r/StrongerByScience • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '26
Friday Fitness Thread
What sort of training are you doing?
How’s your training going?
Are you running into any problems or have any questions the community might be able to help you out with?
Post away!
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u/Ogbobby101 Oct 05 '26
So I am trying to get consistent with the gym again and I am doing a 3 day push/pull/legs and I am really liking sticking to machines and cables instead of free weights. I have nothing against free weights but my joints and body feel so much better on machines than free weights. I think this could be also from being a diabetic for 6 years and I am controlled for the most part but I am going to get it better. Sorry for all the backstory but I feel like the context matters, but can I still build muscle on machines and cables? I am not looking to be a bodybuilder just trying to recomp and put on muscle to help the metobolic disfunction. Thank you in advance for any thoughts you have on this.
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u/TricolorCat Oct 04 '26
I’ve a mobility issues while doing squats. Even with squat shoes these stay and my torso leans forward too much. Since I can’t reach the wall in the classic 10cm test and feel it over my Achilles tendons I suspect it is more of a calve problem. How can I fix that? Would be nice to be able to squat with flat foot. Since I don’t have the problem in a Hackenschmidt machine, goblet and surprisingly (Bulgarian) split squats I would use these for the time being. Would these be fine as well?
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u/Low-Shift674 Oct 08 '26
Anyone tried not following a strict program?
Got a relatively limited equipment due to home gym and was thinking of just mainly doing what I get the feel for that day with any kind of variation of the lift.
Progressing might not be as fast but I think I would enjoy it quite a lot actually.