and you basically just described recomp, but it takes a lot more effort and planning than what you're thinking and describing.
I still don't understand what point you are trying to prove. Go ahead and make your threads it doesn't bother anyone who posts in this thread. We're not jannies and nothing is gained or lost by you using or not using this thread.
“I’m not mad, I’m not bothered”
>proceeds to get mad and bothered
What I’m trying to tell you is you need to grow a pair and make a thread even if the question is stupid. Posting in these threads is saying to yourself you don’t matter enough to make a post on IST
you also made the coke one didn't you lmao, also you are fat and most certainly gay and possibly of the long nose tribe or slant eyed variety
what's funny is this thread has more replies than any of your bait shit. Also happens to have more useful content who fucking cares if you aren't getting replies you are just sewing discord amongst meaningful discussions.
No question in this thread has anywhere near the amount of replies as any of my posts. My effort posts get 100 + replies every time and my non-effort posts get 20+.
Why do you kiss janny's ass so hard?
doing curls with dumbbells is getting to the point where once im in form i can do fine, but lifting the dumbbells up to form position is harder than the actual exercise. what do
Hip hinge them up to form, there is no way you cannot hip hinge them since your dedlift should be many times stronger than your small muscle groups.
If the grip is holding you up:
1-Work on your forearms
2- If you can't grip it, you can't lift it,
Is single kettleball enough for exercising?
no not really
i never saw the point of them. theres bodyweight programs you can do then use kettle for some random add on stuff i guess.
best bang for your buck buy a used barbell and some oly weights.
whats the difference between military press and shoulder press?
military press is autism mode strict form
idk if shoulder press and ohp are the same or not but if they are you can move ur hips a little to get the bar in a better vertical bar path when you press it up.
i see
so not much of a difference
thank you
>have great session doing [lift]
>leave adequate rest days
>next session doing [lift] gas early and have to drop sets / reps
Why does this happen?
It's not like a constant downward regression where it gets worse week on week but just randomly now and then there will be a session where I feel like I'm underperforming. Do I need to incorporate deload weeks or something?
Did you have any hard session before it? How about what time of day? (You have less energy at night than day). Is the lift on session A of the first ones you do, but on session B is one of the last ones?
That's all the help I can give sorry.
Lack of sleep, dehydration or stress are the most likely factors
Are you cutting rn?
Does anyone else have toes that angle upwards? I do and they're tearing up my shoes. Anyone have an idea how to avoid? Trying to be mindful of my steps but it seems like I've been doing this for years.
Pic related: my Lem's and Altra's after 2-3 months each.
tried cutting your toenails? dont your socks get ripped to shreds too then?
Toenails are cut. Socks are fine, somehow.
Primal Zen. They're great, no complaints. Took a while to get used to walking and running in them. Real wide toebox.
based fellow lems bro, sry bout ur toes tho. (what model is that, how do you like it)
is there any real benefit to taking a walk, eating big and then going to bed instead of eating big + taking a walk and then going to bed?
as in post workout, means i finish workout, drink a shake. then take a walk to the grocery store, eat a big meal after then chill and go to bed rather than going to the grocery store after finishing my meal instead?
Try both for an extended period of time and tell us what difference there is for you. My body may prefer one option, yours may prefer the other.
>DOMS
A novice shouldnt do front squats IMO. Also maybe your form is not that good?
>upper abs
The most important part of your body are spinal erectors, lower back, abs and obliques. You MUST work on those.
I back squat 130 for reps and I was working with a PT who thought my form was good, hitting ATG. My core strength is mostly solid too, but this has just weirdly hit me in am area that wasn't getting trained
Is it normal to have DOMS in both my traps and upper abs after doing front squats? I thought this shit was supposed to be quad dominant, but my quads fatigue way harder doing split squats while this just felt hard on my upper back mostly
Is this a valid lift? I have never seen anyone do this kind of movement with a barbell before
how did you find this
Found him from another guy I follow that favorites random shit. This channel have been going on for like 16 years now of him constantly uploading weird stuff like this. It's pretty endearing to me.
Gaybros why did this turn me on?
When people say 'dadbod' they usually really mean that body and face. But working out is so rare these days that powerlifting muscleguts are conflated with beer bellies. A straight woman or gay man attracted to a body like that is totally normal.
