>be me
>first day at the gym with friends, beginning my fitness journey
>start with 30 lb dumbells, struggle
>"i'm weaker than i thought"
>get 15 lb dumbells, much better
>lie on bench, start doing dumbell chest presses, though my form is terrible
>friends coaching me
>my left arm was significantly weaker, struggled keeping it in the air straight
>had to explain the issue to my friend
>tfw years daily of masturbation without switching hands did this
>>42682401
Since I already do everything with my right hand I just fap with my left. Figured it might balance something idk
>right handed
>fap lefty
>bat lefty
>carry most weight like 3:1 ratio with left arm
>left arm significantly stronger
we just don't know.gif
>>42682667
lul I'm a lefty who only really uses my right hand for fapping and using a mouse.
What's in your fridge, /fit/?
What are those mr noodle looking things?
>>42682380
On the second shelf?
Portuguese sausage (Chourico)
>>42682341
t. white person
Serious question. Should you even bother lifting as a natty? Will people even notice you lift? Will you even notice?
Read the sticky.
Probably not. Just stay a fat fuck.
p.s. nobody's watching and nobody cares
humans are too self centered to notice small changes in others and no you won't go from average to muscle man lifting without roids or a decade+ of lifting experience. unless you go from skeletor to decent build or fatass to in shape nobody will say a word. that's why roids are so popular. everyone wants attention for nothing.
What should I do? I want to look like a big macho tough guy
pic related is me now
>What should I do?
Lift.
>>42682326
>Go to nearby gym
>lift weights
>"but I don't know how to use the machines."
>ask people around you
>look it up on the internet
>"but I don't have a gym near me!"
>go to big 5 or other sports store
>buy weights and other equipment
>"but I don't have enough money"
>go home
>do pushups, situps, and jog
You can look like the rock eventually if you work for it. The only boundary in your way is you.
Read the sticky
What do you do to pass the time while you are waiting between sets at the gym?
hibernate
stare off into space
>>42682297
Shuffle through songs, stare at myself in the mirror, get water.
So I look like shit but I actually have a very decent bench, I can bench 225 for 3 reps all the way down touch chest and back up. I'm a 160lbs fatty.
But my chest looks like shit? Today I tried retracting my shoulders while benching 4 the first time ever and couldn't even get 10 reps of 150
>tfw you thought u strong but your shoulders were benching the weight the whole time
Is this why powerlifters look like shit?
I thought my form was okay, when i bench heavy I touch my chest and stuff but apparently my shoulders have been doing everything? If i continue retracting my scapula in my workouts am I about to make very good chest gains?
Anyone else have this?
>>42682269
Show your dick
Not bait btw, literally can rep 200-225lbs 3-5 eaaasily. But today for the first time I retracted and the weights I could handle dropped drastically.. tbf I never do high reps and today was a lot of volume but by my third working set I had to drop downwards of 135lbs just to reach my desired 8reps???????????
>>42682269
for about the first year of training i didnt retract my shoulders and my shoulders would do a lot of the work. i slowly changed my form but i retract my shoulders now and can bench 3pl8. when you start using heavier weights its important to keep your shoulders safe which is why you should start doing it
Milk has always been my favorite lifting beverage, mostly because of white supremacy but also because of cheap extra calories/preteens. It seems like I've been noticing some extra watery shits when I drink milk or eat ice cream. Not even rippetoe amounts of milk just a glass. This doesnt happen when I have kefir or yogurt or cheese though.
Anyone have experience with this bullshit? Are my gains going to leave me?
>>42682265
What's your lactose intake look like?
>>42682487
I used to drink about a quarter gallon a day. Now I have been having a glass in the morning for breakfast. I eat cheese almost daily and yogurt/kefir almost daily
Happened to me. Drink milk cheese I get crazy heart palpitations. It's called candida/fungal/bad bacteria overgrowth. Is your tongue white? You're fucked m8
What did you hit first?
