hi /fit/
my first time posting on this board
so go easy on me
TLDR
>im emaciated as fuck and need a recovery program
used to be fit, lifted often, played club rugby
then a few years ago depression kicked in and its been getting worse every year
i havnt been able to eat properly for over a year now
iv only been able to force about 800 calories into my system per day
sometimes less, alot of the time nothing at all
iv lost about 35% of my body weight since december
so i finally decided to give this depression a big old fuck you and signed up to a gym
thought i could just jump back into my old routine
but i spent 10 mins on a spin bike before i puked
my legs could barely carry me to a bathroom
kind anons, do you have any advice for me to simply gain some functional strength without feeling like death?
count your calories and slowly up them by 100-200 every week.
listen to your body, start practicing barbell movements and do low intensity cardio
>>42736639
If you eat so little, I'd say don't do any cardio yet.
Until you start eating normally, just get used to the compound exercises (bench squat deadlift ohp pull ups). Try to increase your food intake little by little.
Goo luck bro.
Also, this blog offers some good info about depression
https://boldanddetermined.com/how-to-cure-depression-the-old-fashioned-way/
>>42736696
That blog can go fuck itself, garbage info
>>42736707
kek is that guy hated on /fit/?
Some of his info is garbage, but some articles are pretty good.
>>42736696
was a good read, gave me some proper keks,
but ultimately dropped, im 90% sure i got schizo, going to get it diagnosed this week
cant really man up if my heads fucked
Don't do any cardio yet. You need to lift weights and focus on eating more everyday. Try focusing on foods with high protein as well as carbs. Fats are okay as well for ur situation but much less preferable. If you're having trouble eating try to focus on foods you like or calorie dense foods that will give you a lot of calories without eating that much.
>>42736761
makes sense i suppose
i was just utterly shocked at how badly my body has degraded
but that sounds like a plan though, i need to up my intake somehow
so what, just a regular workout routine, but with less reps, less weight?
or should i be looking at something more specific?
>>42736776
If say a regular workout routine with reps for hypertrophy (8-12) reps in sets of 3 or 4. Use whatever weight u can manage atm for that, but make sure you have to push yourself to finish your last set. Also take 1-2 min breaks in-between sets. The most important thing is just to make sure your eating more. When u wake up in the morning try eating breakfast very soon after waking up, this will start ur metabolism going and it will help in eating more calories each day.
>>42736851
thanks alot anon
im ready to kick this things ass
just want to be healthy again
>>42736869
Also, if you have trouble eating, you can increase your calories by drinking olive oil (go for extra virgin olive oil) with spoon. 1 table spoon is about 150 calories I believe.
But thats only if you have trouble eating. If you are appetite is fine, you don't have to do this.
Best of luck brah, let's fucking do it. Nobody can stop you.
I don't have any expertise I can lend you, but best of luck anon, we're all behind you
>>42736639
AxBxCxx
>A
Squat 3x5
Bench 5x5
Chest supported rows 5x5
>B
Squat 3x5
OHP 5x5
Weighted chinups 5x5
>C
Front squat 3x5
Bench 5x5
Deadlift 1x5
Chest supported rows 3x5
Switch bench/OHP and rows/chins next week