I go to a catholic university and the gym is closed for the next week over Easter break - does anyone know of any at least somewhat solid bodyweight routines that can replace lifting for a week?
/r/bodyweightfitness
do the routine on the sticky. I did that for a month while on vacation and it was kind of nice to keep in touch with physical training
>>31671922
Someone make a rare pepe on that fish
Best app to track workout progress?
>>31671948
Thanks breh
>>31671976
Don't have photoshop mang
>>31671922
Startbodyweight (.) com
>>31672025
gimp
>>31671922
Take the opportunity to do a deload week
>>31671922
Dear Pink Sad Fish,
How much fiber do I really need in my diet?
>>31672071
50g a day
>>31672082
That seems like a lot.
>>31672099
So does ur mom ayyyyy lmao
How do I add protein to a smoothie without it getting too dry? I just made one and it's disgusting even though everything else was the same ingredients (greek yoghurt, almond milk, flaxseed, almonds, peaches).
On my phone, so can someone please shop forehead gains onto that fish?
>>31672171
More liquid?
>>31672215
My blender was full though. I'll try and move things around and get more milk in next time.
0-5 go to gym
6-9 nah
After doing both chins and curls one part of my bicep is absolutely killing me when I press on it or extend it, what could this be?
>How much smoking a pack of 10s in more than a month can affect my gains?
>rate my new diet
breakfast: banana, orange, coffe and ham and cheese sandwich
lunch: whatever my gf cooked + chiken breast
dinner: cereal+yogurt and some integral cookies
+ one or two of this whenever in the day
sorry for bad english
>>31672683
>integral cookies
>>31672824
Get on this level
>>31672683
>soda field
Any tips to keep a straight back during deadlifts?
My lower back is always rounded a little bit on set up and when I lift up. Should I start with a lower ass and pinch shoulders together?
Thanks
>>31671922
>that pic
>sucrsibe to candtio finnesse
what's the minimum length of time I should spend on a cut/bulk cycle?
>>31672837
get on my level
I just gave blood after working out
How debilitating is this to my gains?
Do DHT blockers fuck with your gainz?
Does working your hip abductors help with abdominal definition?
>>31671922
Looks like treetrunks from adventure time
I just got some fat calipers and after doing it a few times and double checking it repeatedly I come up with somewhere between 12-15% bf... trouble is I still have a gut. can I get a body fat estimate?
>>31673259
25%
>>31673259
beer or abs , choose one
Anyone doing tinytrips routine?
Any good or only good for manlets?
>>31673338
I'm pretty much doing it, +/- a few exercises.
I hope it's not only good for manlets as I'm 6'4". I'm getting gains though and I like the routine a lot
>>31673377
Nice thanks for the info
>>31673338
looks like a push pull legs with shoulders thrown on leg day instead of push day. I am kind of thinking about doing this now that I see it.
>>31671997
notepad
>>31673224
top kek, made me smile thanks anon
>>31673032
This is now a rare pepe thread
>>31673203
/fit/ plox
>>31672538
Rhabdo
>>31673076
Not. There's some theorizing that it might be good to do a couple times a year.
>>31672869
Yes.
>>31671922
Dear PSF,
You're going to make it.
Sincerely,
Anon.
>5'8
>162ibs
>Size 32 waist
I plan on doing SS paired with Leangains.
>Pic related is my lifts(Dated to Decemberish)
I have considered a cut into a bulk but have heard of body recomp, which would be a much longer process, but I am not seeking to be skeleton or fat fugg over the summer.
Is body recomp my best option?
If I start taking Creatine, do I have to take it forever? What happens if you stop taking it?
How long should I rest between sets during a 5x5? I read a minute or so depending on how much I struggled, but is that correct?
WTF, started protein shakes and bought pic related, makes me wanna puke when i mix with water. (Lactose intolerant) Can't return, any suggestions?
>>31673925
just try with a variety of things that arent water. Lots of people enjoy vanilla whey with orange juice. Apparently it tastes like an orange smoothie or somethin'
>inb4 my whey isnt vanilla
can't tell, pictures for ants
>>31673855
Once your in, you can't be out. If you stop taking it, your body resorts to using your muscle instead of the creatine as a source of energy in your body, thus removing your gains.