>225 bench
>315 squat
>405 DL
I hit 2pl8 bench first, shit was cake. 315 squat came shortly after, then 405 DL
>>42682171
It took me 8 months after I started lifting to hit 1/2/3/4 I think this is standard for everyone, if not, get your test levels checked
>>42682171
The exact opposite, although I hit 135OHP before any of them
>>42682186
Same for me but in 7 months ;)
ok fit i might regret this but ive come here for advice once again.
would it be productive to have a program where you train for both strength and hypertrophy? as in for every two hyportrophy rep range workouts you do, you do one strength rep range? or the other way around or w/e. or would it just be a waste of time?
>>42682150
like say ill do two chest workouts where i focus on working in 8-12 rep ranges, and do one where i solely focus on the 3-5 rep range
>>42682150
put them into the same workout, ain't that hard
many programs have this built in, e.g. 5/3/1
>>42682150
look into 5/3/1, PHUL, and PHAT
looking to do fights for some extra income but there is one thing i need to do before i actually sign up for anything, how the hell do you actually do cardio workouts in a way that doesnt suck ass? i need to increase my endurance
>pic related, most likely outcome when i step in the ring
Run, jump rope. Unless you like cardio it's always going to suck, just get used to it.
>>42682242
Fucking this. Hated Cardio when I first started and everything involving it was ass to me, but after awhile I started to love the winded feeling and Cardio's now one of my favorite things to do
>>42681853
T. Con R. McGruber
Do girls really fart?
Oh and to maximize gains what is the true optimal time to wait after a workout before you eat? Most bro scientists says to eat immediately but in reality studies are totally inconclusive, saying anything from immediately to within the first six hours. And if you wait to eat you get a much bigger fat burn afterwards than you would if you eat immediately and maintain the higher hgh output.
>>42681834
Before getting pregnant and having recovery, my wife fulfilled my fart fetish by farting on my face and down my throat while my face was wrapped up by her buttcheeks. She continues to fart, but not on my face because she is recovering, but she will be soon.
So, yes, females fart.
>>42681834
>BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAA
>>42681834
You want to eat in order to replenish your nitrogen balance. If you're lifting appropriately, a decent workout consisting of resistance training should put your nitrogen balance in the negative. You want to not only be as anabolic as possible, but also prevent as much tissue degradation as possible.
Protein synthesis is definitely increased within 24-48 post heavy lifting. Metabolic and tissue stress like resistance training is going to increase mTOR, which upregulates protein synthesis.
Really there's no downside to eating immediately. Anabolic processes maintain for a long period of time post workout, but the key is also to avoid tissue degredation. With that in mind I like to eat within 2-3 hours of lifting just to bring nitrogen balance back to the positive.
He'd be in the gym right now if he could
Why aren't you?
>>42681719
I cant still believe he is dead
Sometimed i would to his youtube or IG to see something new about him
I never thought he was going to die
Wouldn't want to end up like him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW2UOyjO1bM
>bulking all week
>went from 155lbs to 165lbs in the span of 5 days
Am I going to die /fit/?
>>42681704
Yes, you are going to be a fatass and have a heart attack at 45
>>42681704
The good news is that the weight is probably mostly water but the bad news is it's also a bit of fat and no muscle
>>42681704
Sauco on that bosom por favor
Hey, 4chan what is that drug or supplement that is like steroids but is legal? Im prettey sure its untested and shit like that and so thats why its legal.
Cell-tech
If it existed everyone would be on it you retard.
Frog-tech
am I squating right?
No.
You're initiating the squat with your knees (which isn't bad in itself if you are doing olympic-style squatts, bu tyou are not). You are losing tightness, especially in the bottom portion of the lift and you also have buttt wink.
Your lower back rounds quite a bit at the bottom, which I'm sure is making you lose core tightness and harming your stability. Depth is definitely good but I think your knees are out of sync with your hips and upper body as you initiate the descent and as you start going back up. Consider sticking your butt out and puffing your chest as you start the movement.
>>42681639
What do to correct this?
You're right I don't feel tightness in the lower portion but I like deep squat.