What do you wish you knew when you first started lifting?

That there's no point because I'm 5'5"

That if I am 6 feet tall and weight 135 pounds I should forget about lifting and focus first on weighing 200 pounds.

Lifting at 135 is fucking stupid, I was fucking stupid!!

I wish I knew that everybody I looked up to is on gear.

Wish i stretched more
that's really it

True, but... being an autismo is a lot more comfortable when you look aesthetic af and make six figures.

Not true, just ask zyzz

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Tbh

Tl;dr don’t look like shit

Why? Why would putting on a ton of fat be better than slow bulking?

How to talk to women

It doesnt matter what anyone else does.

Incorporating all six barebell movements into the base of my workout program, also pullups...

>my upper back is still weak as shit...

Imo incline bench still hits the delts pretty good

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That joining the military is a fucking scam. That women will literally marry anybody in the military for their benefits and then have the audacity to steal your accomplishments while they sell fucking essential oils to their fake friends who are doing the same exact thing

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Blast roids or it wont matter because you have shit genes

So uhh... what's this body type called? I need it for academic purposes

That i actually was too heavy to do pull-ups

that i ate more

Eleventy-Ten/10, would bury my face between her thighs as a recreational hobby.

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that I need to actually push and fucking dig deep otherwise I am just wasting my time

Mal Malloy

fucking this
ohp and barbell curls (both ways) are pure fucking gains

How much time you got left on your contract bro? 3 more years and I want to die every day. Biggest regret of my life.

That I shouldn't have neglected lats

That if I didn't eat less I'd still be a fat fuck no matter how much I worked out

Lmao I don’t know why people say this, I’m pretty autistic but being hot makes it so women (and men) love me and can’t get enough of me anyway.

wait why?

Beats sitting around at home, but hey at least you improved through experience

Start with PPL or 5x5 and not some meme routine

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Fat bitch lol

So you’re telling me I DON’T need to cut down to sub-8% bodyfat and have visible 6 pack abs for girls to like me?

That I'd still be a virgin until 25. Would hate women even more than I already did. And need to accept monk mode as soon as possible or just shoot myself in the head.

that LINK wasn't a shitcoin

There are some women's just, like, entire pelvic regions that look so soft, smooth, and plump that it makes you drool at the thought of burying your face in there and eating her pussy.

Don't stop. It's much easier to get out of shape than it is to get in shape.

fitness stuff:
>bulking and cutting is a meme only used by those with roids and/or tip top tier genetics
>eating at a maintenance and adjusting as your lifts go up is better
>deadlifts are for powerlifters or roiders. you WILL fuck your shit up doing them. EVERYONE you know does.
>squats are k but there are better leg exercises
>inclined bench>regular bench
>pull ups/chin ups every day = GOAT
>sam's club, aldi, and walmart = the holy trinity of cheap, healthy food

non fitness stuff like everyone else ITT:
>don't join the military at 19. go and be an electrician
>fuck download tinder and bumble sooner, you faggot
>invest in btc and sell everything mid-november 2017
>spend more time with your friends you actually like. you are completely right in that the majority of relationships from high school don't last and are more forced than anything else. this is not a bad thing

Dependas don’t sell essential oils anymore. They sell Herbalife to their dumbass friends

>>PPL once a week minimallly PPLxPPL if I'm motivated. Every program/routine works, though after 10 years of lifting I come back to it time and time again.
>>Building social skills is just as Important as building muscle
>>More sleep, you'll get mental gains and physical gains
>>Consistency is key, over doing workouts to make up for not doing workouts will only lead to overtraining

That forearms, calves, rear delts and hamstrings need to be worked very often to keep up with the bigger muscles

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this was literally me just about a little over a year ago.

YOU. WILL. MAKE. IT.
we all will.
for that is our destiny.
keep pushing through user.

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lifting heavy is dumb and leads to injury
low weight high reps all day
mark rippetoe is a cunt
weightlifting programs are for roiders

I wish I knew that lifting absolutely helps in looking more attractive to girls, but it is infinitely LESS important than actually just going up to them and talking to them and making them laugh.