My gymbro stopped using creatine, now he's a skeleton.
Why does the fitness community have such a hard on for broccoli ?
ive already lost about 90 pounds and have 45 more to lose before im at my goal weight, I've been doing keto for a few days and im really struggling.
Is keto a good way to lose weight or should i just stick with a caloric deficit, because this no carb shit is rough.
I used to squat a lot, at least 3 times a week, at what I considered decent weight for a novice(nearing 2plaet). Recently I've gotten back into lifting, and things are going well except squatting.
The problem isn't that I've gotten super weak, but that I get a serious tightness in my quads when I go down. Today it was so bad I had to stop after two sets.
Wtf is happening /fit/?
Pic unrelated.
>>31674012
pls respond
>>31673966
b-but the sugar...
WTF? Fat people have lower test but higher libido?
>>31674012
p-pls
Are Neck Exercises worth it?
>>31674012
go caloric deficit ffs. If you find keto too hard, just do the other option, that should be obvious. It's way better than quitting because you can't handle your current diet.
In 4 months, I've gained 26 pounds and at least 100 pounds on each of my lifts.
I STILL LOOK THE FUCKING SAME, JUST CHUBBIER.
I went from 3000 to 4500 calories. I can't eat anymore than 4500.
I'm 6'2" and 208 pounds.
What do I buy to eat more than 4500 calories?
>>31674461
You don't need to eat more than 4500, you won't get stronger any quicker you'll just get chubby. Give it a few months.
Are deadlifts and weighted pull ups enough to hit back effectively? Fuck rows
>>31674483
It's been 4 months. I don't see how I'll look bigger in 8 months; my year mark.
I weigh 185 pounds and have consumed 200 grams of protein today. It's a break day.
Did I fuck up?
>>31671922
am i allowed to take another towel to shower bc my first is always sweat?
can i do cardio like 40 mins of treadmill on lifting days?
>>31672259
less milkf more ice
>>31674629
Don't be a fucking beta.
You decide if you want another towel. Bring it.
You can do cardio if you're not trying to get bigger.
>>31673377
your upper is lacking your legs are to big
>>31674700
nice im cutting thanks bubby
also cardio doesnt kill gains if you compensate the spent calories right? im not bulkingg right now but...
>>31674733
Cardio just makes it harder.
How do I get rid of stretch marks?
>>31674755
Time. Not making new ones.
How do into bubble butt guys?
Im constantly hearing about people buying whey, creatine, etc in bulk. "I only pay like 3 dollars a month for my creatine", "whey is one of the cheapest brotein sources!" etc. Where do these people get such prices? Even online at places like bodybuilding.com the prices are much higher.
>inb4 you dont need any of that stuff
whey helps me hit my protein on busy days when I cant stop and eat a walking gains bird
>>31674853
Lot's and lot's of squats.
Running uphill/downhill.
I've started eating the entirety of the apple, is there anything wrong with this?
>>31674894
It's dirty as shit.
The seeds contain cyanide.
>>31674902
how is it dirty?
I break blood vessels in my eyes alot when I hit PRs. Should I take it easier on my lifts or is this an acceptable side effect to natty gains?
>>31674914
The inside parts of the apple (where it meets the stem) gather dirt and dust.
Go take a wet napkin and wipe out the area around the stem.
>>31674902
>The seeds contain cyanide.
Thank you Jesus.
>>31674938
Its not like I'm not washing my apples before I eat them
>>31674916
>I break blood vessels in my eyes alot when I hit PRs.
You should be dead.
>>31674960
why do you say that? Everything I have read says its totally normal to break blood vessels in your eyes when you strain yourself
>>31674956
I was just giving you a fair warning brah.
That's all.
>>31674857
I knew a guy who gets big industrial sized brown bags of nonflavored whey apparently from work "for free". Forgot what he does but he always filled my tubs for free.
>>31671922
I skipped a gym day, can I do two SL5x5 workouts in one session? Say I rest for a while between them.
