QTDDTOT - Questions that don't deserve their own thread

u training to be a powerlifter?

>if no
Dont deadlift
>if yes

What's the fastest way to grow lats? All I have us a pull up bar and some dumbbells.

Pullups

How do I change what inspires me to lift? I lifted for a lady who now wants nothing to do with me and now I don't know what do to.

No but everyone that wants to build core traps and low back deadlifts

What routine should I do for pull-ups? Also should I do them every day?

Lift for yourself and women will come. There is an abundance of women who want a fit man. Forget about the other girl she isnt worth your time.

Lift for yourself. You are the prize. Women will notice this and come to you. Trust the process

how many can you do in one set if you went to failure?

6. I do them with a wide grip from a dead hang.

Of course the sets get smaller each time.

How do I change my mindset to accomodate that

I would start with 5 set of 3 and do the last set to failure. I would build the foundation of your back workout around that lift, but also do bent-over dumbell rows 3 sets of 12, some close grips pull ups, and some facepulls too.

Good thing is, your bicepts/forearms/grip strength will skyrocket if you regularly hit those exercises

50pullups.com
I went from 18 to 22 with this in about a month.

good resource for learning stretching and yoga that isn't hippie chicks? just want to learn a good routine for rest days to maximise recovery

How many times a week? I'm thinking of saying "fuck it" and just doing the pull up workout nearly daily because I really need to correct my wide hips.

Not that user, but realize that most relationships are shit. There's absolutely no point in lifting for a girl that you may not even get along with in the long run. A lot of the 40 year olds I know, including my parents, ended up divorced even when the dads were pretty fit. I also work security, and 75% of the shit I have to deal with is couples having an episode, and 90% of the time it's the woman's fault. Next time you see a couple kissing in public, remember that it's one of the only good moments.

Set 3 goals for yourself. You want to accomplish xyz, and work towards that everyday.
Read The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi, and read about classic Stoicism.
And just stay busy in general. As time goes by you'll think less about it. Also, have a fling with someone. Having sex with another girl will make you move on quick. But wrap that shit up

But ultimately you just gotta make the decision to change your ways and your mindset. Its like when a fatty needs to lose weight or a dyel needs to lift. You gotta grow up, man up, and make the decision for yourself that your moving on and youre going to accomplish your goals. You are the prize and there's a million other chicks out there to try with. Trust me man, don't hang onto one, she's not worth it and she riding the cock carousel as we type.
Move on, keep lifting

As a fatty cutting, when is a good point to invest in a DEXA or otherwise better for of bf% estimation than a bathroom scale?

Id say 3-4 times a week but thats just how often i workout my back currently
this also looks like a decent plan

This.

70% of marriages end in divorce
80% of divorces are initiated by women
75% of divorces are "no fault" divorces

Fuck getting married ever

I never consume other onions product sbut should I drop onions sauce as well? Usually fermented onions products like onions sauce are listed as one of the onions products but others say to avoid all onions

>100% of marriages end in death or divorce
thats a fact

Total newbie here.
When should I exercise - after or before eating?
I've been trying to do some basic pullups first thing after I wake up, but I've been felling like I'm noticeably weaker when I haven't eaten anything

Yeah that's biology for you. I do cardio on an empty stomach and after work I lift. Eat before lifting.

Ring rows. How do I overload and progress on this?

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173 lb skinnyfat here, I need some advice for trying to bulk

I just finished my last meal at 3060.9 calories with 302.3 g protein, 73.3 g fat and 298 g carbs. This is about average for me. I only eat salmon, chicken, milk, whey protein, tuna, protein bars and rice. Is this a good diet? I've read the sticky a couple times but I only started working out about a year ago and have no idea wtf I'm doing

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Are you lifting?
Is your strength going up?
How long have you done this diet for and are you weighing yourself everyweek?

Fucking hell that's depressing. I want a family and kids

Should I give up on lifting if I just want to get to otter/Brad in fight club mode? Is cardio and bodyweight sufficient given deficit dieting? Or will lifting just give me my definition all that much sooner?

Why wont my damn shin splits go away??

Stretch appropriately before and after exercise, more supportive footwear if running, ibuprofen it up.

Yes and yes. I'm more concerned that I'm missing vitamins or something

Stop making all my questions sound stupid

The court system is America is completely fucked for men who want to get married. If you have a no fault divorce thrown at you after 10 years of marriage, expect to lose at least half of everything, while paying alimony and child support for at least 25 years, and losing all of your dignity and home in the process. You also wont get custody, and your ex will spend ample time brainwashing your child about how much of an asshole you are.

