Hey fitbros just wanted to say thanks for all the info and help. I was 290 when i started at my heaviest and im now down to 263.6 and still going.
I just wanted to know if i ahould continue with my straight cut using cardio or if i should start building lean muscle now too in order to not have as much excess skin when i reach my goal of 220?
what do you mean by "start building lean muscle"?
>>39450194
Ive been watching some videos and they said that filling the surface area of your stretched skin with lean muscle will help reduce excess skin.
Was that misinformation?
>>39450217
Read that back to yourself and ask whether or not that makes any sense at all.
Keep cutting. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Does anyone else get acid reflux after going to the gym? Does anyone know why that would be and how to fix it?
>>39449868
consider some prilosec otc. it's a proton pump inhibitor that will reduce the ph of your stomach. Consider going to a doctor as reflux in the absence of obesity can be related to nerve damage/disruption.
>>39449868
Are you eating right before going to the gym? That used to be what happened to me, I eat 2 hours before at the closest now.
>>39450836
So I SHOULDN'T eat before going to the gym? I go to the gym after lunch, I arrive about 45 minutes after, 1h at most. Whole wheat pasta and a protein shake usually.
>>39450830
>can be related to nerve damage/disruption
scary stuff, I'll talk about it next time I see him.
Do you have these? Pullups fuck my hands up.
>>39449865
everybody who's ever lifted a bar has calluses
who gives a shit? if you're that deep in pussy it's time to whip out your dick anyway
>>39449865
Every adult male should have those. Way better than having soft baby hands.
it's interesting how your most noticeable callouses are on your middle finger, while mine are on my ring finger. any other ring finger master races here?
Do you think /ourguy/ is fucking Nikki B? Is Guzman jelly?
>>39449735
Is that Bradley Martin?
>>39449765
Yes
Lel fuck Guzman ofcourse he is fucking her
Seriously asking, why is it bad for you?
Food isn't bad for you.
>>39449585
Witty
>>39449572
it's not bad for you, it's just not filling like other carbs.
which can make you over eat and that's bad for you.
>finishing up a workout with relaxing with a nice black coffee with an orange, some 90% cocoa dark chocolate and a cigarette
This is heaven, is there anything better bros?
>>39449432
If i didnt want gains i'd do the same thing bro
>>39449432
COPD, you doofus.
>>39449432
I don't get this meme
Why an orange?
>in the 70s this was considered strong
STEROIDS RUINED EVERYTHING
>>39449423
Athletic maybe. Not strong but certainly on the street the norm is absurd now.
I don't think that was ever considered strong
>in the 70s this was considered strong
>guy I know on Facebook always posts these fitness videos
>literally no one responds but he doesn't mind
>actually informative
>feelsbadman
Maybe /fit/ has some feedback/ideas
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zlBtgbb7fO0
>>39448917
just tell us it's you it's alright
we know it's u faggot
also
>informative
dude does upright rows. Not only that but he has such an imbalanced piece of shit body that the bar is all tilted because he can't figure out how to stretch or work out balancedly
>>39448917
More lifting in videos, less blogging
Help me. I think I fucked up because my arms/deltoids feel like they are going to explode.
So 2 days ago I decided I wanted to get fit so I got my dad's old weight set out of storage and did some curls and using those arms thingies. I did about 40 mins of 8 KG lifting after never lifted in my life.
This was over 48 hours ago and I am still an agony. How do I continue lifting without exploding?
(pic is the what I have set up but not exactly because I just stole this pic off google)
Eat a lot of protein, soak in a hot bath to promote blood flow and lactate clearing and make sure you get plenty of sleep
It's what we call DOMS and it'll decrease over a few months as your body adapts to exercise
>>39448935
Would it be best to keep going at 8kg or go lighter for longer periods? Because being at college with arms feeling like they will fall off sucks but I don't want to quit because I actually enjoyed lifting when I was doing it but hate the aftermath.
sounds like a chronicly severe case of being a little bitch
>hey anon! hope you had fun at our party
> I'm glad you stuck around until everyone left hehe
>take off your shirt and hop in!
>I made you a drink
>b - bulking? what is that? You can't take your shirt off?!
>I always hear you talking about working out, you don't have abs?
