I started the gym a month ago and I think that something is wrong. I went from a 50kg leg extension to 107kg for 10 reps>would be full stack but the pin doesn't go that low40kg ab crunch to full stack around 92kg for 4 reps >I felt my abs hurting the next day in the first week but now I don't30kg preacher curl machine to 50kg for 10 reps>some guy with decent arms tried it after me and left in confusion because he could only do 35kg for 5I could go on but the other gains are relatively normal (20-50% increase). Am I supposed to be getting strong that fast or is the equipment built to ego boost dyels. I take 2-3 protein shakes a day and 1-3 scoops of creatine, I generally don't feel any muscle fatigue and I work out 3-5 times a week.Well I'm going to go again in a few hours, any ideas on how to load a leg extension machine with plates? A gym pin won't work since the space is too small to fit any decent plates in. Do I just talk to the gym staff like a noob?Pic related is the leg extension machine we have at my local British gym
>>76618548Do you have a tail? Or does your father?
>>76618548Some machines are easy, yes. It depends on the pulleys or some nerd shit like that. There's another thing to consider: not all your muscle groups are equal, either for genetic reasons or because you unwittingly trained them all your life (ie hairdressers usually have decent shoulders because of their job)You don't need to load the leg ext with plates, just do it single-legged. Another tip: keep the reps in the ab crunch on the higher side, it's fine if you end up doing 4 reps in the last set because you're cooked but try to make your working sets higher in volume (I ACK'd with one of those machines doing exactly that)
>>76618561I am a lazy fuck that was at home 24/7 basically except errands since covid. I can't even do a push up. I doubt that I have any occupational muscular development. However, my relatives all easily got jacked and pressured me into going to the gym so maybe my genetics will save me. BTW it is really uncomfortable on one leg even with a matt wrapped around the pad. I'll persevere until I can full stack each leg before moving on to squats or picking one of those body builder gyms.
>I take 2-3 protein shakes a day and 1-3 scoops of creatineit's thisand the fact that the machines are pulleys the weight labled on them is way lower to make you feel like you're making gainsjust concentrate on working out and not how much weight you do, higher reps is better and keeping elbows knees slightly bent is better, don't lock your limbs out on those machines, not good for you or reps