>>31675003
I hear you, but if there are no other concerns I don't think I'll stop
>>31675022
Just do all your weekly workouts in one day like I do. Im on a 4 day a week routine with 3x5 lifts so I just lift one day a week and do 12x20s. I have lots of extra time as a result
>>31675076
I'm curious, why did you feel the need to troll? It was a serious question.
>>31671922
Dear pink sad fish, as a grill should i train for strenth or hypertrophy if endurance has always been my natural base? At 225 5'5 from 280. Been keeping reps low and it takes about 2 weeks to advance 5 lbs with random 20 lb jumps mostly in squats and occasionally dls... Loose skin not here yet but i can tell its coming so i need to keep some bulk...
Dear pink sad fish, pls tell me its ok to train for hypertrophy.
>>31675100
Im not this is what I do. Whats the difference if I get all my reps and sets in one day? Im still doing the same amount of reps and sets
>>31675123
3x5*4 is either 12x5 (the most logical one) or 3x20 (more toards hypertrophy rather than strength, I think).
There's no way you're doing 12x20 without dying.
>>31675104
There's nothing wrong with training in the higher rep ranges. All that matters is that you're progressively overloading over time.
>>31675171
also you need time to recover in order to make gainz, which is why I was asking my original question.
>>31673377
cycle?
![10177531_10152617869369453_1911311802652651557_n[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5SrV8YP.jpg "10177531_10152617869369453_1911311802652651557_n[1].jpg")
Is it worth cutting for only 5-6lb?
Some background:
>be borderline fat/skinnyfat
>cut to skinny/skinny-fat
>bulk up to pre-ottermode
Problem is I never cut all the way down. When I ended my last cut I was still 13-14% bf and now that I've bulked for the last 3 months, the situation has only become worse.
I know the best thing to do would just be to ignore how I feel and bulk. But summer is coming up and this is the first time EVER that I can actually look somewhat decent and I'd hate to have to wait for yet another year to be able to proudly take my shirt off and not feel gross.
>>31675422
So cut? You're going to cut so just do it. 1-2 lbs a week, 6-12 weeks. What do you want from me? Fuck you.
>>31672683
>>31672824
>not striving to eat triple integral cookies
>making it
pick one
I want to curl 150+ lbs no cheats. Is there any particular trick to getting stronger biceps and arms in general, or is it just the typical low rep high intensity plan like for basically everything else?
>be a 6'0" 197lb beginner
>can't bench past 3x5 95lb.
>watched hours of bench articles/videos to correct form including "so you think you can bench"
>tight back/core/arms, arched back, feet flat, "pushing against the bench", bar touches chest, bar goes up/down evenly, so I'm really doing my best to make sure my form isn't shit.
>always stall out on the 3/4 rep on the last set if i do 100lb and it gets stuck slightly an inch off my chest
Apparently incline bench standards are 80% of flat bench, and I was able to do 3x5 90lb on incline, which means I should be able to do 115lb 3x5. Strength standards says I should be able to do 115lb 3x5 as well.
This is happening for a months while my other compound lifts are still increasing. Do I just genetically have a weak chest (38.5" at nipple line)? Can I just increase my weight and start doing 3x4s? Should I keep eating until I'm 210/220lbs? Should I post a video of my bench to make sure my form is right?
>>31673330
based
>>31671922
I started dojng ab wheel rollouts, my back popped and immediately locked up in pic related area, should l see a doc?
Is it normal to feel weaker while in a cut?
>>31676424
Yes, you are intaking less energy
>>31676154
I find that working on your triceps really help with flat bench. Things like kickbacks, skull crushers, rope pull downs, and close grip bench. It helps a ton in the push up phase and it helps give stabilization for adding more weight, which will inevitably occur from your omgsojacked tris breh
About to give up on squats. I've had my form critiqued, but I just can't get it right. I don't want to and probably will just keep grinding 2pl8 but if anyone has any squatting advice, any at all, please share.
Main problems for me: sore hips, sore lower back. I'm lost, brehs
>>31673203
>>31673499
How about it?
2 months lifting, hot to profile my body and archive this???
work on chest and arms or what?
Hey so what does /fit/ think of SARMS such as ostarine? I have read some about it, but I was wondering if anyone has done a few cycles with it and if you have used a pct or not and how it affected gains.
