Hey fit, I'm a beginner at the gym, and my goal is to gain

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You're not a special snowflake.

If you're scared of people watching you, work on your form, not on how heavy you can lift. Form > Weight

TLDR: Don't ego lift

>>39667983
Machines are usually fine for beginners since you will maintain good form by using one. But eventually you will need to move to FW after a short time. You're afraid...What are you a bitch?

Might as well learn to use free weights. I recommend doing Starting Strength for atleast a month just to get yourself confident squatting. Then do a ppl or Greyskull LP. Don't fall for memers telling you that machines are bad though. Start at a conservative weight, and keep constantly increasing it, and you'll see progress no matter what you do.

>I've only been using machines, is that bad?
I can do all the weight in every machine + dumbells on top of the weights and you wouldnt be able to tell I lift.
They are a warm up at best

Be sure you have the right runes and masteries before you lift. I had my cardio page equipped one day and all my lifts suffered

>>39668002
awful advice

>>39668037
i'll take things that aren't true for $200 alex

>>39668037
fitzy?

Do starting strength. Start with empty bar. Are you telling me that youre scared of empty bar?

>>39667983
Grow up and quit being "scared" lmao