>get back to old gym after a year of working out at college gym
>mfw most people I met back then have NOT improved
>dat guy with no back still has no back
>dat fat guy somehow got fatter
>dat trashy post-wall girl who still has the exact same body
>dat DYEL STILL FUCKKING DYEL GODDAMMIT
Makes me feel pretty damn good about myself but somehow makes me feel bad and mad
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>>37503705
Why do people keep posting this pic?
>>37503705
Yeah I've had a similar experience.
When I get back from the gym and after I've taken a shower, I look in the mirror and let out a huge sigh and then think about what would be the best way to kill myself. Then, I masturbate to kill the sadness for an hour
Yes.
>Went to my local gym for 3 years straight
>Eventually bought/built a home gym
>Went back to local gym after 2 years for a visit
>Everyone literally looks the same
>The jacked guys are still jacked
>The fat guys are still fat
>The skele guys are still skele
Homeostasis brah
Does anyone know anything about this injury? I got it doing OHP I think, something is snapping over the bone in my elbow (I can see it and feel it with my fingers). Apparently it's either my tricep or my ulnar nerve.
I can find practically information about it. Can I fix it with stretch or massages or some exercise or something? It's not painful it's just concerning.
>>37503683
Elbow tendonitis. Likeky a tricep tendon. Not concerning. Just rest it. Tendons have relatively poor blood supply, so they take much longer to heal than muscles. The issue should resolve itself. Or, you could see a doctor.
>>37503683
>>37503713
Yeah used to have this but mostly ignored it. Eventually developed into tricep tendonitis that took me out for like a month. Make sure you're always properly warmed up and stretch during pressing movements. Got mine from OHP/weighted dips
>>37503713
Using my other hand I can actually feel the tendon snap over the bone when I bend my arm at to around 110 degrees. It doesn't happen on my healthy arm. I thought tendinitis was caused by inflammation, is the tendon actually moving and snapping part of it?
has anyone else tried this?
started taking it a few days ago for bad anxiety and it might be placebo but my anxiety is almost completely gone, it's crazy
>>37503681
It's fucking sugar. Literal placebo.
>>37504059
hurr durr
https://examine.com/supplements/inositol/
>>37503681
its too expensive man
How do you build confidence bros?
I've lost 30lbs and am starting to see some definition, but I've yet to experience any gains in my confidence... I'm still overly-quiet in social settings and afraid to go out of my comfort zone...
>>37503644
Success doesn't give you confidence, anon, surviving through failure and defeat does.
This is because confidence is the absence of fear, and you can banish your fear only by confronting your inner demons over and over again.
Getting fit does not mean your personality will improve. I got fit but I'm still a forever alone virgin with poor social skills who makes everyone around him in a 10 mile radius uncomfortable as fuck.
I don't work on improving my personality either because I'm angry, bitter and have stopped giving too many fucks so will just keep lifting until my autistic ass dies.
But if you want to be a confident and socially apt person, if you actively work on becoming one, you'll probably see some sort of change.
>>37503644
Steroids
Last week I lifted 130lb 5x5 on bench. I even did 6 on the last set.
This week I moved up to 135lb. I could only get 4 reps on my first set. Wtf gives?
Who knows, could be that you didn't eat enough or didn't have enough protein. Or you didn't get enough sleep. Or you just had a bad workout.
>>37503447
You're only supposed to move up 2.5 lbs per workout on bench and OHP. 5 lbs is impossible to sustain, since every amateur would go from 100lbs to 300lbs bench in 6 months (which isn't possible by the way)
If you competed the rest of the sets fine, you didn't warm up enough
Why would a skinny guy ever bother lifting?
I was fat, then started cutting, then got skinny-fat. So I had to fix my body with lifting because it was the only way to lose the skinny-fat body-type. But I know for a fact if I was just plain skinny, that I would have never started lifting. Clothes fit best on skinny physiques, most women prefer skinny guys.
So tell me, why would a skinny guy ever bother? Unless you're skinnyfat or fat-fat, there's no point in lifting.
>>37503294
Girls don't prefer skinny guys. They might say they do but they don't. Just don't end up looking like that four scoops guy.
>>37503294
The guy in your pic lifts
>>37503294
sure thing
Do you guys like to cook, if so what'd you make tonight?
Pic related is: Chipotle Abodo Glazed Salmon with Cauliflower Rice garnished with cilantro, diced almonds, and some sprinkled lime.
