I took a break from lifting because my wrists couldn't keep up. They're almost healed up and I'm afraid it will happen again. Are wrist wraps or straps worth it? Or are they a crutch that will make my wrists weak while I make gains? Anyone lift with them?
Bumping for OP. Once I get into the ~120 OHP range is usually when my wrists start to fail me. Most I've hit was one plate OHP
Is it actually beneficial to wear wrist or ankle weights throughout the day for dad dere passive gainz?
I bought a pair years ago when I started going to lift, pure meme if you ask me. Might be useful for powerlifters, really heavy stuff though, but that's not my thing.
So, I've been hitting the gym for almost 2 years now.
When i started i was at 45kg, and 2 years after, i'm at 61kg (12/14%bf and i'm a manlet so that's kinda average/above averaga weight for my height).
I never did steroids ( only drink one whey protein shake after workout and eat chicken breast like there's no tomorrow ), but still, my normie friends all say that I only got "big" so quickly because " i did steroids ".
How do i even react to this?
They're so close minded and some of them actually have friends who actually did hormonal treatments for the "gainz".
Should i take it as compliment?
>>42758771
Nah ur a gril but understandable that you write that since you don't want to be bothered by thirsty virgins. They are just not used to seeing a girl being as buff as you are. My cousin who was around 1,70m was a bit less than 50kg and she looked like she was anorexic. I'm sure people were just surprised because this is such a huge chance, but it's totally understandable in two years. Just don't let them get you down, see it as a compliment and a way of them saying that you surpassed their expectations and did better than they would have done themselves.
>>42758861
Nah, i'm not grill, just an unlucky manlet...
>>42758771
Time to look for new friends that aren't gonna drag you down
Hey /fit/, can anybody tell me how much this weighs? It's like an interstitial plate you put onto the weight machines if the gaps between the weights are too drastic for you. It feels like it weights about 4 pounds but I'm autistic and want to know more accurately.
Go ahead and roast my delicate wrists since you retards will make fun of anything.
do you not have a kitchen scale?
>>42758765
I do but I'd rather not carry it to the gym.
>step on scale
>then, step on scale holding weight
wala
Confession thread
I'll start
I once jizzed in my post workout protein shake for maximum protein economy
>>42758730
I refuse to believe this
>>42758730
I wanna lick a girls dirty butthole
>>42758745
u never tasted your jizz?
I just ate a 500g bag of psyllium husk. What does my future hold?
>>42758691
That might be enough to plug you up permanently. You'd better start slamming water like your life depends on it. (Because it does.)
>>42758787
I had it with a few pints of water. What's the world record for heaviest poop?
I'm ready to become a legend, lads. I'm not afraid anymore.
>>42758691
I just ate two cans (500g) of sweetcorns. So... tommorow I will poop corn?
>friends with a gaggle of autists
>probably browse this
>if so you know who you fucking are
>they make madder gains than me
>one of them started dunking bread in his orange juice
>"Haha guys it helps with my gains"
>the other 2 autists eventually start doing it
>last guy who isn't me tries doing it but quits because he can't handle it, but is convinced he's missing out
>"Jeez Anon don't be a pussy try this you'll get as ripped as us"
>my fucking face when they say this to me
Is there any credence to this? How do I tell them this is bullshit?
If this could be a bullshit tips to watch out for thread I'd love to learn about retarded shit people do that doesn't actually affect anything.
>>42758620
>dipping sugar in sugar
>gains
Fuck off with your retarded bullshit. The reason you are a dyel is because you're an idiot who doesn't know how to build muscle.
hey calories are calories as long as they get enough protons from other sources they can make decent gains that way
>The virgin clean diet
>The Chad bread'n'juice feast
How do you deal with calluses, any home remedies you'd recommend, or handwashing routines?
stop being a fucking pussi
>>42758566
bite them off
>>42758566
I eat them for the protein gains.
/fit/, you brought me out of the hole I made for myself in the ground. Through dieting and lifting, I feel better than I have in my life. But i still feel pretty shitty
I am addicted to degenerate, humiliating, submissive porn. The first thing I ever fapped to was femdom, since then i've checked off cuckolding, sissy shit, chastity, you name it.
I feel this is the last barrier to me being happy. My sexual tastes permeate into every other aspect of my life. I am lazy, I have no spine, i hardly commit to anything, and when i do i usually give up. I avoid conflict, i feel sorry for myself alot.
I fucked up an opportunity with a qt the other night at a bar, she approached me and said i'm handsome. Cue me not wanting to succeed incase i actually do get her in bed and she thinks im shit or whatever. So i just ended up pissing her off until she left and called me boring.
