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Strength training isn't just about muscles, it's also about joints, ligaments, tendons, bone density.

Hypertrophy is about targeting just the muscles, so they grow bigger.

In bodybuilding, there's actually some muscles you don't want to get bigger. For example, if you do a lot of heavy OHP, dumbbell presses, and lateral raises; but you have shitty form and too much weight (which is the case for a lot of guys), you will end up additionally training the supraspinatis muscle in your rotator cuff. As the supraspinatis hypertrophies, it pushes against the AC joint, causing your shoulders to pop when you lift them. This eventually leads to a torn rotator cuff.

Just imagine all you did was isolate your chest and legs, that's strength training.

There has come about this utterly bullshit meme that all you need is to train like a powerlifter in order to look like a bodybuilder, all because some highly inaccurate short studies and highly inaccurate EMG studies show full body activation on the squat, bench and deadlift.

But that doesn't mean shit, just because your bicep is activating on a bench press doesn't mean you're getting anywhere near sufficient training stimuli.

The only muscles strength training actually stimulates effectively is the chest, some triceps, quadriceps, and the entire posterior chain. So basically you're not even training 75% of the fluff muscles that actually make you look aesthetic.

What makes the issue even worse is that the bench, squat and deadlift are so good at what they do it makes the imbalance of aesthetic proportions even worse, since your fluff muscles can't overload and grow anywhere near as much as your functional muscles. The ideal approach is to still do your big 3, but do not go crazy on them.

>>42552817
Trains for stregth
>gets strong
>looks awful

Trains for hypertrophy
>gets strong
>gets laid

>>42552815
unless youre competing in either, it literally doesnt matter. just do whats comfy for you (as long as youre hitting depth)

High bar destroys your knees

low bar destroys your back

Pick your poison

>>42553657
try the jefferson squat and destroy your balls

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I spent 6 months on a diet. No exercise, just watched total calories. Didn't really care about anything else.

I steadily lost weight. I was down 47 lbs by the end.

I then decided to have a very relaxed diet. Watch calories when it was convenient, but never turn down a good time. I lost about 1 lbs a month with this new type of diet.

Now I'm down 55 lbs. I am trying to get myself to exercise, but I'm depressed. I started dieting in hopes of reconnecting with my ex. She got pregnant. I met a new girl. She was then my reason to live. Asked her out eventually, she said no. Since then everything in my life seems to be going downhill. Friends moving on with their lives, and I just feel hopeless.

I've come so far but I can't force myself to keep going. How can I get motivated? Here is me, took this picture yesterday. I could use a little encouragement.

I can easily control my diet, but anything that requires me to move is hard. I can't even fantasize about getting back with my ex anymore because that would ruin her child's life.

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>>42552781
>>42552858
good job buddy

>>42552858
You have to be your reason to do things.
You keep making others your motivation. you have to want it more than anyone else.
It's your life. No one else is going to live it for you or make it worth living for you. Even now you're asking others to fix what's you're problem.
Be your own man and pave your own way.

Should have sucked his dick desu

>>42552779
It's a defense mechanism.
By attaching a negative quality to everyone in better shape than him, he's become superior to them by being inferior to them. At least in his head.

>>42552779
Should've said asked why he has to bring down other people trying to improve themselves to make himself feel better

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>>42552678
Yikes sorry for the flipped image, posting from my phone

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Never seen anything like this in my yuropoor country but I want it.
Eating a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter to reach daily caloric intake + macros. I really fucking love peanut butter.

>>42552678
It also just started selling in a shop near me. Fucking godsent.

be lean

>>42552670
You can do a fuck load of stuff but there's always a side effect, some may be negligible such as acne but others can cause severe issues.

You probably want to take anti prolactin however doing so won't grant you any benifits nor will you gain more test.

So basically my question to you is why?

>>42552670
cabbage

>>42552643
trip to brazil or thailand and ass lift for dirt cheap

Implants 1xF

>>42552657
She's clearly natty.

>>42552377
SIngles and piano man breaks free of humanity for good.

Repeating digits means he lives

he's a vegetable. they'll be yanking his cuck cord anytime now. stop posting about your homoerotic fascination with this roid shitter you faggot ass idiot. no bump. kys.

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bump

>>42552376
If you want 'zas you just gotta factor it into your diet and eat around it. You can eat whatever you want in a "lifters diet" Learn about nutrition before you ask another stupid question. Sticky is a good place to start.

>>42552376
this fucking webm lmao, is it satire?

>>42552613
I've actually seen Jeff Nippard do the shit with the napkin. I can't stand that pathetic semblance of a man.

strength

>>42552223

>5x5 = 25
>3x8 = 24

5x5 = for winners who want to be strong
3x8 = for shitters who want to do shit just to tell people on the internet they did shit

>>42552174
protip: it can actually hurt to do this if you have certain spinal problems. it's gud for normies though

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>>42552174
>tfw do my 3x5 set of neck hangs, but I'm still healthy and decompressed

>>42552434
neck hangs are for niggers

>>42552104
>I read the sticky
Obviously not close enough

Calculate your TDEE via Google. Eat 500 more calories than it, and get 0.8 to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight daily.

>>42552129
thanks anon

Maybe you are getting old?

>>42551991
>26
>Old
>Nah
I have energy sometimes when I fight, but just I got out of a bad breakup, that might be it.

>>42552054
Fight whom?

Wtf cottage cheese ass is the best you fucking low test homo

>>42551858
Her ass is all fat and no muscle. Encourage her to squat so she can build a 10/10 bubble butt and dump you for chad.

>>42551858
Let me guess - she never works out

Great thread

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>>42551783

>>42551783
so you lost fat and that's it?
also >>42551982

>>42551982
>>42551998
I posted before many times. And you fats told me I'm way too skinny. Wellllll I've out on 12 lbs of muscles since. So smd lol.