FeelsGoodMan /fit/ edition

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1pl8 squat

>>42741114
milkies

>>42741125
You'll get there mate, it just takes time

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>>42741125
Meanwhile finally did 1pl8 bench for 5 reps. Would probably proceed to making 10 reps and only then add weight again.

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>a month ago I could not even do one real unassisted pull up
>can now do several

>>42741114
Congrats friendo, I'm hoping to by the end of the month

>>42741114
>was at festival this weekend
>had multiple girls come up to me and told me that I have bigger pecs than them
>multiple girls told me im huge
>was invited to private party

This weekend was amazing tbqh

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I finally deadlifted 2pl8

>>42741350
good shit mang, I'm hoping to reach that in 3 weeks

>>42741165
Well done brah, you're getting there
>>42741350
OP here, couldn't even deadlift that a year or so ago. Progress is fast, so don't worry
>>42741301
Zyzz'd be proud

>>42741165
How did you

>>42741350
All progress is good progress brother.

I deadlifted 4 plates for the first time this week too. I go to a normie gym and people were staring like crazy lmao.

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>been deadlifting between 3 and 3.5pl8 for the last 2 years
>worried about pushing myself and fucking my shit up

Im still a novice lifter but I was actually surprised that so many people in my gym are "weak" I guess.
My gym is a normie gym full of disco pumpers "wat is legs lole".
Is the fact that most people in my gym look like shit related to the fact they never squat/deadlift?
I can deadlift 2pl8s finally without snapping my shit.
Anyway, to the exerpienced lifters: How much of a difference does it make if you deadlift and squat in terms of physique? Is the natural test boost thing true?
And is it normal too that no one can bench over 2pl8s? Not even the really big guys.

I'm proud of everyone in this thread, your all gonna make it brahs.

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>>42741114
Ayy good stuff!

>>42741872
OP here.
Test boosting is a meme, but you shouldn't neglect the DLs and squats.
Deadlifts add some thickness to your back and they are good for overall back development and squats are pretty much essential for legs

>>42741872
like >>42742673 said, plus the strength you gain from these lifts carry over into other compounds aswell due to CNS gains

>>42741114
>lost 15lbs over the summer
>look shredded now I'm back to college
>girls mirin. And several dates

Still no gf. It's weird because I can get a fwb but not a gf. Maybe I should lower my standards

Been on my exercise schedule for the last 3 weeks, no off days. Going long, growing strong.

>>42741125
Same my dude. We're all gonna make it.

>>42741114
Just hit a 2p8 bench

>>42744784
Nice.

>>42741160
>hit 1pl8 bench months ago
>plateau'd at 155
kill me now

>>42741114
going for a 3pl8 deadlift today

GIVE ME YOUR ENERGY BROS

>On and off with gym for a whole year and a half, stalling at a 0.75pl8 bench all the while
>this time finally say fuck it and go at a consistent basis
>gettin' nice and swole even if I'm still fat
>the bench is finally at 1pl8

I feel invincible lads, it's like when Noriko finally got in the robot

hit 4pl8 dead and 1pl8 ohp in the same session after watching Eric talk about the importance of believing you can lift the weight.
It felt really good to hit this milestone.

>>42741160
>finally hit 1pl8 bench for 5x5
Feels fantastic >>42741165

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>>42741114
I succeeded in benching 80kg 5x5 today

>don't hate, I'm new to lifting

>>42744884
YOU WILL MAKE IT BROTHER

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>>42741114
Finally made it to one pl8 weighted chin up for 4 reps (recovering skelly here)

These are the threads that I live for. /fit/izens encouraging one another and none of that shit centered around women/beta/alpha mentality. We will ALL make it. Remember; comparison is the drain of happiness. Be content with your progress and what you do.

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>move up from 400 elevation to ~4500
>Got back up to 160 squat 3x8

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>>42743098
nerve gains? how does it carry over into other lifts?

>had to go back down to 185x5 squat because I want full ROM

Hey, good rep or no rep.

>>42741350
Same, my dude. Now we've just gotta get to 3pl8. We're gonna make it.

