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Starting a full journey again after a few years. Happy to have some new friends!

I have been working out on and off for the last couple years (more off this last year) but have always hated running. With gyms closed, and weather nice, I figured it was worth giving it a shot as a main goal. In a handful of runs, I went from hardly being able to run a km without having to walk to being able to run 10,…

I think we mostly agree. I will say that major form breakdowns for me have generally occurred when linear progression stopped. I think this is probably where it comes from for a lot of guys; feeling like you're doing more and getting stronger every week is the drug that gets people into the gym, chasing that high gets…

I went for a swim the other day after years. Used to swim all the time when I was a kid as we had a big pool at home. I just...sink now. Like I just crossed my legs and literally just sank to the bottom of the pool.

I appreciate the commendation. You will look much better than I do as you lose weight. Your chest, delts and traps are all very well developed, they'll really start to pop out as you trim down. This makes sense, I believe I read that you had a very physical job that you have been doing for years. You probably have a good…

This was 8 months from about January 2019 to August 2019. About 265 lbs to 195 lbs at 6'3". The Covid period had me put 20-30 pounds back on and ruin my consistency, which I have just about lost again so I'm basically at the same build, with perhaps a couple pounds of extra muscle. The plan is to go down to 185 and do a…

Okay, in general I agree and that video is ridiculous, but I'll add a counterpoint. For some exercises, I am not a form junkie, especially if it's relatively safe, it's being done to an exhaustion at some point in one of the sets, and it's a compound lift where other muscles can be utilized. If you're pulling cables and…

So, with this period of lockdown, I've been finding getting out for a run a lot easier to motivate myself to do than weight training in my apartment. The weather was perfect today, and I ate a bunch of junk so I thought it might be worth going tonight. What I was not planning for was doing the farthest distance of…

Awww you're a one lady self esteem boosting crew. This is a problem for a lot of guys, so it's very sweet of you to vocally say your preference like this!

I do think I am being critical, the 4 people I've spoken to have indicated that the hair itself just looks fine, which is true. I do wish my follicles were thicker, that being said it isn't as dense as it was when I was much younger either way. I started creatine a while ago and I think I might stop, I think that might…

They really should have made a laughing reaction haha

You are probably right. I do wonder if it's being overly critical due to it being something I'm sensitive about. Like I work with 150 old people, I would expect someone to say something, those guys don't have the best filter. I'm trying to ask people in my daily life to see what they think... Which is somewhat awkward.

If the work is consistent, which it kind of hasn't been the last week and a half, I do a deload every 5-6 weeks.

Haven't done direct chest exercises since then, but I think I have isolated a cause. I don't really want to let up on the exercise though as I think it's a really good strength goal, so I guess I'll have to figure out a way to manage it. The "pullup bar" that I use is a keyboard mount piece of an old desk that I have set…

First off, name checks out. I believe you are correct, I would lean towards strained muscle ligament, especially considering it is historically my weakest group, and I am hitting it probably from more angles than I normally do. There is no indication of any heart issue, even from my fitness tracker. I've eaten a bit more…

I don't believe so. It's definitely in the muscle, and muscle pain is quite a bit less sharp (usually) than a bone pain.

Oh I wonder if this is shoulder/delt related then. My shoulders feel fine, but I have noticed recently that there are stretch marks on my shoulder muscles, indicating some growth there. This makes sense as they are likely getting more training than they ever have before.

Did you work out through the experience with the same intensity when this happened for you?

I'm afraid actually seeing a doctor is out of the question right now unless it were an emergency. Covid and hospitals at capacity, and all that. All doctor appointments nowadays are also over the telephone here. It's definitely on the outside of the ribs, in the muscle, I'm not concerned it's anything to do with internal…

I might steal this as an idea. In the past the goals were usually more milestone driven, like when I hit a certain weight or strength goal, but these can kill you when you're close but it just won't move. There is something nice about it being on an interval, provided you actually did stick with it and give it honest…

In this way, it's the same logic as reverse dieting, in so far as retraining the body to handle resources properly.

Luckily it's a really swanky elderly care facility so it's all pretty healthy... Other than maybe the desserts sometimes. I have a pretty well varied diet right now :)

On my first really productive stage of weight loss, I went straight down the whole way, 70ish pounds over 7-8 months. Looking back now, I was definitely grinding my body down. I put on some weight and worked out less, and according to my smart scale, I gained a disproportionate amount of muscle. For a few of those covid…

It drives me nuts. Like I used to give stuff away because there's too much for even me to save, but I don't have as many people to even give things to now. I hate it so much when they throw out meat. Something died man; that's like the ultimate form of disrespect.

I was under the impression that because these are distance shoes, they might be a little more flexible. I watched reviews on YouTube saying that the foam was a little thicker than the others on the market and might make them more viable for flexible use (running wise). ...$8 though... They're cheaper than house slippers,…

You are probably right, but I did end up ordering them anyways. I live beside a really lovely park circling a river that turns into a forest, seems like it might work well. If I go on 8 runs, it would be a dollar a run haha

Oh awesome, so this is a list of good suggestions. Is there a benefit to push/pull/legs Vs the way I wanted to program it? I don't actually know where I would stack up in regards to being a beginner or intermediate at this point, I was under the impression that full upper was better until a certain point, and then it is…

The 4 day split is kind of what I'm trying to avoid, for shorter sessions more times per week.

The initial idea was when I hit goal weight, I was going to do a very intense 2 a day program for a few months to try to pack on as much muscle in a short amount of time as possible. That's why I was saving the supplements till then. At that time I was expecting to continue to have about 4 days off a week on average, but…

I have somehow ended up with $350 of gift cards for Canadian protein, so I think my fate with them is somewhat sealed haha. I agree, protein powder is food, and very convenient food. I honestly find it too difficult to accurately count protein from food sources alone, and using things like protein powder actually allow me…