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I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow fit, and im loosing my hair. What do i tell the doctor/ask them for them to prescribe me the cheapest and most effective solution?
>>37807282
Your question should be
>How do I into catalogue
>>37807312
kys
finasteride
my dumbell press is plateaued at 45 lbs. i know kill me. How do i get it to go up?
>inb4 lmao.75pl8 bench
I just consumed 60g of protein in the past 10 minutes.
Did I fuck up or is this ok?
>>37807475
add more weight on dumbbells and fix your form. i plateaued on 1.5pl8 and i realized it was because i was barely using my chest and just lifting the weight, not concentrating on actively using my chest.
>>37807485
You going to bed soon senpai? if soon yeah. Your body can only use up ~30% apparently
>>37807556
30g per meal *
Anybody tried the Wild Diet?
I wanna give that one a shot.
Is it hard to stay under your daily required intake without getting hunger cravings on it?
>>37807556
Shit. I was planning on sleeping in another 2 hours or so.
Well, it's not like I'm doing anything tomorrow. It's 2:30 am right now, so I think I'll stay up until 6 or 7 and then go to sleep.
>>37807581
good idea bud
>>37807282
>can't use a catalog
Fucking idiot.
>>37807282
When I'm running all out for 1 mile, I run out of energy before I'm even close to being out of breath. My heartrate doesn't even go up that much.
What does this mean, and how specifically can I train to get around this?
I'm an independent female lawyer having lots of sex.. What is the best workout plan for me?
>>37807644
bby gurl ill give yo ass a workout nomesayin?
>>37807633
What's your diet like, anon?
>>37807633
idk man interval training?
>>37807644
SS + GOMAD
>>37807651
That is funnd, and I know you're just joking, but you should remember that I am an independent female lawyer. The fact that I am having lots of sex should not affect your opinion of me. You are such a funny guy and I love your goofy face, but I would not have sex with you. You are literally the last person on this planet I would date.
I get worse doms in my left quad than my right. Does this mean my right quad is more developed? It would make sense as I've used it more in sport over the years.
>>37807673
yes try and balance out by more work on unbalanced muscles
>>37807667
Thanks so much! I appreciate your input, but I cannot go through with your recommended regimen. After researching many of the the results of SS + GOMAD, I have noticed a trend towards weight gain, which is something this independent female lawyer is not interested in. Besides, how would a fat person have lots of sex?
>>37807657
Mostly carbs like pasta, but you're right in that I could definitely eat more.
I'm only running a mile though, and I know my body has the capability to run >1 min faster than my current pace. So it can't be diet related, right?
>37807659
Hmm, maybe. I don't know what the science would be behind that though.
>>37807659
meant to include you >>37807694
>>37807694
Maybe there you release more lactic acid into your muscles due to outside factors idk tho
>>37807282
what body can I achieve using just bodyweight exercises?
Why do I feel/look more lean when I havent lifted for like a week?
I fucked up /fit/.
>anti-preggo measures failed
>already having complications approx ~4 weeks in
>aborting most likely via aspiration
They say most people can return to regular activities a few days after but for me regular activity is 40+ mile bike rides and lifting. Which isnt regular activity for most women and my OB/GYN isnt sure either.
How soon do you think I can return to normal activities? Anyone else who isnt a lazy fatass and had an outpatient procedure please tell me how soon you could get back to lifting
>>37807282
Is this bread /fit/ approved?
>>37808680
because your muscles are atrophying and you're losing size.
>>37808648
a pretty shitty one that looks like you don't even lift because you literally don't
>>37807282
Whats the difference between these 2 routines?
Both are from the routine genereal sticky.
Are they any good? If not what are some good 4 day Push Pull routines.
>>37811994
bread will make your teeth go grey
If one of my arms/shoulders is hurting, should I work out the other one anyway?
The one that's in pain is the weaker one so it would just widen the gap between them.
What is the best appetite suppressent that isn't Eph? It's impossible to get in the UK.
>>37807282
Are any of Alex Jones' supplements worth shit? Like are they nothing but sugar pills or are they a way to possibly get good shit cheap?
>>37812804
water
>>37812036
It takes 6 days for muscles to start atrophying I doubt that's the answer. It's probably just blood leaving the muscles as they are no longer being used
I'm coming out of swimming and now going into weight lifting would it be alright for me to go into more then every other day during the week? What are areas I should focus on also? Pic related
>>37813675
Back also and how do I off skeleton mode
>>37813675
why not do both? Swimming is the GOAT cardio
Also, read the fucking sticky. You cannot go that often when on SS/SL, but more aesthetics based routines like push/pull upper/lower or even PPL will have you lifting way more often.
>>37813675
>>37813690
fitsticky.com
tldr: eat at a 300cal surplus and do some beginner routine, like SS with assistance work
>>37813728
yeah but a beginner may not respond well to that frequency and could get overtrained easily imo
>>37813745
so there goes your answer.
In my opinion, something like this would make for a godlike physique:
Monday: Lifting (SS or SL)
Tuesday: Swimming
Wednesday: Lifting
Thursday: Swimming
Friday: Lifting
Easily manageable and top tier. Once you progress, you will probably be able to handle lifting more often if you are so inclined.