I am in a fucked up way at the moment, and since /fit/ helped me with my physicality, i was wondering if anyone here could relate to what i am going through?
>>42758518
I was reading this earlier, maybe it'll help you out
https://nofapsolideo.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/how-i-did-70-days-of-nofap-on-hardmode-without-breaking-a-sweat-after-7-years-of-failure/
Hope you make it, anon
>>42759725
I'll be honest, I stopped reading at "Christian Male."
>>42760601
Sorry man, youre never gonna make it. Keep going down the rabbit hole of degeneracy, soon enough you'll be a cute trap that's a cum dumpster too.
How can /fit/ ever recover?
>>42758333
by skipping leg day as usual
I recover on rest days
>>42758782
kek
>>42758333
checked, and them reddit spacings... that post would have made more of an impact if he had included a body pic of himself...
I was planning on starting out with SS but my gym is filled with Technogym machines - there's a couple of big ones, one of which is a squat rack but the bar is built into it. There's some barbells but no bench for it.
What's an alternative program which makes use of these fixed machines instead? There's a big cable type machine where the origin of the cables and the handles attached to the end of the cables can be swapped out, and some other similar machine.
I'm a newly skinny beginnerfag looking to put on muscle.
>>42758304
just eat maintenance, do some kind of PPL with the machines and you will be golden
>>42758349
Any particular PPL routines you'd recommend to start with? I need to get into an exact routine and habit.
>>42759188
reddits ppl linear is good, but its hard to progress on machines
i see people here saying that one should reach 1 2 3 4 @ 1 year of lifting , i just completed 1 year my stats are:
bw 61-63 kg
bp 95kg x1
sq 140kg x1
dl 155kg x1
ohp 55kg x1
i feel like im doing great but at same time am dyel from fit standards
r8 my progress i guess fit
>>42758269
>63kg
Eat more.
>>42758305
i try, what about my progress with that weight?
my height is 172cm btw
1/2/3/4 is probably a fine strength goal for one year if you don't want to look aesthetic. It doesn't really make sense as a goal for a smaller, leaner person who primarily wants to look better.
For instance, I am a 140lb manlet who has been lifting for 7+ months now and I am only on track to hit 1pl8 OHP by the end of the year (currently 115lb x 4 reps). Squats and deads aren't even fucking close to 3/4.
Tell me about your gym crush, /fit/
>short
>thiccc
>asian
>dyed hair and tattoos
>nice boobs
>does some weird powerbuilding split
>she asked me to spot her on bench today
>went full autism, gave her a spot, and went back to deadlifts without any conversation
>>42758031
a girl that has the physice of a guy is just proof society today is getting more gay.
a woman should look like a woman with curves, not a fat bitch, but curvy, no fucking six pack like what the fuck, they should be soft and tender
>>42758031
>>short
>>thiccc
>>asian
>>dyed hair and tattoos
sounds disgusting tbqh.
>>42758031
>ABG
You did good son, the only worthless Asian women.
What kind of routine is the rest of /fit/ running? Currently running a 4-day split because of uni
Push/Pull/(Legs/Shoulders)/Rest
Four days. Then it starts over. Forever.
>>42758033
>he doesn't hit shoulders on push as well as legs
GROW GROW GROW
Monday
Squats - 3x8
Close Grip Bench - 4x4
Deadlift - 2x6
Wednesday
Squats - 3x6
OHP - 5x10
Deadlifts - 2x8
Friday
Squats - 4x4
Close Grip Bench - 3x8
Deadlift - 3x4
Weights go up weekly 5-10lbs. This is more of a reset program, coming back from an extended layoff. Will probably go to a different program after I stall out on this
How do I train for highlander strength?
>>42757820
>do a strength specific routine
>after you've made big gains begin training with the implements
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>>42757820
Get Matthew Vincent's book on explosive strength OR find a shotput lifting program.
Most important thing to learn about training for explosiveness is that you don't want to train poor movement patterns. Better to do 10 sets of two depth jumps than do 10 reps of depth jumps.
If you don't have an oly lifting coach, I'd recommend (1) get one OR (2) sub snatch and clean and jerk with clean high pulls and push press. Snatch in particular is way too technical for uncoached people to do at the weight you need to do it.
What is some advice you wish you could given yourself before you started lifting?
Take it slow, listen to your body, and enjoy the process- don't just obsess over the desired result
>>42757741
Don't fall for the "drink your cum" meme
Don't do legs, they are irrelevant if you don't do sports.