Questions that don't deserve their own thread

i havent done 10 sets on one muscle group yet, right now im just doing 6 but i just feel like have so many more sets in my tank i just wanna use them. As for now im not really experiencing that much doms 24 hours later, i think im gonna go for it.

Are calisthenics a meme? No access to much training equipment other than a pullup/chinup bar and a jump rope. I just do sround 6 sets of 35 pushups and v-ups every day and i'm going to start roping soon

How did you find out your bone mass?

It is not a meme, it has been around for a while too. Sometimes I like to watch these as they give somewhat of a real life comparison between free weights and bodyweight exercises in terms of performance and aesthetics:

youtube.com/watch?v=LYEhr7iJMZw

tanita scan, not as accurate as a dexa scan.

For me I know somethings too much if a) can't perform the exercise or a rep right; b) have bad doms after. Steady progress is always better but I guess you're good to go.

whats that website you put your lifts into and it tells you whats lagging n shit? gives you a diagram
thx

Can someone help me with understanding TDEE calculators? If i do a long full body routine 3.5 times a week and besides that am just a uni student, walk around etc. Does this all count as light exercise? I don't do any exruciating cardio but I'm always sweating when lifting. Not heavy weights since I started from a super weak point. Just trying to understand what my calories should be for a lean bulk, sort of just winged it for now.

symmetricstrength
its not about heavy weights but effort you put in. For some people 1plate squat will be their one rep max while some will do 1plate squat for 20reps get it?

Calculators are a meme and only rough estimate.
Some person push themselves hard at gym and approach 90%intensity while most people will approach 70% of intensity and call it quits.

its all relative and best to adjust over time and keep readjusting while observing changes. It takes patience

What does Veeky Forums put into greek yoghurt to make it taste better?
pros for not sugar

It depends. I might do 100 total reps for leg presses or squats at lower weights, as I am into cycling as well. Helps tremendously but it is tiring

Honey

If you have to ask it is too much

Seeing my progress, I suppose I should just continue right? I doubt I'm actually 7.4% BF though, but I'm mostly using it as an indicator of progress.

Sounds gud

Your preferred choice of berries. Buy them frozen, its cheap, and either let room temp heat them or microwave them.

What's that app, bro? Also, How are you measuring?

Weight at my gym and my gym has an app that it syncs to.

chopped apple

oats

honey

How do I bench without a spotter? I'm scared af to try and do it alone but I know I'm not going to always have a workout buddy with me when I go to the gym.

I just don't want to be that guy that hauls a bench over to the squat rack.

It's supposed to be in the 3-5% range.

Pls?

The same way you bench with a spotter, just with a more comfortable weight. If you're pushing weight you're struggling with just ask someone at the gym for a spot, 99.9% of the time they'll say yes.

move more weight idiot

Guys how do I correct my posture I plan to work abroad the company im applying to is kinda strict about health, my problem is that I have mild scoliosis do you guys think its ok to ask the xray guy to help me fix my posture before they take it. Pic related that my xray a month ago, going to take one again next week.

Which of these two angles is better for incline db press?

The first one (left). Second one puts too much pressure on your shoulders.

there is no quick sollution to back autism. I am managing mine by developing inner muscle (the red meat par of your bod). I do high reps at bodyweight. Stretching is essential.

Im just starting to bulk from a 6'4 160 lbs frame. My question is how you guys afford food when you get hungry more often? Im at meals that cost over 10 dollars and its fucking killing me. I eat a shit load of peanut butter and jelly, and I put so much god damn peanut butter on there its amazing.
Also, what are some cheaper meals that are delicious, healthy, and cheap?
I can only right now think of anything made with eggs.

Is it possible to live perfectly without doing any of the following to cope with anxiety?:

-No overeating
-No drugs of any kind (alcohol and coffe included)
-No masturbating
-No oversleeping or being lazy
-No videogames or internet addiction

I feel like without these escapes the anxiety just builds up in me and i cant do anything to stop it, to the point that im feeling like shit and even if i force of will i can do anything right.
Each one of these seems to has a huge negative effect, but at the same time i cant seem to find a way to live without at least a couple. How do i achieve it? is it a matter of MORE force of will? Is there a secret?
Is there a way to release anxiety that has no negative effects? Is there truly a way to live a very active life without anxiety?

please help, thank you

Is IF a meme?

1: Talk to a Doctor. Anxiety/Depression for 5 years here and the thing that will relieve your anxiety the most is talking about it, I swear to you.