>>37813842
oh I wasnt the guy asking, I was just stopping by.
I agree that swimming is goat, but I cant bother to deal with other human beings at the pool.
4 scoops
Do you count the weight of the bar?
(pic related sketch of my body)
I have shitty skeleton genetics and my pelvis bulges out of my body even though I'm already built (not skelly)
If any of you guys has had an issue similar to this, what do I isolate?
I'm thinking lots of lower abs + lower back but I don't wan't to look like I've not taken a piss since 1898
>>37813963
obliques to fill up the gap between shoulders and hips
>>37813950
If you can only bench the bar, does the weight even exist? Of course it does.
How Trustable are the BF measures using caliphers?
In my gym, there is an instructor to take it, and in theory he is a professional. I am at 10.08% BF
But besides that number I dont see any other sign of reaching the 10% (aka. no abs at all, still some gyno)
inb4: 1,73m @ 75kg, 23 yo. Measureing was made using 7 folds.
>>37813728
I've read the sticky 3 times but I want to make sure to avoid any mistakes that could delay progress.
>>37807581
hahahaha yep that'll do it
>>37814080
The accuracy of any measuring method literally doesn't matter, because a number won't do anything about what you see in the mirror, or how people react to you at the beach.
If the method was GUARANTEED to be 100% accurate, and it told you you were at 7%, but you didn't feel shredded, would you be like, ok, my subjective opinion doesn't matter, I guess if the machine/device/etc says I'm shredded then I'm shredded.
The number doesn't matter at all and there's no point in measuring.
>>37807485
it's complete broscience
What happens when you hit your strength goals? Can you just stay there on maintenance indefinitely if you're happy there?
>the cheapest and most effective solution
Clippers with a fine blade say Andis #50 (which I use, the dog gets #10 and the clipper is commercial quality), and an electric razor. Just get rid of the problem completely.
>>37812804
back when i had no money for food i would just go to a fountain and drink a shitload of cold water
hunger went away for a good while
How to get out of t-rex mode without sacrificing leg gains?
I know that there is no way to target fat loss, but if I do core exercises, will it at least make my love handles less noticeable? Im just tired of having them stick out when I wear a shirt that fits reasonably well.
Are there actual advantages to using suicide grip on bench press? I saw two dudes doing it today and they were both stronger than me so I figured maybe there's something to it.
>>37807577
>Is it hard to stay under your daily required intake without getting hunger cravings on it?
This is really the only purpose of ANY diet plan. Different things work for different people. The best answer is to just try it and see if it works for you.
>>37814184
i got to 2pl8 bench and 1pl8 ohp x5 and since then i've lost all momentum
guess i'll go for 2pl8/ 3pl8
>>37812804
Anything you can get legally is mostly just caffeine. So the correct answer is, "it doesn't really matter".
>>37814353
imo it's easier to put the bar "on top of the forearm", having a normal grip with incorrect form could bend your wrist backwards which is counterproductive for the bench
>>37814317
No. Think of your body fat as a balloon. You can't change the shape of it. You can only control how much air you put in it.
Has anyone tried Jim Stoppani's 12-weeks to size? Any success?
>if it tastes good, spit it out
What did Scooby1961 mean by this?
Apples (and other fruit) taste good and are healthy.
Some vegetables taste good.
Properly seasoned white meat tastes good.
I literally don't understand why Scooby is trying to force me to eat disgusting food, whatever that even is. Only one I can think of is spinach
>>37814589
It's a broader philosophy for "Stop eating shit food".
1. Does weed cause gyno?
2. How do you get "harder" muscles. I feel like I'm putting on mass but when I flex it's not super hard.
>>37814912
2 thats bcuz u r fat xD
1 no weed dont cause tits on men, no.
>>37814936
I'm actually fairly lean. My roommate's weight is the same but he's in the 8% bf range (I'm more in the 18% range at the moment) and when he flexes it just seems like his muscles have less "give" when you press on them.
Does this change when you reduce bf? Or is it simply the result of training for way longer (he has about 8 years on me)? Or is it due to taking certain supps?
Can I get bronkaid in Mi?
>>37814980
>I'm more in the 18% range at the moment
>I'm actually fairly lean
Can you gain muscle and strength on a cut?
Also how much below my maintenance should I be eating and how much protein should I get? My maintenance is around 2700. I weigh 74 kg
>>37815027
Point is, not super fat. I'm not fucking complaining about my fat having "give" - I know the difference between fat and muscle.
Famished skeleton here, trying to get into calisthenics. Weak as shit but I can do like 5 pullups without resting. Whats the best course of action to build into a respectable amount? Should I just do like sets of 3x3?
How shall I season my chicken breast before putting it in the oven
>>37815198
dude, you're 18%, you're not fat but you're NOT lean. that's why your arms arent rock hard. it's not "give", it's fat
Lads I've been lifting for 3 months on a cut. Last week I benched 55 kg for 3x5 without any problem and was planning to increase the weight however I even struggled to bench 50 kg today for no apparent reason. Why does this shit happen? It really demoralized me desu
Dear /fit/,
I have started having pain in my the joint where my thigh meets my pelvis. It only appears when I squat, and it sort of "bites" at me in the hole. I had to stop my squats today during warmup because it hurt too much. Anyone have halp for me? I couldn't find much on googol.