>>42744884
I believe in you, anon

>Quit smoking 5 months ago, i wanted to take training serious
>Eat good
>Dont do dumb things
>All lifts raising like mad
>Size coming in good
>Almost have a gf

Bad thing is
>When ever i see anything related to tobacco i wanna say fuck it and buy a pack

>>42746064
Just don't. I know you can handle it, bud

is 4pl8 literally 4 plates or 4 on both sides of the bar

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ill hopefully squat 185 for the first time tomorrow after a year long stall over which i was a retard

ill finally be able to take down the sticky note

>felt good today

haven't looked at porn for 4 days and sort of fasted yesterday

the monks are onto something guys

>>42746107
4 on each side, 405lbs/180kg

>>42746064
>>Almost have a gf

fuck does that mean

>>42746164
We do all the things couples do, we just dont label it - She has been in a few bad relationships, so i guess she wanna take it slow regarding the labeling.

Finally hit 2pl8 ohp a week ago

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>>42741114
I cleaned my house today and went heavy on the legs.

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> got a gf and made a bunch of new friends this semester
I made it...

>>42741125
I'm almost up to 2pl8 squat. I remember that 1pl8 squat feel.
Keep it up bruh, we're gunna make it if we keep pushin it!

>>42741125
>mfw did 1pl8 squat today

Is it weird that I'm really fucking proud of myself? Can't wait till I reach 2pl8s now, almost to a pl8 on bench too

>>42746300
>tfw dated a girl who had a bad past relationship
>half a year in, one day showed up for a date and she just says "i'm moving across the world bye"
>still heartbroken a year later

Not saying that's gunna happen but pls for the love of god anon, be prepared if something happens that you have your back up and won't fall so hard onto your face like I did

>>42747760
how long have you been lifting?

>stop lifting for 2 weeks
>still trying to add weight for OHP
>could only do 2 sets
Fuck, I didn't know it was this bad

I installed a nice sound system on my home gym and did 1pl8 bench x 5 for the first time

thanks /fit/ and ripped toe

>tfw I've only been lifting for one week
Fuck I'm so weak
But I have lost almost 70 pounds from last year, doing cardio and eating right. It's a baseline

>>42747966
I dunno desu, couple of months to half a year?

>>42748559
How do you not know how long you've been lifting

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>>42741114
I click every /fit/ thread I see on the popular threads section hoping I had the will to get /fit/ like you guys.
I guess it's not that bad, at least I ride my bike to college every morning.
Just wanted you guys to know you are all doing an amazing job, wish you well; you all are gonna make it, one step at a time.

>>42747599
what's the secret

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>>42747599
same brother, it's a strange feel

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>1pl8 OHP for 1x4

We're gonna make it lads

>>42741114

Got back into lifting today, at the start of the summer was deadlifting 1pl8, pulled 3pl8s today

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finally 1pl8 ohp for 5

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>>42741125
I just got to 1pl8 bench

>>42746300
watch out man don't get burnt

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I've lost 17 pounds in 4 weeks. Just shy of 200 pounds now. Have 65 to go. Gonna keep it up! Also finally gonna start lifting tomorrow since my new work schedule killed my social life. Dis gon be gud.

>>42741125
Me too bro, starting at 120lb weakling, and finally getting to 135 for 5 after 3 failures was a good feeling.

>>42741350
I'm working my way up to 2plate, but my grip gives out before anything else. Any tips?

>>42747599
I hope you never lose it bro. There is nothing worse than going from lonely, to busy with friends and GF, to lonely with nobody again.

Keep those people close man.

>>42746300
Please be careful friend. This is a rough situation to be in.

>>42751069
Farmers walks or hanging towel chinups. Also using a mixed grip makes a big difference.

>>42751106
>mixed grip
Are imbalances really an issue like some make it out to be? or should I just switch it every no and then?

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I hit 520 on my deadlifts today, feel pretty good about it.

>>42751143
If you have to switch just use a hook grip. Or chalk, straps, whatever.

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>Finally benched 225 for 5 and The Pressed a plate for 5
Shame my squat is abominably bad and my dead is mediocre for someone with orangutan arms like me. My back always starts to bend and I drop it out of fear of snap city.