2: All of those things are fine in moderation as long as you're active, working/studying or whatever.

I guess this is a bit different but here goes.
I think I have varicocele in my left nut cord. Is this affecting my gains?
Im wondering if this is affecting my test levels. As fucking embarrassing as this is, my chest has grown very small fatty "breasts". Its not noticeable to everyone else but I see it and if I squeeze my nipple a small amount of white liquid will come out of the dots around the areola but not the nipple.
Am I going to die?

no. makes you change a lot of stuff for the better. I do love it.

Yeah its pretty much all placebo.

Do you guys prefer to have your off day on the weekend or a work day?

legumes and beans are super cheap source of protons albeit not complete

milk

Started squating heavy few weeks ago, and my knees are now clicking all the time and feel like shit, no pain tho. Hip joints also feel uncomfortable, like there is two positions for femur, "right" and "wrong", sometimes I manage to put femur in the right position when warming up, and when I do it feels great instantly. No pain so far, already deloaded by 20% and aim for flawless form on squats, but still worried about my joints, what can I do to dodge snap city, will massage help?

Also, why am I disgusted by every girl who shows interest in me, I may like them at first, but when I am sure she is into me, its an instant turn-off, is it just fear?

>its an instant turn-off, is it just fear
not fear, low self esteem and a crippling need for the aproval of others:

>Hey that girl is so hot i would really like to put my penis inside her womb and shoot a couple of little fitocrats in there
>Hey, she's into me, she can't be that hot. Because hot is not what i want but what other people tell me it's hot.

Brotip, there's no universal beauty, if you pay attention most people who obsess over rating girls and discussing it with friends just want to impress their peers rather than have a good experience with women. Long story short, they prefer bromance over sex with a girl they like.

What the fuck am I supposed to do to get my non-dominant arm to do more? I'm just done with my third week of lifting but I notice that everytime I do OHP/BPs I mostly use my right arm. It's somewhat OK with BPs since I can keep it relatively steady but it completely fucks over my OHPs since I enter a weird fucking skewed stance to be able to lift up the weights.
That I'm a former skeleton turned fat-ish with zero arm strength probably doesn't help either.

Sounds extremely convincing desu, Ive thought about others thinking less of me for dating her
How to fix this shit, should I just plow through the negative emotions and hope I will come to like her

>How to fix this shit, should I just plow through the negative emotions and hope I will come to like her

If you like the girl while youre with her then go for it.

You have to learn to realize that the feeling of liking a girl is different of the feeling of liking that your friends like the girl you date. Which is if you think about it for just a little sec, the most retarded way to live life possible.

Most people live for status nowadays but that is an almost guaranteed road to misery.

How do you progress on assistance work? Example: I do Incline Dumbell Curls 3x8 with 12 kg. Last workout I get all the reps. Do I jump to 14 kg next time (~4.5lbs increase, smallest my gym has) or do I try to hit 10 reps with 12kg and increase once I managed to do that?

Does getting ripped make your body hair fall out? I've never seen someone with low BF% and big pecs/abs that also had a hairy chest.

Why am I waking up feeling light headed and with a headache. The headache fads over an hour, and the light headedness kicks in when I stand up, and goes away after closing my eyes and holding onto the bedside table for like 5 seconds. I remember it happening a while back, it seems to come and go every few weeks.

No, many people just think a clean shave makes you look more muscular

That sounds like it could be anemia, user. Get a test done

Hmm I gave blood a month and a half ago and I didn't get any warnings from them, thought it wasn't occurring then. I'll see about talking to a doctor, just in case, thanks.

I never even talked to her, she just stares at me in class, quiet girl.
I dont like anything about her in particular, I just want to have a gf, and she is an okay girl who likes me.
I dont want to pretend to like her when I dont tho, it sounds very very bad

Currently doing PPL with chin ups on my pull day. I can only do 2/3 reps each set. Can I incorporate chin ups into my push day or maybe legs? Essentially how often can I do chin ups?

fear to lose you freedom. fear to get tied down. fear to start something that you will be responsible for, fear of eventually losing it. maybe.

Is there any program where I can do two consecutive days and one non-consecutive? ie, workout both days on the weekend and only once during the work week? Because lifting during the week is a bitch.

is there any way to reduce waist size? im male, about 12% bf and i dont have much fat to lose. was curious if there were other ways apart from surgery

>I dont like anything about her in particular, I just want to have a gf,
a girl you somehow somewhat like is not girlfriend material, you have to be blown away, or there has to be something incredibly positive about her for you to consider it

nice. can we apply the same principal to men too?

