My car broke down 6 months ago and I started riding a bike to school.
It's about 2 miles one way.
My leg muscles got used to it within the first week but it's been 6 months now and my cardio STILL sucks. Like badly. It's not consistent either, some days it sucks more than others.
But in general I'm breathing very hard after like 30 seconds, and about half way there I'm literally panting and mucus just dripping out of my nose. Sometimes I almost need to stop or slow way down.
I'm not fat either, if anything I'm really underweight at 5'11 129 lbs.
Some autistic explanations -
>first I thought maybe my bike tires were gradually getting flatter in perfect proportion to make my increased cardio stamina seem the same as it was in the beginning
>then I thought the cold weather was gradually getting colder and dryer in perfect proportion
Does the cold even matter?
Do I just have a lung disease or cardiovascular disease or something?
tl;dr 6 months riding a bike and my cardio is still shit
First off: 2 miles isnt really that far.
I was riding to school my whole school time 5 miles one way. Can only say that it def had a positive effect on cardio.
Have you ever done smth else for cardio? Ever been in better shape than you are now? Maybe something is wrong with your heart or lungs?
>>40178386
I know 2 miles isn't far it only takes me like 15 minutes to get there, but what I'm saying is that I've been doing it for 6 months and it hasn't gotten any easier at all.
>>40178307
>shit cardio
>under weight
Don't tell me you eat like shit? Sounds like you are constantly riding with real low glycogen levels or some other shit like that.
After 6 fucking months you haven't even once stopped and thought "Hmm, I wonder how I can adjust my lifestyle to MAKE THIS FUCKING EASIER AND/OR ENJOYABLE AND NOT A CHORE"? Really?!
Eat some carbohydrates. Stop being a faggot. It's 2 fucking miles one way. Fuck. I do 2x 5.5 mile commute (11 miles total daily), plus work standing for up to 5 hours a day, and run anything from 5k to 10k every other day with longer at weekends.
>tar zxvf Fuck_gains.tar.gz
high-rep is best for fat loss right? Or should I stick to 3x5?
eat less u fat dumb bastard
>>40178182
actually low rep high weights is better for fat loss, suprisingly. meaning all those women doing meme high reps with the pink dumbbells just trying to "tone up" aka lose fat are actually doing even that wrong.
Eat-less is best for fat loss.
Difference in rep range makes so little difference to actual calories burned, you could literally eat the difference between a 20 rep set and a 5 rep set in one bite.
When I get good lat engagement, like during my last sets of pullups or one arm dumbbell rows, I feel what I can only describe as a good tickle in the lats. Honestly, the feeling is very similar to what it feels like when I get my dick sucked, but in my lats instead. I love it.
Anybody else have this?
>>40177909
Get that feeling getting up after leg press. feels like my quads are cumming.
>>40177909
Is that shopped
>>40177945
It really is amazing. It doesn't always happen, but when it does it's like a reward from the god of gains. Ecstatic bliss through lifting.
>you can't build big legs without squats
When will this meme die? You autists act like literally the only way to gain leg mass is through 3x5 squats
inb4
>but he took steroids, therefore I'm smarter than him and my opinion matters more
But he literally has no legs
>>40177822
>>40177775
of course you can build leg mass without 3x5 squats. 3x5 squats just happens to be the least uncomfortable and most effective way to build leg mass for natty beginners, which make up 99% of this board.
I'm starting a new diet and exercise plan tomorrow. I made this to post on the fridge. Any recommended changes / additions?
Melbourne?
Im only asking because only a female would do such an autistic diet plan.
>>40177607
What's autistic about it? It's based off foods I know that my body reacts well to. It's a modified version of a plan I used to successfully lose 77 pounds in 4 months (298 to 221) but now allows for more "good" fat and fiber.
>>40177607
i live in melbourne. wanna fuk?
how to kek mode?
Dont be @Space_Pretzel
>brown nips
>>40177442
Squat right?
>I want to start power-lifting
>I also want to cut down to 12% or so bodyfat
>I am currently 20% bodyfat
Is what I want to do even possible? I'm starting powerlifting next monday, no more bro-splits and meme isolations. Going all in on power-lifting as so far as the gym goes.