Alright so I'm confused as fuck
I'm a big fatty fatso atm, but clearly not as bad as I thought.
Started dieting a week ago because I stepped on a scale and it said I was 157 fucking kilos
Started panicking, downloaded apps to make this easier, looked up strats online to find the best method and settled on eating way less and counting Cal's

Problem is, I only started dieting a week ago. I'm down 12 kilos, to 145.
Both weights I double checked, because both times they had to be wrong, and both scales gave the same results at each time

What the fuck could be going on?

Water weight lost can cause that type of loss.
Have you cut carbs?

Nearly entirely, yeah. I mean I've had a muffin (english) three days out of the six I've been doing it, but other than that not much, mostly wraps and shit.

It really was real? I wasn't just full of shit? Like, shitweight

Reposting since I didnt get an answer last thread

Lads why dont I feel the row in my back like i do the squat in my legs and the bench in my pecs? I worry I'm going too light, but I consistently struggle at the end of my 5x5 so maybe that's not it.

Also what is the absolute best ass workout? Be it bodyweight, lift, or machine? I-is it running?

It's just water weight. The first couple of weeks are always massive. Except a bit of up and down daily from now on.(on average down though because you're dieting).

Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted :^)

means ur form is shit

no

What type of row? I pretty much never feel Pendlay style rows in my back. If you want to feel something, try chest supported rows but don't think that just because it doesn't ache, it's not working. Your back can take a fuckload of volume.
>best ass workout
>running
No. Do runners have nice asses? They generally look like skeletons. Squats, deadlifts, hip thrusts etc. for ass

Been following a GSLP variation for a few months and gains are good. What routine would you recommended once the gains start slowing down?

Whqt kind of stretching to do before running?

I'm writing my gains on a notebook rn and putting them in a spreadsheet afterwards. what's the app (android) to track my routine and progression?

ideally something that can handle at least an A/B split and alternate without me needing to do it. Should also be able to track and add weight accordingly.

I met Pyros Dimas once when I was a kid

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pussie

How do you front squat?

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Yeah, you're right.
I'll try doing something light during my rest days so in my brain it still counts as doing something.

Now the question is, how hard should I go during rest days?
Can I go hard doing cardio only?
Or can I just do a low-intensity full-body workout with some cardio like I'm doing now (except maybe even less intense)?

Does anyone know where to get Ajuga Turkestanica in the EU (Germany)?

easily with a belt. proper core support is a must.

Help me Jow Forums
>be me
>23
>6'4"
>176 lbs
>clean bulking
>drinking 3 litres of water a day
>getting eight-nine hours of sleep a night
>have not shat in six days
>six days, Jow Forums
>feel lethargic and sapped of energy
What do?
I went to the doctor who was about as helpful as a poke in the eye. He just told me I was constipated and that I should drink more water but I'm drinking almost a gallon a day now and I'm pissing twice an hour and I still can't shit. What is going on??

enema

why i'm having loose stools if i'm eating little to no fiber at all? also, most of my diary is lactose free.
and no ibs, i went to a doctor and he said that my diet is the issue as i used to have normal stools a few months ago.

Any tips on fixing lateral hip shift in the squat? I’m doing unilateral step ups to bring my left quad up to speed and it’s been making a difference, but I want to have perfect symmetrical form. I go down in the middle but on hard reps I shift to the right as I push through the sticking point

Anyone here have some "run into town, take a break at a cafe, then run home" routine?
If so, what do you buy at your destination? How do you reward/punish yourself?

Rest the bar on your delts, stay upright, keep your elbows bent inwards, keep your legs outwards, go down then up.

Depends on your goals, but I think Building the Monolith is a fun intermediate program.

Weighted belt.

Unless you're talking to a professional medial expert/nutritionist/etc, you probably don't need to know your true body fat percentage to make progress. If it's just for shits and giggles and will make you more confident about your progress, then whenever you can financially afford it.

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Tape worms. Probably more than a few.

I don't do that, but if you're the kind of guy who likes "adventure", find some cool spots within your range and go explore them.
Or perhaps choose a random place on a map and run towards it taking a route you've never taken before.

Black coffee, add non dairy milk if you're a bitch. Cheat days get whatever you want.

weight is weird and fluctuates a lot for a variety of reasons, weigh yourself daily and watch the trendline over weeks and months. don’t stress if you wake up a couple kilos heavier one day, it happens
every muscle group feels different for every person, it sounds like you’re doing stronglifts? make sure your form is good (video yourself and watch tutorials), keep progressing and don’t stress too much. I don’t feel rows in my back too much either desu
for your other question, it depends on your goals, but the ass muscles are big and strong and need heavy weights to grow. calisthenics won’t do much to the glutes
I like TM, but it depends on your goals, how you respond to training, and how you like to train. now is the time to start thinking about what you want out of lifting
1. unrack bar in front rack position 2. sit down 3. stand up
i didn’t read your original post, but, use your performance on the next day after your rest day as a metric to assess if you’re working too hard on your day off. if performance is suffering (i.e. you’re not progressing and you think you should be), reduce your activity on your rest day
are you eating enough? I don’t shit if I’m not eating enough

Sexual fitness question, how do you hump turbo fast like a avn porno? I'm legit tired after like 20 seconds

Will grounding/earthing improve my recovery time due to the increase in circulation?

