What is better for overall leg development, high or lowbar squats, or leg press? I've got dead person chicken legs.
>overall leg development
logic would dictate that it's the movement that engages the most muscle mass, i.e. the low bar squat, no?
>>42349289
Bench press.
You use your legs to push against the muscles that actually matter.
>>42349289
Lowbar overall, uses the most muscle mass and pushes the most weight
Highbar is close behind, mostly applicable to oly lifts and other sports but is a fine squat if you prefer it
Leg press (and front squat) are for quads, good as an accessory & targeted mass building
>walk into gym
>bearmode powerlifter slaps and squeezes my glutes
>"wanna squat today bub?"
>he struts away before I can even think of a response
>winks at me from outside
>>42349288
You suck at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jw4BPy6DwY&t=631s
Are splits really a bad idea?
I fucking love to jump rope. Does anyone else jump rope here and have any tips tricks? I just started after not having done so since i was a kid so i'm willing to learn.
>>42349195
CAN YOU DO D' UNDERS?
Of course. Jump rope for heart.
I tried learning to skip and whipped the shit put of my feet
Is the recommended routine on r/bodyweightfitness any good? Has anyone here tried it?
Yup, I'm doing it now. You should really get gymnastic rings as early as possible though, that's the best piece of equipment you can own
>>42349186
Diff anon but I don't have anywhere to hang them.
I'm 6'2 and my ceilings are all 7foot
>>42349186
>>42349576
For me the fear is that they wont hold my weight
*teleports behind you*
work abs or else
Crazy how serge did 2000 situps every day for his abs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6udY4KiUM0
>2:15
the best abs of all time, never seen such a level of control.
>Serge was active on up to 15 bodybuilding forums from 2006 to 2009 in three different languages (French/English/Italian), giving training advice to young athletes and beginners in his spare time.
>tfw no Serge on /fit/ to give you advice and help you make it
any medfags or knowledgeable folks? pls help
I have pain in my back when rotating my torso
my right side hurts, just below the ribs or something like that
pic related I guess
I was doing shrugs when it happened, could it be related?
>>42349133
Have you faggots never pulled a muscle before?
>>42349133
First of all. Medfags wont know shit about it. You will have to find a physiotherapist.
Second of all, pain in that area could be anything. You can narrow it down with describing what kind of pain it is, but you can never ruly know untill they are physically there with you to examine you.
TL;DR: find a physiotherapist.
>>42349166
I haven't desu, been lifting for like 9 months only
>>42349191
b-but I am afraid they will not let me lift
Eating, lifting, stretching and all the other stuff we do to make gains are all easy to control. But the last few months I've been getting consistently bad sleep, I can get to sleep fine but I wake up continually throughtout the night. I think it's because I'm having quite vivid dreams, for instance I think they woke me up 5 or 6 times last night. Obviously I'm not getting the hours of deep sleep my body needs to repair and grow.
How do you stay the fuck asleep, /fit/? I already relax in bed and read a book for 30 minutes before I turn out the light, I don't look at any computer or phone screen during that time. I've heard that blue light can fuck you up. I'm reluctant to stop eating cottage cheese as my last meal of the day but is there any truth to the meme that it gives you whacked out dreams?
tl;dr how do you sleep good
>>42349090
Melatonin, lots of it
>>42349090
eating soon before bed can give you vivid dreams
so can smoking/quitting weed, that always does it for me
if youve been smoking a while and recently quit just give it some time
>>42349113
I'm reluctant to use any kind of drug. Maybe I'm paranoid but I just think there's too much risk of disturbing the other functions and balance of my body.
>>42349122
I'm going to try having my last meal 2 hours before and then fasting from then on and see if that helps.
I wish I knew how much this shit killed gains or not, I had a really good workout yesterday and then a shitty night of sleep. It plays with my mind and it's pretty depressing frankly.
What's the equivalent of running 5k for swimming? 1000m? 1500?
>>42349003
Probably somewhere around that
if you can swim 1000 m freestyle you re not too bad.
I have really puffy nips and they look terrible. Doesn't seem to stem from gyno and I'm pretty cut already, but my nips are still gross and puffy. Is there any way to make them smaller/flatter/perkier without surgery? Any creams, meds, exfoliants etc. that could help?
>save my nips
same dude. I had surgery and bars put in my chest, and long story short, my nips are almost pointed down now despite almost no gyno.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbqDuZEyh8Q&t=274s
sup brahs, let's get a routine thread going. new /fit/ is all shitposts and tinder threads.
lets get something productive like the old times of Zyzz, Tiny, and Scoobs.
me: PPL variant:
Pull:
Bench
Dips (weighted)
Flies
Tricep extensions
Decline situps
Pull:
Pullups
Lat Pull Down
T-bar Rows
Preacher curls
Hammer Curls
Lat cable pulls
hanging knee raises
Legs/Shoulders
OHP
Incline Dumbell Press
Front Raises
Lateral Raises
Squats
Deads
Shrugs
Do you guys think I do too many exercises per workout?
For example, today I did
>Deadlift
>Barbell rows
>Lat pulldown
>Cable row
>T bar rows
>Dumbbell rows
>Dumbbell curls
>Hammer curls
>Barbell curls
>Curl machine
Whole thing took like an hour and a half, this is normally close to what I do
>>42348902
>squats, deads, OHP in one day
goddamn nigga
>>42348902
u retard, both zyzz and tiny got banned for the "shitposts and tinder threads" ..
stop trying to pretend youre not a summerfag. go away. are u the one that reported that tinder thread? I was enjoying it.
Should I switch to a whey protein powder fast from a water fast in order to preserve some muscle mass? I'm a fatass 3 days into a water fast but I fear I'll lose a lot of muscle mass I had gained several months ago in the gym.
I'd recommend reading the sticky but I doubt you read.
>>42348807
things wrong with what you've done:
>water fast for 3 days
>whey protein fast is not the same as a fast at this point just do IF
>consuming only protein without proper fat ratios give protein poisoning (google protein poisoning or rabbit starvation)
>muscle needs stimulation to stay (exercising) remember that the body is trying to be as efficient as possible and holding onto unused excess muscle is a resource waste
>you can regain these gains you made months ago by restarting at the gym and getting on a proper fuckin diet
red pill me on eating breakfast
also how many meals per day do you eat?
>>42348763
1-2
>>42348763
Eating calories early in the day gives your body energy that it will burn throughout the day. Why the fuck would you skip breakfast?
>>42348763
Most important meal of the day when it comes to tuning calorie intake IMO (your experience may vary)
>Bulking: Big breakfast + big 2 scoop shake
>Maintenance: Big breakfast + small 1 scoop shake
>Cutting: No solid breakfast, medium (1.5 scoop) shake only.
A big breakfast is typically a 6 egg omelette with heaps of veggies (no meat) or 3 slices of toast slathered in peanut butter and chopped banana + a reduced fat latte. Works for me.
I hope I get a girlfriend. And I don't know why I'm still single, good looking man like me. It's Pretty weird actually. Good looking man and great body, works his ass off in the fitness industry.
>>42348728
Mirin forearms
>>42348728
gotta hit chest, brah.
>>42348728
feelin better about myself thanks op