>I don't do squats or deadlifts because they take up too much of my workout
>>37429986
This is bullshit are you actually retarded?
You don't want to do some of the most effective exercises and would rather do less effective ones because they take up too much of your workout? Makes zero sense?
>>37430037
this
>hurrdur squats take up too much of my workout
>proceeds to do lunges, leg extensions, leg press and leg curls
fag
>>37429986
OP went full retard
What's next?, are you going to tell us you dont eat oats?
>quite poor
>Own kettlebells
>Work out entirely with kettlebell
>I don't do kettlebell bench presses or other traditional barbell variants because they don't strike me as nearly compound enough.
>Don't do Turkish Getups because they take up too much of my workout
>>37429986
It's okay OP I totally understand that we all have our quirks.
>>37430160
Kettlebell bench is a bit useless unless you really want your pecs to grow, OHP is much better.
I quit squatting and now I really enjoy lifting. I never made any progress with the exercise save for two hernias. I spent 16 months trying and never made it to 185lbs. All of my other lifts progressed per expectations so I just quit.
I absolutely hate squats but I still do them because I don't want to be a leglet or have a small ass
I don't do squats because I'm not flexible enough and I don't want to snap my shit up because of minor form mistakes
my whole workout is squats, deadlifts, pullups, pushups, overhead press 50 mins every day with no rest days for hte last 3 years
i dont care if thats a bad work out because it feels great
>>37430233
>>37430244
>>37430266
>>37430277
DUBS CITYYYYYYY
>>37429986
used to squat 3x a week now i keep it at 3 sets per week
>>37430187
I do indeed want my specs to grow a bit - so I guess I really should incorporate those after all. Three of the sets in my routine, (clean & press and two others I don't know the names of have) something very much like an OHP.
>>37430277
I can guarantee your lifts are shit.
>>37430277
post body
>>37429986
I lift and run to take my mind off my crippling depression and loneliness
oh wait you said on /fit/ and not everywhere else
I've never stepped into a real gym in my life
>>37429986
I hate bulking it's expensive as shit unless you want to eat the same fucking meal everyday
>>37430365
im 160 lbs with a 320 squat and 380 ish dl
i dunno how i hold up against others but im fine with my numbers
>>37430353
Well depending on what bells you have you can do one-armed floor press (or with two bells) or, if the bells is really heavy, narrow two-handed press.
I forget to activate my almonds
and a large portion of my accessory work is just core work in disguise
I don't do cardio or even lift at all, because it takes up too much of my workout
>>37430469
>and a large portion of my accessory work is just core work in disguise
this tbqh
I just work my core hard af after every workout, I literally do not care about arm size, I do chinups for the core activation
I don't breathe because it takes up too much of my day.
I don't open my eyes in the morning because i'm just going to close them tonight anyway
>>37430555
>>37430600
>Mad t-rex
>>37430605
Honestly though, what kind of faggot ass excuse is that. I'm mad because they are actually good exercises and you "can't find the time".
>>37430684
Yeah, not having the time is kinda weird reason
>>37430684
I only get an hour each morning and between doing a mix of bench, curls, OHP, chin-up, lat work, leg press, rowing and cardio, I don't have the time to spend doing either. And if I'm honest, I don't find squats very rewarding.
>>37430719
If you're doing only bench and such every morning then you're only going to fuck yourself up, you could jump on a PPL routine that would fit each morning.
Let's get real, you just skip those lifts because you're a little bitch and this is just you're excuse.
>>37430719
Well my workout's are also only an hour long, but I don't do any cardio in that time so that could be a thing.
>>37430719
>I don't find squats very rewarding
>>37430600
absolute madman
I don't do deadlifts because I don't know the form and feel I'd look dumb warming up with just the bar
I don't sleep
Cause sleep is the cousin of death
>>37430865
and an in-law of hot water
>>37430266
Are you me?
I fucked up my back in high school doing bent over rows with bad form since I was a retarded kid trying to do SS like fit told me. I've done sports my whole life but for some reason I'm not flexible enough to do a bodyweight squat without either leaning too far forward or falling backwards on my ass.
