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What's the fastest proven way for me to develop abs? inb4 just lift or read the sticky

>>39925739
There really isn't much of a short cut to these things. Do core exercises and cardio.

>>39925739
............... Lower Your Body Fat Percentage To Around 10 percent, You Have abs, You Can't See Them With All That Fat In The Way

Wtf Is Up With These Caps

>>39925815
What bodyfat percent do you think I am now?

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Fat fuck here.

So I started cutting. Following the sticky and all that. I will do this for 6 months and lose 100lbs hopefully.

I have introduced minor bodyweight exercises. I can barely do a push up, so I do an inclined one on the stairs. I got DOMs on the circled part in the pic. Only there and my triceps, nothing in my pecs. Am I fucking up something? How can I "use" my pecs more??

What are some filling low calorie foods/snacks?

>>39925843
50%

>>39925843
14-16

>>39925918
really tho

I asked this in another thread.

Been lifting SS for about 2 months now (on a cut, kill me). I want to start adding accessories to it, but am unsure of what.

I was thinking daily pushups and sit ups since I have very little that works my abs.

Opinions?

>>39925901
First off, congrats, I hope everything goes well with the diet. There are a lot of ways to do pushups that will work a little more of your chest, wide grip, narrow grip, t pushups. I would google them and try em out.

>>39925901
Widen your arms

>>39925914
Brown rice cakes

Most people say the hardest part of the bench press is the half closest to your chest, but I find it harder to lift from half way up to all the way up. Does this mean my triceps are disproportionately weak compared to my pecs? Should I do isolations to catch them up?

How can I make my nipples less puffy?

>>39925942
Have you made gains?

Can losing weight make your squat higher? I mean, if you have less upper body weight to push, shouldn't it make you able to squat with more weight on the bar?

>>39925901
DOMS are fine. You're sure it's not regular pain?

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I've done SS for 3 monthsa and slowly waned off to bodyweight exercises and running
Any recommendations for actual routines to take up? Preferably endurance and bodyweight oriented, I'm headed to police academy in September

>>39925978
noob gains on everything except bench. I started to do chin ups (can only do negatives currently) but hurt myself and avoided chest exercises for about a week.

current stats are

Squat 195 lb 3x5
Bench 100 lb 3x5
Deadlift 240 lb 1x5
Power Cleans 100 lb 5x3
Overhead Press 80 lb 3x5

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Alright, so before i start lifting i need to correct my posture. I have Anterior Pelvic tilt, i started doing core exercises and stretch neccesary parts, but my question is how often can i do those? Can i do them everyday? If i do them i can feel it tomorrow in my muscles but day after it is ok.

Another question, i do wrist exercises with weights to prevent RSI, how often can i do them?

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Why people don't re rack their weights?
>mfw

>>39925946
>>39925948
Thanks. I will try wider arms and see how it goes.

>>39926031
Who dat ??

>>39926031
Deadlifts fix posture. Deadlift 2-3 times a week. Not even memeing you

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>>39926044
it's worse this time of year because of NYR's but normally it's just faggots who barely do any exercise and think they're too important to stop their workout for anyone.

Normally I don't care but it's when they start racking them incorrectly that my autism triggers.

Like, is it so fucking hard just to put the 25 plate back with the others? There's no fucking reason to put a 2.5 plate on a 5 plate rack followed by a 10 plate. like what the FUCK

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I have got mononucleosis and my doctor said not to go to the gym for 2 months while I'm recovering (danger of spleen bursting).

Fuck. Any ideas of how to work on fitness while having an enlarged spleen?

Ive been on the same home pull up push up routine for about a month going on two. just these past two days ive started to feel like puking after working out the routine isnt hard, i havent felt like puking with it before only times i felt like puking when working out was when i wrestled in highschool any reason why?

>>39926163
go on a suicide cut, 1000 cal deficit

>>39926118
cant deadlift due to back condition

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>>39925975
That's Gyno which means you can't unless you plan on getting surgery to remove the excess glandular tissue.

Also shaving arms: gay or not? I hear it makes them look shredded as fuck.

>>39925942
I never got an answer to this

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What gym bag do you faggots use ?

Post this in the other thread,
Home gym, just got a new place so no bench, is there another workout with dumbells or bodyweight I can do to work my lower pecs?

Can you get pretty big on 1000-1100 test levels? 4lbs of muscle a month? 5? 8? What do you think.