I would have stuck with it a lot sooner if I had tried to ease into it instead of lift hard and end up with doms for a week, then take a couple weeks to remotivate and then rinse/repeat
Start off with baby weight and establish form

1mind muscle connect
2 how to eat

Totally agree on the deadlifts part, the risk isn’t worth it for the vast majority of people

That's corporal dependa to you, shitheel. My husband will smoke you until you piss blood.

I wish I would have known about my body imbalances (left arm longer and left leg longer than right) I could have avoided my shoulder problems

Fasting before a workout is helpful.
Squats become really fun after you make it a habit.
Making an actual workout routine.

Yeah that pretty much sums up what would've been nice to know and not waste a couple of years getting no where.

My brother is trying to get me to stop DL's for this reason. I'm 155lbs, currently DLing 5x5 @ 215. I'm only increasing by 10 lbs a month. Is it genuinely risky? If so, then why do all these established routines use them?

Just like lifting, social skills develop through time and practice, you just gotta go and talk to people, lifting just helps you be more confident so you can bee your self

At least you are healthy and won't have a lot of health problems in the future.

What cheat code sends my face directly between her legs?

its not that they're risky, its just that they fucking use up all your energy. you'll see eventually once you start pulling bigger numbers and you still have doms a week later.

I used to be big into powerlifting a few years back, could DL 3pl8 at 140 bw when I was 17.
Literally all the other hardcore lifters I met had fucked their shit up deadlifting, it’s not a meme. I had a few close calls myself. I think the thing that finally made me stop doing them was seeing my dad in pain from a slipped disk. I’m already genetically predisposed to back problems, so the risk isn’t worth it for me. You can still build a huge back with calisthenics (pull ups, muscle ups) which is what I mostly do now.

I learned this the hard way. now I m back at smelly dyel mode

How heavy were you? I'm currently 235 lbs and i can do 5 per set, but im really trying to increase the amount i can do per set. Any tips? Does grease the groove work?

But if I'm progressing super slowly, only doing 5x5, and only at the beginning of workouts, still too risky to continue? Personally I just fucking love doing them, feels so satisfying pulling like that.

that nobody gives a fuck about you in the gym. nobody cares you're a fat fuck or a skele. however these people will start to respect you when you're a regular.

The number of the grill in this pic

how about legs ?
Me too I herniated my disk, even with good form. it's all genetics. both of my parents have sciatica.
I don't want to build big legs. I want muscular lean legs and calves. how to get that intensity without barbells ?

Honestly if you’re doing them with good form and are progressing fine then it’s probably ok, no matter what just DON’T try anything you can’t handle. You’ll start to hate them once you get up to the 3-4pl8 range
Also if you’re getting spinal pain stop right away

t. Benches 95 lbs for reps

the best tips is doing them as often as you can. also do some static holds. if you're heavy your forearms will get crazy big.

Thanks, good advice

Not the guy you were talking to, but I've overcome my dislike of talking to strangers to ask for form checks from other dl ppl and they all said I'm good, so I must be ok?
PS why can that Twink Brian lift so much more than me but look so normal?
PPS name me a better forearm size grower/ grip str enhancer

Trail running for calves, swimming could also help you get toned

Imo deadlifts have worked well for me, I am a rugby player and they're pretty essential for strength. But do what you want, you know your body best if deadlifts don't work for you then don't do them, just know that you're missing out on an excercise that's worth like 5-6 isolation excercises and you'll be wasting your time in the gym otherwise.

Deadlifts aren't risky I've been doing them for years, you need good form though. Also I do a job where I mimick deadlifting and I've gotten nothing but stronger.

I want to keep doing them bc I love them, everyone's just making it sound like it's only a matter of time til you break your back on them.

Meanwhile athleanx never says they're dangerous, SS, SL and pretty much any conservative starting routine includes DL's, so I figure they can't be that bad.

