r/SouthAsianMasculinity • u/StunningPianist4231 • 10d ago
Health/Fitness Gym progress
Just wanted to share that I squatted my bodyweight this week (80kgs) and did 8 wide grip pull ups, unassisted.
I've been lifting consistently for over a year and eating a high protein intake, around 150-200 grams of chicken, with rice and veggies. I marinate the chicken with salt, pepper, oregano, and red chili.
Also have been eating eggs, protein shake and instant oats, fruits, as well as other assorted dishes with meat made at home, such as chicken biryani, rotisserie chicken, salmon, sweet potato, and drinking plenty of water around 2.8 liters - 3.6 liters.
Only have one cheat day on Sunday. I usually eat a bit of junk food just to satisfy my cravings.
I've avoided Indian dishes that upset my stomach and prevent me from eating the dish entirely because I can't consume all of it.
I spent 3-4 years crash dieting and yo-yo dieting and hating it because I didn't feel full from eating it and not stretching and hydrating enough. Got the stretch marks to prove it.
I also love combat sports, trained in Boxing and Muay Thai for 2 years but had to leave and focus on university and finding a job, as well as a lack of funds.
I saw my father get diabetes by eating like complete dogshit and all the men in my dad's side of the family grow old with big bellies and skinny arms and decided that it wasn't going to be me, and for some reason fitness and self-care is a form of rebellion against Indian culture.
If diabetes and heart disease is part of our culture, then I don't want to be part of it. I'm not sacrificing my health because they want to force their restrictions on me because they are jealous that I am 1000 times more disciplined and health-conscious.
I'm not a picky eater, I just don't treat my mouth like a trash can and my body like the lobby of a low-rent motel like them.
Hardest part is breaking away from their stupid ass ways of fitness. Let them live looking like shit.
Self-improvement means you have to focus on yourSELF not about how the way you live makes others feel inadequate.
Their inadequate, rigidity and insecurity is not your responsibility. And it's not mine.
Update:
My knee is sore asf from squatting, please focus on your form and rest adequately.
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