I need to find somewhere where I can get regular one on one training for squatting and deadlifting because I know I'll just hurt myself again if I try to do it on my own. I actually love the feeling of squatting afterwards when I feel the sweet, sweet, soreness, but I can feel it fuxcking up the nerves in my upper back because of me leaning forward too far.
I recocnize how great squatting and deadlifting is and want to do it but I don't want to make my health and fitness worse by injuring myself because I don't know what the hell I'm doing and need someone to physically put their hands on my body and give me immediate correction when I do something wrong and give me flexibility exercises to do at home.
>>37430907
Well, kinda, except I fucked up my back trying to lift my sister (who weighed between 60 and 80kg) when I was 6 years old, also she was like 20
I did manage to lift her from the ground though so there's that
>>37430417
Thank yoi. I've got a variety of weights so I'll try some out and see what feels like it works best.
I only eat rice krispy cereal with almond milk for almost every meal except on sundays, when I eat chinese food for dinner. It's given me wicked bad diarrhea but my gains are going up up up.
I don't do squats and deadlifts because I'm a hamplanet and am scared I'll fuck up my knees.
The only time I browse /fit/ is after a workout. I feel like I don't belong on this board until I workout.
my "leg day" consists of back squats then traps/bis/abs
>>37431147
What the fuck am I reading
I hate working out back
I'm actually straight but love the gay bros mirin.
>>37431934
I agree it is even better than the girls.
>>37430832
> not doing a lift because you dont want to look dumb in front of other people
Kill you're self lad
I lie about how long I've been lifting and how serious I've been lifting because I look like shit thanks to short muscle bellies and an inability to stop eating fried food
>because they take up too much of my workout
You don't have to do anything else if you do them. They replace all the silly isolations you waste your time with
i have been lifting for 4 years total
i very rarely do legs, but they are not chicken sized because i do manual labor. i went into the gym a few weeks ago and tried deadlifting for the first time and could only do 275 pounds
My confession is that I dont actually even lift I just do cardio and random machines every other day when I go to the gym.
>start PPL after 4 mos SS for New Years resolution
>6 mos later ive modified it to the point its unrecognizable from its original state
>pull day is basically Deadlift and deadlift assistance/variation work
>somehow crammed smolovjrs 12 week squat program into my "PPL"
>push day is basically bench amd bench variations, tricep work and OHP
>squatting everyday
In my head im still on a PPL
I hate squats, I can't nail down my form and I'm afraid of snapcity so I just quit them altogether
shame
>>37433535
do the leg press, plate loaded sled
people meme it all the time but it hits quads like a motherfucker, and if you put your feet higher and wider on the platform it hits the back of the legs too
>>37433535
I also quit bench press, useless exercise
I just do incline dumbbell press
>>37433477
trust me dude you have chicken legs
>>37433561
thanks
>The only lifts I do is squats, deadlifts, calf raises, and lunges because I'm a runner.
Oh wait, I'm not ashamed of that--only /fit/ is. Nevermind.
>>37429986
I dropped squats for leg press and actually enjoy leg day now and have finally made some leg gains.
Squats are just so incredibly uncomfortable no matter what position I do them in
The only lifts I do are squat, bench, overheadpress, deadlifts, and rows, no accessories, because I'm lazy. I think this is enough though.
>>37433574
i dont think they're that small
>>37433622
looks like the legs of someone who deadlifts 275
>>37433620
Add in dips and pull-ups, then your routine would be perfect.
>>37433622
They're tiny.
>>37433661
they are bigger than the average person's legs who doesnt lift or do physical labor
>>37433674
Doesn't make them not tiny, my friend.
>>37431017
Post 6 y/o pics
Never do abs or cardio. Ever.
1-2 light beer/night
Medium extra cheese extra pepperoni pizza every friday night
>Never activate my almonds
OHP in the squat rack. always
>>37433622
The delusion
>>37430907
>>37430266
If the flexibility issues stem from your calves and you feel like you're going to constantly fall backwards, put 5lb plates under your heels. It will increase your mobility quite a bit. This will allow you to work on your squats and lower body mobility at the same time. After a while you can skip the 5lb plates.
