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As a skeleton who's completely new to weightlifting, would it be a bad idea to use machines for a couple weeks before doing SS so I can have enough strength for the proper barbell form?

Also, since I’m taking 2-3 weeks off from lower body lifting, would it be worthwhile to do leg machines until my lower back is better?

>newbie
>doing 5x5 deadlifts

what the fuck kind of a question is that

jesus i wonder if people any who lift even come to this board anymore

big

Eat chocolate and gummy worms in between sets to achieve BLOAMAXX

>I shower 2x day (once in morning, once after gym), and wash my face 2x a day
You're probably drying out your face.

I’ve been losing weight for 2 months now. Down 20 pounds. So I’m 6’1 185 now. For some reason I still feel fat. Do I need to get down to like 165 and then start bulking again? I have a rather large frame so I will never be skelly

I moisturize my face afterwards. Plus it's my back that I'm more concerned about

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How much muscle do you have ?

Yes, thank you. Apparently that was a bad idea. I realize that now. I thought it was a recommendation because beginners are weak. Felt great doing 235 at 5x5, then tried doing them and squats on same day and tweaked something in my lower back. Once that recovers I’ll take a more balanced approach. I also dialed back all my other 5x5s (squat, bench, OHP) to 3x5 with more warmup sets. I also cut out weighted hanging leg raises and weighted hanging knee raises because I was using my back too much.

I have trouble sleeping even if I take melatonin.
How many pushups should I do so im dead tired and fall sleep within minutes of layig down?

Bout to start a cut and looking for some advice with macros. Is 40c/40p/20f decent?

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Would you let Aquaman fuck you in the ass and come on your face if it could instantly add 3 inches to your height?

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Can he fuck me twice?

Try stretching before bed.

Not a bad idea mate. Would recomend you focus on the muscle contractions though. (IE actively think about your less dominant side when using machines or you may get asymmetrical gains due to using your dominant side)

Much harder to get asymmetric gains when using barbells and the like

>For some reason I still feel fat. Do I need to get down to like 165 and then start bulking again? I have a rather large frame so I will never be skelly

the reason probably is due to your body fat %
Even if you got down to say 140 lb you could still look fat so to speak, i mean you'd be extremely disgusting at 140 lb. But you could jusst have almost 0 muscle. Losing weight is well and good but not at the cost of muscle.

I do that.
But im too anxious, i need to deplete my stamina or I cant sleep.

Plot twist:the enlarged part ends up being the skull

Come on just gib a number.
One thousand?

I'd rest it until it feels better, then do a fast progression back up. Call it a deload. Deadlifts is something you don't risk, and volume is less dangerous than high weights.

When does my calorie count reset? I don’t sleep much. So if i eat 1800 calories in 12 hours, how long til it’s ok to eat 1800 calories again

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what the fuck? It doesn't matter just eat as much as you need for gains

you should first look up symptoms of bulging disk

Jerk off

Should i be proud of being able to do puhsups with 2 fingers on each hand?

>not waiting for da wet dream
Pleb!

Man, I've been through it all when it comes to acne. That shit is an absolute pain in the ass. If you have minor acne, as in you're clear most of the time but every now and then you get a small pimple or two, you're best off watching your diet and keeping good hygiene. Basically eliminate dairy completely, use a face wash twice a day, shower right after your workouts, etc. However, if you have moderate to severe acne and nothing is keeping it away, the only answer that will get rid of it permanently is accutane. I had horrible cystic acne all over my face for years, and only recently did I decide to take accutane. I consider it to be one of the best decisions I've ever made. Went from severe acne to totally clear in a little over 2 months time. I was terrified of hair loss getting into it, but if you start with a moderate dosage and feel it out from there, you'll be fine. My hair looks better now than it ever did before.

Like other user said, you are drying out your face. Get a salicylic acid wash to use in the shower in the AM. Get a tube of charcoal face peel and do a face peel 1-2x/week. Get Lubriderm men's 3-in-1 fragrance free lotion, apply once daily. Buy a fuck load of cheap pillowcases. Change them out like socks. Wash your clothes with a fragrance free/sensitive laundry detergent and don't put too much detergent in.

>t. acnelet for most of my life but great skin now

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What about urine therapy?
Does it work?

I've never beenine therapy

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Whos that guy?
He seems british

Besides for face wash what else do i need? Do i need nighttime specific moisturizer or is all day fine? What about blackheads idk how to get rid of those as well. Does anyone have a link for skin care for complete beginners and know-nothings

>volume is less dangerous than high weights

Reverse that? Otherwise, thanks!

It's Rod Stewart.