Sincerely yours,
DYEL
>>37815231
Do 5 sets and every time do as much as you can. And eat more
Has anyone tried the keto diet for extreme weight loss?
>>37813737
>like SS
what if his goal is not being fattie with huge legs?
Anyone have any experience with dead hangs for your shoulders and back health? My rotator cuff is always sore and was curious if this would be more helpful than hurtful
>>37815697
>With assistance work
It's like you're literally retarded.
Also
>Falling for the 'falling for the SS meme' meme
im having a hard time reaching my bmi goal... I'm 195 and I have like 26 more pounds to get to 169
but i'm stalling hard. I've been stuck at 195-98 for months now. I'm so close but for some reason I cant pass this wall.. any advice?
I work out an hour 3 times a week, and I try and walk at least an hour to an hour and a half a day.
Hi /fit/
I'm supposed to get 1gr of prot per lb, but I frequently only manage to get only half of that in my diet.
Will this kill my gains if I still manage to eat at a calorie surplus? Or does it just mean my growth won't be optimal?
On my curl with a curl bar I can keep my body in lime but my upper arm moves as I lift and lower the bar? Is this ok or do I need to fix this?
>>37815573
Listen faggot it's up to you to listen or not do not workout for at least a month and if you do don't work out hard . You most likely have a fractured pelvice trust me I've had it before and kept working out until it finally broke , trust me it hurts like shit and you won't be able to work out for 3 months but I can't control what you do so it's up to you fag
I want to bang the front desk girl at the gym. What do i do to accomplish this?
>>37815974
just b urself ;^)
>>37815726
Ec stack probably
>>37815466
adobo, sazon and oregano.
>>37815989
ec stack?
>>37815019
ask cvs
>>37816016
pic related
I'm having a lot of trouble with hand position for lowbar squats.
I'm 6'4 and I find if I try to get my hands close to my shoulders my hands turn. If I go wider then the bar isn't wide enough. Is it shit shoulder mobility or is low bar not as possible for monkey arms?
>>37816004
thanks i'll try this
>>37816033
is there no way to get past this wall without this?
Is there any benefit to hopping in the sauna after a workout? I heard it dehydrates yoy
>>37815697
2/10
>>37816105
go on a diet and work out
>>37816150
thats... what I'm doing?
>>37816219
then be patient or go on ec stack
Whats the best whey protein powder to get from Walmart or Target?
>>37816236
im reading that it's dangerous? unless its different from ECA
Should I be doing cardio?
I've been working out for around 1 month doing strong lifts. I weigh 160lbs and I'm around 5'10.
My job is really physically active. I work in a warehouse with no AC as a spray painter in Las Vegas (110 F outside right now). It gets HOT and I'm moving around a lot. I sweat and burn a lot of calories and at the end of my shift I end up feeling like a cancer patient..
I used to eat shitty until around 5 months ago when I cut off fast food and soda. Now I pretty much eat lean beef, chicken, fish, turkey, black beans, etc.
The problem is I haven't noticed any noticeable reduction in my body fat. I'd estimate it to be somewhere between 15%-20%. I really don't do any cardio because I feel like if I did I would just lose too much weight (I lost 15 lbs in one month just because of my job! It was mostly muscle too because my fat was still there).
Should I start doing cardio or should I just focus on lifting and gaining muscle at the moment?
>>37816309
If you wanna lose more weight then do more cardio. I always start my workout with a 10 minute bike ride.
>>37816347
HMM I want to gain muscle though because I'm pretty weak.
Should I bulk and then cut?
Doing IF for fat loss, woke up at 5p and im working out fasted at 9p, is a little fasted cardio before i lift just overkill?
5'5 97 kg
My doctor prescribed me metformin which reduces my apetite, the problem is I don't even want to touch food anymore.
Is it healthy to just stop eating? Will I lose weight this way?
I hydrate myself pretty well (around 3 litres of water a day)
>>37811994
watch scooby's vid on bread, should answer your questions
5'6 recovering fatass, down to 157 how much longer do i have to cut lads.I just want to be at the right bodyfat and weight to lean bulk already.
>>37816593
need pics
>>37807485
The body is way more evolved than only absorbing 30g of protein. Get your head out of your ass, retard.
I have a rowing machine and a set of dumbbells.
What dumbbell excercises should I stick to that aren't redundant with the rowing machine?
>>37816647
>>37816777
nice trips. I would drop down to 150 then start lean bulking.
>>37816816
I was considering doing that but not sure because the little flab I have on the sides makes me want to killmyself and I don't want to look like shit if I bulk to early.
How can I tell if I'm doing leg curls wrong before it's too late?
Looking to make my own pre workout. Whats the least meme ingredients I can add other than beta aletine, caffeine and creatine?
>>37807282
I worked out religiously for years before I got injured and got lazy. I am still lean/skinny so I don't need to lose weight, I just want to be able to run long distance again (obviously just do cardio) and be otter mode if not a little bigger. Information like pic related doesn't seem like enough to build my back and sides, should I couple a '30 day challenge' with some pull downs and basic SS lifting for 30-60 days then reevaluate?
I am a pretty true to form ectomorph if it helps.
