I don't get what I'm doing wrong. I started lifting this year and I've barely gained any stronger. I'm still a fucking saggy pile of shit. Admittedly I didn't know what I was doing at beginning of the year in regards to form/nutrition yadda yadda but I still haven't made much gains since then. I started working on it seriously since July and my bench has gone from 30 kg 6 rep max (110% effort leaves me winded) to 35-37.5 kg 8 rep comfortably.
I tried changing my routine from Starting Strength to one where (I forgot the name) where I bench my ORM max for 5 reps (which is 40 kg- but I'm not sure how effective that is because my form gets ruined by the second rep and I start lifting with my forearms/shoulders.
>to one where (I forgot the name) Found the problem. You're just not serious or you'd actually know the name of your fucking program.
Connor Gray
eat more
Jordan Long
Lifting weights and getting stronger is a lot like the fire triangle(heat, fuel, oxygen). You'll gain muscle and strength if you're sleeping enough, working out hard enough, and eating enough. From the sound of it, it seems like you're missing the nutrition part. Read up on bodybuilding nutrition/powerlifting nutrition. Then fix your diet.
Dylan Allen
Well after a google to be sure it's the 5 X 5 program. My diet and sleeping routine is 100% perfect however.
Kevin Long
ignore number targets, work each set till fail (e.g that you can't lift anymore) It doesn't matter that if by your third set you can't even lift half as many as your first set. Only by going to failure every time do you really get hypertrophy and thus the highest muscle growth. Numbers should only matter as far as measuring progress long term.
also: EAT MORE.
James Reed
My nutrition is fine I make sure I get enough protein and I don't eat junk.
Gabriel Williams
I eat 2500 calories but it doesn't make a difference (5'10/11). I've only gained a kilo since July.
Isaac Cox
this sentence alone makes me doubt you understand how vital proper diet is to getting stronger.
How much do you weigh? Whats your bodyfat %? What's your current goal? How many kcals are you eating? What's your macronutrient breakdown? If you can't answer these off the top of your head you don't have diet down, which is arguably the most important factor in getting strong.
Jonathan Martin
Kys
Ryder Bell
lmao you're not eating as much as you think you are start eating until you feel full as fuck and then eat more.
Chase Cook
Look everybody, another SS victim. Laugh at him.
Blake Morales
Go for 3000, I’m serious
James Ross
>How much do you weigh? 76.5 kg >Whats your bodyfat %? 25-30% >What's your current goal? 0.5 kg per week >How many kcals are you eating? 2500 >What's your macronutrient breakdown 125 grams of protein, 311 grams of carbohydrates.
Sebastian Morris
Are you counting the bar?
Parker Jackson
eat more, sleep better, and bang women like the one you posted in the doggy position
Charles Ramirez
Yes
Mason Clark
I definitely know how much I'm eating since I'm using the myfitnesspal app
>What do I do Jow Forums? I don't care what you do, but what i do is not care about how much i lift. I do as much as i can 10x for 3 sets and then move on to the next machine or activity. You need to not treat the gym like rocket science and just lift the correct way. As long as you maintain good form, don't injure yourself, and sweat, you should be good to go.
Kevin Sanders
you are no different than the fatties that complain about not being able to lose weight. you know what the problem is and you deserve to fail.
William Rodriguez
so your training, diet, and sleep are all on point. Therefore you should be getting stronger. But you're not. You must just be a freak of nature OP. There's no hope for you. Thanks for starting the great thread though.
Elijah Reyes
this x 1000
Camden Gomez
Easy for you to say I lift baby tier weights and still look like a disgusting pear shaped DYEL
Wyatt Lee
I thought going to failure was detrimental to muscle growth?
Levi Thomas
I don't lift that much either.
Luke Hughes
Maybe so
Alexander Anderson
*Smacks lips* *hooks thumbs into belt loops* WHO DAT!?
That's all the help anyone can give you, if you fuck this up, you are retarded. Don't go off track, don't do your own fucking thing, just follow these simple instructions.
you forgot your height, faggot I started at 76kg myself, I didn't start gaining weight until I was eating over 3000cals, since I am 192cm, reached my goal of 90kg and I am maintining that for 3 years now with 3k cals. Took me 6 months to get those 14kgs
Robert Evans
See a neurologist. You might have a peripheral nerve disorder
Xavier Robinson
>25-30% bf Cut
Matthew Nelson
>my diet and sleeping routine is 100% perfect What an arogant cunt you're being
Evan Gutierrez
>I don't get what I'm doing wrong. I started lifting this year and I've barely gained any stronger. I'm still a fucking saggy pile of shit. Admittedly I didn't know what I was doing at beginning of the year in regards to form/nutrition yadda yadda but I still haven't made much gains since then. I started working on it seriously since July and my bench has gone from 30 kg 6 rep max (110% effort leaves me winded) to 35-37.5 kg 8 rep comfortably. Your technique sucks.
Pinch your shoulder blades, go into a slight bridge. If you do it right, you will feel your pec and lat group pushing the weight easily.
is the weight gained fat or muscle ? been training for 6 months and my weight is still the same at 72 kg (179cm) i got stronger in all my lifts (for exemple bicep curl went from 30kg to 50kg ,chest grow too) and yet my fucking weight is still 72 kg ,did i perhaps lost fat and gained muscle ? i'm not sure ,well my abs started showing so maybe