Been doing SL for 11 weeks, want to focus on upper body now and a bit of aesthetics. I still have a pretty good amount of linear progression left on the DL. Any routine suggestions?
>>31676641
>sexy deathgrips
so I just started going to the Gym and there are no free weights, it's just machines and dumbbells BUT there are a lot of barbells in the Crossfit area, do you guys think it'd be okay to carry weights all the way to the crossfit area and do deadlifts and barbell rows there? I could simply ask but it's too early to spill spaghetti in front of people. That's the only place where I saw barbells.
Still have a long way to go before I reach my goals. Do I have potential for at least an average looking face after losing around 100 more lbs?
>>31677552
Apologies for sideways photo. Im uploading this from my phone.
>>31677552
Are you a girl?
>>31677592
Nope, I'm just a flip weeaboo.
>>31677622
Cut your hair.
>>31677552
Lose weight, cut your hair, start gluing your eyelids and using bleaching creams and slightly raise your chin as to hide your extra chin, don't over do it tho.
>>31677552
Cut your hair. Seriously.
Is it a bad idea to try and cold quit eating excessive amounts of sugar? I mean Candy and soda. Eat more than I'd like to admit every day.
Are there any begginer strength routines that use highbar instead of lowbar?
Gym put up a leaderboard today for lifts/distance running. It's just a shitty anytime fitness gym full of DYELs and bros who don't know how to spell leg day.
No ones written down a lift yet, would me putting up my 1.5x BW squat be too pathetic or should I just go for it? I've never even seen anyone else here squat.
>>31676641
gr8 b8 m8
>>31678640
Go for it, that's what that shit is for. Everyone's gonna start faking their numbers though.
>>31678324
Nope, quit them cold turkey. You're gonna feel shitty for a while though.
>>31675958
>he doesn't eat calculus biscuits exclusively
Last time I barbell-benched I was at 55 kg, but then I switched to dumbbell bench because the bench at my gym is always (very) crowded and there's only one. Anyway I started at 18 kg for DB bench then I moved to 20 kg. Do you think that I should be able to lift 1pl8 or a bit more on the barbell bench ?
Is this a good diet for raising testosterone levels and lowering estrogen levels?
>>31674074
Do lightweight (baby) fronst squats to fire dat shit up first. Go nice and deeeeep
>>31676525
Do front squats for a while then come back and rip back squats a new one.
>>31678631
For a beginner there's not much difference, just do whichever feels best.
>>31678807
Unless you can't get a hard-on, you need to stop worrying about your hormones right now. Worrying kills gains, and the subject is way too fucking complex for you to reliably do anything about it anyway. If anybody ever tries to explain your hormones in a simple way, you can be sure he or she knows nothing about it.
>>31678807
Best way to increase test and reduce est is lose body fat and not stress too much. Sadly for you it's easier to not stress if you don't have low test.
You can take foods that prevent aromatisation like tonnes of brocolli (tho you're better off getting a DIM supplement since eating that amount of cruciferous vegetable each day is difficult at best)
PUFAs are also aromatase inhibitors http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17178902 As is resveratrol, also is an estrogen antagonist for most or all secondary sex characteristics, but performs the same role on calcium receptors (so keeps bones strong and prevents artery hardening). Statins reduce free test but not active test so again potentially reduces amount of test aromatisation
Make sure you aren't deficient in zinc. Only supp I know reliably increases test production is forskolin
I've been working out for a little over a year now.
However, every six months or so, I get bronchitis. When I was a child, I had a horrible bout of pneumonia and almost died. My lungs have been prone to infection ever since.
Every time I get sick, I'm basically bedridden for a month or two.
What should I be doing in that time, other than getting healthy again? Its very depressing working up to a higher weight, then dropping twenty pounds off all my lifts because I can't breath for four to eight weeks.
Should I bench on smith machine or bench press machine?
Those are the only two options I have.
This is in addition to DB bench/close grip and DB incline
>>31678946
That link you provided says nothing about polyunsaturated fats, it's talking about phytochemicals.
