I just joined a gym now what? - Page 10

I think Firas opinion is about sport athletes that improve technique in relation to the hours trained and makes perfect sense
for bodybuilding/hypertrophy is a totally different logic

really depends what your goals are, if you want to build muscle than the common training 2x a week each muscle group is the best
with some periodization focusing on strenght or weak parts of your body when reaching plateus

eat a lot, lift a lot. Das it.

Haven't been to the gym in a month. Been recovering from two gym related injuries.

Golfers elbow. From doing too many pull ups and pull up variations without enough recovery time. Or it was from doing an L-sit pull up and had fun extending my feet towards the ceiling and pulling up. There's no pain, but it bothers me when doing pulling exercises and flares up.

And a lower back issue. From swinging the dumbbells upwards into a overhead press using a bit of jumping momentum. Just walking for 20min+ causes pain. Stupid, I know. I like to do my overhead with dumbbells and standing, but as I'm progressing it's getting harder to get the dumbbells up into position.

Seems like the only way out of these injuries is physical therapy. zzz

few months gym progress.

First pic May 27th other pic yesterday.

Started working with online coach in August I think. Been on a cut since then planning every meal measured with food scale. 500caloric deficit per day which should yield roughly 1 lb per week. Probably need to stay on cut for longer.

Are you planning to do a bodybuilding show? Beginners don't need to bulk and cut, that's the beauty of being a beginner. If your goal is to not waste your time and build as much muscle as possible you need to eat slightly above maintenance and train full body workouts, not do bullshit split routines. The only reason you should hire a coach is if he's going to train you in person and that motivates you. Online coaches are a complete scam. You don't need a personalized routine or nutrition plan or whatever with a body like that. Eat enough and train properly and with that first pic body you'd get 10+ pounds of muscle after 6-7 months with less body fat than you started with. How much muscle do you think you've put on? How much did your main lifts improve?

Not sure what the problem is im obviously making progress.

I don't think online coaches are a scam I think for the most part the actual lifts is alot easier than nutrition which is 90% of what I use my coach for.

I don't think recomposition is something as easy as you make it out to be. I also love how you say "just eat right" as if thats just so easy to get 100% correct.

Edit: im on a cut you dummy not sure how you expect my main lifts to improve by a ton esp on 12 rep scheme or to gain a bunch of muscle

Wait why would you hire an online coach if you go to a gym. I don't get it

hiems, if you are training to pick up women you can stop right now and you will be fine although falling off of your diet and eating fast food and drinking a lot of alcohol will catch up with you fast and also hurt your training. That is the problem. So, ask yourself why you train? Train is good for train sake. Yes. But maybe going out a couple of nights a week and having some fun is also a good thing. You don't have to drink 40 cognacs in a night to have a good time or maybe you do but from my experience you can still make gains in both training and partying with hot girls. I just wanted to let you know this: you have a good enough body to have sex with 99.9% of women in the world. And the .1% is mostly because they have issues and not because you need ripped 6 pack abs, slabs of chest muscle, and powerful arms, etc. And actually if you study most Rodin and Michelangelo (or ask honest women what they like) they are not overdone with beach muscles. Biceps the same size as calves is one of these symmetry secrets.

My suggestion:

– Move to Vegas. Find a venue for industry night because industry night is the shit, find a venue for Friday night, and find a venue for Saturday night. Become a regular at 3 places on the same nights. Don't get too drunk. Don't hit on staff. The point is to build a reputation and a social sphere.

– Continue to train.

– ????

– Profit

Your biggest leaks as far as partying with hot girls are that you live with your parents (especially because you don't have to) and probably wardrobe. You are smart so I think you can figure out your own wardrobe. You are also a relatively young professional so the crossover from that to club or bar or lounge is not that difficult. Now you probably can't wear all black Yves Saint Laurent with more than 2 buttons unbuttoned to the office and personally I wouldn't want to wear stark business casual or professional to whatever is the hot club on a Saturday night but I've said this before you'll figure it out or get a good personal shopper and so these 2 things should be solved rather easily.

The day you post about getting a beer and meeting a person in Vegas, Miami, Pheonix, wherever I think would actually make me legit joyful.

