Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 13, 2021 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 13, 2021
- (M21) My progress from underweight to healthy (115 lbs -> 148 lbs) in 16 months
- Gym Story Saturday
- How much mass will I lose in a month of not training?
- Breaking par on squats: Is it necessary?
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 13, 2021 Posted: 13 Mar 2021 02:00 AM PST 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. Rule #0 still applies in this thread.Also, there's a handy search function to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search r/Fitness by using the limiter "site:reddit.com/r/fitness" after your search topic. Other good resources to check first are Exrx.net for exercise-related topics and Examine.com for nutrition and supplement science. If you are posting a routine critique request, make sure you follow the guidelines for including enough detail. (Please note: This is not a place for general small talk, chit-chat, jokes, memes, "Dear Diary" type comments, shitposting, or non-fitness questions. It is for fitness questions only, and only those that are serious.) [link] [comments] |
| (M21) My progress from underweight to healthy (115 lbs -> 148 lbs) in 16 months Posted: 12 Mar 2021 05:42 AM PST Before/after picture: Imgur link Body StatsStarting height/weight/age: 5'9" / 115 lbs / 19 Ending height/weight/age: 5'9" / 148 lbs / 21 (elapsed time: 16 months) Goal and initial stepsSome important context: I have a rare autoimmune disorder, but without going too much into detail basically I can eat only about ten foods. Everything else sends me into anaphylaxis. This makes gaining weight difficult since I basically have to eat huge amounts of the exact same food over and over, no variety, in order to get a caloric surplus. I'm giving this little bit of context because the diet will seem very strange without it haha. I take certain vitamins/supplements to make up for what I can't get from my food. Despite these restrictions, I decided I wanted to be healthier. There wasn't really anything that made it impossible for me to not be underweight, it was just harder. I started trying to turn stuff around in January, but only gained about 10 lbs from January 2020 to July 2020. This is entirely because I wasn't eating enough--only about 2800 calories a day. August 1st 2020, I started tracking my calories using a spreadsheet and keeping track of my weight, and I turned up the amount I was eating per day to around 3300-3500 calories, with a 40/30/30 protein/fat/carbs split. I chose this daily calorie goal because I wanted to gain about 1.5-2 lbs a week to hit a goal of 150 lbs. I also began working out from home 5 days a week (previously I was hitting the gym 2-3 days a week). This combo worked. From August 1st 2020 to October 1st 2020, I went from 125 to 140 lbs! After that, I started gaining slower, but I still progressed, and by February 2021 was 148 lbs, just 2 lbs shy of my 150 lb goal. Before I get into specifics, if you take away one thing from what I learned, let it be this: if you think you're eating enough, eat more. DietDay A:
Day B:
I do Day A 4-5 times a week and Day B 2-3 times a week. Workout routineHere's how I workout: All I use are two sets of dumbbells: 2 five pounders and 2 30 pounders. This is because I am pretty weak so 30 lbs is enough to hit my bigger muscles and the five pounders are enough to hit my weaker muscles. NB: XxY = X sets of Y reps Day A:
Day B:
NB: on Day B, I do 1x20 set of shrugs in between each exercise. I raise the volume as I get stronger, but will definitely be going back to the gym once I get the COVID vaccine. I do Day A MoWeFri and Day B TuThu. What's nextI want to shoot for 160 lbs next. I'm gaining a lot slower than I was at first, but I'm enjoying the challenge. I'd also like to develop my lower and upper back more, something that was pretty hard for me to do from home. Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:08 PM PST Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales! [link] [comments] |
| How much mass will I lose in a month of not training? Posted: 13 Mar 2021 01:15 AM PST I've been diagnosed with myocarditis (I'm 18 y/o), and doctors suggested that I take a month of rest from any physical activity, and three months before I engage any intense physical exercise. I thought I'd start lifting really light and carefully after a month, but how much will my muscle strength decrease? And how much muscle mass could I lose? [link] [comments] |
| Breaking par on squats: Is it necessary? Posted: 12 Mar 2021 09:33 PM PST I've been doing my squats wrong for a ridiculously long time and nobody bothered to correct me up until a week ago. I removed 35 pounds in order for my ass to line up with my knees, but I also hear people say it needs to exceed that. It's possible, but even with just the bar it's a small challenge to me. Is it necessary? [link] [comments] |
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