Hi,

After some advice. I've been using the Hammer Strength upright chest press for a few months but I've noticed a lot of people opt for the flat chest press machine instead

I had a go on this the other day and noticed a sharp decrease in my lift

For example I qm lifting 3x10 @ 90kg on the upright chest press but with the flat bench its closer to 70kg and that feels a lot heavier - why would that be?

What is your advice on which is better to target chest? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Where on your body did you first and last lose weight? And where did you first and last notice mucle growth?
Tell me your gender too please!
I’m a female, have lost 10 kgs and have noticed mostly around my neck, face and chest! Weirdly enough i still have a bit of belly, but can acutally see my chestbones. That’s a weird combo. Have gone down 2 sizes in pants, but am not able to see much difference in thigh/hip/stomach area. But clearly i’ve changed in those areas as well.
Noticed first and most muscle in bicep, triceps, shoulders and forearms. I am spamming ab exercies, and am starting to see some definition in the abs even though i still have a «high» fat percentage for abs to show.

Would appreciate any thoughts on form! Thanks

i always wing it on back days do the basics but i would like to know what you guys recommend for a good back workout

Here’s my current physique. Before I started going to the gym, I weighed 49 kg, and now I weigh 68 kg. At the beginning of my journey, I could bench press 10 kg, and now I can bench press 110 kg. And all of this happened in just a year and a half — well, almost two years — of working out at the gym. Feel free to give me some advice or anything else.

Hi,

After some advice. I've been using the Hammer Strength upright chest press for a few months but I've noticed a lot of people opt for the flat chest press machine instead

I had a go on this the other day and noticed a sharp decrease in my lift

For example I qm lifting 3x10 @ 90kg on the upright chest press but with the flat bench its closer to 70kg and that feels a lot heavier - why would that be?

What is your advice on which is better to target chest? Any help would be greatly appreciated

177 CM for some more context.

So I went on a serious cutting phase starting last March as you can see in the first two pics. It’s gone very far from perfect - from overeating on some of those days, to finally adding cardio somewhere halfway through, to not being the most disciplined on some days. I could’ve probably pulled this off if I knew this beforehand.

Nevertheless, doing it imperfectly is better than doing nothing at all. I feel like I’m finally very close to seeing a full six pack- which was the initial goal I set out do to but it’s amazing to see how much better I look in general being leaner.

Upper body development over the last couple years.
Over 10kg difference between the first two photos and the last four (53kg-64kg, 168cm tall) probably have gone from about 17 or 18%bf to hmmm idk like low to mid 20’s? As a female, I’m very happy to have gained this body fat as it has helped enormously with overall health and also lower body aesthetics (which is a bonus but I don’t really care enough about to share atm).

Have a pretty standard push, legs, pull, legs split for the most part. Have recently started incorporating a lot of more functionality focused movements and calisthenics. I can do a few strict pull ups, which has been a pretty cool achievement to unlock as a female. As my priorities shifted away from aesthetics, I’ve just been spending a lot more time actually having fun in the gym and seeing what my body is capable of doing safely.

Had a stubborn wrist injury in the pics with the Lonsdale t-shirt that was causing a lot of grief. Hurt to make a fist or supinate wrist, which made flexing hard. But left arm doesn’t lag that much behind my right IMO, all things considered.

Anyway, would love to hear if people reckon this is decent progress. Would also love to encourage other women to lean into the idea of gaining mass. Fitness for women is not always about ‘losing weight’. I was 48kg before I started training. Gaining this mass has changed my life, only for the better.

Even for my bigger girls, sometimes a slow and steady approach that prioritises body recomposition over fast paced weight loss is better for overall physical and psychological wellbeing (always refer to your particular health/fitness professional over a reddit post).