>>31678797
pls answer
>>31678960
Just do dumbbell Bench
>>31678980
Depends on how you perform the two exercises. The more similar, the better the carry-over and vice versa.
If you use 20 kg dumbbells I'd guess you could do 50 kg barbell.
my ffmi is around 20,9-21,3 according to http://www.naturalphysiques.com/28/fat-free-mass-index-ffmi
i want a physique like pic releated and i'm on 20%-25% bf at the moment.
is there any reason to follow a full body routine? i feel way more comfortable on a chest-biceps, back-triceps, legs-shoulders routine cycled once a week.
My routine is based off SL:
A
Squats 3x5
Bench 3x5
Bent Over Row 3x5
Hanging Leg Raises 3x10
B
Squat 3x5
Standing Press 3x5
Deadlift 1x5
Pull-ups 3x5
c
Half hour of elliptical/exercise bike
AxBxAcc
BxAxBcc
After each workout, add 5 lbs to every exercise for that day, except add 10 lbs for Deadlifts.
A friend told me 3x5 will do nothing for me, and that I have to jump up to 5x5. Is this the right move?
>>31678999
Only 50 kg barbell you sure? Like I said in my post before I switched to dumbbells I was at 55
>>31678983
Really? Yeah ok. I do like knowing how much (give or take, as it is a machine) I could barbell bench tho
>>31679014
if you are a novice lifter 5x5 would produce better result.
also i would consider adding some curls and dips. like, 3x10 curls to A and 3xF dips to B. ignore fatfucks who says "muh funchunal strentk" here, you should add work for your arms.
how important is getting 8h sleep for recovery? I mean, how much gains would I lose if I only slept 6-7h a day?
>>31679014
>based off SL
Stopped reading right there, if you are a newfag then do SL if you are intermediate then you a normal intermediate routine, stop being retarded.
>>31678954
Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure m8. It's likely overworking/stress that initiates it.
Anti viral properties of zinc http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=22181 might be of interest but it's limited. Colostrum can help prevent you getting ill in the first place.
>>31679100
The only difference is swapping out Barbell Rows with Bent Over Rows. Is that going to fuck everything up that bad?
>>31679051
See the only way to know how much you can bench is by benching of course, you'll never now for sure if you are using a machine
>>31679100
It solely depends on his goals. You can't achieve aesthetics with SL w/o accesories.
>>31679118
no it's not, that guy is a retard. your routine is fine
>>31678961
>The interaction of linoleic acid and conjugated linoleic acid with aromatase mutants expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells showed that these fatty acids inhibit aromatase with similar potency and that mutations at the active site regions affect its interaction with these two fatty acids. Whereas these results suggest that these two compounds bind to the active site of aromatase, the inhibition kinetic analysis indicates that they are noncompetitive inhibitors with respect to androstenedione. Because only conjugated linoleic acid was found to inhibit the testosterone-dependent proliferation of MCF-7aro cells, the physiologically relevant aromatase inhibitors in mushrooms are most likely conjugated linoleic acid and its derivatives.
Those linoleic acids are PUFAs. You need to read better m8.
anyone got a god tier morning routine for maximum focus and productivity after getting up?
>>31679120
there is a huge difference between SL with accessory work and "look at this edited version of SL I made because I sure as fuck know more about lifting than the guys that made it lel"
>>31679118
He also swapped 5x5 for 3x5, if he's a beginner 5x5 will yield better results and he can switch to 3x5 when he begins stalling
>>31679151
have sex.
How is SS for starting out?
I've read the sticky but I'm at a complete loss for where to start planning my routine.
>>31679155
SS is 3x5 from the start and generally considered to be superior to SL. also if you actually look at his routine you can see it's a decent routine since it's a good mix of SL and SS (which are very similar in the first place). if you actually think those minor differences are going to be a factor in that guy's success you're a fucking retard.
>>31679161
Read the book and do as it says.
>>31679157
I wish
>>31679161
Both SS and SL are excellent routines for begginers, personally I like SL more, having said that if you end up doing either up those routines remember to add 1-2 accessory lifts to complement them, stuff like Dips and Chinups/pullups have excellent synergy with it
>>31679157
Bruh.