Guys I'm super nauseous right now after my workout, how do I protect my gains and not vomit?
It happened last week and was terrible. I'm not hungover by the way.
>>37817062
isn't your pic related just pure cardio?
>>37816851
you most likely will gain that flab back when you bulk but it shouldn't discourage you, rather you should use it for motivation to cut again once your bulk is over.
>>37817072
i take deep breaths and really expand my stomach when i inhale.
hi all, i read the sticky and even used scoobs calculator before asking but i have some little questions
been bulking for awhile, but i've developed a big ass gut while doing a semi-clean bulk. when i get to the desired weight i want (not that much more) do i just eat to maintain current weight and incorperate more cardio and ab workout? or am i missing something here
I just measured my height and noticed I'm half an inch shorter than I was a year ago.
Should I aim the gun in my mouth or on my temple?
In my gym there's this 40-something guy who looks like he used to lift before, he brings his 19 year old kid with him. The dad coaches his kid horribly, teaches him with really fucked up form and uses really light weights without progressive overload.
And doesnt explain what each exercise does. Plus he's running his kid on a caloric deficit even tho his kid is obviously skellymode.
What do?
>>37817455
Caloric deficit=lose weight
Caloric surplus=gain weight
Caloric deficit = calorie intake<calorie expenditure
Caloric surplus = calorie intake>calorie expenditure
It's the first law of thermodynamics
>>37817227
That's kind of my point/question: get to otter mode how to.
>>37817855
do i just lose weight until my stomach goes away? i dont want to throw away the gains i've made
>>37807282
>Be 5'3
>Gain 9 kg in 3 months
>Before was chub
>Fat by fit standards
>Now Morbidly obese by fit standards at 80 kg morning weight
>Entered Hypertrophy alá 100+ reps of ~60 - 70% 1rm on memelifts per day
Question is. Do I finish this bout of 1 month of extreme obesity, or do I start slicing calories, and if so, asuming I'm 26~% bf how aggressively would you estimate I could cut cals without giving up on that, little as it may be, muscle I gained during this 3 - 4 month fatness gain?
>>37817967
Bonus information:
I am able to do 7 strict pull ups in 1 set.
I am already upping my daily "cardio", meaning 6 minutes on stairmaster, and 2 minutes overall battle ropes, adding time on both each day.
>>37816435
Anyone help?
>>37816435
The way weightloss works is that you have to take IN less energy that you spend. By eating nothing at all you are basically taking in 0 energy, which will make you lose mass.
It is not healthy to stop eating all together, as it at some point will put your body in starvation mode and thus eat away all unused muscle.
Good job on hydrating yourself, senpai.
If you can, try drinking your calories for a time instead of eating too much.
Also FORCE yourself to eat.
What sort of stretching do people do before 5x5 workouts? I kinda feel like I need to improve my flexibility (especially in hamstrings and glutes).
On pull day instead of alternating could I do deadlift then barbell rows?
>>37817891
Just bought a 5 pound protein container off amazon, how often should i gave a protein shake? Ive heard once every 3 hours. Im 6'4 210 and just getting back into lifting after a 4 year hiatus.
Why is chest press so hard? Why am I such a weenie?
No car I need exercises I can do at home help pls
I just turned 18 and I'm super skelly mode
5'9
55kg
What should my diet/routine be like to get to athletic build?
>>37818898
Work out your daily caloric expenditure, eat a slight surplus e.g 200 calories more than you spend and do SS for a routine
What should I do to make myself feel full so I can keep from overeating?
>>37819227
I usually just drink a tonne of water
>>37818829
2 posts ups? >>37818521
So went to the gym for the first time today, cant really consider it going it was more of the guy showing me how to use free weights and helping me with a schedule anyway im litteraly noob 5'11 170 skinny fat and he has me doing this
Dumbell curl 3/12
Cables tricep ext 3/12
Cable chest fly 3/12
Dumbell arnold press 3/12
Dumbell shoulder flys 3/12
Dumbell front shoulder raise 3/12
Machine lat pull down 3/12
Cable upright row 3/12
Situps on bosu ball 3/12
Leg lifts on the mat 3/12
Cable rotation 3/12
Leg press 3/12
Leg curl 3/12
Leg extension 3/12
ABxABxx
Now ive been lurking here for only a month but it gave me motivation but i cant tell what are memes and what arnt. I did tell him i dont really do much so he probably loaded me up with all this which im fine with he really helped me and showed me how to do each and seemed very smart so im grateful and motivated but it also goes against lots of what ive seen here of follow the sticky, dont do your own you arnt smart enough, youll burn out or make no progress as a noob like that, do ss, ss is a meme, isolation is a meme and such. So i really dont know what to do. So i guess what im asking is will i make progress doing these? Is there more effective? Am i just stupid?
How to figure out what size weight lifting belt to buy? My wrist is around the 30 area
how do I build a thicker core? I'd like my hips to not jut out past my abs. Will weighted leg raises do the trick?
>>37815019
Walgreens and rite aid usually have it, no CVS's in my area do (btw in virginia)
>>37815466
Olive oil, salt, pepper, a good amount of paprika.