Is there a significant difference between chunk and solid tuna? I like solid more but in my area chunk is about half the price for a little less protein per can

>>39925914

Cherry tomatoes are pretty goat snacks. You can eat a small box and not go over 100 calories.

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>>39926737
Uni gym.

Also, what fat percentage am I?

>>39927675
Ask someone or a trainer who works at the gym if they have a handheld device to measure your body fat or calipers. Some gyms offer those services for free if you have a membership but they don't usually advertise them as much.

Are sit ups bad to do?

I don't have anything and can't afford a gym membership so I'm starting out on bodyweight exercises. I plan on buying a door frame pull up bar (they're affordable enough, metal bar, leverage kind).

At the moment I'm limited to doing squats, push ups, and sit ups and their variations, but most of the bodyweight shit I read doesn't have sit ups at all. Are they going to fuck me up?

>>39927724
Asked, they don't have shit. ):

>>39926212
Not looking forward to that kind of diet but I guess it must be done.

>>39925914
White buttons Mushrooms are really low calorie/carb and have a respectable amount of micros.

6' 260 lbs reporting in

I used to be a lacrosse defenseman for about 9 years. (Tall, heavy, big frame, built like a truck.) But ever since starting college they don't have a team and I've lost my source of exercise. I quickly gained 30 lbs and lost all motivation to do anything athletic because I can't do the one sport I love anymore and I'm not into just raw working out.

After that backstory, people always told me I have wide shoulders and am tall like a swimmer. Is swimming a decent way to just lose some weight? I'm unhappy that I'm finally getting a gut. I never was fit but I didn't have much extra body fat lying around my stomach but now I could literally take both my hands and grab handfuls of fat. I don't know what to do and I have no motivation because no lacrosse.

Tl;Dr was lacrosse player, am tall and broad shouldered, swim good weight loss y/n

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I've been doing farmer's walks about five times a week and everything was fine week 1 but after my last session I'm experiencing mild pain when I pinch grip. During my last few walks I was getting some pain in my right ring finger but finished up my workout anyway. Now whenever I pinch with any amount of force I'm getting some pain in my forearm.

Should I see a doctor? Just take a few extra days of rest and see if it gets better?

Also, potentially related, I stopped doing lateral raises since last week I was experiencing pain during them near my right elbow. Just on the outside of my elbow, parallel to my thumb if my hand was held out supinated.

Possibly related, my occupation is driving so I spend my workdays with my elbows slightly bent.

>>39930157
Swimming is great regardless of body type.

>>39930187
Train your wrist extensors/digit abductors, will give you some relief

I know some sports are more benefited from weightlifting than others. How much is swimming benefited from it relatively?

>>39930262
All swimmers do land practice/dry practice

Strength and mass are substantially less important than endurance

Technique and aerobic conditioning in the pool is by far the most important

American football/rugby are benefitted much more from lifting, for example

i'm doing intermittent fasting, the noon to 8 eating window variety, just curious if any caloric liquids consumed before noon count towards my limit? does fasting just include food calories or can i have a small bit of juice right now around 10 am?

>>39925965
>Should I do isolations to catch them up?
you should do isolations either way for dem thick joocy tris

>>39930316
Depends on your version of fasting. What are you trying to accomplish with your fast?

>>39925997
Yes but losing weight also has an effect on muscle mass too. When you lose weight its a ratio of both fat and muscle, which is why you eat a ton of protein on a cut to sway that ratio more toward fat.

But yes, less weight on your body = more weight on the bar

>>39930345
cutting, basically. lost 120lbs in 2015, gained about 30 back (not muscle) last year, trying to recut that. I keep my calories in check every day regardless if i break the 8 hour window, which i haven't yet. i guess another question is if drinking liquor after 8 is bad as well if my calories still allow it, like vodka or scotch with no mixer at all

>>39930316
>>39930345
and actually i phrased that question wrong, what i basically meant was, do liquids with calories consumed before or after my fasting window technically "break" my fast. i account for all calories regardless

how do you count reps on exercises like lunges?
is it one rep every time you go down or one rep every time you go down using each leg?

Is creatine cheating?

>>39930509
No

I'm confused about seated cable rows. I've always maintained my position but I see a lot of people leaning forward and then back again. Which way is the correct way?

>>39930490
Once each leg has gone down you have completed 1 (one) rep. I like to do one leg at a time to get lunges over with but that's just a preference.

>>39930587
I see. I'll also try one leg at a time, seems convenient.