>>39447866
>He took his time to type that shit
>He selcted that photo
>He never had the thought that he is an embarassing piece of shit
>>39447892
t.Triggered Powerlifter
>>39447954
Nah I hate powerlifters, this permavirgin threads are just pathetic.
So today I trained my platysma with 4x12 of weighted lower lip pullbacks at 20kg. After the second set I felt some kind of tingling pain near the left risorius. I took down some weight and continued, but I still got this pain and now it fells sore af.
Any tips on improving my platysma training? Trainer at my gym said that with clips, as I do is the preferred way. I thought about doing weighted reverse chin pullbacks instead soon.. will I get the same effects?
what the fuck am i reading?
>>39447669
wtf???
Assuming you're not trolling, the platysma is the most retarded part of the neck to train. Read this
https://bretcontreras.com/neck-training-101/
if you're going to train neck you're probably better off doing flexion and extension motions.
What's weird is I usually feel platysma activate when I do machine chest flies
Sup, /fit/
I dont normally browse this board but I need to settle an argument and I want to know the mechanics behind it. I thought this would be a goo place to ask. It's not excercise related but it os diet related.
If you're too light (say, a BMI of 17,3) and you got there by eating 1500 kcal a day. Suppose you started eating 2000kcal again (the 'minimum' we so often hear for staying alive), would you gain weight again? Why?
Similarly, if you continue eating 1500 kcal you'd theoretically keep losing weight but rather youd probably hit a 'minimum' before your body starts breaking down tissues and stopping functions (such as metabolising vitamins and menstruating), correct? Will your body be okay with ingesting 1500 kcal or less every day and staying at a certain (lower than normal) weight? Or will you keep losing weight and eventually become underfed?
Thanks for any info
Random image because fuck it
>>39447647
>calories in
>calories out
why is this so fucking hard to understand
>>39447687
Well because of the reasons and situations I listed and clearly I'm struggling with understanding the mechanics of metabolism thanks
>>39447957
Totally depends on how many calories you burn (aka "calories out") and that varies widely from person to person based on age, gender (real gender, not made up shit), muh conditions, and so on.
So, any advice that tells you to eat a specific number of calories is automatically wrong. You kinda have to work backwards: If you know how many calories you're eating, just observe your weight over the course of a month. If your weight is holding steady, then you are eating "at maintenance", i.e. you are burning as much as you eat, no more, no less. If you are steadily losing a pound a week, you are eating 500 calories a day deficit. If you are steadily gaining a pound a week, you are eating 500 calories a day surplus.
But again, the most important point here is that your "calories out" number depends on YOU. If you're a 70 year old granny, it's probably like 1000. If you're Michael Phelps, it's probably like 6000. If you're a normal male it's probably somewhere between 2000-3000. If you're a normal female it's probably somewhere between 1500-2000.
My wife packs me small sandwich bags of 4oz of cooked meat (chick/steak im im lucky) or fresh sweet potato crisps but tends to get embarassed when im walking around the zoo with her eating meat out of a sandwich bag. What protein enriched snacks do you guys take on the go?
I eat every 2-3 hours
Pic related, im at work
That's a fine ass wife you got, congrats.
>>39447574
Thanks mannnnn
A bag of beef jerky probably looks slightly less autistic
So from what I'm learning online Alpha2-fat receptors are what stop you from losing the last bit of weight. In men thats the weight around the lower back and waist. I've been suck at close to for the last couple months and while I'm seeing improvements in strength and endurance through training despite maintaining a 600-800 calorie deficit I've seen my weight loss slow down dramatically.
One of the ways that I've seen recommended intermittent fasting as a way to overcome this, if anyone has experience or any other information I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
at least my fucking fat gut and love handles are alpha
>>39447461
heh
>>39447446
At 600-800 deficit you are already fucking up all bodybuilding progress you're trying to make; so if your sole goal is to lose the fat, go full Auschwitz mode and eat an apple, 100g oats and water per day.
>mother found the pringles stash
>literally eats 50% of it
FUCKIG WOMEN ARE LIKE PUPPIES WITHOUT A SHRED OF SELF CONTROL REEEEEE
>>39447417
Do it
>>39447417
Wtf, why do you still live with your mom in the first place?
>>39447417
Go show her who's boss, big boy.