>powerlifting muscleguts
guy in that vid does not have that lmao
You're thinking of roidbelly, which is disgusting on an instinctual level to most people. The video's what a strong man is supposed to look like as he gets older.
looks like it would fuck ur shoulders up if you did some actual weight
Is there a good 'intro to isolation/accessory lifts' infographic or something for the big four lifts? I've heard lots of bits and pieces but it's always hard to tell what's good info and what's bad and what even applies to you as a newbie trying to get to 1pl8 ohp at all versus a powerlifter trying to break 3pl8 after a month stall.
Just think about each muscle and an exercise that hit it specifically and build whatever routine you want. Not that difficult.
There's a lot more to it than that as a newbie. People seem to basically ignore dumbbell work, accessories, and isolation lifts in learning material at all aside from mentioning they exist. Like do I go up in weight at the same rate if able? How many different lifts should I do per muscle? Does that change depending on which accessories they actually are? Do I do the accessories during the same workout or on the alternate workout? What about lifts that target a muscle the big four don't hit that strongly, like biceps? Do I tack them on at the end or do you need three different accessory routines compared to only two compound routines? And I could go on.
Overthinking will get you no where. >Choose a routine
>lift
>Observe what needs more work
>Overthinking it will get you nowhere.
Yes, anon. I know. That's why I am asking for a fitness related infographic or tutorial on the questions thread of a fitness board. Because when I try and do this stuff myself, it gets confusing and I overthink it so I would really appreciate if one of the hundreds of thousands of people that figured it out before could at least give me a fucking baseline.
Can I get strength/fitness at the same rate using bodyweight exercises? What is the advantage of a strength program?
A friend of mine was worried, as he didn't want to "look like a bodybuilder," but instead "like a gymnast." I fucking grilled him and now he tells me "gymnast" means "Captain America from the Avengers."
Doesn't that just mean a person with low bodyfat?
to look like a gymnast you have to train like a gymnast.
>Can I get strength/fitness at the same rate using bodyweight exercises? What is the advantage of a strength program? A friend of mine was worried, as he didn't want to "look like a bodybuilder,"
Sticky
Just a DB pullover but may fuck up your shoulder because of how hands are placed and barbell like the other anon said. Could it maybe work with an EZ-bar?
The fuck do you mean TRAIN LIKE A GYMNAST
You think that that pretty bitch trained like a "gymnast" for muthafukken Avengers?
You will never accidentally get jacked. This is dumb. That being said BW stuff will lead to a more rounded and balanced physique since you are incorporating tons of muscle groups vs the isolation of traditional BB lifts. It will take longer though.
Keto raises cortisol and overall stress so any gain from dieting may be offset from depressed hormone and thyroid function. This is dependent on your timing and such but in general I wouldn't recommend it. Your body needs glucose.
Walking after a meal can help your digestive function but it's really dependent on how you feel personally. There's no definitive science on this.
I agree with
, you're either not eating big enough, not drinking enough, have poor sleep or stress. If you haven't deloaded in a while it could just be your CNS getting fried (a la stress). Take a week off and then do a light week.
You can't DL weight to hip high but can curl it?
Why is it said that bodyweight is more balanced when the fucking book in the sticky claims it uses THE WHOLE BODY MASS? The fuck?
>traditional bb lifts are isolations
Maybe if you are a roidchud, but naturals need multi-joint exercises AND isolations. i'm sure you know it since you're probably the guy doing the mass replies and making this thread good, but please don't make people think BB is just isolations.
How do I do Starting Strength, but once a week?
If you can try to go to the gym at least twice a week and do a full body (with isolations for arms, abs and calves). I don't think paying for a gym to go once a week is optimal.
If you can only go once a week, do some leg work at the gym with the isolations I said and some calisthenics at your home.
I don't need to pay for a gym, retard. I have literally more than 2 friends and that statistically means I know someone with a barbell and squat rack.
I said "How do I do SS but once a fucking week," and you fucking reply-guyed me. No one gives a single fuck if you don't know the answer, so stop pissing yourself and shitting up the thread by trying to smack shitty answers onto posts.
Go fuck yourself gay.
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Get off your phone and flip my fucking burger. I'm pulling up now.