>>37816279
Taken appropriately, no. Forget the aspirin, just pop a caffeine pill and bronkaid, next dose is in 4 hours. Drink some fucking water
>>37819490
you wont get stronger doing that routine and A only works the chest ,biceps and shoulders while your B is a pitiful leg workout. It looks like a watered down curl bro routine.
>>37818643
fix your form. Keep your shoulders back, your back arched and your core tight. Also fix your grip.
How does my back look?
Did my first attempt at sumos. Ive been lifting for 1.5 years now and doma are pretty non existant but my outer calves and glutes are sore like when I had doms. Do sumos hit these muscles more than conventional deads and is that the reason why im feeling these doms?
What are the bad fats that I should avoid and minimize (and how much max)?
Should I avoid eating fats pre workout and try just carbs? (first thing in the morning0
>>37820233
what you eat before a workout is really just dependent on how it makes you feel. Personally I have fruit and some whey mixed with coffee.
I've been liffting 2 months and I think I've made good progress in a linear progresion routine
I have to take a 2 week hiatus and worried will I lose my gains? how much progress will I lose?
Is it worth the effort to date a skinny chick and try and mold her into a QT fit girl ? Ive been talk to this girl for a while and she has a perfect face but she is just so damn skinny. Borderline anorexic looking but not all the way to Skelly City just yet.
>>37820291
never try to change anyone except yourself
you'll only end up disappointed
>>37820290
you'll be completely fine atrophy takes like 3 weeks to set in.
6' 3" and 270 lbs, my problem with dieting is that I'm one of ten kids so most food options are junk foods bought in bulk, simply because they're cheap. What are some cheap healthy foods?
>>37820312
Thanks for load off
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>>37820292
Youve reminded me of a terrible truth anon.
Thoughts on the squat beads vs. squat plug?
>>37815770
If you're eating at a caloric surplus and not able to meet your protein requirements, you need to reevaluate what you shove in your face.
>>37816395
If you're going for looks, cut.
If you're concerned about strength, bulk.
>>37816397
If you've been inactive in those 4 hours, you shouldn't have to worry about the cardio.
>>37816769
Flyes, bent tricep extensions, side bends, etc.
>>37817915
That's the sacrifice you should've known about, but mixing volume and intensity helps to retain some strength.
>>37818612
What are your goals? Meal replacement? Cut? Bulk? Give us something here.
>>37819227
Half-to-full cup of water before and between meals should help.
>>37820233
Science is fucking about with fats at the moment but it's still generally accepted you avoid consuming too many saturated fats because >calorie dense. Have a bit of fat in the mornings, too much in conjunction with exercise will upset the hell out of your intestines and you'll poopoo everywhere.
>>37820374
>not have qt BF at the bottom of a squat w/ a boner
So my work schedule is all over the place this week, so i can't stick to the usual PPL.
Can someone recommend me a well-rounded fullbody i can space out over uneven resting periods?
>>37819743
bump
My back is usually dead the day after deadlifts, and my legs are okay. I'm doing it wrong I assume then? Since back is secondary to legs with proper form. Or is it just that my legs are used to working hard due to leg days (squats/etc).
>>37817833
>follow them home
>learn their family life and schedules
>seduce mother
>mother divorces father
>take over as the new father and raise child as own
The front top of my legs feel like they are pinching when I do squat, its not unbearable just really uncomfortable, anyone else had this? How am I fucking up and causing my legs to pinch?
>>37807282
does mastrb8 cause acne familia?
what's more important for getting that powerlifter looking core, squat or deadlift, also is there some other exercise which is better for that barrel-esque core?
>>37820785
fat
kek
Ive seen one or two guys in my gym who, for squatting, put small plates under their feet to lift up the heel by an inch or so. Ive tried it too and it feels comfortable, plus i feel like i hit some muscle groups better. I read that it puts the leg in a more natural position. Is that the point of it?
Another question, this buff guy at my gym said he does 9 sets with 4-6 reps of squats. I currently do 4x8. Is 9x6 effective?
Thanks in advanve
>>37820865
Its basically the same idea as wearing Olympic shoes with the raised heel - you move the heel up slightly so you can get the knees further forward and be more upright.
9x6 would probably be effective. Better than 4x8? Depends on what else you're doing, what you're aiming to accomplish and where you're at. Might be overkill for most people.
>>37819195
Are macros important or should I not worry about those?
will eating 2 cans of tuna a day fuck me up with mercury?
Why when I do bench / Flys, etc. do I not feel like my chest is getting worked very hard or fatigued but then the doms is rough for days?
>>37821138
you're working the eccentric portion pretty hard
snapped my shit up
was on my last set of DL's this afternoon (only 315), and when i went to lift the bar off, i feel/hear a pop in my lower back, about 3 inches above my hip on the left hand side
8 hours later it still hurts like fuck to move/breathe/sit. (though isn't too bad if i'm on my feet)
Clearly i'm fucked, but how long does stuff like this take to heal, and are there any stretches or regimens i can do to make it heal faster?
(i think it's a re-injury of something that happened to me last year when i had a bit of back-sway during a shitty OHP rep.. sigh.)
>>37815726
eat less fucking FOOD
>>37821151
Hmm. I never thought of that. Any tip as to how to fix?
