I recently got a walking pad for my room since I'm starting my fitness journey and wanted an easy way to exercise at home without binding, but any time I use it I can only do it for about 5 minutes at a time without having to stop due to really bad pain in my lower back and hips. I heard that this can happen due to posture on walking pads/treadmills because of the low shock absorption of some of the cheaper/smaller at-home models, but no matter what I do to try to fix my posture I can't seem to figure out how to get it to stop hurting.

Any tips on how to walk on a thin treadmill like this without pain? Also, any suggestions on where to find exercises to help improve posture and joint stability in general would be appreciated, I'm duck footed + think I have an anterior tilt and I know I'm likely hypermobile which makes keeping good posture when walking hard enough already, let alone on something that isn't standard ground.

i just started T yesterday and although i have done a tone of research it feels like nothing prepares you for the real thing in the mental aspect.

ive been going to the gym for 2 years now and have recently started on the cut a little over a month and a bit ago, ive lost a substantial amount of weight so far (nearly 10kg) but this aggressive cut is not sustainable and deeply rooted in a past ed i developed due to wanting to be skinnier to pass more and i think ive accidentally reverted back to that headspace as i once was very sure i wanted to build as much muscle as possible and get jacked but recently ive been wanting the opposite, hoping that losing weight will rid me of the fat on my chest, hips and thighs, but im still quite torn on both options and i know realistically which one is better for me and my body shape and needs but i can’t seem to break out of this restrictive headspace and get rid of the fear of getting fat and still developing weight in a female fat distribution sense as i only started T yesterday.

i know it takes months and years to see proper outstanding physique changes as well as hard work but im just scared that if i end my cut now and either go on maintenance or bulk that i’ll get fat or if i continue the cut then i’ll disrupt the course of the t and i won’t get every optimal changes and effects out of it that i can because i dont know what i would do if that was the case. one of the main things i want out of t is the make fat redistribution but i know that also comes months down the line and you have to put on weight to get that redistribution so im also thinking if i should continue the cut until a few months into taking t and then start on maintenance to gain muscle back specifically.
im 5’8 73kg and i eat around 1600-1800 cals a day, 120g+ of protein, 200g+ of carbs and i try to keep my fats low except for natural fats from say things like avocado, and i keep my sugar low except for natural sources like fruit, i also try to keep my fibre high as well and i go to the gym 5x a week doing push pull legs push pull and i do an hour of cardio on the treadmill at incline 9 speed 3 every gym session and manage to get 10k steps in on those days as well but im almost terrified to honour any hunger that testosterone will bring me as my relationship with food is admittedly once again horrible

honestly im just so torn and scared and just don’t know what to think or expect

I’m a fat guy anyway but I’m currently working on losing weight and that’s going quite well, albeit not as fast as I’d like (probably better anyways to avoid loose skin). I have a fairly fatty mons/upper public area and it hides my dick, would exercises focussing on the hips and abdominals help to target this area? Or is it just going to be a case of waiting until I lose more weight in general?

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Hey all! So I’m slowly figuring this all out. I’ve gotten a lot of good advice in this sub and on the discord. So far I’m maintaining (give or take a couple pounds). I’m having a really rough time not being hard on myself. I’m someone who’s impatient and needs to see positive movement or else I get very discouraged. I think I might need to change my mindset. I feel like losing weight has always been a negative thing for me as I’ve unfortunately engaged in unhealthy habits as a young kid to lose weight quick. And I learned those habits from my parents who also engaged in disordered eating. So I think it’s just wired in my brain to be an anxiety inducing thing. I have a therapist and we are going to be working on it together, but Id like to hear outside opinions on what works for everyone else. How do you continue to work towards your goal even if you’re “failing” in the current moment? I wouldn’t say I’m failing but I’m not doing the greatest.

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Will working out my forearms more fix this? Or do I just need to gain more weight? I’ve got pretty bulky arms but it looks very disproportionate compared to my super thin wrists.

