>he doesn't lift kek

>>36919601
>uses a bitch pad on squat bar
kek

>try to lift
>do it wrong
>hurt self

>>36919795
start with just the bar it's like 45lbs and work on perfecting your form then add weight. A good form prevents most injuries until you hit heavy heavy weight.

>>36919601
This dude is swole, how am I even supposed to compete with that?

>>36919860
how do you know if you have good form
fuck it, I can't stand being near gym rats and I don't have the wherewithal to do it at home

>tfw been lifting for years

just got to 185 OHP for reps

still a KHHV though

>>36919966
usually the racks are near a mirror for a reason. While you lift you look. Check out stronglifts 5x5 it has detailed photos, descriptions and videos to show you proper form that you just copy.

Gym rats sit in front of the mirrors to gawk at themselves; it's considered rude to hog the mirror just to look at your t-rex arm curls.

>>36919966
Read SS

>>36920050
>squat rack is perpendicular to mirrors
brb, looking over my shoulder while squatting
brb, moving the entire rack to face the mirror
brb, sticking a broomstick up my shirt to ensure a straight back
brb never hitting 1 pl8 because of the atg meme
brb falling for the low squat meme
brb brb

>>36920095
Waste of time. Find a good gym and pay a trainer to help you get your form right on compound lifts.

I prefer cardio. I think bodybuilding is narcissistic and kinda gay.

>lift for half a year
>realize lifting without roids is a meme
>too stupid to get access to roids

>>36920190
That's what I hate about the SS cult. They're so insistent on you teaching yourself that if you were to suggest forking over 50 bucks to get actual, real-time advice from professionals, they'd flip out. Would you think you could learn to drive by only reading the manual?

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>>36920095
If I could indulge in autism for a moment, why is so hard to say what SS stands for? I looked it up and I assume it's Starting Strength but you could've said that yourself. Why didn't you? Why would there be an implicit assumption that we know what you're talking about?

>>36920246
>>36920190
I got help from a professional when I started lifting. Had knee/shoulder/lower back pains for months due to bad form. Read SS, turns out everything they thought me was shit. Literally wasted 3 months of my time because I didn't read SS

Tfw too smart to lift. Originally.

>>36920155
Every gym i have been to has racks in front of mirrors or is at a place where all you need to do is look out the corner of your eyes to see not crank your neck. All the other stuff you spewd is just bullshit

you are trying too hard faggola go back to being a reject on >>>/fit/

>>36920369
You don't know what you're talking about. Everything you spewd is just bullshit
you are trying too hard faggola go back to being a reject on >>>/fit/

>>36920308
You're the autistic one and lazy at that. We live in google age now.

>>36920397
if i wanted my come back i would have just wiped it from your mothers mouth brah.

>>36920327
I read SS when I started lifting. Had knee/shoulder/lower back pains for months due to bad form. Got help from a professional, turns out everything Rip thought me was shit. Literally wasted 3 months of my time because I read SS

>>36920402
You didn't really answer the question. I don't think you even understood the question.

>>36920453
>You must be over 18 to post

>>36920516
come on you can do better than that sperg. Dig deep, trust in your tism.

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>>36920460
Being retarded really doesn't make SS a bad source you know
You can listen to some "trainer" (who probably learned his lifts from someone who learned his lifts from SS anyway kek) without any actual knowledge, or you can get actual knowledge by reading a book you know
Hell, if you aren't convinced, just watch some pwoerlifters and see how much what Ripple says is parallel to those guys
You aren't going to say powerlifters have bad form will you?

Is it ok to have a coffee after a morning gym session?

A flat white?

>>36920602
if you burn more calories than you consume yea

>>36920571
I don't care how good a driver's manual is, nothing beats guided hands-on instruction. Maybe you thought some bro at the gym was a good enough trainer for you, that's your fault.

>>36920640
But I'm comsuimg after the gym.

I cant speak to anyone unless I've had thst sweet morning coffee

>>36920683
daily calorie limit my dude. If you stay in it and burn off excess at the gym no worries.

>>36920656
Kek no, my trainer was the owner of the gym and had a coaching degree
He never told me about knees pushing out, straight lower back, tight scapula etc.

Yes a hands on instruction beats everything, as long as the guy knows what he is doing

And if you are unironically saying getting more information on a subject by reading a book is a bad thing, you should literally kill yourself

>>36920722
>as long as the guy knows what he is doing
This hedge, I keep seeing it everywhere. You could cure cancer if you knew what you were doing.