>>37821166
I would honestly ask this question on rippletits forum, but from looking at similar situations it seems he asks most people to go to a doctor and get referred for either an MRI or xray and next time just fucking rest long and make you are tight as fuck and change to hook grip I noticed most guys that have this rotational damage are mixed grip guys.
Non/fit/ here.
So the muscles in my hands are feeling oddly restricted, as though one wrong move and there'll be immense pain. Any movement of my hands is accompanied by a lot more joints popping and cracking than normal. I'm thinking this is related to the pain in my left shin/ankle and the odd feeling of misplacement in my lower back.
This might have something to do with too much fapping in bed, I suspect. My left hand contorts unnaturally to use the phone, my right hand contorts unnaturally to fap, my left foot stretches unnaturally so as to be colinear with the shin (if that makes sense), and when I cum my back arches and everything contorts even more. Actually caused a muscle spasm in my leg doing this before.
I've tried icepacks on my wrists, this just offers temporary relief. I think the sloppy massages and stretches I've applied in an effort to fix things have just worsened them. Feeling the backs of my hands, they seem generally slightly different from usual, but closer inspection results in discomfort.
As a cellist at a college, my hands are fairly important to me. Anything I can do to fix it myself?
>>37820678
bump
After cutting phase should you eat for a week at maintenance before bulking or..?
>>37812750
Any routine that focuses on squat, deadlift, press and bench is a good one
But from your question I will make an educated guess and say you are still a beginner lifter? If yes: go directly to SL5x5 or SS
If no: yes the routines are good, pick either, stick to it for at least 6 months and don't be a fag about it.
In general any routine that focuses around the bug 3 lifts is a good one, what matter the fucking most is not being a pussy about doing them. Go heavy and go hard and don't worry about the accessory work too much. Eat, sleep, train hard.
>>37812793
Don't, taking one or two weeks of recovery is nothing in the grand scheme of things
>>37812793
100% certain you are benching with flared elbows or you are doing some stupid form of dips.
Take a weak off upper body stuff do your squats and DLs
Have some ibuprofen.
Come back and work on your form as per either SS or Juggernaut bench manual.
Are fat burners effective and if so which ones are good? (European market)
I'm asking knowing fully well that they are most likely just a waste of money by themselves, but is there really no benefit to them? I'm fully intending to eat below maintenance and do cardio 3-4x per week. I'm just curious if they will increase my body's ability to burn fat while doing these things.
>>37818174
>>37816435
/fit/ pro tip, if medication your doctor prescribed is causing problems, ask you fucking doctor instead of an Albanian comic strip forum.
>Will I lose weight this way?
Yep.
>Is it healthy to just stop eating?
God no. You can survive doing this for a while if you're already fat, but you're missing all kinds of nutrients that your body is consuming and just not replacing. You'll probably starve to death before dying of nutrient deficiencies regardless of how fat you are, but you won't starve to death before nutrient deficiencies start to fuck up your shit in all kinds of unpredictable ways.
>>37821588
Some fat burners such as DNP and Yohimbine are actually effective the problem is it's mostly used by obese 30%+ bfat morons when in reality they are for the guys wanting that edge to go from 12% to the 6-8% range if not lower. Not to mention if people had discipline and dedication they wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place, so add weak willed moron + DNP = death.
Now what I would ask you to do is lift 3x times a week as per this article for fat loss http://www.barbellmedicine.com/potpourri/584/ follow the macros and do 1-2 sessions of HIIT.
>>37821637
I am nowhere near obese, I have just come off a clean bulk and want to get rid of the annoying few % of body fat I put on over the months.
Currently lifting 4 times a week but no cardio so far, apart from low intensity cycling for 20-40 min 5x per week (I know, dumb).
I'll look into snap and yohimbine. Thanks for the tips!
>>37821656
DNP, not snap, fucking autocorrect
if all I care about is aesthetics, should I just focus on high reps and not getting stronger, or will I gain strength by doing 10-12 reps
I can't get Dr Jekyll to dissolve in water. I'm in Australia and I mixed it in with 450ml of water and about 3g of creatine monohydrate, but after shaking extensively it wasn't fully mixed, and after drinking it there was undissolved powder in the cup.
Is this normal? Or am I just fucking this up?
>mfw selfie bombed
I had a good chuckle when we made .0789 seconds of eye contact.
What would be your response /fit?
Would it be ok if I did the same leg exercise every workout day? I work fullbody AxBxAxxBxAxBxx and I usually do goblet squats on A and lunges on B, but I'm thinking of doing on both A & B dumbbell step ups. Should I do the step ups on maybe A, and do dumbbell squats/lunges/goblet squats on day B? Would it be OK if I only did single leg exercises and never did squats?
>>37821683
You'll need to get stronger over time. 1RMs aren't going to be your main concern or anything, but staying at the same workload is a good way to go nowhere.
This can be done in the 8-12 rep range, but it doesn't have to be.
>>37821706
>no homo situation
or
>potential gym bro situation
Idk about the no homo part, but you can go and introduce yourself either way if you want.
how to speed up chest development, doing Reddits ppl, push day has bench ohp incline db press for chest, what can I add or replace to hit chest harder
Can serious back damage on deadlift come sudden or does it usually happen to people who always have lower back pain? I never feel any pain in my lower back and I'd like it if it stayed that way, do I have to be afraid of deadlifts even though my back never hurts after?
