if you're like me, 150 lbs at 5'6" can look all different kinds of ways
like right now i have a floppy protruding fat belly
but then last summer when i was better about eating and exercising i was around the same weight and looked like a skinny person
meh
i only started to look kind of not either skinny or skinny fat when i got near 165 back when i was eating properly and squatting pre-knee injury
and i was still tiny
do you think i should go to the gym tomorrow, i first started feeling really sick yesterday but sore throat happened on friday, but now i feel a little better
i want to go i think, i guess ill have to see in the morning how congested and shit i still am
if you're like me, 150 lbs at 5'6" can look all different kinds of ways
like right now i have a floppy protruding fat belly
but then last summer when i was better about eating and exercising i was around the same weight and looked like a skinny person
meh
i only started to look kind of not either skinny or skinny fat when i got near 165 back when i was eating properly and squatting pre-knee injury
and i was still tiny
do you think i should go to the gym tomorrow, i first started feeling really sick yesterday but sore throat happened on friday, but now i feel a little better
i want to go i think, i guess ill have to see in the morning how congested and shit i still am
If you're on the fence, go and see how you feel. Can always take a light day. I have this irrational fear that if I take a day for personal reasons I will look back on it and use it as an excuse to do it again.
Different strokes for different folks. There's definitely a contingent of folks, well represented on here, that would say 5'7'' and 164 is skinny.
That's weird. I'm 5'7" and at 165lbs I was pretty big in the ~20-25% body fat area. I've shrunk down to 150lbs, and I'd say I could drop another 10lbs before "visible abs."
Guess it depends who you're talking to. I'm 180 at 5'6" and I feel small.
You're making me feel puny
ninzor you're crazy strong and light, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any crazy strong and light dudes do it. But then I've always been a chunky short guy, I don't know what light feels like.
If you're on the fence, go and see how you feel. Can always take a light day. I have this irrational fear that if I take a day for personal reasons I will look back on it and use it as an excuse to do it again.
yeah. could also just go thursday and friday instead of weds and friday, since i feel like i'm on the way to getting better. i'll see how it is when i wake up.
I'm 200 lbs at 5'10", but I am in desperate need of a cut. Eating everything and lifting hard is certainly amazing fun, but my stomach is about three inches past where it should be.
Different strokes for different folks. There's definitely a contingent of folks, well represented on here, that would say 5'7'' and 164 is skinny.
That's weird. I'm 5'7" and at 165lbs I was pretty big in the ~20-25% body fat area. I've shrunk down to 150lbs, and I'd say I could drop another 10lbs before "visible abs."
Guess it depends who you're talking to. I'm 180 at 5'6" and I feel small.
You're making me feel puny
ninzor you're crazy strong and light, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any crazy strong and light dudes do it. But then I've always been a chunky short guy, I don't know what light feels like.
You're under 200 lbs so I don't even want to hear it. I haven't been below 200 since high school, and I'm currently sitting at 275 at 6'1. Fat as a house at 275, but 275 nonetheless.
Different strokes for different folks. There's definitely a contingent of folks, well represented on here, that would say 5'7'' and 164 is skinny.
That's weird. I'm 5'7" and at 165lbs I was pretty big in the ~20-25% body fat area. I've shrunk down to 150lbs, and I'd say I could drop another 10lbs before "visible abs."
Guess it depends who you're talking to. I'm 180 at 5'6" and I feel small.
You're making me feel puny
ninzor you're crazy strong and light, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any crazy strong and light dudes do it. But then I've always been a chunky short guy, I don't know what light feels like.
Aha, thanks. Didn't always used to be that way, but training for powerlifting is just way too much fun
So, despite consistently keeping up on leg exercises twice a week for two months, I did some lunges last Saturday for the first time in like six months and I've been basically unable to walk for the past three days due to my glutes and hamstrings being sore as all get out. I always find it funny when I read people say they're for chicks, because they're astoundingly hard on interesting parts of the leg.
People who say lunges are for chicks are silly.
Speaking of "chick" exercises, I was actually for once disappointed that my gym doesn't have a hip adductor/abductor machine. I'm taking a week or two off squatting because my right hip is not feeling great, and I'm wanting to do some exercises to strengthen the hip abductors. I don't have access to bands right now - anyone got any exercise recommendations? I of course can google something, but curious if anyone here has had any experience with this particular movement.
