Is there anything Veeky Forums-related you wish someone would tell you about earlier?
Things you wish you'd known earlier
Luis Jenkins
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Henry Gomez
Quoting myself from yesterday's thread (and adding a few more I'm just coming up with now).
These are the things I'd say to my 17 year old self who was just getting started on the fitness journey:
1, Most supplements are bullshit and just make your urine more expensive.
2. Every model in every ad for every product in every fitness magazine is on steroids; most have never even used the supplement they're selling.
3. You don't need 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight. This is based on bro science and a con by the fitness industry dating back to the 60s.
4. Eat more carbs, you autistic dyel. Especially clean carbs like oatmeal, yams, etc.
5. The bro split of one body part per day 5 days a week will produce results but you're better off just doing full body workouts and alternating ABA, BAB, week by week.
6. Natties need to train HEAVY. Fuck your getting-a-pump rep range.
7. The six small meals meme is based on a misunderstanding of the thermogenic effect of food, most notably protein.
8. Although I've never trained solely for girls--or guys, for that matter--there are times when female attention is wanted and appreciated. With this in mind, it's advisable to hover around 12% bodyfat for maximal facial aesthetics. Studies have shown this is ideal for most men. It's also optimal for hormonal regulation in men.
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9. People generally look nothing like they do in their magazine photos, or even the photos they upload to Instagram. Guys who take tons of pics of themselves and their physique are like girls who have dedicated their lives to being hot and taking selfies--they angle shamelessly, take 20 shots and use only the best one and then photoshop everything to the point where it's effectively no longer them in the pic. Don't compare yourself to them, ever.
10. Things don't happen overnight and a lot of times it looks nothing like you thought it would. Pic related.
Grayson Sullivan
Stop overthinking your routine, your problem is that you're inconsistent. Just lift 3x/week and stop making excuses.
Eat well, drink protein shakes.
Liam Martinez
Weight loss is 70% diet.
Also no soda and no juice.
I could have been a Stacy in high school of I had gotten my shit together food-wise
Nathan Fisher
Can you explain the fifth point in more detail?
I've been doing that pretty much.
Dominic Hill
Eat big to get big.
Jacob Barnes
Eat more food. Drink less alcohol.
Nathan Johnson
Get good with bodyweight exercises.
Stretch more
Brody Smith
Quit drinking.
Seriously.
It's a depressant, it makes you fat, it costs a shit load of money and it will fuck up your routine.
No one is going to judge you, If you're out at a pub, have a diet soda, nobody is going to give a shit.
Christian Johnson
>Visually disproportional muscles
>Postural deformity from improper functional development.
What i would suggest is to always hit your compounds and add in your bro exercises.