>>37433726
enjoy your crushed thumbs and fat ass, kiddo
>>37433796
>Crushed thumbs
wat
>>37433721
Kek
>>37433772
It's my shoulders, I can't hold the bar without pain, even with the widest stance ever
>>37433824
How close are your hands to the bar?
I don't actually know what I'm doing
>>37433834
>>>37433824
>How close are your hands to the bar
how close are your hands to your neck on the bar?
>>37433849
As far away as possible
>>37433824
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkkXeL-WP2I
This video helped my squats quite a bit. Not the weight I was lifting, but getting full ROM and not feeling sore afterwards
>>37433863
That's your problem breh. When you pull your hands in tight, it makes your traps turn into a shelf and tightens up your back. Bringing your hands in will help big time desu
>>37430719
Bruh how do you not find squats rewarding? Compounds=Alpha as fuck T levels
>>37433897
I watched the video this guy posted
>>37433875
I can maybe get a broom handle slightly behind my head like that, just maybe
>>37433914
Sounds like you've got super tight shouldies bud. Loosen that shit up and I bet your squats will be significantly better
>>37433933
Indeed I do
I don't think my shoulders have been relaxed in the past 4.5 years
>>37433971
Do some googling bro, there's tons of stuff you can do to loosen up. Squats may only majorly target the legs but it's definitely a full body movement. Godspeed, Anon.
>>37429986
I secretly lift with the hopes I will be approached by a girl, or that at least my oneitis will recognize me as mate material
>>37430600
>>37433622
>>37430233
>>37430244
>>37430555
>>37430266
>>37430277
>>37433688
>>37430399
If I get 11, I'll eat 11 scoops a day for the entire next week, CMON BABE
>>37434672
now THATS a shitpost
>>37434672
Now THIS is shitposting
>have gf
>hate spending time with her
She's so annoying bros.
>>37434672
That's a 1% chance m8.
>>37434987
worth a shot
wouldn't have been great for my wallet tho
>>37434672
Come on 11 incoming
>>37429986
Up until today, I was calling all of my leg muscles the wrong thing. I thought "hamstring" was the lower back part of my leg and "quadricep" was the upper back part of my leg.
No wonder explanations of "do this exercise to activate this muscle" never made any sense to me.
>>37434972
that's what everyone who says >tfw no gf doesn't understand, girls can be annoying as fuck
>>37435065
Right. They just want some pussy to validate them as a man.
>>37429986
I lowered my SS sets on squats to 3x5 because I hit my knee a couple of months ago and it still hurts if kept bent for a while.
I'm a noob who works out at home and doesn't even understand what that PLUxLPPx stuff even stands for besides something to do with exercises on days, so I just do the same 8 exercises 5 days a week.
>>37436113
push-pull-legs
but doing fullbody routines as you do is perfectly fine, and many beginner and advanced routines are designed that way. Read e.g. casey butts beginner routine.
>>37436153
Thanks for the recommendation, I'm looking into it now.
I friendzoned a girl at the gym without realizing it
>>37430037
I ddop the same. I only work out for looks though and have done a lot of compounds a couple of years ago. I don't care about strength at all.
I fap to cuckold porn.
>>37436113
>>37436153
>>37436197
Full-body 5 times a week is shit. At the end of the week your muscles are so sore you can't even lift 60% of what you could at the beginning of the week.
Im doing a 5 day split. I moved to this after 3 weeks on SL.
I stick to bodyweight exercises because I don't care about how big my upper body gets, and I'm too much of a cheapass to get a gym membership.
>>37436296
agreed, 5x a week is too much.
>>37436296
>>37436323
This is probably going to make it sound even worse then: A) I don't even have a consistent plan that involves lifting heavier and lighter sets on the same day, or even same week, so I've been sticking to the same weight throughout my 5-day fullbody workouts B) I initially figured that the best way to get stronger would be to do lots of reps so I do a lot of reps of each set. I'm reading that Casey Butts stuff now and there is some recommendations that I actually avoid that sort of nonsense. If there's anything to be said in my defense though I'm more interested in building up endurance than I am getting swole.