You need to be 18 to visit this website. Why don't you ask your 2 friends that have the barbell and squat rack how to program?
You come for advice and when someone gives you something you reply like a gay you are.
I come for non-teenagers to put up non-retarded responses to my question that involve answering the spirit of the idea, not half-assed blathering typed out over a slowly overcooking burger on a cracked-screen iPhone 7.
Learn the difference.
You can't
Lmaoooooooooo
Is it true that exercising on an empty stomach can fuck you up somehow? Doing OMAD and I was thinking of doing my workouts earlier in the day
If you feel weird/pain/etc then stop. Personally I eat after working out and don't feel anything weird though
I just did squats for the 1st time and I got a funny feeling in my legs. How do I know if I injured my knees or if I just got sore leg muscles?
Do you feel it on the joint or the muscle? MOST LIKELY it's the muscle since you squatted for the 1st time. Also always make sure your form is good, especially if you feel pain in the joint
I feel the pain in the upper side of my knees kinda where the bony part of the knee and the fleshy part of the thigh meets. It only really hurts in instances when I try to stand up while sitting.
….you’re fine.
Recently got a nose surgery, turns out my cardio was heavily impacted by that, now i can breathe properly and have much more endurance, so i thought about incorporating supersets into my workouts, how do you guys think i should go about it? my friend that works out said its better to supperset 1 exercise that targets major muscles and an exercise that targets a small muscle group, something like pushup + curls, or else its pretty difficult according to him
is it worth buying Nicotine Gum for cutting?
No.
when it comes to calories, is there a preference to what they are consumed from? like my app shows im getting calories pretty evenly from protein, carbs and fat. around 38% P, 30% C, 32% F
would this be good or bad? reasons please
Just eat a healthy balanced diet. Assuming you are eating maintenance calories, your protein is too high, won't harm you. Just no reason to eat that much chicken breast when you could eat something more nutritious like roots or legumes.
what would be a better ration then?
im eating about .8 per lb. (protein)
also i seem to be hittin the micros daily. except fiber, usually at 50%
Tracking apps don't have all the micros. .8/lbs is too much, you don't need that much if you substitute it for carbs because they have the protein sparing effect.
Always, the most important is a healthy balanced diet.
Unless you're 0% bf, that's still too much protein
You need 0.8g/lb of LEAN MASS. So take your weight minus estimated fat weight then times 0.8
Without destroying anything, how can you tell if you have a strong punch -- and inverse, how can you tell if you can take a punch without getting knocked the fuck out?
Haven’t you ever been hit in the head before. Did it stun you?
No.
No, actually I've lived a pretty peaceful life which scares me. How can you train against that without going to a boxing gym or something?
I guess just get a thick neck know where to not get hit.
The best way to win a fight is to avoid it; anything can happen in a street fight. If that is not an option, I'm afraid you must do some kind of martial arts, but the other guy can have a pocket knife or have other 15 dudes waiting to rape you.
>15 dudes waiting to rape you
That's true, but I just want to be able to do the bare minimum as a male. I guess getting some kind of coach is the best way to go on about that.
tbqh I've never been to a fight either, but I heard that once you get punched a few times it's like nothing, I guess depends on the person.
Also do as
said and train neck. Probably best advice on a forced 1v1 w/out weapons that is often overlooked by may people.
Do any of you guys use beard growth oil or anything like that? I just want my shit to fill completely
FUUUUCK HOW DO I FUCKING SLEEP GOD FUCK
Lately I've noticed that it takes me longer and longer to fall asleep. Once I'm in bed I don't touch my phone, all I do is day dream until I fall asleep but lately that doesn't work anymore.
Please help me. I don't want to take meds (I just don't like meds, can't remember the last time I took one, not even pain killers).
What do I do to fall asleep? Count? Whisper "sleep sleep sleep"?
and it is not like I am not tired, gym time is usually around 2100-2230, shower and everything sone by 2330, from then I just hide under my blanket.
Has anything changed like stress levels, food you eat, etc?
If it hurts a lot go to a doctor, else wait and see. On a side note, isn't too much volume having 9+ (assuming 3sets x exercise) sets of a small muscle group on the same day?
>On a side note, isn't too much volume having 9+ (assuming 3sets x exercise) sets of a small muscle group on the same day?
