What advice would you give to yourself if you could talk to the old you before your fitness journey?
>>77487321>don't try to rape the gym twink he knows karate
I just wish I had started many years earlier with the knowledge I had when I finally made it a consistent part of my life.
>>77487321don't you mean the young me?
>>77487321>its gonna get a whole lot worse>like way worse>better get to work now
>>77487321The entire world is just people doing things. It’s that simple. You don’t transform into a doer with age, you just do things and things get done. Not easy, but simple. No hidden trick. The difficulty you’re feeling isn’t a sign that you’re missing something, it’s just difficult. The doubt you’re feeling isn’t evidence of inadequacy, it’s just doubt. A feeling. A reaction. Not substantive. Just sit with it, recognize that you already have all the factors accounted for and all the tools you’ll ever need, and knowing that, judge what’s worth doing. Not with an expectation that’ll it’ll get easier or a better time will come, but with an attitude of resignation, a certainty that this is indeed the cost that everyone who’s ever done something worth doing has paid. Pay it or don’t, but don’t wait for a better deal.
>you gonna date a hot blonde with massive tits and ruin it because of one bad joke, dont say the joke
>>77487326What age did you start man?
dont fucking do starting strength and bulk
when that indian cocksucker prescribes you vicodinflush that shit down the toilet and never look back
Compounds are not enough, definitely not for you anyway, so training arms and forearms is mandatory even if it feels like a chore.Psyching up to do heavy deadlifts does nothing, you can separate it into two movements so for example stiff-leg deadlift from blocks and a rack pull.Your knees will start popping if you don't isolate quads just because you think the leg extension is boring.Doing 1 set per session can be good for benching (otherwise very little advice regarding this movement, you are just not built for it at all).Lean into keto based diet sooner because everything was extremely cheap too back then and carbs/gluten cause serious bloat.
kill moot before he implements the captchas and wait times thus murdering 4chan forever
Literally just keep doing it. Don't stop. Always keep going, keep pushing, be dedicated, be motivated.The hardest gym session isn't the one where you use the biggest weights. The hardest gym session is the one you can't be bothered to go to.
>>77487321You can still stack up so much muscle and muscle maturity from lifting even once a month assuming you can lift effectively.
>>77487326This
Get sober now instead of later
>>77487532the captchas and wait times were implemented due to a hyper autistic coordinated group of cp spammers ongoing for literal years4chan would be murdered even harder without these measures
>>77487532I’m a newfag here and the captchas are honestly a non-issue. It’s the 5 fucking minute wait time that’s annoying.
>>77487457great advice, if i were giving myself general advice i'd say something like this
>>77487321Don't work out biceps 10 sets to failure every 2 days you will get tendonitis
stop telling people im brahmin caste, they dont care
>>77487321>Just read Lyle he's boring but it works for you. >Do HIT when you get a job it makes life easier and you respond the same to it as anything else.>you can run or you can squat your knees can't do both
to research recomposition instead of trying to bulk
>>77487321>the number one thing is that you keep going. when you move or change environments, you should make finding your new gym the #1 priority after basic necessities. success compounds, and so does failure>if your use of substances ever interferes with your training, it's a clear indicator you need to cut back>SS is a meme, do push-pull or something instead>this guy at 24 hour fitness is going to tell you the way you're squatting will fuck your knees up; he is right>recording your sets to evaluate form and how hard you're pushing yourself is a cheat code>don't be afraid to gain a little fat, 2-4 lbs/month is the sweet spot>practice with your off-hand more in lacrosse so you can have two OP shoulders instead of one>you're the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so get some active friends
>>77487321Get lean asap, you have a 10/10 under 35lbs of fat.
>>77487805Did your arms get bigger though?t. perma 13in DYEL
>>77487796They're annoying as fuck and I'd wager combined with wait times the main reason the site has seen a 90% drop off in traffic since the peak in 2021.Though has to be said that this peak was in the spring through June and new captchas only came in the middle of July, with the first ones being quite okay (possibly even better than the previous "choose image" captchas), so they're not the sole mover.Still, since the most recent batch of the most annoying ones (multiple tasks, wait times), the site's gone from still reasonably active and usable to an absolute ghost town. Maybe they were just the last nail in the coffin.https://4stats.io/Either way, with them, the site is nigh unusable now for anyone but a "dedicated poster" lmao. Before, you could participate from the shitter or by just opening the site and going at it, now it's a task in and of itself where you have to keep a thread open and wait out the fucking timer and then also do some more meaningless bullshit. Most people just don't bother and go elsewhere I reckon.How the fuck is /fit/ still getting 2k posts a day anyway? I feel like I'm seeing a couple hundred at the maximum.>>77487794What's the qrd on this? I think I've read the claim before but never looked into it more, is there no other way they could've stopped them? Surely hyper autistic spammers don't mind solving a captcha?