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>>36919601
>lift for a year
>spend lots of money on food and personal trainer
>gain 5 kg and barely any noticable muscle growth
>realize there really isn't any point in this even if I did get big
>rather spend my time doing something I'll enjoy


lifting is just a shitty meme for materialistic normies
just b yourself

>>36919966
Ask someone to fucking help you jesus christ

>>36920229
>I think bodybuilding is narcissistic and kinda gay
this

>>36921051
>spend no money doing bodyweight exercises
>spend barely any time doing bodyweight exercises
>don't need a trainer for bodyweight exercises
http://bodyweighttrainingarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Progressions-Poster-JPG.jpg
Just sayin'

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>>36921146
>bodyweight
Literal waste of time

I don't know why some of you fags aren't seeing any muscle growth, I changed literally nothing to the way I eat (I eat fast food basically everyday) and after just 1 or 2 months I've seen noticeable differences to my chest, arms, lower back, legs.

Either you're doing only volume and not pushing weight or you just aren't going enough.

>>36921325
How is it a waste of time?

>>36921325
yes, maintaining a standard base of strength is a waste of time, just go ahead and lose all your gains

>>36919860
The problem I have with squats, is I have poor flexibility.
I can't squat on my heels are I'll fall over backwards. I have to use a plate under them to compensate

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>>36921325
>waste of time
Sure bud

>>36919601
>lift
is there anything more materialistic and narcissistic than lifting? these past years lifting has blown up like crazy and it seems like everyone is going to the gym, eating chicken like a nigger all for "muh looks" "muh gains"
lifting is such a shallow and boring thing to do

>>36921379
You'll achieve the same result in a quicker timeframe with resistance training.

Waste of time.

>>36921469
>such a shallow and boring thing to do
being healthy isn't shallow

>>36921527
lifting doesn't mean you're healthy, there are also other things you do to your body that is much healthier than building muscles
I can't imagine how small of a percentage of people who lift actually do it because they think it's healthy.

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>>36921469
>these past years lifting has blown up like crazy and it seems like everyone is going to the gym
True dat. It was fun while it lasted, now every normie cunts gonna get massive and I'm back to being the ugly duckling.

>>36921558
>>36921469
You have no idea about what lifting is
Please kindly kys asap

>>36921558
lifting makes you healthier, there is legitimately no scientific study that proves otherwise

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>>36921582
>kys asap
back to le reddit

>>36921622
Fucking retard

Kys asap

>>36921598
I never said it wasn't healthy, it's certainly healthier than sitting on your ass. But using it as a main reason to lift is just stupid, because there are so many other things you can do that require much less efford and time.
we all know you're doing it because you're just a shallow materialistic normie

>>36921558
I get where you're coming from. Fat powerlifters with lifting injuries are not healthy. Ballerinas would be considered healthy by the majority even though they probably don't lift.

But refusing to build muscles at all, whether through bodyweight, machine, dumbbell or barbell training, is not smart either. Why completely give it up?

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>be me
>been had been lifting since early september
>start getting results
>feeling better about myself, eating more, enjoying the things im doing
>early march, time to do back today
>can deadlift 150 pounds, decide to start with 135
>have someone at gym check my form, form is good
>next day comes, feels like a golfball going into my back
>like this for a while
>starts to hurt more, followed my terrible muscle spasms
>go to a doctor after 3 weeks or so, says my spine is ok but my back, hamstrings, caves, and quads are very tense, causing muscle spasms
>also never did core because im a fucking idiot which i think led to this whole ordeal in the first place
>go to physical therapy, trainers have great asses and are kind and helpful. All stacies there, very friendly to me
>physical therapy helps, do stretches everyday
>back is feeling much better
>Yet i haven;t been to the gym in 2 months, lost a lot of weight and muscle which makes me very depressed
>face thins out, get upset about that
>leads to other psychological things, brain makes up problems which i play along with, such as being unable to eat

I wish i were better already, it fucking sucks not going. Gave me something to work towards especially when i saw the results after weeks of going

>>36921743
>/fit/ tells you to lift to get qt grils
>hurt yourself lifting
>get qt grils
???

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GET THE FUCK R9K YOU WEIGHTLIFTING FAGGOTS

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>36921502
You do realize bodyweight training is a form of resistance training?

>>36921845
There is literally nothing you can do about it you weakling kek

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>"You dumb normies, lifting weights is stupid, there's so many better things you could be doing with your time l-like reading books or watching anime a-and posting about >tfw no gf on /r9k/ you dumb gym rats! kek lol xD"

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I lift weights but I still have a flabby pear body.

