I'm interested in getting Jow Forums but the idea of coming to a place that's full of normies is really unsettling to me
I'm a skeleton and gonna look awkward as fuck trying to lift weights that 12 year old do, I think working out is too intimate and should be done in private, when you do it in public it's like you're trying to compete with others
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Here you go paco
>Abooohooohooo, I'm a self-conscious loser faggot who wants to ruin my life by being a shy nerd who cares ridiculously much about random strangers, waaaaaahhhh
Cool
why are you judging? I've already admitted that i'm just scared ffs, what a useless piece of shit reply
Because you're an annoying self-pitying piece of shit? You're also self-aggrandizing with your self-pity, it pisses me off, no one cares how much of a weak loser you are, it's not important to anyone but you, get it? You can sit here feeling sorry for yourself the rest of your life but don't involve others, it's annoying
>no one cares how much of a weak loser you are
>it's annoying
hmmmmm
real robots are vegan because meat is immoral and causes needless suffering to innocent animals to amuse you
you dont NEED to eat meat, but you do it because it amuses you. you fit right in with them normiescum.
>real robots
lol playing that game, if we are all serious
real robots dont post on normie r9k anymore they got pushed out ages ago, whats left now is more cyborg than robot
You know what, I'm like OP and you're absolutely right user. I should just go out, do what I want/need to do like a proper adult and not think anything of what people are thinking of me.
Start with calestenics at home.
Most gyms are almost completely empty in the morning and during the day, so if you are a neet and can choose when to go you don't have to worry.
Secondly, nobody even notices you. They are far too busy looking at themselves in the mirror or using their phones.
Thirdly, even if somebody actually notices you, and sees that you are a weakling, they don't give a shit. Everybody has to start somewhere, nobody was a beast their first day, and people actually recognize this fact.
Strength is completely different than for example beauty. Most beautiful people were born that way, and have no understanding of what it means to be ugly. But all strong people have had to work for it, so they know very well what it's like to be weak and how to improve.
Don't worry about it.
I like the app fitbod if you have an iphone. Starting you only need and some dumbbells.
You should find out your body type, mesomorph, ectomorph, or endomorph. I guess there's test online but it's easy if you read. Then you'll want to search "bodytype workout bodybuilding forum", and find a weekly routine. It'll also have the meals you should eat too.
Example for ectomorph.
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As you can see from the workouts you can get away with the equipment at home, no need to go to a gym. You can also find the equipment used on craigslist if you're on a budget or poor.
I am a pear-shaped faggot with noodle arms who went to the gym, starting with 1/5th of the weight of everyone else around me.
No one will give a fuck. No one. You might imagine them sneering behind your back and talking about you in the locker room. They won't. While we are on the topic, they won't make fun of your dick under the shower either.
You might be approached now and then by some helpful bro who saw something in your form, and when it happens you listen, because you were fucking up enough that someone thought "shit I come here to work out, not to deal with paramedics having to drag this chump out"
Seeing the normies be all suave and flirty with the yoga pants thots while you spend your whole workout in silence can be hurtful, or can be not, I mean, you're already used to it right?
Anyway, if you really can't stand being in a social environment, look into bodyweight routines. Convict conditioning is mostly a PR stunt but the six exercises are solid.
It happens but not frequently. youll just need to stop thinking about it.
>no one will give a fuck
Youre a fat autist. Dont listen to to this guy OP. Ive had guys literally laugh at me in my face and patronize me for failling reps when I first started strength training. Obviously they werent worried about me saying something back since they were much bigger than me at the time, but my point is shit like that happens.
OP, people are petty and vain and will obviously do immature shit even at gyms but you shouldn't let thats stop you.
Go in the early mornings or nights if you that much of tool.
>Most gyms are almost completely empty in the morning and during the day, so if you are a neet and can choose when to go you don't have to worry.
I scouted my local gym at 5 am, as soon as it opened, and plenty of people were already walking in.
All other times is was busy too.
not every gym will be empty at night. Check google popular times for yours and see when there are the fewest people there.
This is true. I joined a 24 hour one and there was always people around at all hours of the night.