>>37503255
That shit sounds tasty anon
How'd you get the chipotle abodo glaze? And never tried diced almonds like that before, definitely trying that out thx senpai
>>37503280
>So 1/2 cup agave nectar, brand agnostic; though if you can get it pure, that'd be better
>2 Chipotle Abodo chilies with an extra teaspoon of the sauce it comes with
>1/2 teaspoon full of salt
>3/4 teaspoon full of red chili powder
>2 tablespoons full of soy sauce
>blend for 15-20 seconds on high
The glaze is fucking delicious. Red chili powder is preferable, as it adds an additional level of kick to the chili agave glaze. Next time I might add a little bit of fresh ginger to it, a small amount of cilantro, and a little bit of lemon juice to see how it turns out.
>>37503370
Fuuark yes gonna try this out sometime next week, cheers anon
Fucking hate drinking coffee and tea but I want the caffeine
I have a huge unopened package of coffee ground.
If I just throw this shit in my protein shake will I still get caffeine?
Or does it get activated in hot water
How does it work
just spoon that shit into ur mouth
>>37503240
just strain some hot water through the grounds to create a "caffeine juice".
>had 9 cigs at work today
>nearly dropped dead at the gym tonight
Thats it, im fucking quitting. Anyone else ever had smoking destroy a lift?
Smoking's bad, mmkay?
>>37502974
nothing like a cigarette after PR breaking workout bro
yeah
The sticky says doing strength exercise speeds up weight loss.
How can an hour of lifting weights 3 days a week have an effect on weight loss? Especially when a lot of that hour is break periods for the next set.
Seriously, I'm on a 500cal cut and I don't see 3hrs of weights a week having any effect. And if it does it must be the equivalent of less than three 25 minute runs.
>>37502883
Kys
Saged
>>37502883
Calories are spent on adaptation and muscle building. Lifting increases your TDEE by a bit. There isn't much difference between 3 and 6 workouts a week though because just lifting doesnt burn much on its own.
>>37502883
Here's a little anecdotal stort for you, take it as you will
When I started, I was 100 kg, 182 cm. Did SS after cutting down to 85 kg. Started eating at maintainance (for me then it was 2200 kcal). After about 6 months, I noticed that I had been ever so slowly losing more weight (increased to 2400 kcal, dropped to 83 kg)
Now I am 87kg and maintainance at 2700 kg
I guess moral of the stort is the more muscle mass you build, the higher your calorie needs for maintainance
>Want to lose weight I'm fat
>Started walking everyday
>Afraid of going to gym
>Apartment complex has a "fitness center" with a treadmill, bicycle machine, and a machine similar to a Bowflex
>Don't know how to use any of it effectively
>Sorry for this thread
>Help...
Pic not related
Hop on the treadmill and just run, ffs. It's not rocket science
What were you expecting when you started this thread? That somebody here would go over to your house, pick you up and drive you to the gym? Nobody here can help you, fatass.
Start running and stop eating shitty.
>Can squat 245 lbs 3 x 5
>Can Deadlift 275 1 x5
>Can OHP 115 lbs
>can't do bench because of weak wrist but can do 35 lb dips for 10 reps
>10 chin ups unweighted
>seated rows on hammer strength machine - 270 lbs 3 x 5
Can I stop doing SS /fit/? or are my numbers still shit?
200 lbs, 5'8
I'm stronger then you at the same height and 135 lb kek
Damn OP you're 5'8 and 200 lbs?
>>37502928
So should I cut then?
It's possible to become stronger while cutting?
>>37502653
if you're a starter or /fraud/ yeah
>>37502653
Na the whole getting stronger thing is a meme
>>37502653
Only for a complete beginner or heavy ped user. Some exceptions apply.
Aye /fit/
>Be me
>Be 19
>Be me considering doing a low test e cycle (~200 mg a week perhaps) and then pct of nolva
>Should I?
I feel like deepweb will eventually be non-existent soon with the govt becoming all the more peridious and don't want to miss the tren if i can help it.
What do
>>37502556
Why so low? Wtf?
That's practically a TRT dosage for 70 year old men, in fact it probably is if it's underdosed as UGLs typically are.
Do 15 weeks of 500mg/week test-e with dbol 50mg first 5 weeks.
>>37502572
>not doing just test e for your first cycle
>>37502588
Why wouldn't you add in an oral to kickstart it?
Makes no sense, just throw in dbol or superdrol if you want
How do I into Sage Northcutt mode /fit/?
>praise jesus 3 x 10
>put highlights in your hair 4 x 12
>front flip for no reason 2 x 8
>overly-large smile 5 x 6
>>37502422
Focus front squats and martial arts.
After that, do footwork drills, chin ups, some bench press, and core work.
His delts and back are under-developed for my tastes, but he's a pretty fit dude.
I wonder how efficient his training is to his sport.
I wonder what exercise has the best carry-over for punch strength (other than just punching).
A planche?
Bench press?
Kettle swings?
Dumbbell The Press?
>>37502560
Lmao u forgot a needle full of creatine in the ass twice a week