On October 28 2021 02:30 RiKD wrote: hiems, if you are training to pick up women you can stop right now and you will be fine although falling off of your diet and eating fast food and drinking a lot of alcohol will catch up with you fast and also hurt your training. That is the problem. So, ask yourself why you train? Train is good for train sake. Yes. But maybe going out a couple of nights a week and having some fun is also a good thing. You don't have to drink 40 cognacs in a night to have a good time or maybe you do but from my experience you can still make gains in both training and partying with hot girls. I just wanted to let you know this: you have a good enough body to have sex with 99.9% of women in the world. And the .1% is mostly because they have issues and not because you need ripped 6 pack abs, slabs of chest muscle, and powerful arms, etc. And actually if you study most Rodin and Michelangelo (or ask honest women what they like) they are not overdone with beach muscles. Biceps the same size as calves is one of these symmetry secrets. My suggestion: – Move to Vegas. Find a venue for industry night because industry night is the shit, find a venue for Friday night, and find a venue for Saturday night. Become a regular at 3 places on the same nights. Don't get too drunk. Don't hit on staff. The point is to build a reputation and a social sphere. – Continue to train. – ???? – Profit Your biggest leaks as far as partying with hot girls are that you live with your parents (especially because you don't have to) and probably wardrobe. You are smart so I think you can figure out your own wardrobe. You are also a relatively young professional so the crossover from that to club or bar or lounge is not that difficult. Now you probably can't wear all black Yves Saint Laurent with more than 2 buttons unbuttoned to the office and personally I wouldn't want to wear stark business casual or professional to whatever is the hot club on a Saturday night but I've said this before you'll figure it out or get a good personal shopper and so these 2 things should be solved rather easily. The day you post about getting a beer and meeting a person in Vegas, Miami, Pheonix, wherever I think would actually make me legit joyful.

I'm not sure if I am working out to pick up women since I put 0 effort into that right now. For me I think its more that women/sex is more fun when you are in reasonably good shape. There is a certain thrill when the woman thinks your attractive so I guess im seeing if that high I get is greater if I am more in shape. I let myself get out if shape during covid partly cause I couldn't meet any women anyway. Aside from that working out makes me feel good physically. The thing I hate the most about working out is logistical stuff like driving to and from the gym, getting changed into gym clothes, etc. I'm not even complaining about groceries and meal prep which I am pretty good at.

I'm still not sure about this meet people thing. I personally think the method you are suggesting led to your unhealthy lifestyle when you had your job. Obviously living with family is a hindrance its probably why I don't make an effort right now.

Honestly I have been eating the same 5 meals for 3 months Id love to just pig out on sushi, or like..lobster or ferrero roches or something like that

6head hiems living at home to save money so he can afford a personal shopper yeah that's sage advice RiKD

On October 28 2021 15:15 hiems wrote: Show nested quote + On October 28 2021 02:30 RiKD wrote: hiems, if you are training to pick up women you can stop right now and you will be fine although falling off of your diet and eating fast food and drinking a lot of alcohol will catch up with you fast and also hurt your training. That is the problem. So, ask yourself why you train? Train is good for train sake. Yes. But maybe going out a couple of nights a week and having some fun is also a good thing. You don't have to drink 40 cognacs in a night to have a good time or maybe you do but from my experience you can still make gains in both training and partying with hot girls. I just wanted to let you know this: you have a good enough body to have sex with 99.9% of women in the world. And the .1% is mostly because they have issues and not because you need ripped 6 pack abs, slabs of chest muscle, and powerful arms, etc. And actually if you study most Rodin and Michelangelo (or ask honest women what they like) they are not overdone with beach muscles. Biceps the same size as calves is one of these symmetry secrets. My suggestion: – Move to Vegas. Find a venue for industry night because industry night is the shit, find a venue for Friday night, and find a venue for Saturday night. Become a regular at 3 places on the same nights. Don't get too drunk. Don't hit on staff. The point is to build a reputation and a social sphere. – Continue to train. – ???? – Profit Your biggest leaks as far as partying with hot girls are that you live with your parents (especially because you don't have to) and probably wardrobe. You are smart so I think you can figure out your own wardrobe. You are also a relatively young professional so the crossover from that to club or bar or lounge is not that difficult. Now you probably can't wear all black Yves Saint Laurent with more than 2 buttons unbuttoned to the office and personally I wouldn't want to wear stark business casual or professional to whatever is the hot club on a Saturday night but I've said this before you'll figure it out or get a good personal shopper and so these 2 things should be solved rather easily. The day you post about getting a beer and meeting a person in Vegas, Miami, Pheonix, wherever I think would actually make me legit joyful. I'm not sure if I am working out to pick up women since I put 0 effort into that right now. For me I think its more that women/sex is more fun when you are in reasonably good shape. There is a certain thrill when the woman thinks your attractive so I guess im seeing if that high I get is greater if I am more in shape. I let myself get out if shape during covid partly cause I couldn't meet any women anyway. Aside from that working out makes me feel good physically. The thing I hate the most about working out is logistical stuff like driving to and from the gym, getting changed into gym clothes, etc. I'm not even complaining about groceries and meal prep which I am pretty good at. I'm still not sure about this meet people thing. I personally think the method you are suggesting led to your unhealthy lifestyle when you had your job. Obviously living with family is a hindrance its probably why I don't make an effort right now.

I am not sure what you are doing if one of your goals is not meeting people and having a social life.

On October 28 2021 15:30 Santafairy wrote: 6head hiems living at home to save money so he can afford a personal shopper yeah that's sage advice RiKD

I said he should move out as soon as possible.