Does not fapping really help that much in getting fit?

>>39931174
no. There's literally no proof nofap does anything. Some people swear by it because they were porn addicts or whatever.

>>39931174
testosterone is a fat burner so by fapping alot it can reduce that but i assume it is very very negligible

What does it mean if I gained more muscle but my lifts decreased?

>>39931236
you probably lost fat

>>39926410
shaved arms/legs are for faggots only.

REEEEEEEEEE I get fucking shredded nice and slowly but still lose gains on my main compound lifts
Will I always have to give up Strength for Aesthetics?

Trying to squat I'm really having trouble doing them; my knees give in or if I get down I'll fall forwards on the way up what should I do to improve them
>>39925942
45 degree Decline bench weighted situps

>>39931427
yes because you can't have both. you will either plateau as a good looking lanklet or become a beef monster of power that no woman will look at but other men will admire

it is exactly like the red and blue pill in the matrix. you have hit the morpheus fork: time to choose your path. remain attractive and weak, or become hideous and powerful

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What appetite suppressants are gud

I drink coffee and chew snuff (mostly so I don't smoke)

>>39931553
activities that distract you from hunger. ex-fatass here, the only thing that distracted me were things that took up my time and i couldn't get away from to eat. a.k.a league of legends, dota 2, running on treadmill, working overtime.

>>39931553

EC stack

Stop drinking coffee though or your heart will like, blow up.

And using tobacco is retarded

I am on an ECA stack 25/25/25 200/200/200

I am running -1000 and I have to forcefeed myself to hit my calorie goal

I'm mostly using it for the energy it amps the fuck out of you, shit is literal meth, makes you feel WIRED

Feels more like a street drug than a bodybuilding aid though

>>39931174
It's more of a placebo effect if you do it too much too often. Helps you get a little more control in your life if you quit porn and like a .000001% increase in energy for lifting that would've been wasted jacking off.

>>39931610

t. guy that didn't try it

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>>39931609
> Stop drinking neglible amounts of caffeine
> its bad for you
> take this stuff that's like literal meth
> its totes not bad for you

are you retarded

>>39931609
>Feels more like a street drug than a bodybuilding aid though

because it's basically speed. There's a reason you can't buy ephedrine without an ID in the US. It's one of the main ingredients in Speed and Meth.

I did an EC Stack and it seriously upped anxiety and paranoia. Stopped that shit the minute I found out about it.

>>39931657
oh sorry I forgot that you have all that proof from scientific studies that fapping less actually did anything.

>>39925522
That misprint. Joe LoDuca won't be happy.

where can I get ephedrine in the US? I don't need it for anything I just wanna get zippy

>>39931688

>on EC
>always feel like everyone is looking at me
>paranoid the people in my gym are plotting something

lol

Also,

>pissed off 24/7

DESU, the wired feeling is good. I will keep using it until this cut is over, like 1 month.

Also, I have anxiety that I'm fat and people are looking at me.

When In reality I know I'm just dyel af, no reason for anyone to look at my body in a good or bad way, it's just unremarkable and shitty

>>39931685

You're dyslexic? I told himt o stop drinking COFFEE with Caffeine in it on Ephedrine CAFFEINE stack

Also,

>negligble

6 cups of coffee= 1 days worth of caffenine in EC stack

>>39931427
~15% is the perfect range bro. Abs for the sloots but still hitting PRs.

>>39931696

I'm not wrong though am I? If you tried it you would feel the amazing results and know that shit works.

no one that tried no fap talks shit about it because of how well it works

>>39931790

15% is like barely visible abdominal outline at best unless you are lotus level huge and your abdominals are just so fucking gigantic.

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Am I wasting my time doing machines instead of free weights? Can I still get jacked this way?

>>39931855

>wasting time

Yeah

>can I still get jacked

Despite what autistics on /fit/ think, doing lower back isolation, abdominal isolations, then curls, then forearm work, then some leg press is exactly the fucking same as doing some deadlifts

guess which one is more time efficient though

>>39931855
do free weights faggot

>>39931855
Free weights are more effecient (multiple muscles at once, full range of motion), but muscle growth comes from muscle fatigue. So long as you're not capped out at the machine, you will see growth.

Don't forget to work those stabilizers too.

>>39931688
>It's one of the main ingredients in Speed and Meth.

It's not an ingredient in meth, it's a precursor to making it.