>>37434672
11 get
I enjoy jump rope more than lifting
>>37433509
lol are you me?
also
>only exercise i do for chest is bench
I don't actually lift, I just want to lose fat on body and face so can have an /fa/ body
>>37431194
Same, if I'm not working out or haven't recently I'll stop browsing /fit/ and cruise r9k or g.
I skip leg work if I know I'm going to be squatting on some dick later
I can barely bench 1/4 plate
>Tfw every other post on /fit/ is "I did 2pl8 on my first day"
>>37438626
That's because everyone on fit that says that ways 300+ lbs and they were probably half repping.
I've only lifted in my condo's gym that has no barbell and 1 set of dumbbells that only go up to 50. This means I've never deadlifted, done a true bench press, barbell curled, etc. Been working out for about 2 years
Also >implying I ever do legs
>>37430304
That's common sense, though.
>>37430233
>>37430244
>>37430266
>>37430277
Holy fuck on these dubs
>>37429986
I refuse to DL anymore because snap city too many times and I don't have health insurance.
Bench pressing 185lbs is hard. I can do 4 reps at best.
>Fell for the SS troll
>Squat and dead lift 3 times a week
>My spine is now fucked
>Haven't lifted for years
>Spend my free time trying to troll people into SS
>>37429986
I want to stop doing those too desu and just do like isolated leg exercises
i agree that they take long as fuck, and exhaust the fuck out of me, just unfun overall
>>37429986
>too scared of doing cleans and jerks
>swimmer but have irrational fear of waterslides
>>37439434
>>swimmer but have irrational fear of waterslides
that's like saying you're a pilot but have an irrational fear of planes with no landing gear, waterslides can be fucking dangerous, no problem with not liking them
>>37436538
I don't know anything about endurance, DESU, maybe isometric exercises are best for that (holding a static position, like half a pullup for as long as possible) -- might wanna research that. But yeah, for hypertrophy and strength, you want to do low-rep.
>>37430394
This
>>37436316
post body.
>>37439229
sounds like you had terrible form and didn't fix it.
>>37433726
>Never activate my almonds
Kill yourself
I only squat and DL when the gym is almost empty.
I ignore mobility training and probably risk snap city.
I have failed cutting several times.
>>37433620
Me too. But that's stronglifts.
I don't do lunges because I'm afraid people will think I'm gay
>>37430037
>>37430051
>>37430068
Wew lad. Looks like summer came early this year. You can return to reddit at any time.
>been working out for 6 years and I'm not rich piano mode or even zyzz mode yet =(
>>37429986
>I've consistently hit the gym for 3 and a half years but I haven't taken diet seriously. also I'm still fat.
>>37430293
overrated harry potter whore
>>37429986
I can't fucking do pullups. I think it's because I'm fat and having some scapula mobility issues. And I'm too shy to do deficit pullups :(
>>37441898
Pls be gentle
>>37443669
>because I don't care about how big my upper body gets
That's good because it's not going anywhere.
>>37443669
FUARK t. normie.
I lack discipline to eat clean
>>37430233
>>37430244
>>37430266
>>37430277
atleast y'all got sick dubs
>>37443669
Fix posture
>>37429986
>I have a feminine penis
>>37444142
This one's less slouchy, but I'm also flexing
Legs are just an afterthought for me. I basically just consider them accessory work. My deadlift is 3plate and my legs are big enough, I just don't care.
>>37433597
Is a strong upper body bad for running or something? Or do you just not care about lifting and only running?
>>37440331
Researchen isometric thanks.
>>37444246
>>37443669
Well, you said you don't care, but obviously you look very lean, thick, solid, tight abs. You'd look leagues better imotbh (in my opinion to be honest) if you worked on your chest, and shoulders. Maybe start throwing in bicep isolations. But you don't care, so this is just my two cents
I've spent the last three days eating almost nothing except for a sheet cake and coffee
>>37445034
Thanks! I've actually have started doing more upper body just to balance out my lanklet ams.