>>42741872
Deads are important, they hit your back and will make you "fill out" faster than anything else. They were the key in getting me from skeletal hourglass-figure to doormode. I personally think squats are overrated but they're a good exercise IF you focus on depth instead of ego-lifting bigger numbers for barely any reps. The test boost thing is a meme, there's basically no legal way to significantly boost your test. If there was everyone would do it.
The bench thing is kind of weird, but it may be because there are a ton of frat curlbros at my gym.
>>42746148
Imagine Rip yelling BURY IT at you, you can do it
>>42746300
Beware man, I just say this because my best friend was in an identical situation and she was fucking her ex the whole time and didn't want to label it so she didn't have to feel obligated to monogamy

All my lifts are going up since I started counting my macros, but I at the same time I feel like I just did shit around the gym for the last couple months.

Since last month I've been tracking everything, and my squat went from lmao50kg to 74kg, OHP from lmao30kg to lmao40kg and diddly from lmao80kg to 100kg today.

Mixed feelings everywhere.

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>>42741114
Get to teach some DYEL's how to gym this week, pretty excited about it

>>42751143
The imbalances are due to people trying to "pull" the bar, which activates the bicep of the supine (underhand) arm; if you're deadlifting correctly you shouldn't be pulling with your arms at all, so it won't be a problem.
If you can do hook grip (I certainly can't) that's always an option. I'd say to avoid straps until you're at a fairly high level. The forearm gains you'll make are worth the slow start.

>>42751247
Very helpful, thank you!

>>42741609
>Zyzz'd be proud
Only if he told those chicks they're 7/10 at best and he's only interested in women whose genetics would produce 10/10 children, so they can take a hike.

>>42746064
I'm the same. Tobacco is a tough one to quit. You have to stop thinking it's cool. I swer m8 inb4 i don't think it's cool.
You do, stop, because everyone around you knows you smoke from your smell. And your mouth smells like an ashtray when you speak or even stay in a general vicinity to someone for too long. I quit a month ago cause I got a job and it's embarrassing having girls ask me whether I smoke right after lighting one up, even if I wash myself thourougly in the bathroom sink

>>42751069
I had the same problem. The way I found to fix it was deadhangs for as long as you can, I mean until you're dying and your forearms are about to fall off. If you can do it for more than 3 minutes and you have a chain belt, then add weight too.

Another exercise I did was take my 1RM DL and hold it once I've locked out. Really squeeze your hands and keep that bar up until you can't hold it for another second.

>>42744784

Why does it take so long?

I did 200 for 1 in March, and I still can't do 225

>>42743930
Never lower your standards
When you can climb up to theirs

>>42741114
Working up to a 5k - ran my first 2 miles without stopping today :D

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I managed to get 2 sets of 3 with 110s on dumbell bench. I don't really know whats considered good for DB bench but 110's feel enormous

>recently been trying to unfuck my sleep schedule
>got like ten hours yesterday
>go to gym feeling gr8
>shoulder day, gonna see if i cant hit 25lbs plates on ohp for more than five reps
>hit it for 10
feelsgoodman.jpg

>>42751047
keep it up anon, ill never truly know you but i believe in ya.

>>42741125
>>42741160
>>42741165
>>42741350
Ok is does this forum attract alot of 13-16 year olds because when I started lifting @ 19 I could bench 135 for 8, squat 185, and deadlift 275. This is @155lbs and 5'10....

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>>42751350
>using dumbells for sets under 8 reps

>>42751239
Throw in a sneaky meme or two into the lesson.
I just hope one day to be at the gym and see a anon tip the receptionist

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>>42751408
Try and stop me

>>42751327
Go crazy with volume, that's what got me over the hill. Also, consciously try to death-grip the bar as hard as I can seems to help me get it up easier, might work for you too.

>>42751386
Or they were simply weaker than you. Whether from lifestyles or genetics

>>42751327
Try a 5x5 program for a month. And make sure you keep strict form. Gl.

