Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 22, 2020 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 22, 2020
- Cutting for too long/is there hope?
- Gym Story Saturday
- Self-Promotion Saturday
- Will running 30 km a Week (19 miles) ruin my gains?
- Medicine Ball
- How effective are short workouts? Can following a program with 35-45 minute workouts be enough to gain significant muscle if done nearly daily?
- Is there a benefit to cardio/HIIT that you don't get from weight lifting
- Can anyone explain Plyometrics to me in detail?
- Stronglifts vs 5/3/1 BBB
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 22, 2020 Posted: 22 Aug 2020 03:04 AM PDT Welcome to the /r/Fitness Daily Simple Questions Thread - Our daily thread to ask about all things fitness. Post your questions here related to your diet and nutrition or your training routine and exercises. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. As always, be sure to read the wiki first. Like, all of it.Also, there's a handy-dandy search bar to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search fittit by using the limiter "site:reddit.com/r/fitness" after your search topic. Other good resources to search are Exrx.net for exercise-related topics and Examine.com for nutrition and supplement science. Be aware that the more relevant information you add, the more relevant the answers you receive will be. And if you are posting about your routine, please make sure you follow the guidelines. (Please note: This is not a place for general small talk or chit-chat. Also, the community decided long ago that we keep jokes, trolling, and memes outside of the Daily Q&A threads. Please use the downvote / report button when necessary.) [link] [comments] |
| Cutting for too long/is there hope? Posted: 21 Aug 2020 04:34 PM PDT About me: 25/M/6'0". I started dieting/cutting in September 2017, starting at 272lbs and 34% body fat with the goal of 10% body fat. I figured that would be somewhere around 165lbs. From then until June 2019 I made my way down to 180lbs and ~18% body fat. I was pretty steadily losing weight (had some ups and downs, as you'd expect with life) up until this point, but it all slowed down significantly from there. I don't want to write a wall of text, but here are the following cuts and their results:
At this point my cravings were killing me, I felt like I must not be eating enough and I started reading that I should be eating more calories to fix my metabolism and gain back some muscle. In doing so, I lost all control of myself and gained 23lbs in about a month of "refeeding". From April until the end of June I tried cutting again, but at 2100 calories and I made my way down from 195lbs to 186lbs; again this didn't feel like enough. So since July 1st, I have been sticking to the following plan, with the following results:
In the first 4 weeks I went from 186lbs at about 19% body fat to 178lbs at about 17.5% body fat. Since then for about 4 weeks I've been 180lbs. This has been the first cut that has felt "right". My skin isn't dry and I don't feel like I would murder someone for a snack, but still, nothing. I'm at a loss. I set out to reach my 10% goal because I wanted to do something I had always wanted to do without giving up to prove I could finish something, but it just doesn't feel like anything I do is working. I gave up alcohol back in April, I stopped smoking weed back then too to help with cravings. I meditate, I drink 1-2 gallons of water per day and I set up my workouts to hopefully curb adaptation. This was just step one in my journey to getting into bodybuilding and I'm not sure if I should just move on or try to reach the finish line. I've accepted in my mind that I will see these last 4 weeks to the end but I'm curious if this is something to expect after years of primarily eating at a deficit. Is this the end of this cutting journey? Or is there still hope? Also, here's a progress photo. I know I've made a lot of progress to be happy about, but god dammit I've been telling myself "anything is possible" for 3 years and it feels like a shame to give up. EDIT: Spelling [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2020 12:26 AM PDT Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2020 03:04 AM PDT Welcome to Self-Promotion Saturday This thread will serve as a weekly AutoModerator post, for anyone looking to get exposure for their Instagram, Youtube, blogspot, RedditMade, Kickstarter, TeeSpring, MySpace, AOL, stand-alone website, or stand-alone physical product. This post is the one time where people can advertise without repercussions, and the one thread when anything goes. All other advertisements will continue to be removed as per Rule #8. [link] [comments] |
| Will running 30 km a Week (19 miles) ruin my gains? Posted: 22 Aug 2020 04:13 AM PDT The title says it all really. I am currently planning on doing a 5 day strength, 4 day running split. Strength really is not as big a priority for me as my 3k time, but at the same time, i really want the strength to be able to do 15+ pull ups. Will running this amount of Mileage have much effect? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Aug 2020 09:50 PM PDT I'm adding to my work out. Been using a heavy rope. Now I'm adding a medicine ball. Anyone have any advice for a beginner [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Aug 2020 06:12 PM PDT Hi, I'm somewhere between beginner and intermediate lifter. 6'2, 195lbs. Started lifting 6 months ago (quarantine + home gym= gains) and got rapid gains for a couple months without any program just killing my muscles for an hour. Got bench from 160 to 225 and squat up to 270. I've been at a stalemate for a month and a half now though, so I've started to log what I eat and am trying a new program I found online https://www2.aston.ac.uk/sport/tips-information/the-push-pull-legs-routine-for-muscle-gains My only issue with this program is that I finish each workout within 35 minutes, even with changing all the 2 sets to 3. I usually add the 8 minute ab workout from YouTube on the end to bring it to 45ish. But I'm worried 35 minutes isn't enough to get gains from the actual program. Should I be taking longer rests? Rests are mostly between 0:45 and 1:30. Some of the big lifts I do 2:00. Appreciate any input. Thanks in advanced! [link] [comments] |
| Is there a benefit to cardio/HIIT that you don't get from weight lifting Posted: 22 Aug 2020 01:36 AM PDT When I say benefit, I mean health related benefits, not physique related ones. Is there a benefit to cardio or HIIT cardio that you don't get from weight lifting? [link] [comments] |
| Can anyone explain Plyometrics to me in detail? Posted: 22 Aug 2020 12:46 AM PDT So I know plyos are explosive exercises that increase power and speed. But I want to know the type of plains in Plyometrics. Like frontal plain, lateral plain etc. How many other plains are there? What're their benifits? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Aug 2020 09:42 PM PDT For context, I am 22(M) 79 KG. My 1RPMs are 100KG Deadlift , 70KG Bench, 91KG Squat, and 51KG OHP. I've been doing stronglifts for a few months now, and my friend recently recommended I try 5/3/1 BBB because it worked better for him. I want to ask, considering my lifts, is it time for me to move to BBB? Or should I continue to do stronglifts? Thanks for the read. [link] [comments] |
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