How do I escape the skinnyfat limbo?
Kill yourself rofl
Ya either cut to low bf and bulk, especially if you're like a chubby fat mid, high 20s bf percentage, or bulk then cut.
>>38390488
Can I not just cut and lift?
Is it worth buying a scale to go further down the rabbit hole of calorie counting?
>>38390436
If you don't weight your food you can not count calories.
>>38390436
Sure
Scales are also useful for baking
>>38390462
You can measure by volume
Technically you aren't weighing it
Is this girl natty?
>>38390390
No but that guy in the back is
>>38390390
She's as natty as much as I wished it stayed summer here forever.
What's the best way to grow taller at 18? I'm 5'6 and life is hell.
>>38390368
you're still taller than most girls, fix your attitude or end yourself i guess
being short is ok, being self-deprecating is not
You can't, just get over it dude. Its not that big of a deal
>>38390423
I get that, the only reason im so worked up about it now is because my growth plates are going to be closing soon.
So I've been reading about body recomposition rather than the tradition bulking and cutting.
The basic premise is that rather than bulking or cutting one should should choose a target body weight and bodyfat % and eat as if you were trying to maintain that. It seems like there's some logic to that, but I don't really understand the details of muscle gain/fat loss well enough to tell if it's legit or not.
thoughts?
It's only worth it if you are at an extremely high bf and obese
For us regular guys it just means slower gains. Bulk for a year solidly, train hard get your strength up, then cut
>>38390336
Not OP but what if i never want to gain ANY fat whatsoever? I can't handle it mentally. Not even if i know i'm going to cut later. Can i recomp if i accept slow gains?
>>38390583
Then it's just called a clean bulk, and it's kind of what you are meant to do anyway.
Eat clean and max 500 calories above TDEE. Fat gain will be minimal (although you will always gain a tad of fat). Just go on a cut as soon as you reach 14% until you are down to like 10-12% again and continue clean bulking from there.
anyone ever go to a tanning shop? i live in a no sun part of the world and i'm a pasty fucker
not looking to be bronzed with a deep tan, just don't want to be reflective in the sun. it hurts my eyes when i look at my arms with bright sunlight on them. are tanning shops ok for the super white?
>>38390246
>want to get tanned
>look up how to get a tan
>every post/article/forum tells you that you get skin cancer if your in the sun for longer than a minute
>>38390246
>>38390246
Just work at it everyday even if the sun isn't really shining
The rays are still there even if it's cloudy
Dp you eat these?
Why not?
>>38390245
Because Kirkland Protein bars are better
>>38390245
I don't have any urge to snack so I don't need to look for "healthy alternatives"
It's a meme bar
are peanut butter/banana sandwiches a good way to get more calories in my diet? I'm really skinny and I was considering buying a weight gainer but I only hear bad stuff about them
>>38390157
How many calories are they? How many calories do you need?
Why are you so incompetent in terms of critical thinking?
>>38390157
Yes, as long as you're getting a lot of protein too
>>38390157
Bro peanut butter is literally the god tier bulking food, eat that shit out of the jar or with anything man, just go for it. Also, if you wanna cut back on sugar or sodium, go for organic PB, which in my opinion tastes pretty much the same as anything else, just alot creamier
Also, drink a lot of whole milk for those calories
>No gains
>I still become stronger
contractile units of muscle
nervous system control of muscle
nervous system recruitment of synergistic muscles
muscle torque =\= energy storage
>>38390219
I do not understand, sorry i am not a native english speaker
>>38390110
> gains
> don't become stronger
IT'S NOT FUCKING FAIR
>short legs means smaller squat ROM
>short arms means smaller bench ROM
>light bodyweight is advantageous when engaging in battle with tall and heavier enemies
>head can't be seen by enemies in trench warfare
>always in front row in group pictures means no one in front of you
>can confidently order of children's menu
>can travel for free by hiding inside luggage
Dont forget being bestowed with the blessing of the honey badger.
As a 6'3" untermensch I must settle for the approval of the kangaroo, which while metal is still a much less metal animal.
>>38389913
>>light bodyweight is advantageous when engaging in battle with tall and heavier enemies
no its not
>>38389975
Think like fighting a cyclops in Dragon's Dogma
Manlets can climb up the backs of Lanklets and stab out their eyes
I have skipped gym for the whole week.
How do I regain motivation?
Take some preworkout, listen to some pump up music, and just go, whether or not you feel like it
If you rely on feeling motivated you will never make it.
The action comes before the feeling, and you have to execute the action. In other words just fucking do it.
>tfe human beings wasting the gift of conscious will
Go right now.
Some of you might have seen the Olympic athlete with red circles on their body. This is called cupping, driving blood to that area as a way to speed recovery.
I'd like to share with you an even better way to accomplish the same thing, and I've been using it with the athletes I train on a daily basis. I call it "Mosquito Cupping™". You place dozens of mosquitoes in a sealed cup and open the cup while pressing on the sore body part (there are many ways to catch them).
We've had amazing results. Notice your skin during your next mosquito bite. The area becomes red, rushed full of blood even if you don't touch it. Imagine this times 100. As long as you don't scratch it, the itch goes away quickly. The soreness or stiffness that area has goes away too.
fucking kill yourself
just use a penis pump
>he isn't mosquito leech cup stacking
What's your go-to snack while you're on a cut? Saturdays always fuck with me.
>>38389719
Pizza
>>38389719
No snack for cutting
>>38389719
Gummi bears
>tfw starting to wake up in the middle of the night
how do I stop this? I want 8 continuous hours, not this 4+4 shit
>>38389685
Maybe your area waking up from noises. Or your breathing is obstructed from apnea.
Me? I have to piss 2x a night because I'm old
Waking up in the middel of night is the best maan
>>38389707
Fuck no brah, I always wake up around the same time at night because I need to pee, fucking things sucks! Also, when I'm in my half a awake state I'm really tempted to eat something because my blood sugar levels are so low. This is bad because I'm on a cut.
Also, I do a lot of cardio so I sweat a lot so I guess that's one of the reason I pee so frequently(that my body lacks sodium to hold the water).
Hey /fit/, dumbass spaghetti OP from yesterday. I took wjat some of you guys said and reworked my intake, doing MILES better today!
Morning
Yogurt - 100kcal
2 eggs w/ pepper and mushroom - 200kcal
Lunch
Chips - 280kcal
Hummus - 100kcal
Protein shake w/ banana - 375kcal
Dinner
Bean burrito - 310kcal
Beef burrito - 360kcal
12 grain crackers - 170kcal
And the cream in my coffee today was the last 80 calories
2000 total in the whole day and I don't feel hungry.
I was at 2200 by 10:30am yesterday and starved the entire day.
How about your guys' cuts?
170lbs to 160lbs
Should I keep cutting
When will I get abs
183 abouts a month ago. 175 now. Initial weight loss blast was due to massive shits, has leveled out now to about 1.5lb a week. Goal is 150-160 depending how i look.
Wanted to get my weight down before gyno surgery in 6 months. Should be set at this rate.
you should be using sedentary