>>42748490
Dont worry anon, youll make it

>>42746300
Dont trust the vagina jew

>hit 3pl8 dead last week
>repped 185 today
>repped 1pl8 ohp after
feels good
also a shoulder pump is the best looking thing in the world

>>42744874
Eat boi

>>42751615
Basic strength isnt genetic unless you have fucked up genetics. Any normal 19 year old should be able to bench 135, squat 185, and pull 225. The problem is lack of pumping yourself up to do so. People these days are inherently lazy and feel like a douchebag for getting mad before hitting a lift. If any 19 year olds life depended on benching 135, squatting 185, or deadlifting 225 they would complete each lift

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>living with my parents during my apprenticeship to save costs
>they always guilt trip me and force feed me really unhealthy food and my mom gets sad if I don't eat her baking
>have to do a shit ton of cardio after work everyday to work it off, which kills my gains from bodyweight exercises
>all the time wasted on cardio takes away from my hobbies such as working on my car and guns
Goddammit I just want gains and not to be skinny fat

>>42751740
m8, that's just stupid, not everyone starts out with the same baseline strength. I started lifting when I was 21 and could barely do most exercises with the bar at first.

>>42751785
If you cant lift 45lbs off your chest, you better be a cancer patient
If you cant lift 45lbs from the ground, you better be 5 years old
If you cant squat 45lbs you must be 10
What the hell is wrong with you?

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>almost to 1pl8 ohp
i beliv in can do it

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>>42741114
>visited home
>lost 30lbs since I was last around friends, gained some muscle
>people notice
>finish trip, make 10 hour drive to current home
>text girl I've been on a date with that I'm home and exhausted
>says she wants to come over and "cuddle"
>pic related
Hit 225x6 on bench last week too.

>>42751892
People have different activity levels growing up you nonce.

Most of the people on this board were probably the kids who stayed inside playing video games. Of course they're gonna start off weak. They were practically sitting on their ass like cancer patients.

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Decided to go psycho on upper body from here on out, trying to get past 3 plates with lumbar fusions isn't worth the tool it takes on me. Hit 185x3 on ohp and 275x2 bench, switched to high rep med weight lower body and a fuckton of rows. Guess I'll see how it goes.

>tfw my friend tells me "I really admire your confidence"

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>>42744894
>not aiming for buster machine mode
>dem delts
>dem traps
>never skips leg day

>mfw i hit 1,2,3,4 last year and am working towards 2,3,4,5 and dont get a single bit of satisfaction out of a new PB these days...

sometimes i with i was just starting out, these first milestones are the best anons...once body dysmorphia kicks in you will very rarely feel satisfaction at the gym

>>42751143
You could just alternate hands

>>42747112
Damn son you must be huge. Nice job

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i kicked my gf out yesterday and she has to move back in with her grandparents

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>>42751209
>>42751674
Thanks guys, now im actually kind of afraid, some of the things fit the bill..

>>42752340
What does body dismorphia have to do with the fact that 2/3/4/5 is still very weak?
Obviously you are going to feel a little sad when there are 16 yo teenagers out there benching 4 pl8 and you don't even bench 3 yet.
You just have to deal with the fact that some people simply are a lot better at some things that you also do and accept that.
Then you can focus on yourself again and enjoy.

>>42751386
I wish I was 19, too bad I started as 29 y.o. sedentary piece of shit.

>>42752487
Have you kicked her is a shoulder with an ez-bar?

>>42748641
join us brother

>>42751773
move out

>>42746300
All memes aside, she's fucking someone else brah

>>42746300
These other anons are right, "not wanting to label it" just means wanting to have all the benefits of a steady relationship but none of the obligations. She's free to fuck around and go on dates and hookups because she "doesn't have a boyfriend".
I was in this situation and the girl only wanted to lock it down when she realized I was fucking around just as much as her and she got jealous. I fucked one of her friends and she got mad, but I told her since it wasn't official she had no right to be. This made her realize she didn't want to share me and forced her to commit. This isn't advisable, but know she's sleeping around still and make sure you bag it up when you fuck.

>>42748641
Find a friend who is big and ask them to take you along sometime. Then once the ice is broken and you get hooked to lifting, getting more disciplined is just how you enable your gym addiction.

>>42744884
take my energy anon!

>>42751047
You can do it anon.

>>42751361
time to up the weight buddeh.

>>42751926
I believe too. Do it anon.

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>>42751926
anon i did it other day, u can do it buddeh