>>37821871
i'd keep bench and ohp
maybe replace incline db for 3x12 cable flyes?
>>37822007
not really, especially if you take good care of your mobility (limber 11 routine is nice)
a lot of people on /fit/ are pretty much sedentary besides heavy as fuck lifting
that's why most people shit hip flexibility and lower back instability
having an extra light deadlift session where you do paused deads or work up to a 10RM can help
My squat workouts are inconsistent due to the fact that some workouts I just can't keep my lower back tight all the way through the squat. Then other workouts I have no problem doing that. Like I have perfect control over my lower back. And then the next workout it's like I can't for the life of me keep my lower back tight. How can I remedy this? How can I learn to keep my lower back tight every workout all the way through the squat?
>>37821709
Can you explain to me why you don't want to do squats and instead want to workout like an instagram whore?
>>37822007
What do you mean by serious back damage?
Anyway people that herniate discs or get back damage from deadlifts usually when going for heavy and their tightness goes out the window and the back curves during the lift.
>>37822063
cuz no barbell. But since I have heavy adjustable dumbbells I feel like single leg exercises give the best results in my case. I can do dumbbell squats, no big deal for me but is it really necessary if I do single leg exercises? I can also do goblet squats with 30kg dumbbell, but it doesn't tire me at all. But single leg exercises tire me much more, and that's why I prefer them.
>>37822044
You need to have the same routine. So basically have a checklist. Learned this from Cpt. Kirk and honestly helped me loads.
So by that I mean have exact same routine, enter rack with same foot, same first hand placement on bar and just go over everything from unracking to tightness to the squat itself.
Pretty much make yourself a machine with perfect form squats the only thing that should change is the weight on the bar.
>>37822087
If this is a longer term thing i.e 6-12+ months I would find a gym that has a barbell even if it was a 1hr+ walk/drive.
If this is a short term thing i.e over the summer holidays or some shit like that it's not ideal and Rippletits explains this much better than I ever will but hey at least you're doing some form of squat.
>>37822105
It's maximum until December. Dumbbell squats are kinda challenging desu, so I guess I could do one day dumbbell squats to mostly keep in touch with the form and the other days do some step ups or some lunges for the gains, right?
>>37822113
Don't mistake challenge for getting gains my man, but if it's up to December it's not the worst I would be really tempted to find a cheap gym and go lift there because honestly dumbbells are pretty sweet and even kinder on joints in some exercises e.g bench they are just much much much slower to advance on than barbells. And whether you want to look like a powerlifter, bodybuilder, athlete you need to lift big enough weights to actually look the part.
>>37822129
thing is I'm still in my noob gains, and basically I can do pretty much anything and get gains from it, so most likely in my case challenge = gains.
>>37807633
This post makes zero sense my man. You're not going all out if you heart rate isn't elevated through the roof and how do you run out of energy without blasting yourself? You seem abnormal.
Are there any muscles I could work on to hide my horrible pelvis shape?
Should I do 3xF Negative Chin Ups or 4~5x8 to progress into regulars? My ultimate goal is 3x8 weighted. Last time I was able to get 8-8-5-5. I workout fullbody 3 times a week.
Can someone explain this 'hanging shit off a barbell' thing to me?
I've been seeing this a lot lately....
>>37822402
overhead farmer walks for balance? idk mang
>>37822402
It's usually a training tool to force the lifter to develop more control over the bar (and also tends to give an insane pump compared to regular lifts, since you need to flex hard and move slow). If your bar path is off or your stability is lacking you're gonna find out real fast.
The idea's been in use in powerlifting since probably the 90s (when you're benching or squatting fucktons of weight in a layer of canvas that's fighting you every inch of the way, you do not want any weakness in your stability or positioning) but as per usual it got a lot more common once crossfit found out about it.
>>37822429
>in use in powerlifting since probably the 90s
>got a lot more common once crossfit found out about it.
Ahh. Thanks.
How can I make my cum shoot farther?
I want it to be like a shotgun.
To preface this: I've never worked on mobility. Anyway, two weeks ago I decided I was finally going to stop quarter-squatting. I loaded up weight I was comfortable with and did 3x5. When I got home I noticed my hip flexors hurt a lot. I tried to stretch them out but that only made it hurt when I walk. How do I fix this? I know it isn't doms because it's been two weeks
Can anyone vouch for raloxifene as a treatment for gyno? Any side effects from men using it?
I've only seen this a few days ago so I'm still cautious seeing as how I haven't seen raloxifene mentioned before.
I run three times a week and I'm thinking of joining a gym. If I run m/w/f in the morning should I go to the gym on the same days in the evening or just go on t/t/s?
There was an infographic floating around here about female butt training. Does anyone have it because I can't find it anywhere online?
>>37822849
Better go on t/t/s OR gym before running. Steady state cardio shouldn't be done before gym as it depletes your energy (glycogen) too much for you to lift afterwards.
