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@leadmetotherightpath stretch mediated hypertrophy. ideally id use my legs to just cheat my way to get at least some active range of motion to bang out a rep here and there and some active tension.

@elijahnc id say that theres a reasonable chance that peoples idea of even/proportionate development is skewed by guys sandbagging legs (bc they dont care and its hard) and girls sandbagging upper body. and mostly anecdotally former chubby kids (myself included) get decent legs relatively...

@hemanthbadda imo roughly maintaining your bodyweight and starting to lift weights is probably a good first guess. if you do lose some size then you can always re gain some weight by eating more.

@hemanthbadda so lets say you go on the /r/fitness wiki, find a program and start lifting. most beginners when they start lifting if you're eating at maintenance lets say you gain 5lbs of muscle then you've lost 5lbs of fat. aka looking more toned by being leaner without actually having to...

@angelyak - what you measure gets managed - eg bodyweight you kinda gotta decide based on preference whether you just slowly recomp while eating around maintenance or cut aggressively then "gaintain" - and gym strength, beating the logbook (!!!) can really lead to actually taking sets...

@stephenp12 putting a bar on your back for the first time can hurt up there. id focus on getting to the point where your brace feels solid, you can get reasonably deep and feel like you can work your legs relatively well instead of being limited by your back

@stephenp12 where did it hurt? i would look up some tutorials (alan thrall, starting strength etc) and look into squat shoes and wider/narrower stances and see if you can find a comfortable technique. in the meanwhile hammer the shit out of other less technically demanding lifts like back...

@londonmum that being said if the small person with a higher BMR bulked, their maintenance calories would all else being equal be even higher. if the fat guy with a lower BMR cut, their maintenance calories would all else equal be even lower unless they built a bunch of muscle or became...

@phil35 well shits working. if you enjoy the program its a good program

@angelanb a pre existing routine will work as well as you can train hard and eat well. your own routine you have to be accountable to your own progress in strength and in the mirror but you get to tweak it more which for me is more fun. but you would have to take your own notes of whether...

@phil35 looks like a reasonable hypertrophy program. might move a back exercise to the second movement of the day just to marginally increase your performance via being less fatigued from quite as much push stuff. are you consistently seeing progressive overload?

@stephenp12 i mean you cant change your genetics but you can make your quads bigger

@angelanb any reasonable program will be built around ultimately increasing weight on the bar. for example 5/3/1 programs will take your max, make you do slightly different percentages each week and add 5lbs to your max every 3 weeks. high intensity low volume programs are just like "train...

@proteinshake47 /r/fitness wiki essentially find a muscle building routine, continue to be in a reasonable deficit (generally no need to go past 2-3lb/week if you dont want to) and try to push 180-200g protein (1g/cm height is a good target for higher bodyfat) which also keeps you more satiated

@power1 size and strength enthusiast here. i really like how he’s in a similar camp and how i can more or less trust that his advice is tailored towards a similar goal of hypertrophy. i think rings are the hidden solution to 99% of genpop who want to get into fitness to look good but cant or...

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@tkdkid5282 some sort of arnold split (chestback shouldersarms legs) would be my 6 day of preference. when i start bulking i'm going to run this program: https://www.boostcamp.app/geoffrey-schofield/ravage

@rc0617 if you are getting a quarter of the recommended steps per day yes i imagine anything extra (even simply working up to normal step count) will take time to adapt to. take every improvement as a win. i wouldnt rule out medical issues but patience is likely to work

@angelanb to be completely honest without testing your limits to ensure you are training appropriately hard, learning a bit about programming for your goals (e.g. hypertrophy) and measuring medium term progression metrics and progress pictures you are doing yourself a disservice because the...

@irish007 if you lose your v taper because you got some noobie ab gains, your lats and delts suck