He is British but his singing voice sounds like your lesbian aunt

They are more annoying than anything. I'm not really a fan of waking up with undies full of cum
Accutane almost rich piana'd my liver so I had to stop
Face is not the primary concern. My back is. I have no clue how to stop it. Nothing has worked

>2018
>Not sleeping naked
Why tho

Realistically,what happens if you do 1000 pushups a day for a month?

Never been a fan

I'm pretty sure it's not a bulging disk. I've continued to deadlift successfully with minor pain, and I'm fully functional in my day to day life. I was doing 5x5 for 235, hurt it on second rep of second set last Saturday (after squatting 205 5x5 earlier same session with no pain). Came back later that afternoon and did 3x5 at 135 no pain. Lifted Tuesday and Thursday and deadlifted 235 1x5 after long warmup and no squatting, minimal to no pain. Squatted today and bailed after the last warmup set at 185 due to pain, didn't try to deadlift.

Point is, I doubt I could do all of that if I had a bulging disk.

Rod Stewart here, I'll just tell you what i use. Ordered it all off amazon so just copy pasta these into amazon and you'll find them

>CLNS - Organic Green Tea, Willow Bark Extract, Lactic Acid and Vitamin B5 Cleanser for Blemish and Acne prone Skin - 8 fl.oz
Shower face wash

>Blackhead Peel Off Mask, Black mask, Blackhead Remover Mask, Purifying Black Peel off Charcoal Mask
Peels out dead skin and blackheads, feelsgoodman
>Tea Tree Oil Exfoliating Scrub with Activated Charcoal, Neem Oil & Natural Pumice by Oleavine TheraTree
Black, gritty facial exfoliator with little pumice sands that help get dead skin off and really scrub out those pores. Tea Tree oil helps balance skin oil

You would be very good at doing pushups

How do I properly prepare for 42K marathon?
So far i can only run 10K races.

Would i have a stronger or weaket chest than if i did high rep bench presses?

What's the carry over between close grip bench and dips?

Contact your local runner store for that, you'll get bad running advice on this board.

should i add behindtheback deadlifts into my routine?

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test post

I'm starting my cut this week. I've been doing 5/3/1 for over a year but I'm thinking of changing to a routine that doesn't have periodization since I won't be building strength during a cut anyway.

Would Texas Method be a good alternative? Still high intensity low volume to retain muscle but I won't have to recalculate my entire month of workouts if I fail a set.

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> Be lanklet with 0 gym experience and 0 friends with gym experience
> Aim for 1/2/3, going solo
> 2017 passes with decent progress, except OHP which is just shit
> 2018 comes around and I add incline-bench and face-pulls to routine
> 20000% increase in OHP progression

Why isn't there a shoulder-specific sticky for us who are gym-illiterate? That shit would've be amazing to know a year ago

kek

I'm currently doing stronglifts and it's okay, it got me into eating correctly and being consistent, however I just want to look like Chad on the beach this summer, is PPL a good program for that? Which one should I do? I don't mind going to the gym every day.

Although I've pretty much managed to control my acne, I've still got a bunch of scars leftover which look shit. Anybody have any experience with what to do with acne scars?

Have you looked into laser treatment for scars?

how old is that pic of her?

I have but I'm a poorfag and I wanna consider other options first

how long does it take to gauge whether a total calorie intake is too low / just right?

Bump

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Home squat rack is weirdly narrow, can only front squat/zercher squat with it. Do you think i can get away with only front squatting? My gym membership is 60 bucks a month that i could really use.

A week

im aiming for a lean bulk. is the roughly 0,2kg mass gain even measurable? are there any other ways to know its working?

Then every two weeks. If your lifts are increasing and you're recovering adequately, you should be fine.

>clean bulk
>watching porn and not jacking off
I see no difference here

>gaining weight while minimising fat gain
i see no problem here

Run a lot.

Genuinely, that's it. Practice is the only trick to it. Maybe up it by 1-2 km each time.

Getting comfortable shoes and a decent playlist goes a long way.

whats the best exercises/way to build a broad, thicc back?

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Work your lats.

Rows are best m, do pull ups too, I used to not be able to do 1 but eventually can do 10 wide grip ones now

E45 would help

Bamp

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Can I get rid of barbell bench press entirely in my chest routine? I just don't like it and don't care about strength enough to put my shoulders in jeopardy. What I currently do:

>Incline DB bench (~30 degrees)
>incline close-grip press (palms facing each other, same incline)
>incline cable flies/crossovers
>normal cable flies
>pec deck
>ISO machine bench press
>Land mine press
>dip machine (no dip bar at gym)
>skullcrushers