As such, doing them on separate days or gym before running will yield the best results
>>37807475
Do 2 different workouts every chest day. For example, On chest day, you start with your dumbells and the other day, you start on the bench. It will prevent your muscle from getting used to this movement without letting you lose your strength. If you take care of your form you should be able to put more and more weight to it
I hadn't lifted for a month or so and when I went back to the gym this monday my squat dropped like 10 kilos, but I got Doms for the first time in forever, thought I'd injured something at first, but it's still not gone now 2 days after, and I'm wondering whether it'd be okay to still squat heavy today, because my quads are fucking killing me
lift with doms y/n
Struggling to progress on OHP
Just sorted my form out and I'm down from 40kg bad form to 35kg good form. Problem is, 2.5 kg increments are sometimes too much and I don't have microplates.
What's a good way to progress and avoid stalling when I increase the weight?
should i lock out on my exercises squat bench bb curl shoulderpress, so every rep has a very short moment of no tention at the top or bottom of the movement or keep the tention constant??
>>37823514
When working with heavy weights (for that exercise, not overall), lock out between reps. You'll need the time to reset your position for the next rep.
When working with lighter weights, its up to you. Try both and see which you prefer.
How useful would starting creatine be to a beginner doing SS? I'm only on my second week, and I want to know if creatine will help me increase my weight progress.
>>37823511
Increase reps?
>>37823558
Not very. Creatine usually gives a relatively small increase in rep strength. It'd barely be noticeable at your weights. But its cheap and has no real downsides (unless you're already going bald) so there's not much reason to avoid it. Give it a shot if you want, there's certainly a fuckton of more expensive less useful supplements out there.
>>37823590
At what sort of weight would someone see the most results? My arm lifts aren't very good, but I do squat 1pl8+20 and Deadlift 1pl8 + 50.
>>37823606
The stronger you are, the more of a difference it tends to make (and its still pretty small even then). Everything else being equal it'd add maybe 5lbs to your deadlift unless you're somehow deficient in creatine courtesy of your diet.
>>37807282
Starting Strength - 2nd edition or 3rd edition?
>>37822402
Who?
>>37823558
Maybe if it's on sale or something, but I would mainly just focus on your lifts, you'll make good progress whether you have creatine or not.
>>37807282
What would you guys recommend for bicep exercises? I ran SS and have recently moved on to Texas Method, and my main lifts are going pretty well (for me at least), but I've noticed that my arms aren't growing like the rest of me.
I do hammer curls and chin ups on mondays, dumbbell curls and skullcrushers on wednesdays along with dips, and farmers carries on fridays. What/where should I add in?
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Since obtaining a full time job from 8-5, I've found I'm simply too tired at the end of the workday to workout, so I've moved to working out in the morning, and unfortunately my gym opens at 6, which gives me an hour of workout before I need to start getting ready to go to work.
I've found that my current routine, SS with accessories thrown in at the end, takes too long and doesn't fit within my hour allotted for working out. Tuesdays and Thursdays I come into work a bit later, so I can spend around 2 hours at the most in the gym.
With only an hour a day for most days this makes me believe I need to adopt a split, which I've never done before. I'm also transitioning from strength training to something focused on aesthetics.
My 1rm:
BP: 205
DL : 385
SQ: 315
OHP: 135
I need a new routine or want some criticism on what I'm thinking of:
MWF:
BP: 3x8
OHP: 3x8
Curls: 3x8
Lat Pulldown: 3x8
Tricep Cable Pulldown: 3x8
Chinups: 3x Failure
Pushups: 3x50
Chest Dips: 3x12
Shrugs: 3xFailure
TTh:
Sq: 3x5
DL: 3x5
Seated Row: 3x8
Calf Raises: 3xFailure
Stationary Bike for 45 minutes
>>37823650
3rd
this isn't a question
>>37823702
That's probably enough bicep work on texas method.
>>37823547
Thanks dude
>>37823767
My biceps are still tiny though, and they feel a lot weaker compared to the rest of me
>>37823511
Do assistance exercises. Lateral raises are said to be pretty helpful. Increasing the weight with the lateral raise will help increase the weight you can press.
I didn't get enough sleep last night, and I had work at 06:00, so I had a caffiene pill. I've never had one before, but I had tons of energy for 4-6 hours after, and was a lot faster with the jobs I needed to do. I bought the pills as part of an EC stack which is useless now, since I couldn't get any E.
Anyway, If I were to take 200mg twice a day of caffiene pills, how long would it be until they stopped being as effective, or worse, it becomes more difficult to operate without it?
how long does one cutting cycle usually last, i'm scared i'll still be fat when December hits
My BMR is 1702 (attempting to Ottermode)
I'm on a 1200 calorie deficit
(I'll typically eat 1700 calories, but burn off at least 500 at the gym)
I'm doing three weeks of this cut because I'm going to the beach with my gf and her friends soon. How fucked am I?
5'11" King of the Manlets
155 lbs
i keep running into difficulties with squats. i'm eating plenty and slowly gaining weight and my other lifts are progressing linearly (i'm a beginner).
the weird thing is that my leg press is progressing just fine, 5 lbs added every time i do it, which is 3 times a week, but my squats are always a grind.
i'm doing pic related program btw.
what can i do? my form isn't perfect, but it's not that terrible. even if my form was consistently bad, i should still be making progress, my squat would be below average, but there'd still be progress, but i don't even have that!