Hurts bad enough that I'll listen to you and cut the dumbbell presses. Thanks, anon.
Lift in the morning and eat more
Also, your post workout meal is what's keeping you awake
It really depends
Supersets are suboptimal regardless so you can really do whatever
You should really only use them to increase volume in the same amount of gym time
Squat in shoes with a heel and turn your toes out so your feet make a line into your hip sockets. When you squat, your knees should follow this path
My shoulder blades suddenly started feeling like shards of glass stabbing into my back at some point last night. Felt fantastic after my normal OHP, lat raises, and dumbbell shoulder presses yesterday. Could it have just been the way I was sleeping and not some slip up I made?
Okay I'm done with SL 5X5/3X5 I NEED A NEW PROGRAM!!!!
S: 285
B: 225
D: 365
OHP: 150
Looking to cut, wanted to run Madcow or TM, but everyone said it's not do-able on a cut. Please help...
Can a mild allergy to mangos cause irritation of my bladder?
You have a UTI or something
5/3/1 maybe can gain strength on a cut but strength gaining is hard enough otherwise
Must be my penance for accidentally letting the tip of my dick touch a public toilet. Probably AIDS.
How to lower body fat % for a woman with shit fat distribution?
Pic related pretty much what I have.
Don't eat so much. Why is this hard to understand? Women are so stupid I wish you'd leave IST
>Don't eat so much
I get dizzy and hunger angry.
And periods make me crave sugary stuff.
Deal with it you stupid bitch.
>I get dizzy and hunger angry.
either eat very clean so you can eat lots without going over your calorie limit OR just move more to get into a deficit. go for a run, lift weights, walk a couple hours a day.
>And periods make me crave sugary stuff.
cravings aren't real. blaming hormones and what not for your shortcomings is pathetic.
>cravings aren't real.
your facebook-tier infographic isn't helping you here
>failed my squats 3 weeks after a month long deload
Wtf do I do now? I barely made any gains at all and my squat isn’t even good in the first place. It’s fucking over for me isn’t it
Took a break and managed to hit it at the end of my workout. Wagmi
I'm still over where I'd like my weight to be but I'm nearing the 5-month mark of my diet...would you guys just muscle through it and try to hit your goal or just say "fuck it" and switch to a bulk just so you can pack some muscle on? I'm craving food bad at this point and I'll definitely break at some point and binge.
And I'm not obese, just overweight. 5'11" 190 lbs, trying to get to 175-180. Started at 209 in December.
Keep cutting. Your cut doesn't stop at some arbitrary time frame, it stops when you're lean. Sure, it sucks, but every single time you look in the mirror you'll be thankful. Bulking will be easier and better too. There is nothing anabolic about getting fat.
t. cut down to 5'9 136lb once
>t. cut down to 5'9 136lb once
how in the fuck do you keep cravings at bay? I'll do super well for like 2 months and one day it's fucking craving doomsday, like to the point where I literally cannot think about anything but food. Like have you ever gotten retard-neanderthal levels of horny before? It's like that but for food. Ignoring it is almost impossible
I've been there before, ate 4000 calories in one meal one time. I mostly staved it off with weekly scheduled cheat meals (eg. eating a whole pizza on friday, within caloric limits of course) and having a regimented eating routine that takes the guess work out of eating. It's psychologically helpful if you don't feel like you have a choice. Freedom is intoxicating.
I see your other post and yeah, eat at maintenance for a bit to get back on track.
Sounds like a plan honestly, I do love to indulge here and there. Planned cheat meals (within boundaries) sound like the way to go. Thanks m8. We're gonna fuckin make it.
if you haven't hit your goal, keep going, but if you feel you're going to crack and binge it might be best to take a few weeks off cutting and eat at maintenance.
might do this just for a month to give myself some peace of mind. 5 months eating within limits mostly clean is murder for your soul
>Be beginner
>Use comprehensive natty potential calculator
>Very low potential
I'm dissapointed but I'm still going to see how far I can take this hunk of shit
How do I know I'm doing a push-up right?
When I'm on the floor, I feel my stomach like it's 5 times heavier than it actually is. my arms aren't the issue, but each time I do a pushup, I feel my stomach and my back ache.
No one has ever showed me how to do a proper push-up, and matter how much I look at a guide or an infographic, it just doesn't help.