-
Will my stomach get any flatter/narrower?
so i recently started getting back into the gym after a year of slacking. i used to be obsessed with glute building and still kind of am. but now i want fo focus more on losing fat. im not so sure what my body fat % is, but based on my pic would you be able to tell me if my waist will appear any slimmer and narrower when i…
-
Suddenly allergic to cheese?
hey guys so im 21 yrs old and vegetarian w an egg allergy and recently, ive been noticing that i react to cheese... but only certain kinds. the more mold they contain the more i react. last week i had some special type of cheese and immediately felt like puking. the week before that, i went to some expensive restaurant and…
-
Right leg bigger/stronger
Ive been noticing that my right leg is stronger and bigger than my left. And sometimes when i squat or do any leg exercise i feel my right glute being worked out more theman my left. I try to maintain a balanced form.. any tips?
-
Making gains with lighter weights?
I think for a while now ive hit a plateau w muscle gains and im80% sure its because my diet is crap as in i dont eat enough to bulk up. My strength continually sees improvement but not so much my muscles. So heres my question.. lets say i stopped noticing gains when 155lbs was my max squat weight. now i am squatting 205,…
-
Booty gainz plateau (pics)
pics are 4 months apart http://i58.tinypic.com/dpw968.png Ive been rly frustrated with my lack of gains in the glutes. I have been training for 10 months now and i havent noticed a lot of diff in the last four months. However, my strength has been increasing,, currently squatting 185Lbs. I also squat lighter on some days…
-
Back problem from squatting?
Im currently squatting 185lbs and ive noticed ever since i started squatti.g at 165lbs, theres this weird pressure on the left sidr of myback when i place the bar onto my traps. it feels like something on the leftside of my back is being pushed down, idk if its my spine or muscles or what. i always take time to make sure…
-
butt lifting
Ive been building a booty for 7 months now and although i have noticed progress in regards to inscreasing size of my underwear (xs to m) and how my butt sticks out more, when i look at pics or the mirror, i notice that my bum doesnt look significantly more lifted than before. Its not like saggy or anything but it seems…
-
Waking up bloated every morning? Candida overgrowth maybe?
For the past week ive been waking up with a heavy full bloated feeling. Sometimes thruout the day it is easily triggered by certain foods i eat. Ive also been pretty tired for thr past month or more, not sure if its related or if its allergies. Is anyone familiar with candida overgrowth? i feel like i might have that and…
-
Bench press + tension headache?
i bench pressed for the first time a week ago. i benched with just the bar. when i went home i felt a sudden tightness on the top left of my head. its like a headache minus the pain. i slept it off but it came back 2 days later and since then its been lingering. its like a faint, dull throbbing or tightness. ive been kind…
-
Squatting Heavy vs Squatting Deep
i know building muscle generally results from progressive overload but if i squat *kitten* to grass with a lighter weight, lets say 20lbs less than my max, does that help build muscle?
-
Squat /booty progress
ive been squatting for 5 months now and in before and after pictures from the side, there is definitely a difference in how much my bum sticks out. i have a square-ish bum so in the before and after pictures of my butt from behind, it kind of looks the same. is there anything i can do to fix my squared bum?
-
Light vs Heavy weights
as ive mentioned in all my other threads, i'm solely focused on booty building my exercises for leg day are barbell squats, barbell lunges, hip abductions, hyperextensions, deadlifts in previous threads ive learned that there are other exercises that are just as great for my bum if not better, and i have yet to incorporate…
-
Slow squat progress...
ive been squatting for 4.5 months now im 100lbs right now, and started squatting with light dumbbells. now i am squatting 125lbs, but it took me about 3 weeks to be able to squat 125lbs from 115lbs. initially i was adding 5-10lbs every week but once i got to 115lbs, things kinda slowed down. i used to do 4x12 with squats…
-
Squatting Heavy
hey so i'm 5'0", 100lbs, currently squatting 115lbs and 125lbs on a good day. ive been squatting for almost 4 months now and initially, i found that i was increasing weight by 5-10lbs every week. now that i am squatting above my own weight, is it normal that it is taking me a little longer to add more weight to the bar?…
-
Smith Machine Lunges?