>>31679177
I know right he mixed SS and SL this means he'll have twice as much results, truly brilliant!
>>31673495
yeah, no.
fuck off back to /r9k/ you subhuman
>>31679151
bump
What kind of exercises would give a more powerful slap?
>>31679506
flys
>>31679204
>>31679525
>>31679525
rare pepe lords
I see a lot of different proteins
for example some powders that get absorbed quickly/slowly/at night
I want to know if there's any difference and how they differ
so far I've been completely ignorant telling myself (and others) that protein is just protein (aka food) so it doesn't matter
>>31679525
>>31679538
>>31679551
>>31679667
>>31679551
>>31679538
>>31679525
I'm very ill and struggling to keep liquids down.
I definitely won't be able to eat today.
Will I loose any gains? One day doesn't effect anything, right?
is there any negative impact on doing Strength plus hypertrophy on alternate days?
I do full body 3 times a week
axbxaxx
bxaxbxx
Could cycling (the cardio version) act as a form of stretching/mobility exercise for your legs and hips?
Obviously i know it won't make you able to do splits and stuff, but does it help with keeping your legs and hips healthy and flexible for stuff like squats?
Can anyone reccomend a PPL routine using only a power rack and pull up bar?
can consciously straightening my back improve my posture? or do I need to stretch?
i stand and walk with good posture, but when sitting i usually forget, is there are a good way to remember?
>>31680103
No negative impact. Most likely a positive impact tbh.
>>31680148
Yes.
>>31680404
You have a barbell and a bench I suppose? What's your style, minimalistic? Few exercises/many exercises, high/low volume? What's the goal and what's your current strength level?
>>31680435
Yes it can.
aight, this q is dumb but w/e. For texas method, can you sub in dumbbell bench for barbell bench?
Im skinny fat; been lifting for three monthes and I got a decent body now still got some fat tho
Im planning to buy some supplement; should i buy protein or creatine? keeping in mind that i dont want to get more fat
Also; when in barbell press or incline dumbell press i dont feel my chest working; am i doing something wrong?
Im on sl 5x5 and i always squat before dling and i got my squat to 146 kg but my dl is only 156 kg, should i dl first sometimes? will it have a big impact?
>>31680630
Of course.
>>31680738
I don't see why you are asking about supps in relation to being fat.
Also, try widening your grip.
>>31673338
>>31673377
thats not tinytrip you fucking newfags thats ocb and this is not his routine. he clearly said he does chest/biceps, back/tris, legs/shoulders
>>31680824
im using the wide grip while on bench press but still but i still dont feel my chest working
So protein supplements will not make me fat?
After squatting with bad form knees hurt and feel weak.
Now that I know what my mistakes were, should I stop squatting until knees get better or I should just deload weight and focus on form?
>>31680881
then squat with good form ya dingus
Any uni bros can help me out?
>Get exams every once a month
>Get anxious as hell one before exams
>Go to bed at 11 fall asleep at 4 am
>No sleep, no appetite
>Lose a lot of weight
>Get stuck or have to deload
>Exams over
>Takes a week to restore
>Two weeks to progress
>Then exams again
Can anyone help me out?
I got high and went way over my calorie intake last night. I've been doing an hour of cardio most days anyways to increase my caloric deficit. My question is: would doing 2 hours of cardio today to compensate be a good idea, or just overkill at this point? I'm already planning on reducing my intake for the next few days.
My knees never feel weak squatting. In fact i don't feel sore at all. Even when i'm doing 5 reps of my max and it's hard, i don't feel sore. I get a 'pump' after deadlifts or rows though.
Am I doing something wrong?
>>31681178
>Am I doing something wrong?
yes, you think soreness is desirable.
>>31680881
deload weight significantly and repeatedly practice form. don't squat heavy for a couple days. this is mostly for better form
>>31681088
say fuck college. focus on aesthetics and a sound mind since you get anxiety. meditate and research.
I'm doing Wendler's 5/3/1 and I don't have a hyperextension bench in my gym. Can I do stiff leg diddylifts instead?
>>31681178
no, theyre not supposed to hurt. you're using good form. congratulations.
I did 102.5kg squats a few days ago and then tried 105kg.
