Weightlifting and Bodybuilding thread v. holy shit we have the sub back
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I have finally decided to stop just doing cardio in the gym and face my fear of lifting.
Hopefully all goes well - going to go before classes and use a dumbbell routine I found online because that's all my gym has, unfortunately.
Wish me luck!
Ahhhh i'm so fuckign pleased
Last year I could barely bench a single rep of 135 and today I did twelveeeee I'm so happyyy.
I can use 45's like all the other big boys now yessss
Sumo deadlifted on a whim because why not instead of squatting
Got 315 for 12, 16, 10 and 8, was good but sumo is too perfect for me my ROM is like 2cm
545x1 parallel squat this morning with my team all around hyping me up.....140lb increase in like 7 months I dont even know how this happened but it was electric
315 for 20 this time round, and 365 for 15. Either gonna go for a one rep max soon or gonna try do 405 for 10. Dont know whats happening to my deadlift, gonna presume its the squatting
Need to get my shit together. Fuark
Began lifting 2 weeks ago, and a personal trainer slot finally opened up so I'm starting that on Wednesday, woot.
Started working out back in October at 217lbs, and I'm currently down to 175 as of this morning, haven't been to gym in a couple weeks because I've been busy working lots of OT but I'm still losing weight. Hoping my schedule changes soon and I've got free time for the gym again.
Does Anadrol work? Is It safe?
Your squat is already really high so its just the gains from that being transferred into a movement with a lower ROM and better leverages
Yeah 'swat I was thinking, really is a crazy amount to carry over though I think im just really built for sumo as well. Hip pain cause of overuse or were you doing something wrong?
It came on after I started focusing on keeping my shins vertical, as per correct technique, but this meant opening at the hips a lot more than I'm used to and I think I strained a muscle or something because of that.
Mate to be honest, if you're asking questions like this you should not be using gear.
Go read about it, evaluate what you're trying to do and why and ask yourself it the benefits are REALLY worth it. If you're not competing at a high level or your body isn't a vital part of your job/career I personally would not recommend gear. Doubly so if you're still young, the last thing you want to do is fuck up your endocrine system.
Read the FAQ's, Wikis and ask A LOT of questions before you even consider starting.
(There's also the /fraud/ general on /fit/ but I'm not sure of the quality of posters in there, especially with how shit /fit/ has gotten over the past few years)
https://www.reddit.com/r/steroids/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PEDs/
I just wanted to know about it. Didn't know it was a actual steroid, some websites advertise it as a completely natural risk-free supplement and I wasn't buying it.
aaaand I feel like I'm dead
200kg dead at 88 so thats probably a bodyweight PR not sure, little disappointing, thought i would be stronger but also not too sad, kept my max from like 2 or more years ago at a lighter bodyweight. Got a training max to work off of now, time to shred
Does cutting yield diminishing returns after a while? I hadn't made a thorough cut since I started lifting, only about enough to lose what I gained by bulking, and I was kinda skinnyfat at the beginning.
Started cutting a couple months ago and went from 78kg to 72kg (I'm 1m80 tall), I like how it visibly changes looks a lot faster than bulking does, however while I have fairly little fat left on most of my body (I can barely pinch my belly), I still got some love handles that keep putting up a fight. Is it easy to get to fairly low bodyfat % without too much muscle loss or will it get exponentially harder?
It will get harder. Make sure you're calculating your TDEE every 5 lb(2kg) that you drop. HIIT or Jogging is also going to become more important to reach that deficit, don't starve yourself however, your body still needs adequate nutrients.
And of course, don't skimp on your protein.
Thanks! Yeah I update my TDEE every so often, I aim for 1600 to 1800 calories per day generally. I eat veggies with white meat/fish/eggs and fruits, no carbs though.
About running, is it a bad idea to do it on a lifting day? I want to start jogging more than once a week (especially since I'm moving to a place with some nice nature) but I'm doing PPL and it's hard to balance the two.
And yeah, I don't car and walk/use public transportation to get around, I suppose I clock in between 30 minutes to 1 hour of walking per day depending on my schedule.
HIIT I wouldn't do on lift days, it's quite intensive. If you're feeling up to it you could jog after your lifting session, but I personally do them on opposite ends of the day. Shouldn't be too bad on a PPL split.
Carbs are important man, but complex carbs like potatoes and rice, not simple carbs like sugar (in fruit) and veggies like corn. Carbs refill your glycogen stores, giving you more energy, and they help transport the protein to your muscles to repair them.
I've been going to the gym for the last 2 weeks, 6 days in a row, after bike riding daily for 2 years.
I was 75 when I started at the Gym but now I am 77.5.
I mean I have eaten a bit more but I am eating less calories than I use.
Why am I gaining weight? Surely it isn't muscle as it's only been 2 weeks.
I wouldn't be too worried about that. When I was on my cut my weight could fluctuate 2-3kg's from one day to the other. If you're tracking calories and you're certain that you're eating below your TDEE then its most likely water weight.
But that doesn't make much sense because before I starting gyming, it was a consistent 75kg.
It could be weight gain as well but only you know the answer to that. Are you tracking calories? In my experience it's easy to misjudge how much I'm eating unless I'm actively tracking the food I eat.
I just remembered, when I first starting exercising when I was 109kg, I gained a bit of weight, even tho I was eating below my TDEE and exercising 3 days then having a day off, then another 3 days and repeating that for 2 years.
It's probably just like you said, Water Weight, and possibly Muscle as my legs are pretty damn muscly from the bike riding, but my Arms aren't muscly at all.
I've been noticing rapid gains since I began exercising, in strength, size, and appearance.
Is there any reason that this growth would slow down, if all other variables remained the same? I'm really pleased so far.
If it matters, I'm a 21 year old healthy dude who eats clean
Combination of water weight and probably you gaining a bit of muscle, noob gains are a wonderful thing. Body recomposition (losing fat and gaining muscle) happens regularly in new lifters
I hope you are right, I don't want to be fat.
I don't like gaining weight.
DO. NOT. WORRY. ABOUT. THE. WEIGHT. GAIN. JUST. YET.
Same thing happens to me. When I start up at the gym, I gain 5 to 10 pounds just in muscle inflamation that goes away when I stop working out for a few days. If it keeps trending upwards, then you need to figure out if it's muscle gain or fat.
Also, a scale is probably the worst metric to use. I've lost 70lbs and I'm smaller now than I was when I was this weight before because I have less fat and more muscle. Measure yourself instead.
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