But can I even do this while starting at 20% bodyfat with the goal of wanting to go down to 12% bodyfat? Would it be pointless to start my powerlifting now if I want to drop bodyfat or what?
>>40177441
too blatant, the cake photo just seals the deal
uh, you're a powerlifter, i'd say just bulk, you'll look "strong" and "big" and "good" and "attractive"
>>40177441
>>40177471
I want to cut down to 12% for health reasons.
Being at 20% (permabulking for awhile) is uncomfortable, I just don't feel good, not only for vanity reasons, I legit just don't feel healthy at this bf%.
I want to be a 10-12% bodyfat powerlifting that actually has a respectable weight to lifts ratio, then maybe I could perhaps compete in local meets at weight class where I fit well into at 10-12% bodyfat.
I'm not talking about becoming a meme powerlifter at 40% bodyfat.
>Squatting and deadlifting
Have fun in snap city boys
>>40177396
>lifting with shit form
>>40177434
t. DYEL
>Good form can 100% prevent injuries
>>40177396
>not realizing every exercise has its own injuries
>isolations are worse offenders than compounds
>enjoy your problems
How do I lift my double chin away? Is such a thing even possible?
PS I'm not fat obviously
Stop smoking. It loosens the skin around your mouth. You should also stand up straight.
Your only other option is surgery.
>>40177488
B-but I don't smoke
>>40177387
you gotta start putting your tongue on the roof if you don't already.
I always had a bit of a double chin because I didn't have proper tongue posture but when you press your tongue on the roof of the mouth it goes away
How do I make potassium gain at a small calories cost ?
>>40177264
Potassium tablets
>>40177267
With real food , I have a multivitamin but I only pop it when i've already reached 100% RDA with real food .
http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000122000000000000000.html
So /fit/, why aren't you carnivore yet?
Don't you know that every single day our planet forests get destroyed just so some selfish omnivores can grow their food? Thousands of animals lose their home and in order to not introduce them to already established ecosystems and completely unbalance them, us omnivores have to eat them.
So if you are a herbivore please think about the future of human race and our planet and join our ranks to balance it out because the earth is suffering.
>>40177219
keto masterrace represent
>those stuck in carb hell, you're about to die and deserve no salute
>beetustards
>>40177219
pretty sure that if you took the right vitamins/ ate the right meats- liver, ect than you actually could go carnivore
>>40177219
I know this is a shitpost but, feeding one animal requires more forests to be destroyed than feeding a human. Also there's not enough wild animals on earth to sustain the human population. So you're fucked either way
Is creatine a meme?
Whatever the sticky said about creatine is the right answer.
Go read the sticky, senpai
yes
i used it and it hurt my stomach so I stopped using it and literally nothing changed
>>40177234
Sticky doesn't discuss
I went to the gym today
If I have a couple of glasses of wine, will that affect my gainz at all? And if so, how much?
>>40177105
Alcohol is useless calories. Don't eat anything while you're drinking, and if you do go high protein and nothing else, and you'll be okay.
Life is short. Lifting weights is fun. Making gains is fun. And getting drunk is fun. If you're a pro athlete or bodybuilder or whatever then don't drink. Otherwise stop being a faggot and get your drink on once a week. That's what I'm doing right now.
And I am 124 lbs of hot young buck that's looking for a fast time. Fuck you.
>>40177152
>124lbs
>offering advice
ahahaha
>>40177105
It impairs protein synthesis, it's not worth it.
U wanna be 124lbs?
>>40177166
yeh but how much and for how long, etc
I'm holding wate rlike a motherfucker, what's up with that? What should I do? Sauna?
poke yourself with a needle and itll drain out
best way to reduce water retention is to drink more water
the body instinctively conserves water when it becomes dehydrated
>protip : you can still be dehydrated, even if you drink water, because of excessive sodium intake/sweating
>>40176964
lmao just drop it on the ground
fit and pua go together like bread and butter
>mfw entering the gym wearing a $1000 fur coat
>mfw i watch non-pua gym bros all turn gay one by one. all on Grindr while i fuck their mothers
>PUA
Broscience for picking up girls
PUA is just pretending. Acting like something you're not. If you can't get girl's without some technique then you're beyond saving.
>ywn be 7 feet tall in shiny jet black tights and a sick vest with a top hat
fuark