How many of you take regular pictures or promote yourselves either on instagram or just to get laid?

I mostly lift for aesthetics and strength but find that documenting progress and particularly taking regular pictures of myself is a pain in the arse, despite before and after pics regularly getting me thousands of views and girls hitting on me.

Whichever you can do the most weight with

Changed diet a week ago, wanted to add more protein percentage wise. Now I feel bloated every night, and don't even hit my calories, especially in the carb department. Protein and fats are ok. I seem smaller than a week ago now though, and look dyel, how fix?

what do you mean specifically?

usually you cant, no matter how much feminists get angry a standard hetero cis relationship has different dynamic that the other kinds.

just chocolate and bacon like a motherfucker, then add vitamin supplements and whey protein, youre deon

>CAP bar at my house
>i can barely do 200lbs squats 5x5
>generally uncomfortable

>try oly bar at University Gym
>285 for reps and it feels good

WHAT THE FUCK

I need a good cardio youtube video i can follow, link me your best guys

I didn't cheat for my first year because I was too self conscious about my low numbers

Now I regularly cheat on plenty lifts because I know it helps getting the numbers up and I'm lifting enough that I don't look like too much of a faggot either way

If it fits your macros, go nuts. Lots of empty fat in it though.
I tend to roast a whole chicken and turn it into 4 dinners with veg. Cheaper and more filling and lasts longer.

>When on a cut/diet, how do you deal with feeling hungry when you want to sleep?
Eat before bed. Something like casein is great because it's protein overnight. Failing that, anything with volume: protein fluff, veg, soup, etc.

>im on a cut and im also building my strength.
Pick one. Unless you're fat and within your first 2 weeks this is pointless.

>currently at a plate(135lbs) for squats, deadlifts, and Benchpress
That's a fucking weird ratio. Add a plate to squat and diddy at least ASAP.

>so i ask you, good routine?
SS is fairly shit but it'll get your strength up quick. Do it for the recommended 6 months then move on. Also you're giving no information so nobody can answer you properly.

>how does one achieve over training in one workout?
Train more than your body can repair for before the next time you work out.

>is 10x12reps Too much?
If above happens, yes. Otherwise no.

10x12 is retarded if nothing else.

Add more weight, idiot

Not a meme, just way inferior to gym for building strength.

TDEE calcs are so bad it doesn't really matter. I generally find leaving exercise as INACTIVE or LIGHT creates the most realistic calories across the board but since I know my calories I'd never use them now.

MyProtein flavour drops = god mode
Erythritol, protein powder, fruit, nuts, lemon zest etc

Honey is sugar

Same way you bench with a spotter- just be careful not to go above your 1RM.

Thanks user, will try

Is the form of the world strongest man himself?

He doesn't go low on the setup he goes pretty fucking (legs and arms) and pretty much his deadlifts is what some would consider the welcome to snap city deadlift yet he is there doing exercises with weight we probably couldn't even think off. Basically i always hated the setup for deadlifts especially cause i have to go wide and everyone was always like

>lmao u sumo deadliftin brah xDD

So i might want to start doing it like he does, what do you guys think, is it snap city or not?

>*Is the form of the world strongest man himself good

Ups.

I'm good looking and fit, yet girls never give me their numbers on Tinder. I just want to fuck some sweet ripe poon. Fuck me, right?

Does steak really have this few of calories?

Also leave the clips off so you can flop the weights off the end if you need. Also learn the roll of shame

No idea, don't speak moon runes

No solid advice but remember that knees, hips, post chain, spine and neck all work as one for posture. Train all of them

Veg
Whole chicken, big cuts and joints, offal
Shop at 6pm+ for reduced shit
Beans, legumes, nuts
Make lots of soup

Basically 1 meat + 1 grain + 2 veg + sauce = quickest tasty way to high cal meals

>Is it possible to live perfectly
No

Stop trying to change into something and just try to change.

Habit is what matters.

No, it makes eating less easier. Health claims are mostly inflated nonsense.

>What the fuck am I supposed to do to get my non-dominant arm to do more?
More dumbbells.
>How do you progress on assistance work?
Same as any other work. Progressive overload whenever you manage an extra rep or two.

No, they shave

Could be a million things, talk to a doc

Every day or more.

Literally any 3 day program

>is there any way to reduce waist size?
Consume less calories than you expend.
Read the sticky.