Just be careful and don't be a dumbass and you should be fine, you're not at a high risk of snapping your shit up until you start getting into big boy weight

How long has she been lying there? Probably been surfing between wedding shows and cooking shows for the past 2 hours as she scrolls pinterest while eating veggies and ranch. Yep, I'd say she's been incubating one feminine aroma.

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That makes no sense. I hope you bulked and lifted.

Things have changed since I've been here, I mean if you love them and you're not having any injuries or your body feels okay doing them then I'd suggest you keep climbing up in weight and then going for it. Once you reach a plateau or time where you're having trouble then you deload and decide whether or not the weight was holding you back or something else once you go back to progressing. I wouldn't sweat it man, literally every athlete deadlifts so I don't see what the big deal is. People saying it's only a matter of time till you get injured are silly, because as someone who lifts you literally put yourself at risk everytime you lift of getting injured. Somebody who lifts is 100% susceptible to lifting related injuries than somebody who doesn't lift.

Nutrition is way more important than lifting

FOAMROLLLLLLL HOLY SMOKES JUST DO IT

any good foam rolling resources you'd recomend user?

To do 5x5 and SS instead of a retarded version of bro splits, and to do compound movements.

what are the better alternatives for squats and deads?

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This is the surest way of going nowhere fast.
Of course, I'm talking about fatties. I never made any progress until I bit the bullet and cut very hard, then continue lifting and bulking from there.

do you really
>still yes

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Front squats and Romanian deadlifts, unironically.

Yeah Mal Malloy is the definition of BBW. She's getting a little too big lately but I'd still spank that slam pig

Anybody starting fitness should cut unless they're already a hungry skeleton and always stay close to your ideal BF%.
Yes, your lifts will suffer at first because you're not eating enough but you're going to be making some long term aesthetic gains even if you give up. Plus you'll avoid stretch marks if your already chubby and when you do finally get gains you'll be able to see them immediately.

sorry for the late reply. honestly i have a foam roller but i find using a tennis ball a LOT easier it's super straight forward. just get on the floor and use it to break up your tight muscle basically, like tenderizing meat kind of except you're rubbing it out. sitting down for a long time made my hamstrings soooo tight but now with the ball between my hamstring and glute i sit on it and roll it, switch between legs every now and then, too easy. NEVER DO YOUR LOWER BACK THOUGH

>all 6 barbell
squats
diddlies
bench
OHP
row
???

Which is the 6th big lift? Lunges? Shrugs? BB curls?

>The only weight that matters the most is a healthy weight. If you're already of a healthy weight a very lean bulk of 250-400 calories is fine.

>Cardio is more important than lifting.

>Increasing intensity with reduced rest times rather than sheer weight is a good tool.

>PPx is my favorite workout with squats at the end of push and deadlifts at the end of pull once a week

>If you have small wrists (7 inches or smaller) you should probably do calisthenics in addition to resistance training due to your bird-like frame

>Buy parallettes and rings from the start

>Any break of form is a FAILED rep, linear progression is pointless with poor form because an injury guarantees lost gains and increased soreness from strains can potentially decrease gains with lost motivation

>If you don't like a lift after doing it for a few weeks just stop doing it. Find another lift you enjoy that hits the same muscle groups and do that instead. Ideally, you're going to be lifting for the rest of your life so don't force yourself to do something you hate for your fucking hobby. Going to the gym should be something you look forward to.

>You can do lateral raises 5 days a week and you should

>You can hit rear delts 7 days a week

>You can hit calves every 8 hours what the fuck calves are insane

so essentially still deadlifts and squats

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forgot the most important thing

>If you're doing cardio and lifting you need to double the amount of socks and underwear you own

God. I don't know how is it in USA but in some euro countries it makes more sense because 'work years' are calculated higher towards retirement. My father went to army when he was 20y by 40 he was allowed to retire. The face on grandfather when he realise that he's son is retired but he has to do another 20years ;)

your defeatist attitude will keep you down, nigger. man the fuck up.

pretty much