Being guided through some extreme anaemia of about

dude! check out my post here:
you anemic A F, get a blood test and get on it

opinions on squatting barefoot or just socks?

Sugary cereal is completely terrible right? I absolutely love it, but I feel like it's killing any progress I make with the other 90% of my diet.

how should i account for water weight in logging my weight?
I weighted twice for X.9 (kg)
then got X.2 the next day.
should I do a +.3 to remain conservative?

Adjust feet position relative to anchor point, adjust ring length. Last is weight vest, but you should do that after you've gone through the first 2 progressions.

You can develop a very nice upper back from just ring training alone.

Unironically go read the SS book. Following the program or not is up to you, but the form it teaches is pretty good

specificity is key, you gotta fuck more
it helps to anchor yourself by gripping her waist
it’s right for some people especially in heavier weight classes, for me I vastly prefer lifting shoes
barefoot is kinda unhygienic tho and your gym may have rules against it. if you want to lift in socks make sure you’re on a grippy surface, your foot sliding out from under you in the middle of a heavy squat is super dangerous
iifym my dude. yes you would do better eating better foods, but cals and macros are the most important part of diet and you can still make progress and eat sugary cereals
you should log the weight on your scale and watch the trend over weeks and months

What do I do if one of my biceps is larger than the other?

dumbbells and work only to the capacity of the weaker bicep

Excess protein is just excreted in urine / oxidized as an energy source, there should be a test to determine how much of it you're actually using

Should you use a different rep scheme when doing a cut?

1 month into SS and im wondering what to do after I've reached intermediate lifts.
I want to get stronger as I'm a tradie but I also want to look like I lift.
Do I do a routine like texas method or something with more volume?

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AAAHHHHH I TOOK A WEEK OFF AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK IN THERE

I hope my glute is healed, whatever the fuck I did to it

Anyone have experience with pain in one glute, kinda coming from the middle/side? Happens with deads/squats and when I bend over for barbell rows; I feel it much more after I put the weight down and release tension in my body

thinken of buying this, but im iffy about the seat. is it still goof for flat bench even if the seat is elevated like that?

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Yes, do the main compound lifts with less reps and focus on maintaining strength. And do less volume and accessory work overall.

had that same feeling right before I herniated my lower back

Are microplates (0,5 kg) worth using on upper-body lifts?
Squats and dl going up but I can’t increase 5lb on the bench and OHP every workout.

Does it look gay if u bring your own little plates with u?

Ok so I'd like some advice on my routine, rn:
3 days a week leaving 1 in between each session (chest, back, shoulders, arms, core):
4 chest ex
4 back
3 shoulder
2 biceps 2 triceps

5 to 6 sets decreasing reps(8 8 6 5 or something like that) + increasing weight

1 day legs which is usually squats some dl + a bunch of calves isolation and a press or something along those lines

I feel like only leaving 1 day in between each session and working 3 times a week each muscle except legs gets me exhausted by the 3rd session and I cant perform as good as I do in the 1st, any suggestions?

What weight should I successfully bench for 5x5, before I attempt to bench press 200.

What kind of milk is the best for gains?

I've drank skim most of my life but a guy I lift with claims whole is much better for bulking

is this good ababaab... routine?
im dyel

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Assuming you have a spotter, why not just go for it? You'll feel great if you can do it, and motivated to push harder if you cant.

I do it all the time. Sometimes I can't go 5kg up, but I can 1. Fuck if it's gay, the point is to lift as much as possible.

I dont lift. Long story short I am doing manual labor a lot lately. My wrists hurt after a long day shoveling, laying brick, whatever the fuck I have to do. What can I do to strengthen my wrists before I do some irreparable damage? I'm not lifting the shovel or buckets weird I just need stronger wrists

Does lifting actually do anything to chubby girls? Like is muscle gain visible or is it just buried?

I noticed all the braphogs at my gym are actually shapely, compared to just lumpy looking female dyels

Thoughts on skinny pop? Not the greatest macros but it's like 100 calories for 3 cups of it.

Depends on your definition of chubby. Actually curvy? yeah you can tell. Tumblr "curvy"? No chance.