You're probably dyel. Lift more.
Also switch protein or don't eat it.

Probably you're an idiot and the bar had a lower weight

Looks fine to me. Also that's only 3 plates, nothing special and less than most of Veeky Forums

Also type properly.

I can tell you're autistic from that single pic. Learn to socialise and communicate well.

you have to ease into it my dude, you sounded too much in a hurry in that cap

I know you are right, but Ive been rejecting women for almost 3 years now, feel like Im wasting my youth, Im 21 in a month. Probably gonna ask her out and maybe she has a nice personality or something, thats what first dates are for anyway
Thank you for your answers, really appreciate it my dude

how much am i fucking my triceps over if i don't include any overhead movements in my routine?

Non ankle weight bearing substitutions for the usual compound lifts? Recently got injured and I really don't want to stop lifting while it heals. Bench is gucci by default, so is OHP (just do it seated), and rows can be done chest supported or w/e, but I struggle to find replacements for squat and deadlift that won't break my feet (only allowed to carry my bodyweight of 190lbs plus maybe an additional 20 if ever).

Leg press is super gay but would it hit legs as good as squat for the time being, along with maybe some leg curls and bodyweight squats?

For deadlift, ohshit. Hamstring curl, glute ham raise, and lots of upper body pulling work for dem traps? I have no idea.

None if you're otherwise properly working your triceps. Stupid question.

>Leg press is super gay but would it hit legs as good as squat for the time being, along with maybe some leg curls and bodyweight squats?
Leg press will put just as much weight on your ankles as squat/diddy.

Nothing you substitute for these will work the same muscles. Leg curls work fine and you could do squats on your knees for a while and just miss out on calves.

You're fucked for deadlift either way but you can do rack pulls on your knees to get traps and back. Do plenty seated rows.

never hurts to try. you can really know where its gonna lead

As a math major, go fuck yourself

I go to that gym and use the Oly bar to max out once a month and its always the same deal

The olympic bar just feels so much fucking better

>Leg press will put just as much weight on your ankles as squat/diddy.
I was told the straight one (not the 45 degree incline one) is sorta fine by my physio, but leg press is universally hated by nearly anybody on this site and I can see why.

>squats on your knees
Elaborate. Just "sitting down" and raising myself upright with glute power with weight on my back? Sorry I'm dumb. Calves are fine for the time being, I was a fat kid and did a FUCKTON of calf work before, I can set that aside for a few months.

Thanks for the help btw.

>stupid question
fight me m8

How do I decide when to stop cutting as a total fucking beginner?
I'm 6'2", approx. 214lbs, 25% bf, doing light cardio (30-60min) on off days from lifting. Am I supposed to drop my weight somewhat below my goal weight, and then bulk my way up, or just drop to the goal weight and eat at maintenance?

Get ready for some stupid questions lads.

First things first, I have no idea how to do any of these workouts in person. I've been hitting the links in the sticky and I've got a basic idea, but I don't trust myself to go in to a gym and just start doing them. Are personal trainers worth the extra money or should I just break down and look for a workout buddy.

That leads me to question two: do I have to workout with another person? The only other person I can reliably work out with on a schedule I can do is my brother, and I'd really rather not lift with him.

Question three, there's a fuck ton of 'fitness club', places like LA fitness/anytime fitness/ect. Am I right in assuming they all have a full selection of weights and workout machines or do I have to go out of my way to hit the only golds gym in town? Their websites say they have workout shit, but they don't actually go in to specifics about what equipment they have.

Question four: I'm a fucking manlet, am I going to get laughed out of every place I go? I'm something like 5' 4", and I assume that as long as im not a retard I'm not in any danger of physical harm via whatever workout I'm doing, but I'd rather not be the fag everyone takes photos of and posts online.

I've never done any of this stuff before so I'd like to do it by the books as much as possible, I figured it'd be better to embarrass myself here with my retardation than in person.

My right body looks more bulky than my left body even when i workout them the same, i should add that i have a cronic luxation on my left shoulder making my left tricep harder to train than my right, any tips to improve training with this kind of injury?

1. You can get an idea of the movements while imagining you are holding onto a bar or dumbbells. It's really not that hard, you'll figure it out. Half the people in the gym have fucked up form/don't know what they're doing anyways.

2. No? Nothing wrong with lifting alone.

3. Yes those gyms will be good. LA fitness afaik is a solid gym with a large range of equipment.

4. Gyms are already full of overcompensating manlets, you probably won't get laughed at much more than you already do anywhere else.