Different strokes for different folks. There's definitely a contingent of folks, well represented on here, that would say 5'7'' and 164 is skinny.
That's weird. I'm 5'7" and at 165lbs I was pretty big in the ~20-25% body fat area. I've shrunk down to 150lbs, and I'd say I could drop another 10lbs before "visible abs."
Guess it depends who you're talking to. I'm 180 at 5'6" and I feel small.
You're making me feel puny
ninzor you're crazy strong and light, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any crazy strong and light dudes do it. But then I've always been a chunky short guy, I don't know what light feels like.
You're under 200 lbs so I don't even want to hear it. I haven't been below 200 since high school, and I'm currently sitting at 275 at 6'1. Fat as a house at 275, but 275 nonetheless.
Man you're 5 inches taller than I am. If I were 6'1'' I'd probably be sitting around 230 or 240.
if you're like me, 150 lbs at 5'6" can look all different kinds of ways
like right now i have a floppy protruding fat belly
but then last summer when i was better about eating and exercising i was around the same weight and looked like a skinny person
meh
i only started to look kind of not either skinny or skinny fat when i got near 165 back when i was eating properly and squatting pre-knee injury
and i was still tiny
do you think i should go to the gym tomorrow, i first started feeling really sick yesterday but sore throat happened on friday, but now i feel a little better
i want to go i think, i guess ill have to see in the morning how congested and shit i still am
yes the last i saw you, you looked skinny as hell
and uhh, as of today i'm 172 and 5'8....i have a belly and lots of fat...i am a loser slob and only your moms will ever love me
People doing paleo right get a TON of fiber to offset the "50% of your diet is lean protein" aspect.
This. I eat more vegetables than anyone I know. (I also eat more food than anyone I know, so who knows how much that's worth)
5'9" and 160-165. Calipers say 25% body fat, but friends and photo comparisons say more like 18-20%. Lifting heavy and eating a lot of the right things is making it better everyday, though.
Can anyone recommend me some hypertrophic exercises for my glutes and hamstrings to round out my leg workout?
Currently my leg workout consists of squats, front squats, barbell lunges, linear leg extensions, hamstring curls (awful, I know), and calf raises. I feel as though I may not be not be giving my hamstrings and glutes enough attention even though I can max out the machine, which seems like a small feat.
Can anyone recommend me some hypertrophic exercises for my glutes and hamstrings to round out my leg workout?
Currently my leg workout consists of squats, front squats, barbell lunges, linear leg extensions, hamstring curls (awful, I know), and calf raises. I feel as though I may not be not be giving my hamstrings and glutes enough attention even though I can max out the machine, which seems like a small feat.
I deadlift, but that's a part of back workout. Good mornings are exactly what I'm looking for, especially since my lower back is comparatively weak.
Push back hard into them and you can load the hams/glutes up really nicely without smashing the back too much. I like them as an assistance exercise on squat/deads day to get a bit of blood through the muscles after the bigger lifts.
I like to deadlift because I love moving big weight. Also it's the only real forearm workout I get. Though I will tell you, I incorporated the Jefferson lift into my workout today in a more deliberate fashion, and they actually put an interesting burn into my forearms at only 135 lbs.
I deadlift, but that's a part of back workout. Good mornings are exactly what I'm looking for, especially since my lower back is comparatively weak.
Push back hard into them and you can load the hams/glutes up really nicely without smashing the back too much. I like them as an assistance exercise on squat/deads day to get a bit of blood through the muscles after the bigger lifts.
Yes this. I find some relatively light BB good mornings after a heavy DL session soothe my angry back a bit.
So I do bent over rows with dumb bells on back days, but I noticed lifting with my right side irritates my wrist where I injured it. Should I switch the exercise up with something else or is it just kinda a pain ill feel from now on since I've had an injury there.