>>77487321>everyone you see selling a program is on juice>yes, everyone>don't follow anything you read in a magazine>don't follow anything that comes in a downloadable pdf from a youtuber>stick to the basics, and just keep at it>there's no magic hacks>only long term consistency really mattersMore specifically:>you need salt to live, quit cutting it out so hard>that's just IBS that you have from following your mother's advice about taking a candida cleanse to fix your allergies (which won't work)>when your shoulder does that weird thing, PAY ATTENTION TO IT AND STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING
>>77487321>read "Science and Practice of Strength Training" and "Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning" instead of spending years following youtuber retard after youtube retard>never pay for a gym membership and just do bodyweight training with the bare minimum equipment needed. The information from above is enough to avoid the perma-dyelism of online calisthenics dogmatists.>splurge on a stationary bike because going outside is miserable with all the trucks, dogs and concrete. You will not do cardio consistently otherwise.>train joint mechanics, not "muscles." This knowledge makes programming a breeze>stay at 170lbs do not listen to insecure roiders like Bugenhagen who call it a victim weight>stop getting upset that every attempt at a high effort post you make only gets responses from low-IQ retards. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.>read books don't be a gymcel /fitizen/ who can't follow any sort of argument or conversation
>>77487321>Greg is a liar and an all around shitty person, you already know this. Of course he didn't make all those gains in 4 months natty. Also, he's just using you to hang out with Brit.>Brit is an attention whore, and if you cut Greg out, stick with it, and don't lose your patience, you'll get to smash.>You know she's literally dying, bro. 5 years, max, new medicines notwithstanding. And you know she's not hot, it's just the drugs making her skin flush and her lips plump so she looks horny all the time.>And Brit is also a terrible person, just like Greg. She gets a pass on it because, ya know, dying. But that's a smash and dash, bro.
>>77487321Don't get a gym membership, build a home gym. Don't buy equipment you will need to replace after a year. A home gym can be minimalistic and cheap but don't save on the wrong ends. Don't buy the flat bench, you will want an adjustable one at some point. Fix your posture first. Biomechanics are everything, and all exercises will become more effective. Freeweights are fine for the beginning but don't wait too long until you get a cable machine. Even the DIY cable pulleys you can attach to your pullup bar work well. If your joints hurt, don't push through it, instead always warm up properly and wear sleeves if they help. If you get injured more than once from a certain exercise just don't do it anymore. There are always good alternatives. If an exercise doesn't grow the target muscle a lot, find a variation, a different angle or a different exercise that does. Do what feels good and actually works, not what a program says. Eat more, eat smarter, don't bother pushing calories too hard. More calorie dense foods and consistent frequency of meals, instead of huge meals and skipping some of them. Every meal should contain protein and it's fine to have a high protein goal but your real protein requirements are probably a lot lower than you think.
>>77487826Yes, but it's bad for progress in the long run because it cripples your arms.
>>77487321You have to eat just as much or more to be fit as you do to be fat. Just eat better food.
nearly all of your peers are pinning (couldn't be more true in the ozempic age); pin too.
>>77487321nothing. i would listen to what he had to say
>>77487321"Stop browsing 4chan. It's a waste of time."
>>77488555>How the fuck is /fit/ still getting 2k posts a day anyway?They're all within generals. This board is otherwise pretty much dead and I blame it on a janny who tries too hard to keep it on topic. Fitness is solved and the only actual fitness threads are asking questions that have been answered a million times before. You can't even post a thread with a hot girl in the OP anymore>inb4 that's good!
Analysis paralysis and the idea that there’s some secret or holy grail that you just havent discovered yet are your biggest enemies. Yes, lifting and dieting really are that simple. No, there are no shortcuts, unless you pin. Yes, you have to learn a lot along the way, but you don’t have to know everything before you start. Not doing everything perfectly isn’t a waste of time. Half the people here have spent so much time studying exercise science that they could have gotten a degree in it and yet they’ve spent less time actually lifting.
>>77487321Never ego lift, ever.Lean is law, always.
>>77488555>How the fuck is /fit/ still getting 2k posts a day anyway? I feel like I'm seeing a couple hundred at the maximum.5 minute wait is solved by doing a set or two. The time is less of a barrier if you're shitposting mid workoutt. shitposting mid workout