As long as you aren't a complete retard you aren't going to get laughed out of a gym.

This is speaking from my experience as a beginner but maybe it'll help.

>First things first, ...
Just try to do them, maybe look into a mirror if possible. Honestly, you'll probably notice pretty soon if you're doing something wrong. Your weights will be pretty light too so I doubt that you could fuck yourself over too much.

>That leads me to question two: ...
Didn't so far but I don't really see where you'd need someone outside of maybe bench presses and power cleans, if you're doing them

>Question three, ...
Most of these gyms (at least here) allow you to try them out for a day or something, or at the very least you should be able to tour them with someone before becoming a member. I guess you can check in person that way.

>Question four:
Who the fuck cares. I was and still am a big fucker with somewhat too much weight and when I started out I couldn't even do a proper squat because I kept falling over all the time with an empty bar. I don't even think I had people laughing, one or two dudes just offered me advice and I kinda managed from there on out. Honestly if you're not going to some college gym you'll probably see a lot of adults there just doing their thing and they'd rather not interfere with someone else.

btw do hip thrusts have any merit in replacing diddlies? along with the other suggestions of course.

To reduce my bf%, is it literally down to cutting? I've seen a dramatic improvement since I started lifting and eating right, but I still need to drop around 5% for dat definition and I'm finding it increasingly harder to shift that layer of fat covering my gainz...

If i have skinny arms but some fat on my belly do i have to bulk to get big arms? From sticky i know that you need more calories than you burn to gain muscles but i couldn't find if the calories from fat have to be in some place or it doesn't matter from which part of body you're getting it

12%
It's pretty much the optimal bodyweight for lifting, health and men in general. 15% or above is too high and you should be cutting

Just make sure you're lifting properly and not wasting your time while cutting.

>First things first, I have no idea how to do any of these workouts in person. I've been hitting the links in the sticky and I've got a basic idea, but I don't trust myself to go in to a gym and just start doing them.
Why?
If you've seen someone doing a curl or chest press and don't think you can do that then there's something seriously wrong with you, so what is it? Why wouldn't you be able to? Only by knowing that could anyone answer your question.

>Are personal trainers worth the extra money or should I just break down and look for a workout buddy.
You should just lift.

>do I have to workout with another person?
No

> there's a fuck ton of 'fitness club', places like LA fitness/anytime fitness/ect. Am I right in assuming they all have a full selection of weights and workout machines or do I have to go out of my way to hit the only golds gym in town?
Anything is fine at your level. Ideally somewhere with power racks and OLY racks but since you're clearly mental it doesn't really matter.

>I'm a fucking manlet, am I going to get laughed out of every place I go?
Yes, the gym is no exception. You're going to get made fun of just as much as anywhere else. Which is basically not at all.

Stop being retarded and autistic and reading about lifts and asking retarded questions and just go lift. You could've done a few sets and found out the answer to all of these in the same amount of time it's taken you to ask.

More dumbbells.

Squat movement while on your knees. Doesn't give you the same development but it gives you most of it.

They're helpful as they involve the hip flexors and glutes to the same degree as the deadlift but again they put almost the same weight on the ankles when done correctly.

Upper/Lower Split on the weekend, Full-Body during the week. Lyle's Generic Bulk and on the weekday, just scramble the exercises to get the big moves in. Check the thread on his forum for suggestions.

Leg Press + Leg Extensions + Leg Curls. Also Pull-Ups.

Cut to abs. Bulk til they go away. Always gaining or losing 1-2lbs a week at most. Scale is just there to help you adjust your diet. Goal weights are stupid, for looks you want abs, for health you want a waist:height ratio under 1/2, you want as much muscle as you can while having the above, whatever you weigh is what you weigh.

The book Starting Strength has very good guides. Buy or pirate.
No, you don't. You can bench in a rack, learn the roll of shame, not using clips, and bench alone, or you can ask for a spot from anyone there.
Take a tour. Call and ask if they have a squat rack. Start with the nearest/cheapest and work your way out.
As long as you're not doing meme bullshit and are honestly trying, nobody will laugh at you.

When I'm doing deadlifts without a spotter I always get paranoid and feel like my back is rounding yet it almost never is.
Is there some way to know whether it is rounding during the lift?

You can also recomp (eating at maintenance, turning fat into muscle) but that'll take forever unless your bf% is pretty low already
Just cut