I go in with undersized clothes and without even combing my hair first, usually. I just ignore everyone and everyone ignores me. I do warmups with 5 lb dumbbells to get my non-static stretching going and don't bat an eye at anyone.
I FUCKING WISH someone would talk to me, even to make fun of me. I probably need form correction like a motherfucker, too. Don't sweat it OP, you have to value what you're getting out of exercise more than anything else.
Progress in the gym follows a very strict concave curve. It's a great example of diminishing rate of return.
In plain english, this means that you remain a noob for a very short time. Most big and strong guys will be lucky to get 10lbs stronger in any given exercise in one year, but during your first year of training you can quite easily get like 100lbs stronger in each the major lifts like bench press, squat and deadlift. You can grow out of your skinny skeleton physique in a matter of weeks if you train hard and eat enough.
Let's use the bench press as an example. Most untrained full grown males can bench around 100lbs (45kg). it's sort of a base level of strength. After one year of training, most guys can bench around 200lbs. However, very few guys can bench 300lbs, it probably takes an average of 3-5 more years of very hard training and dedication to reach it. And 400lbs is almost impossible to bench without steroids. If you are natural, 400lbs is extremely impressive, and probably required very serious training for at least 10+ years.
So even if people make fun of you, (but they don't), you would only need to endure it for a few weeks/months.
I want to go a gym, but i don't want to go alone. And i don't have even a single friend. So i just train at home with some barbell and dumbells. I know some of you will say i will find friend at gym, but i am not able to do that.
actually real robots care about having a full diet to get the most optimal amino acid profile and couldn't give less of a fuck where it comes from
that, or they eat ramen 5 times a day
Home gym consisting of an adjustable bench and an adjustable pair of dumbbells scaling up to 70 pounds ea can potentially get you ahead of 95% of the male population
I'm sad that the fitness center in my neighborhood only boasts like 50 lb dumbbells and no barbell/plates of any kind. At some point I'm gonna have to nut up (and pony up) and get an actual gym membership.
>Most untrained full grown males can bench around 100lbs (45kg)
this is untrue unless you mean 1RM
I was talking about 1RM, yes.
working out is like going to the grocery store. absolutely literally no one cares about you and what youre doing as long as you arent being a total nigger or taking a shit in the middle of the place.
oh come on. the first and only time worked out i benched 150 lbs 1x5 and deadlifted 135 lbs 4x6.
less than 100 lbs is literal child level. like a 16 yr old or something.
either the 'first and only time' you worked out you were considerably obese or you have done strength-related stuff before in the form of manual labour work
>the first and only time worked out
Literally weird flex but ok. Just because you have a lot of strength already doesn't mean you're not a beginner.
>When you do it in public it's like you're trying to compete with others
literally welcome to the hierarchy of life, society and all animal interaction lol
>oh come on. the first and only time worked out i benched 150 lbs 1x5
That's actually very impressive for the first time in the gym. I am assuming you are either a big fatass or have a fairly athletic background from other sports or manual labor.
Okidiko broi take a seat and met impart some wisdown
1.No one in the gym gives a shit about you. Guys in the gym, especially big guys only care about themselves and other big guys.
2. If youre uncomfortable get a 24 gym membership and go in the late hours when no one is around.
3. Home gym! Get the basics right at home, out on some size then walk into a gym with some experience. DESU home gyms are better overall.
4. Everyone starts somewhere bro.
Good luck on your journey. Eat well and get lots of rest. May the God of gains shine upon you.
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You guys have any experience with cement plates? They are much cheaper than metal ones, so i am wondering if they are worth it.
>You guys have any experience with cement plates? They are much cheaper than metal ones, so i am wondering if they are worth it.
You will grow too strong for them very quickly, and eventually have to get metal plates anyway. I recommend going for the metal ones right away, used ones go for real cheap at garage sales, ebay, etc.
>labor
yeah, several years of slave tier manual labor. didn't think it would matter that much. im 5'11 157 lbs.
i want to deadlift 320 without gaining weight though. is it possible for a poor natty?
>deadlift 320
>naturally
That's gonna take years of work, and without bulking I don't see how your strength will increase. The two tend to go hand-in-hand, if you work on strength you're gonna get bigger, if you work on getting bigger you'll get stronger.
