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Is there a HIIT equivalent to C25k?

My back is slightly more developed than my chest I feel since I can just about row as much as I can bench.
Should I cut down rows and back to every other workout for a couple of months?

You should row more than you bench

If you’re new, make sure you’re using lower weights so that other muscles don’t compensate for the fact that your back can’t lift that much. Too much weight will recruit more muscles and you won’t be isolating your back. Also when doing a lat Pulldown or Row, you have to imagine that you’re pulling from your elbows not your hands. All your hands do is grip but the movement comes from using your back to move your elbows. That’s the mind-muscle connection.

If you could only do two types of bodyweight exercises for the rest of your life, which would you pick?

5 days of cardio a week, 3 days of curling and a diet of veggies, meat and fruit. If I do this consistently will I stop being a fat ass? I want to lose as much weight as possible at home before getting a gym membership.

Thanks user :)

1. What do people mean by squat rate? Im 174 at 17% bodyweight. If, example for EZmath, Im holding a 100lb barbell, is it a 100lb or a 274lb?

2. If I cut, intermittent fast, either, on a day after I workout (so, rest day) will it kill gains?

3. Does light cardio at night after a morning workout hurt gains?

These sound dumb I know, but 4 years ago I was 224 at well over 50%BF, Veeky Forums has helped me so much I just want to iron out the kinks. I have so much more energy but I dont want to do more harm than good.

Do you do cardio during a bulk period? I lift every day and do 20 minutes of cardio. My calories intake is 3k right now. For my height(5'10/178cm) it should be something around 2400 afaik.

how do i get better at doing ohp!?

Get microplates. De-load and start doing your last set to failure.

by micro plates you mean 0.5 kg ones right?

Can you LP front squats instead of back squats?

By doing it more often.

Yes, I'm burgerland so for us it's 1.25 lbs = .567kg so thats close.

Cardio helps to minimize fat gain. I also tend to have quicker recovery when I do cardio.

I could never progress with pull ups
Today I did them but I got pain in my right shoulder, the last time it was in my left shoulder
I switched to supinated, slightly closer grip (chin ups) and I could do them with no pain at all
Tried provoking pain doing lateral raises to see where it hurt but I couldn't, just with pullups
Can I just move to chinups and forget pullups?

tl;dr
>pain ONLY with pullups
>can I simply do chinups instead?
thanks

Will I make it?

Also

How do I live it?

There are these two faggots doing one plate dead lifts at my gym and only one place we are allowed to do them. I had already waited nearly 20 minutes to for a squat rack. I walked up to them and asked if I could work in. After finally getting them to understand what I was asking, they semi reluctantly said yes. I did two warm up sets with one plate, then I put a 35 pound plate on the bar when it was turn. I was going to take it off when I was done and continue taking off the weight I put on the bar as I worked my way up in weight, but as soon as I started putting more weight on the faggots walked away. Was I in the wrong here? Should have just let the retards lift by themselves?

I'm get too much weight from my bulk and too fast. Does it means that I'm getting too much calories and I should cut a bit?

Started lifting early December and bulking at the same time, working on a PPL program because I've lifted about 3 years ago. My bulk brought me from 60 kg to 70 kg, I'm 175 cm btw.

Also, I'm bulking on healthy stuff like good fats and protein with some carbs from oatmeal, rice, beans, milk and a occasional pasta during the weekend. I think I can manage to go keto if needed, but I don't want to hurt my gains.

I seriously need some help because I've never went past 60 kg and I don't want to be skinny fat.

>Have shit skin all my life
>Get really fit, thought fitness would help, it did, but only a little
>Skin is great except my ass and back which is like a fucking old man of 80's skin, rittled with breakouts and scars from previous breakouts
>Try everything from lotions, scrubs, exofiolation routines, blue light therapy miniscule results at best

I have maybe managed to reduce it by 20%, but I still just get huge flare ups. I've eliminated process sugars which seemed to be the biggest help. I love the front of my body now, but I hate showing my back to my gf even though she likes the muscles on it. I can tell she's hesistate to sit on me when she gives me a back massage and avoid touching my pimples. I don't blame her. I hate my back and ass.

I just want it to be good for her. I don't do roids, I take whey protein. I eat a mostly protein and fat diet.

My gf is vegan and says I could try reducing meat intake and see if it helps.

I'd be willing to try for a week or two. Is Vegan bodybuilding a meme? Would this be bye bye gains? I fucking love meat and don't want to turn into a soy boy.

When doing pure body weight pull ups o could do 10x10. With 2.5kg weight added I can't do half that. Is this correct/normal?

