I'm quitting soda once and for all. I did it once for like 6 months and was really healthy.
Unfortunately I picked it back up again badly and it's really hard to quit. What are some healthy and good alternative choices?
I don't like tea, and some people have said to stay away from juice because it's just as bad?
>>40345936
water
tea
black coffee
>>40345936
is this even a question
>>40345936
Soda water. Also cut sugar from your diet
How does this work?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exercise-paradox/
is that guy gonna be ok?
Read it
How about you post the article since it's behind a paywall?
Anyway, based on the small snippet I can tell you that increasing exercise isn't the easiest/best way to create a calorie deficit - diet restriction is the way to go.
Is starting strength a good program or not i just want the non meme answer
SL > SS
>>40345665
Yes. Just add accessories and practice good eating habits.
It's good for strength. If you want aesthetics do a bodysplit that works each muscle 2 times a week minimum and still gain strenght (maybe at a lower speed than with SS) in your main lifts by doing them in the beggining of each workout, 3x5 is a good idea for your mains. The rest, do bodybuilding stuff. And don't stress about it, if you're a beginner you WILL make gains if you eat right, on any bodybuilding routine.
>works out religiously
>can't throw a punch
>can't jump a fence
>can't run a mile without stopping
>is a virgin
remind me why you fuckboys are working out? "I-I-I'm doing it for myself I swear!" is not an acceptable answer, because you fags all cry to each other about your feels.
>>40345570
i ran a mile just cause i could when i was 8 and i have never done it again cause it's boring
>>40345570
>>can't throw a punch
i live in cultured society. read: no niggers or gypsies so i don't have to worry about violence.
>can't jump a fence
my vertical jump is amazing thanks to squats.
>can't run a mile without stopping
don't know about this one. haven't run in a while because i prefer riding bicycle. in the summer i do over 600 km almost every week (~370 miles).
>>40345570
>>can't throw a punch
>>can't jump a fence
>>can't run a mile without stopping
>>is a virgin
but im none of these things
Share your testosterone and lifestyle info, let's see if we can figure out some patterns
> Age: 33
> Weight: 160 lbs
> Natty: Yes
> Testosterone 718
> Free testosterone: 17.7
> Diet: Very low carb/moderate protein/very high fat, eat in an 8 hour window only (12-8pm)
> Misc: lmao weed on the weekends, only drink water (no coffee/alcohol), sugar comes only from fruit
> Routine: Weights 2x/week, cardio 2x/week
Age: 18
Height: 5'10
Weight: 132 (when I got my test results which was 6 months ago, now I've bulked)
Natty: yes
Testosterone: 587
For some reason the dumbass doctor didn't ask for free test
Diet: High carbs, probably average to low fat (trying to fix that)
Misc: Sometimes drink alcohol, like maybe once a month, I eat a lot of junk food and sweets because bulking and I have low appetite
Routine: ICF 5x5
>>40345561
Meant to add my height, 5'9"
>>40345662
Not bad at all. Your weight is pretty low, you've got a lot of room to grow which'll be pretty cool. Keep on keepin' on
>ask for blood work
>doctor literally asks why
>tell him i didn't have it for a very long time
>still refuses
What are your favorite songs that get you pumped at the gym fellas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0y3_-jX3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9eV-7eH88
>>40345519
BY THE SWORD IN MY HAAAAAAND
I WILL CONQUER THE LAND
I WILL DECIMATE
AND DECAPITATE
THOSE WHO QUESTION THE SWOOOOORD
>>40345628
does it make me an autist for actually liking the song?
What can I do to make my back healthy ? I can't think of a single thing
The objective isn't to gain muscle and show off or any of that shit, I've just had my back twisted and bent all my life because I'm autistic I guess, and now I want to make it better. All I want is to develop them muscles and have a straight back. Any recommendations ?
For now I'm doing abs and plank, not sure if it's enough. Also I sometimes do that thing when you stretch out your arms to form a cross, and quickly move them in small circles. Feels like it's good exercise for the shoulders
I fucked up and initially posted this on /tv/ and got the following tips:
>deadlifts
>planks
>bridging
>good mornings
>back crunches
>weighted shrugs
>>79336742
Can I drop abs already, or are they still necessary ? Also swimming > climbing ?
the only thing I do is push ups.
>>>/tv/79336742
>>40345497
I don't think that's a good idea
What does "twisted and bent" mean? Do you have an actual deformity or do you just have bad posture? The answer will be very different depending on which it is. If you're not sure, you should probably see a doctor, physical therapist or chiropractor before asking people on the internet.