>used ones go for real cheap at garage sales, ebay
Don't live in USA or a big country, so not an option. Cement ones are like 3 times cheaper, and i have slavshit wage.
>i want to deadlift 320 without gaining weight though. is it possible for a poor natty?
It's absolutely possible. In fact, I would say that benching 150x5 is arguably more impressive than deadlfiting 320x1. If you start training deadlifts you will probably reach it within 3-6 months
disregard this obvious troll.
It shouldn't take more than a year, maybe a year and a half of hard work to get to 320. I know two guys who can do that and they only started working out last year.
>you will grow too strong for them yoo quickly
Tf are you talking about???
There isnt any way this would happen unless cement plates somehow magically lose mass over time you utter brainlet
well then go for the cement ones, they are totally fine for just starting out. Then when you need to buy the metal ones later down the line at least you know that it's a worthwhile investment and that they will get used.
No one cares. No one has time to pay some skinnyfag at the gym any attention. This is the case for almost everything, no one actually takes as much notice as you as you might think and if they do they almost forget about you immediately. Just make sure your form is right, research before hand and get a good program going. I suggest 5x5 for beginners personally.
>Tf are you talking about???
>There isnt any way this would happen unless cement plates somehow magically lose mass over time you utter brainlet
It's because cement takes up more volume than iron. I quite literally can't use cement plates for most of my lifts, because you can only fit like 200lbs of cement plates on the bar before it's full. With metal plates you can fit like 800lbs on a bar.
hmm... thanks. ive been avoiding working out because it interferes with production at work. the one time i went i was useless for 3 days. how do i work out and then turn around and bust ass all day?
That doesnt explain anything but okay
>how do i work out and then turn around and bust ass all day?
It depends on how hard your manual labor job is. Just try to work out like two or three times a week in the beginning, get enough sleep, eat enough, rest whenever you can, and see what happens.
I know a few guys who work hard manual labor during the week. They only work out on the weekend, and get very good results. You are just gonna have to try it out and see how it goes.
This. No one cares. I used to be that skinnyfag, but I did 5x5 and increased my compounds lifts by about 50 pounds this semester. Focus and form and be confident. Eat and sleep well.
Nobody pays attention to anyone else at the gym, I find the gym is the only place I get no social anxiety. People hardly talk to each other at the gym, there's no "competition" going on and nobody will make fun of you for being new; if anything they'd be friendly and help you out.
As long as you don't use the equipment wrong nobody will notice you. Even the biggest dude in your local gym started from the bottom. You said you can lift baby weights and that's good. Every gym has 1 Chad who is roided up and eats ass daily but since your in the other corner with 5kg weights your safe from the bully.
Also don't go to those fancy Hollywood gyms. Nobody works out there. It's just glamorous place to take Instagram pictures of your ass.
>That doesnt explain anything but okay
Iron/metal is more dense than cement.
It's impossible to deadlift 400 pounds with cement plates, because no bar can fit 400 pounds of cement plates.
The only way to deadlift 400 pounds is to use metal plates, because bars can fit 400 pounds of metal plates. In fact, they can fit like 800lbs of metal plates.
Ergo de facto, when the person in question gets to the level where he is ready to deadlift 400lbs, he will have to acquire metal plates. The cement plates he could use back in the day when he did 100lb deadlifts are essentially useless at this point.
Cement plates is fine for beginners, but at a certain point you are going to need more dense plates so that you can fill more than 200lbs on the bar.
Your cement plates still weigh the same as they ever did, but they take up so much space that you can't fit enough weight on the bar to do a proper workout, unless you are a beginner, in which case they are fine.
thanks for the advice user. youve given me some shit to figure out.
you're welcome, pal. Good luck.
ehh fuck that reasoning, the animals are already dead. even if i go vegan there'll still be the exact same demand for dead animal flesh in stores.
I fell for the vegan meme. I was vegan for about a year but I stopped. It's fucking torture. Definitely not for me and I'm never doing that again. I was constantly tired and my hair started to fall out. You can't eat anything when you go out and eating became boring.
>Find a small villige with gym
>move to villge
>talk to pepole in villige
>go to gym in villige
>not be a small pussy in villige for you know everyone
>bocome big strong man on villige