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@dimefractal For me it’s that way with protein intake. I’ve been 60g off my optimal protein intake for years, and I’ve still gained dozens of pounds of muscle despite that.

@dawn16 Idk about that one. Most of the 18 year-old skinny guys in gyms are following dudebros lol, I didn’t know what RP was back then either.

@barbaraaltman I actually think they look pretty cool on shoulders/pecs, they’re almost like a natural tattoo.

@kotunspecial I do the same exact thing. I never saw the need for a complicated warmup.

@richard2014 How many sets do you do for pullups/dips?

@dawn16 Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure this is bro science

@johnblessed Whatever you can recover from is effective volume. Personally I’m at a point where 3 sets, even at max effort, isn’t enough for me.

@korni I was in the same predicament for while. Aside from running, I just do 4 sets each of pistol squats, nordic curls, and calf raises on my leg days. I never did weighted leg exercises, because I already have bigger legs than most people who do them.

@seanni I definitely prefer doing 5x5, but I still do both rep ranges

@dawn16 Oh shit that’s me on the left lol

@dawn16 You can look bigger after doing this?

@johnbastion This is actually a major topic that isn’t being addressed enough. People love being sticklers for form when it comes to pullups, but for some reason it’s OK to pad your pushups numbers with extremely fast half-rom reps. Those numbers will drop severely when you tell them to do...