Doing SS/SL.
Current bests:
OHP: 52.5kg x5
Bench: 82.5kg x5
Squat: 110kg x5
DL: 127.5kg x5
Row: 60kg x5

I fuckin hate rows and my narrow back stands witness. Switched gyms due to moving town, and the current gym has no weight belt for doing pullups.

What are some good row alternatives?
Help me out of this mess.

Yes, you can. They don't target the muscles exactly the same but they're a fine exercise too.

I guess it's all mental
they finished their sets and didn't tell you or you accidentally gym-bullied them
yeah, you just need a little caloric surplus, if you're putting on more fat than muscles you're doing it wrong

Try eliminating dairy and red meat? Do you take hot showers? They open up your pores allowing shampoo and conditioner to get in them causing breakouts. Shower immediately after gym? Other than that I'd suggest seeing a dermatologist. They can prescribe you accutane if its extreme, or just a medicated soap and a oral like teva docycline which will reduce redness and scarring within 48 hours.

you CAN make muscle gains on a vegan diet, you just better be ok with eating retarded amounts of food

>I guess it's all mental
I don't know, I was expecting it to be easier. I guess it makes more of a different since I'm light.

Add more weight until you can only do 3 sets of 8. Repeat.

I eat mostly Chicken and Eggs, I take pretty hot showers. I live in Murrica so no health care.

Eating I can handle, would it be more expensive?

Can anyone recommend a hair removal cream that is fine for sensitive skin?

What am I supposed to do when I fail a squat?

Should I remove all the weight of the barbell, put it back on the pins, and then put the weight back up, or should I try squatting it back to the top of the squat rack?

What do you guys hang in your room? I just have an autistic Kingdom Hearts Poster and world map.

If you are over 15 years old you should throw that to the garbage, go to your local art museum and get some prints.

I'm 25 male and single. Even the world map?

is it okay to workout when youre sore from the day before? or am I wasting time benching multiple days in a row

no. U can get back where u were in less than 4 days.

How do I convince my friend to stop taking recreational drugs?

You don't. Get new friends.

How do you guys clean your knee sleeves? I usually just wash em with some soap when I shower at home.

I've been noticing however that it's giving me dry skin/eczema around my legs. Any pro tips?

are oats for bulking or losing weight?

mate my stats are exactly the same whats your height/weight

The former, ya dingus

Dips for sure
Probs pull ups also

What is the 1pl8 of curling?

Thoughts on L-Thianine? Nippard recommends it as a pre workout.

no, C2K is interval training, HIIT is meant to be used at maximal effort, different mechanisms, hence why it's impossible.

This.

Either - it's food not steroids

The general advice is milk when bulking water when cutting but at the end of the day you can eat whatever (with caveats) you want as long you're hitting calorie goals.

I'm getting a home gym.

I thinking of getting bumper plates because it'll be quieter and softer on my floor. But they are also way more expensive. I don't do cleans now but I might want to later. Is there anything about bumper plates I should know?

Should I avoid working out the day before I do a testosterone blood test? Anything else I should keep in mind?

>Steroids work without eating

176-178cm (fuckers never measure me the same)
69-72kg depending on week

Outdated progress pic for motivation, though I haven't changed much

When I bench press, I heard that I should tuck my shoulder blades underneath me to make a "platform."
I do this when I'm getting set-up, but then during the rep, when I fully extend my arms, I feel my shoulder blades becoming "untucked."
What does this indicate about my form? What should I be doing differently?

>Live in US
>Not having healthcare covered by work

What are you like 14? Also GF reeeee

Keep your back arch intact. It should keep them in place more. Also, do more form-oriented sets with lower weight and higher reps.

Will being in a caloric deficet, make me loose muscle?

How do i stop the boredom eating habit?

Are you PJW?

DYEL fag here, what are some good cheep diets?

Sudan diet...dont eat

Chin ups.

>TL;DR ideas for a tiny home gym + three day split
I want to lift but don't wanna take a 40 min bus to the nearest gym, so I'll have to get a home gym to work on my form for swimming. Problem is I don't have enough room for a squat rack or similarly big things. Can you make a full body workout with only a set of dumbbells work? If not, what preferably small equipment do you suggest? Also, any ideas for a three day split based on my situation?

Get some squat stands. I keep them stacked in the closet and take them out when I want to use them. I have a rack for plates that also has a vertical bar holder, so I'm able to keep all my equipment in the closet and just take it all out when it's time to lift. Takes 5-10 minutes to setup or clean up.

When is the best time to take a protein shake? Been told 1/2 hour before, 1/2 hour after workouts, when you wake, before you crash, etc. Seems like everyone in my gym is different.

Are they actually or functionally a meal replacement?

Could it be damaging to my health to eat too much multigrain bread?

I find that a good bulking meal is 6 slices of bread with a glass of chocolate milk, but I don't know if eating that every day is safe.