You can't buy it without an ID because it's used in the process of making meth, not because it's in meth, or because of it's own effects.

>>39931935

If you don't do drugs you'll take EC and it feels like meth to you

If you're a degenerate and you rail lines of cocaine daily and smoke crystal meth then I'm sure the effects of EC in terms of energy and 'wired' feeling are much less impressive

Just my personal experience anon with it.

It destroys your appetite (Honestly, I don't like this. Food tastes worse because you're never hungry....) and the paranoia and anger are a pro blem.

It's also made me more insecure, Idk why I feel insecure on ec

but it really really gives you an 'energy boost'

I've been zooming around like sprinting around my house like an autisit since I got on it and shit

>>39931855
goddamn his jaw is so fucking heroic

I have not made progress on Dumbbell seated side raises in 8 months. What the hell is wrong? What else can I do to work those muscles?

>>39931794
It would be anecdotal as are the claims that it works for you. Testing and research are what matters. If it's as effective as you're claiming it is then there must be SOME studies out there right?

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Anyone got the PPL programme he used?

>>39925522
my calves get really tight when i squat

what should i stretch

i just bought the SS book and inside it's been said that power clean are a must to do, but the thing is that i have no explosivity
like almost 0, can't jump high, nothing

How should i cope ? Replacing powerclean with chin/pull ups and rows with a third accessories?

>>39933763
Lowbar, highbar or front squat ? If the last 2 you must stretch your ankles, but for lowbar i don't know man, sorry

>>39925739
>What's the fastest proven way for me to develop abs

Just start by learning some exercises and going to the gym. It doesn't just come "easy", you have to actually care.

I'm doing /fit/'s greyskull, which focuses more on upper body which is great. But I only spend about 40 mins in gym 3x a week. Should I switch to reg parks maybe? Want a full body 3x a week with more volume. Reg parks only does chest once a week every other week though, this seems too minimal

Do having doms indicate my workout was enough?

>>39931498
Have feet a little more than shoulder width apart and focus your weight on your heels instead of your toes. I don't look up but people say you should. Try it out without weight so you don't seriously hurt yourself

>>39926208
Probably working out too close after eating. Eat, wait a half hour or an hour, then work out. Find out what works best for you. That's my best guess. Second would be that your abs are actually getting worked when they are not used to it.

>>39930157
Yo former D-line here too. I miss it so much. Yes, swimming is fucking awesome for overall fitness. If you're going to do any one thing, swim your ass off. That gut will fall off.

>>39926410
Shaving arms is gay as fuark, but it does look good. If you're an overly hairy person in the first place, people will notice so don't do it.

>>39926410
Pretty gay.
But I also regularly shave my arm pits to avoid sweating too much. I wear nice clothes at work and pits stains are both embarrassing and damaging to the clothes. My sister gives me shit about it mercilessly tho.

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am i gonna make it?

>>39934233
pls tell me

>>39925914

Based fucking broccoli, baby carrots, cucumber slices, air popped pop corn, cherry tomatoes, cigarettes, salted herring

>>39934233
am i gun make it?

>>39933753

You're gonna need spraytan + a pump + a shitload of coffee to touch those results in that time

>roids

no

>>39934272
no fuck you 8ball, go again.

>>39934285
8ball stop fucking with me

>>39934295
8ball, i'll ask you one last and final time, am i gonna make it?

I need to lose weight & get fit again.

Is it better to run for 30 mins about 6 times a week, or better to run 1h about 3 times a week?

>>39934340
I'd say 30 mins 6 times a week.
I'm no expert on cardio but for fitness I think you'd get better and faster results with that.

>>39927995
>Are sit ups bad to do?
Bumping this question

How do you recover from being a king skelly?
I want to join a gym but have basically no strength and joint and muscle pains from deconditioning

>>39936526
Start by doing more approachable exercise. Knee push ups, or push ups on an incline (stairs). Start with small weights. Also squats are approachable with very limited strength. Eventually you'll build the strength to do the full exercise.

Feel like having to pee when getting blowjob. Not with masturbating on my own. Has this something to do with the fact that if im showering when the water hits my glans i pee? How do i fix this its so weird.

>>39926012
I know good running regimens if your interested

>>39936568
Should I join a gym right away then?

I'm on a high protein low carb diet and lifting on MTWT. On Wed and Sat I do a very intense 30-40mins of cardio. I'm talking average 185bmp type of cardio (bike or skipping).