>>36921743
>135lbs
>form is good
Lower back?

If you had a sedentary life before you started lifting, your hamstrings are tight and you never work on your core, you probably (I'd bet money on it) have anterior pelvic tilt.

Fix that before DL, doesn't take too long.

>>36921849
>You do realize bodyweight training is a form of resistance training?
By definition, it isn't. You stupid, stupid little cunt. Google the term "resistance training" and realize just how fucking stupid you actually are.

>>36921983
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/strength_training/article_em.htm
>Resistance training is any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance. The external resistance can be dumbbells, rubber exercise tubing, your own body weight, bricks, bottles of water, or any other object that causes the muscles to contract.
please calm down

>>36922069
>external resistance
>The external resistance can be your own body
What are you having an out of body lifting experience?
>http://www.emedicinehealth.com/
Oh nevermind.

>>36921948
This.People assume everybody can get fit. It's simply not true.

>>36922110
>Google the term "resistance training"
first link that popped up. you want more?
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20366277,00.html#dolphin-plank-4
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/articles/2009/04/10/10-forms-of-resistance-training-that-strengthen-your-muscles
https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/beginners-guide-to-resistance-training.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength_training#Methods_and_equipment

>>36922208
Resistance training is a form of exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance. During a resistance training workout, you move your limbs against resistance provided by your body weight, gravity, bands, weighted bars or dumbbells. Some exercise machines can also be used for resistance training.

Also known as: strength training, weight lifting

>>36922138
>>36921948
Try putting effort and volume in to your workout instead of jerking off for an hour on SS.

Do you actually think doing 3 fucking exercises 3 days a week is going to get you good results?

>>36922208
I don't know what else to tell you, bodyweight training isn't resistance training.

Crack on and do as many unloaded squats as you want though.

>>36922265
Not him but what if I'm doing like 3 exercises every day? Is that good enough?

>>36921111
>Ask someone to fucking help you jesus christ
What board do you think you're on, faggot?

>>36922265
I'm doing 6 exercises 3 days a week plus cardio.

I was going up 5-10 lbs every week on every lift until straining got me a hemorrhoid so I had to fall back a little bit but it was still exciting progress. The only thing is that even though I get noticeable strength and even muscle mass showing, my body never looks "good" or not ugly.

>>36922299
Bodyweight training is resistance training. Do you think your muscles can tell the difference between a weighted bar or the weight of your body? The type of training is the same.

>>36921527
99% of the time people lift they do it to look better, not be healthy per se.

>>36922395
>>36922299
there is no difference between lifting 100 lbs of body fat and 100 lbs of iron on a barbell

>>36922299
It's just semantics. Everyone knows what you're talking about when you say "free weight training" if that helps.

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>>36921111
>nobody to go to the gym with
>too austistic to talk to strangers
normalfags like you really don't get it

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>>36921682

How the fuck was this original enough to get past the bot?

>>36921465
This guy is roided out of his mind.

>>36922521
idk senpai

maybe kys?

>>36922541
>h-he's cheating!!1
Lmao

>>36922307
>>36922307
>Not him but what if I'm doing like 3 exercises every day?
Like what, 5x5/SS every day? No.

SS is a fucking powerlifting program. It's there for retards who need to track progression when they first begin lifting. Whether you do it 3 days a week or every day for the rest of your life, it lacks volume. You can still add weight weekly on other workouts.
>>36922385
>I'm doing 6 exercises 3 days week
That looks a lot better to me. It sounds like you're seeing good progress, so stick with it. Body fat is what makes the difference here obviously, so don't worry about "looking good" while you're seeing result. Hopefully your recovery goes well dude.
>>36922395
>>36922440
>there is no difference between lifting 100 lbs of body fat and 100 lbs of iron on a barbell
Are you stupid? The difference is the extra weight you're lifting.

You can sperg out over the definitions all you want, body-weight training is a fucking waste of time for getting big, except for maybe pull-ups.

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>>36922775
>Are you stupid? The difference is the extra weight you're lifting.
oh my god

This is exactly like the feathers vs stones joke. Body fat doesn't weigh less than plates. Doing body squats as a fat person is not any less conducive to muscle growth as lifting the same amount of extra weight on a bar.

>>36922775
>Are you stupid? The difference is the extra weight you're lifting.
Holy SHIT you're dumb

>>36922775
>pull-ups, not chin-ups
>beginners need more volume, not less
>no core work necessary
Making friends here I see?

>>36922943
I'm educating people you piece of shit

where do I get roids man ?
I already have bad acne and small balls so might as well do it.