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Unless you have a doctor telling you there is something hormonal going on, there is nothing hormonal going on. Yes, I know there must be something going on before the doctor says so. But too many people use that excuse without actually having a diagnosis. See a doctor. Get diagnosed. Until you have a legit diagnosis,…

Not even gonna lie, I purposely broke my streak about a year ago because I was getting so damn ocd about making sure I logged in every day lol

If you really want it, then do it. If you really want the pizza, then eat it. It's up to you to decide what's more important to you.

End of my bulk on December 31 to yesterday, April 25. I took a couple weeks off for mental reasons and lost a tad bit of my cut progress, but getting back to it now for a couple more months.

As much as the free edition stays broken, I don't see any reason anyone should ever risk it.

About 5.5 years difference

That wasn't the question that was asked. Lifting, or on a structured lifting program? One latter generally equals results, the former tends to equal doing whatever you feel like and spinning your wheels.

Probably around 10-12% or so.

For comparison sake, you're 6'1", 185 lbs. I am 5'8", 180 lbs.

I don't even have that problem. I walk by a mirror and yeah, I think I look damn good. However, that's always followed by "but I would look better if..."

Honestly, the negative is that body dysmorphia is a *kitten*. Spend so many years improving your physique, and it gets so that all you see is what you need to improve. Never big enough, I can always be bigger. Never lean enough, there is always more fat that I can lose. No matter how good my body gets, it's never good…

If you weight that little and are that tall, and you still are lean enough to see 2 abs and sometimes 4, you need more muscle. Personally, I wouldn't consider cutting yet, just don't go nuts on your surplus so you don't pack on a crap ton of fat.

It's all about personal preference. There is no time limit or whatever. I had been cutting for 3 months, but I am not as lean as I want to be. So I decided to take a couple weeks off to relax and eat however I want (within reason of course) around my son's birthday, kinda reset mentally. And now this week I am slowly…

1 cup whole fat milk 1 cup vanilla greek yogurt 1 banana 2 tblsp peanut butter or nutella 2 scoops vanilla protein powder blend and drink extras to add for more calories 1-2 raw eggs whatever amount coconut oil

If you're talking squats, I do similar. I just start with 135 to warm up and do more volume. My squat set look like this currently: 135x8 185x8 225x8 275x6 315 to failure (5 reps yesterday)

In addition to what they said, I would cut the cardio down to maybe 5 minutes before lifting. Just enough to get the heart pumping a little. Save that energy for the weights. But that's just me, ymmv.

Up your calories to about 200-250 over maintenance. Build muscle slowly. Do this for several months, recalculating your maintenance every 4 weeks or so. After several months of this, when you have more muscle on your frame, transition to cut for 2-3 months and then repeat. At least, that's what I did when I was first…

Honestly, I have no idea about % of one rep max. It appears you are talking about bench. In which case, I just warm up with 185. My sets look like: 185x8 225x8 245 to failure (4-6) 225 to failure

Honestly, any will do so long as you make sure they match your purse. I keed, I keed

I mean, I know a lot of people with much better bodies than me eat lower calories on non training days. This has just always seemed counter productive to me. Rest days are for recovery. Your body doesn't actually build muscle in the gym, it builds muscle while you are recovering from what you did in the gym. Seems logical…

I'm from Northwest Alabama, and it has no impact. I can watch what I eat and go to a gym no matter where I live. I would likely be more motivated if I lived close to a beach, but whatever lol.

The gym environment might make you uncomfortable, but nobody there is judging you in any way. We are all there for the same reason, to improve our bodies. You will find that, the more you are there, the more welcome you feel. People often tend to ignore new faces, because more often than not new faces don't last. Stick…

Melatonin is a natural sleep aide and works really well for me. I take 10-15 mg a lot of nights.

My favorite supplements when trying to build mass are little Debbie cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, cheese cake, cookies, etc. That is of course including getting in sufficient protein.

I very rarely suggest any supplements as most are a waste of money. But I have actually found that a BCAA supplement (I prefer to drink it intra workout) does cut down a bit on the length of time I stay sore.

If they're sincerely asking: "To track my calorie and macro intake." If they're being a snarky *kitten*: "Because I don't want my body to look like yours."

So much to say about this. There is no way to target where fat comes from. Focusing on upper body does not burn fat in that area. When you are in a deficit, you burn fat. There is nothing you can do to determine from where on your body that fat will come. If you aren't happy with fat on any area of your body, you keep…

Propane grill. Quick, easy, and tasty.

Personally, I will have an individually wrapped square of dark chocolate. I don't particularly care for the bitter of dark chocolate, so I am not tempted to eat the whole bag. But it's sweet enough to kill the craving.