He doesn't even really need a personal shopper. Just go to Nordstroms and see what is on the mannequins and try to find an employee that isn't going to bullshit you in order to dump a bunch of clothes off on you.

It's not wise to just step into a Nieman Marcus or a Saks 5th Ave at the beginning. Just get a few nice outfits at Nordstroms and see how it makes you feel.

A pro tip is to shop at King of Prussia depending on where you live in New Jersey. There are 0 taxes on clothing in PA. Again, be careful. The lone salesmen in Zegna dying to make a sale may or may not have your best interests in mind. Ok, gotta fly drone with nephew peace.

On October 28 2021 15:15 hiems wrote: There is a certain thrill when the woman thinks your attractive so I guess im seeing if that high I get is greater if I am more in shape.

Are you talking about during sex or in general? I'm confused cause you talk about sex first, but unless it's a prostitute the thrill was already there if she's having sex w you...

Nobody needs a personal shopper you nut

On October 28 2021 17:14 RiKD wrote: Show nested quote + On October 28 2021 15:30 Santafairy wrote: 6head hiems living at home to save money so he can afford a personal shopper yeah that's sage advice RiKD I said he should move out as soon as possible. He doesn't even really need a personal shopper. Just go to Nordstroms and see what is on the mannequins and try to find an employee that isn't going to bullshit you in order to dump a bunch of clothes off on you. It's not wise to just step into a Nieman Marcus or a Saks 5th Ave at the beginning. Just get a few nice outfits at Nordstroms and see how it makes you feel. A pro tip is to shop at King of Prussia depending on where you live in New Jersey. There are 0 taxes on clothing in PA. Again, be careful. The lone salesmen in Zegna dying to make a sale may or may not have your best interests in mind. Ok, gotta fly drone with nephew peace.

You keep throwing brand names out there as if this somehow makes you knowledgeable about menswear you sound like a dumbass.

First of all I'm not some country bumpkin that is unaware of these things or has some irrational dislike of those types of brands. Unfortunately or fortunately for me the vast majority of highend ready-to-wear is not tailored for me so it would be incredibly dumb to buy a $5k Tom Ford Suede Jacket or spend $1k on their knits. Going to Nordstorms and seeing how a xyz feels is also a dumb idea.

Not really gonna go further into my sartorial strategy cause it seems very self absorbed and dumb to talk about.

You are a dumb ass.

I mentioned Nordstroms because it is a good start, their staff is typically well trained, and the store policies are beneficial to customer satisfaction.

I'm glad we don't have to go further. This thread is supposed to be about getting swole as fuck and military pressing your bitch for 15-20 reps in between pelvic thrusts so that the dickhead is at a good angle into the vagina. Hot Babes only motherfucker! Get so swole and rich that Spearmint Rhino strippers pay your for a lap dance. Clothes?!!?!? Don't even wear fucking clothes. No clothes and some Jordan 3s and now we are fucking Lovely on the main stage at the Rhino.

Fuckin' osh kosh be gosh wearin' mother fucker.

On October 29 2021 21:02 RiKD wrote: You are a dumb ass. I mentioned Nordstroms because it is a good start, their staff is typically well trained, and the store policies are beneficial to customer satisfaction. I'm glad we don't have to go further. This thread is supposed to be about getting swole as fuck and military pressing your bitch for 15-20 reps in between pelvic thrusts so that the dickhead is at a good angle into the vagina. Hot Babes only motherfucker! Get so swole and rich that Spearmint Rhino strippers pay your for a lap dance. Clothes?!!?!? Don't even wear fucking clothes. No clothes and some Jordan 3s and now we are fucking Lovely on the main stage at the Rhino.

I disagree about Nordstroms employees being well trained. They are just normal employees there is a limit to how "well-trained" these people are. I was recently at Nordstroms recently while waiting for lenses to be put on my glasses. I noticed some regular vneck tshirts so I checked it out and the fabric felt pretty nice. This chick that was helping me that was coincidentally reasonably good looking but kind of a bitch. She was like ... whats your number? I was like um why? she said "im a personal shopper. I'll dress you" to which I just said um...welll... (thinking of a way to say no) then she just snapped at me and said "a simple no would suffice" or some shit like that. What a dumb cunt.

Anyway I took a look under the shirt at the tag to see what the fabric was made of, and it was a "Pima cotton" which I didnt know what that was at the time. I asked her if she knew what that was and she said "no " and started making some shit up about how luxurious the tshirt was and then was like "do you want me to google it?" What a dumb. Anyway it turns out Pima cotton is like a longer strain type of high-quality cotton that is also used in high-end cotton sheets kind of on level with Egyptian cotton sheets. Uniqlo was right outside of Nordstroms and I compared it to their Pima Cotton shirts and it was way nicer, so I did end up getting a few of those. Anyway moral of the story 1) never let a woman dress you 2) Nordstroms employees are not well trained

That is a pretty negative story. lol.

I am not going to attempt to one up the anecdote andy I just wanted to talk shit until my pizza got here.