I could only get 2 reps of 105kg? Why? I put it on my back and I felt like collapsing like I didn't want to squat?
Im trying 105kg again today.
>>31676525
i reached 2pl8 squat then realized i was only going parallel. load 1plate and practice form and flexation. slowly increase weight. if your form is slightly off then stop increasing. and wait until you can do full sets without soreness
>>31677255
of fucking course you ask. were you really going to not use barbells at a gym you pay for because you're too scared to talk to someone about where you can use them?
Where do i get a spotbro? Do I need one?
>tfw i want to start doing cardio on the bikes in my gym but i don't know how the bikes work
do i just hop on one and start riding?
>>31681482
then ask? next time you see someone finish go up to them and ask how they work
I'm going for a few weeks bulk (for reasons) and i was thinking about a mass gainer to optimize the gains in this short time.
Now, the one i was looking for have enough servings for 2 weeks so i was thinking about taking half serving so i can take it every day. Is it worth it?
Or at this point is best to take it only in the workout days?
My mom wants to buy a waist trainer/waist shaper
what do i tell her? she asked if they work
>>31672869
Try a wide grip deadlift. The extra reach sort of forces your back into the correct position. Once you figure it out go back to normal grip.
>tfw lower back injury
>tfw possible rotator cuff tear
I'm spiraling downwards to depression and started losing discipline.
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel /fit/? Can I still lift?
How much can i 1RM when i benched 5x5 at 90 kg last session? on strstd it said something like 107-108 kg but the input there is 5RM while i managed 5x5.
>>31681822
tell her its an expensive girdle
>>31681912
but does it work?
>>31681822
You tell her it's bullshit, obviously. This shit isn't difficult, you fucking dumb cracker.
>>31673259
tl;dr: you look like 12%, normal, and healthy
Without looking at the pic: You need to realize that fat calipers can only measure/estimate fat that is on top of muscle and below skin called subcutaneous fat. There is fat that stored around your organs called visceral fat too. This fat, due to its location, is what drives the gut to appear large and leads to the "beer belly" look. Visceral fat is typically lost first or at least more readily than subcutaneous during weightloss routines but it's possible that if you had a very large gut to start that you could have quite a bit left after losing significant weight.
After looking at your picture: You look like you have around 12% I guess. I don't see anything that strikes me as a "gut" insofar as it is not more prominent than a normal, healthy individual. If you are expecting to have a straight drop from chest to dick, you have a flawed sense of what can be achieved.
>>31681151
Bumpin cuz I don't want to kill myself with cardio for no reason.
>>31676355
>spine contains vitally important nerves and is crucial for proper mobility
>spine "pops" and locks up
>don't know if I should see doctor
think about it again.
>>31679093
Depending on your individual sleep patterns you get 4~5 sleep cycles in eight hours. During each sleep cycle you get a growth hormone dump during slow wave sleep. Cut into that eight hours and you miss a GH secretion.
Incidentally this is where the broscience 'eating before bed slows gains' came from. A heavy meal right before bed interferes with sleep cycles and will cause you to miss a GH secretion.
>>31679011
please respond
>>31681467
from the gym. Just ask someone if they can spot you. Just don't expect them to hang around between sets or something - they have a workout to continue afterall
>>31678954
Isometrics.
>>31681922
>>31681822
what is it supposed to do? Just make you horribly uncomfortable?
>>31682123
supposed to give you a thin waist... mymom watch alot of kardashian and she thinks she will get a body like this if she uses it
>>31682131
Waist trainer? As in corset?
>>31682150
if you wear it like 24/7 your ribs should deform or some shit
>>31682131
I was just confused by the name. I thought she was expecting she would be able to remove the "shaper" and have her waist still be thin.
>get a body like this
so she is expecting the thing to squeeze her insides until...she isn't thin? The woman is not thin, her ass is just so huge it makes her waist look thin. Tell your mom to do squats to increase ass size.
>>31682102
Do what you're comfortable with.
