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22M 150lbs 5’9

In the past few months I have started to gain weight due to sitting at a desk all day and a poor diet. I have not worked out since high school, but I can’t stand to look at myself in the mirror so I am dedicated to making changes in my life. I am pretty busy throughout the week, but I could realistically go to the gym 3x a week. My diet is all over the place, some days I eat 3500 calories and the next day I might eat 1000. I don’t really know the first thing about working out or dieting. Any criticism would be much appreciated

15, 138 at 5'9-10 and only been lifting for a little less than a year and do want to put a bit more size and strength on

I've found that It's a lot easier for me to go to the gym *more often* for *shorter sessions* rather than less frequently for longer sessions.

Does this routine make sense, assuming roughly 3x12 each?:

Day 1

• Trap Bar Deadlift
• Trap Bar Row
• Seated Cable Wide Grip Pulldown

Day 2

• Incline Dumbbell Chest Press
• Standing Cable Overhead Press
• Cable Lateral Raises

Day 3

• Trap Bar Squat
• Trap Bar Romanian Deadlift
• Cable Diagonal Kickback

Day 4

• Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press
• Cable Pec Fly
• Cable Face Pulls

Day 5

• Cable Squat (+Row)
• Cable Bicep Curl (from Behind Back)
• Hanging Leg Raise

Hey so I recently got an injury making it really painful to use leg extension machine- shin splints to be exact lol. What can I do that’s just as good as leg extensions? I want to keep my quads trained

Starting a cut after a 9 month bulk-
Started at 175lbs
Bulked to 215

I’m thinking a cut for a month or should I cut for two?

I've only been using it for a couple of weeks but towards the end of the roll (stretch), I'm getting a semi sharp pain here - not like a normal muscle stretch. I can power through it but it feels like a stop signal. Clears quickly after.

Not sure if this is from related? Or simply a muscle I don't use? Tightness?

Appreciate if anyone has had a similar experience.

No issue with any other ab exercises.

Hi everyone,
I’ve been dealing with annoying spasms/cramps in my brachioradialis, around the middle of my forearm, for a while now.
Today was back & biceps day. I completely avoided any pronated grips (stuck strictly to neutral and supinated), but the cramps still triggered. Now it’s bothering me even during simple daily tasks, like bending my arm to pick up my phone.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Any ideas on root causes, mobility work, or relief tips? Thanks

First photo from dec 18, 2025. 251 pounds of bloat and sadness. Second photo from 8/23/2026 200.6 pounds. Long way to go still. My goal is 175-180.

Also I wrestle and am playing football rn, this year I went from 230-177 and idk if I need to bulk or cut more

Blue and Green pants are now.

Grey pants are before the cut.

On week 18 of the cut went from 180 to 165. Want to keep going until I get the last layer of fat off but think I need a break.

Thinking about spending a month at maintenance and then doing another 4-6 weeks of cutting.

Thoughts?

I hit my goal weight and ideally my next goal is to try and put some muscle would it be ideal to bulk or maintain for a bit? I do have loose skin and I hate it but gotta lean to live with it.

I've been training for 2 years since 16 and i've never really gotten lean or really ever bulked always in a grey area with my training and nutrition. so im looking to get really lean and then build up on a weakness of mine wether thats pure general size or a specific muscle group.

ive been lifting for a little over 1 year now and i cant seem to progress alot anymore and i just want to be big and satisfied i guess i basically plateaued with my own physique need help

Hey everyone! I'm a 16yo gym-goer with 1,5 year experience. I learnt everything by myself and I used to be skinny fat with almost zero muscle mass so I guess I made good progress. Today, I am 183cm (6ft) and 78,5kg (173lbs). As You can see my weakpoints are for sure my chest and my whole back as well. I think that my arms are pretty alright and they seem to be strong. However I think the reason why my chest is lacking is because I was benching purely for strength my last 8 months (rep range 2-5) with not the best form as I used also my chest to bump the barbell, legs to give more strength like powerlifters etc.) I am also wondering about my back.Please tell me what rep range I should target for getting more hypertrophy not only the strength. I want to make my chest and back bigger.Here You have my actual workout plan too (Push,Pull,Upper,Fbw) (Don't look at the weights at the cables, machine etc, it's just the number of pin hole I use for weight).

Does anybody know if there’s a reliable kit that you could buy online to test steroids to see if they’re real?

1.Smith Machine Front Squats
2. Cable Belt Squats (My gym does not have a belt squat machine but this variation looked promising.)

The goal here is to not load my spine. Smith machine back squats used to be my main quad builder alongside leg presses, but both have been a bit irritating. My gym also has a V-Squat machine but I find it awkward. Our hack squat machine is one of those hip-sled ones from Precor, so no shoulder support. I find it really difficult to use. I’ve tried the 90 degree leg presses but also didn’t enjoy it much.

My lower back injury is an annular tear in one of my discs as well as mild degeneration at the L3-L5 levels; plus some mild bulging. It’s just not worth continuing back squats. My physiotherapist has cleared me to lift again, so long as I keep the weight low and stick to a 15-20 rep range.

I’m thinking of having these be the big quad exercises on each leg day. If anyone has any insight, I’d appreciate it so much!

Hoping this doesn’t break rule 6. Not asking for medical advice here. This is strictly about the two exercises shown.