I'm new to lfiting, is there a Veeky Forums-approved yt channel that would explain each lift/exercise in terms of technique and form?

what does 4/3/2/1 mean pls respon
what did rich take 4 scoops of?

Protein shakes aren't magic. It doesn't really matter. If you want to be autistic about meal timings and shit, 3-5 hours since your last protein intake is optimal since you can trigger MPS another time, but it doesn't really matter that much.

It's just liquid food. And it's a supplement in the sense that it has no magical properties, but can supplement your protein intake if it's on the low side of things.

It makes sense to have protein available to your body before, during and after training in particular. However, it takes a while to digest a proper meal. If you eat 3-4 solid meals a day, you pretty much don't have to worry about nutrition timing ever.

It's one of those things that may or may not give you an additional ½ procent results. But if you choose to focus on these tiny matters over e.g. your total caloric intake, then you are a moron.

You'll be fine.

Some kind of suspension trainer like a TRX or gymnastics rings would give you a ton of options.

If you don't have room for a barbell, this is going to be a problem for good lower body development.

People argue over this shit all day.
I like Alan Thrall's videos. His technique is decent and he's very good at explaining shit so you'll actually understand.

2 warm up sets at 80%
2 working sets at 100%
4 sets at 50%

Sprained my acl squatting, going up and down stairs hurts now. How many weeks before i can start squatting again with babyweights?

>Sprained my acl squatting
Highly fucking unlikely. Self diagnosed?

this was my T reading from the VA hospital. VA say's "normal" but grinding at the gym, eating good, taking natural test boosters (like tribulus) and still don't want to fuck, always tired as fuck, not getting gains at gym. Am I low compared to my "normal" (don't know no baseline)? should I be on TRT? and will second opinion from dr at TRT clinic just put me on the shit because they're crooks. I'm 32 and had a drinking problem after I got home from afghanistan but 6 months sober now. wtf...

>Are they actually or functionally a meal replacement?

Is it food that is made of calories?

Protein should be consumed immediately after weightlifting exercise and in 2 hour intervals thereafter for maximum gainz

45 imo

>Sprained my acl squatting

Doesn't make sense, you hurt your meniscus or PCL. Don't self-diagnose knee injuries, see a specialist.

T levels don't matter as much as you think they do. If you're within normal ranges, it shouldn't have any affect on training. Getting a blood test and seeing you have T on the lower end of the range will typically more of a mental block than anything else.
Here's two docs talking about it: youtube.com/watch?v=YDuMGoK-1JA
There's a second episode where they talk about when it's appropriate to use TRT and what to expect.

Stop looking for chemical/hormonal reasons, clean up your diet and sleep schedule. Have you REALLY not been drinking? When you say "sober" does that mean you are not drinking until you are blackout drunk? Being sober means not drinking at all.

Both obviously, because they're healthy.
If you don't mind dirty bulking though, they would be more effective for cutting as they are very filling.

hmm interesting. I can 1pl8 okay. Not sure if I can 1curl

The other day I was half-grunting, sort of controlling my exhale that way. It hasn't happened before, hasn't happened since. It just felt really good.
is that a sign that I'm actually pushing it or was something weird going on?

the bones jones DC fight was my last drink (July). Been an AA and gym geek since. I'm eating the right things maybe not enough calories then?? If anything I sleep too much. Sleeping too much you think?? Trust me I was a big boy in the army. natty too. i realize I'm older now but just not the same at all. . .

Do back extensions in a roman chair target the lower back?

Why does Veeky Forums never talk about isometrics? I have the flu so I didn't go to the gym yesterday and while I was looking up different fitness videos one about isometrics came up. Sat there and did maybe 15 different exercises for 60s each. Woke up today with crazy doms and still have quite a bit of pump. Isometrics are where it's at Veeky Forums.

Yes, pmuch all your back and spine. Although I prefer roman deadlifts.

Have you tried going to a doctor or dermatologist? If you haven't might be better to get a professional tell you a way of sorting it out rather than fumbling in the dark with meme solutions.

Tips to become more manly? Lately I've had a lot of confidence so that helps a lot, but idk how to act with girls, like I can talk with them, but some tend to be boring and I can't handle that shit.

They do, along with the glutes and hamstrings. Collectively it's referred to as the posterior chain because it all works together.

Isometrics are quite simply less effective than dynamic contractions for hypertrophy and general strength development.

Isometrics aren't just isometrics though. They can be used in different ways.

One way that is probably the most commonly used is to implement a pause during a weakpoint the exercise, so you'll build extra strength specific to this part of the movement. You can also do this in a power rack by setting the pins right above your weakpoint in e.g. the deadlift and then just pull a less than maximal weight as hard as possible against the pins for x seconds.