>>31681724
bump
and a TL;DR
these are the stats for 1 serving (100g/5 scoops)
370Kcal / 1562KJ
Fats 3,6g (1,54g)
Carbs 55g (10,5g)
Fibre 2,2g
Proteins 28g
Creatine 3g
Will half serving erryday work? or it's better one whole serving on WO days (3 per week)?
>>31682190
why not eat normal food that acheives the same total stats?
I'm very ill and struggling to keep liquids down.
I definitely won't be able to eat today.
Will I loose any gains? One day doesn't effect anything, right?
>>31681822
it works, but just contemporary and just like any type of methods are used to reduce weight/tighten up/etc. i.e. weight training.
>>31682208
For the macros i plan to eat enough, that's why i'm not really sure it's worth to buy it, so... backup question:
Will a amount of creatine smaller than the usual 3g/day do something?
>>31682209
He ass is actually really small. If she was standing correctly, it would reduce the size of both her ass, and her man-belly. I can tell from this picture that she is going to have shoulder, neck, knee, and back issues through the rest of her life, if she doesn't correct it.
>>31682209
she needs some posture work.
Look how her gut sticks out, she has probably weak glutes/hamstrings and abs.
>>31682215
i'm in the same condition, i've lost nearly 8 lbs of bodyweight in liquids, don't worry and think about getting better. Don't rush.
>>31681892
P-pls respond
I can only go to the gym once this week. Got about 2 hours time. Give me a good workout. I like doing 3x12 in some sort of split but am open to anything.
Home for about 1 week and only have a kettlebell. I'm on SL usually, so what kind of a routine can I do daily with the kettle?
>>31673338
>>31682163
Modern corset. Look it up. Tell your mom Whatevs but you're not catching her when she suffers from the vapors. But you do want a chaise lounge. It has some BDSM qualities to it.
>>31674894
Nope
I use to sleep all day when I was a lazy fuck, but ever since I started working out, I cannot sleep. I get home around 3am, no alarm, and I wake up around 8 or 9am naturally. Is this normal? Am I gonna die?
So I hurt myself about a week ago and took a break for a week but for the past week I haven't been sleeping very much or very well and I feel like shit. I was going to go to the gym today since it's been a week and I'm going out of town where I won't be able to lift at all. Here's the problem, last night I took some sleeping meds but I woke up and I feel like complete ass and I'm still tired. Should I go anyway or should I play it safe and not risk another injury?
>>31682939
Say goodbye to your family, anon
I'm thinking about taking Basketball as a dick around class in College because I've always had fun playing with friends and I get some good cardio from it.
I'm worried I'll just be the crappiest person in the class. I'm fairly athletic and always get rebounds when I play with my friends because I can jump a lot higher (5'10 king of manlets here, can out jump the tallest kid we play with whose 6'4). I'm pretty quick and can like do a drive sometimes and occasionally make jumpers.
Should I stay signed up for it or do ya'll think everyone will be a lot better than me and I'll hate going everyday?
>>31682939
No its not normal to lose a basic function of everyday life
Today I'm doing
5x5 OHP
1x5 Deadlifts
?x? ???????
3x10 Brocurls
I'm looking to develop my upper body
What's a good exercise for ?????????? ?
I benched last workout so bench is out of the question.
>>31683324
Tricep extension or upper back work like facepulls.
>>31683347
Thanks.
I did triceps extension last workout too.
3x10 Facepulls for that there back, right? or 5x5?
>>31683324
Squats you pussy
>>31683364
I like doing them at a little higher reps, 3x10 or 4x8-12
>>31674700
>you can do cardio if you are not trying to get bigger
Can cardio influence at all how well you do on strength training?
I ask that because I've been going for almost two months to a gym and while I've seen some absurd gains on anything bellow my waist, anything above is bellow mediocre and I do some heavy work on the elliptical machine every day.
>>31683443
Not unless you're doing sprints. SSC uses a different fuel system than lifting.
thinking about quitting bench press forever
my chest looks way bigger than the rest of my body, and I feel like ohp and chinups do the job just fine. I could use the time to work more tricep extensions since they're pretty shit and I don't trust closegrip
anyone quit bp?
When people say "4/3/2/1", are they talking about 1RMs?
If I never do 1RMs, how do I calculate what mine would be using my 3x5 weight?