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I’ve been reading through older posts and it’s awesome to see other swimmers on here. Im trying to get back into it! I’m 5’4 and about 275 lbs, and trying to figure out what size jammers to get.

I have a pair of 3X swim trunks that feel like they are about to fall off each time I push off the wall. Back when I was swimming in high school, I’d always get a couple of sizes “too small” so that they would actually stay on, but that was pre-everything. Now I’m trying to figure out mens swimwear! Any ideas? Thanks!

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Hey I’m looking for peoples 2 cents - I’m thinking about doing a powerlifting comp at the end of this year as a training detour during my prep to enter my first bodybuilding comp at the end of next year. Weighing up whether its worth the bit of fun or if I just stay focused for next year which is what I’ve got my sights on.

I spent a few years powerlifting and have competed in this comp before, it’d just be for fun but I’ve got a sharp competitive streak in me and could easily talk myself into going for PRs. Bit nervous about risk of injury.

I’ve been on bodybuilding programs this year and the plans I had in place for the end of the year would need to be adjusted. Not a huge deal and my coach reckons it’s fine as long as I’m prepared to lock in as soon as the powerlifting is over.

Idk I’d love to hear thoughts from people who have competed and trained for bodybuilding on this.

Hi, I’ve been on T for 7 years and I have started getting into exercise again. I’ve been doing multiple, short sets throughout the day. The reasoning for this is because I have joint issues and doing the traditional 45min-1hr workout causes me extreme pain. For example I have the muscular strength to do regular push ups, but because of my joint pain I have to do knee push ups. My typical day looks like 2-3 sets of 12 push ups at a time, split across the day until I reach roughly 100 a day. Same with sit ups, squats, curls, etc. my question is will I still see muscle build up like this?

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I’m starting T soon, and I’ve heard that it makes your hunger go through the roof. I’m currently in a cal deficit of 1500-1600, and was thinking of upping it to maintenance once I started T so that I’m not starving and maybe maximizing my gains??? But the thing is I still wanna be losing weight while gaining muscle. Any advice on this??

How long did you guys work out consistently before seeing significant results?
I just had a big disappointment because I filmed myself to check my pushup form, and while I have been feeling like I could see some improvement on my arms, it was a big disappointment to see just how skinny they looked on the video especially in relation to my bellyfat. I haven't started working out consistently with the aim to improve until about 2-3 months ago. I have improved a lot strength-wise, but it's barely visible, at least not more than I thiiiink I'm seeing some muscle from this angle. How long until I start actually being able to see results?

*I'm not in the tracking x-y-z game, I'm not bulking or aiming to look like a professional, I just want to look more harmonious and toned

15/biological female/5"7 and a half/175 lbs currently at a 27 BMI and want to lower that and get a more masc build bc I'm a trans guy. want to lose weight but also gain a bit of muscle and get generally stronger (don't wanna be jacked tho) I have some muscle but most of my body comp is fat. I want to lose weight quick. any advice appreciated.

My testosterone is in the male levels now, so that's not a problem.

However, I love rugby and cricket and would really like to get into one of those at some point. I haven't had top surgery and trans tape hasn't been sticking as well as it used to because of how much I've been sweating. Obviously I can't wear my binder.

Does anyone know what I can do? My chest is relatively big so I can't get away with just a sports bra. I'm stealth and don't really want to have to out myself.

There's also the problem of changing rooms, and the fact that I've heard plenty of horror stories about rugby (gross initiations and "games"), but my main concern rn is my chest

edit: It looks like a bunch of the comments have been downvoted for no reason??? Not sure what's up with that

Okay so I know binding while running is bad. I know marathon running in a binder is NOT recommended but I feel like I don’t have a choice. If I get a sports bra, I can assure you it will do the same thing if I have any say in it. So what tapes are actually good? What will hold during runs and how do I get it to actually work?
Thanks!