what's better, smith machine lunges or barbell lunges? or are they different? i have been doing barbell lunges for the past two months but i see a lot of female trainers post videos of themselves on instagram doing smith machine lunges. i heard the smith machine is really bad for you when it comes to squats. is that the…
-
Bulking booty
ive been squatting for 3.5 months now. i'm 5'0", 100lbs, currently squatting 115-125lbs i follow a lot of female trainers on instagram who have built rly big bums for themselves and sometimes i videos i see them using really light weights for leg/butt exercises... like squatting with 20-40lbs barbells on their back. my…
-
Bulking & shredding ?
hey, so i've been working out for 3 and a half months now. ive been working with a trainer since i started, and my main goal has been to bulk up on my bum. ive seen great improvements since i started. my trainer told me that i should start shredding next month. is this because it's almost summer? i'm fairly small (5'0",…
-
Scraped my shin
today i was working with my trainer and part of my workout was doing jumps on a tall old wooden box. i really wasnt feeling it today but he kept pushing me really hard, to go faster, and at one point i didnt jump high in resulting in me slipping off the box. because of how old and how the edges were pointy with wooden…
-
Verbal Abuse @ Gym
so i'm 5'0" and 95lbs. i'm a fairly small girl who started lifting and squatting over a month ago. at first i was intimidated going to the gym and using the weights because it's mostly big dudes that occupy that area. i got over it eventually and ive definitely become a lot stronger. today at the gym, i went to the…
-
Didn't eat enough protein after workout?
Im.training to build glutes and yesterday was leg day. I had an intense workout and had a protei. Shake right after. However throughout the day, i only had 60-70 grams of protein and im supposed to have 95 (i weigh 95lbs) will this prevent my muscles from growing bigger and recovering? can i make up for it by having more…
-
Didn't train legs for a week
ive been weight training for over a month now and my fitness goal is to build glutes. for the past week, i was set back by early closing hours at the gym due to new years coupled with having to work the days that the gym closed early. and with new years, i'd made plans to go out with friends in the past couple days to…
-
Weak arms
i have been training for a little over a month now. my goal is to build glutes and strengthen/tone up all over. ive been working with a personal trainer and my legs/glutes have improved a lot.. im squatting and deadlifting and all that jazz however with my arms, i'm still using the same weights for most exercises. for…
-
Glutes not sore
i have been training for a little over a month now and most of the time, i experience soreness the day after working out my legs/glutes. but yesterday, i went pretty heavy with squats and introduced deadlifts to my workout and strangely, my glutes aren't sore at all. however my traps and lower back and back of my thighs…
-
Rest Days
im 20, 5'0", 95lbs my goal is to build a big bum and i started weight training 3 weeks ago with a personal trainer. ive never worked out prior to the past 3 weeks so for the first 2 weeks, i was building up enough stregnth for me to finally get on barbell squats and deadlifts. my trainer has been great but im not so sure…
-
Ditching personal trainer?
signed up for the gym 3 weeks ago, and i also signed up for personal training. it all happened too fast and to be hoenst, i think i was too gullible because i didnt think twice after i went for my fitness assessment. next thing i know... i was signing to pay 149$ a month for 12 months which comes to around 70-80 per…
-
New to weight training + Fatigue
hey guys im 20 years old and joined the gym about 3 weeks ago. i never worked out before and im completely new to weight training. i started working with a personal trainer when i joined, and my current goal is to build glute muscles (bigger butt) and strengthen + tone up everywhere else... increase my metabolism. i have…
-
Muscle building for a Vegetarian
i'm a vegetarian, new to working out and i need some advice/tips in regards to my diet and what i should incorporate, and how much i should be eating. the sucky thing is that i'm allergic to egg which is apparently a great source of protein. i'm 5'0" and weight between 90-95 pounds side questions: is it harder for…
-
Working out my butt
so this is where my butt is at meow: http://i41.tinypic.com/2a50rir.jpg (sry if the pic is not allowed, feel free to remove the link) anyways, i want to build a butt, i want it to be rounder and stick out a little more. i don't ever work out so i'm wondering, how should i start out? will i need to have a gym membership to…
-
Squats for small/pancake butt
hey guys, first time posting in these forums. i'm 20 yrs old, standing at 5'0" and i weigh around 95-100 pounds (havent weighed myself in a while). basically i'm fairly petite and i'm not rly sure what a pancake butt is, but i think i have it? lol pic below http://i.imgur.com/eNadBuN.jpg i don't workout at all but i'm…