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like right now i have a floppy protruding fat belly
but then last summer when i was better about eating and exercising i was around the same weight and looked like a skinny person
meh
i only started to look kind of not either skinny or skinny fat when i got near 165 back when i was eating properly and squatting pre-knee injury
and i was still tiny
do you think i should go to the gym tomorrow, i first started feeling really sick yesterday but sore throat happened on friday, but now i feel a little better
i want to go i think, i guess ill have to see in the morning how congested and shit i still am
If you're on the fence, go and see how you feel. Can always take a light day. I have this irrational fear that if I take a day for personal reasons I will look back on it and use it as an excuse to do it again.
ninzor you're crazy strong and light, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how any crazy strong and light dudes do it. But then I've always been a chunky short guy, I don't know what light feels like.
yeah. could also just go thursday and friday instead of weds and friday, since i feel like i'm on the way to getting better. i'll see how it is when i wake up.
And I hate having a shitty gym day, tend to err on the side of being a pussy
You're under 200 lbs so I don't even want to hear it. I haven't been below 200 since high school, and I'm currently sitting at 275 at 6'1. Fat as a house at 275, but 275 nonetheless.
Aha, thanks. Didn't always used to be that way, but training for powerlifting is just way too much fun
People who say lunges are for chicks are silly.
Speaking of "chick" exercises, I was actually for once disappointed that my gym doesn't have a hip adductor/abductor machine. I'm taking a week or two off squatting because my right hip is not feeling great, and I'm wanting to do some exercises to strengthen the hip abductors. I don't have access to bands right now - anyone got any exercise recommendations? I of course can google something, but curious if anyone here has had any experience with this particular movement.
217lbs @ 6'5" and weak as fuck, reporting in.
Yes Ninzor you are a strong fella. We have similar lifts from what I see on fitocracy, but you're like half my weight.
Man you're 5 inches taller than I am. If I were 6'1'' I'd probably be sitting around 230 or 240.
Metamucil or Citrucel
And if you don't like drinking the nasty grit they make fiber gummies and they make fiber cookies now
so if you can't shit it's your own fault
252 last time i checked
and uhh, as of today i'm 172 and 5'8....i have a belly and lots of fat...i am a loser slob and only your moms will ever love me
been getting back in into the gym started seriously going 2 weeks ago
i was going before but not as much as now, and not with all the cardio I do now for sure, also didn't help that I tore the ligaments in my wrist.
i'm 6'0 and 189 trying to drop to 180/175.
i'm also at like 20% body fat which i want closer to 14 -16
Steam
edit: well i looked and compared to that bf% article from and probably not good to compare after eating a baked potato and a 1lb ribeye
Best time to compare is after a big night out on the whiskeys. I end up so damn dehydrated that I drop about 2kg and look about 10kg leaner.
Feel awful though. But as long as you’re not looking at my eyes, I look better than normal.
This. I eat more vegetables than anyone I know. (I also eat more food than anyone I know, so who knows how much that's worth)
5'9" and 160-165. Calipers say 25% body fat, but friends and photo comparisons say more like 18-20%. Lifting heavy and eating a lot of the right things is making it better everyday, though.
Currently my leg workout consists of squats, front squats, barbell lunges, linear leg extensions, hamstring curls (awful, I know), and calf raises. I feel as though I may not be not be giving my hamstrings and glutes enough attention even though I can max out the machine, which seems like a small feat.
Good mornings. No doubt.
I like the feeling of the absurd amount (relative to my other lifts) that I can move on them
My squat has officially gone up 100 lbs as of yesterday. My bench is 180, and my deadlift is 240.
I've also gained about 10 lbs. Considering I was already rather chubby, were gonna chalk this up to muscle...
yeah... muscle
72.5in/1.84m, 178lb/80.7kg today.
It's felt good being able to work out again!
Push back hard into them and you can load the hams/glutes up really nicely without smashing the back too much. I like them as an assistance exercise on squat/deads day to get a bit of blood through the muscles after the bigger lifts.
Yes this. I find some relatively light BB good mornings after a heavy DL session soothe my angry back a bit.
Steam
Last I checked, my body fat was around 12-13 percent.
If I were at about a 10-12% body fat ratio, I would be ecstatic.
Unfortunately, I'm closer to 20-22%...
Shaddup, at least we don't suffer from oxygen deprivation like you up there in the clouds.
172cm (~5'7") and 80kg (176 lb) checking in.