Just went clubbing for the first time and made out with a guy while shirtless on a stage in front of like 100 people
thanks fit. without you guys i would never have had the confidence for thsi shit - I was a complete /r9k/ basketcase just a year or so ago.
You da best, lads.
Degenerate
Now you've probably got mouth aids
Kys my man
>made out with a guy while shirtless on a stage in front of like 100 people
Is it possible to make any meaningful gains without equipment or weights?
>>40345458
you could easily look like that after dude doing bodyweight for a year
>>40345483
Lol GTFO
>>40345458
i don't know about aesthethics but i made decent strength progress. went from 35 kg/70/60/70 to 65/95/140/165 in around 7 months. gained around 12 kg. didn't use any supplements. just slow bulk and a min of 8 hours a day sleep.
>tfw your bench is still at 205
JUST BE 225 ALREADY DAMNIT
Those last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to get when shooting for a 225 bench press
>>40345407
>Hit 225 for 3x5,5,4
>Alright got it next time
>Get 3x4,3,3
Well fuck me.
>>40345586
this happened to me except with ohp and at a lower weight
what the fuck
Just had a meal with 130g of protein. Wondering if this will be absorbed or if I'll piss/shit it out? Pic unrelated
>>40345354
Stop falling for the
>my body can't absorb this in one meal
This is the worst bait ever
>>40345354
Her ass must look like a orange.
>>40345354
I mean a greater percentage of it will be wasted compared to say a meal of only 50g protein, but the difference isn't worth worrying about. Your stomach and small intestine have receptors and shit that detect the presence of amino acids and will delay gastric emptying and motility as long as possible to try and soak up as much nutrients as it can. It can take up to 5 hours for such a meal to clear the small intestine. The shitty studies people use to arrive at a magical max proton number are based on some weakly-correlated downstream indicators like nitrogen content of blood or piss or whatever.
what do you guys think about resistance bands?
Very useful, no reason to rush in and buy them all at once but slowly collecting some is useful. Using banded resistance is fun every once in a while and pull apart are awesome for shoulder health
>>40345341
wtf is the point of that shit? Like just add more weight nigga.
>>40345341
I like to wrap them around my neck and use them like a bungee cord
Is One Punch Man training achievable natty?
>100 push ups a day
>100 sit ups a day
>100 squats a day
>10 km run a day
yea
>>40345227
OPM is what inspired me to get fit. Had no idea what to do so I followed Saitama's routine but did 1 mile instead of 10km. Lost a lot of weight but muscle gain pretty much stops after a couple weeks. It also gets extremely tedious to do this shit once you start adding on to it.
>>40345227
well pushups helps core, upper body, back and shoulder
Especially if you do different styles of pushups.
Situps and crunches are classic core workouts if you activate the core properly.
squats is a given
running is good endurance.
So....yeah, why not?
But the subversion from the simplicity is whats amazingly funny.
Running and cardio is the clearly superior form of exercise and body type
>lazy fucks who just wanna sit on their ass and lift without ever raising their heartbeat will deny this
Agreed.
Intense prolonged cardio is not just physically challenging but also a huge mental hurdle
>not doing both
they're not mutually exclusive you know
lifters' heartrates surpass runners' heartbeats unless you're sprinting..
we can reach 190 just by deadlifting heavy
Fucking faggots I make a serious thread asking some question about vegetarian/vegan diets and I get called out by some virgins for "baiting"
Have any of you switched to vegetarian/vegan while going to the gym ? Did it help you ?
I've read vegan men are healthier and get better results. Ive also saw some scientific paper saying vegans had more testosterone than vegetarians/omnivores but dunno if thats right.
Sorry daddy fill me up like a cream puff xx
>>40345171
I'll pretend you're not baiting for a minute
>I've read vegan men are healthier and get better results
Compared to whom and results in what? If the health comparison is between vegans and those on the standard American diet, no shit because that's a low fucking standard in the first place. "Results" is vague and can mean almost anything in regards to fitness.
>Ive also saw some scientific paper saying vegans had more testosterone than vegetarians/omnivores but dunno if thats right
There's a study from 2000 that claims that vegans had a 13% (or some such number) higher amount of test than meat eaters, however people saying that didn't read the study properly. The study itself says there was no significant different in free testosterone levels (the form of test that is actually important) between the diet groups.
Thirty Year Study of Vegans Finds Increased Rates of Cancer, Depression and Mental Health Issues
http://healthandwellness.co/2017/02/thirty-year-study-of-vegans-finds-increased-rates-of-cancer-depression-and-mental-health-issues/