Right now I am trying to build muscle, but I'm not giving up the cardio. So, question, should I do this cardio when I wake up before my first meal (with a caffeine drink before and a BCAA drink during), or should I wait until I have some food in my system first?

>>39936721
No need if you're just starting out. These sorts of things are things you can do in the comfort of your own home, a basic set of weights will cost you less than a couple weeks gym subscription and that's all you'd need to start out. I also forgot to mention diet, read the OP to get dietary advice.

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currently doing pic related. i don't really like deadlifting only once a week, so could i alternate between rows and deadlifts instead of rows and chinups? so if i deadlifted on Monday, i row on Wednesday and deadlift again on Friday, and then do the opposite the next week. too fat and weak to do chinups.

6'3 225lbs here, not ridiculous but definitely on the overweight side, not happy with my appearance, finally going all in on proper dieting/fitness.

Stronglifts 5x5 seem like a good starting point, but is there anything else you guys would recommend for converting this excess weight into muscle? Will they start the path into a proper aesthetic appearance?

>>39936809

Also I was looking at supplementing stronglifts with daily pushups and light daily cardio, would this have a detrimental effect on my recovery days?

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Push/Pull or Upper/Lower for a 4 day routine? Any suggested ones?

>>39936809
If you're thinking of the process as converting fat into muscle then that's the wrong approach. You reduce fat and gain muscle separately, and fat loss is 95% diet. Exercise will increase your calories burnt but you need to make significant changes to your diet to make progress. Read the sticky for information.

My oneitis of 3 years just asked me out to see a movie. How do I not fuck this up. I've been panicking for non stop.

>>39936843
Oh yeah, I'm aware, I guess I just conveyed that poorly. I'll be dieting as well.

Any tips for cardio?
Im doing gym bike at around 20km/h for an hour 3 times a week.
I dont feel too tired at the end or out of breath.

Is it about the effort putted in or the lenght of it? I think im doing it wrong and just wasting my time

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What can I replace barbell rows with? I never get the form correct on these and I just feel like im gonna snap some shit up.

I'm pretty sure years of climbing have made my bi's and forearms way overdeveloped compared to tri's and the rest of my arm, because I feel like the triceps and not the chest/shoulders are the muscles getting the most stress during OHP and Bench. Any accessories I can add to strentgthen triceps specifically and when should I do them (Doing stronglifts)?

>>39926044
No one ever does this at my gym ever. Some of my friends that go to different gyms think it's because no one showed the normies any better.

>>39936933
powercleans and chinups

>>39936957
>>39936933
>can't get barbell row form correct
>suggests power cleans
yeesh
And chinups don't really work the same muscles. Just do dumbbell rows and/or cable rows.

>>39936991
like seated cable rows?

>>39934233
I am gonna make it

How do I get stronger lats reeeeeeeee
I do negatives and lat pulldowns and the assist machine but I've been fucking stuck for month

>>39936944
pls repsond

>>39934233
Am I gonna make it??

what is exactly is cutting and what exactly is bulking?

how many days per week going to the gym is good for a beginner?

>>39938664
also how long actually being at the gym?

Is there anything you can specifically to work on your flexibility for the starting position of deads? I legit can't get low enough without rounding my back.

I'm a Manlet and some guy told me to try sumo. But I'm hesitant to take advice from some gym bro because he's spouted bro science before.

Do I just keep forcing it until it happens or are there any stretches I can do?

>>39938773
stretch your hips a lot
look up weightlifting stretches for your hips

>>39938776
Will do. Thx anon

I've worked out in the morning before I eat. Sometimes I get pretty lightheaded and feel sick for about 30 minutes afterwards. Should I eat a little something before I start and finish after working out? Should I have a small breakfast?

>>39939618
bump

>>39939618
I eat a banana 30 min before i leave home.

I think I got low test. How can I find out, do I go to the hospital and ask for a blood check?

If it turns out I do have low test levels, what is next step?

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About what you drink.

I've managed to stop drinking anything, but water with the exception of one thing, milk.
I've heard various things, some say milk is bad, others say it is good.
Personally I was one of those kids, whom were indoctrinated to drink half a liter of milk every day or else my bones would break due to lack of calsium.

In short my question is, should I continue to drink milk or try and find some kind of calcium supplement?

> pre workout whey/ workout/ 30 min cardio/ post workout whey

Should I take my post workout in the time span inbetween my exercises and jogging? I do bodyweight so I immediately go jogging afterwards.